Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
COLUMBIA

Sunday, the 6th, the rite Of circunl-
cision was performed at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hyman Tomchin, Chestnut Hill,
by Rabbi H, Kopelman Of Hartford.
Many friends Of the family were present
from Manch ester and other towns and
enjoyed a feast provided by the hosts.
On the return Of some Of the guests to
Manchester ir a car which a salesman
was demonstrating the car became mired
in the road near the residence of Henry
C. Isham, and in endeavoring to extricate
it a gear was stripped. The car was left
at a local garage for repairs and A. L.
Frink was engaged to take the party to
their homes.
A heavy car filled with furniture pass
ed over the road toward Pine Street Sum
day evening, but as it had no lights it
got off the road in the soft earth, ssnKing
to the hubs in front of Beckwith's garage.
In the morning the goods were trans
ferred to another truck and taken to their
destination. The car had New York
1920 commercial license number and pro-
ceeded on its way as soon as extricated,
being. followed by a state automobile in
spector, with the intention of>requiring
the driver to appear in court for not dis
playing this years license plates
Work in connection with the new roads
in town was started again Tuesday with
some new men, many of those formerly
employed having gone elsewhere, claim
| ing to have obtained better wages.
Edward P. Lyman, the R. F. D. carrier,
was i'll Tuesday last and unable to de-
liver the mail. His substitute, L. e. Win
ter, drove over the route.
William Weimar, who in January prr-
chased the entire interest in the farm OF
Antonio T. GregoFis, which Weimar and
Schwartz previously owned and occupied
| jointly, recently sold the property to q
| Polish family. It was Weimar's intention
| to move his goods to New York Tuesday
! last, but he got word that the moving
van would not be there until Wednesday.
| When the can came the family was ad-
vised not to leave the Center and travel
over the muddy country roads. The adj
vice was not needed and the truck be.
came hopelessly imbedded in the mud
! remaining there all night in the rain
| Accompanying the empty van for Wei.
mars goods was a van filed with goods
| for family in Tobacco street. Teams
came and unloaded the van. after which
| the driver succeeded in getting to Wei.
mars place and loading his goods, leav.
| ing town Thursday at 2 p. m. The driver.
stated that they must first go to Lebanon
for a load Of goods before returning Il
/ New York. The success of the trip the1
/ rather doubted, because OF their expert
ence with the roads. which they report
ed to be in poor condition all the wa!
| from Hartford.
The milk producers who bring theil
milk to the Center to meet the truck o
the Providence Dairy company whicl
takes it TO Willimantic complain bitterl.
I that their time is inconsiderably waste
as they sometimes wait one or two hour
for the truck.
The residents Of Columbia are endeay
oring to create an interest in the i'm
provement of the Green. In some por
l'tions this is very much needed, as We
Ehicles during the winter and spring hav
been driving over the lawns of the oil,
hotel and Mrs Blakeley's residence, s.
that deep ruts have, been made in tn
| soft earth, almost forming a new road
i The new state road is wide enough Their
to permit turning or parking withou
driving on the grass.