Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
NORWICH TOWN

The sunday afternoon service at the Sheltering Arms was in charge of B. P. Bishop, the musical part of the hour being under the direction of Mrs F. H. Bushnell, assisted by Miss Ben nett. After referring to three great cIscourses of Christ Mir. Bishop said lie would speak upon Rewards of Christian Life. Christ has delivered to us talents, lovely traits of char acter, attractive, helpful, kindly, that we may use iE His service and geI each hour, each day reward, the well done" of the Master.
 Increased, enlarged opportunities for doing for Christ here on earth bring glimpses of Heaven, the promise of larger service in eternity. Another reward that comes to us from doing right as opposed to doing wrong is the power to do right. the joy of do- ing right. Christ gives as a reward in the Christian life joy in prayer, ex- perience in prayer. communion of the soul with God. in which we get near est to God. The final reward is ever lasting life. We look for this with anticipation. dork. passage, opening up into light into the presence of the Master, becoming like Him
 The solo. The Secret of His Pres ence, was rendered sympathetically and clearly by Mrs Bushnell and tho singing of Nearer. My God, to Thee, followed the helpful discourse.
 At the sheIterins Arms the birth days of Mrs. Nancy Leighton and Mrs. E. Y. Miller were observed, Mrs. Leighton's Friday the 20th, Mrs Mil ler's, Monday, 23rd. The feature of the birthday cake and ice cream all ways the gift of friend. congratu- lations in the home, flowers, cards, calls, gifts brighten each birthday as ] it comes around, in this pleasant home.
 Friends here sorrow with the fam fly of Martin Durr in the loss of Will i liam Durr in France. The Christian l Endeavor Society of which he was a loved member, the Sunday school, Miss Jessie Eyde's class to which he | belonged, all are saddened by his death. The first gold star has now been placed on the service flag of the Congre gational church
 mess in Syracuse, N. Y, Woodbury o. Rogers has returned to his home on upper Washington street l Miss Emily Lotham of the Reser- voir road is member of the entering class at Wellesley College. l Miss Cassie Super. who recently re- turned from spending the summer at l Watch Hill, R. l.. was the guest over Sunday of Miss Rose Matassa of 1 Washington street.
 Mrs. Mary Smith of Walpole, Mass. came Saturday for a lengthy stay with her daughter, Mrs. Sidney P smith of Washington street. Miss Rasmussen of New York, who is visiting relatives on Maple street was the guest Friday of Mrs. SamueI Bryant, of Oneco street
 Henry Durr, a member of the Ma val Reserves, stationed at the Sub marine Base, spent a few days re- gently at his home on Town street.
 Miss Rose Matassa of Washington street, recently visited friends in Will limantic.
 Miss Esther Bixby of Bliss Place who has been confined to the house the past week with a sprained ankle is recovering.
 Esther Marsh and Katharine Kelly who have been ill at their home or Town street for the past few days are much improved.
 Academy friends of Katharine Hil are glad to greet her at school again after very serious illness of foul | up nearly the whole school year.
 The car which left Franklin square for Yantic at 10 o'clock Saturda! night had so much trouble that pas sengers were obliged to transfer tt another car at Backus hospitah switch to complete their homeward journey
 Many. horse drawn vehicles wer f'odced in this section on Sunday, il place of automobiles.
 Several telephones in this vicinit. were disabled by the thunderstorm Friday morning.
 Pupils from the Town Street schoo to enter Norwich Free Academy thi fall are Misses Elizabeth Huntington Florence Sterry. Dora Marchand, an, George Kilroy, Albert Wagner, Elme Browning. Russell Fraser
 Pupils from up town to enter Mis- Jewett's shorthand school are Helel Schwenk, Mary Healey, Ruth Eccles ton and John Hunter.