Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09

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Officer Wheeler.
In q Providence paper Of February 8.
It Is stated that Rhode Island is the FIRST |
sstate' in the union to teach fire prevention |
in its schools. The writer goss on TO |
say that preventing fires" matches"
stoves and furnaces" rubbish" "hol- !
days and ''the first Ave minutes'-I
these are some of the subjects Of al
manual on Safeguarding the Home !
Against Fire" $4,000 copies Of which
have been distributed among the pub
lie and private schools Of the state. |
The manual was prepared jointly by
Mr: Wilbur and Commissioner Rang |
or, and is based on a publication OF the
National Board Of Fire Underwriters.
The manuals were published with mon
ey appropriated by the general assembly
in January, 1919, and were distributed
at the beginning of the fall term last year.
They are in the hands Of pupils Of the
eighth, seventh and sixth grades In every
public school in the state and have also
been provided to patochial and other
schools
Westerly, first IN fire prevention. is not
mentioned. in the Providence papers ac-
eo%sE TIE fife prevention books men
tivaed were instituted in the westerly
public schools on November IL, 1918.
AT that time the Washington County
| Fire Underwriters purchased 156 Of these
books and presented them to the schools
here. The study In fire prevention was
at once Instituted in the seventh ana
eighth grades Of our schools. aad has
| continued to be course in the eurricu-
lum ever since Therefore. Westerly is
| two years ahead of the Providence schools
and leads the whole country in this new
| project
Irvine Q. Chester, Who started the
movement here. has put Westerly on the
! map from fire prevention standpoint,
and city papers and national publications
| from Florida to Canada. have adopted
some Of his ideas that have been a reality
! here for the past several years, The
| books mentioned in the Providence pa-
) per story, as being prepared by Mr. VII
but and Commissioner Ranger, were furn-
! isned by Mr. Chester.
| The movement Is attracting more at.
tention every day and It should make the
| Inhabitants of Westerly proud tina, the
town is heraiaed all over the country IA
a ne-fire city.
! Frank L. FurRess, who purShased the
property between the Elm Tree Inn and
| the Pawcatuck bridge of the New Haven
Railroad company from the Rather ne
suilman estate has disposed Of two par
cells OF the land. Henry NJ. Butten mas
purchased the small building next to The
railroad property which he Is using as
shop. Another strip Of land lying be-
tween the Batten building and the Fin
Tree Inn has been purchased by Dennfsoh
Crandail Of the Mystic Auto company
Of Mystic. The frame residence on that
site Is being torn down and already lie
foufGation has been started for a rar,yA
and service station.
The annual financial tSuu ,osAt;.x
was held Tuesday evening in the town
hall, with an attendance of 200. The
following budget vas voted: Police sis,-
400; town officers s1B.3oo; town han.
$4,000; street lights, $1,000; support of
poor, $4,000; poor at hospitals, $500 ;
printing and Advertising. 1890; public
shade trees. 5000; miscellaneous. $500
i. interest. $4,000: assessors plat, $See
bounties. 1880; state tax. $4,000; schools
: 100000; evening schools. $1,000: high
ways $4,000; total, $25e,S50 1t vas
} voted not to sell the town farm. but 81,
Il 600 was voted (extra) for It's upkAen Al
/ 50 it was voted to sell the lot and build
ing on Chester avenue. The tax rate
remains the same, $3.50 on $1,000.
) Local Laeenics.
The condition of Percy Crunb, who
has been confined by fitness to his home
on the West Side for several days, is moi
! improved. i-~
Mrs. Herbert A. Wilcox oS Granite
| street was taken TO hospital in New
London Tuesday for surgical operation.
For the first time this winter the
snow pillow was out IN Wilcox park Tues
| dav morning.
Walter T. Killan Of West Broad stree;
was called to his home in Pedikoliak
Canada, Monday, by the serieus illness
o. his father
| Charles P. cottreil, Jr.. senior at Yale
university. is spending a few days at his
home on Elm street
For the first time. women taxpayers
took part In the financla, town meeting OF
Tuesday evening
RI. Rev. Arthur ~. Moulton, bisher
If Utah. will speak on "Afornons anc
| Mormonism" at Christ Episcopal church
! Thursday afternoon at $50
J. Raymond Burk. teacher In tn.
! Stoughton, Mass. high school. Is enj6yina
short rest at his home on Ledward Az,
ehue. He has Just recovered from &C.
we're attack of measles
Special programmes have been arranr
ed for Friday in the public schools /,
celebrate Linceln's birthday which fall.
on Saturday this year
4 Dennis Lynch OF Texas, spent the veel
end with his uncle, John H. Lynch Of
Stilin1an avenue.
1t is persistently rurnored about tevr
that a new theatre will soon be cen
strhcted here.
SWEET cider is becoming popaia1
drink on the West Side, where It is be
ing sold from small barrels which GO
eupy prominent place on the counter