Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-05
JEWETf CITY


 William Johnstone coiIates Data Re-
 garding Boys in Service = Father
 seiferman's Sister Dies Suddenly at
 MiddIetown-New Switchboard For
 Power House-GeneraI News Notes. William JoIlnstone has been care- fully through the list of the ST men from Griswold who have answered the country's call and secured the follow ing valuable data:
 Of the volunteers there are twenty three in the army and twenty three in the navy. The nationality table is as follows:
 American, army 12, navy s. Irish American, army S. navy 1. French American. army "A. navy II. Polish, army 1. navy 2. English. army {, navy Q. Jewish, army ?, navy 0. Italian army l, navy Q. Celored. army 1, navy O. Mixed parents, army 1. navy 1. Three Poles have been sent home leaving s in the service.
 The, Menard family leads, with in the service
 The following Griswold families have two: Mrs. L'Heureux, Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt. MT. and Mrs. Cyr, Mr and Mrs. George Geer, MT and Mrs. s. A. Thompson and MT. and Mrs. Fournier, Glasgo.
 Any further information relative to these matters will be received by Will fam Johnstone, as a representative Of the Council of Defense.
 Miss seifermar Dies Suddenly.
 The congregation at St. Mary's 's church Sunday morning learned from the altar of the sudden death of Miss Jennie Sefferman which had occurred earlier in the day at her home in Mid dletoWn Rev. J H. Seiferman, her brother. although much overcome with grief said his mass as usual then left at once for Middletown.
 Miss Seiferman had suffered for some time with q slight heart. diff culty. but had never been i'll with it. She had awakened early in the day and inquired if it was time to prepare to go to mass. Later as she did not come down, a member of the family on going to her room found that she had died in her bed. Miss Sieferma n was a bookkeeper in Middletown. Re- sides her parents. three sisters and two brothers survive her. Rev. John J. McCabe, pastor of the church spoke at the masses of the deep sympathy the members of the parisfl felt for the bereayed brother. Father Seiferman is young clergy man who has to make no special effort to make friendships; his splendid per sonality does that and both in St Mary's parish and out of it there are 1 many here who will sympathize with him in his bereavement. At Camp Merritt. Mrs. John Blake received Saturday i a letter from her son, Happy from Camp Merritt. New Jersey. Medos Perry is there also The young mea lift Camp DeveIs last week; they bhave been there since entering the ser l vice last summer At Ba1dwinsville Mass, both young men wrote cards to William Johnstone and threw them 1 from the car window. some one mailed them both. Baldwinsville is on the Boston and Maine railroad, between Gardner and Atho1 and the train was west bound. Later cards were raceiv- ed from Albany, N. Y. Now they are Local people are wondering why such a peculiar railroad routing was adopt ed. It would be like starting for Hopeville and going toward Lisbon.
 Report Not Verified. Ine ISpQII Sa1nGQ CuTIGHGS dDOub the borough Saturday that Harold J Brickley who is in the second line trenches somewhere in France had been seriously wounded. It was reported from a French hospital. There was considerable excitement and a delega ton hurried to his home on Mathew son street to learn the truth. His parents stated that their last letter was dated February s, somewhere in France and gave no information rela- r tive to his being wounded. He is a member of Company E. Machine Gun Battalion, 18th Division. Forty Mile Gale. During a forty mile gale all day Sun day, at the junction of Souie and Main streets the Finn Mosk acted as 8 yer table Flatiron building and hat chas- 1 ing was in order. The silent police man stationed in the middle of the state road looked on; some say he smiled at the things lie saw, but he said nothing.
 Sure Signs of Spring. Children who took walks up around ! Tadpqle pond, Sunday afternoon | brought in the first pussy willows some of the buds were so much open ] that a brave showing of velvety silver i was to be seen.
 A blue bird was reported from the East Main Street highlands Monday morning.
 l Dennis Barrett the R. E. D. man says he sees one every day nov.
 New switchhcard. The electric light and power was shut off in the borough Sunday or laccount of work being done at the plant The old switch board had beer pronounced dangerous and 9 new ani modern board is being installed by thf
 commission.
 Long Oil Train. | At 1150 Sunday forenoon those wht Happened to he near the railroad saw Ia solid train of loaded oil tanks. 30 oi them. all one of the big freighters could have. They were bound te
 points north.
 Birds Winter in swamns. Several who have happened to pas: near the big McNieol cedar swami thave seen or heard robins this week It is because the little milder Weath, CT has given them courage to come ou' from away in the swamp where they lhave wintered. In the center of th'