Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-18
FIFTH SUSPICIOUS FIRE.
Mattress Found AbIaze Early Satur- day Morning in Unoccupied Room in Old Quinebaug House.

Putnam's fifth and latest fire Of probably incendiary origin was claim ing the attention and best detectlve efforts of the local and state police on Saturday. The city not only has a firebug, but a defiant one as well, the police activity apparently having no effect on his nerve.
 The last fire was another midnight affair and. while it was extinguished before it had really got more than started 1t proved a startler for the people of the city. This time the old Quinebaug house, in the rear of the Putnam inn, was the point of attack l The house is in part occupied on the lower floor as saloon by William F. Killian, other rooms on this floor are vacant, and on an upper floor em- ployes of the Putnam inn have sleep 1 ing quarters. It was close to the first minutes Of Saturday morning when Frank Belle | fontaine, porter at the inn, sme!led smoke, having only a few minutes pe- fore gone to his room. investigation 1 showed a mattress ablaZe in an unoc- cupied room on the ground floor in the rear. Bellefontaine says he passed ! by this room only few minutes be- 1 fore and there was no indication Of 1 fire.
 l |The blazing piece of bedding was 1 immediately thrown out in the yard by those aroused. In the meantime. now | ever. an alarm of fire was rung in. An i inspection of the room showed quan- tity of what appears to be lard smear ed over the marble top of dresser III the roorc, this apparently having been placed there to help along the blaze which was put out before it had done | ha scorch an area of wall paper.
 The Quinebaug house is owned by lE. c. Rogers owner of the Putnam inn. The first named building and the four other places where fires have occurred in that vicinity within the period since election night, are so close together that the whole area is no more than an acre fin extent. The properties attacked are owned by diff ferent parties. Why the frebug, for 1t seems absolutely certain that there is one, confines his operations to this
 particular quarter, Is a puzzle, com
 ing back. night after night.
 Recent Marriages.
 Elizabeth Saunders. IS, and Roy c. Varnum, 27, both of North Brookfield Mass, were married here by Rev. C. J
 Hartman of St. Philips church. An ! other wedding, Rev. J. n. oluppelt VI
 the Baptist church officiating, was
 that of Josephine L. Wright, 34, and
 John R. Brown, 34. both claiming Put
 nam as their, place of residence.
 Thanksgiving Exercises.
 At the Israel Putnam school, Mer-
 Till P. Paine, principal. arrangements
 are being made for joint Thanksgiv-
 ing day programme by the pupils o1
 the various grades, the public exer-
 cises to be held on the Wednesday be-
 fore the holiday.
 Local Briefs. Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Case of Wor' cester have been guests of loca friends.
 Miss Bessie L. Champlin has return.
 ed from a visit with her sister, Mrs
 E. NJ. Brunn. in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. F. E. Brunette is spending
 week in Boston.
 A card party is to be held at thu
 home of Mrs. F. J. Daniels of Rint street, regent of the Elizabeth Porte , Putnam chapter. D. A. R., this after f noon.