Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09
COLUMBIA

Travelling on the Columbia branch of the state road has not improved. Men have been shoveling out the orlLts which were too deep to be removed Dy the snow blow, opening up travel TOT d day but the blizzard of Saturday nlieu the road up again. Sleighs are the only vehicles that can travel over the roads now. no automobiles being able | to get to the Center for several days, | with the exception of last Thursday | The high school children are oelns | taken to Willimantic on a sled py | Raymond Clarke
 Mrs. Alexander Roberts, a niece or Mrs. J. N. Clarke, and her son Perry, i who frequently spend portion or the summer in town, were visitors al Niagara Falls over Washington's birthday. They state that the falls and gorge are beautiful in their coat ing of ice. Perry Roberts, who is the champion athletic high jumper of Stevens institute, Hoboken, N. J., or which he is a graduate, took part in l the national athletic contests being held there, winning second honors' in | a high jump of five feet ten inches but | striking his knee prevented him from taking further part in the contests.
 When the school in agriculture was held here recently E. E. Tucker, lounty agent of the farm bureau, gave lec- | ture on the improvement of old apple trees which interested many of the | residents. He offered to give practical | demonstrations in the treatment of the trees, at the proper time, and made memorandum of the names of those | who wished to avail of his offer. Last l Thursday MT. Tucker was in town and visited the grounds of Charles K. l Hitchcock. looking over his trees and l giving valuable suggestions regarding | the pruning and care of them. pruning one tree as rn e~ar'n1o. There are 1 rther places fin town which he expects to visit when he has the opportunity.
 The grange held it's meeting We'd nesday evening. the lecturer furnish ing an interesting program, and four applications for membership being re- ceived.
 George H. Champlin. manager of the i Columbia Cooperative association, went to Rrattieboro, Vt, last W-cdres- l day on business connected with the 1 association. returning Thursday. He P7ioved the trip greatly. aayinG the | winter scerery was fine and the Con- 1 nco+icut river onnn in places
 The town meetinc advertised in The l Bulletin to he hold last Saturd9v sf- torn0on was ea'1od tn order by George IT Channlin first sc1e"t0oa0 w7-n r.1? q t''a "-ar1ir- for the rnnttnr. Cha-'ns K. IIitchnck WAS e'ncted rroGov3tor a0d C7avtoH r. HTn+ was rin~'l. As the atte-d17ce WIS very SrraI1 on 2c- rourt uI thR storm. and trp huS'neeS to ha tr9n nsariei w9s importan+. if was co0ei6erod hest to a6fourn for a week. wher thn tav lc7-v aor other fIn- po~tant matters will te c0~ sidered
 Saturd0v nCrni0c tho stn-oo woe sN fer"n and the ro"ds sn driftpd tHat the rnail @ rrier was r-ah1n to ro to TTop Diver for tfe r~orni-c mail. hftor inc town neoti1r t''e rnn~ co~crn~atnd m l tro roe+o%ico a~d postma S+er Po-+e or c"Ncd fN- v0'urtno-S t0 r~0 ot Hon Di--or fNr +tro r7-o-,i-r- rnoiI G+,-h T~i-7l, ~-'S Gr0~-n Nn-r01in is7or1 ~('ia -air- n"- E"~od ttoi~ scrvi3o~. as they hqd no frr-0 chO-oS After tr:0 noverirc (, '---o l1o-.-e n tro eev-ere cold. tt7o m ofI woe coou-od. It v-nS vn-v Sroa1I. only Fov- 1ot+ore arS FTartford rarers ho- '-o rconivod which wa~ die-anncint- ivy to rcade~s of Tho RrUet;r. as it is flo second time 1t has happened re- ce~t'v.
 T'crhe-t Oeh1e-s of Newark. N. |.
 wns in town Sunday the cuest of Mir
 10d Mrs. Georeo 1T Chanonlin his
 wife's nnrents. aTr OahlerS left New
 ark at 2 a. m. Sa+n-dav. hut, did not
 arrive at Chestnut !I;ll until s.30 D. m
 because of delayed trains.