Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-22
PLAINFIELD
About Forty Girls Canvass for Red Cross-W. M. Baxter EnIists-De- bate at Granse-British Relief Fund Over $1415-WiIIiam IngaIls Loses Fingers of Left Hand.

The Red Cross campaign has been progressing finely. Every house in the ty girls, members of ss. Johns Cath oiic church, St. Paurs Episcopal and the Congregational church. Each girl has been assigned a district. Thus ing. Rev. William A Keefe intends to form a local Red Cross society whose funds will secure comforts and necessities for the local boys in the field.
 General News.
 Mrs. George Dean entertained at home during the graduation of Plain field High school, Mrs. Carlton and daughters Elizabet Mrs. Saunders and MT. Baker of Hartford. Mrs Deans son, Christopher. is a member of the graduating class.
 WiIliamh Cronin. telegraph opera tor in Plainfield, was a Providence visitor Thursday
 Francis Sullivan, an efficiency expert in the Winchester Arms company, of New Haven, attended the high school reception Thursday evening.
 Eniists in Regular Army.
 w M. Baxter former resident of Packer, and regular attendant of St. Johns R. c. church, has enlisted in the U. s. A, and is now at Fort Wright. Fishers Island.
 Charles B. Montgomery has been ap- pointed one of the state correspond ents of the [. s. weather bureau mak- ing weekly reports from this district. turned home after spending a few oays with his parents on Lawton e1ghts.
 Theodore Marriott of New Bedford has been spending a few days with 1 his mother, Mrs. Mary Marriott.
 Local Graduates.
 Many local people attended the grad | a in fcoz nf fi7A -T1 in Plainfield High school. held in Peo- l p.e's theatre. Noosup. The members | If this years class are Misses Hope | Battey. Rose Foster. Pauline Mathew Roode, Naude Shippee and Jennie Will 1 jams. also Herbert Colonan, Donald Couture, Christopher Dean. Burgess Nightingale, Edmund Nevaek and Misses Henrietta Burby, Rertha rhristian. Florence Onderdonk Agnes oeltier, and Cecil Bradford and Chris opher Dean.
 Miss Derosier, who is dangerouslv i'll tt her home on Lawton Heights is to undergo on operation
 Interesting Competition.
 The Piainfield Rifle club held it's weekly shoot Tuesday evening. There yas a good attendance and exciting md close shooting for highest hon. ITS were the features of the meet
 Debate at Grange.
 P1ainfeld Grange. P. of H., No. 140, net in Grange hall Tuesday evening. Worthy Master Walter P. Lathrop pre- idfng Worthy Lecturer Grace B. treet introduced Worthy Lecturer 'er1y of Pachaug. who presented the olloWing programme which was car fed cut with great success and ap- reciated by all: Singing. The Bat e Hymn of the Republic: reading, ister Olive Holmes; solo. Sister Mil red Montgomery: reading. Emma 'erry: solo. Hattie Edmond.
 An interesting debate took place on . he subject. Resolved. That the ave age workers in trades and profes- f ions encounter more discouragementsI 7 nan the average farmer: The afr tt and Willis Morgan. The nega- We was upheld by William Holmes nd Harold Geer.
 The Star Spangled Banner was sung z Miss Blanche ontgomery contrib ted a reading. A recitation by Ola amer; solo. Harold Geer; reading, lillian Edmond: duet. William ltion. Husic Morgan and William a lonteomery were given. the last f amed responding to an encore. The osing of t}.e programme was the q nsins by all. Home hy- the River. d Remarks were made by some of the sitting brothers. c There was in attendance nineteen om Pachaug grange, six from Ekonl< u -anse and forty members of the To- [ II grange.
 Ice cream, cake and fancv cookies v ere served by the young people.
 Miss Hall Graduated. d Miss Ruth Hall, Mrs. Edward Hall T Id Mrs. William Harvey attended the exercises at Brown col ! h ge, Providence, Tuesday. Miss Ruth E all, daughter Of Mrs. Edward Hall, n a member of the graduating class. u le was graduated from Plainfield