Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22
OCCUM AND VERSAILLES

l At a recent meeting of the Tote kett Hose company Fred Lavalley
 was elected secretary, filling thel vacancy caused by the removal from town of William LePage. MT. Le- 1 Page had been the company's secre- l tary since it's organization ten years ago.
 1 Sympathy is expressed in both
 villages for MT. and Mrs. C. H. Phil 1 lips, both being dangerously ill with
 pneumonia, MT. Phillips at Backus hospital and Mrs. Phillips at the Phillips home.
 Friends of Felix EeIisle met at the Belisle home Sunday evening giving 1 MT. BelisIe surprise on his forty . fourth birthday. MT. Be1isle enter tained his friends in a royal manner, The evening was spent in social manner. Vocal and instrumental present were MT. and Mrs. Chester Wheeler, Misses Gladys and Ethel Miller of Versailles, Mir. and Mrs. William Nell, Miss Helen Nell, Mas ter Cliord and Lewis Nell of De- E>cum, Omer Mosey of Taftville, Mrs. PhiIeas Gladue, Misses Mabel and Dora Gladue of Norwich. James
 Latham of Westerly, R. l.. Frank
 Wheeler of Norwich and Fred Goyett
 of Baltic.
 Mrs. A. P. I-awton has so far re- covered following a recent operation as to be brought to her home from
 the Baekus hospital, where she has
 been a patient for several weeks. Mrs. A. R. Boutilier and daughter
 Alma recently returned from 8
 months stay with Boston and Salem,
 Mass friends. /
 Mrs Margaret Bruce Q: Woonsock-
 ct, R. l., has been spending a short
 time with Occum friends.
 Ralph Bird has resigned as en-
 gineers of the Totokett conpany's plant and joined his family at Nun sey, N. Y. to which place Mrs. Bird was called 8 few months since the
 death of relatives. MT. Bird has
 been in the employ Of the Totokotet Co. for the past two years. , The combination building to be used l as a store and dwelling by Joseph Peloduin, located between the prop
 D. Welsh is rapidly near conple- | tion. NLT. Peloquin is planning to 1 occupy the house the latter part of April Mir Peloquin has resigned at , the store of John Quinn, having been l in the employ of Mir. Quinn for the past eighteen years with but a short 1 absence. Michael Lamoine succeeds MT PeIoquin at the Quinn store.
 Among activities of the Ladies'
 Aid society of the Versailles NJ. r. : church during the past month has been two additional gatherings. one at the home of the president, Mrs. c. w Perkins, at which time the mem !; bers were entertained by Mrs. Per kins, assisted by Mrs. C. H. Phillips. ' The second was at the home of Mrs. T. NJ. Robinson at which time the , members were entertained by l Mrs Robinson.
 Alfred Fountaine while driving his
 delivery car on the state read be- |; latter part of last week was obliged to leave his car beside the roadway on account of a damaged wheel = Early in the present week when re-
 Turning after his car found that the
 car had ben stripped of tires, inne,
 i tubes, carburetor, 8 portion of ths c ignition plant and tools. Mir. Foun- |, taine had but a few days before put [, new tires on the car. No trace o1
 the, bandits has been secured by him - Sergeant Major George Burke oi e the Supply Company of the Third r Battery of the 5sth, Heavy artiler5 f after 15 days furlough Fat his home S returned to Fort Schuyler, N. Y.
 l Wednesday. He recently returned . from overseas, having been across f since the summer of 1917.
 Q Rev F. R. DesSureault of St. Jo- = sepIn's church spent a portion of las o week on Canadian soil returning f home in time to attend to his parisf F duties Sunday.
 . The annual masquerade soeia n held recently in St. Joseph hall wal = largely attended and was a success, . through ghout The entertainment ant $ social Is looked forward to witt II pleasure from year to year by mem U bers and friends of St. Josephi r parish. On account of the numerou. a requests and drives during the pas = year the society has not held it's us n ual number of social gatherings.