Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-21
WILLMANTIC
What Is Goinq On ToniGht

What Is Going On Tonight
Pythian Sisters, Purinton Temple,
No. 2, meeting in their rooms at 500
Main Street.
Red Cross Celebration at the
Windham Congregational Church.
W. B. Knight, agent of the Quid-
nick Windham Company, was at a
hearing in Hartford earlier in the
week on the child labor bill and went
on record as opposed to it. The bill
| aims to prevent children working be-
| fore they reach the age of Is.
A few weeks ago notices were post
! ed at the local plant Of the American
| Thread Company, placing the entire
plant on 4S-hour week schedule,
| a change from the previous 55-hour
schedule. Within a week or so fur
| Their notices were posted, placing the
| dyeing and bleaching departments on
| a 35-hour week schedule, these de-
partments operating the first four
| days of the week Thursday of this
week further notices were posted,
! placing practically the entire plant,
with the exception of a few depart
| ments, on the same schedule of IS
hours week, operating Monday.
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
! until furth-s' notice, beginning the eff
fective week ending March LIST. Agent
Austin D. Boss, in a conversation with
| The Bulletin representative Thursday
| afternoon, stated that this curtailment
| III working hours, was the result of
general business conditions in the cot
ton industry throughout New England
and that as fast as the different de-
rartments caught w with their orders
| there was no alternative but to cur
tail the working hours as ANNOUNCED
| above. Agent Boss was unable to
state just how long the new working
! schedule would be in effect It is
! hoped that the new schedule will not
| prevail for any great length of time,
The American Thread company is the
| largest industry in this city employ
| ing $500 hands, and this curtailment
in working hours affects not only the
| operatives, but the entire community.
| At $40 p. m. Thursday, an alarm
from box 43. brought out the entire
fire department of the city to what
threatened to be a dangerous and dis
astrous fire. The blaze started in the
Jones Auto company garage at 46
Union street. the concern doing an
auto livery, storage and general re-
pair business. The fire department
made quick response to the call and
soon had four streams of water on
the fire, one from the Center street
side, one in the front entrance and
two streams on the Broad street side
The building, Il one story concrete
structure, with a concret9 iitney Of
flee attached, was surrounded on thre c
sides by wood frame buildings ant
houses and the ire department had 9
hard task to keep the fire confined tc
the garage. In the rear of the gar
age and attached to it. was barn
filled with hay and with six o. eight
horses in it. The horses were gotter
cut safely but The barn was pretty
well burned. In the garage proper
, were from twelve TO fifteen autorno-
| b1les some belonging to the Jones
!. company, others belonging to private
owners. One car was gotten out safe
~, being Scorched somewhat another
was pushed into the street, all ablaze,
the balance of the cars and accessor.
les were burned or badly damaged
After an hours hard work, the de.
, partment had the fire under contro
and We're on their way back to theiI
stations at 8.49. Had it not been TO
3 the corrugated metal top To the gar
age and the fact that most u tn.
> buildings adjacent to the garage wer,
protected with sides of the same ma
I terial, the fire and general damag
would have been much larger. AS i
4 was the garage and barn were badr
Quilted. 1t was impossible to ascer
t tan t-e loss Thursday night or til
amount of insurance carried by MI
Jones. Owing to the nature Of tn
business which was conducted in tn
D building, the fire gained headwa-
I quickly and the department did wei
to hold it in check as they did.
( big crowd turned out following tn
I alarm.
d After the regular session of tn
= Natchaug night school Thursday eve
ming, rSaasant social hour and goo
), time was enjoyed by the members
I Each pupil had invited one friend az
. music and dancing were enjoyed. Mis-
Frances O'Neil played the piano an
: Mrs. Robert Rose entertained with tn
; violin. Patriotic songs weN sung an
{ at the close ice cream, cake, etc, wa
:, | served.
q There was a good attendance at tn
regular meeting of Obwebetuck lodg,
n No. 16, I. 0. o. F.. in Odd Fellows
: hall Thursday night. at which tim
, the third degree was conferred upo
. a class of six candidates. Refresh
ments were served at the close of tn
= meeting and social session enjoyed
II The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude I
| Avery was held Thursday from tn
| Congregational church in Mansfbel
/ Center at p. m. The services wer
/ conducted by rev. E. P. Aver Bun
= ial was in Westford cemetery, Jay \
rs Shesherd h2Ftng charge.
y The entire plant of the Quidnick
u Windham Co. resumed operations @
Thursday morning after a short. shut
Il down caused by necessary repairs.
!" There was no session OF the polio
p court Thursday but during the morr
u ing complaint was made to Chief XII
II lourey and Frank Aulton and Frar
:" Thomas of this city were arrested fl
IL being drunk. Their cases will con
before the court this (Friday) morn
sr ing.
n A still alarm Of fire at II a. m.
~ Thursday called out Engine Co. n
II for a grass fire on the property
ID S. C. Hooker on High street. The fl
~ got away from the man who was
A. charge of it and famed by a bri,
~ wind. soon threatened destruction
> a barn nearby. Chemicals were us,
"a and the fire was put out in short o
\ Starts Much Sickeess.