Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-14

About 500 couples attended the Knights of Pythias concert. entertain ment and old-fashioned dance at the town hall Friday evening. The pro- gram opened with orchestra selections, after which Miss Ruth Herrick sang in a very pleasing manner several Scotch songs. The Irvine Sisters in Scottish dances followed and scored g big hit. Maurice Wallen and com pany were next on the program and were repeatedly encored. There were 16 numbers on the dance program, in cluding round and square dances. At Roy Howiette and his eight Jolly RosebudS, Miss Anna Ber- toncene, vocalist, and the Irvine Sis ters entertained the large audience The general director, Mayor Charles A. Gates, and his assistants and Irwin M. Ford, chairma nof the committee of arrangements, received. many compli- ments for the success of the evening. chestra, Prof. c. M. Bennett prompt- ing.
 Hard cider and jakey landed three men in the police court Friday morn ing and all three pleaded guilty to .harges of intoxication. The men were Victor Granshaw, John Foley and Charles Mccarthy, travelling Weavers, who had come to this city and put up at the corporation board ing house. After their arrival there the men began to make all manner of disturbances and following com plaint from the boarding house au- thorities the. men. were taken to the police station for the remainder of the night. When fines were imposed upon the men only one, Granshaw, I,Ia fr secure release. The other two were committed to Jail in default of bonds The storm of Friday made the con dition of the streets in the business section of this city anything but fiji for travel. The m41ture of rain and snow soon turned the streets into veriteble rivers and the deep slush made travel by means of automobile anything but safe.
 Merchants of WilIimantic are be- ginning to feel the effects of the cur tailment of freight and passenger service on the railroad lines passing through this city. and spring goG5as that had been ordered prior to the storm of last Thursday have not vel arrived. The amount of business iI parcel post at the local postoff1ce has been heavy during the past few days but shipments from this city are de- layed in reach:ng their destinations by the conditions of travel now pre- vailing or .all the New England rail roads. 4Ae Providence vii. .mantiC line has been completely tied up as far as freight shipments are con cerned, no freight having been sent out over that line since the storm o1 Thursday, which started the trouble that has not yet been overcome.
 At the First Congregational chureE Sunday, Rev. Harry $. McCreedy vii preach the morning sermon at 1o.45
 Church school for the study of tht Bible will be held g.. a.45. Meeting o
 Men Forum in the Grex Club room at 12.15, meeting in charge of Rober o. Branch who will speak on Is th, Six-Hour Day Practical? Homelikt evening service at 2 o'clock.
 Christian Science service is hel,
 Sunday morning at the Woman's clul
 rooms, No. S03 Main street. Subjec 1 of lesson sermon, Soul. Meeting vii
 begin at 10.45 a. m.
 At the First Baptist church, Rev
 Arthur D.. Carpenter, pastor, vii
 preach at the morning service a ! 10,45. Subject, Why Join the World l Sunday school at noon. Meeting c Christian Endeavor at 6.15. ENenin service at I.
 At the Methodist Episcopal churcI
 Rev. c. Harley Smith. pastor, wi
 preach the morning sermon at 1O.4
 Subject, What Is Religion? Neetin