Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-20
BALTIC.
PanhandIer Who fingers Housewife Gets WalIop With Big Stick-Heavy Traffic Sunday--Roy Scouts to Camp at Gardner Lake.


 A big husky knight of the road ap- peared in town early Saturday morn ing and began soliciting food All went well until he approached a wo- man on Main street. This lady re- fused to come across with onions and passed some pretty insulting remarks. The enraged housewife seized a club which was in the hallway and the tramp started for the gate with the woman close second. As he vauIted the fence on the Main street side a severe welt across his back gave him the impression that the housewives of Baltic believe in preparedness, and that they are versed in the art of self defense
 Mrs. Miller Leaves for Home.
 Mrs. Hugh Miller who has been re- cuperating at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Deiwin Martin, has returned to her home in Perch Amboy. N. J. She will spend three weeks in that city.
 Sunday Traffic Heavy.
 A number from this place attended camp meeting at the Wiliimantic camp grounds, Sunday. Northbound trol- feys were crowded and people were compelled to stand if they cared to reach their destinations. Extra cars could not accommodate the crowds.
 Oliver Portelance. William Jones. Al Cullen. Clayton Rood and Nelson Adams motored to Narragansett Pier Sunday. On the return trip the party visited friends in Providence.
 Mrs. s. Ainsworth and daughter, Mrs. Percy Collins. were Sunday visi- tors at Ocean Beach.
 Donat Furnier of the Fifth company, C. A., stationed at Fort Terry, spent a short furolugh Sunday with his par ents, MT. and Mrs. William Furnier.
 Patrick Cornell, who enlisted in Go. L, of Willimantic, was a recent visitor here
 Baltic friends of John Kelley at tended the funeral of his mother. Mrs. Michael Kelley, in Willimantic Sunday
 Scouts to Camp. =.
 Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts, are to camp two weeks at Gardner Lake.
 Held Business Meeting.
 The Campfire Girls held business meeting in the basement of the Meth odist church Friday evening.
 News in General
 Louis E. Nolan is on a motor trip in New England cities.
 Robert Walker is entertaining New
 Mrs. Dennis sulliva his spending three weeks with friends in Boston.
 Miss Mary Cronin spent the week end at Crescent Park.
 A. N. P Rocheleau of Jewett City was the guest Sunday of his brother, William Rocheleau.
 MT. ana MrS. JOnn WOOdS or Little Flats are spending a week with New Bedford relatives.
 Mrs. Odilla Arpin of Hartford is staying for two weeks with her par cnts, MT. and Mrs. Peter Rabitaille Joseph Authier of Denoria, Pa, was a week. end visitor at his home on High street.
 Miss Irene Douville is spending vacation in Central Village.
 Miss Mildred Swanson and Miss An nie Firth were visitors in North Gros- venordale Sunday.
 Charles Garrett was In Westerly Sunday.
 John Chadwick spent the weekend at Newport
 Miss Airline L. washburne of Prov idence is spending a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. George St. Onge
 Miss Josephine St Onge is the guest of rela tives in aDnielson.
 George Morin Of the Baltic inn was in Boston Saturday on business. spent Sunday with her aunt. Mrs. Del win Martin.
 Edward Farrell, Jr., was a Westerly caller Sunday.
 Norman Soules of Hartford was the guest of Baltic friends over Sunday.
 Red Cross Meeting.
 There is to be meeting of Red Cross at their rooms at 7.30 this (Mon- 1ay) evening.
 Deciding Game.
 The deciding game in the series be- tween the Baltic Mule Spinners and the TaftviIle Spinners will be played cn the Providence street grounds next