Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-14
JEWETT CITY

The ladies of the Methodist church held Christmas sale and supper in the vestry Thursday afternoon and evening. 4 chicken supper was served under the direction of Mrs. ]. F. Pace, Mrs. R. w. Robertson, Mrs. [. D. Hewe, Mrs. A. c. Burdick. Mrs. W. c. Jeffers, Mrs. Harriet Bromley, Mrs. A. ". Harris, Mrs. Cregan Mrs. Charles Rathbun, Mrs. ". J. Robertson, Jr., Mrs. George Thornton, Miss Lottie Pace and, Miss NeHpa Robertson. The fancy work and apron table and mys terry boxes were in eharge of Mrs. W. R. Rurdick- Mrs. J. B. AIdrich and class, Miss Marian Anthony and class. Ice cream was in charge of Key. J. B. Aldrieh and Mrs. A. Q. Burdick. .f Following a few days illness, the 1 life rof William Gerardo puce came to a peaceful close at o'clock a. m. I Thursday: e-Was born in New Lon don Jan, 27, 1888. the sen of William Gerard Duce of London, England, and s2liEa -SJ.rJ Jeffers of NeWr-YoFl1 city 4 l few years after his birth his parents l moved to Griswcld where the greater l part of his life ehas been spent. For l eleYel years he was master mechanic I of the large mills operated by the ' Spragues-4nr Ba1tie On leaving, there he returned to Jewett City, where for i some years he conducted a very rsuc- I cessful cenafae+eial business. Stbse- I queIftly7 lie entered the employ of the Ashland Cotton !, Co. as master me ehanie of their mills in JeWett City, l which: position he held for twenty 1 years. He was q skilled artisan ald posTassed unusual inventive genius. Mr. Duce was a mepber of Reliance .odge, 'Ao: 29, l. c. 0. F., Of Ashland l Lodge, A. O.. U, W,, and the FEaternal Benefit League. and Mt. Vernon I .ndge, F. g. A, N. He was a past. ma ster. of Mt. Vernon Lodge and with his death the last charter. member passes away
 He is survived by his Wife,, Elizabeth
 A. Hamilton, whom he married Dec
 1. 1S7s; their only daughter, Mrs
 Grace A. Hillman. of Concord, N. H.
 leaves a sister, Mrs. Helen F. Hol-
 brook, Of Lynn. Mass Adelbert R. Young, of Jawett City. is step-
 brother of Mir Duce
 He was a man with an unusually
 sunny and cheerful disposition ant
 possessed fund of wit and ht1mol i which was never employed in satire
 or ridiecle, but always to contribute
 to the pleasure and happiness of those
 who were so fortunate as to know him
 and it is not too much to say tha- l GEOSe WIlO kHeW HIN DCSL loved nlII
 most.
 Mrs. 4. M. Brown has appointed tn, , Christmas roll call solicitors and thei , sections as follows: Ruth Miner ant
 Lucille Stetson, Lisbon bridge to rail
 road crossing; Robert Robertson ant
 Jacob Wechsler, Anthony street; Jose : phipe Rail- and Jennie HeWitson, rail
 road crossing to Soule, ircicding Fan ming court; Martha Davis and Iren
 Roberts, Soule, Railroad avenuA |, , junction of Tracy avenue; Doroth;
 Paul and Mrs. Earl Montgomery, Me !, chanic street; Ida Jodoin and Ami , Robertson, Mathewson from Trac, avenue to Green avenue; Mrs. W, I
 Crun and Jennie Mccarthy, Cree avenue; Eugene J. Carroll and Georg ! II. Prior, Mathewson from Green ave :. nue, then lower Aspinook houses 4 ! Frank Wilcox and A. H. Anthony, up
 per Aspinook; Alice Blair and Isabe
 Marshall, Main from Soule to Trac, . including School street.; Nellie Frank '. lin and Bessie Blake, Tracy avenu r and Ashland to bridge; Gordon Wi1li e and A. D. Tripp. Ashland from Little
 fields and Pigeons house on; Ami = Connel1 and Bella Robertson, Mort q Main from Tracy to Green, an
 Palmer street; Rosanna Des1ardin : and Mabel McBroona, Palmer avenue . R. J. Guy and Edmond Jodoin, Mort 0 Main from Green and Palmer onj I c C. Webster and Clovis Casavan { Brown avenue and lift street; Flores tine Richotte and Eva Rail-, Ea,
 Main from Ashland to and includin Wilson; Margaret Driscoll and Rut 1 Stewart, East Main from Wilson f
 Brown; T. F. Shea and w J. Robert
 son, Jr., East Main from Brown or
 Aglae Therrien and Mary Roy, all nor
 Polish on Factory Hill: William Dug
 gan and William McNicol, all non
 Polish on Hill, High and from Ashlan
 bridge to Pigeons and Littlefield'E
 Miss Josie SadowsRi has charge {
 soliciting the Polish residents an
 will select her own assistants. Thes
 solicitors are to come to -headduartel in Zegeer's store Monday evening {
 7.30 and receive their supplies and ir
 stfuctions.
 F. L. kanahan has appointed f