Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-19
WILLIM ANTIC

very active in all church work Eight |
 children were born of their union of
 whom five. Mrs. Pauline Royce Of |
 New Britain, Mrs. Charles F. Pratt Of i
 New Britain and Edwin Wood of
 Bristol. There are nine grandchildren
 and three great grandchildren. I
 WiIlimantie Lodge, Mo- 1311. havel
 decided to stage county fair on
 their new home site. on. Pleasant street |
 early. in the fali.s Prizes are. to be
 awarded for agricultural exhibits and
 canned goods and there will be an ex-
 hibition of cattle. dogs. cats. pigeons
 and chickens. Details have not yet
 been fully completed. The committee
 in charge of the affair comprises Pat-
 rick D. Donahue, chairman. Louis J Charles W. H.il. John B. Edgarton and Valentine L. Murphy. Victor BrunnelI and Miss. Elsie Clark. both of this city. were mar ried Thursday evening at o'clock by Rev. A: P. Carpenter at the =essory at , No. l26 North street. The couple were attended by Mir and Mrs. Eonis B. French and following the ceremony there was a wedding dinner at the home of the grcom's mother, Mrs. Frank Hanover at 1230 Main street. The couple will take a short auto,iio- 1 bile honeymoon and on thc'r retu, Ii 1 will reside at 254 Valley street. Mr. 1 BrunneH is employed in local 1aaii- l dry and has but. recently returned l from overseas where ho was in ser vice with the 102nd IrfantrY. The bride has been employed in tIle American Thread company.
 | The regular Friday night moving I creation Park Friday night with sev- ! e-al hundred in attendance. A news reel, cartoon movie and q eeatui I picture, was shown and as an idded
 attraction there WIS singing by two icx-service mem
 l The H.. x. & w. Washhurn Silk company of South Coventry have tn- ilarged their local plant on Valley I street so that it will occupy the entire 1 building instead of merely the second are twelve hands employed at he io- cal plant which is engaged in what is known as silk throwing. Waiter J. Costello, who was for many years iwith the 4. G. Turner company and later with the Brainard & Armstrong company in New London, is in charge
 of the plant.
 ! The "Eaqies Nest1 on Hosner
 owner Fred H. neppler of this city to | Lucius H. Stewart of New York city. Afr. Stewart will develop the feldspar | mine on the property and will raise pure bred cattle. The property con
 fine farmhouse.
 I Engine Go. No. 1 was called to the house at 1s Jackson street iaaut ? O.
 clock Thursday afternoon \ a still
 alarm for fire in & teneIn>lt occu-
 pied by an Italian family. The fire
 started in mattress and burned that
 and .. small chair. Several gallons of chemical were used in extinguishing i it. It was the only call that the de-
 partment has had during the week.
 The local fire department will
 sharf1xr addition n q
 of a motor driven hook and ladder. A T local garage is at work on the truck T which Is being built on a G. M. C. I chassis. the equipment from the old
 horse drawn. apparatus being used. It is expected that the new truck will be
 lin service by August 1. When the new
 truck is in commission the local fire department will be a very we'll bal
 anced. and efficient combination for the size of the town. The new truck
 will be stationed at Engine Co. No. 1 with the auto bumper and auto chem
 icai-a wagon. Hose No. on
 Summit street and Hose Co. No. 2 on Jackson street with their horse drawn apparatus will of course remain in
 commission.
 Il Windhesn Encampment, No. 10, I. O. O. F., sent a degree team to Danielson
 Friday night to install the officers of
 the eneampment there. The team was headed by District Deputy Grand Pa trisrch Charles F. Kenfield and com | .
 lThompson. Charles H. Beebe. Harry
 IE. Pearl Walter E. Thompson and FL mer M. Young
 | The service badge counnsittee of the ? local Red Cross was at the Liberty cottage Friday afternoon to assist
 local members in filling out the ques- , tionnaires making application for the |. service badges. Mrs George Spencer, the chairman of the committee. was
 in charge. assisted by Mrs. Frank P. or1d Mrc YT7n : There was no change in the local , trolley situation on Friday. The jit- ney busses had another very slow day. i Itrafic being reported light even on .f bers of the carn1en's union are attend ing the meetings of the union in Nor wich and are confident that the men Il will win out against the company. $ lack of disorder which has accom- II panied the strike so far. David R. ], Kinney Of. Norwich is in WiHimantic II watching the car barns and looking . out for the eonpany's interests here, The insurance companies require that .there be at least one man who shall | look after the barns. sf Three more local men who have :: been in federal service have regis } tered at the office of Town Clerk Frank P. Fentor1 They are Sergeant ' Arthur T. Bachand. medical corps. . stationed at the General Hospital at Otisviile, N. Y. Fred A. Gate- of Co. . l. D. Third C. A. C.. and Frank Marschat \ of the A. E. r. s
 fi Captain F. p. Fenton was unable to say on Friday who would he selected \ to fill the vacancy caused by the pro- { motion of Ellison B. Smith from sup bly sergeant to second lieutenant The captain could not even be sure wheth = H CT there would be an examination for 1.-the office or whether he would mere ly appoint one of the other sergeants. ] tn the trip to Camp Freeman which ] part of the company makes today as all the equipment needed will be is sue5 to the men at the camp. No ene vrTII be selected to fill the va