Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-27

Louis H. Eddy, lesses of the Dixon house for the past two years, and who has been connected with the hotel for seven years, will retire, and the prop crty will be turned over to the owner, William Segar, September 1, to be conducted under his supervision after that date. The dining room was closed after breakfast Monday. MT. Eddy will retain his liquor license and will ask the town council to authorize its transfer to some other location.
 When asked what caused his re- tirement. Ntr Eddy said that MT. Se- gar wanted to manage the hotel him. self; the main reason was that MT SeRar claimed that the way the bar was being conducted was pretudicial to the reputation of the hotel.
 MT. Eddy Bays that he objected to the class of the bar trade, that beer was sold for five cents a glass and in consequence men wearing overalls and caEzTtng dinner pals, teamsters and general 1Eboring men freQuented the hoesL Mfr, Segar considered 1t es- sent1al for the good name of the hotel to make the price of drinks prohibitive eo that class of trade, and that then the barroom trade would be more se- lect
 Mr. Segar told MT. Eddy that he had no objection to a bar in the ho- tl, provided there was restriction as to the grade of customers. So MT Uddy says that was the reason MT. Segar would not renew the lease for a long period and demanded possession of the hotel property.
 MF. Bddy states that there has been q fair business at the hotel during the past two years. and at times the 54 available sleeping rooms were occu- pied; but there was no profit to htm in the business without the bar trade.
 Mir. Segar has engaged Bernard J Psndleton, manager of the Hotel Sa- voy, in Gloucester. Mass, to manage the Dixon house. The New York Ho- tel Record says:
 Manager Pendletons new position 4s 8 responsible one and gives him a larger field of activity. The hotel ever which be will have charge was erected at a cost of $300,00O and has accommodation for 300 guests. Der nie's many friends wish him every success in his new venture although tt 10 with considerable reluctance that they have learned he is to leave GIou- caster
 MT. Eddy has an option of purchase of the vacant lot at the corner of High and Canal streets, and has plans for the erection of a modern hotel building on the site.
 Mir. Seesr, when asked in reoard to shs retirement of Mir. Eddy from the Dixon house, said that the lease ex- ptred July 1. He wanted possession e4 his property, but did not consider 4 necessary to give hLr. Eddy any ex- rf1nahon, though he did say he did not nf Ha s,, bar was conducted. Early in June he notified MT. Eddy that the lease would not be renewed, and suggested that MT. Dddy take month to month lease. To this Mr. Eddy objected. and MT. Segar says he then took steps to take possession of the hotel property and it was mutually agreed that the khange be made September 1.
 Mir. Segar said that he could have taken over the hotel July 1, but that he wanted MT. Eddy to get the bene- fit of the summer business. He says that while he dld object to the way the bar was conducted, he never made any specific reference to MT, Eddy in regard to the patrons of the bar. MT Segar considers that he has treated MT. Eddy fairly, had no feeling against him, and hoped he would succeed in future business propositions.
 
 When Pawcatuck huntsmen now trudss through the roads between the village and the borough of StoninqtorT they carry with them firearms and ammunition adapted to big game They are not seeking the destructive deer Aat are quite numerous, but 20 pFEpa1ed to meet and battle with a black bear that was first seen roam ng r the woods not far from the Road ;hurchs and which has been seen several times since. The animal has caused considerable scare and there will le a more restful feeling in the necadoo when a reliable report is re- eetvet that Brutn is no more. Re- &onnc the bear was seen in the high Ray hV a teamster who was so thor o48hg frightened that he has not besn on that particular section of the highway since.
 The bear wears a leather collar and pr0bsbly escaped from some foot trEveing exhibitor, public or private zoo, pr perhaps from some travelling menaser1e. bear hunting party is being planned.
 Tbs owner of a COW in the Bradford nosaon of Westerly was puzzled on osvsral occasions recently when bossy Would not resDnnd fo fba r,,f1Irtr,. r,,..