Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-13
.JEWETr CITY

Residents OF the pastoral town Of
Lisbon are in deep resentment The
WindhaGn County Transcript has put
them on the map, but did 1t all wrong
as will be discovered by the following
clipping:
came q news center through the an
! nounced fact that no post office, jail,
| doctor, lawyer, undertaken or lookup had
ever been In town and now this little
hill town, six miles from Norwich. eight
miles from Willimantic. one from Jewett
City and IS from Providence, reports
not one penny of income tax.
, AS matter Of Sact, the town Of
Lisbon has at least twenty residents who
pay more or. less federal income tax.
Many OF the flags owned in the
borough were displayed Sunday. the an
niversary OF the borth OF Lincoln. Feb.
u, 1903.
Herbert F. Barber. e.. died at his
| son OF Azariah and Lucy r nond
Barber. the later being one Of the
descendants Of historic lineage Mr..
Barber was often a. visitor in Jewett
City. where he Will be remembered by
many friends. His wife and one son
living in Moosup. survive him. Charles
F. Gardner ana Benjamin F. Gardner
OF Jewett City are his cousins.
meeting OF the Calanthe club was
held Friday evening at the home Of
Mrs. John Perkins. who was assisted in
| entertaining by Mrs. Samuel Cathcart.
Among the interesting parts Of a va
ried programme specially arranged for
this meeting was the guessing Of nick
names as applied to the states OF the
Union. RefreshTne- were enjoyed by
the guests. The next meeting at Mrs.
Francis Campbells and at which Mrs.
Jacob Wechster Will assist:
LocaH roFnltry- raisers and egg pro
6ucers were much interested IN the Talks
TO Farmers column in Fridays BuIle-
tin, especially those lines telling Of the
wholesale burning Of corn in Iowa for
man paid $3.50 Saturday for 100 pounds
Of corn. Thirty dollars d ton, just twice
the price OF coal. Another man, will
gloomy visions OF nice sheHed corn
burning away in the old kitchen stove
lowed, as how, TT would almost pay Il
go out there after 1t with his old pa,1
OF stays" At this point the circle O.
discussion was augmented by new ar
rival. who not long ago had a sIste.
VINO visited Iowa, and she said it wa
only the "nubbins'' and pig corn" tina
the farmers burned for fuel It 4
cheaper than coal and with any sort o
draft It makes &. warming fire. with grea
heat.
: Arba Browning is perfecting plans 70
building. modern barn. 30x40. Lurnbe
; will be got out and work begun earl,
! in the spring.
During the early evening OF septen
Der -1s. 1921. his barn was struck b.
: lightning ana with attached milk room
and sheds was totally destroyed.
Peep1e living on the state road Sat
urday afternoon, ali OF a sudden though
: the setting sun was in eclipse invest!
CATION proved. 1t was only the transit c
one OF the new National Biscuit Co.
trucks. They are wider and higher tina
{ the regulation freight car. but only ha,
? as long.
John Il. Tracy made a purchase I
> Boston, Friday. which many are az
!. hiring, and some hope to duplicate A
: a sale Of high grade optical product
:. some Of the ."take-overs'' from the &c,
:, man government, he purchased binoc,
lars made for expert observation froi
the war-pianes. They permit a pecu:is
adjustment. so that the object is broug'
. into the isld as though viewed throug
o q single tube.
1-48HIirS +-6CcSSTIlS Cdl6flOdl5 III CSS u
year are those Of W. 3. Miller, Chari,
: Il. Philips and George R. Edmond, II
= last named OF Voluntown-
: Alex McNicol has improved his re
g idence on East Main street by an g
sractive addition on the west front
It Last "Wednesday afternoon the siar
: was sounded for FIRE in Burleson Ian
FoTeEnsn Wskeiey. Of the Are conpan
n also z. 2. Burieson the custodian OF Il
n | property involved, were on the Sou
. Main street side OF the railroad eros
+ ing. This was blocked as is the con
h mon custom. by a freight train, whic
y according to their joint affidavit, ";
some less than seven miles long, N,
g poleon's cold gray gisrsces at the tin
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