Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-30
JEWETT CITY

JEWEl | I'll
The first meeting of the new board
of borough government was held on
Tuesday evening, when the newly
elected officers received the oath as
prescribed by law. The new board
stands as follows: Warden, Horace D.
Mailhotte: burgesses. Thomas Nc
FL come, Louis Masse, William John
stone, Jacob Wechsler; clerk and
treasurer EdwM NJ. Gray: assessors.
Maxcy Seymour, John H. Tracy; bail
iff, James McNally; collector. Henry
z. Olsen; auditors, Frank Mccarthy
and George H. Prior.
The report of Georsz n. Jennings,
health officer of the borough, shows
total cost of health work, including
salaries, etc. for year ending Aug.
81, 1918, $22766 Borough population.
$500. Per cent. foreigners, %; col
ored, 1.43. Number of Italians, %;
Hebrews, 20: Polish. $40: Russian. %;
German, 20; Canadian, PIP: Armenian
and Turks, %; Greek, II. Per cent Of
total population vaccinated 80. Per
cent. of births reported, 100. EST
mated number summer visitors, Is.
Contagious diseases reported during
year ending Aug. 81. 1918: Tuberculo-
sis, 5; typhoid l, measles II, scarlet
fever 4, whooping cough Is, epidemic
In July and August; diphtheria 81,
septic sore throat, l, syphilis 1, gon-
orrhoea l. chicken pox l.
Two ralisances reported.
School houses, theatres, railroad
stations etc, all in good condition.
Sewerage systems complete
Water supply: All have public water
supply. No complaints about quality
| Of water, and no inspection of water
sheds.
| Milk inspection None for the year.
School inspection yearly.
Postoffice Inspector Kelley was in
town Monday Postmaster D. F. Finn
carried him by automobile over a part
| of r. F. D. No. which starts from
! Norwich. Suggestions have been Of
fered relative to a change in this
route. James B. Palmer, Jr., is the
driver
Mount Vernon lodge No. rs, F. &
| "A. NJ, worked two candidates in the
| Fellowcraft degree at a special COM
municatien Tuesday evening. Those
who attended had an opportunity to
| admire the new service flag which the
lodge has recently purchased. Upon
| its field of red there are five stars
with the names worked in blue silk
| L.
of lodge, is with his regiment in
France: Forrest Thatcher. U. S. army
il America; Frank D. Browning, L
S. army o GERS reserve corps: third
| lieutenant, honorably discharged: c
3. Palmer, L. S. navy, inactive list
! machinist's mate, first class; Gordon
c. Swift L. S. army physiological
| board, Camp Hancock, Ga, honorably
| discharged. The service flag is in inc
| south and the new American flag il
the northeast corner.
Miss Annie Robertson. worthy mat
ron of Faith chapter, No. 20, Q. +. S.
Mrs r. f. Cheney past maron, and
attending the 45th annual session Of
the Grand Chapter of Connecticut 0
+. S. Mrs. r. F. Cheney has beer
appointed grand representative of Al
berta, Canada, in Connecticut.
sThe death of Mrs. Mary j. Wood
widow of Edmund Wood, occurred CT
Wednesday, at the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. w. c. letters. Mrs. Wood hal
been i'll for some time with Il compli.
cation of troubles. She was born OF
Feb 6, 1912, in Oldhrra, England. thu
daughter of fllual AMI Ralph VOL.
fenden. She was mlrrIed ut twenty.
one to Edmund Wood, in England
!
TO Hope. r. l.. to live. ldtNr going L
Taftville and Iia,,.evila, his state. FG
thirty seven years the family Law,
fecn residents % JeWelt City. ~
Wood died nine years ago 'Euesday
Mrs. Wood was one # the most non
ored members # the Methodist Cnurcl
having served as che Of It's steward
for years. She had held the office il
rast years as the president of the La
dies Aid society, and was Away
prominent i'll church activities. A
long as her health permitted sh
never missed a Sunday or week da,
service, and was especially gifted il
testimony and prayer. Although no
at present d member of Dorcas circl
OF The Kings Daughters, as she wa
unable to attend the meetings, she wa
one of its charter members and wa
most charitably inclined.
Her suffering during her last Hines
was borne without j murmur and sh
died as she had lived, a sincere Chris
tan. She was the last member G
ner generation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood were the par
erts of seven children, two of whor
survive, Mrs William c. Jeffers c
Jewett City and Miss Clara Wood, sU
perintendent Of the Deaconesses
Home at Haverhill, Mass. Mrs Woo
leaves three grandchildren Clarenc
LETTERS of Plainfeld. Harold letters c
Jowett City and Lawrence c. Woo.
in France. There are two great
grandchildren, Roy NJ. and Berniea I
letters of Plainfield, Joseph Wood {
Taftville and James Wood of Center
vile are her nepheWs.
Undaunted lodge installs officers thi
evening-adv.
Lieut.. Frank D. Browning Aas re
ceived his honorable discharge frol
the army after serving siv months
an officers training camp and
southern camps. He received his com
mission as third lieutenant in the OF
ffcers' reserve corps. Lieut. Brownin
is a graduate from Tufts college, er
listing at Boston.
Milo Appley has been placed on t7
inactive list. and is ut his horne
Canterbury, leaving Newport Tues
day.