Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26
.IEWETT CITY

News reached the borough Friday aft
ernoon of the death <of Judge John y. |
Crawford. 81. ii Pelham. N Y. Thursday
night. after an Illness Of ten days. Mr.,
Crawford was a Boston man. About
thirty years ago he married Clara "A
sweet. of Jewett City a. dabshterl OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Sweet. i
Mr. Crawford and William L. Sweet carr
ried on a grocery business here for sew
eraI years. He was prominent in the
borough and town politics In Jewett city
and in Pelham lNas Judge .of New York
county. court. He Wa a Mason OF high
degree. a Skinner and member Of Mt.
Vernon lodge, No. as, Of. this place. He
was engaged In the real estate business.
He leaves his wife. brother in Cali
fornia, and two sisters IN Boston. HIS
only child, James. was accidentally
drowehed IN -Jewett City eighteen years
ago. The Body will be brought to the
Jewett City cemetery Monday for
burial.
The. Jewett City freight yard hns bees
all last winter. and all of many 9TH
er winters a veritabIe slough OF despohd
At times lit has been next to ir1possible
for those receiving freight to take Il
| away. The matter has been finally
brought to the attention Of the railroad
company with such good results that
| promises have ceased and action be-
| gun. A steam shovel has arrived and
Friday afternoon It was at work near
| the hand-car house. The Job now is TO
be complete, as 1t was necessary. The
thousands of cubic yards Of. black mud
| will be removed. and replaced with
1 crushed stone to such depth as is found
needed to put the whole yard in fine
condition for the heavy teams and trucks
that must visit It every day to remove
freight, from the cars Who knews but
/ what some kind hearted Official s5t inter.
ested In the preservation of the ANTIQUE
may order new. freight house placed
on the site Of the present ruin!
Thomas e. Lee; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
NJ Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Al
Faust, Mrs. Mabel B. Ravens. Carleton
Ravens and Miss Gladys LETTERS altEoi
j Jewett city, were at the Feast of n.
Paschai Lamb celebration In Norwich
Thursday evening. ~
: Mrs. Charles IF. Gardner entertained
) the Ladies' Aid society Of the Baptis
church at her. home on Ashland street
:; She. was assisted in entertaining bl
Mrs. E. NJ. Gray, Mrs Lewis Hewlett
{ Mrs. C, D. Babeock. Mrs. E. j. Raney AMI
Mrs. Thomas McBroome N
A southeast storm; which, lasted unit
4
mess all Thursday night. An inch o
rain fell. The storm was accompanies
with the usual gale from that quarter
| One Of the marked pleasantries Of tt
Easter season: was the exchange 81
Easter cards by several Of the oldel
. women Of the borough. some over eigh
4 ty and one over ninety years of age. z
II Mrs. Scott Rood, doesn't believe. i
: buying spinach and kale after natfy
IN.
T. gathered fine mess of dande.ions, while
: are repuied to have touched the spot.
a Dorcas circle Of the Kings Daughter
o | rem embered many shut-ins Friday wit
: handsome hyacinths. So d
81 Six more days to trout fshingl liz
l. cal fishermen, have their tackle ant
i stories al ready for the first day. Sc,
e eral VINO are well. acquainted with III
3 brooks hereabouts. say that Grlswolt
will not be the anglers paradise as ha
a hNen the case in some previous year
!. The reason given Is that for two wear
the usual stocking has not bee avail:
Bile
Al Mr.. and MS A. H Strickland .
d Midd!etown are quests of Mr.. and Mr.
"a H. z. Paul. ~ 49, ~
al At the home Of Miss Vera McBroom
n there was merry party Thursday ever
n ing when Mrs. G.. H. -Prior's Sunda
scnoOi CiasS OF. SlfiS entertained Mrs. 4
G.. Brewster's class Of boys. Comes at
= refreshments WIRE features of the eve
ing's pleasures Those present were: MI
Al c. Brewster's class, Albert Franz
lin. John Harris. Morton Brown. Abe
Brewster. David Clarke Allen Sweet
Mrs. G., Fl. Prior's class: Doris Bur
Kathleen Deafnley. Violet Harris Yer,
{Tarbox.. Ruth B,iven. Vera McBroon,
Miss Etheile rarkhutst. and ! Charlie
Parkhurst were GUESTS
The Easter music 1t, this ConGres
tional church will includes: Prelude, IT
Inner Vision. Louis .Ado:ph .Coerne "A
i them Behold L Show You a Mvster
e. X. .Heyser; the Junior choir viii sil
Love That Passeth knowledge. l.
Meredith. Anthem As It Began to Daw
r. Fiaxington HarkerE with solo by G. ]
Hull; Postidde, Unfold. Ye Portals q
er.asting. Geunod.
L Cnorister. Mrs E. H. Hiscox orga
ist, F. s. Leonard. Special exercises