Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
COLUMBIA

Miss Madeline Tucker is at the home of her paF6nts. having passed the winter with the family of her uncle, Louis Lit tie, in East Hampton.
 Linweod Scoyill is spAnding several days on tho Green, being engaged in Eshingling. alteration and the repair of several houses.
 college Wednesday last, having passed bthe Easter holidays at her home. Rev. Claus olandt. now residing in Blawenburg, N. J., was in town few days last week at the home of William Bortsch. He has sold portion of his property, including his house. to family of Poles. At the grange meeting Wednesday evening last Beatrice Collins, Donald Woodward. Lucine Hennequin and John Sweeney were given the first and second degrees Twenty-four members were present and the lecturer presented pro- gram suitable for April Fools day. I Mrs. R. G. Proctor and her sister, Mss Clark, of Cleveland, O., are spending the ] month at the home of MT. and. Mrs. Fred A. Hunt,
 1 The membership of the Center school 1 has been increased by the addition of three children from the Greenhouse fam l fly residing in Pine street. Miss Marion
 Holmes has largo and progressive I school.
 | The new roads are approaching compile tion and are being put in fine order. They 1 arc rolled every day and the surplus earth 1 from the sides and ditches is being taken l to places in need of 1t. The sides of the roads, are carefully graded and terraced
 and through the center, at least, sods | which have been cut and arc ready will soon be placed upon the terraces, giving l the highway fine finish.
 There has been a change in the milk situation on Chestnut Hill which it il
 hoped will be an improvement and more
 satisfactory to the producers. Last weef
 William Viaal of Providehce. to whom
 their milk was shipped by William
 Bertsch, who collected it, declined tt
 take it any longer. it being reported tha he had sold out to the Providence Dair! l company, MT. Bertsch will continue fo the present to collect and take the Chest nut Hill producers milk to Willimantic . as the truck of the dairy company whicl comes to tho Center daily has about al 1t can carry now without this additiona , milk
 large moving van arrived at the Cen ter Saturday. afternoon on it's way t . Middletewn, but as the road was close because of repairs it was obliged to de
 tour by way of Columbia lake. Tn f driver said he had come from Massachu . setts and had been on the way since 7 a. nl,, and was tired, but as heavy show CT was approaching he decided to procee i by way of the lake. He returned shortl,
 however, stating that the road was Yer f poor, besides he was out of gasoline. H : then proceeded by the way of Hartford.
 The Misses Sawyer and George Sawye h arrived Monday last at their cottages z ' the lake, to remain until fall.
 r MT. and Mrs Clayton E. Hunt an . children, also Mrs. Raymond Hunt an
 children. motored to Providence and bac
 Sunday last. calling on relatives
 The children attending the school
 the Old Hon River district Miss Florent
 Jones teacher. are working very hard
 obtain money to purchase Victrola ar V have already secured quite an amount. d Saturday evening last the town ha
 was brilliantly lighted by an electr g light plant during the progress of a. put n lie whist party, There were nine lgh
 in the hall and adjoining rooms, also aa hallway. giving, pleasant and pewerf
 light. The battery furnishing the GU J. rent consisted of 16 cells, which wh,
 fully charged would run the nine ligh A- for two evenings. or one light for h hours. The gasoline engine which VI
 charging the battery could also pun n water to the kitchen from a nearby Vt