Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-14
EWETI CITY

1EWEiI CITY
Thirty-three years ago March 18th, the
greatest snow storm that ever visited this /
section was at rs height. In Griswold it
began Sunday afternoon, with warm |
df1zsles toward dusk Snow, in large fakes !
began falling Ia lazy, half-hearted sort (
of way. Before the early bed time came |
the mercury had dropped to below freez- |
ing. The wind shifted and the storm got |
down to business. The sntR. was as |
fine as meal, driven by a steady cutting |
blast from the northeast People who |
faced it during the first "a hours did SO |
ct their peril. Ali night long the storm
continued and kept It up without waits
or delays until Wednesday morning when |
the sky cleared, as Whittier says in
Snowbound, I'VE looked forth on a world
unknown" The whole familiar topo-
graphy Of the country was obliterated.
Men and horses foundered through the
drifts, merchants reached their stores
with difficulty, the mills ran only such
machines as could be operated by the few
employees who arrived. Four feet Of snow
fell on the level, with drifts ten and even
fifteen feet deep. Two days after the
storm was over. the old Mohegan and
Pequot, two mighty lnoguls at that time,
arrived from Norwich behind big snow
plow. Sid Williams and John Cobleigh
were at the throttles. The little village
turned out TO a man to see the breaking
out Of the cui above the hand car house
which was drifted clean to the top. Such
buttiag and backing never was seen be-
fore nor since The old snow p1ow and
first engine would go in out of sight.
AS . cofnpa rison, Sunday, March 10,
1891, in the borough, was beautiful
spring day with almost the tempera ture
of summer. Robins and bluebirds were
F! singing in the trees. Many persons were
walking afeid to enjoy the glad returning
season.
| Dearnley & Clarke have sold enc Of
their houses on School street to Paul
Either. This house once occupied the site
of the present residence of Royal w.
Dearnley and was known as the George
Wilcox house. The sale of this to some
extent historic house is worthy of some
note, in, that its first removing to where
1t now stands, was one of the beginnings
! Of the Improvement of Main street by
Dearnley & Clarke. The next step was
! the moving of the old Stephen Tiffany
house to a place on School street on its
| site on Main street. A. NJ. Clarke, the
other member Of the firm built for him
self a modern residence. Thus at con-
siderable expense, WIRE two of the old
est houses in Griswold stood on Main
two modern residences, an added archi-
tectural factor to the beauty of Main
street. A little later the changes on East
Main street opposite David Hale Tanning
tpark made by George A. Haskell were an
4 Improvement second to no other. A nest
LOT old unsightiy sheds and barns was
transformed as If by magic, into three
handsome modern cottages.
Mrs. William Johnstone was called to
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mess Of her brother-in-law, Charles Will
Hams
Stanislas Gaska. the recent purchaser
of the Little Red House in the Hollow
on the "Round-the-Pond'' road was strick-
en- with acute indigestion Saturday after
noon while doing business at Milady's
garage on Mathewsen street. DR.. F. E.
Rainviile was hurriedly summoned, so
lcrisical was the mans illness that Rev.
~. H. Seiferman responded to a hurry
Icall to administer the last sacraments.
Rallyins later, Mr.. GaslSa was taken to
his home.
,JOhn e. Kinne, 50, died at his home in
Voiuntown, Saturday. He was a native
of the town, where he has lived nearly
all his life. and was born Dec. 16, 1861.
He was the son of Elan A. and Elnira
Batchelder Kline. Mr. Kinne was fou
lyears prominent in the politics Of Volun-
tiwn, having held many Offices including
that Of constable and rn!!rctor for eight
years. He was n I ian Of marked
skill and for a long = I'm of years he
Iplsyed the tuba In Tubbs' band of Nor
wich. His associate players are a unit
In declaring that he was a master of the
double B. bass. Two sisters surviving
him reside in Voiuntewn, Mrs. Alice Ma
lcombar and Mrs. Nina Robinson, also a
nephew, Horace James.
0ffeerS John Dolan and AIbro raided
the place owned by Mike Woziak, corner
of East Main street and Brown avenue,
Saturday afternoon. A case of actual
Fale was secured and a barrel of ferment-
ed cider was seized On a search warrant.
Woziak is under bond of 5000 to ap-
pear before Judge A. NJ. Brown this
] (Monday) morning in the Griswold town
court.
Elmer Miller Of Preston has purchased
the J. c. Hawkins farm in Griswold. M
Miller has sold his farm to Irving Foote
of Preston.
The fire company was called out by
still alarm Saturday night for a chimney
FIRE in Albert Saunders tenement on Me.
chani6 street. Ten and one-half gallons
of chemicals were used. At ten O'Clock
Sunday morning another still alarm called
the company to Doniinick Marinelia's
house on Green avenue for a chimney
, fire. Fifteen gallons of chemical were
necessary to extihguisfl the fire.
Miss Margery Leyden returned Sunday
to Providence to resume her duties as a
registered nurse. Miss Leyden has fuIiy
a recovered from an almost fatal attack A
black diphtheria.
The Congregational 7. P. S. c. r. },
expecting to entertain the Pachaug Y. P
s. c. e. Tuesday evening.
A mlsslen for the English speakins
parishioners opened at St Mary's church
Sunday evening to last during the week
It is in charge Of Rev. Clarence Shat
frey, s. j., assisted by Rev. F. G. Car
bajai, of New York. During the weel
Rev. Thomas McGrath will assist Their,
will be masses each morning with instruc
4 tons, at ana 7.30. Every afternoon a
3.45 there will be instructions for al
/ children who have made their first com
nunion. In the evening at 7.S0 there will
be the rosary, sermon, Instructions an,
benedictions.
Mrs. sannel GardineR, e., died sunda,
at her home in Pachaug. Mrs. Caroline
has been In declining health for the las
ten years. She YVES born in Norwic
July 81, 1856, the daughter of Sarah E
she was very young she came to Griswol
to live. She was twics married, her frs
husband being Charles B. Terry whor
she married November %, 1888. He die
Sept. 10, 1895. In November 1898, sh
married Samuel Gardiner, who survive
her. She leaves three sisters, Mrs 81