Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-14
.EWETr CITY

JEWETT CITY
 The Congregational church held an au- l dience of 117 Sunday evening, the | granses of Pachaug. Preston, Plainfield. l Canterbury and Ekonk being represented. | There were 42 from Pachaug, 23 from Piainfeld, from Canterbury, from Preston and from Ekonk present. Rev. C. H. Andrews, who is member of Pachaug grange, and at whose invitation the granges were present. delivered an address on Husbandmen of Men. His text was "Ye are Gods husbandry." The points he enlarged upon were the field. the soil, the husbandnnen, the harvest. The choir sang an anthem, and Miss Evelyn Reid sang Just for Today. by Ab- bolt These facts were printed on the church calendar:
 The Society of Patrons of Husbandry1 was founded at Washington. D. C., in December, 1887. to advance the interests of husbandry. o. H. Kelley, a clerk in the department of agriculture. recom- mended and promoted the organization for the self protection of the farmers, more particularly those of the southern states which he had inspected.
 Noteworthy achievements of the grange in legislation are: The passage of the interstate commerce act, the oleomargar- inc law. tho Hatch law, founding experi- ment stations. and law making the head of the department of agriculture a cabinet officer.
 Connecticut has 1s4 working granges with membership of 1s,o00 The mem- bership in the U. g. A. Is we'll over a million.
 Jewett City grange. No. ss. was or ganized in Jewett City Feb. 21, 1889, Vxytf AVly Dolv ganized under the name of Pachaug March 1s. 1909. with W. c. Terry as 1 master. The present membership num- bers 123. The worthy master is Harold l Geer It meets first and third Thursday. | Plsinfield grange, No. 40, P. of H.. was organized Fob. Is. 1894. There are 102 members. Edward Hall is master. Meets first and third Tuesday.
 Canterbury grange. No. TO. P. of H., was organized Oct. 27. 1887, and has Q membership of 114. Meets first and third i Wednesday. Mrs. Lillian N. Frink is the master.
 Miss Ruth A. Wood, the daughter of l Rev, J A. Wood, is to be one of a party to take an intercollegiate tour. abroad, sailing the 18th from Montreal on the s. S. Metagama. The party will visit l Warwick and Wentworth castles. Strat- i ford-on-Avon. Oxford, London. Winches- ter, Isle of Wight, Scotland, Paris Rheims, Verdun, St. Mihiel, and Switzer- land. Miss Wood will not finish the tour | with the party, but will visit friends in England, and sails for home from Glas- gow, arriving early in September.
 L. A. Thornton and Miss Ruby Thorn ton are in Pawtucket, R. l., and will at- tend the graduation from Brown univer- sity of Mir. Thornton's grandson. The ' iQ Sr ha iufc
 Edward Cady and his son Theodore of Oxford spent Sunday at Mrs. G. W. Rob- inson's.
 Mrs. Leslie A. Miller of Norwich is spending two weeks with her parents MT. and Mrs. R. W. Robertson, while her husband is in camp at Camp Devens
 Funeral services for Mrs. J. H. Ken nedy were held at her home in Lisbon Monday afternoon. Rev. William Rey- holds, pastor of the Newent church, off i ciated. Mrs. G. H. Prior sang One Sweetly Solemn Thought and Shall We Meet Beyond the River? Burial was ir Jewett City cemetery. The bearers were Ernest and George Kennedy, F. L. Kama. han and Floyd l. Ray. Thore were flowers from J. H. Kennedy, MT. anc Mrs. Frank Ray and Floyd Ray, Mir ant
 Mrs. Fred Kanahan, MT. and Mrs Will
 liam Reed, E. E. Walden, MT. and Mrs
 John Wilson. MT. and Mrs. George Ken nedy, MT. and Mrs. Ernest Kennedy, MT
 and Mrs. Fred Kanahan, Ladies' AiC society, Newent church, MT. and Mrs , George Torrey, Mrs. F. E. Robinson an, family, MT. and Mrs. A. Hoelk and fam fly and Alfred Kennedy, William Gibson } the Bishop family, Dr. and Mrs Swee and Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Chapman. . The Red Cross nursing class under tn } instruction of Mrs. E. M. Chase, R, N has completed it's course, making tota of SO pupils instructed by Mrs. Chase ii l hygiene and care of the sick. The mem hers of this class are Miss Elizabet 4 McCluggage, Miss Mildred McCluggagt ,. son, Miss Mary Smith, Miss Alice Smitl Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Miss Aldia Pepir Mrs. Lena Gordon, Mrs, Kate Mccoy 7 Miss Claire Sullivan, Miss May Blak, : Miss Elsie Lord, Miss Mary Driscoll. People riding by trolley between Noi > wich and Jewett City are admiring tn 2 beautiful bush of mountain laurel in flu bloom a little way above the tunne
 across the river from the railroad, A ], the rest about is deep, unbroken greer U and here is a burst of delicate color v be admired by all who chance to see '' The bush is growing close to the river - briIn, and it's beauty is thus reflected " the clear waters of the Quinebaug. Sur
 day morning three sman girls, evidentl
 from the lower East Side district of Ne D. York, came up on the boat train i charge of a woman. They were boun l somewhere up the line for little ev 2 fdently much needed change from the a 3 mosphere of Grand and Delaney street 0 It was their first sight of the countr- 0 The morning had been lowery after tf Q electrical storm. hence 1t was just ge
 ting light as the train emerged from u , tunnel. One of the girls. the tallest an saddest looking of the three, spotted tf
 great laurel bloom. the first thing aft,
 the darkness of the tunnel was past Sl clasped her hands under her chin an
 fiattened her nose against the glass. Sc,
 eral sitting near were agreed that u
 looks of almost worshipping admiratic
 that could be seen in her dark eyes ws
 well worth the price of admission.
 The feet that the A. A. YeunE, Jr., nl
 company went into the town of Lisbc
 Sunday on the commendably humane a
 rand of attempting to render whatev,
 help was possible to save burning pro-
 erty has proved the Incentive for tv
 sorts of criticism. First, there are thol
 who believe that the Jewett City fl,
 company should confine its salvage aeti
 ities to Jewett City only. It is a plea
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