Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-06
COLUMBIA

Mrs Emily Randall of Colorado is in the east on visit, arriving iH town on Tuesday last, and is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Willard Clarke, on the Green.
 Raymond Squeir visited Rockville fair Tuesday, accompanied by his son Mar shall Mir. and Mrs. 4. W. Nordlund and Raymond E. Clarke,
 Udo Erdoni, who has been i'll for some time, die at St. Jesephs hospital Willimantic. \ Il was ill Columbia | cemetery Tues. last.
 The short but sharp electrical storm Friday afternoon put 250 telephones out 1 of order.
 i Nil. and Mrs, Walter o. Roberts of i Hartford were in town over the week 1 end, occupying their cottage at the lake. l Farmers in this section state that the 1 potato crop this year is excellent, the potatoes being fine and the yield prolific. | Horace Griggs. ST years old and vet Y. eran of the Civil war, is practically help I less. He is almost blind and very deaf. 1 Some time ago he fell and broke his hip 1 bone, so that his condition makes it necessary for two persons to dress and i move him and attend to his wants. An application has been made for an increase l in his pension to cover his increased ex- penses.
 During the past two weeks the daily papers, which should arrive in the morn ing mail. frequently did not reach the , postoftice until nearly S D. nl., and on two occasions not until the following morn ing. The Bulletin has taken up the sub ject with the postal authorities to find out and remedy the trouble, which has been the cause of much complaint. Edw. P. Lyman, R. F. D. carrier, has 1 been taking three weeks vacation, re- ] suming his route Saturday.
 | The contractors for the state roads be- | ing built in town have engaged Frank O'Dennell as superintendent 0 '.he work commencing Oct. 1st, in place of Mir Murray who resigned MT O'Donnel is the fourth superintendent who has been engaged during the construction Of the roads. Frank Mitchell, who has been engaged on the work since it was started has also resigned and will go with Mir. 1 Murray, who is to have harge of similar l work elsewhere. It is understood that the time limit for the construction of the roads, which expired some time ago, has been extended to Oct. 18th when the roadhed is required to be finished During the past week the piece of road from the Green westerly to where the crIsher for merly was located, and which had been left in an unfinished condition. was fin- 1 ished, leaving only a small portion at the westerly end of the road to be com pleted.
 Rev. T. Newton Owen preached Sunday morning from St. PauPs epistle to Philo- men on the change from an 'unpro1table to profitable servant" as illustrated by the influence fo St. Paurs preaching or Onesimus or Using the By-produets.' He stated that men make a division ot ! 1 persons in a horizontal Eay-lewer, mid. . dle and upper classes, while Gods di, , visions are srpenduciar-right left profitable, unprofitable. Ghristianity changes waste material into wealth, the by-products being utilized, helping these , that are the least, the last and the lost
 Mrs. Carleton P. Davenport, who witt r her hild has been visiting her parents MT. and Mrs, Porter. left town Sunday l, morning for her home at Shelburne Falls Mass
 : During the past week a subscription paper has been circulated for the purpose of purchasing set of scales for public use. Nearly S1o0 has been subscribed.
 The Columbia Improvement society be gan last week the work of improving tn,
 appearance of the Green by filling in portion of the road leading from the high way to the meeting house and town hall l tearing down some of the dilapidateC
 horse sheds by the town hall and building
 road on the northerly side of tn | chapel to the rear.
 Tresillian G. Tucker republican, an
 Frank P. Potter. democrat, were two o
 the six members elected to the schoe
 board Monday
 At the annual town meeting at Yeo
 mans hall Monday afternoon the hal
 was filled, one-haL- of the gathering be
 ing women. At the election the official
 were men and women. Fred A. Abt
 was chosen moderator of the meetin
 and Hubert P. Collins clerk
 The reports of the town officers wer
 presented and accepted, and the est
 mates of the seiectnen for expenses dul
 ing the coming year adopted.
 A committee was appointed to COT
 sider making any changes in the con
 pensation of the town officers, who pr,
 sented a report recommending an Il
 crease of the salary of the first selec
 man to $50 per annum, the payment
 $35gannually each to the second an
 third seleetmen. $50 to the secretary the school board S3.50 per day to u Z aEsassnrs and inc rr1ar1afArs If inc 2hna,