Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-22
COLUMBIA
Sale Clears About $-Cyrus Hilton
 Now CorporaI-Band Loses Valuable
 Member-Yeomans Burke Wedding.


 The food and miscellaneous sale given by the Ladies' Aid Society on Wednesday of last week under the management of Mrs. E. P. Lyman net ted about $7.
 Mrs. Julia Futile and daughter, Alice of Hartford. have been spending sev- eral days with friends in town.
 Saving Frosted Corn.
 The work of filling silos was begun last week. a good deal of badly freAt- ed corn will go into silos this season Much damage was done by the frost of last week, especially on the low meadow lands.
 |. Promoted to Corporal.
 Friends of Cyrus Hilton, a former Columbia boy, now a corporal in Co K, 102nd U. s. Infantry, learn of FAs promotion. He enlisted at Hartford June 5. 1916. in the first Connecticut Infantry for three years, and was a member of Co. K. June IS of the same year the regiment was called in to the service of the United States til October 23. It was again called into Federal service March 27 of the present year, and did guard duty in various places until Aug. 5tn when the entire regiment was drafted into fed era1 service. Private Hilton was made corporal July 26 of the present year.
 Edward F. Lyman. Rural Mail Car Tier, is taking his Is days vacation. Substitute l.. E. Winter Is covering the route. .
 Rev Mir. Beebe of South voventry occupied the pulpit in this place last Sunday by exchange with the pastor, Rev. MT. Owen.
 Had Picnic Lunch.
 The Ladies' Aid Society held an all day quilting bee at the chapel Thurs day, having a basket lunch.
 Plays at Fairs. The Columbia band was booked to play at Lyme Grange Agricultural Association fair at Hamburg last Wednesday, The band will also play at the Grange fair in North Stoning- ton next Wednesday.
 Band Loses Valuable Member. MT. and Mrs. Stanley Hunt, who are to move to, or near New London. MT. Hunt has secured a situation with the Groton Ship and Engine Co. He is a member of Columbia band, an ex- cellent musician, and will be greatly missed. He was also a member of Lyman's orchestra. where he played the violin. Prof. Lyman has secured Max Gitlin of Colchester to take MT: Hunts place in his orchestra.
 Mrs. Kate Wolff has been spending d WOCF WILL A~O1 WlCll 1IICuoS
 Teachers and Students Leave.
 Miss Harriet K Porter resumes her work as instructor in the Walnut Hill preparatory school for girls at Natick, Mass; her brother Randall Porter re- turns to his studies at Wesleyan Uni- versity. Midd1etown;- Miss Marion Randall returns to the Milwaukee Downer Seminary, Wisconsin, and her brother, Harold. to Philip Exeter Academy at Exeter, N. H.
 About dozen of young people en- joyed a corn roast at the home of Miss Edith Lyman, Friday evening of last week.
 Yeomans-Butke.
 Mrs. Mary B. Yeomans left last Tuesday for P1ainfield, N J., to be present at the marriage of her son, Howard W. Yeomans- of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Elsie Burke of Plain field, N. J.. Thursday, Sept. 20, at noon Only relatives and intimate friends were present. NIT. and Mrs. Yeomans will reside at Cleveland. Columbia band went to Colchester Tuesday evening and furnished music at the send-off given the Colchester
 Four To-Re- Made.
 Town officers meet today (Saturday) to make electors. But four names are on the to-be-made list.