Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-17

The Columbia Equal Franchise | League calls attention to an article
 issued by the Connecticut Woman Suf-
 frage association concerning the evils Of the liquor traffic. The article in
 cludes statistics from the 1916 Pro- hibition Handbook, 1915 Anti-Saloon League Year Book. 1916 Controllers s
 Report and the last census. These show to what extent the liquor traffic | is responsible for crime, pauperism. l insanity, hereditary disease. etc. The article also gives the percentage of the states where equal suffrage pre- vails, that have prohibition and the percentage of states that have adopt ed prohibition when women are not allowed to vote It also gives the per- centage of crime. pauperism, etc., in dry and wet states. The article is a strong plea for the bill before the legislature giving women the right to doubtless be presented with a copy | if he has not already had one It is well worth a careful reading, sober thought, and considerations. Ladies' Aid Meeting Postponed On account of the stormy weather Aid society at Mrs. E. E. Lymanss
 was postponed to Wednesday after
 noon of this week.
 Lester J. Hutchins is out with | new car.
 Horace Little and Clayton E. Ly-
 man who are in the employ of an in
 surance company in Hartford. spent l the weekend and Lincoln's holiday at the homes of their parents in this place.
 1 MT. and Mrs. StoIdenfeldt of Man l chester spent the weekend with the family of E. P. Lyman as did also MT | Lyman's daughter, Ruth. who is em- ployed in the office of Highway Com
 missioner. Bennett at Hartford. Young Peoples Social. The Young PeopIeys society held a Lincoln and Valentine social at Yeo- | mans hall last Saturday evening. which was well attended. Recovering From Grip. Miss Annie Palmer, who is employ l ed as teacher in Manchester has been at her home in this place two weeks wrestling with the grip. but has now nearly recovered. After State Road Appropriations An effort is being made in this vii cinity to have portion of the appro- priation for state roads expended on | to Hebron town line, a distance of about three miles. It is said that only about eight miles are needed to com
 plete the trunk line between WiIli- | mantle and Middletown and. most of l this is between Columbia R en and | Marlborough When compl c it will I be the main trunk line between New York and Boston, and the shortest route between the two cities. It would be largely used by automobilists. Chas. Palmer First to Volunteer. The selectmen have arranged to have the census taken of those who
 are eligible for military duty. Charles Palmer was the first to volunteer his services in this work. It is thought that three persons will do the work in l this place. The other two are De-
 Loss Willis. and A. L. Frink. It is thought the work will be completed this week.
 The W. s. s. E. Ladies club met noon.
 Tuesday morning was the coldest of the winter thus far. The mercury
 ranged from 10 below zero downward Darn the ground hog.
 Replacing Telephone Pole. The Southern New England Tele-
 phone Co.,. has had force of men at replacing some of the poles which were set in 1S93 and transferring the wires to the new poles. MT. and Mrs. William Bertch en- tertained Rev. F. A. Baier a portion of last week. Mr. Baier is pastor of a German Baptist church in Bridge
 port.
 The program for the grange meet
 ing next Wednesday evening as ar-
 Song. by members; current events. Miss Harriet E.. Brown piano solo,
 Mrs. Clayton Hunt: flag etiquette. pa-
 per; salute to the flag, members of
 the grange; song, Memorial, Mrs.
 Martha Doubleday: singing. America, to be provided by the gentlemen with
 their enclosed card.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard A. Rice are
 the happy parents of a son born on | Exxxr la- -1f< Ernh