Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-02-07
EWETCTY

JEWEL CHI
One day last month party Of Jew
EFT City people was In Boston and as
a theatre attraction chose Grihlth's great
screen production, Way Down East The |
past week party from Jewett City pick |
ed the same show among the others In |
Providence. When It comes to Norwich |
all the trolley cars of the Connecticut
company will be required TO take the
borougnites down.
From The Bulletin Of Feb. 10. twenty
six years ago:
Mrs. Phoebe Wilcox fell down stairs
at her home Sunday night Drs. Will
lam Soule and S. H Holmes set a frac-
tured arm which was broken In the fall
A fishing party took nearly 200 pounds
Of suckers and dace from the Bend"
rake fishing through the fee Saturday.
The Bend makes In from the ouinebaug
and is from four to five feet deep and
thirty feet wide. at the rear Of James
T.. Roberts house. In the middle two
holes we're cut side by side 5x1 foot.
The hookers took their positions here
with their long rakes we'll down toward
| the bottor Of the stream. Then the pound
/ ers wet quietly to the end Of the run
where they went out on the ice and
worked slowly toward the hookers, max
| ing all the noise possible, beating the
| ice with axes and long poles, thus drIv-
| ing the fish before them. Then came the
| liveliest kind Of sport at the holes
| When a fish swan oyer the rake he
would be thrown out on the Ice by u
| quick movement of the hookers. In a
| good run this would be repeated as fast
as possible for ten minutes. Often three
or four big fellows would be hooked at
| one draw, When the Founders reached
the holes they took to the shore and
ran on then back on the Ice and drove
the other way, and so on till several
hundred lusty fish lay Hopping on the
ice.
1t might be added that this sport at
the bend has not been enjoyed in twenty
MardI Gras carnival, Feb. sth. IN the
Community House, Plainfield. Whist and
dancing. grand march at 10 o'clock
sharp. Admission SIC, All welcome
Adv.
Mrs. Frances De Wolfe, wife Of Her
bert W. Wheelock, died at twelve o.
clock, noon, Sunday, after brief illness
with pneumonia Mrs. Wheelock was
born in Chesterfield. Conn.,, the daughter
. of Orrin and Mary Latimer De Woh
Coming 70 Jewett City from willimantic
the family has lived here for seventeen
years. She united with the Congregation
, al church In 1904. The church had ne
, more loyal and capable member thar
, was Mr.. Wheelock. Her home held hel
first interest, for she was a devoted wit,
and mother Her church received from
her all the help ste could give. Sht
had served as an efficient president o
: the Ladies' society. Her chief inter
: est was In the Missionary society o
| which che was the president, and sH
was peculiarly fitted for the office Of
account Of her executive ability and low
for the cause. She was a vice presi
dent of the Eastern Connecticut Boar
of the Woman's Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions. and life member Of the Woman
Board of Missions.
Mrs. Wheelock Is survived by her flus
band and three children. Mfss Mary
Wheelock. Of Bridgeport, Herbert "
+, Wheelock. Jr., OF New London and Stan
i ley D. Wheelock Of Jewett City. Sh
leaves four sisters. Mrs Charles Prem
tice of New London, Mrs. Charles Worth
ingtnn Of Norwich, AIRS George Bacheldo
Of Providence and Mrs Benjamin Fox O
e Stafford Hollow. also two brothers. SEQ,
: De Wolf of Poqueaonuck and Ephraim
a De Wolf, Of VerIion Center.
: Funeral services for Charles n. Med
Il bury were held at the Methodist churc
in Jewett City, Saturday afternoon. Re,
e ]. E. Aldrich conducted the service. IN
ing Thornton sang two hymns and wa
Z accompanied by Miss Ruth Robertson
n Budlal was in JeWett City cemetery. Tn
e bearers were Joheph Wharton, Harr
Howes, George Thornton, William NJ,
. Cluggage, Norman Parkhurst and job
Stewart members of Reliance lodge, NJ
e 20. I. o. o. F. The service at the gray
Il was conducted by Shetucket lodge l. {
o. F., of Norwich, Mr. Medbury beln
a member of that lodge.
l. Mr.. Medbury was born in Plainfel
August "a, 1S47, the son OF Sarah {
: Denison and Joha Medbury. He was ma
p ried twice. His first wife was Mary
i Burgess Of Bozrah and his second vii
le was Myra Green of Eagieville- Mr.. Me,
!, bury was employed by The Briggs MI
I. Co., in Volun town, and his home hs
been in the family Of Mrs. George Viii
pie for fifteen years. He leaves fol
e children, louis, Esther, Byron and Z,
,e ward Of Eagieville and Wiilimantin-
r. Emory Campbell Of Lisbon IL
n Baclus hospital where he underwent
4, surgical operation Friday night
N Henry Carpenter Of Hartford was.
guest at Elmer Tarbox's home n
day.
wi Owing to death in the family, the sto
i Of H N .Wheelock will be closed No
day and Tuesday except from IL to
" when Il will be open to aceonmoda
te subscribers for papers.-adv.
" Stanislas Gaska has sold his farm
IN purchasers from Hoboken, n. ].
% MRS MlchaIk and son. Peter. Of A
tleboro, are visiting the formers broth