Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-14
.JEWETT CITY

Although the town of Griswold has sent away in the army and navy 1S9 men, so far only one has lost his life. Alphonse Lynch died at Fort Ogle- thorp, Ga. The towns loss is almost low enough to be one-half of 1 per cent Several Jewett City boys have been close to death with disease. ErTne Myott's case was pronounced hopeless at Camp Devens, but he pull ed through Overseas, several have been taken to hospitals for operations and to be doctored for disease. Four or five have been sorely wounded and gassed Adelbert Babcock, who was sent home from France, is now in a hospital at Lakewood N. J., and was at Ellis Island several weeks. He was permanently injured by bursting shrapnel. Wallace H. Payne came within an ace of losing his life by gas burns. It is believed by the Paris Red Cross that Orville LaF1amme, report ed missing in action, is alive. Sergt. Donald C.. Bliss is out of the Paris hospital. where his throat was operau- ed upon. Corp. James Duggan, re- ported as seriously injured, has recov- cred. Privates Herbert Wyatt, Henry Cadieux and Erme Raney have recov- cred from gas and shrapnel wounds.
 Ransom Read, employed at the Jew | cit City grain elevator, caught his hand in a moving pulley connected with the elevator mechanism Wednes- | day afternoon and was painfully in jured. He was taken to Dr. J. H. Mo | Laughlin. Three fingers were. badly | damned.
 B. P Franklin and Miss Nellie P. | Franklin were in Norwich Wednesday 1 t oattend the funeral of James E.. 1 Spicer.
 Jewett City is ever alive to appre- ciate it's benefits. Chautauqua was one of the chiefest. It proved itself to be to the extent that guarantors were plenty Another benefit has come within the last few days. Two audi | ences of over 700 each night have lis tened to addresses by four masters of | the art, -ex- Mayor Allyn l.. Brown and Principal Henry A. Tirrell of Norwich | and Chaplin Reginald J. J. Watt of | the English expeditionary forces and | Rev. William A. keefe of P1ainfield.
 Many of the bpwnspeople are making preparations to send packages to the boys over there for Christmas. It is believed that it is not generally known here that a number of large stores are furnishing acquisitions on their Paris stores and guarantee delivery in France To send presents, pay them for what you want your boy to have. They do the rest from their base in France.
 Chief Operators Miss Dorothy Paul and Miss Bessie McCluggage of the local telephone exchange were right on the job the morning the war ended ! All questions were. answered and con nections given with courtesy and des- patch.
 Not much hunting is being done in this section. Game is scarce. Last
 winter was a hard one for quail and many were frozen. George Aver, the R. F. D. man, who covers 25 miles every day through the outlying hunt ing country, says he sees no game
 along the line in their accustomed
 haunts.
 Rev. Myron D. Fuller, pastor of the Baptist church, and Deacon Daniel L
 Phillips represented the church at the
 Baptist state convention held 1T
 Bridgeport Tuesday
 visitor to Worcester this weel
 heard people singing to-date parody
 on "Over There" which proved to bt the composition of A. J. Le Coutre ot
 David Hale Earnings Royal Worces ter corset factory and which wa: