Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-13

building was striking ten Wednesday morning fire alarm was sent in from Box 57 at High and Canal streets. The bell on the fire house and the town hall bell are so near the same tone that the result was confusion of the alarm. The fire apparatus, however. were driven ir quick time to Railroad avenue, where the frame building utilized by Dutee Flint as an automobile repair shop was mass of flame and the whole section befogsed by dense smoke from the fast burning building.
 In short order the firemen had four lines of hose battling the tlaze. The large wooden building not ten feet from the burning structure, was smoking at the end and on the verge of bursting in to flame. The lower part of this build ing is occupied by the Picard Autorno- bile company and the upper floor is the tenement of Walter Dove. The fremen made an excellent stop in saving this building, the only damage being the scorching of the end of the structure nearest the fire, and the burning through the corner of one of MT. Doves rooms. The damage by fire is slight to this ] building and water-damage is MT. Doves only loss
 The Flint repair shop building is total loss. It was owned by Mrs. Albert L. Chester, and is insured. There were | seven cars in the shop when the fire started. Four of these were taken out to safety, while a truck belonging to 1 Flint, and ready for delivery, and the automobile owned by Crist Ferraro, jit- neyman, were completely destroyed. Both cars were insured. The Ferraro car was rolled into the shop about 20 l minutes before the fire. The origin of l the blaze is not known positively, but | in the opinion of one of the employees, | was caused by a customer dropping a match on the floor after lighting ci- 1 gar. The fire started on the floor and rolled rapidly enveloping whatever it 1 came in contact with as it swept to- wards the rear of the building. The to- | tai loss is estimated at $3500.
 The efficient work of the firemen de served all the praise bestowed by the large crowd assembled Chief Egge1 was on hand early and after directing l the work on the burning building unti the fire was we'll under control. he mounted ladder placed against the Pickard building and. axe in hand made 1 an investigation. He cut into the cor ner of the building, just below the cave where smoke was issuing, and discov cred a fire briskly burning and about tC break through. He called for fire ex i tinguisher and, aided by John Reardon soon smothered that threatening blaze Then all danger was over and the fire men were ordered to "pick-up," just on' hour after the fire alarm was rung in Ii Narragansett Council, Knights of Co Columbus, the pioneer of the organiza tion in Rhode Island, was fully repre- sented, at the annual state convention t,zlI fIs ArfI1r 4a.N, of honors, John F. Purtill of Wester ly, was elected an alternate to the ses sion of the supreme council in Nev York in August William J. Keenan, O Providence, was reelected state deput, though opposed by Daniel H. Morrisse. of Warren and Joseph P. Reardon O Pawtucket. State Deputy Keenan wa presented a gold watch and travelling bag in recognition of his service durini and since the war. The other officer elected are:
 William P Nolan. of Providence state secretary; James Hennessey, Eas Providence, treasurer; Martin c. Cor rente, North Providence, auditor: Rich ard A. Herriek, Woonsocket, warden James E. Brothers, Providence advo cate; John N. Clouart of Woonsocket Michael He Rourke of Riverpoint, Johl J. Barrett of Natick, James V. Croftol of Cranston, Joseph J. Barrett and Jas F. McCaffrey, of Providence, delegate to the supreme council in New York i
 August; Thomas M Davis of Paseoas Anthony V. Pettine of Providence. Tho! F. Purtill of Westerly, Edward B. Nc Donald, Joseph P. Morrisey James Byron, Joseph F. Cole, Joseph F. Carro of Providence, alternates.
 The convention endorsed the Prov, :, :, dence College drive. and committe was appointed to consider the establish
 ment of a scholarship fund for the co ', lege. State officers and grand knight were appointed a committee for obser, f ance of Columbus Day. Rt Rev. Wi ', liam A, Hickey. ceadjutor bishop of Il II Providence diocese, addressed the del
 gates.
 l. Three new councils Were institute
 last year and S517 members initiate IF Total membership April 1 was 11.e5 h with 3763 insured, and 1925 associa
 members.
 J. Morton Terrier has brought su If against the Arnold Realty company ar If the Mohican company, of Pawtucket. ,e recover s7.o00 as commission which l. alleges is due him. Mir Terrier clain f. he was asked by the Mohican eompar is to secure for the company a place sui
 dple lor grocery store in Pawtucke
 and that he enabled the company open negotiations with the Arnold Real
 company with the result that the Iatt leased a store to the Mohcan comma
 for twenty years, for $1O0, 900.
 The Westerly Laymen's Learue at ;
 annual meeting elected these officer
 William D. Howard, president Edw
 C. Whitford Herbert ChampIin Samu
 Girven, William Spargo. Leo Eye. vi
 presidents; James E. Kennedy, secretar,
 William Martin, treasurer
 Local Laeonics
 While silk mills in the state are cu
 tailing operations radically there
 considerable activity in preparing f
 new silk mill in Westerly to begin O
 erations
 Italians in Westerly have purchased
 bell for the belfry of the Church of f
 Immaculate Conception
 After service during three decades, |
 on H. York has concluded work with f
 Postal Telegraph company, and is el
 ployed in the Gudgeon store He h
 been succeeded by Miss M F. Strout
 Desire R., S4, widow ow George Gar
 ner, died Tuesday at her home on f
 Watch Hill road.
 In the report in Thursdays Bullet
 of Judge Browns decision for the [
 fendant in the Plympton-Barb ca,
 it was stated that several law points h
 been previously submitted and decisio
 given for plaintiff. This was not core
 as all the decisions have been favoral
 to the defendant Dr. Barher