Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
FLAINFIELD
Brush Fire Starts Through Woman's Careiessness-Forest Dance-St Paui's Parish Has English Tea, Fol- lowed by Entertainment.

brush fire occurred in the large vacant lot near winsor lane Saturday afternoon. Fire started from hot ashes thrown into the dry grass by a woman living in a house on Winsor lane- The fire gained rapid headway and was only subdued after a hard fight by about Is volunteer firennen. a-
 Briefs and Personals.
 Mrs. James Riding and son William of Lawrence. Mass, were week end visitors here.
 MT. and Mrs. Rudolph Swanson of Baltic were week end visitors at MT and Mrs. James Taylor's At
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Boulley of Franklin, Mass. spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. Lambert.
 Fore.ters' Dance.
 A basket party and dance was given by Plainfield court of Foresters, 1897, Saturday evening in Krauss' hall The committee in charge was Joseph Bel anger Albert Gordon Homer Jodoin, A. Guertin, Sr.. Edmund Jodoin and Alma Gobeille. Celina and Lena Mitch ell were at the refreshment booth. Af- ter the entertainment there was a dance with music furnished by Krauss' orchestra of five pieces. Joseph Bel anger was prompter and Homer JodOin was floor manager.
 Ovilas Charon of Norwich spent the week end with his parents, MT. and IL.
 Lawrence c. Burby spent the week end in Jewett City with friends.
 English Tea Party.
 St. PauPs church held its fourth an- nual English tea and entertainment Saturday evening in the church base ment. Supper was served from to 7.30. The entertainment was at o'clock. After the entertainment the audience sang the Star Spangled Ban ner. The entertainment program fol- lows: A Trip to Niagara, piano solo, Fred Cooper; The White Squaw. bari Star, Schneider; vocal solo, Miss Clara Barnes; selected songs, Francis Campbell; The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire, 1751, reading, Mrs baritone solo, Albert Hilton: There, Little Girl, Don't Cry. three little girls; humorous monologue, Mrs. John D. Hall: concertina solo, David Rat cliffe; Dream Waltz. from The Black piano solo, Fred Cooper: a comedy in two acts was given by the g. F. society entitled Conspirators, or How the Senior Class Got the Best of Their Principal, Miss Primleigf1; characters: Miss Primleigh, principal, Madge's mother, Mrs. Thomas Cooper; Mrs. Edwards, Madge's aunt, an au- ,horess. Mrs. John Newton; Annie. a oarior maid. Mrs. George Kay; senior
 
 Madge, Miss A. Alexander; Winnie Miss L. Seddon; Kitty Carr, Miss F. Bradley; Edna, Miss F. Rat ,liffe; Joyce, Miss s. West; Nancy, Miss NJ. Beckatt: Edith, Miss l.. Rob- nson; Hilda, Miss $. Booth.
 Short Paragraphs. Henry Betterman has purchased a new automobile. Benjamin BertwhistIe was a business ,aEer in Providence Saturday. Local people who attended the lance in Central Village Friday even ng were Misses Irene Smith, Sadie 1 Oonanue, Lillian Seddon, Lillian Bull lock, Amelia Pichie. Jennie PaIiser, | Evelyn Greenwood, Esther Wood and Edith Peterson, John Leahy, John F. Sullivan, Philip Peterson, stephen | Wood, Norman Whipple and Frank | Dupont. Misses Elizabeth Stone and Mary White spent the week end at their l 1omes in Danielsop. Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Morrisette and | laughter spent the week end with | Baltic relatives. Misses Ruth and Eva Higginbottom, | Evelyn Greenwood, Jennie Palliser and Sadie Donahue attended a dance at Iewett City Saturday evening. John A. Leaf1y spent Saturday even | ng in Norwich, where he attended the l K. of C. bazaar. Miss Irene Labou of TaftviIle spent | ne week end with the Misses Hebert. Joseph Maloney, corporal in the | Fighting Ninth Massachusetts com | ,any has spent a short furiough at his I nome here