Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-21

JEWETT CITY

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida r.
Saunders, wife of Albert r. Saunders
We're held at the Methodist church at
2 O'Clock Monday afternoon. after a
prayer at ner late home in Mathew
son court. Rev. j. B. AldricI, pas
tor of the Methodist church, was in
charge OF the services, theve being a
prayer by Rev. E. NJ. Anthony. Mr..
Aldrich spoke briefly of the beauti-
full Christian character of Mrs. Saun-
Gers, pointing out what ii means to
be possessed of the great Christians
nope that comes to such as she. Rev.
William G. Judd. who was her pas
tor in Windsorville, Conn, sent
testimonial, which Mr.. Aldrich read,
He said Mrs. Saunders did not mere
" possess Christianity; she lived it.
Such life cannot end.
Mrs. G. H, Thornton, Miss Ida I.
Foster. Lewis Aldrich and c. F. Gard
ner, sang It is Well With Ny Soul,
and Safe in the Arms of Jesus. The
bearers were two brothers, John r.
and Earnest A. Richmond and two
hers-in-law, NJ. II. Bartlett and
4. G. Burdick. There were present
from out of town Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Richmond Ernest A. Richmond,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert e Richmond,
Herbert Richardson, Calvin Richard
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Appleton Main and
Mrs John F. Richardson, all of Pres
| ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N Sweet
ger and Herbert L. Richardson of
Norwich, Mrs. Leonard Main and
Lyle G. Gray of North StoningtOn,
| Mrs. William Z. Saunders and Mrs.
Arthur Saunders of Westerly. P. /,
John H. Richmond of Chicopec, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron p Young Of
Sterling, Conn, and Miss Mary D.
Richmond of Willimantic. The many
! flowers from the church and socie-
! ties, relatives and friends ware very
| beautiful
Burial was in Pachaug cemetery.
Funeral Director E. z, Gilbert was
in charge.
Gilbert Miner, Jr. is at homo,
honorabiy discharged from The u. S.
army. He was a member of the avi-
alton section
Gordon c. Swift. former superin
tendent of the schools of the town OF
lGriswold, was in Jewett City Mon
day with his bride He was mustered
out of the army Dec Is with honor
able discharge papers.
Frank Wilcox and his little daugh
Ter Janet are i'll at their home.
! Mrs. Mary Wood is VERY i'll at The
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. {
Earl S. Hiscox, of the navy, gov
eminent wireless operator on til,
Great Round shoals light vessel
writes his mother. via the liehtsaii
tender Azalea, which goes out from
New Bedford once a. month:
Today is a fine, warm day the SCI
is calm and 7 will write while III
boat is Sitting still" She is q grea
one for rolling around, haIlevo me
when the sea gets a little choDpY
And we sure have had some rougl
weather. I have been through all tn
&sonies OF being seasiclt as a dog ant
was on the point of giving up. but
stuck il out and now am Il regula
seagoing tgob." These light vessel
/ are the worst Of anything atioa1 70
pitching and rolling. One of the fel
lows that came out had to go ashor
he had chronic seasickness. So a fel
! low from New Hampshire and mysel
: have to do it all, four hours on an
S four hours off. night and day.
s You asked me TO tell something de
e finite about the boat. Well, she
] 142 feet long, and the wireless cabi
is right UP on the upper deck out i
: the open. In a rough sea the bi
waves break all over the vessel Rigf
aft is the. big smokestack and BAG
of that is a little deckhouse wher
the gas tubes that run the big bin
ker light away up on the mizze
mast 1t is, lighted from shutdown /
sun UP. When there IS a fog W
have a big whistle that blows at il
D tervals of so seconds. Makes SON
Z racket too, believe me. The plan
the ship is like Bartletts reef, or Z
- one off Watch Hill, Rams Island, bl