Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
PLAINFIELD
Congregational Choir Resumes Re- hearsals-Inquiries About Home Guard-Gift for Sergeant Marriott

Benjarnin Bertwist1e, who enlisted in the U. $. army as clerk Tn the for duty at Providence, R. l. Wednes- day morning.
 As souvenirs many local people are receiving postals of a group picture or Plainfield boys who are members or the Thirteenth company, c. A. C., stat1onSd at Fort Terry, Plum Island. George Derosier and Walter Clark returned to Fort Terry after spending leave of absence at their homes here.
 Mail Unclaimed.
 Unclaimed letters at the Plainfield postoff1ce for the week ending Aug. 1S are addrt ssed to the following; Mrs. Howard Garter, Billy Donnigan, Dora Ducharme. Fred J. Evans. l. Ianzzl' the Kennel Food Supply company, Lami Adams, Joseph Moore, Arthur Stowe and Byron Taylor.
 Postmaster John A. Leahy has had the floor of the postof1ce stained.
 Misses Lily and Viola Marshall re- turned yesterday from a two weeks vacation spent at Longmeadow, R. l:
 A. Torrance of Norwich was caller
 MT. anu Mrs. Daniel Connen and son Thomas were recent visitors at Groton Long Point.
 Resumes RehearsaIs.
 The Congregational church choir has resumed practice after a months va cation.
 Rev. Arthur Barwick will preach his first sermon next Sunday, Sept. 3, after his vacation.
 MT and Mrs Livsey have returned to their home in New Bedford, Mass, after a two weeks stay at their accompanied them along with her chil- dren on their return.
 Mrs. Lotta Dodge was in New Haven Monday visiting her son William, who is encamped on Yale field. He is a member of a New Britain company.
 Miss Gerda Peterson and Miss Flor ence Butterworth were recent visitors in New London.
 Albert Whitely, designer at the Lawton mills. left yesterday morning on his vacation, which will be spent at F'airhaven, Mass.
 Miss Irene Smith, who is a member of the training class for nurses at the Backus hospital spent Tuesday at her home here.
 Church Redecorations.
 The interior decorations which are going on at St Johns church are rapidly nearing completion
 A large gathering is expected at the reception of the alumni of the Plain field academy which is scheduled for today (Thursday).
 Where's the Home Guard?
 What has become of the Home guard organization which existed not long ago in the town of PIainfield? When first organized it really did appear to be popular movement among the pub lie and about 100 men were soon filed their number. They held week ly drills and v-re considered by some to be rather to look quite efficient. It wouldn't seem right to say that when it was learned that being a mem Der of the Home guard did not exempt anyone from the draft that their num- bers diminished cOnspicuoUsly and the organization was a thing of the past.
 Presented Gift.
 Staff Sergeant Edward Marriott of he instructional branch of the Cana dian army, who has been spending i. months furlough at his home here, ex- poets to return to Canada after this week, where he will take up his dutiC- of instructing young officers for dut- abroad.
 During his stay here he deIivereC an address in Krauss' hall at recep- tion rendered in his honor by the mt,C spinner5, in which he gave a descrip- tion of some of the big battles he par ticipated in.
 He was presented a smoking set during the evening".