Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-04

Fire has again visited the town of Starord and cast gloom over the away her principal industry, the Gar land Woolen mill. This is the fourth woolen mill in Stafford in less than rour years destroyed by ire, mills of T. F. Mullen & Go, which were burned Oct. If. 1910, the Fabyan mills Oct 15 1910. the mill of Fred ertck Faulkner Sept. l, 1913. The loss of the Garland mill with what the town has already suffered from mill fires is hard blow.
 The Garland fire was discovered about 2 o'clock Wednesday morning by the watchman in the Amidon Ma chine shop. which also belongs to the Garland company The company brought a man here from New York the former watchman was transferred to the Amidon Machine shop. When the fire was seen it was breaking out in all parts of the mill and the ugly
 flames were licking the sides of the four story wooden structure with a vengeance The water system, which connects with the sprinklers had been shut off and it is said that the bell rope had been tied up so that no alarm could be given by the mill.
 The church bells were rung, but it was too late to do anything to save the plant. The village people stood around with tears in their eyes. Many of them had nothing in the world ex- cepting their days work which assured them of at least a living
 The mill manufactured woolen dress goodsy It contained 20 looms and em-
 ployed about 75 hands. The loss, | which is estimated at S70,000, is cov- cred by insurance.
 Indications point strongly to the theory that the fire was of incendiary n crir1 ic rxro, frI 6rn | fha
 mill this summer. The first was on
 July sth and the second Aug. Sth. The August fire showed a we'll planned
 attempt to burn. Ropes saturated with kerosene oil had been strung from room to room and several pieces of goods had been saturated with oil. The watchman has been missing | since the fire. It was at first thought | that he might have lost his life in
 the fire, but investigation leads to the
 belief that he has left town. The peo- pie who comprise the Garland Woolen l company live in New York. George
 H. Clifford Is the principal owner and | Samuel Lambert was superintendent
 of the mill. The plant has been quite busy for the past year. but had been shut down since the fire of Aug. Sth
 and only resumed operations Monday l Democratic Caucus.
 | At the democratic caucus held in I B. Pinney was chosen to act as chair
 man and W. J. Hanley clerk. Dele
 gates were elected as follows: State
 E. C. Pinney, w. S.. Walbridbe. F. E l Fitzpatrick, William E. Hanley; con
 gressional. M. D. O'Connell, Arthur
 H. Adams, Patrick, J. Murray, c. B Pinney; senatorial. David Bissett
 Michael O'Halloran. Gusto Biz, Johr l Parola; probate. J. Allen Mix, Lot O'Halloran, H. F. Wise. J. F. War.
 ren: county. F. E. Fairfield, John Fitz- patrick, Napoleon Pero, George H Lord. Town committee. F. E. Fitz, patrick. Lott O'Halloran, Willis Bel
 cher, W. s. Walbridge, Marcius Cady Republican Delegates.
 The delegates to. the republican
 conventions are:s State, John A. Eos ter, c. E.. Brown, John G. Wightman B. IF. Cooley; congressional, F. F. Pat ten, H. A. Grazier, T. M. Lyon. George
 Siswick: county. L. H. Stevens. J. M Sibley,S G. W. Eaton. Louis Helm; sen.
 atorial, Lewis Mclaughlin, c. H
 Moore, G. M Barlow, F. L. Uphami probate R. M. Fisk, finders Jacobsen lJ. C. Converse E. E. Penny Towr committee. John G. Wightman, B. P Cooley, T. M. Lyon, H. A. Glazier tNooroo SieWickE