Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-27


-Ninigret Mills Forced to Quit
Business.
Much is being considered Of the pur-
chase of the Groton and Stonington
Railroad company by Morton F. Plant,
as it means the improvement of all
shore places along the line, as there
will no doubt be a continuation of the
trolley service between Stonington,
Westerly and Providence over the
SeavieW survey. which was made
while since from Wexford to West
erly, a section of which route was
adopted when the line to Pleasant
View was built Trunk line trolley ser
vice between Providence and New
Haven, running through Stonington, a
project which it is understood will
come for consideration.
To Play Buckley.
Manager Farnell of the Stonington
High school alumni nine has a ball
game arranged for Wednesday after
noon with the Buckley High school
team, to be played on Stanton park.
Looking After Certificates.
State Truant Ofcer NJ. D. Marx was
here Saturday looking up certificates
for children employed in the manu-
featuring places. No cause for com
plants were found.
Addition to Fire Engine House.
The next borough work will be the
construction of an addition to Ston-
ington Steam Fire Engine company's
house for the housing of the fire en-
CINE. The building has been delayed
owing to its being SO close TO the
smallpox cases here.
Damage by Lightning.
lightning Of Friday night made that
storm one of the worst remembered
here in yearss At the house of Henry
Bromley, north Of the borough,
chimney was torn to pieces and plaster
riddled from the ceiling and walls,
clocks and bric-a- brac jolted from
their places. The lightning finally ran
down to the kitchen range and leapeS
across a table to the sink, escaping by
the metal drainpipe. The table was
split Mrs. Bromley was only a short
distance from the bolt of lightning
when it flashed, but was unframed
The main topmast of the steamer
City Of Worcester in the harbor was
ripped and splintered. THE Second
Congregational church was struck and
a big patch of shingles was ripped off
down.
To Open Season.
Capt. and Mrs. H. Hobart Babcock
are arranging their bungalow prepar
ing to opening it this week for the
season. On June l the steamer Watch
Hill viii begin running between here
and Watch Hill.
The float used as a landing for pas
sengers from the Hoxie yacht, Idalia,
from westerly was installed near the
Watch Hill dock in the upper harbor
last week. The Idalia will make the
harbor her port during the summer.
An Odd Fish.
Capt James 0. Babcock brought in
! a curiosity in the shape of a lumpnsh
which he presented w. P. BindlOss,
who had it on exhibition last week in
his Office here. The fish was a bright
| green and owing to its color was
worth S. a pound, or even more and
being the first one brought in here in
| several years made 1t more valuable.
Lost End of Finger.
Frank Shannon, while at work in the
| shearing department at the American
| Velvet Company's mill here, caught the
| middle finger of his left hand and had
| the end cut off.
New Sexton Begins Duties.
Philip Ryley begins this week upon
| his duties as superintendent of st
| Mary's cemetery, taking the place of
| Michael LOnigan, resigned. Mr.. Ryley
will also have charge of the grounds
| about st. Mary's rectory and will act
as sexton Of st. Mary's church.
Patient Recovering.
Manuel Curt, Jr, the smallpox pa
| tient. is improving, is able to sit up
and it is expected that he will be all
over the disease in about ten days. Nc
| other cases have been reported. The
! quarantine is still enforced.
| Ephraim Williams Of New York and
! Miss Clementine Kellogg Of Elizabeth
n. J., are guests Of Mrs. Stiles Stan
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown and son
Millard are visiting in Springfield
Mass.
Miss Ann Atwood is entertaining
Miss Marguerite Smith of Hartford.
John Burns has entered the employ
of William Jones.
To Close Up Business.
At a meeting Of the creditors held in
New York Friday Of the Ninigret mills
| located at Mystic. it was voted to ap-
point committee to bring the affairs
! of the company to a close with view
| of making as equitable a settlement as
possible with the creditors. The COM
mlttee comprises several New Yorl
! men and Ohio O'Sullivan of Stoningtor
and Olmstead & company of New
York, all Of whom have lost heavily
the breakdown being due to lack Of
capital to carry the business through
the past year and half of hard times
in this line of business, satin faced lin
ings Of high grade. The mill had
been doing well up to this time and E
prosperous year was being looked for.
ward to. It is hoped that another
company will locate there.
Naugatuck.-Thes seventh anniver-
sarv Of NauFatuck lodge Of Ellts was
celebrated last week.