Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
COLUMBIA

Mrs. R. C. Proctor and her sister, W1s Clark. of Cleveland. O., who have bee guests of Mir and Mrs. Fred A HuI during the present month. have rented th home of the late Joseph Hutchtns fror May 1st and expect to reside thore dun ing the summer.
 Edward P. Lyman, R. F. D. carrier. va detained at home during the past wee by illness. His substitute. L. F. Winter covered the route.
 During the past week . woman claim ing to be an agent for a magazine viEtes some of the schools in town. eendeavortn to interest the teachers and pupils in ob taining subscriptions, promising a penci box with each subscription and a pictur of some prominent person to place q the school room if S15-representing subscriptions, covering period of thrs years issue of the paper-were obtainec The children of the Center school wen out and soon obtained SIS in subscrip tions, and other schools also obtaine some subscriptions. Fred ". Porfel school supervisor. upon hearing of tn project, addressed note to the schoo committee stating that ''the woman cal ed on him and explained her propositio and that he did not give her permission visit the schools. was not in favor of i' . in preventing her from addressing th children in the schools.
 Mrs. Walter Hewitt CAnnie Bailey formerly teacher at the school in wes street, recently received from an insur ance company a check covering the entir medical and hospital expenses incurred b. her because of the injury she receive while a teacher in the school. the amour being paid her under the compensatio, policy carried by the town covering al its employees.
 One of the trucks of the compan, building the new roads in town was al tached for a claim Thursday last and re Ihained during the day under the shed a Constable Allison L. Frinks, but was re |, leased ethe following day, the claim hay ing been satisfied.
 A W. Bushell of Norwich, divisio engineer of the state highway depar; ment, wa sin town Friday inspecting th new roads being built.
 Four substantial receiving basins ar being built of stone to connect with tn culverts already laid at the Center fo the new roads.
 The grange held a meeting wedneeda , evening. Fifty grangers were presen including several from neighborin granges. The third and fourth degre
 
 aid Woodward. Lucine Henneouin an John Sweeney. The grange mandoli club played several pleasing selection Including Whisper and Shall Hear. a' companied on the piano by the churc organist. Mrs. Clayton E. Hunt Deput Inspector Luther c. Skinner of Verno inspected the books and papers of u I secretary and treasurer and pronounce them kept in an excellent manner. l supper in honor of the newly initiate members was served after the meetin /. The members were much pleased vii = the electric light exhibition, which VI: f bright and celan Snd pleasant, as COT pared with the smoky kerosene lamps ' use for so many years.
 On Friday evening Mir. and Mrs. Ra, mond E. Clark. master and lecturer. T Q spectively, of Columbia grange, went guests of A. E. Lyman to Hampton . take part as judges on a competitive pr . gram given by Hampton grange
 The meeting planned for Satzrds evening, at which a town improveme society was to have been organized, al at which another demonstration was
 be given of the much approved electI lighting system, which many hope v
 be installed in the town hall. was pos
 poned because of the storm until TBS day evening of this week.
 An enthusiast was in town last we endeavoring to secure subscriptions to
 magazine entitled Liberty and coIlectii
 funds to present a petition to congress
 repeal what he termed blue laws or Ial
 passed in favor of religious bodies. ]
 met with little success and did net ct |" long