Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-17

and Mrs. A. M. BTON1i.4 6diACS e1hu
songs followed, with refreshments of
sandwiches, pickles, coke and coffee.
Phi Delta class of the Methodist
church held a measuring social in the1
church Thursday evening. The admis-
sion was four cents foot and two cents
an inch over according to the height
There were solos by Irving Thornton,
readings by Miss Fefnetta hoDertson
and Frank Nell piano duets by Mlssesl
Ruth and Vienna Robertson, and Yo-
cal duet by Mrs G. H. Thornton andl
Mrs. w C. letters The members of .thel
class also sang The accompanies were
Misses VIENNA and Ruth Robertson In
the vestry there was a peanut hunt and
other games. Later, sandwiches, cake |
and coffee were served. /
Mr.. and Mrs..B. C.. Bliss were week
end visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
c. Bliss in Paxton, Mass, where D. C.
Rliss is postmaster.
Mrs H. c. Webster is to entertain the
Ladies Society of the Congregational
church Thursday afternoon.
Borough people will attend the meet !
ing of the conference of churches at
Hanover Wednesday.
Mrs F. E. Robinson, with her father, |
o. W. Harvey and sister, Mrs. J. Edw!
Newton of New Haven, left Thursday
for kenduskeag Maine, to accompany
| the body of Mrs, Harvey there for bur
ial.
! Mr.. and Mrs. B. Orioie arrived in the
| borough last week, after wintering in
Mexico and South America. There are
more than forty species of this bird all
more or less brightly dressed in orange
yellow and black, but not one is more
beautiful than the Baltimore Oriole. If
Mr. Oriole is seen today in one of thel
borough's pink budded apple trees, one
/ VIII have reason to believe that he is
not unaware of his own charms; indeed
one will. almost suspect him of intention
| ally displaying them. When next fall
one sees at the tip end of some elm
or apple tree branch the nest one failed
to find in the summer; one will note the
handiwork of Mrs Oriole as a nest
builder. The man of the house is quite
/ interested in it's intricate manufacture
/ but he does little to assist. In few OF
i the collections of birds eggs to be found
! in the borough now owned by gray
| haired men, is to be seen the unusually
handsome eggs of the Baltimore oriole.
| Probably no nest of native bird is more
difficult to come at than that of the orr
ole. 1t will be at the extreme tip of a
limb anywhere from rs to As feet from
the ground. About forty years ago there
/ was a house known as the Beckey Tiff
Just below The Elms now owned by F.
G. Whiting, on the South side of the
| highway. No trace now remains of the
place; one of Shea Bros ice houses oc-
cupies the site. A colored family lived
there then in the rear of the house, and
growing close up to it was a tall elm.
Three boys of the village, discovered
an orioles nest on one of the high.
swinging branches, and the birds were
seen flying to and fro. Eggs were doubt
less in it, but how to get them was the
question One night, shortly after the
discovery was made, a little after mid
night in the dark of the moon. three
boys borrowed a ladder which hung in
Two nalled-up horseshoes on the side of
Edwin Soule's barn, not far away Three
dusky forms came down the road under
shadow of a friendly we'll, and all still
and quietly placed the ladder against
the tree. Firmly held by two one slow
~ mounted The limb was slender and
the weight upon it, as the climber near
ed the top, increased to such extent that
IN spite of the combined efforts of the
two below, it slid off onto the roof of
the house with a great bang and rending
the shingles. The climber, more agile
then than he is now, dropped unhurt to
the ground, and all three made off down
> the road. But it is a safe bet that to
this day, the blessings in color which
they were handed, gratis. from the
aroused family are not forgotten. Need
les to say, the orioles brought forth
Ihelf brood without further molestations
: from the pathological trio
II 3. r.. Gardner fell in the Ran+,st
S church Sunday, catching his foot some
y way in leaving the furnace room. His
l. ankle was dislocated and the ligaments
ar Nv
TO attend the injured man. who will have
to get around on crutches for some time
e and will be obliged to be absent from his
|, duties IN the Aspinook Office for a few
[. | days.
Returns for the Salvation Army funi
q drive are coming in, nearly 5000 havins
l. been given already. Glasgo sent owe
Sunday $55 solicited by the American
s Legion boys from individuals.
: meeting of veterans of the wars wa
: held Sunday afternoon to make arrange
!. ments for Memorial day. Comrade G. A
q Haskell had invited the American Legion
? men to meet with the old soldiers VIII
have had charge of these ARRANGEMENT
ii each year. Three Civil war, one Spanis
e war and seven world war soldiers wer
IS present Comrade George W. Blake wa
e. appointed chairman Comrade HaskeI
IS read the secretary's and treasurers re
lie ports for last year. He was elected sec
to rotary and treasurer for one year 1t wa
st voted that the same committees as las
l year serve this year. G. A Haskell t
e decorate graves in all cemeteries except
a. ing the Leonard, which will be cared fo
is by Miss Bessie Burton, and Paehau;
O. which will be in charge of Mr.. and Mr.
a. w. p. Montgomery. Mrs G. A Haske
a. will have charge of the decorations an
s. dinner, which office she has filled for 8
G, years By invitation of Rev. J. ]. Nj