Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-28
JEWETT CITY
Frank Geer and Clifford Barr Get 40- pound Turtle After Interesting Ex- perience-little Girl Falls From Limb, Breaking Arm-Three Bor- oueh Boys Ordered to Newport.

Frank Geer and Clifford Barr were riding along the road towards Butts bridge Tuesday when they espied an enormous snapping turtle blocking the way. The two young men bounced upon him to prevent his escape into 1 the swamp beside the road. The tur- tie which, when brought to Jewett City, weighed 40 pounds. put up stiff fight. But the men held him by the tail. They had nothing in the shape of a weapon with which to dispatch their capture. Young Barr volunteer ed to stand upon the turtles back hastened to a farmhouse half mile away to borrow an axe. All arrange ments were satisfactory except to MT. Turtle. After a little rest from his recent scuff1e with the two men he promptly started for the swamp with MT Barr standing on his back. He was held up, however. and Geer re- turning, made his quietus with the axe.
 The remains were put into a grain sack and left beside the road until the two men should return. When they did return a few hours later a strange thing had happened. The tur- ties mate had come and deposited 21 handsome round white eggs in a hole which she had dug beside the bag. MT. Geer has the eggs on exhibition and MT. Turtle is to be re1egated to the soup kettle.
 0dFUcnS worth 0eein9s
 Of all the potato growers within the limits of the borough, George Frink makes a clean getaway with the blue ribbon. The potatoes are the old style, early rose variety. There are about 1000 hills, and they are delight to
 Mrs. F. E. Williams, has let to peo- pie from the borough nearly a dozen garden patches on her East Main street property. Charles Fisk. who r. I-A@ xI-s denins. willingly gives all the infor- nation at his command to amateur farmers. G. H. Prior, F.. E. Gilbert and B. R. Gardner, are among his pu- pills. He said they have fine gardens. The gardens in this same plot worked by Mrs. Williams, Leland Green and B. F. Appley are in the same excellent class.
 Ordered to Newport.
 Joseph Mccarthy. Jr.. Joseph Der ry and Stephen Faber, Jewett City boys, who have enlisted in the U s. navy, have received their commis- sions and have been ordered to report at Newport, R. l.. Harold Jacobs of Hopeville has enlisted in the navy and is expecting his orders at once.
 Arm Broken by Fall.
 Three little girls were playing on Tuesday afternoon, swinging on the low hanging limbs of a large oak in one of the Brewster lots, when the little Bernart girl, II years old, fell from the limb and was badly hurt The trio were afraid to go home and wan dered to George Moeller's house on Pleasant View street. Here Mrs Moeller found the children on the piazza with the injured one in the hammock. Seeing that there was se- rious trouble she took her to her home on Factory Hill. Later pr. J. B. Sweet found the childs right arm lit orally broken to pieces, an exception ally bad case.
 The childs father, Joseph Bernart, is an employe in the Slater Mills.
 TerseIy Told News
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church metts at Mrs. Charles Arm strong's this afternoon.
 Mrs. R. R. Barber, Jr.. and children of Westminster, Vt, are al the home of Mrs Barber's parents MT. and Mrs W. H. Brown
 Homer Hebert of Plainfie1d Is visit ing his grandmothers, Mrs. Frank Rit- chic in Jewett City and Mrs. Hebert in Hopeville.
 J. R. Armstrong is in Watertown, N T., where he was called by the death of his only brother, Charles Armstrong
 Miss Josephine Emerson is visiting in New Haven and White Plains, N. Y
 Remi Couture is the guest of rela- tives and friends in New York city.