Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-15

ment, the league of nations, education in Connecticut and recreation in rural communities.
 Old K.llingly pond-the last free" body of water in this immediate sec ton is proving to be a greater at traction than ever this summer, and it's ooded shores make. a splendid play ground for many people from all of the towns and villages hereaboutS.
 Killinglys highways between Daniel son and A;tawaugan, between Daniel son and the Plainfield line to the south, up Reynolds street to the end of the sta.e highway in that diree- tion nave received their annual oil bath. The Danielson- Brooklyn high way also has been given it's oil treat ment.
 Mrs. Ethel spalding and daughter, Anna, are visiting friends in Provi- dence this week.
 George A. Stewart of Hartford was in Danielson Wednesday on a businss
 Today (Thursday) Danilson's stores that have entered into the agreement will close at noon for the weekly half holiday.
 George Boswell, s3, died Monday night at SS at his home on Broad street MT. Boswell had been seri- ously i'll since June 15. He was a na- tive of South Killingly, a son of Ai- fred and Harriet (Babcock) Boswell. and had lived all of his life in this tewn.
 Mr. Boswell was an expert mechanic, one ct the very best ever developed in this section of the state, and his talents in his chosen field of enaeavor bordered on genius. For years he had Q nf lai To . street near his home and there many men brought odd and difficult prob- lems in mechanics to be solved by MT, Boswell, who had established a repu- tation as an extraordinarily clever workmen. One of his achievements was the developing of temperine process for steel, much of which went into screw drivers of a kind rated among the very best in the world. MT. Boswell leaves his wife, who was Miss Rose Jordan of this town; tive sons, Maurice and Kenneth, a sister Mrs. Walter Kies, of Danielson. and brother, Adelbert Boswell of Prov idence.
 The court of bursesses has voted tc increase the pay of members of the fire department, members of which have received only pittance for years past TOT the services, sometimes high | ly hazardous, that they are called up- roll of the fire department has amount ed annually to $530. The increases on to perform. Hehertofere the pay.
 just allowed raise the annual payrol to s1135.
 l Under the new schedule the chic of the fire department will receiv, s100 annually; assistant engineer, $50
 superintendent of the fire alarm systen s75; captain of Captain Put engin,
 company, $50; two ieutenants of thi l company $50 each; two drivers ST
 each, two drivers s45 each. 1S men s2
 each. In the Hook and Ladder com pany the captain will receive s35, tn, lieutenant s25 and 12 men s2o each
 The members of the department wer appreciative on Wednesday of the con
 sideratien shown them by the borougl officials in making the advances, tn, first made in the department in grea
 many years.
 Workers who have been laid off a industrial plants in this section ar finding employment with busy farm CTS who are hustling to harvest on 6f the finest hay crops grown in thi section in years. The unusually we I season has contributed on many farm to the growing of an abundant hay ero]
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