Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-12
JEWETT CITY

JeNett Git celebrated the greatest day in it's history Monday. Everybody took a hand in the affair, which was carried out as bef1tted the event. The news was received first at three a. m, 1 by B. A. Faust from Norwich and ten minutes later The Bulletin notified it's correspondent: Superintendent L. NJ. Carpenter of the Ashland Gotten Co answered the phone at once. He talked with Superint endent Faust of the As pinook Co., and arrangements were hurriedly perfected to blow the big whistle. The Textile Novelty Co. was pr1t wise and immediately got into line. Those In charge of the bells were awakened an1 before four o'clock ev- erything was turned loose. All the whistles md bells kept u.l their joy ous din for over half al hour Win dows were thrown un evrr! where, and heads were thrust out. Cries of War l is over rang cut all along the line and | in less time tllan it takes to tell it, l-JeWett City. the ever ready. was onto her welcomed ioh. The streets were ! crowded long before daylight; big bonfires were kindlAd and impromptu para1es were started. Anything that the enthusiastic crowds could make a noise with was quickly appropriated l \ every corner Men shook hands and rHshed here and there, some women were weeping
 At 5-3o The Bulletin arrivnd and I evorvhodv could read thtA rlad news
 Nine auton7ohiles filie] with Polish neople raraded the state read at a lit tie before ton in the forenetAi s2
 Not a wheel turned in any of the n1anufacturiag plants of the town Stores were closed part of the day 1 The schools ".ere out an1 the post of i fec adopted holiday hours
 | The streets were filed with neeple in gay attire, and barring little de- sultory firing. everything was quiet; l waiting for the big parade which GOV. cred the principal. streets of tht ! borough. starring from Soule street al I o'clock. The parade was preceded 1 bys the blowing of the whistles ant ringing og bells for ten minutes.
 In the parade, with the Whit, Eagle hand ahead. was every loca1 au- ton1obile that could he mustered into service. Seventv-five handsomely dec crated machines, in all. Hundreds O pedestrians, men and women, boys anC girls, all nationaiities. joined in, anx. ious to-do their part all going to mak, up q grand enthusiastic cosmopolitan turnout of which the town was par. donably proul.-
 Houses were illuminated and decor ated- all along the line, flags a r:avint and red fire burning ever-Where
 fAfter the, parade, a giant bon fir which was kept up for hours attracte the crowds to the Slater lot off Mail street Thus closed the fitting cele bration of one great glad day.
 i Fire Marshall G.. H. Prior and Fore man I. II. Mccarthy took every possi ble nrecaution to guard 9csainst fire l.. NJ. Carpenter boomed the rarade Everybody wanted to help and will ingly did any service that was asked At noon A. 4 Young fired the presi dential salute of 21 guns
 Private John Oaks of Camp Uptor N. Y, spent the week end at hi home on North Main street.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. B. 7onple enter tained Sunday MT. and Mrs Jess Phillips and daughter, Hortense, MI and Miss Mili1a Tanner of Lisbon, MI and Mrs. Curtis Hull of Jewett Cit, and Leonard Kinney of E0irntown I The marriage of Miss Marie Ros Casavant of Jewett City and Louis H
 
 en1ized in St. Mary's church Monda. morning, the lluptial high mass bein1 sung by Rev. J. J. MeCaDe. The en tire choir was present aud sang tn Mass in c, by Eloise Wa; crman. Tn offertory was Ave Maria. As tn bridal party entered the church tn march from Lohengrfn was played The bride wore brown broadcloth suit with black Hudson seal collar Sh wore a picture hat with black an white plume. Her bridal 5ouquet wa white carnations. The Witnesses wer the two, fathers, F. x. Casavant an Isaac Goulet of Broeket. A break fast was served at the brides hom and was followed by a reception. Tn groom gave his bride handsom wrist watch and the bride presente the. groom I diamond stick pin, Nil and Mrs, Geulet left today tTues dayl for Brockton and will live. in
 newly furnished home at 61 Pleas ant street, Spencer, Mass The bride going away gown was pink crepe q chine with which she wore {. long coa and Hudson seal collar Mrs Goule has been one of the n1ost active work CTS in St.. Mary's parrish and in an town affaiE where her assistance wa requested. She has been a member < the choir since she was eight years ( age. She was member of Jean -D Al society, and the TIC. N, club. MT
 Goulet recei"ed many gifts. Relative
 from Spencer, Brockton and Taftvil
 attended the wedding.
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