Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
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The south bound boat train due in Jewett City at 9.27 Saturday even ing, did not arrive until 4.35 Sunday morning. Several passengers were inarooned in the station. When they did arrive they had the. Boston md Jewett City milk car hooked on in the rear. fearing it in the same manner as usual. Just north of the station, it pumped the switch, the rear trucks going on the ground. The milk Sum- day morning was forwarded to Boston in baggage car.
 A wrecking crew pulled the car back on the iron Sunday evening and it will be ready for duty this (Mon
 day} morning. Just at this time the one thousand quarts of miSl that go
 from this station to Boston every morning are very important and much needed.
 The borough was without hghtssfor
 an hour in the early evening Sunday, owing to trouble at the plant in Plain fie1d
 Late Sunday evening B. P. Franklin,
 who has been i'll for several weeks was
 reported to be in a critical conaition.
 His son, B. P. Franklin, Jr.. of South
 bridge, Mass, has been sent for
 The first lesson in Home Nursing
 will be held Tuesday evening at o. clock in the Red Red Cross rooms be- cause the instructor will not be able
 to be here Wednesday evening of this
 week. pr. and Mrs Dudley Carleton of
 Springfield, have been guests at Dr.
 and Mrs. G. H. Jennings for several days.
 Rev. J. W. Payne occupied the Con-
 gregationa1 pulpit Sunday morning, as the candidate was unable to be pres ent on account of illness in the fam fly.
 Doreas circle of the Kings Daugh- | ters, meets with Mrs. A. H. Anthony anr Mrs. Annie Soule, Tuesday even- ing.
 Perhaps the people in the borough of the weather are the telephone
 girls. They have been on their job every minute, and the board has been so busy that they could scarcely take time change to change their head-sets. They worked overtime, waiting while
 some of the operators were obliged to shovel themselves part of the way to the office. It is nerve wreeking bus mess running a telephone switch
 board when it is busy, and the opera tors merit every consideration. They come as near doing forty things at one time, as it is possible to do. Miss EtheIle Parkhurst and Miss Elizabeth Mclaughlin enjoyed Q snow shoe hike Friday, skimming over the
 drifts in approved Canadian fashion. Miss Alice Smith is recovering from an attack of influenza. Ashland Cotton Company announe es the appointment of George s.
 Brown. who has been employed in the capacity of assistant superintendent in l the past, to the position of superin- | tendent of manufacturing. also the ap- l pointment of Earle E. Gilbert as su- perintende1t of construction, to take charge of the contemplted improve
 nents which the company expects to 1 make.
 Names to be added to the Slater Li- i brary Fund subscription list are: Slater Mills Corp, D. D. Tracy and | 4. A. Young.
 1 The assembly dance which was to l be held in Rioux hall Saturday night was postponed for a week on account i of bad travelling.
 l MT Gilbert will continue his un- 1 dertaking and contracting business in conjunction with his new position i with the Ashland Cotton Co.-adv. F. L. Kanahan, Norman Parkhurst ! B. R, Gardner and A. M. Brown were in Hartford attending the Grand 1 I.o1pA of MaSOns