Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-18
jEWETT CITY
Forest Fire Burns Over 4y00o Acrss- Census Men Making Good Progress -Cassivant- campbeII Marriage.

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 An investigation of the damage done by the disastrous forest fire which started early Friday morning near proves that the area burned over and the losses on lumber consumed were much larger than at first reported. On Friday night the fire ragged in an all tract, largely on property owned by Calvin Wilcox lies in both the towns of Griswold and Voluntowp and will easily reach 4r000 acres. Mir. Wilcox, each of these towns than any other individual property owner, can only guess at his damage
 There were over 25,000 feet of saw ed lumber bERned, which was partially insured George Ingalls, of Norwich has a sawmill in one of the big Wilcox wood1ots, where nearly 100000 feet of boards were piled up, with no insur- ance, as none can be secured when a sawn1il1 is in operation on the lot. This was directly in the path of the fire. MT. Ingalls secured the country round about and by dint of hard fight fires. his valuable property was saved.
 Those who saw the fire say that the flames rose 30 feet into the air in places where the ground was covered with dry tops and brush. R. l.. Frost. who happened to be on Stone Hill on telephone business, and R. w. Dearn- ley and A. H. Dawley, who were try ing the trout brooks in that section, and pleasure one side and fought with the others or ran to distant farms to secure aid.
 The narrow wood paths used by the lumber teams and the little used cross roads the flames easily Tapped over and were only stopped when after burning for miles it came to high way too wide for it to jump. Old res- during the last twenty-five years
 Census Enumerat tors Start in Well.
 The Griswold census enumerators have been at work two days with sat- isfactory resu1ts> They have received courteous treatment and have found everyone anxious to give true and full answers to the prescribed questions. Two enumerators better fitted for the work than MT. Gardner and MT. Des- resiers could not have been chosen. The former, who has the borough Of Jewett City, has held the office of tax collector for several years. is thor oughly familiar with the local prop erty and knows every family. In the Polish quarter he will have the aid of an interpreter. MT. Desrosiers, who the borough limits has about 100 farms to visit. He is familiar with the coun- try, speaks French and English and is somewhat familiar with the Polish tongue.
 crescents Defeated 6 to 5.
 The first ball game of the season on Brewster park was an interesting Thinning contest between the Cres- cents of Greeneviile and a picked local team. The score was 6 to 5, with the itors. The local battery was McLaugh- lin and John Driscoll. Young Drfs- coll caught last season for the second team He did fine work in Saturdays notchers' class before the season ends. H. G. Willis was the umpire.
 w. C. r. U. Meeting.
 The regular quarterly meeting of the W. C. Ts U. was held in the Baptist church Sunday evening. The address was by the Rev. pr. w. H. Cane.
 Borough Notes.
 Dr. George Soule of Wickford was in town Sunday, the guest of the Soule family. His sister. Miss Mary E. Soule. continues i'll at her home.
 Mir. and Mrs. William O'Neil of Prov idence were week end guests of MT. and Mrs. J .E. Phillips and MT. and
 Mrs Charles F. Gardner Is i'll at her home on Ashland street.
 John B. Ray of New Bedford was calling on friends in town Sunday.
 cassivant Campbell Wedding.
 Mrs. Frank Campbell and daughters, Mary and Georgine, are in Providence. where they were present at the we'd ding of Miss Martha Clyde Campbell and Frank Cassivant, Saturday eve ming. The bride is the second daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, and is a native of Jewett City. She Is a popular young lady in the bor- ough's social circles, and for some years has been prominent in N. E.. O. P. work. of which order she is past warden. MT. Cassivant is a well to do young man of Providence, where he Is a manufacturing jeweler Their home which is already furnished, will be on Cranston street.
 Among those present at the cere-s mony were MT. and Mrs. Frank Geist, formerly of this place. Mrs. Geist is an older sister of the bride