Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-15
OVER s5.ooo ::FIRE,rL
Leclair and Grinseil Barns on Provi
 denee Street Burned Monday.


 Two harms and two sheds were de- jstroyed by a fire on Providence street for which an. alarm was sent in from Box 3A. at 12.15 a. srl. Monday. A sec-s end alarm was sturned in a. little later when the fire assumed such propor- tiens as to seriously threaten valua- 1 ble property in the vicinity of the fire. | One of the barns was the property l Of the P. NJ. Leclair and Sons com Irany, the, other the property of Mrs. George .Grinsell. ~s '... ;-..- ! Alvin Leclair of the .Leclair firm estimates the total joss at 5000, part l ly covered by insurance. .- Two light automobile trucks. the property of the LeClair firm, were de- stroyed in the fire. Another, autonio- 1 bile. a pleasure car was saved
 Mir EeClair said Monday that A A. i Bourcier.. recently. named as chief Of
 the fire department. Frank Jaryais and
 himself were the first three men to
 reach the, fire At that time. it had | gained strong 'headway and. the ends of the two barns. which were only. a
 few feet apart, were blazing fiercely. 1 The fire department. made a quick 1 response to the alarm, but was handi- capped in getting promptly, to work
 because the hydrant nearest. the fire
 was frozen and had to be thaWed out with hot water obtained from nearby
 residence. Luckily the thawing out process was quickly accomplished. F MT. -LeClair said that. great credit is due the fire. department. for the highly. efficient manner in which the 1 fire was handled and, eventually sub T Gued; without any material. damage
 being done to the. LeClair. store and other frame structure in, the vicinity Others commented very favorably upon, the efficient manner in which 1 the fire department handled a. danger.
 ous fire which. if. it had managed .te
 get beyond control. would have. beer T in "a way to wipe out a score of frame buildings in that thiekly-' populated Ii section of theF city ,
 MT: Leclair said he has no idea a. to how the fire started. There was nc fire in either of the barns. I Completing Classification :;
 The classification of the nearly ?. 900, registrants, in this district will bt completed at the end of this week. i is now expected excepting for a fev
 scattering cases and those cases tha are pending decision before the dis trict board. :. t'' V f-.'- 7-; z. Monday the first appeal from a de ClS1Ou Ol tIf6' 'fOCdi DOdIO. uSC4S , ion, has been upheld, upon appeal b. 7 the district board. was made to th' . president. This is upon asricultura grounds. 4et-',- .:.s,.:. , A police list is being compiled thi ,, week that contains the names of al who failed to, return questionnaire
 and those whose names appear upo1
 it are subject to arrest and immediat
 induction to military service.
 cIassifeations Monday. -.-
 Additional classifcations by, the 10 cal board: Michael Zotta,; Putnam, 4
 Zone Pocri, Grosvenordale,, 4, Fran
 Johnson, Putnam. 1; Onler Bourque l Putnam. l Leonidas Fratz, Grosven . ordale, 5; Harold R. Kent, Putnam, 4 t James 4. Perry. .Haltford. l.; Alfre : Beaulac, North Grosyenordale, I: Al bert F. Miller, Putnah, 5: Francis -; Hart, Putnam, district board; Josep :. E. Coilum. Putnam, 4; John |. Wright l. Putnam, 5: Arthur Raeicot, Putnam l g. Eddie V. Nelson. North GrosYenor
 dale. |; M. l.. White. New London, l g Arthur Goulet, Danielson, 5 Ralph s s Bradford, Putnam, 3; Charles J. liar i rie. Elrilville... 1 :. Robert Percy :.Allart e Putnam l; Spiro Talebsc;; North Gros
 venordale 4; William Fl. Keane, East
 ford, ?; John J. Maher. Putnam, 5 a Adrian BreauIt, Putnam l.: F. I
 Wright. Waterford 4: Earle F. Wins
 low: Killingly, 4, Carl. De Wolf. ( -i Springfield, A.. Clarence B. Giffort
 Falf River,F 5;- Henry Labonts. Put