Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-18
,JEWETT CITY

for the organizing CT the JeWett City Rlne club, was one of the best off-hand and muzzle-rest shots in the country, until an accident on board a naval ship, on which he was serving during the World war, | forced him to temporarily give up rifle shooting. Mir. Palmer has now taken it up again, hoping that he will soon be back in form. While lad of twelve, he shot at muzzle rest shooting with some of the best men at the game. Later while student at the Connecticut Agri- i cultural college at Storrs, he made the 1 highest score that has ever been made at that institution, shooting within one point , of a perfect score. Major Goodwin, the : military instructor at the college, ond one | of the finest military shots in the country, l was attracted by the phenomenal marks i manship of the young man, and offered | to instruct him in the game. Later with | Major Goodwin's aid, he explained and i coached the first rife team that the Storrs college ever had This team won 1 every match in which they contested, ex- cept one. This match was against a military academy the reason being claimed that the government ammunition was defective, later tests conclusively 1 substantiated their claim. After leaving ! college MT. Palmer made the high score of 236 bulls-eyes out of a possible 250, off. hand at 200 yards. Just before enlisting 1 States individual championship matches, and with a strange gun and under con- | ditions with which he was not familiar, won 65Sh place in a field of 500 competi- tors Previous to the accident on the naval vessel, Mir. Palmer won first place | in three marksmanship contests with the rife. He is a descendant of one of the oldest families in New England, all being noted for their rifle shooting, his father, George B. Palmer was well known rifle shot and fox hunter. His uncle William D. Palmer in the 70'S, as one of the ten best shots in the country. MT. Palmer has collection of rifles and revolvers in all, acknowledged to be one of the most complete collections of modern and an- tique firearms of Amrican banufacture, to
 be found in this country outside of a mu- scum.
 At Walter A. RichardsOn's home Sat
 urday evening a few friends met to enjoy , a social hour, the reason being that George A. Barber, is changing his resi-
 deace today to Wallinfgord, Conn. Ar r4ngeueEts have been completed fer h!s::... , to enter the Masonic home
 Mir. Barber, a former resident of Packerville, came here to live more than
 forty years ago and as an expert mule spinner was employed by the Ashland Cotton Co.
 For the last few years MT. Barber has 7 enjoyed the comforts of a good home . with Thomas McBroome, and has been
 employed by him as chef in his lunch car. He is one of the oldest members of . Mt. Vernon lodge, No. 75, having joined 45 years ago. George is 73 years old, but
 is still in the game and his many friends heartily wish that he may live long to r enjoy the benefits and pleasures of this s unsurpassed fraterna1 institution. Those
 who were present and enjoyed the bounti- : full supper at MT. Richardson's home
 were MT. Barber. A. M. Clarke, C.. H. l. Prior. H. G. Willis and H B. Kingsley. . To-Day (Monday) MT Clarke's automo-
 bile will take the party to Wallingrord, ' including MT. Barber. Mr. Willis, MT. e Prior, and Norman Parkhurst the master l. of Mt. Vernon lodge.
 - Jewett City escaped, what doubtless would have been disastrous ice storm |. Sunday, by the scant margin of two de- grees in temperature. When the storm r began, an hour before sun rise, the mer- lcury stood at 31, within an hour, street - pavements mad trees were covered with 8 ! coating of ice
 2 Many, all about the borough put ' sand or ashes OF the sidewalks in front oi y their homes. The storm continued until
 3.30 p. m., but with the temperature al
 
 {. remained on the trees, doIng no damage u to the branches.
 Faith chapter, No S2, o. E. S. held if. annual meeting Thursday evening ant e the following officers were elected
 Worthy natrGn, Miss Margery M. Brew d ster worthyra patron, Frank C. Goring Y associate natron. Mrs Ethelle M Park n hurst; secretary, Mrs. Mary K. Cheney
 treasurer, Raymond F. Cheney; con ! ductress, Mrs. Isabella NJ Blair; assoei . ate conductress, Mrs. Marie H. Ballou These officers together with the appoin ,- tive officers will be installed at specia
 meeting Saturday, Dec. 30th. Initiation
 with work will take place at o'clock - and with a banquet at intermission ant installation of officers.
 Miss Ida L Foster md Mrs. H. B
 Kingsley are in Brooklyn, the guests O
 the formers sister, Mrs. Robert Malcolm Miss Ellen Wilcox, student at tn
 Connecticut Women's College at Ney
 London, is the guest of Miss Ethel Nor
 gan.
 George Babcock, Dr. A. A. Chase an
 Mir. Krauss, expert rife narksmen c
 Piainfield. and member of that team, ar
 much interested sin the formation of tn
 local rife club.
 Walter Harvey of Holyoke is the gues
 Of his sister, Mrs Frank B. Robinson.
 Several of the large buildings in tow
 including the Reversible school are us
 ing soft coal. or a mixture of pea an
 stove. The men at the stoker end, ar
 able to get up on amount of smoke, ths
 demands attention. These cold days re
 gently, they were to be located close
 the furnace doors.
 One man noted with delight in tt