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Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25

perintendent Robert Stevens, Assistant Treasurer George w. Lee and other officials were all on hand doing all they could to protect the property and all had many good words to speak for the efficient way in which the dangerous fire was handled and held by the Nor wich department.
 The blaze was a stubborn one to con- quer and 1t was nearly midnight before Chief stanton decided 1t was enough un- der control to allow any of the companies to withdraw. At that time he sent the auto bumper and crew back to the cen- tral station, but most of the firemen re- mained on the scene until Sunday morning, the last few men arriving back between 6.30 and o'clock.
 The bumper from Yantic came to Thamesville with a crew of about twenty men on board, but was directed to go back to the central station to cover the city in case of another call
 Several of the firemen are suffering from badly smartfng eyes due to the dense and blinding clouds of smoke that poured from the burning paper. One of the firemen lost a valuable gold watch and chain at the fire.
 What started the fire was pretty much a matter of speculation in which spon- taneous combustion seemed to he the most generally accepted view. There are some suggestions that the fire might have been started from sparks from a Central Vermont train that went by the mill shortly before the eblaze was dis covered. In view of the pouring rain that was falling. some people pointed out that sparks from the engine would have had a very short life Saturday night Nothing remained Sunday of the cor rugated Iron stock house but heaps of smoking paper in bales over which the mili force climbed with lines of hose
 that keep a flood of water sweeping over ] the smoking ruins.
 The sheet metal stock house was not
 so thoroughly damaged by the fire, al- | though there Is little left of 1t but a she'll The brick wall on the north side | fell and the roof was burned off, with the
 steel rafters under the roof bent and | twisted under the fierce heat The brick
 wall on the south side of the sheet met a1 stock house remained standing and kept the blaze away from the frame ship ping building only few feet south oi the stock house.
 Employees at the plant kept several streams of water pouring into the ruinI
 the greater part of Sunday. The mer
 used the mill hose and hydrants and wa ter was drawn from the Thames river | by the mill pumps.
 The lurid reflection Saturday night. in
 tensiffed by the dark low hanging clouds
 could be seen for miles. The sky wal lit up with a deep red glow reaching from east to west for several hours Thousands of men, women and childrer | watched the reddened sky from theil
 homes and hilltops and hundreds went tt the scene by auto trolley and on foot ant
 stood for several hours in the heav, downpour of rain.
 Passengers on the Norwich-New Lon don line were transferred around thu
 hose stretched across the trolley track ] at Bushnell place
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
VOLUNTOWN

Friday evening last a meeting in the interest of a public library for the use of the townspeople was held. in Union hall owing to the storm weather many who would have attended were kept away. Those who attended were deeply interested in the remarks of the visiting speakers one of whom was state IT, brarian and outlined plans which might be adopted. The meeting was presided over by Mir Brownell of Hartford. super visor of the local schools. C. F. Clark of the school committee was aS2ointed chairman of the committee to take up the matter. A public library in town no doubt be well patronized and is a great need and many people hope the project will no tfall through. Court Liberty. No. 132. F. of A.. install led the following officers Monday even- ing: Chief ranger. wm- A. Mcclure: sub chief ranger. Howard Johnson treasurer, Louis H. Ritchotto; financial secretary. Thomas Mcdonald; recording secretary. T. w. Dupont: lecturer. A T. Dupont; :; senior Woodward. J. Derosier: 1enfor senior beadle. Howard Bromley: trustee three years, Ovela Russi. The installing officer was Deputy Garnd Chief Ranger J. Frank Halls Thomas Mcdonald acting as herald during the business session. Plans for the prosecution of a degree | were sdikeQ over ana great dClINlly " promised for the coming season. l Arthur Madison. 36. a former resident of this place. died at Backus hospital. Norwich Sunday morning. Mir. Madi- son who recently has been residing at | White Rock R. l., leaves his wife and | six children and a number of relatives. The funeral took place Tuesday at the Baptist church. Rev. Jonh Thompson of- I iciating. The bearers were Daniel Hig- gins George Ritchotto. Charles La Cha belle. David Lavid Lockwood
 The dance given in Union hall Thurs day evening by the Memorial day com mittee was well attended. Music was 1 furnished by Morey's orchestra of Jew | cit City. The proceeds will be devoted to paying the expenses incurred in the observance of Memorial day.
 Ishmael Curtis of Chicopee, Mass, wal a visitor in town Sunday, the 17th.
 Mrs. David Groves and Miss MarEa- ret Mcclure spent the week end at tho | Mcclure home.
 Miss Agnes MeDonald who recently re- turned from Palm Beach. Florida, is en. | toying brief visit at the home of her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Thomas McDon- aid
 Miss Marion Briggs of Boston. Mass. was a week end guest at the home Of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. George l. Briggs.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank W. Burton ant Mrs. Nathan Bitgood were in New Lon- don Sunday the 17th.
 Mrs. Frank Dupont and children spent the week visiting relatives at Norti Stonington.
 Herbert Burton and Mrs. Almns Robinson were married Friday evening April 8. at the parsonage at Ekonk by Rev Truman Childs
 Mrs. George Reynolds was a recen guest at the home of Mir and Mrs George Dawley.
 Everett Whipple was in Norwich Tues day last and attended the funeral o- Miss Mary Chapman. Miss Chapman was frequent visitor in town and mad, many friends who deeply regret her sud den death.
 Miss osmond. R. N. of Hartford In spected the children at the Centre schoo Tuesday and Wednesday and also calIe, on many of the parents
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
GOSHEN

Rev. Mir. Lewis of westninster vns . recent visitor at the home of Rev. Thonnna A WilliamE
 Br. and Mrs. Arthur J. Randall of nid- dletoWn were guests of friends here Yrl- day.
 w. T. Curry who has bssa n vish grip. is convalescing
 April 22d the writer was awakened From sound slumbers at l3o a m. by tf, sweetest music ever heard that lasted continuously for 10 minutes and eau.s from the old apple tree, where NeiEhhor kooin iH living. Later in the day Brown Thrush was heard in his usual haunls lr the pasture thicket. where he has csrns TOT over 70 yearB. A medium nized hick- ory tree Is where he ls heard at his t.vf
 The following program was given al ths Community club meeting held the past week: Songs. Flow. Sweet Alton. Hsney Lee D. w. Jones gave an interesting rs- port from the farm bureau meetinr he'd in Lebanon; song, My Bonnie L1es Over tne Ocean; compositions on guccensfua Gardening. Miss Clara 0ilett: re.d1r~ The Art of Raising Chickens suecssrfuilv Mrs James A. Thomas: farce, The Trn-- eIing Photogrzpher; debate; Resolved That the buying of an Easter bonnst is unnecessary and should be aboliahed: n W Jones and J. A Thomas, afirfnaffre Mrs. E. H. Mccall and Mrs J. A. Thomns negative. George F. BrigEs gave 4 number of humorous anecdotes and rslas. ca humorous incidents. Arthur 2. RanAaT or Middletown, former member, ravl an interesting talk on doings at RirWoot iarm and the care of Hereford cattle. n, also thanked the members of the Cen, munity club and others for the thouwstfu gift on his wedding day. Cake and esne, were served
 Rev. Alexander IT. Abbott of Ncrwicl expected to address the club rneeafnl at an early date.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
THAMESv|LLE PAPER MILL STOCKHOUSE
 BURNED; LOSS s5O,OOO OR MORE

Two stock houses of the. Kolb Carton Corporation paper min at Thamesville- were swept by fire Saturday night with a loss in buildings and contests that was placed at $5o,0o0 as the lowest esti- mate made Sunday by officials of the company. The figure was given out as only rough estimate as the officials were not prepared to say just how much stock there was in the houses at the time of the fire or what the value of the two buildings burned might be.
 The fire was discovered at s.s0 in the northern end of the corrugated iron stock house and an alarm was rung in from Box 12 at the corner of Thames and Shipping street by persons in the neighborhool who saw the blaze. About the same time the mill watchman, Will fam H. Covey. Jr., saw the blaze and tried to turn in the alarm from the mills private box 13e. but the West Thames street box was ahead of him in striking.
 The bumper from the Central fire sta- tion and the West Side chemical answer ed Box 12. and immediately upon ar- rival at the fire Chief Howard L. Stanton sent for all the companies which would have responded to the mill box.
 The blaze swept like lightning through the piled up bales of paper scrap in the stock house which was a roaring fur mace for it's entire length in a few minutes. Bales of paper piled one on top of another in the open space of the big stock house furnished ready ma terial for the flames which heated the corrugated iron sides to brilliant red and sent a glow into the sky that could be seen for miles.
 Nearly dozen lines of hose were quickly hitched to the half dozen n.y. .drants in the paper mill yard and the principal efforts were directed to pro. tecting the other buildings of the biz paper mill property. Tn this the fire men had valuable help because of the heavy rain that was falling. making all the adjoining roofs soaking wet. so that falling cinders had no effect. Streams of water on the roofs and the side. of the frame shipping room gave protec. tion there, at the same time as a sniff of wind to the north turned the flames away from the rest of the mill proper ty.
 From the corrugated iron store house
 200x100 feet. the flames ate their wa, to the south into an adjoining shee
 metal stock house, but here a brick fir l wall on the south side was the saliva. tion of the rest of the plant This sec | ond building, 171x70, was also well fill Su "Alu bauer SeoCh III Dd1es' anu lleE'
 was a small quantity of finished pape' | in the other stock house.
 Streams of water were directed ont the fire on both sides and the mill pump were set to work. the mill hydrant sys 1 ter was connected with the water sup ply from the river.
 Close watch was kept on the approacl l of the flames towards the pipe line t l the mills three big oil tanks, whicl
 contained 8o0,o00 gallons of fuel oil. a | it was realized the flames must not b. | allowed to reach these although the.
 were located on the hillside several hun
 dred feet away from the mill.
 l General Manager Frank E. Kolb, Su
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
Proeramms at Forum Meeting.

Miss Ruby Epps was in charge of the programme of the Forum meeting of the Norwich Coiored Dramatic and Musical association Sunday afternoon at their rooms in the Carroll block on Main
 street. There was very large attend ance and many guests. The programme was as follows: Prayer, Mrs. Liner {; duet, Miss Giena Eppe and Master Billy Epps; reading, Miss Lillian Holmes; p- ano solo,, Miss Maud Marshall; solo, A Vacant Chair Ut Home, Miss B. Jackson !; reading, The Ministers Sermon, James Green; reading. The Pilgrim. Vernon Randall; solo. Don't Forget the Old Folks, Miss Frances Evans; banjo solo, William Juniper; recitation, Ben Buffers Wooden Legs, Miss Maria Whitford ; reading, Jesus, the Tender Shepherd Miss Dorothy Bryant; solo, A Thousand Leagues, Prof. William E. Geary; read ing, Miss Eva Lacy :; solo, When You Sail You Love Me, Miss Lucille Jackson ; selection by Association quartette; ad- dress, Mrs Fannie Jackson; selection by Association band; selection by the or chestra The Star spangled Banner.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
Grosvenor. Ely Elected Dlrector.

Grosvenor Ely of this city was one of the directors elected at the convention of the National Association of Cotton Man ufacturers in Boston last week.
 The convention adopted resolutions fa- voring protection for American textiles and dyes, approving credits for the ex- portation of raw materials and finished products, advising placing American cotton in the hands of responsible foreign spin ners, opposing payment for this cotton with goods in competition with domestic manufactures, opposing federal guaranty to railroads, favoring strict economy in federal expenditures, urging spreading the war debt payment over a larger period, favoring reduction of the surtax and subtraction of business loss from the next years income, urging simplifed in- come tax methods and approving.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
SHORTAGE OF NURSES
 SEEN IN CONNECTICUT

In connection with the call for nurs- es issued in the state of Rhode Island, The Providence Sunday Journal devotes a page of its Artgravure section to scenes in Providence hospitals where young wo- men are trained in the profession.
 Rhode Island is not alone in its short age. of nurses. There is a very urgent demand for nurses in Connecticut. In all about TOO nurses are needed in this state. The various training schools in the state. including that at the Baclcus hospital, this city. offer courses equal to any of the courses received today in hospitals in the larger cities of the coun- try and the profession makes an inviting call to young women.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
Smoke Too Much [ Let Nicotol
 Help You Gun

Do you smoke too much7 Thounan1s of men do and know it They want h smoke less or quit altogether but will not puniah themselves to endure the ernxina Ia1s snAt IoiioEs leaving on Such me1 neet makes cutting down the use of tnbncos or cutting altogether easy and plaanamt Ntcotol cures the craving for tsbasce. Jones up the nsrves and Keeps yog feel lng me and ht Go to any drunTinf for package of Nicotol tablets, soid undeY steel bound guarantee of satisfscfion CT
 Note; Ask your druggist what eeheFt to break the tobacco habit He knoWr and he can be trusted to tell you the full
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
UNCASVnLE

The Ladies Aid society of ts. N-<he- dist Episcopal church met in the cnur-h parlors Thursday afternoon. At th. close of the meeting which lasted frorn two until three o'clock. a food saas was help until six o'clock Salad. caan ana Ice cream were on sale. About thfr4v attended and a good sum was rsaNzed
 The officers were reelected for ths e. suing year
 The services last Sunday at the mrfh- odist church were conducted by Rev Hlr Carter of the submarine base sn the Thames
 Melvin Robinson left for Hartford the earfly part of the week
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
PERsONALS.

MT. and Mrs. David Gaued, of Nor wich, were recent guests of Mir. and Mrs. William s. Clark of Saybrook.
 Miss Katherine Lee of Norwich has been visitor. at the home of her brother. John D. Lee, at Stafford Springs.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Aidrich have re- turned to their home in Niantic after a visit to the formers brother in Holland.
 Having made two weeks visit with their son, Ira R. Levick, of Hartford. MT. and Mrs. Emil A. Jahn of the East Side have returned home.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
E.;ErF STAE. VIEWS

Naugatuck.-Tn Naugatuck clocks were set ahead an hour Sunday by common consent.
 New Britain.-The New Britain Paint CTS union has accepted 15 per cent. re- duction in wages.
 Old Lyne.-A. painter from New Haven has been engaged to paint the steepie of the Congregational church.
 New Fairfield.-The attendance banner was awarded the Great Meadow school this month with an attendance of S7 per cent.
 Waterbury.-Count vittorio Rolando- Ricci, Italian ambassador to the United states, was given an enthusiastic recen- ton in Bridgeport at noon Thursday.
 It IS sign of spring when the sun clubs put forth their shoots.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
NEW HAVEN PEOPLES BANK
 BouGHT BY UNION TRUST {

New Haven, Conn. April 24.-The Peoples Bank and Trust company of this city has been purchased by the Union and New Haven Trust company it was announced tonight. The deal in- cludes all the assets, loans, securities and real estate of the Peoples bank. The reason given for the purchase is the "gen- eral condition of the money market"
 The Peoples Bank and Trust com pany has deposits in it's savings depart ment of more than S3,00O,000, 1t is said and deposits of more than $1,000,0 900 in it's commercial department. J. E. Hub- finger is president of the institution, which is located at Chapel and Orange streets, and Norris s. Lippitt is vice pres ident and treasurer. w. Perry Curtiss is president of the Union and New Haven Trust Compony located at 57 Church street.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY
Miss Cecil crowell b in Philadelphia.

Miss Cecil Crowen 10 in Philadelphia. ! At the Norwich Golf club Saturday afternoon. MrA Elizabeth Norton enter tained in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Chas. B. Peck. of New York city. About a hundred were present. Mrs. Charles R. Butts and Miss Ella M. Norton poured tea at two zmall tables decorated with tulips. daffodlls and other spring flowers. and were assisted In serving by the Misses osgood. Miss Louise R Mesch and Miss Minnie Palmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
psash of Mrs. J. c. Kerr,ran

Mrs. Joseph c. Kerrigan, formerly of Ware. Mass, and sister of Mrs. John. Campbell of Putnam, died on Friday in Providence following ar operation for ap- pendicitis. Mrs. Kerrigan is survived by her husband. two sons, her mother and four brothers, Joseph, Bernard. Andrew and Henry, all of Pawtucket. R. l., and two sisters, Mrs. John Campbell of Put nam and Mrs. William Powers of Detroit. Mich
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25

completed two cottages fer P. c BuHurn In connection with the Weekapaun inr and are now enlarging the servants gunr- ters, which will also be large eotaass when finished
 s. M. Young. who has been on q hnnl, ness trip to Philadelphia. has rsturnaa sa his home on the Hilandale farm
 Walter Gray recently purchased . nsv automobile
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
OBITUARY
Mi.. L,.r,s cha...

Miss Lizzie Chase. for many years a resident of Norwich. died here on Sun day, following an illness of short dura- tionr Miss Chase was taken ill at her home on Franklin street early in the week with pneumonia and passed away after a short sickness. Miss Chase lived for many years in Preston. She is the last of her family and as far as known has no near relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
Y. M. c. A. CAMPAIGN TOTAL
 REACHES FINAL OF ST.,

Good work under the difficulties i'm posed by bad weather brought in sub stantial results for the reports son the '. M. C. A. budget campaign Saturday night, the closing night of the campaign, and when the figures were all in the final total was shown at s7.7275O. This was something short, of the goal of $s,5o0, but there are quite a number of names yet on the list to be seen, and within very short time opportunity will be given for these persons to subscribe, so that the association officials feel confident the re- sponses made will put the "Y'' over the top and fine program of work will be mapped out for the ensuing year
 Saturday evening the Y. M. c. A. cam | paign teams held their final meeting at the association building. and in spite of
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
5submar.ne, to pe in n.ri.r.

Eight U boats will leave the submarine base at Groton soon for Hampton Roads, Va, where they will participate in the review of the Atlantic fleet by President Warren G. Harding and Secretary of the Navy Denby.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25

Fishing has been pro- hibited in the eompensating reservoir built by the city of Hartford on the east branch of the Pennington river in the towns of Barkhamsted and New Hartford. Some of the largest catches of trout, have come from there this season.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
Yantie Pumper Loat Hub Cnp.

The Yantic bumper lost hub cap from one of it's wheels aturday night while on the way to the paper mill fire in Thames vile.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
DIED

BkEAULf-In TaftviIle, Aprii ss. 1891 Mrs. Goyette Breault. widow of DavlA Breauh. aged es yearE
 Funeral at her late home. No AT gouth A street. Monday morning at 6a0 o'rtooi Services at Sacred Heart ehurch s4 o'clock. Burial in Sacred Heart csrns-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
NO MORE DANDRUFF

A leading hair dresser says she has found hothing as good as Parisian Sage to banish all dandruff and make the hair wavy, thick and lustrous. The Lee & Osgood Co. sells it on money back plan.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
EARL OF DERBY DENIES
 THAT HE WENT TO IRELAND

THAT HE WENT TO IRELAND Liverpool, April 24.-The Courier says 1t has been authorized by the Earl of Derby to deny that he went to Ireland last week on government mission or on the invitation of anybody in Ireland The visit was a private one and made on the earfs own initiative.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25

Waterbury.-The Waterbury chapter of the American Red Cross, following out its policy of assisting in public health work wherever assistance is needed. has begun in Waterbury an experiment in child feeding. providing milk for 1000 daily.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
THE DIME SAVINGS BANK
 OF NORWICH

The regular Semi- Annual Dividend has been declared at the rate of 4 per Gent. a year from the earnings of he past six months, and will be pay lble on and after May 16, 1921.
 FRANK L. WooDARD, Treasurer.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25

If word to the wise is srfao,~n, most clersymen would think -thefr con gregation foolish.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25

Wrinkles are the little furrows in which Father Time sows the seed of 'discontent with lavish hand,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
$5y4.UU7 FreVlousiy reported -.......... 7,133.50
Total to date szzaz El

The management of the association ex- pressed Sunday its sincere thanks to every person Who has thus far subscribed. to every captain and team worker, to the. ladies of the various churches vbose very necessary cooperation was SD glad ly given, and to the local papers for the full. reports of the progress of the cam paign, All of these factors. contributed definitely to the splendid success achieved. The Y. M. C. A. through it's management will endeavor to minister to the young men and boys of the com munity as to merit the support so gra- ciously given by the friends of the insti- tuition.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer' on Genuine

Beware! Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin pre- scribed by physicians for twenty one years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package for Colds, Headache, Neural gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of MonoaceIicacidester of Salicylicacid.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25

The owner sometimes discovers that the mare makes the money 70.