Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
DANIEISON


 to grave danger from fires and with hundreds Of houseTi ass unable to proceed with the preparations for the holiday dinner.
 The process of connecting up lit tie dwelling at Emvilie was the cause of the trouble that inconyenieuced thousands of people, because the main supply pipes from the reservoirs near East Killfngiy come down through Elnville and Danieison's whole water supply was cut off while the connection was being made. Early Wednesday, evening water company official claimed the water had been turned on again at 3 p. m. but st of the borough were stiii waiting for even enough water with which to brush their teeth.
 Particular indignation as aroused by the fact that the water company gave no warning whatever of the in- tention to cut off the borough supply. on tho eve of 8 holiday.
 The failure of the water supply was responsible. late in the after noon, for cutting off the supply of gas and Managed J. Howard BurdielS cf the lighting company Wednesday evening disclained all responsibility for the exasperating conditions stat ing that his company had reSciyed nc warning whatsoever that the water supply was to be shut off.
 Oliver Marchassieu, was knocked down and injured, in Main street, late Wednesday afternoon, when he step ped in front of car owned by Coun- l ty Commissioner John A. Dady of Putnam.
 The car was being driven by Mir Dady's chauffeur, Royal Beausoliel. Mir. Marchassieu suffered a long scalp wound and his side was badly bruised; pr. George Burroughs who was called, said the man was not seriously injured, but ordered him re- moved to the Day Kimball hospital al l Putnam, that he may receive proper care.
 1 The injured man is an elnploye al 1 the Connecticut mills is advanced ir years, and has been boarding in g private home here.
 Commissioner Dady was mucli dis. 1 tressed by the accident and was very l solicitous fo-. tho injured mans wei fare.
 F Harold Gofdon. os Jacksonville Fla, telegraphed Christmas greeting. Through The Bulletin Wednesday tt all of his friends here and his wishe. that all may have happy New Year At St. James' church today (Thurs dayl there will be special services il observance of the feast of the Nativ ity, the first of the masses St 5:30 a m.
 | Business men were practically /, unit Wednesday afternoon in declar ing that Danielson has had the great est Christmas shopping season ever Prosperity has been reflected in ever, lire Of trade by the unprecedented volume Of buying-and high price seem not to have made the slightes difference. One firms sales for single day were within a srnal amount of what q, few years ago wa the record Of sales for a whole weel before Christmas.
 Talk about dry Christmas! eDan iels0n feels that it can lay claim thi morning to having been at least ol the eVe of the great holiday the dries town in the United states 4Fh, even the water supply tailed Wednes day just before the >..on hour an housewives, busy with their Christ mas dinner preparations, were lef with faucets that would do TO bet ter than gurYe when opened. Tn cutting off of the water supply playe havoc with working plans in scores 0 kitchens. The offiee of the CrySta Water company did not respond | [ telephone calls sent in to ascertai tie cause Of the great drought, bu 1t was finally ascertained from out side sources that it could not be blam ed on the Volstead act, which neve ho hCp haid fO Ef, eI- to cause water mains to break. When Postmaster Raymond Ale and his hard working force ge through with the Christmas rush C mail matter today they will hay handled a greater volume of bushes than ever before was transacted a the Danielsop office.
 The flow of mail matter has bee unprecedented. Postmaster Allen sai 1 Wednesday morning that there ha been 137 incoming sacks of mail 0 Monday and the same number 0 Tuesday, And while he was teilin of this the postal force was exceed ingly busy digging it's way throug 1 another mountain Of mail that had ar rived on Wednesday mornings train
 The amount Of first class mail, pos cards and parcel post beat all prev ous records here. Nptsithstandin; the pressure put on tho postal clerk and carriers they have been dein splendidly in distributing mail and i despatching outgoing consignment On Monday 51 sacks were sent ava and Ss more followed on Tuesday.
 Wednesdays business promised 1 outstrip that of the preceding day and this morning comes the clean u of tho rush period. City carriers ar the rural carrier will cover the routes as usual this morning, so a who are to receive gifts through u office will get deliveries of lette., cards and packages arriving th morning. The office will close at 11:i for the day.
 It has been ruled by an official
 the state automobile department tn motor buses engaged under contra
 with town, il carrying children attend school are not subject to Il public service vehicle requirement
 This ruling viii be of special intere
 n~killingly and Brooklyn, in whi,
 towns many children travel back al forth to school by motor bus CT true
 Eleven cars more of coal arrived
 the lighting company, at the pow
 station at Plainfield. make the silof
 age of two weeks seem farther ava
 It is not anticipated that the cor
 pany will have further trouble
 keeping sufficient coal on hand du
 ing the winter.
 The big community tree gstheri
 at Goodyear ChNstmas eve was c
 of the pretty events of the holid
 season here and brought together
 large number fo p-sons. None we
 happier, though, Ill all the thro
 that the Goodyear children in wl1e
 horror the tree was set up.
 An ice crop that seemed so near
 hand last week was rapidly vanie
 ing Wednesday urder the stress of f < and high temperature. Another 10 | neried of cn1d weather WiH ha ,