Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-03
EWET CITY

Arthur Robichon, s5, died Wednesday morning at his home on Ashland street. He is survived by his wife and ten chil- dren-Arthur, Charles. Henry and Leo of Jewett City, Joseph of New Bedford, Mrs. Joseph Chretien, Mrs. Joseph Cou- ture, Mrs. Charles Roy, Miss Nellie Robi- chon of Jewett City and Mrs. Albert Bur ton of VoluRtown.
 Mrs. Mary Schmuch, 2s. died on Wed nesday at her home in Griswold. She was born in Austria, the daughter of Lena Kirsh and Joseph. Ger6itz. She leaves her husband and two sisters, Mrs. Hugh Marsh of Jewett City and Mrs. Charles Milleritch of Pachaug.
 The evening school was visited Wed nesday night by Francis E. Harrington, field agent of the Connecticut evening schools, and N Searle Light, director of supervision. MT. Harrington stated that he was we'll pleased with the work being done. One evidence of the good work was the fact that the average attendance has been nearly constant. Miss Alice Barnett teaches the beginners and Miss Sarah Burrall the more advanced pupils. The department at Hartford has prom ised to send some special lantern slides for the Americanization work. These i can be used with the stereopticon In the hall for special lessons.
 A splendid missionary conference ar ranged by the general board of promo ton of the Northern Baptist convention was held on Wednesday at the Baptist church. This meeting was for the | northern part of tre StoninEton Union association. ministers conference was held in the morning and dinner was served at Mrs. Emma Raney's. The af- ternoon session onened at 2. and Dr. l Sloat of Hartford presided. After a de- votional period q committee of pastor ! layman and woman were appointed to l bring in at the evening meetinge visions i impressions and suggestions gained from the afternoon speeches and conference worth while to carry back to the church. es or to project into the conferences. The l committee were Rev. Straus. Deacon D L. Phillips and Miss Bertha Gallup. Rev ! W. L. Ferguson of South India gave most instructive address on India. Mis-, | Ruth French. formerly a missionary ir l Yokohama, Japan, and more recently among the Japanese of Seattle. Wash. as social service worker, spoke princi pa.lly on the international problem. Mrs Arthur M. Brown of Jewett City hat ton to the different missionary paper
 
 a conference of practical questions ant answers. Dr. John Y. Aitchison. genera director of the general board of the Bap tist conv0Gt Gtion and leader of the nev world movement of Northern Baptiste Ispoke both afternoon and evening. Sup per was served under the direction o Miss Ida Foster and Mrs. G. H. Prio in the vestry.
 In the evening, after a devotional pc riod, there were group reports and ad dresses, concluding with stereopticon pie lures showing avenues of service. Dele gates from Norwich. Moosup. P1ainfiel6 Voluntown. Packer, LefingveIl, Greene vile, Preston City. Sterling and Jewet City were present
 The work has begun Su installing tn new fire alarm system. call box fo Main street has been placed on the tele phone pole in front of the postofice. Tn wires are in at the telephone ,exchang' but the system has not been set ID. Tel ephone man were at work all day Wed nesday on the Main street pole. Tk.s bo is the only outside call box Ia the towI Telephone calls for fires must be ser into the local exchange and will be aI swered by the operators, who are on dut
 night and day. A special wire from a apparatus numbered to correspond wit the 24 numbered sections ot the boroug connects with Ashland mill whistle. an I the operator immediately gives the alar-
 and number of the section by using tn
 special -N1A X7rs ean earts arc ts