Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-30
WILLIMANTIC


 !, feel that you win agree with me when say that they have done mighty
 prscsstion rs @ % esnnst not s Se sxtsndsd to @ thsnu
 both by eur ledge and this con11nunity.
 Pleasing as well as instrnctive enter taislinent has been provided for the
 .sd % se ean Ss 1ns sass that this fair will Do something long | to be remembered. I~now officially
 deolsre this open and ready for busi-
 Al the conclusion of the mayor's ad : dreAs the band Slsyed The star span
 Verse. s Xftsr chat the crowd broke np'
 Eoing to tho various ccncsssionaries on tho ground4. all uf whom did q | good bustnese. A larwe number made | the dancing pavilion. set high on the hill and prettfly trimmed with ever
 greens and ags their goal. The 40x6o ! floor accommodated about q hundred
 couples and was kept hlled through ! out the exeninH. Pickett's orchestra furni shed the music. There we're nu- merous refreshment stands on the beverages strictly less than half of one per cent were -dfspensed in the mem ory of better days.
 A feature was an 1s-foot motor boat which is to De raf1ed cff. There were numerous games of chance operated, the kind where om6bUdy wins some thing every time we spin tho wheel Blankets and bathrobes. kew so temptinsly offered to lure the un-. wary change into the coffers of the lodge. In the center of the grounds was a small ring. fully equipped with q dime a trip. At 2 booth near the ring genuine Eiks clam chowder was offered. The Art Gallery 2. took the place of the usual side show. Here To- wild man from Borneo. the Circassian girl and all the rest of the freaks. There were also some rather clever depictions of the 9treets of, the Thread city the charge of the light brigade, the Holy City and other similar sub jeets. aN ssgsl.
 The animal exhibits were small. but interesting. They, included several fine head of cattle from Fred Rosebrooks and c. B. Pomeroy. pen of rabbits, a coop of chickens and fawn en- tered by William B. Squires of Colum bia. The agricultural exhibits were also rather few but promise of mores today. A very unusual sight was a cotton plant just about to burst the bo1ls entered by Aspinwall and Be- \ rard. William E. Sweeney has an en- try containing over a hundred varie- ties of dahiias including a number of T. T can Thread company boarding house, has a large and varied exhibition of flowers and vegetables.
 During the course of the evening the American band dressed in rural cos tunes. seFenaded the various booths. on the grounds. The tank for the diving girls act. the Tonnelley Sisters, did not arrive in time for them to give a varied vaudeville programme con sisting of Piper Billy Kincafd. the versatile Scotchman.s-=in Scotch 1 sketch. the Dancing Marleys in a hard shoe dancing act. and Mrs. Henry Ma thieu and Michael J. Farrell in vocal
 Before the opening of the fair thef Elks gave very good parade through the center of the city. Vince ler's American band furnished the divided into two sections. The musf- 1 clans were dressed in rural costumes which if not particularly artistic were at least striking. In the parade were about four hundred Elks with young lady friends. The parade formed onl Valley street and marched to Broad street, down Broad to Union up Un- l ion to Main. up. Main to. Bridge. over Bridge to Pleasant street and through | Pleasant street to the grounds.
 Joseph Menhars. third vice presi- dent and organizer of the AmaIgamat- k ed Meat Cutters and Butcher Work J men of North America has arrived | here and promises trouble undess the | men emrieyed in the local meat mar l kets get better wages and shorter hours. The men here have been or ganized and have held several confer 1 ences with their employers withoutj coming to any settlement. MenhartI claims that the local men are work | ing 73 hours week and get only 1 from S15 to s2o a week. They ask $25i for a 63-hour week. The merchants object to being told by | their employees when they shall open i and close their places of business.
 Coroner A. c. Bill, of Danielson, ar rived here Friday afternoon and held l an inquest on the death of Pearl 1 Smith, killed. in the automobile acci- | dent on Jackson street Thursday eve ming. The inquest was held in the room at the police station and started at S.20 adjourning at 4.15 after which the coroner viewed the ! body of Smith at the undertaking l rooms. The following witnesses were heard by the coroner: Miss Bertha of 2e4 Jackson street. Mich ael Moriarty of 222 Jackson street, George ". Hickey of 203 Summit | street and David Fortfer. who was driving the truck at the time Of the accident The coroner will announce his finding within a day or two. He said that the charge oa which Fortier will be guilty or not guilty will be negligence.