Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-10
JEWETT CITY
Patrick F. DriseoIl and Son to Leave Aspinook BIeachery-Town Schools to Have Speaking contest-Death
 of Mrs. Dennis OuiIIett.


 Reliance lodge, No. 29, I. o. o. F., l., NJ Carpenter, acting noble grand, received several applica tions for mem bership at it's last stated communica- tion.
 Fox tribe, Lone Scouts of America, will meet at the home of their cap tain, John Chadwick, Saturday.
 Father and Son Leave Aspinook.
 Patrick F. Driscoll. for 24 years boss stareher at the Aspinook bleachery, has resigned. His son, Marcus H. DriscoH, has also resigned. Both fa- ther and son have other prospects in view It will be with much regret that the town will learn of the Dris coll family moving from Jewett City Good people are needed, and there are none too many in any community. At St. Mary's church at the Sunday morning masses Rev. J. J. McCabe, the pastor, presented the benefits to be derived by investment in the third Liberty loan.
 Hoped to See Secretary McAdoo. It was reported at o'clock Tues | day afternoon that an observation car 1 had left Plainheld with Secretary Me Adoo aboard. looking over railroad in 1 terests. Many hurried to places to see l the car and possibly its distinguished l passenger The car went through at 2.35, but there was nothing doing as to who rode within.
 1 A. A. Young was one of the few that succeeded in keeping parsnips from rotting in the ground this last severe winter He dug over 100 pounds. of fine ones hard and sound, Tuesday. l Rev. J. W. Payne is i'll at his home 1 on East Main street.
 1 Michael Fogarty, who has been em- ployed at Woburn, is at home and | will soon take new position in Prov l idence.
 Government Seeds Received. :,
 Tuesday was like a summer day, with a temperature over 70 for several hours in the middle of the day. Many were doing early spring garden work This week considerable number of local home gardeners received from Hon. George P. Mclean packages. of seeds, mostly cucumber, lettuce, musk melon, onion and tomato. The pack age this year is a new departure, ir that especial attention is called to the following note which each package bears:
 DON'T WASTE THIS SEED. | Because. of the necessity for a maxi mum production of food crops, it is important that the supply of vegetable seed be utilized to the best advantage If you cannot make good use of the seed in this package. please see that Il reaches someone who will.
 There are plenty of small garden men in Jewett City who have shown 1 their finest crops of vegetables from government seeds. One man raised fine nuskmelons from them one yeal when seed from two other sources planted side by side with them utterly failed
 A business. man from Putnam was in local store Monday and made the startling discovery that a certain sort of corn figured up to $50 per bushe ages.
 l Speaking Contest for Town Schools
 Preparations are under way in the town schools for prize speaking con test to be held in Assembly hall at tht Riverside grammar school on tn' n, , evening of April 25. A child from eacl Iroonl under II years of age and on' over 12 is selected. The pupils of thu school are to hear the speaking in th'
 afternoon, and thus will not be pres ent in the evening. giving the olde l people the benefit of the room, Tn
 Junior Liberty chorus of about ? 2 children are to sing several selection . and State Secretary Charles D. Hin ' of Hartford will speak. Supt. G. ( l Swift is offering two war savings cer
 tificate stamps. as the prizes . The Talking Machines Uses.
 Miss Grace Barr was at the River
 side grammar school Monday an T teachers and pupils were delighte T with the exhibition given on talkin l. machine It demonstrated with whs IS effectiveness writing may be done e music, folk dances, distinguishin in IS sounds and other phases of practic; n school work
 ,e George LaBinne of Waterbury spei Id the week end with relatives in tow. .d White Thatcher Engagement.
 The engagement has been announes s