Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-27
PUTNAM

Announcement has been made of the sale of the Byron D. Bugbee business to Ralph x. Bigbee and Otto E. Wulf, Norwich. MT. Bugbee has been en- gagged in the dry goods business in this city for 30 years, and is one of the best known men in his line in south ern New England.
 Ralph X. Bugbee, MT. Bugbee's son, has been associated with him in the business for long term of years and is thoroughly familiar with it's man. agement and the needs of the trade in this city
 MT. Wulf has been with the firm of Porteous & Mitchell at Norwich for the past 42 years, for a long period as f. nancial manager, and his long connec- tion with one firm is indicative of the fact that he is thoroughly versed in
 this line of trade.
 l The actual transfer of the business
 will take place as soon as an inventory 1 of the stock is completed
 | Byron D. Bugbee has been one of l this city's most successful business
 men. Still an alert, aggressive busi- ness man, he is retiring from the field 1 of active service in which he has won | such a marked success that he may 1 enjoy rest that he has well deserved | MT. Bughee began his career in ner-
 
 ! ago. Later he was employed at Fur ! ner's Falls, Holyoke and in Willimantic ] before he came to this city. Eventual 1 ly he formed a partnership with H. c. l Murray, who also made splendid Suc- 1 cess in the dry goods line at Williman- 1 tic. and a store was established at the
 corner of Main and Front streets, this city.
 l From the first this enterprise was 1 very successful and was developed in ] to the largest department store in this 1 part of the state. After a few years | MT. Bugbee purchased Mir. Murray's S l interest in the business and has since 1 conducted it on his own account, build | ing up a trade that extends through various towns in Windham county. l The series of fires that has been rag i ing in this section of Windham county | was added to during Wednesday. In ! the afternoon an alarm called out. the | department to fight a blaze that was i threatening to envelop the home of W. | H. Tyler on School street. It was said l that the fire was communicated to the 1 dwelling from a grass fire that ran up near the building. The fire was extin- guished before it did damage of any 1 consequence to the home. At 12.45 on ! Wednesday morning d fire was discov- cred at the home of Frank Gordon in 1 East Woodstock, where there is no fire department, and the dwelling q tWo- story frame structure, was de ! royed 4 group of young men who were or
 their way to this city discovered the fire, to which their attention was call ed by the reflection of flames on the
 window. They awakened Mir Gordon |. and the community was aroused by the
 ringing of the church bell. Rapid worl resulted in saving much of the furni-
 ture. Though the barn on the place
 was connected to the house by a shed this building was saved after harC , work. The loss is estimated at $3,000
 The funeral of Mrs. Ermine Paquett, and her son Edmond, of Pomfret, Wal , held from her home in tha<Dlace ol i Wednesday morning. with funeral ser : vices at St. Nary's church in this cit, . at 9 o'clock, Rev. Charles r. Bedar(
 being celebrant of the high mass of re quiem, which was attended by relative
 and friends. Burial was in St. Mary
 cemetery.
 r Wednesday morning, the funeral 0 9 Patrick J. 0'Brien was held from hi l home here, with services at St. Mary
 church at 10 o'clock. The funeral mas 5 was attended by many relatives an, . friends from this and surrounding
 towns and there were in attendanc
 representatives of the A. O. H., wit which MT. O'Brien had bene identifies ]. for many years. There was a funera
 cortege to Woonsocket, where the bod
 was taken for burial
 . Sealed bids for the office furnishing
 of local board No. 16, selective service
 asked for by direction of the govern
 ment, were opened Wednesday lnornIn
 at 10 o'clock. The typewriter went | Judge M. H. Geissler, who bid s70 9th CT bids for the machine were as fol
 | lows: Searls, Russell and Bradforc
 $6I50; Samuel Smith, $65; Dr. E. r Perry, s51.51. The typewriter desk al > so was bid in by Judge Geissler, for s1
 and the office chairs, six in numbe !, II went to the same bidder for s1260 Tn q only article of furniture not disposed ( was the office table. The highest bi ,. on this was $2, which was well belo' the minimum amount that the boar was permitted by the government o sell it for.
 It John Ash, of Pomfret, mortimer