Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-18
JEWETT CITY
STORM DAMAGE
Daniel Morgans Barn Blown In
Washout in Road 20 Feet Deep.


The high wind and heavy rain on
Friday did considerable damage in
Griswold and Lisbon. Daniel Morgan
and his son had quite an experience
Friday evening. His farm is situated
on high land about 1 - miles from
Jewett City. With his son, he was in
the COW barn milking, when the south
end Of the barn was blown in with a
terrific crash. They caught up the
lanterns and escaped without being i'll
jured. A large corn crib containing
a quantity Of corn and tools was also
moved a distance from the underpin-
ming A tin roof was blown nearly off
a fOUr-tenement block belonging to
the Ashland Cotton company on High
street. Branches of trees and trees
Themselves were blown down, and in
the midst of the gale, the electric light
service went on a strike. The roads
are left in terrible condition. At the
Bend, near the residence of Martin
Wallace, there is an enormous wash
out beside the road. 1t is all of TWEEN
ty feet in depth and is as clean cut
| on the sides as if done with a steam
shovel. The highest water going over
Aspinook dam was on Thursday, when
1t was fifty-one inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Cheney returned
Friday evening from Deland Florida
where they spent the winter.
Misses Ethel Merriam and Alice Per-
kins Of New London spent Sunday
with Miss Josephine Miller
Miss Annie Connell is visiting rela-
| tives in Bridgeport.
Participated in Prize Speaking.
| Mrs. A. NJ. Clarke. Fred Clarke. Miss
D d fs,I -
| Wilcox and Earl Hiscox attended the
prize reading at Slater Memorial in
Norwich, Friday evening. Miss Eliza
| beth Clarke. class '13, was one of the
| speakers. her subject being The Wreck
| of the Atlantic. She was much de-
| lighted TO receive from W. H Brown
| a piece of the bell of the Atlantic
| shaped IN the form of a. small bell
and which she wears as a pendant
Attended MoosuP Ordination.
Rev. f. W. Potter. Rev. J. w. Payne
| Deacon D. i. Phillips were in MoosuI
| Friday to attend the ordination o
Rev. Ernest i. Loomis at the Baptis
| church. Mr.. Potter gave the charg
| to the pssto-, and Mr.. Payne was clerl
of the ordaining council
| Miss Quinn of Greeneville spent Sun
/
| In Honor Of ST. Patrick's Day.
Division No. l, A. Q. H., held a ST
Patrick's day social in Firms oper
house, Saturday evening, under tn
management of j. A. Hourigan, Johl
Sullivan and William Clarke. The Ri
| jou orchestra furnished the music.
The body Of Henry Woodward o
Hartford was brought TO the Pachau
cemetery for burial on Saturday. II
was a former resident Of Griswold. TIL
bearers were Arba Browning. Simo
Brewster Edward Geer, William Ed
munds. Undertaken A. J. Tinker wa
in charge of the burial.
Clarence Ger, II, a Norwich Ere
| Academy Student, Drowned in Pa
chang River, Sunday Afternoon -
| Companion, William Lord, Save
Himself
| Clarence Geer, Il, youngest son q
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Geer of Girls
void, was drowned in Pachaug rive
Sunday afternoon, between 40 and
| o'clock. The river has flooded sew
eraI acres near the bridge by tn
church and young Geer and Williar
Lord started from the bridge in
boat TO see how near they could get [
the dam. There is a foot Of waite
coming over the dam and beneath it
g raging torrent. Twenty feet frOI
the dam the boat was overturned. Lor
went down several times, but caugf