Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
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I urooden huildine- with end on Broad |, street and facing Main street, with two stores in. Broad street and, five ln- Main street, was evidently never built to De burned. It has been afire at least half a dozen times, and always escaped se- rious damage. The latest fire in the building was just before midnight Fri day and the loss to building Will not ex-- ceed $50. George E. Broughton resides over his store in Main street. lie smell ed burning wood and made an investi- | gation, and found that a room across the | hallway from his apartment was filled | with smoke, but he saw no blaze. Mr. | Brougf1ton hurried to the street and in i formed Policeman Mitchell that the building was afire After a hurried ex- animation, the police officer sent in fire alarm from Box 56 and in quick time the fire department responded,
 The firenen soon ascertained that the fire was in the partition at the head of the stairs of the first section of the building, and the floor on Which the Broughton apartment is located. There was lots of smoke but no blaze was seen. The partition was partially cut away on both sides and the fire was fought with chemicals, though lines of hose were stretched from a, hydrant as an erner- gency measure.
 When the confined smoke was released its volume was, so great that 1t was al most stihing, but the firenlen did not retreat, and finally conquered the blaze and without the use of water from the hydrant. The fire was not large, but. difficult to reach, and the recall was not sounded for an hour after the alarm. Some of the chemicals filtered through the ceiling and did damage to some of the stock in the Woodmansee store which is comparatively slight.
 The building, Cor buildings threel, is owned by the Washington Trust com pany, and this is the site selected for the proposed large bank building for which ] the plans are completed whenever build | ing material and labor will reach the . normal level
 l Rev. Clayton A. Burdiclx, president presided at the meeting of the board
 of managers of the Seventh Day Bap- list Missionary society, held in Pawea- | tuck Seventh Day Baptist church, West l crly. The corresponding secretary re- 1 ported for seventeen workers in the | home fields, and also for the work of
 Rev. T. L. M. Spencer, at Georgetown South America. The sum of $2,400 had already been expended at the George town mission. Rev. Spencer has pur. | chased property there that can be uset in part for a while, and some room. | can be rented probably to bring suffi cient income to pay the taxes On ac count of the high cost building will b, deferred. The matter of small appro l prtation to assist worker to visit Bar bados, Trinidad was referred to tn. committee on Georgetown mission witt power.
 | The seni-annual reports from Chin;
 were presented and also correspondence from Rev Jay W. Crofoot, Rev. H. Flu
 gene Davis and Miss Susie M Burdick correspondence was also received iron Rev. G. Vell1uysen ,of Holland, ana from Marie Janz, as to the work and f11 ture prospects in Java
 | The recommendations of the evan gelistic committee were approved as fol lows: i; That the annual appropriation to tn to $500. rf
 T That the call to Rev. M c. Pannel = as missionary worker in Bangor. IMieb. : field be extended for the remainder Q
 the year-,- s1 | That the missionary society approv Il the plans of the committee of %ath : NorthWesterR association for evangelis
 tle work next summer with tent an $ quartette in Minnesota and Iowa. an T that the missionary society defray tn
 expenses not otherwise provided : That arrangements be made with Re, ;, Paul s. Burdiek to do missionary fel ]. work in the southwest for a few week , after the close of the school work a U FaHke.
 The appropriation for the Boulde
 chureh was increased to $50 for 1920 , Dr. Anne L. Waite, Rev. D. R. Con n and Charles H. Stanton were appointe q a committee to prepare a program fc
 Missionary Day for the general confe
 ence.
 Frank Hill, Ira B. Crandau and Mir
 A. H. Langwortfy were appointed !. committee to prepare a proposed budg l. for the general conference, with instrn > tion to include in the budget an ite Il for evangelistie work
 ,- The Fourth company, Westerly, al
 the other units composing the Rhode I ,r land State Guard, will be denaohiIized al or about June 1, by order of the go > ernor, according to general orders fro
 the office of the adjgtant general. IS medal will be presented by the state
 all honerably discharged members, k recognition of their patriotic servi is for protection during the world war IT. justice to the state and to those VI Id have rendered faithful service, it is ne h. essary the order says, to discrimina
 1 between those who have, and fhos ce who have not fulfilled the obligations s- their oath Organization commando
 are required to make application f U discharge without honor all who in tn, T, judgment do not deserve an honoral ;;a discharge. Ali officers responsible f " property will be held in service un oA their property responsibility is adjust, IS Union painters arc scarce and in cc in sequence there is difficulty in havi to painting work executed even at the pl
 ] yailing high price. Still these paint. st prefer to have work held up rather tn oo permit it to go forward, unless i t H. done by union painters. The building
 the New England Silk company is ne; ing completion, looms are being i' stalled, and the management is endes r. bring to make an early start of this n ss industry in. the town The eontrac
 could not secure union painters, eo stt ,v cutters now on, vacation were put in l work doing the rough painting on,
 building. As the cutters are on va
 ton, not on strike, and therefore so receiving strike pay, they were glad at get the work. Rabid union painters
 into the wrinkle, filed a protest with