Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-15
IEWET CITY
Arctic Tempera4l.e Sunday Morning
Mercury Rises 40 Degrees in Seven
Hours-Three Tres n 1911, Vita
Loss of $1,5jt-Sudden Death Of
George A. A/sr, Jr.

Reports of unusual weather condi-
tons were heard from all quarters
, sunday. In the borough the thermom-
eters at 6 a. m. furnished readings all
the way from 16 20 % below. On Stone
ELL, 40 feet above the borough, it
Was not as cold as in many places in
the south part Of the town much lower.
Readings received Sunday morning
oN telephone from Is places in Lisbon
emu Griswold show Inc severity Of the
ctld: Round Hill farm, Is below at
sunrise; j. G. Br) nley Il below at 6
a m; Arba Bro ming. IS below at 6
a. M; Simon Brewster, 20 below at 1
.. M; William Il, Palmer, IA below at
c a. M; DR.. J. Byron Sweet, Is below
at a, m; Charles Wilkerson, 10 below
o a. M; Geocge Boardman, IA below
a a. m; John Gardner, Is below at
q. m; Jonas Herbert, "A below at 2
m; e. A. Gssr, Is below at a. m. /;
F. c. Whiting, Il below at a. m. /;
f r Barber, IA below at a. m.
In the borough, w. g. Duce reports
Is below at Z a. M; T. r. Keen, 20
| below; A. A Young, 20 at 2 a. m. and
II at a. m. Aspinook reported by
Night Waterman Charles Butts "A at
a, m. Reports at noon Sunday from
dozen Of the farmers in the list above
show the absolute figures of as re-
markable an atmospheric change as
ever happens n these ATTITUDES. Be
tween the hours Of a. m. and noon
the mercury rose from 20 below to 20
sbove-40 degrees in seven hours.
Obliged to Walk to Town.
Before the snowstorm Of Friday
| farmers in many parts of Griswold and
/ Lisbon with horses in the barn were
obliged to walk into town on account
Of the icy roads.
Good OIeishine.
/ Sleighing is at its best: with a solid
| ice bottom and rise in tempera ture
everything with runners is out.
Pilins Up Ice Cakes at DcrrviIIe.
All roads led to the Shea Brothers
| il ef1elds at Dorrville Sunday. Over
zoo people visited the busy site, where
SO men and boys were making every
| II mute mean from nine to twelve
| 3G8-pound cakes, an even foot thick
under cover. At shutdown the three
quarters mark Of the harvest was being
Il DIVIDED hard. in area, $4,000 square
feet have been cut, and the 5000 tons
looks a certainty on this freeze. James
Shea says it is the finest ice ever.
Years Fire Less $500.
George Fl. Prior borough FIRE mar.
shall, reports thu loss for the year q
! have been $500, ali in three fires. Il
FL. II. Burnhan, Eictor L Heureux anC
John 2. Green IL all three cases tn.
work Of the firemen was beyond crit
lcism Besides these, there were be
tween 20 and 90 chimney fires. Will
no damage reported all Of which wer,
extinEuished with chemicals 1t is Mr
Prior's opinion that large per cen,
% the chimney hc-s could be prevent
60 by keeping the tues free from SCOT
Grand List RAISED $4,000.
The grand list oi the Town of Girls
void has been raised nearly $50 900 il
the last year. DR.. J. Byron Swee
deserves the credit he is being giyeI
in that. as chairman OF the board o
assessors, he has aised the grand lis
Approximately q quarter Of a million
dollars.
Reading Room Open.
Miss Mary Tinker vas in charge o
the reading room at Slater library o.
sunday afternoon.
! Invited 10 Norwich.
The members # the Kings Daugh
tefs' circles have been invited to NEE
with the City aaIon ia Norwich d
Trinity NJ. E. chuIen Wednesday even
Ing to hear Miss Murehause of Centra
tcouneil and the state president. Mrs
Sheath. A social time Will follow tn
meeting.
Child's Sudden Death.
George A. Aver EecasNed the new
} late Friday nignt of the death fror
! d;phtheria of his son, George A. Ave
, Jr. The child. vino ~ss6Te wears eli