Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
WILLIMANTTC

Wich. Bridgeport, New HaVens Wateroufy, Hartford, New London and Mystic. After the institution of the canton the patriarch militant degree was conferred on the members present, followed by the installS- tion of officers: Captain and commandant, Fred H. Williams lieutenant Arthur W. Swanson; ; ensign, Wilber G. Stevens clerk, Willard N. Bowen accountant, Walter Thompson.
 The appofntive officers will be named by Captain Williams at the August meet ing, when plans will be made for the bur chase of uniforms. Canton WindhaIn Is one of the largest instituted in this sec ton of the state and the members plan social activities the coming fall and win ter. some in this city and others in Dan ielson, where a number of the members reside A banquet was held and an in- formal social time took place after the business of the evening.
 4 pastel has been placed on exhibition at the Windham National bank by H. c. Lathrop showing the old Deacon Swift store and the Congregational church as they existed on the east side of Windhan Green up to the summer of 1sS6 when both were destriyed by fire. The old store was for a hundred years or more notable landmark in eastern Connecticut. The picture is the work of John w. Rob- ins of Pennington who was born in Windham in the Old Jain Tavern short distance east of the green. Moving to Boston in his youth, he studied archi- lecture there and was also & student in the Massachusetts and Cowles Art schools with Emil Carlson and Thomasso Jurg- laris among his teachers. He also studied at the Art Students league in New York under Dewing and Brush and water colors under l. O. Langerfeldt of Boston. He is the inventor of the Brulegraveure etch- ing. proofs plate and other data being on exhibition in the National museum, Wash ington, and proofs in the collections of the Congressional library. Public library and Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, Pub 1 lie library. Metropolitan Art museum and Gfolier club. New York, Art institute. i Chicago, and Bibliothedue Rationale, Paris Mr. Robins recently closed an ex- hibition of water colors. pasteis and Brulegraveure etchings at the Vayana galleries in Hartford. The pastel Oil ex- hibition at the bank is from a pen draw ing made in 1885, one year before the de- 1 struction of the buildings and is to be presented Windham library by the artist. The Thread City Continental Drum corps won third prize in the contest for . ancient style drumming at the field day i held at Hartford Saturday under the au- spices of the Royal Typewriter Fife and : Drum corps
 The funeral of Mrs. Carrie E. Thorne was held from Jay M. Shepard's mortu- .ify parlors at 62 North street Monday
 Iternoon at o'clock. Rev. David R. oVerton. pastor of the A. NJ. F. Zion church. ofIiciated Burial was in the fam fly lot in Columbia cemetery.
 During the series of electrical distnrb- ances that visited this section over the week end the damage was unusually se- were. although that from lightning in Whlimantic proper was comparatively nil It is estimated that at least 30 places were struck within a radius of 10 miles of Willimantic. The local exchange of the Southern New England Telephone company suffered greatly and for that reason 1t was impossible to ascertain the damage done in the surrounding towns until after the service-was improved. More than 1.50O of the 2,65O stations on the Willimantic exchange were reported ont ot order at one time-n1ore trouble than any other place in the state experi- enced. The stations in the rural districts were the worst affected and it will be one or two days before they will all be in working order again. The toll line ser- vice was repaired soon after the storm had spent it's fury
 The streets of the city were dama1ed by the rushing water The employes of the street department had just finished carting away rubbish left by a previous storm on Main and Valley streets, and now have the whole job to do over again.
 Lightning struck in two places on the Arthur Noble place at Ripley Hill, South coventry, one bolt striking a tree in the yard While another entered the back door Of the house, passing through six rooms and damaging all of them. Two doors were torn from their hinges and consid erable plastering was ripped off. Mrs. Noble was mixing dough at the time and the batch was hurled to the ceiling
 The summer home of Richard o. Cheney Of South Manchester at Ripley Hill was struck and considerable damage done. The cottage of Theodore Marrotte of this city at Lake Wangumbaug was struck, the lightning igniting a can of gasoline and setting fire to the place. Mrs. Mar rotte, who was in the cottage, shouted for help, and John Boucher. who owns a cot tage near by, responded and extinguished the flames
 In Chaplin the house of Charles E. Russ at Tower Hill was struck and damaged somewhat An moccupied house in the town was badly damaged and valuable sheep dog owned by Mrs. Arthur s. Vail was killed the lightning running along 8 wire that was attached to the animal. Three hogs belonging to John Reed of the Natchaug district were killed and two valuable oxen belonging to William Far rel of Hanks Hill. The home of Otto Hattin of Mt. Hope was struck and dam aged somewhat.
 At Village Hill COW owned by Joseph Shafer was killed and two bolts of light ming entered the grocery store of Ernest Durham at Mansfield Center. burning out the telephone connections. Mir and Mrs. Durham suffered from slight shock but soon recovered. The house of Francis