Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
JEWETT CITY


 Mrs. Ann Mccoy, GA, wife of James Mccoy, died Thursday morning Mrs. Mccoy was born in County Longford. Ireland, the daughter of Hugh McNier- ney and Bridget Conlon. She came to this country when eight years of age. She was united in marriage with James Mccoy 43 years ago. She has lived the larger part of her life in Lisbon and Jewett City. She was a woman of steadfast nature. always willing to help wherever she could quiet in her ways, but so reliable that her many friends feel her loss most keenly. She was the mother of three children, all of whom have died. Be sides her husband, she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Wakefield of Jewett City and Mrs. Bridget Mo Dermott of Versailles She leaves | nieces, Miss Agnes McDermott of Yer sailles, and two nephews, Jeremiah Riordan of New Haven and Francis | Riordan, somewhere in France
 Halloween was celebrated Thursday with more carrying ons' than ever before. Windows all along the streets were lighted and punkin' moonshines were plenty. Over a hundred of the smaller population of the borough paraded about, clad in all sorts of ]
 Mrs. Celia B. Denison from Utica, N. Y, has come ito make her home with | her brother, Louis Brouillard, of 5S | Mechanic street
 Solomon Paquette, after two weeks 1 illness with pneumonia, is back at work. His wife and infant daughter have also been seriously sick.
 A fine program was given at the ] Riverside grammar school Friday af- ternoon in celebration of Fire Pre- vention day. After the singing of the Star SpanSled Banner by the entire school, there was a grand salute to the Stars and Stripes. Governor Hol- combs proclamation was read by Diana Pepin. Then followed Don't Do It Club, Miss Bitgood's room Miss Browns grade sang Fire Prevention 1 Day; A Soldiers Talk, by Harold Faust; What Some of Our Teachers Say About Fire Prevention; America, by the school.
 The ordinance of the Lords supper will be celebrated at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Mrs. Robert Robertson will lead the Epworth l league at D. m. Rev. James B. Ald- rich will preach at :. Subject, The Firing Line.
 Rev. Albert DonnelI will preach at the Congrega gational church. Subject, Curtains vs. Cedar. The Lords supper will be celebrated at the morning ser vice. Y. P. s. c. E. at p. m, Miss Ethel F'iske leader. Topic, Our Time for Christ.
 Rev. Myroh D. Fuller will preach at the Baptist church, Subject to the juniors, Bridging the Valley of Signs. To the senior congregation, Gods | Workmanship. Y P. s. c. E. at 615. Subject, Our Time for Christ Preach- ing service at '. Subject, Choosing a Wife, and the Model Husband.
 The A. A. Young, Jr., Hose and Lad der company, No. 1, has received two flags which are to hang from the new poles now at the David Hale Tanning park One is the American flag, the other is town service flag with 179 blue stars on a white ground across the top of the flag. They are set in such form as to spell Griswold An other part of the flag shows a white panel where silver stars will indicate the number of wounded and gold stars those who give their lives for country home and freedom. Such a star vii commemorate Alphonse Lynch. Int flags are 10X15 feet.
 In the last overseas mail that ar TIfeu III NeW 1OTk saturday a ROC0lN quantity came to Griswold One mar got six from his. son, all written or different days. He says the more thu merrier! He thinks the departmen
 are doing the best kind. of work, ant as good as he expects, as all the letter, were written in October. In all tn, last batch is the cheery note of com
 ing home. One boy said: Its too lat, to get knocked out now, but not tot late to do a little more knocking" An . other said: Nothing had touched hin except a little French mademoiselIe!' Still another said: T pray for fou s things-war over, back home. honor g able discharge and good old Jewet
 City"
 :. The last flower of the season is il bloom. It is witch hazel-Hamameli s Virginiana. It is not common here T but it can be found in the woods yves < of the upper Tadpole pond, now dress
 ed in it's finest yellow. Mrs. Dan; says it takes the booby prize Hunter
 later when coming in contact with tn . bushes will hear the snapping of tn nuts as they fly open and cast thei . seeds abroad. Indians long ago dis d covered the value of it's bark for me f dicinal purposes. The forked branch ', es formerly served as divining rods i |, search of water and precious ores. It '' extremely peculiar yellow blossom i 6 worth walk to Tadpole to see.