New Britain herald., 1916-03-02
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Fire Damages Water Tank.
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But for the prompt action of Fore
man Thomas eastman and his assist
ants, the water tank on the farm Of
Colonel Charles NJ Jarvis would to-
day be mass Of ruins Vest erday
afternoon, While walking past the
tank Mr.. eastman saw smoke emcrg-
ing from the pipe. which conveys wa
ter from the ground to the tank. Has
tily summoning his. helpers tho fore
man succeeded with their assistance
in quenching. the flames ard saving
the structure. How the fire started is
Il mystery. The bank is covered with
shingles and the pipe which fills it
is encased in a wooden covering from
three feet above tic ground. The
lower part of the pipe is surrounded
by a brick easement and there is a
special make of lamp in the com
partment, the hea+ # which keeps the
pipe from freezing. Whether the
lamp broke is a matter of conjecture.
When questioned this morning. Col
onel Jarvis was unable throw any
light on the subject but was warm in
his praise for the work accomplished
by his men. Work of repairing the
tank was started this morning by +.
l. Norton and it is expected the re-
pairs will be completed in q couple of
days. Colonel Jar1 is estimated the
loss to be in the neigh borhood Of 500.
To Hold Open Meeting.
The Berlin Literary society will
hold an open meeting at the chapel
! of the Berlin Congregational church
next Monday evening and the general
public is cordially invited to attend.
The feature of the evening will be the
reading of Henry Arthur Jones play,
The LIARS by Miss Althea Clark of
Meriden. Miss Clark who is a
graduate of the Leland Powers School
| of Expression of Boston. has made an
cnNla bic reputation for herself as
| a reader and the members of the So
| clety feel they have secured IL treat
for the local citizens in obtaining her
| appearance here. Grace George, the
| celebrated actress, is appearing in a,
revival Of the play in New York this
week and the society feels this is an
especially appropriate time for the
| reading of the play.
| Enjoyable Whist
| Berlin Grange held a very ENJOYABLE
whist in its new hall last evening.
The society is holding a series of
| Whists and the winners of the series
will be rewarded with suitable
| prizes at the conclusion. The stand
| ineS will not be made known until
! the termination of the series. The
| attendance last night was very graft
! flying.
! Briefs.
! Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fourtsch of
! Christian Lane are rejoicing over the
arrival of a son, born yesterday. Both
mother and child are doing well,
| Miss Sally Higgins, a teacher in
the Springfield schools visited the
local schools yesterday.
Cards have been received in town
from Miss Marjorie Moore, who is
| soiourning in Bermuda.
John Hart, proprietor of the I<ilby
, House, attended the funeral of his
| uncle, Orrin Buell. in Southington
| yesterday.
1t is reported that Jerry Vendrilla
| has sold his combination lunch room
and billiard parlor to Patsy Kingo.
Court Mattabessett, f. of A., will
meet tonight and initiate one candi-
| date.
Louis Snow and family have moved
from Maryland and have taken up
their residence on the Fuller farm in
Stockings Corner