Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28

mond Jennings. Cake and coffee were served and dancing was enjoyed. The affair which was the first ever given by the society. was in charge. of a committee, Mrs. William Costello, act ing as chairman.
 Big dance at state armory, Willi- mantle, Saturday, March 1st-adv,
 F. M. Thompson, a forf,er resident of this city. died suddenly Wednesday night at his home in Waterbury He was born in Mansfield and IS survived by his wife. three brothers and a fs- ter.
 The recent storm and thaw sus- pended operations on tha ice pond at the pumping station but the work will be resumed shortly About. two thirds of a crop has been harvested to date and with a few days of cold weather, full crop would be. secured. The ice is of good quality and ranges from 10 to 12 inches in thickness.
 There was no session of the police court Thursday.
 Arthur |. Bill of Prospect street re- ceived a cablegram Thursday from his daughter, Miss Pauline Bill, who sail ed for overseas a week agO last Sun day on the steamship Leviathan The cabIegram told of her arrival at Brest, France, after a pleasant voyage. From Brest, Miss Bill expects to go overland to Marseilles and to proceed from there by boat to some point in Turkey Eventually she will go to Palestine to take up her duties in the reclamation work in that place. It will be of in tcrest to the many friends of Miss Bill tn if 11o,. and that she is well and enjoying her 1 travels immensely.
 Cbwehetuck lodge, No. 16, l. O.. 0. F., held their weekly meeting in their hall | Thursday night. A member of the l lodge a Civil war veteran, gave inter- esting "reminiscences Of experiences in i the Civil war and a pleasant social
 evening was spent. >.5s | 4 fire alarm was rung in Thursday night at 8.10 from box No, 24, situated at the foot of High street. The fire was in a small wooden frame house in | Stone Row near the Quidnick- Wind 1 ham Co, and did not amount to a | great deal, although at one time. there was considerable smoke issuing from
 the house. One line of hose was laid ! and with the aid Qf-some chemicals 1 the fire was soon put out. Cause of | the fire could not be ascertained> at the ] time. The house had not beeRt occu- l pied for some time. The recall was
 rung at S.25 ?. n. .
 A village party was held Thursday night at The Films under the auspices of the American thread plant indus Etrial committee working in conjunc- tiOn with the industrial department of l the local Y NJ. c. 4. About 1J0 girls were in attendance and the progTa consisted of music, vocal solos, read ings, stereopticon pictures of scenes in Japan. Light refreshments were served and the social was thoroughly
 enjoyed.
 The fourth quarterly conference was
 held Thursday evening at the Meth
 odist church. There was a good at- tendance and, 9 pleasant. social neven- ing followed. Supper was served, af-
 ter which Rev. c. G. Scrivener of Nor wich. the district superintendent made an interesting address. An open ses- sion of the, conference followed. This
 is the last session to be held here dur ing the superintendency of Rev. MT
 Scrivener.
 A special meeting of the Watts II Laundry Machine company was heiC Thursday night at o'clock ill tlle of
 flee of the Jordan Hardware company
 of this city. The meeting was called by George $. Elliott, acting secretary
 pro tenn, notices of the meeting hay
 ing been mailed to the stockholders
 of the company, for the purpose o- changing the name of the concern 4
 large majority of the stock was repre-
 sented, It was voted~-to change tho
 name of the concern to the Natchaus
 Industrial company. High School NoEes. A number of students at the Eoca
 high school have submitted essays il the contest being held under the aus pNes of the Colonial Danes of Amer ica
 Plans for the annual J lnior- Senio prom to. be given by the Union cias , of the High school MaYch Fist, ar well under way. At a. recent c1as meeting the following committee: were chosen | 8 supervise the affair 7 Hall and ~Inusic. Albert I&uihus: invi
 tation StanIcy Sumner; decorations ] ] Dora Baldwin; refreshments, Lloy
 Wilcox; class. colors. Albcr- Paulhus
 chairman, Sarah Abbe, Beatrice Com s tois and Walter Gavigan.
 A fine basketball game is promise for this (Frlday) afternoon when tn s W, H. s. boys will play Putnar s Trade School team in the local gym \ A fast game is expected as the Put B nam team wants revenge for the trim E ming given them by the local boys s the last game played at Putnam. . ~
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