Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-01
COLCHESTER
How the Town Observed Saturday House Belonging to Edward M. Day Burned.

Memorial day morning the members sof Morton A. Taintor post assembled early and with the band marched down to Westchester. where exercises were held and the graves in Ponemah cemetery were decorated. After the ceremonies the post and band returned here. where a collation. was served in Grange hall. At 1.30 o'clock the mem bers of the post marched to the aca- denny and escorted the school children to the hall. where there were exer- cises by the children and addresses by members of the post and others The line was formed after the exeT- cises and the march was taken to the cemetery, where graves Of depart ed Comrades were decorated. The Inc of march was then taken to the mon- Unent on the park. where the closing kxercises were held
 Mrs Laura Austin of Berlin was the guest of friends in town Satur- day.
 Early Morning Fire.
 An alarm of fire was rung at 4.45 Friday when house on the corner of Hayward and Norwich avenues was burned to the ground. being total loss. The house has been vacant sev- eral months, Station Agent Carrier having moved out in the late fall. Frank Gillette saw smoke issuing from the chimneyS and thinking a family had moved in kept on with his work on the park, it being about o'clock a. III. Che of the neighbors saw the smoke a little later and on invest gatihg found flames bursting out of a partition on the first floor. The fire company responded at once and drew the new gasoline fire engine to the park cistern but were unable to start the pump. The old hand engine was taken to the cistern. the brakes were a fire The house Is owned by Edward NJ. Day, son of Hon. E. S Day, who lives in, Hartford It was partly in- sured. The Episcopal church was only about 15 feet from the burning build ing, but the firemen used the water on the building and with the wind in their favor kept it intact.
 Personal Mention.
 Walter B. Lombard of Hartford is the guest of his mother on Norwich avenue for over Sunday.
 Abraham Elgart of New York is vis- fting his family on Linwood avenue.
 Jeremiah Sullivan of Beacon Falls Is visiting his. aunt, Mrs. F. J. Hud- son.
 Warren Williams of southington was 9 holiday guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. D. w. Williams at the Homestead on Broadway
 Benefit Dance.
 A social dance was held in Tip Top hall Saturday evening for the benefit of the Colchester baseball club Isy- man and Mintzs orchestra furnished mllsfc. There was a large crowd in attendance.
 Charles H. Dawley and Daniel Web ster were in Moodus attending the fu- neral of Herbert G. Swan,. 3S years old. MT. Swan was relative bf Rafph B. Swan, who was proprietor of the Colchester Inn for several years.
 Closing Season.
 The last meeting of the Y. P g. was held in the chapel Friday eve ming. Supper was served at 6 o'clock
 Arthur Chapman and party were at Gardner's Lake Friday evening at tending social
 Mir. and Mrs. NJ. D. Wood left Sat- urday for 8 few days visit with rela- tives at Taunton, Mass.
 Mrs. Ruth Stednan and son and Thomas s. Clark were callers in Nor wich Friday. making the trip in -s7-- Stedman's touring car.
 Ralph Robinson of New Haven was visiting friends in town Saturday
 Wooster lodge. r. and A M held a special meeting in Masonic hall Fri day evening
 Dr. and Mrs. Clark Otis of Danielson were guests Memorial day of Mir Otis father, William B. Otis, in South Main street.
 Edward NJ. Day of Hartford has been the guest of his father, Hon. E. $. Day in Colchester, having been called here by the loss of his house, which burned Friday norninr