Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-29


to Bennington, Vermont, for burial.
Miss Valentine had spent a great deal
of time in this city during the four
years her mother was supervisor of
sewing at the state normal training
| school.
| Private Charles Sweet, one of the
| first of the seiective draft men to leave
| this city, has been discharged from the
army at Camp Upton and is now at
his home here.
| A large number assembled at the
| Woman's club rooms Tuesday after
noon to work on refugee clothing Con-
siderable work was done, after which
| tea was served.
| All selective draft board ar e ex-
pected to have their work finished by
February Is when the boards will go
| out of existence.
The local officials of the plants where
the demand has been made for an
eight hour day have made no an
nouncement as to their decision in
the matter. Some of the operatives
are displaying eight hour buttons OF
the textile union.
The first family amusement night
at the Congresa tional church was a
huge success. The management was
| disappointed in not being able to pre-
sent Ramona as expected, but their
audience was very we'll pleased with
the two reel picture Christopher Co
lumbus," and a one reel picture of the
great war.
The married members of the K. of
c. won the match at the bowling al
leys Monday night, winning all three
strings also the chicken supper which
was the stake played for.
The engagement is announced If
Miss Mary F1ubacher, Of 312 Prospect
street to Sergeant Major Frankly,l
Leslie, of Lewiston, Maine.
Allen B. Lincoln of Hartford was a
, local visitor Tuesday
Fred j. Williams of the Wilson
Drug Co, is in Boston. attending a
druggists meeting.
John 5eIIevance has received word
from the war department that his SON
| Private Arthur j, Bellevanee. a mem
Der of Co. /, 102d Infantry, was seri-
| ously gassed October 80, 1918.
The enumeration of school children
in the state shows that the first Tues
day in September, 1918 there were
2,9S3 children between the ages of 4
and 16 in the town of Windham, ar
increase OF over the enumeration of
| 1911 Some of the Other towns show:
Ashford %; Chaplin % Eastford
l1S: Hampton 90; Scotland IS; An
dover II; Columbia $50; Coventry $40:
Hebron 225; Mansfield $50; Wellington
$40; Frank 1873: Lebanon $50 and
Sprague 500, As most of these towns
send pupils TO the Windham High
school, their increased enura Grafton is
| of much interest in town.
The body of Everett Lewis, which
| had been expected in this city since
Sunday afternoon arrived here Tues
day morning on til 9:45 train AMI was
received by Funeral Director JAY NJ
shepard and taken to South Windhs m.
funeral services were held at he home
I Of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
l. Lewis, AT three o'clock. Rev. NJ
, Raymond Plumb, officiating The
casllet was draped with an American
flag and a delegation from the State
Guard was in attendance paying final
military honors at the grave. Burial
was in the WiHdham cemetery The
bearers were relatives.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marvetta
Champiin were held at the home OF
her son. George H. Champlin. in Co
llmhia, Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock. Rev. 7. Newton Owen of the
columbia church conducted the ser
vice. Burial was in Willimantic Gem
etery. The bearers were Daniel Tuck
er, Frederick Hunt, Frederick Abel anG
Charles Hitchcock.