Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-14
JEWETT CITY

In the year 1863, Rev. Elder Charles W. Ray was pastor of the Baptist church in Jewett City. His wife was one of the prominent and well known Sheffield family Of New London.
 During the time that Elder Ray main tained the local pastorate, he lived in the Henry H. Hiscox property on Main street was owned by his son Everett H. Hiscox. Probably no man of his time, in all this section, became more popu- lar as 8 hymn writer, than Elder Ray. Charles Edward Prior and he were col laborate workers in the publication of number of Sunday school hymnals.
 It was during his stay here that the Baptist church was raised and the ves- try built in it's present position. Dea- con B. c. Keigwin was then the chair man of the ecclesiastical committee. While he lived in the Hiscox house, a son was born, Hal S. Ray, who is now assistant to President J. E, German, in personal and public relations, of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail- way with an office in the La Sale street station, Chicago. MT. Ray is enjoying bit of pleasant correspondence with MT. Prior in reference to the house where he was born, and will negotiate with a local photographer to get a pie ture of his birthplace.
 Tn Fiew Of the fact that 8 consider, able amount of parcel post originates in this office for Italy. the new rulings received by Postmaster Finn, are of in terest:
 Effective Nov. 1, 1922, senders Of parcel post packages mailed in the United States addressed for delivery in Italy, will have an opportunity to state the disposition that is to be made of parcels which are unbelievable in that service by stating on a paster attached to the parcel as follows:
 (a) "If not deliverable as address, cd, abandon"
 (b) eff not deliverable as addressed. deliver to -
 Parcels which are not so marked will be returned at the sender's expense.
 Parcels will be held for 30 days in Italy before being returned to the send. CT or abandoned.
 The season just closed, with its ear ly frost, which came a few weeks ago. followed by considerable warm weather has convinced several who have tried | it, that it is impossible to bring a cas- tor-beaR to fruition in this section now | adays.
 William c. Bliven, scientific gar | deHer of the old school, raised castor beans in his garden where the Aspi- nook machine shop nov stands. One year he had several quarts of the | strangely marked seeds which he raised 1 from the Zanzilibarensis variety. | All last summer there was no more popular place than the Ashland Cotton company's casino, Hhic hBas conducted under the able management of F. ". ] Chase. Second to no other attraction there, which the teypspeopIe enjoyed freely, was the bathing beach. Manager Chase nov has in mind the I conducting of a grand bazaar to raise i funds to carry out a number of i'm proyements on the beach, and possibly the construction of large modern raft. with graduated diving stages and regulation shoot.
 The pretty winterbexEies proved an extra elusive species to two ladies of ther bouquets with which to adorn l their homes. The place they visited was "leetle lamp" the Hex loves a damp spot. One, the Higher of the two, slipped from an unsteady log on which she was being held by the other and went down in. Not very deep, but oll we'll some distance. The other lady, l with plenty of pluck and adventure in her makeup then tried to get the Win- terberries The log was no more stabk. than before. She swung around cou- pie of times. tried yainiy to maintain her balance. lost t entirely and landed full length on her back but with much more meryiment than concern. It is uRs derstepd that they got their berries just the same.
 Dorcas Circle of The Kings Daugh, ters meets at Mrs John T. Stewards horae on 1Ea4heQ5Scn street fhis fIuen@