Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-03-31
FLAGS TO FLY
Borough Residents Will Show Patriot.
ism Monday Next.

Next Monday. when Congress is
called in extra session to hear the ad-
dress of the president on the inter
national crisis, Jewett City will be
among the towns to make it a flag
day, as it already has displayed a pa
triotic spirit. in several ways. Monday
night, Hon. John F. Hennon will be at
the town hall to receive the names
of those who will enlist in a Home
Guard. And many think this fact all
the more reason why flags should gen
orally be displayed here Monday.
Pulpit Themes Tomorrow.
War and Peace in the Balance is
the subject of Rev. ]. A. SpidelPs Sun
day morning sermon at the Baptist
church. His evening topic is Those
Who Saw Christ Cruciffed.
Rev. Albert Donnell's topic at the
morning is rhe Law of Christ and the
Worlds Crisis. Miss Katherine Ell
chelberg leads the Christian Endeavor
meeting.
There will be no preaching service
at the Methodist church on Sunday
morning, on account of the session in
Providence of the New England Con-
ference. The Sunday school will be
held as usual
Borough Briefs.
Show your patriotism. Get a flag
at Jewett City 5-1O-25 store. Wech-
sler's Block, for your flome.-adv
Mrs. Louise Holmes and Miss Ruby
Thornton of Jewett City are two of
the charter members II Clara Barton
organized in Norwich Thursday eve
ming.
Spring has made it's official appear
a sI for sure. for two, residents OF
games of outdoor croquet Friday
morning
The Road to otasgo.
A Dissatisfied Taxpayer writes:
According to yesterdays Bulletin
one would naturally think that this
shameful condition of the main road
was something new when in fact it is
quite an old story. For years it has
been the same every spring, but not
quite as bad as in the last two or
three years.
The; first selectman of the town of
Griswo1d has not been seen near Glas-
go in years but he claims to know
the exact condition of the roads in
all seasons of the year. Maybe he
thinks he does but experience is the
best teacher. Let him ask the U. s.
mail man. who has to 60 over this
road four times daily or let him ask
anyone of the taxpayers in this end of
the town who wants to get out and
can't because of the frightful condi-
lions of this beautiful CD road. But
best of all, let him try them himself
Just once.
No less than six autos were pulled
put of the mud between the Four Cor
ners and Glasgo last Sunday. AS Mr..
Dayon usually charges 81 per auto to
pull them out of the mud. he made a
fair days wage. OHe of the select
men of the town OF Griswold has been
known to get stuck or nearly buried
in the mud at this spot. but they ali
seem to like the sensation or think
that it is an unavoidable condition,
too great to be overcome.
A Jewett City doctor in attempt .
to come to Glasgo Tuesday parted
with his money for the same exp.ui-
ence. The marker nearly sank out of
sight. Meat drummers from Norwich
were stuck twice. One of the groc-
ers from Glasgo got marooned with
a broken harness right in the thickest
of it.
The first selectman's claims that the
town has no money to fix roads and
he even goes on to say that the roads
right around Jewett City are as bad,
if not worse, than the road from the
Four Corners to Glasgo. Neither he
nor anyone else can find main road
in such deploralble condition in the
state of Connecticut.
Considering the fact that about $2,-
900 goes into the town treasury an
nually in taxes from Glasgo alone, it
would seem only right that these tax.
payers should have a road that they
could use twelve months in a year, in
stead of ten months
Let us all earnestly hope and pray
that the voters of the town will awake
from their slumbers before next cleo.
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