Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-04
MOOSUP

MOOSUP All HalIows' Council Contributes $23t to K. of C. Fund-Diseovery Tha' | Barn Was Struck by Lightning
 Surprise Party - Holiday Bal | Games.
 All Hallows' council, No. 270. K. o1 G., cont1 ibuted the amount of $23f towards the Knights of Columbus wal | fund of enc million. l George Zercier of Bristol is visiting at the home of his parents, MT. and i Mrs. Joseph Zercier. Wauregan Defeats Giants. Moosup Giants were defeated by the Wauregdn baseball team on the Carpet grounds, Moosup, last Monday morn | was taken from the game because of i the poor fielding. The Moosup team held the visitors to to 1 score until the sixth, when the Wauregan players walked away with the game. Barn Struck by Lightning.
 Saturday morning it was discovered that the barn owned by William Sprague, situated on his hay lot in Almyville, has been struck by lightning in some storm recently. The lightning had struck the peak of the barn, rip ping off few patches Of roofing. It then followed down the rafters to the north corner, ripping off the boards on both sides of it's path. From there it went down the north corner post, split ting it i'll half, throwing one half on the ground. The south corner post was also sp1intered and boards about it were pushed apart. Hay could be seen hanging out on both the north and south corners, but no fire was caused. Splinters from the wood were spread to length of about 50 feet from the Tf rIro 1,1o lat he hor did not get af1re and burn to the ground. As there have been several storms lately, it is not known which one caused the damage. Surprise Visit.
 Dora Fountain was pleasantly sur prised recently at her home in Union Village by a number of friends Those Lavallee, Flora Wood, Yvonne Burton, Bessie Lapack, Josephine Lapack, Zorine Cote, Emma Lussier, Regina Banard, Bertha Fountain, Florida Bur ton; also Joseph Rochefort, James Frechette, George Rochefort, Philip Moransey, Wilfred Sharkcy, George Burton, Leo Lemire, Leo Bonnin, Ru- dolph Lemire, Wilfred Parr, Joseph Rivers, Joseph Burton.
 Charles L. Sadon of Lynn, Mass, spent Sunday and Labor day at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Sadon.
 Jean De1back of New Bedford is wis., iting at her sisters, Mrs. Emeline Dore's.
 , G. Moransey of Ho1yoke spent the week end with friends in town.
 Mrs. Annie Dixon and daughter Flor ence from Millbury are visiting at the hurst.
 Joseph zercier, George Broideur, Ar thur, A :nidie and George Zercier mo- tored to Beach pond on a fishing trip Saturday.
 Miss Dorothy Palmer of Providence is visiting a tthe home of MT. and Mrs B. W. Danielson.
 Had to Swim, Not Fish.
 Walter Owens, E. M. Kennedy and O. F. Cardinal lent on a fishing trip They might have brought home a nice catch of fish had it not been for the of having the boat tip over, resulting in losing what fish they had, and also giving them ducking.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Shippee and Grace and Ruth, of Wash ington spent Sunday and Monday at the home of Mrs. Shippee's parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry Owens.
 Normand Hill, a sailor on the battle ship New Jersey, spent short furlough at his home in Almyville over the week end.
 family motored to East Providence Sunday.
 LeoneI Bonnin and Joseph Rivers spent Sunday and Monday with Good year friends.
 Nelso1 Allard of Pawtucket is visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bonnin.
 Roy Lesley O. Chicago spent Labor day at the home of William Fraser on Main street.
 MT. and Mrs David Larose and Mr. 1 and Mrs. John Larose motored to | Baltic Sunday. |
 Miss Emma Brochure of Worcester | spent the week end at the home of MT. | and Mrs. Joseph Zercier.
 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Moransey spent | the holiday with Mannville friends family motored to Providence Sunday | afternoon.
 Wilfred Laveque spent Sunday and | with relatives in Anthony.
 Seriously III.
 Alfred Tavernire is seriously i'll at lis home in the Kiswaukee Village with diphtheria.
 De1lo Hathaway of New Bedford is -isiting ct the home of MT. and Mrs. srael Frechette.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Lawless are 'isiting at the home of his brothers in Newport.
 MT. and Mrs. Hassett of Worcester pent the holiday with friends in town
 Term Opens Today.
 Public schools in the town of Plain field open their fall term this (Tues- Iay) morning. Henry Parkhurst of Millbury, Mass, s visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. l James Parlxhurst.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry White and ba- ,je., Horretto and Howard, Of Wau-S