Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-12
JEWETT CITY
HoImes-Tanner Wedding Thursday- Birthday Dance-Stubborn Brush Fire at Hopevile.

The marriage of Miss Olive M. Tan ner of Ekonk and Harry F. Holmes of Griswold took place, at the home of the bride Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The ceremony was perform ed by Rev. Albert Townsend of Vol untown. The bride was attired in lavender silk. The ceremony was wit messed by the family and a few in- timate friends. A breakfast was served. The bride received many beautiful and useful gifts, MT. and Mrs. Holmes are away on a trip for @ week and on their return will reside in a newly furnished home on the w c. Terry farm, in Griswold
 The bride is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Tanner of Ekonk, and the groom is the son of Mir. and Mrs. William Holmes of Griswold.
 Kitchen Dance on Birthday.
 A party was given William Bitgood of Pachaug, Wednesday evening, in honor of his birthday. It took the form of an old fashioned kitchen dance with music furnished by Francis or of automobile gauntlets from the friends. Refreshments were served during the evening"
 Magazine Agents Suspected.
 Two young men struck the borough Wednesday claiming the have aspira- tions to attend college. They were soliciting subscriptions for a mag azine with each one they secured they hoped to get a vote in their favor They visited the Riverside Grammar school where one of them. when asked where his place of residence was, be- came somewhat fresh.
 Neither would give any definite an- swer, relative to where he lived or where they were hoping to attend col lege. It was necessary finally to in vite them to leave the building. It is not believed that they were making bona fide proposition, Jewett City people have been stung on one or two occasions by imposters in this line. On the other hand, one young man, honest in his endeavor to earn his Brush Fire at HopeviIIe.
 A stubborn bush fine started on the old Jesse Gibson farm at Hopeville early Thursday afternoon. Under the influence of the half gale that blew all day 1t soon got away from the To- cal fighters. Help was summoned from Pachaug and all the nearby under control. About 25 acres, prin- cipally bush and sprout land were burned over; also three hundred rods of rail fence were burned; the damage will amount to but litt1e This fire was no sooner out than A. A. Young, superintendent of the Jewett City Wa ter Co.,, was notified by Captain Gull yer, who lives at the reservoir, that big fire was raging all through the eastern watershed owned by the com pany.
 The fire started in the southern bor- der of the town of Piainfield and at incredible speed worked into Griswold and in late afternoon reached the wa ter company's property. First Select man James H. Shea was notified In addition to the men from Stone Hill, Hopeville and Griswold two automo- bile loads were hurried to the fire from the borough. Deputy Fire Warden s. F. Palmer took charge but late Thurs day evening the fire was not under control.
 In its course southward much val uable timberland was burned over. The burned district in the water com- pany's holdings is principally young, valuable, second growth oak and chest nut
 The towrGpays 2e cents per hour to the fire fighters. One-half of the ex- nense is borne by the state. one