Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-19


 Mrs. Ethel B1akeley has been award ed the contract for carrying the mails on ttA Columbia-Hop River route for four years, beginning next July The service requires two trips daily
 Randall Porter, student at Wesleyan University. spent the weekend with his parents, MT. and-hrs- H. w. For ter.
 Mass, has been spending a week with his parents, MT. and Mrs. James r.
 Gives Play at Andover.
 The Grange Dramatic Club presented the play, Cranberry Corners, at And over last Saturday evening to fuH house.
 Clayton E, Hunt, mernber of our town school comnittee attended the meeting Of town school committees and ing School at WiliiInantic, Friday of last week. Twelve towns were repre- sented.
 Herman T. Brown of Pratt Institute, spent the weekend with his parents, afr and Mrs. Albert F. Brown. at the lake. Mfr. Brown viii be graduated in June In his course he has made 3 speciality of chemistry.
 John H. Davis and family of Hss77 lien spent the weekend with Mrs. Davis' father, William A Collins on
 Property Sold.
 Mir Kap1an has purchased the farm end brick house located south of the schoo1aouss on Chestnut Hill. This property has changed owners many times in the past few years.
 Robin Pecks at Pane.
 crazy robin landed here last week st any rate its actions denoted insanity, 1t spent the day near 2. win dow at the residence Of MT. and Mrs. Charles K. Hitchcock, and persisted in pscking at the. window as if asking for adunittance. The bird evidently thought he was Poe's Raven.
 Wilbur Smith and family of Ta1- cottville, spent the week end with the family of Mrs Smiths father, Ed ward P. Lyman.
 Patriotic Addresses
 A meeting was held at, Yeomans' Prof. Slate of Connecticut Agricul- turaI College. Judge Ffeke and James Y. Muir of Rockville. were the speak CTS. Prof. Slate spoke of the present of increased production The con servation and economical use of food, and emphasized the importance of growing corn and potatoes, and the planting of home gardens Judge Ffsf<e and Afr. Muir spoke along pa trfotfc lines and on Our National Du- ties. There vas a good attendance and the speakers were listened to with marked attentiOn. Patriotic songs were sung Mrs. Bertha Lyman presiding at the piano.
 The Columbia Red Cross chapter met at headquarters last Tuesday afternoon for work. A large number was present.
 The Grange held its regular meeting last Wednesday evening.
 Farm Sold.
 H. A. Bugbee Of WilIimantic has sold his farm property located in Pine street, Columbia. known as the Thom- IS McGloulin place. The new pur- chaser will take possession soon. For several years the place has been oc- cupied by MT. Judson. who engaged in the poultry business.
 Columbia. has a mystery in the dis covery of 2. human skeleton in a small cave on the property of Mir. Matheu in the eastern part of the town. It will probably keep people guessing for sone time as to whose skeleton it is and how it came there. Officials are Investigating John A. Lewis was taken suddenly i'll Tuesday night
 Mrs. Bertha Lyman took n auto mobile party of ladies to Hartford, Wednesday. Henry c. Isham Is engaged In erecting a bungalow on the east shore of the lake for West Hartford people