Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
,,I on Grexstone street

on Greystone street.
 2s-The Willimantic Trust company to
 John Tranantozzi and >LodoVlco Fasco1lno,
 tract of land in West park.
 29-Estate of Grace Burlington King to
 Chauncey E/Macfarlane, land and build
 ings on Summit street
 The engagement of Miss Louise l..
 Pruette of Chattanooga. Tenn, to H. Douglas Fryer of this city is announced. Miss Prdette was q graduate of the Uni versity of Chattanooga in 1918 with the. B. S. degree. During the war she was in the educational service of the U. 5. public health service at Washington. This last year she has been taking graduate work at Clark university, Worcester, taking an | M. A. degree this June. MT. Fryer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fryer of Willi- ! mantle and is very well known to many 1 local people He was a graduate of Wind ham High school in 1910 and of Spring ] field college in 1914 with the degree of bachelor of humanics, studied at Brown university, took an M. A. degree at Clark university in 1917, and has been studying at Clark university this last year. Mir. 1 Fryer is now director of the vocational department at the Brooklyn Central '. M. | C. A., the largest 'EY'' in the world. This | association has a membership or nearly 10000 During the war MT. Fryer enlist | ed as a private and was gradually pro- i noted to the rank of second lieutenant at i tached to the general staff for duty with | the morale branch. He was in Y. M. C. A. work during the mobilization of the national guard in 1917 After his dis charge from the army he was sent to Europe by the Red Cross and was soon promoted to the rank of captain. Later he was sent to Poland to organize the home service work in that country. Chief of the Fire Department Wade U. Webster and ex-Chief Charles E. Leonard will leave this city today (S2turday) for Toronto to attend the Intlrlational Fire Chiefs association convention. The trip will probably be for a week. During the
 absence of Chief Webster Frederick Horn berger, a member of the board of en- gineers, will be substitute chief
 Harry Kelley of the Willimantic fire department and Albert Hardin of the American LaFrance company were in Rockville Friday. The Rockville fire de- partment has purchased a LaFrance fire truck similar to the one in use in this city, The truck was used by the govern ment during the war and is still in first class condition.
 Edward Bombria and Nathan Eccle- ston, both of this city, recently motored i to Danielson, driving a truck sold by a 1 local company to 2 Danielson firm. l After 70 years of service in the tailor i ing business, 36 of wh cihwere spent in 1 this city, Henry Fryer Willima ics old l est tailor, announced Friday that he is to 1 retire from bushes. Mir. Fryer will soon | move ct his new home at North Park, l Rockville, where he will enjoy rest. He | was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Eng 1 land, June l, 1861, and became an appren- 1 tice in the tailoring business at 10. In 1 1879 at the age of IS he came to this | country, settling in Rockville, where he l opened 9 tailoring shop. In September, 1 1884, he came to this city and opened a | business which he conducted until Friday | when he disposed of it to a local tailor 1 Mir. Fryer stated that he had made money 1 enough to retire; and after many years of work to enjoy a rest.
 {, At the semi-monthly meeting of agents |. of the Willimantic district of the Metro kpoltan Life Insurance company, held Fri ! day afternoon, it was announced that the | Willimantic district had won the six 1 weeks contest in insurance written and l placed. This contest was between Willi- mantle, New London and Norwich dis l tricts Losing the contest means that the l Norwich end New London men are to treat the Willimantic agents to an outing 1 this (Saturday) afternoon at the draw 1 bridge grove on the Thames river. It is 1 estimated that 51 policy writers will be at | the clambahe that is to be served at 3 o'clock. Athletic games will precede the i bake.
 Alderman John P. Carlsen underwent a slight operation Tuesday at St Joseph's
 hospital and is reported as resting com
 fortably. MT, Carlsen sustained a sprain-
 ed back several weeks ago and it became
 necessary to place him under medical care
 a tthe hospital
 It was announced Friday that the re-
 port of the suspension of the driVfne license of William Morris of this city wa. the result of an error of the state motor
 vehicle department. Mir Morris still re
 tains his license.
 Over. 25O tickets have been sold tt members of San Jose council. No. 14. K : of C., and visiting members of the order
 The Knights are to hold field day Sun
 l day. Athletic events and good things t(
 1 eat have been planned by the entertain
 nent committee. The first events are tC