Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
NORWICH TOWN

 league. held Monday evening ih the First l Congregational chapel proved most in- teres;ing. Gen. William A. Aiken, of N0fwieh Who Eavs the address 6f the evening was enthusiastically received by good sized audience. A bHsinebs seS- sion of the leagpe was held prior to the address. Pfesideht George r. Hyde presented gehefal Aiken Who sSoke Of Abraham Lincoln as he knew him. Gth- erai Aiken said In bhbstahee: T'Befe afe thirty-eight b9oitb 0h Lincoln. No, dodbt some of you have fead about his life as much as I, and perhaps more. He was wonderful attorney. I first met Lin- eolh ih 1880. in Ghieago. having atteha. ed his debates. tie centfai point of which was slavery. l was s6 sf1!6sis t6 be sbeetatot Vas bound to attend If | dom when we were having odr bloody clashes, At this point the speaker quot ed: John Browns body lies a moulder- l Ing in the grave, and his soul goes marching 6h. While Lincoln hkld a great majority of voters over an the states perhaps ohio and Penhsyivapia ranked atnohg the largest majority fer his presldency, Virginia held back sone@hAt but istef pleRed iip. whSh h was learned that IlisoIh was to be the next president Of the Uhited States, ths announcefnent was made by firing e&n- non from the ,oof ot the aiEwafi.
 fAHc6lfi paBsed through dahgefs going to Washington by way of Baltimore. had a pefsofiAl Interview with him the izth 6f April. 1B6e. I saw bridges btifh- Cd and telegraph wires cut down. Ny friends these were stfehHoas times ana I felt. very saa. esh See the btesidedt with his sad face; nave also witnessed his bright face. You all fefnefnbek what haebehed at the theatfe when Blnebin Was Assasslfiated.
 Governor Baekihghatn and a few citizens attended the fuhetai and i Was one of tfe number. The funeFai was held In the east room Of the White House 1t was sight I shall hesef forget. Officers of different Tank wete beatsd ih
 various places stotnd the fo0n, Thtee elerg9f1ea pfesidell ai the e5srquies
 There was profound silence. A nurtibef of Soldiers took the body from the ro6ffi |, when the Services &eFe dVef. Aftef the
 body was carried oue the procession
 passed through the difeteht avenues In
 washington and then the body vas tak. : eE to'tincoih's home ih Springfield. III Abraham IAhcbih WAS b6ft FebttiAts l iz. 1868. -ih Harding County, Ky. Eieetey
 to congress from Iiilorls ih IBis. Eitetet ' president of the thi.ed States ih 1880 ahs again ih. 1884, serving 1 yeAfs. iFionu } and II days. He died ih washihEteS : At the close. Rev. ahrd6n f. f3ailsy . chairman of the executive e5hFfilttei
 moved a vote of thanks for GtReka
 Aikeh's Highly interesting talk. tht : leasue and friends carrying the metIsi
 bs rising vote.
 Tho victory girls in Mrs. Aibsrt Minsr'l . Sunday school clnss and the b6Ss h Mis = Florence M. Benhetts class at the Frs I / -EL a st the home of Mrs Miner Monday eS tehihE fof a Valentine social. There sa t mitch ,.ffiefrimeht with the Vaiehtii
 BOX. Games We're played. The prix 1 for the best aiisEer blr the Initial com I piirnent game was slven Miss Matis 9 Hunter. Lewis Irish won the boys 5ris, D The DTtze for dfawing the most peffec l. 6btilie of a heart wh'H biindf5ided wen e to Bianehe Wheeler HfstI and flag, E Cruthers second. Sand&Iehes cake. fahc s cookies. peanuts, candy and ies. efear
 vas served, by. the hostess, assisted
 tier dadghter, Mrs aeEihaid Ward an
 Miss Bennett The Invitations wef
 fed bastboatd hearts with stiiiAbie versa n, Inscribed. The hastSas was bfsE<htka ,f b5x of chocolates by Miss Bennett & class. There were sixteen PfeseFt.
 ie Mrs. FfGnk <. stefrt std Mfa. Ffsa $. erick Adams, ef Norwich Ts&n, haTe [, V ceited word of the death, Saturday, l; c. their iiece. Lillian ,seaetaSe, wife | to Ralph Chapni5n of Toledo. Ohio. Mn ii Chabtnah Was born in Toledo, in octobe III 1885; the youngest child of the late Fran Y and Charlotte Lee Seakfate long tin er residents of Toledo Mrs Chapman va e i'll about one week with pheamofia. Bi S- sides her hiis6And and two sons Raip F., Ahd Walter Chapman and an infaI m daughter oile month old, Mrs. Chapman st survived bs two sisters, Mrs R. D. kiu . fy and Miss jessie Seagtase Of Toied e and a brother walter H. seasraSe IT. Cleveland.