Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
COLUMBIA

\ turkey dinner was served Wash
ingtons birthday at the residence of
Abbott Little. Relatives, friends of
his family, also those of Madison
Woodward. to the number of 1G enjoy
ed the feast.
Miss Anna Duryea, teacher at the
Center school last year, spent Wash
i1gton's birthday and Sunday in town,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott
Little.
Enid Hawkins, librarian of Stevens
institute, Hoboken. N. j., was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Little
recently.
Funeral services for Mrs Emeline
Z. Woodward were held in the Column
hia Congregational church at II a. m.
Friday, Feb. 2Sth. Mrs. Woodward
died at Worcester. Mass. and the
body was brought here for burial. The
service was conducted by Rev. T. w.
Owen, the bearers being Fred i. Hunt,
George II. Champlin, Charles K
Hitchcock and Howard Rice.
Henry c. Lsham and his daughter
Adelaide spent last Saturday in town,
returning to Mansfield.
| Miss Lena Wolff left town Sunday
| for a visit with her brother Herman
at Westfeld. Miss VOLTS health is
considerably improved, and it is hoped
| that a change will completely restore
| her to normal condition.
The family Of Clayton z. Hunt have
| been afflicted with illness. the children
| having Group and Mrs. Hunt a severe
| cold.
Randall Porter, g student at Yves
leyan university NIiddletown, spent
the week end with his parents.
A whist party and auction for the
benefit of Edward La Bonte and fam
lily. whose home was destroyed by fire
| last week, was held at the town hall
Friday evening, the sum of $132.30 be-
| ing realized. There was a large at
tendance, IS tables being occupied by
the players, and many being present
who did not play cards. Friends OF
the La Bontes had been very generous
in donating articles of all kinds fol
the auction table, and these were dis
posed of at good prices.
| Clinton Lewis, who has been engaged
in business in TNiIiimantic since ht
closed his store on the Green, is living
in town again. being employed in tht
store of II. w. Porter.
Mrs. A. f. Brown has returned from
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Roya
! Webster, of Manchester, her aunt
Mrs J. n. Clarke being with her now
| ne Eef1CeH paSEoF fSLLeF Ol blSllOl
G. 3. Brewster was read in St. PauP;
church, WiIlimantic, Sunday b.
| Charles L. Hitchcock, lay reader o
the parish. The rector, Rev. Waite
F. Borchert, has just returned from
attendance on his father, who was il
and who died recently.
At the town meeting Saturday after
noon it was voted to lay a. tax of /
mills on the dollar on the asseSse
value of town property. An appro
priation of $500 was made to plac
gravel on a portion of the road on tn
easterIy side of Columbia lake, provid
ing $3.50 additional is contributed b
the owners of property interested. A
effort was made to elect a Workin
roadmaster to fill the vacancy cause
| by the resignation of George t
Champlin. Several ballots were takel
resulting in no choice. On the las
| ballot Rev T. y. Owen and Charlie
r. Buell. each received four votes, tn
rest being scattering. It was ffnan
decided that the selectmen should az
point six men residing in differer
parts of the town to attend to the roa
work.
A resolution was passed that Il
town take some suitable action
recognition of the services of. tt
young men who were in the world We
and an appropriation for that purpos
not exceeding 500 was agreed to.