Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-20


At six o'clock Monday evening three
Italians, all more or less under the
influence of liquor, entered the post
Office and created general disturb
ance. Postmaster Brown put them
out, whereupon one of them. more
ugly than the others, ran in again and
grappled with the postmaster. He
was Immediately joined by another,
one of the men who clutched Mr..
Brown by the throat, while the first
one scratched him violently in the
face.
Daniel Finn and William tombstone,
who were notified Of the trouble, rush
ed in and the Italians were elected.
Several women outside had just seen
Officer Gingras pass and they cried
to him. He followed the men down
Main street and arrested two Of them.
one was allowed to go, he having been
the least aggressive.
The men are laborers here and were
seen about the streets several times
during the afternoon
Planning for Men Religion Meeting.
A meeting was held Monday after
noon at the Congregational parsonage
for the purpose. of perfecting ar
engagements for supplying the refresh
mencs for the Men and Religion For
ward movement meeting to be held at
the Congregational church next Friday
evening, which is to be addressed by
Rev. P. c. Wright, Rev. c. H, Ricketts,
and James L. Case.
There were present the executive
committees from the ladies' societies
Of the three Protestant churches:
From the Baptist church, President
Miss Ida I. Foster, Vice President Mrs.
II
r. Gardner; Treasurer Miss Mary NJ.
Brown; from the Methodist church,
| President, Mrs. Peter Macarthur; Vice
President, Mrs William c. letters;
| Secretary and Treasurer Miss Alice
Young; from the Congregational
| church, President, Mrs. W. H. Cane,
Vice President Mrs. G. A. Haskell,
| Secretary Mrs f. q. Robinson; Treas
urcr Mrs. T. B. Keen, custodian Of
societies property of the Congrega-
rional church, Miss Sadie K. Adams
1t was voted to arrange to have the
necessary soliciting done by the ladies
| Of the three churches. Miss Foster,
| Mrs. Keen and Mrs. Macarthur were
| appointed a purchasing committee.
Miss Georgine Campbell entertained
| Marion Jervis of TaftEiIle Sunday.
Hose Company Has SIS Members.
| A. A Young. Jr., hose and ladder
| company, No. 1, finds itself well start
| ed on its seventeenth year with its
| full quota of So members. The COM
| pany was organized December II. 1895,
| with the following twenty charter
| members: John Barnett, foreman; F..
! c. Whiting first assistant foreman; T.
| 7. Towers, second assistant foreman;
/ j. H. Tracy, secretary; A. w. Harris,
| treasurer; j. d. Driscou w. H. Car
| roll; R. ]. Guy. p. f. Driscoll, NJ D..
| w. Glynn, Z. ]. Carroll Jacob Reed,
| D T. Finn, G. e. Spicer, T. E. Sweet,
j. Fl. Mccarthy, j. H. Lee, P. b.
Driscol, Matthew Geary, Edward ].
| Hough.
The company has been under the
| leadership of eight foremen: John
| Barnett. Matthew Geary, Eugene J,
| Carroll, Fred J. Barber James II.
Shea, Peter Monte. Maurice Shea and
| John c Delaney, the last named re-
| Gently reelected.
The company has attended four mus
| tiers, always with credit to themselves,
! at Norwich. DanielsOn. Spencer and
Putnam: at Putnam they secured $50
| in prizes and a handsome $50 pres
| eutation trumpet In the summer of
| 1888 the company had a grand fire.
mems day which was attended by six
| visiting companies.
The largest fire the company ever
fought was when the Jewett City ho-
tel burned Monday morning, January
4. 1904, they having saved the Con-
| gregational church from destruction
| only the day before. They have an
| swered nearly two hundred alarms and
saved thousands of dollars worth of
property; the organization being one
of the borough's most valuable insti-
| tutions.
Borough Notes.
The Ladies' society Of the Congre-
| gattonal church meets at the home Of
| Mrs. F. S. Leonard Wednesday aft
| ernOOn.
Charles Rathbun of Baltic was in