Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-11

Alton poultry yards; WoodmSusee
silver cup for best display, one vari-
ETY., J. Z. e. Brown; Denison silver
nut dish, for best bird in the show,
to Herbert p. Clark; Stanton cut glass
piece, for best display. one variety,
exhibited by a woman, to Mrs. Jen-
ME A. Taylor; $3.50 best display Plyln-
outh Rocks, TO J. II. Bishop; $3.50 for
best Leghorns, one variety, ]. %. +.
Brown; $3.50 for best ornamental ban
tams, to Cedar Crest and Crystal
Springs farm; $3.50 for best display
of turkeys to Horace Vose; $3.50 Tor
best Wyandottes, C. w. Stowell; $3.50
for best Polish, to Jennie w. Taylor;
$3.50 for best in French class, Alton
poultry farm; $3.50 for best Rhode
Island Reds, l.. A. Briggs, Jr.; 500
for best Bramahs, Matt Hazard; $3.50
for best Langshans, ]. f. Palmer $3.50
for best Orpingtons, Mrs. Ed l.. Gavltt;
$3.50 for best Cochins, r. John Da-
vey; $3.50 for best ducks, W. G. Nor
gan, Jr.: $3.50 for best Minorcas, Al
fred J. Martin; $3.50 for best display
of Mediterranean, not mentioned, to H.
R. Beebe, Waterford, for mottled An
coma; $3.50 for best standard game,
W. A. Nudge & Son; $3.50 for best
Oriental game, Dominique, to George
Pickering; $3.50 for best game ban
tams John J. Kennedy; $3.50 for best
display of pigeons. e. P. Edwards;
$3.50 for best display of pet stock, b.
L. Blanchard.
The show officials have yet to figure
out the winners of the individual
awards Of cash and articles Of value.
The Equitable Life Insurance build
ing, New York, destroyed by fire, was
built by the New England Granite
works, which had the contract for
the entire building. The exterior was
of Westerly granite, taken from the
Company's quarry and cut and dressed
at the plant on Quarry hill. The In
terror of the building was Of marble.
The work was done about thirty years
ago and during the construction the
contractors were troubled with strikes
and concessions that made the cost to
the New England Granite works much
more than was anticipated when the
contract was taken.
Some fellow who would consider a
fake telephone call for a physician or
a newspaper reporter a practical joke,
tried it on James Maxwell, janitor of
the Westerly high school, Wednesday
school. Mr., Maxwell is an active fire.
man and a member of the Cyclone
company. He received a telephone call
while at the schoolhouse, telling him
that there was a fire in the cellar of
the residence of William II. Holmes
superintendent of schools and ask
ing him to send in the fire alarm. Mr..
Naxson acted promptly. Instead OF
ringing in the alarm, he impressed a
horse and buggy into service, secured
a couple Of portable fire eXtinguishers
at fire house, and then drove hurTiedly
to the residence of Mr.. Holmes, stop
ping on the way for Chief Engineer
Cottrell.
Arriving at the Holmes residence, II
was quickly learned that the only fire
in the cellar was in the furnace
Thinking there might have been mis-
understanding in the telephone the
fire chief and Mr.. Maxwell drove In
quick time to the house Of the prin-
clpal Of the school and found condi-
| tons the same as at. the home of the
superintendent Of schools.
The chief suggested that there must
have been an idiot, or something worse
who made the call by telephone. anG
Janitor Maxwell conceded. Mr.. Max.
well told Of several things he would
10 If he knew the identity of the
alleged practical joker, and the fire
chief assured Mr.. Maxwell that if
he could not do all the things threat
ened he would find a cheerful helper
: in the chief Of the Westerly fire de-
| partment.