Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-16
JEWETT CITY
chautauqua Opens With Interesting PrograRi-Mueh Work for Red Cross Borough Briefs.

Tine Chautauaua opened Monday afternoon with a talk on The Point of View by Superintendent Newcomb and on Food Conservation by Manager Bunaway. The concerts by the Ech- hof Jordan company both afternoon and evening were of the highest class of music, beautifully executed. Miss Irma Jordan was the 'cellist, Miss Marian Jordan the Autist, Miss Myra Louise Eckhoff, wonderful lyric so- prano voice, and Miss Alma Russell, the pianist.
 Veteran Employees Dine.
 A Worcester paper says: TweHty-six of the oldest employees of the Royal Worcester Corset company were entertained at a dinner party at Bancroft hotel last night David H Tanning, president of the company was an honored guest. and compl- mented the veteran employees of the corset company upon their many years of faithful service. The combined years of service of the 26 employees represented 1,200 years of service.
 Visited Providence.
 Mrs. S. P. Littlefeld, Miss Anna Littlefield of Jewett City and MT. and Mrs. EdB. Littledeld and daughter oi New London spent the week end at A E. Potter's in Providence.
 Mrs. Earl Montgomery has returned to her home after spending six months with her husband. Lieut.. Montgomery in the south.
 T. E. Lee spent the week end al Warwick, R. l., where he went clam ming, meeting with fine success.
 MT. and Mrs. Guy Parmenter and family have returned from Kenne- bunkport, Me, where they. spent ter days.
 Red Gross Work. Refugee garments are at the Rec l Cross room ready for distribution anc 1 may be obtained Tuesdays, Wednes days or Thursdays from to 5. The following Junior Red Cross runners were at the Red Cross room 1 Monday. June 22, from to 4, to hell with the distribution of refugee gar. l ments: Verna TarboX, Christine Bur. dick, William Rail-, Albert Brewster Emma Bernard. Helen Jeanette, Haler l Pozaski, Jessie Hewitson. A large number of workers depend on thest runners for their work
 Fred coutue in France. Miss Florina Parisseau has received a letter from her uncle, Fred Coutue | from St. Nazaire, France, in which i says:
 My Dear Little Niece:- 1 Just a line in answer to your lette that I received today. This is the frs news I have had from home in abou six weeks. The mail must have beer delayed, for the letter I got from yel was mailed the 25th of May and thel 1 got some that was mailed June tn 7th. Well, everything in this place i 1 always the same. You say that Jewet l City is almost as dead as Glasgo- well, I'll bet that it has got nothing on this town.
 Struck by Lightning.
 Jewett City and Lisbon experiences 1 two of the most severe thunder show CTS that have visited this section il years. During Fridays storm the Thi beauit family in Lisbon, near the Can terbury line, was seated around a ta ble when bolt of lightning made l hole ill the floor where Emil Lintz sa1 tore off the heel of one shoe, ran u one leg and over his chest His cloth ing was set afire and he was badl 1 burned. On Saturday he was in l serious condition, but Sunday was bet ter. The Thibeault house was struc a year ago and burned
 The pr. Brown place in Newent wa struck again, doing considerable dam age. Sunday afternoon there was 1 terrific shower and the dewnpou l flooded the streets as has not happen ed in years. One of the guys wa broken when the lightning struck tn I trolley wire near the station. Tn 1.O9 trolley ear was hit while nea l Reeds, setting it afire inside. and tn crew and passengers hastily decampe in the pouring rain.
 l Canning Canvass. fl Miss Jean BuFleson and her commit tee of Mrs. Albert Dcnnell Miss Mabe Wilcox and Mrs. Laura Grenier ar circulating the canning enrollmen pledge cards. The quota for Griswol is 10,500 quarts. This does not in clude pickles, preserves or jellies.
 Guest from Providence,
 Miss Margery Leyden of St. Joseph hospital, Providence, is at Denni Grifin's