Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
Norw.ch Bulletin, Wiilimantic Of, flee, 23 Church St., Telephone ,4u5.


 A fire caused by the explosion of an | oil heater in the front hall G1 the 1 home of Benjamin Saroyy on Pros | pect street was responsible for the | ringing in of Box Is Thursday night l at S:10 o'clock. Four pieces of ap | paratus, the auto bumper, auto truck i and chemical responded mad were soon | at the scene of the blaze. When the ffremen arrived on the scene the house was well ablaze and after three streams of water had been turned onto the house the fire was gradually subdued. The house which was frame structure was pretty well gutted but no estimate of the damage due to the fire and water could be made Thursday evening. The house is the property of Oliver La vigne. The recall was sounded at 8: 50. but the apparatus did not re- turn to the engine house until well after nine o'clock. The auto bumper had trouble while making the run to the fire and got only a short distance beyond the town hall when it was necessary to stop and the remainder of the trip was given up.
 4 The Windhan County Inter church World Movement conference was held Thursday at the Congregational church house with a large number of ministers and church workers were in attendance. The conference was con ducted by a team of state inter church workers headed by Rev. Ar thur F. Purliss of the Central Bap- tist church, Norwich Addresses were delivered by out of town min isters. The morning session opened at s:So o'clock with the singing of a hymn and with idevotions. The ad- dress of the service was delivered by Rev. Mir. 'Purkiss whose subject was The Interchurch and World Condi- tionS. Devotions that followed the address were led by Rev. MT. Purkiss. The speaker of the morning was Rev. T. B. Lathrop of New Haven who had for his subject, "The Financial Campaign" Rev. MT. Lathrops sub Ject dealt with the various methods by which a church could raise its share of the allotted quota. Quotas for the various churches have not yet been announced in Windham County. 1 but the amount given to the churches of the county to raise is $31, $50. Of this amount the town towns have been allotted the following shares:
 Windhan, S10 900; Ashford s2O0; Brooklyn 500; Canterbury $S00;s Chap lil $2OO; Eastford $500; Hampton $200 Killingly s5,000; Plaintield $3.00O: Putnam s7,500; Woodstock $1,000; Scotland $200; Sterling $200; Pomfret s2,000 and Thompson $500.
 A half hour discussion among the delegates closed the morning session
 Following the noon luncheon served by the women of the Congregations
 church, denominationaI and financia
 group meetings were held in the va ,l rious rooms of the church. The frs
 speaker at the ofternoon session a
 2 o'clock was Rev. William T. Fay
 Tor of Hartford whose subject wal
 Foreign Surveys He was followed
 by Rev. R. A. Kilburn of Hartford
 who spoke on Home and Local Sur
 veys" Mrs. W. T.. Thayer of Hart
 ford delivered the afternoon addres . for women. Other speakers at tn
 afternoon session were, Rev. F. F Voorhees, of Hartford subject : Evangelism and Rev. J. Beveridg :. Lee, D D., of New London, subjec Departmental Work. The afternoon business closed with a statement ol
 county organization by Rev. Mir. Pur kiss, and question box discussion.
 The evening service of the con
 ference began at o'clock with devo , tions led by Rev. Mir. Purkiss. Tn [ for the laymen and by layman, Joh
 first address of the evening was on Burdick, of Essex, being the speaker
 Rev. William T. Taylor of Hartfor
 delivered the big address of the even
 ing on, How the Church Movemer Will be Successful" Rev. MT. Taylo r demonstrated more clearly the point s in his talk through the use of stereop ticon slides. The last address of tn e conference was given by Rev. Nj
 Lee whose subject was "The Stressin | Of Nl1 iatf fa
 .he conference came to an end.
 Three men will appear before tt ' police court this (Friday) mornin : two to answer to charges of violatin a city ordinance and the third to ar ! swer for a violation of the automobi law. These three men were notifie
 by Officer Grant Bombria Thursda ' morning that they would be wanted ,, court today. Richard Haddad ar
 George Haddad were notified at B.; '. o'clock Thursday morning that tht , had violated a city ordinance al ' William r. Wildes was notified at ,,. o'clock that his presence was requi
 ed.
 k The Thread City cycIers' carniv d began Thursday evening at the tow = hall and everything was in full bla
 I h Thread City Continental Drum Cor y. opened the carnival with a concert l. the corner of Main and Church stree
 and later in front of several Ma = street business houses. When tn
 arrived at the town hall the carniv
 was officially opened and the boo
 tenders started the business of givil
 the wheel a turn for luck. Priz given out were, dolls. candy, fancy a
 ticles and five pound boxes of sugs ! The dance floor was thickly popuiat y throughout the evening many coupl o enjoying the favorite dances Y V general committee ill charge of the a
 fair is headed by Raymond F. Cat,
 with the following sub commit . chairmen: Tickets. Leslie Beebe: ca vassing, Robert B. Higgins; danci1 H Fred w. Backus; entertainment. W \ liam E. Hussey; concessions Glib, Flynn; advertising. Row W. Downe
 treasurer, Lester H. Blfsn.