Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-31
PLAINFELD

The British American war relief fund is steadily increasing and is rapidly nearing the sS,000 mark. The result of the collection for the past week follows: Amount previously ac- knowledged, $2,S7045; collection at Plainield, Saturday, Oct. 26, s11.S5; Jewett City collection, $5; total, $2,- SS7.30. A check of $50 has been sent to the national headquarters in New York by Treasurer Zeck Tetlow to purchase comforts for wounded Tom mies
 Plainfield High school choir will hold singing practice tomorrow at S.S0 in the main room of the school.
 Claire Dawley has resumed work at the Marlin Rockwell plant in Norwich after being laid up at his home on Plainfield street for a short time with symptoms of influenza.
 Miss Cora Adams has received a letter from Fred Marriott, in active service with the American expedition ary forces, stating that he had been wounded in one of his trips over the top. During his service in France MT. Marriott went over the top on six oc- casions. In his letter he made light of his wound saying that he received a scratch on his last trip over the top the loss of the top of his thumb. Fred Marriott is a member of the family whose patriotism aroused much com ment at the outbreak of hostilities be- tween the United States and Germany. His father enlisted in the Canadian army and went to France with the second contingent from that country. For three years he was on the firing line, when he returned to this country as an instructor. He has a brother, Albert, who enlisted in the U. s. navy before the [. s. entered the war and is now with the L. s. naval forces in European waters. Another brother Theodore, is fighting with the Cana dian army.
 Henry Dodge, formerly fireman on the N. r., N. H. 6 H. R. R. for the past three years, is now employed as | first class engineer in the Plainfeld and Danielson electric light plant in | Plainfield.
 Claire Dawley attended a party in Packerville Tuesday evening. Joseph Dayon and Walter Dougherty accom- ] panied him.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Bernier 0; | Lawton Heights have returned after | several months vacation at the home | of relatives in Canada Mrs Berniel was forced to retire to a different eli. mate or account of her health; als( 1 attended the funeral of her mother who resides in Cape St. Agnes, Can. ada.
 Luck Tourcotte and Joseph Vallin. | court motored to Webster and Wor. | cester, Mass, Tuesday.
 Three carloads of U. s. soldiers | passed through Plainfield at 6.3t o'clock Wednesday evening going south.
 Mrs. J. Sullivan was in Worcester l Wednesday, paying a visit to her son | Stanley, who is, member of the A. T. C. at Holy Cross college.
 The first basketball practice of tn, Pldinfeld High school crack team vii be held in Miner hall, Moosup, at
 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon There will be about 40 men out to try
 to make the team. Out of last year.
 champion team there remains Allen Smith, Jouret and Collonan, all O whom took part in the close game last year. Coach Collins, who fo
 many years has coached the boys tt
 victory, will try to repeat his grea 1 success of last year.
 Ira Rainsford who purchased number. of cattle from John Sweet
 expects to go farming next summer Don't expect to meet with success l YOu must get a hustle on vo1IrsaIf an,