Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-25

VelIlber 2S tied In1ngS tfAOlS are C0tnpiSL- l ing their work and are being transferred to other points One crew that has worked lt here and at Webster was getting out of F | the territory on Tuesday. A truck carry ing tools and equipment left Webster and lcaane through this city en route to Hart l ford
 L. Checker players here continue to dis cuss the wizardry at the game of Victor Townsend who as one stunt of his visita- l tion here, managed easily to defeat sinlll- 1 taneously IS of the best players that coulS be brought together from this city and | some of the surrounding places. Playing | I four separate games against -fe1r oppon- | ents while blindfoided and standing apart | l from the tables, the moves of his opponents | tbeing called to him by numbers of positions i | on the board, he won che game and secured l three draw ganes The players from this | vicinity who saw Mir. Townsend at work l lwere delighted with tine entertainment af- forded them.
 The men of the Methodist church. under the direction of William S. Fuller as chef, 1 served fish supper with chowder, at the church Tuesday evening from es sta o'clock The supper was very much of a success, a repititfon ia similar event held last winter. The attendance was large. Tuesday morning the mercury touched eight degrees below zero, the low record for tfe winter to date The extreme cold weather of the week has held up practical , ly all outside work. As the ice harvesting is complete in this vicinity the continued cofa weather is not regarded tas serving ' any particular advantage.
 T Real ter weather and the ,ey condi- tions of the highways have been contrib l uting features to srlcther.ng the ambition I of persons in this second to qualify IS op- orators of motor vehicles. Where as many as a score of licenses are granted here 7 during week in the motoring sea son. h. : lspector A. ". Williams of the state police department is now issuing only three or r four licenses each week.
 Black and gold. wi'a figure conspicuously u in the decorations of the assembly hal at ' ' the. high school for the junior promenade, . which will be one of the most important social events of the school year. Plans : are being so arranged this year es to ever ' come the excessive attendance at the .un- ' for promenade of last year. t Up at Crystal lake fishermen nre match h ing the best that is being done in this winter of making records Of catching large n pickerel William Spink tcok a ckere1 > that weighed four pounds and a quarter Il and. Raish Davis, Sr., Eastford men, an- y other tfat at/weighed three pounds and eleven ounces. Next Tuesday, January S1, will be the last day on when TIckerel may . be legally taken through the ice on fakes, ponds and reservoirs during the present season.
 State officer Howard 4. Elliott. as signed as special deputy commissioner of domestic animals, is busy in towns in this part of the county this week clearing up cases having ta do with unregistered dogs and also giving his attentisn to cattle cas- es.
 Last Fridays raids by the local police has resulted at least temporarily in slow in grlo the operations of the moonshiners in the city, where there is said to be any number of stills The police derartmen has made it known tha, raids will continu, as frequently as the unnecessary in p,orma tion is obtained to warra arches witt the home of seizures.
 Up in Eastford there seems to be , neighborly spirit that might be emulate. to advantage elsewhere. An announce ment has been made that the Comnnnf /, club there is to serve a free oyster sappe on Friday evening of this week. Free oyster slppers are a thing unknown | many communities.
 Western Union work train continue to operate out of this city, engaged in re pairing weeks old Ice storm damage an doing other repairs for which time i available at this period of the year
 In the interest of the new Communit house to be established at Abington a te | Mrs. J. Nelson Platt in that town
 Miss Minnie Cannon, Mrs. A. Newto Vaughan mad Miss Minnie Kenery ar members of committee engaged in mak Ing arrangement for a whist to be give bx. St. Mary's Welfare council. of whic Miss Katherine Byrne is the new chair man.
 It was state here Tuesday that the DOT ulation of Windham county now include about 10000 Roman Catholics. administel ed to spiritually by score of priests c the total number of Catholics in the cour ty, 4,2oo are members of St. Marys pa1 lsh.
 Otto wuIf of the firm of Bugbee
 Wtlf is spending flew days In New Tor on business.
 Attorney Charles L. Torrey will be WilIinantic today attending a session X p the superior court
 Steam heat Is being installed and fiji escapes added to Union hall, Norm Gro venordale. the hall used as motion pd ture theatre. The changes ar ebeing mae to meet the requirements of the state p. lice depArtmnt
 Examinations to nM positions as cseu and carrier will be held under civil SC vice regulations at the Putnam postoffil on February f. The salaries range fro s140o to $1.soo per year.,
 Arthur B. Gregory of Woonsocket wi visitor with friends in Putnam on Tue day.
 St. Bernard council. K. of O., of Nor, Grosvenordaie has planned an tobservan Of Mardf Gras, which comes late tn year-February a.
 The annual charity bah of Puma iotge of Elks Is the big social event pla. ned for tlas week in Putnaan.
 Farmers in Putnam and adjneent tow, are showing live interest in the tubercul testing can1patgn being mapped out by u County Farmers association under t
 Mrectton of special committee made , of P. 2. Rogers s HI. Peckham and Jol
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 BOYCOTT AGAINST ULSTER
 DEFINITELY CALLED o1
 Dublin. Jan zf CBy the A. P.)-r
 boycott against Ulster was definite
 called off tonight in a statement issu
 by the publicity department of the D.
 Eireann The statement says:
 The Dali Eireann cabinet, having co
 sidered the report of the meeting of \ t A A-HF< E