Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-21

At 10.45 a. M, Tuesday, an alarm
was rung in from box No. 4, corner of
Church and Water streets. for Jack
Maloney's house. The fire had not
gotten under Roadway and was con-
fined to the roof and chimney. 1t is
thought it was due 10 the chimney
being filled with SCOT. The hose COM
ranieS, hook and ladder and the chem
zeal engine appeared before the alarm
had stopped sounding. The men did
excellent work and with the aid OF
the hose and chemical, the flames were
extinRGished quickly. Very little dam
age was done. except from the water.
The chimney was thought to have been
smouldering for the past few days
Lightning Struck House.
Tuesday afternoon q light thunder
storm appeared but soon passed after
light showers which lasted one hour,
making'th air delightfully."- cool and
refreshing the gardens in this Vi
cinity The lightning struck and burn
ed a hole in Jerome Palmers house
north Of the borough. No other dam
age was done.
Today's Graduating Exercises.
The graduation exercises of the class
of 1911 of the StoningtOn grammar
school win be held in the school hail
this Wednesday afternoon. This is
the class known as grade and taught
by Miss May L. Pendleton. This is
the first exercise held by such a class
and the pupils are looking forward to
the event with much pleasure The
class officers are: President. Vernon
Clark. vice president, Charles Miller:
secretary. Honor Clarity They have
maintained a class paper during the
wear and the reading as well as the
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help to the students Honors are di-
vided as follows: Naledictorian, HUI
bert cellar: salutatorian. Anna Var
gas. For todav's exercises the pro-
gramme is as follows:
Selection. Waltz. grammar school
orchestra; salutatory. Anna Vargas:
recitation. Squee-'s School. Dean Fair
brother; song, Night. class; Glass
"reminiscences. Annie Henry: recita
ton. a Pequot Idyp. Charles Ryon;
essay. Stonington, Frank Miller: Sc
lection. orchestra; class paper, Hubert
Zeller editor: recitation. The Light on
Desdmans Bar. Barbara Tucker: song
Sweet and Low. class: valedictory,
Hubert Zeller; address with presenta-
ton of diplomas. Superintendent Per-
ry: selection. aIy Big Moon, orches
ira.
The Graduates.
The members of the class are John
Alexander. Marie Coffey. Vernon
Clarke Catherine Cushman. Rieta
Denlson, Dean Fairorotner Matthew.
Graham. Honor Clarity. Anne Henry.
lIaude Harrison. Fred Lewis, Barbara
Tucker. Frank Muller. Charles Miller
Charles .Ryon. Mary Robinson, Will
lam Schiebner, Anna Vargas, Hubert
Zeller.
Tho graduation exercises of the
Stonington high school will be held
in Borough hall Thursday evening.
EIGHT Foot Shark Caught.
Steamer Nomad came in Monday
with nearly so barrels of fish. There
was, a large quantity of soup, floun-
ders and squid in the catch. A ground
sharks weighing several hundred
pounds and more than eight feet in
length was taken from the trap He
was sent to market.
Death of Rieta S. Clay.
Rieta s. Clay, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clay. died Monday eve
ming after an illness of only four days
al her parents home on School street
She was born here December 10, 1907,
being three wears old.
Henry r. Palmer's Verses Published.
There was issued Tuesday from
Providence a volume of verse entitled
III NctAhtAE tiAC A'Cd-
many of the poems from the pen of
Henry Robinson Palmer of Stoning-
ton. The volume is the first Mr.. Palm
er has issued and StoningtOn is proud
10 claim Mr.. Palmer as d resident.
Firen1en Need Flowers.
The firsmen's Memorial day commit
tee is requesting flowers from all who
care to contribute for The decorating
OF the comrades graves Sunday. They
are 10 be left Saturday afternoon at
the hook and ladder cornpany's rooms.
Miss Grace Main, who has beer
teaching at Walcott for the past year,
returned Tuesday for the summer va
cation.
Col. Charles r. Stanton is in New
Haven this week. attending the reun-
ion of the class Of 1861. Yale univer-
sity. of which he was a member.