Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
JEWETT CITY

Mrs. William R. Burdick has returned from Springfield, Mass. Her husband is a patient in the Springfield hospital, not the City hospital. MT. Burdick is recov- ering steadily, after critical operation performed by Dr. Dudley Carleton. Not many years ago MT. Burdick underwent another critical operation performed by the same surgeon. Billie" says he has been pretty well carved up, but is still in the game.
 Monday a brisk snowstorm did busi- ness for several hours with the thermo- meter registering 36. No more paradoxi-
 cal condition has been seen here for many moon. A northeast snow storm driven by a 3o-mile gale, with plum and peach trees in full blossom, and foliage and lawns all in the fresh green. of summer. At noon in the street school children were snowballing.
 1 local weather sharp noticed in Mon days Bulletin the item stating that Da- l bolrs Almanac called for snow April II. It showed up proper, and on time. An other incident is recalled of a summer 1 some years ago where because of a miss print Dabolps announced snow fiurries" | July II. It is said there was great con- sternation in the Daboll office. But the weather man stood true to the prediction, and snow it did on July II.
 | Mrs. George W. Robinson takes down the red hot cross bun. During the snow- storm of Monday forenoon, she cut sev- eral pounds of almost mature rhubarb from the plants near her home on Soule street. Several stalks measured 1-2 inches in circumference. She made two big pies and she knows all about pie making.
 Children brought to school Friday handsome bouquets of adders tongue, spring beauty and Dutchman's brooches Sunday a girl returning from a walk | in the lots up Tadpole way, had fifteen blue violets as sweet and flesh as though of month later date. Monday their sisters left on the hillside were under the snow to the depth of several inches
 It is generally believed that clocks will be set ahead here one hour, April "A. Ii is easily seen what a detriment it would be to be an hour behind everything else The legislature is unable to tell a mar
 what time he shall carry in his pocket He can stop his watch if he likes or car " none. If Jewett City doesn't chang, | her time, as probably Norwich and New
 London will do,. the mix-up will be com
 plete. When the trolley leaving here a
 noon reached Norwich it would be l; : a quarter of two. Returning passenge
 would reach Jewett City twenty-si-
 minutes before he left Franklin square
 The morning mail train will reach her
 at 5.17 a. m. The post office force would have to rise at 4.3o. (Dan and Bill would
 not like thatD Also the office would clos
 at 630 D m. All this trouble and bothe q can be saved by moving the clock aheat one hour April 24
 Officer DoIan put the kIbosh on bii
 crap game that was going on on the Hil
 Sunday. A big crowd had been gathere
 and the officers presence was not notice
 until he had many names. It is sai the ives, tens and twenties were throw down like leaves on the turn of the bones
 The presence of one of the borough prominent storekeepers was noted at Tn Devils Hop Yard, near Hamburg an Lyme, Sunday. He came away withotl
 knowing it. Says he didn't see any hop around nor the devil either.
 ) Three plum trees at Alphonse Deru |. shas home on Pleasant View were : sight for the photographer Monday noor : They were in full bloom. And at tn : same time, blossoms and limbs wer 2 heavy with snow.
 s William B. Montgomery conducted tn
 services at Pachaug church Sunda, ' Mrs. James Crary supplied as organis h Rev. J. P Richardson is still confine ! to his bed most of the time. and require k the daily attention of doctor.
 MT. and Mrs. Will Edmonds, Miss Iol I Button and Miss Ellen Campbell attende f the Norwich C. E. Local Union meetin . at Greeneville Saturday.
 |, Mrs. Fred Forrestan of Cliftondal