Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-19
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occurred at a point in the highway where there was no curve and just who was 10 blame for the accident could not be learned. It is said that the Nor wich car struck the Chevrolet, and then crashed through the state road fence, iurched over a ten foot e111banknent, but brought up against a tree. No one was injured.
 Engine CeMpaay Nc. was called ont Thursday forenoon for a chimney fire at the H. Dion bakery shop on Ash street Forty gallons of chemical were used to extinguish the blaze. The fire was a stubborn one to fight, dense clouds of back smoke shooting from the chimney, making the work of fire fighting difficult.
 It was stated ThHrsday tsaat the building committee for the proposed new school house at Windhzn Center had petitioned the board of selectmen to call special meeting of the voters soon, for the purpose of asking for S1o,00o in addition to the s35, 900 already appro- uriated for the construction of the school building The appropriation is sufficient to cover the additional costs of installing heating and plHmbing system.
 One peddler of bananas around this city learned that it does not always try to beat down prices. This man went into q certain store in the city recent lv and asked the prices of bananas and was told they sold for seven cents each. l "Oi Oi" he said, Wy sefen cents, " not six. five, four centsT' This line of talk continued and final | ly the man in charge took 8 firm grip 1 on the seat of the mans trousers with one hand and collared him with the other Tn this manner he started to propel the prfce-beater into the street. | Another man in the store picked out perfectly good, but extremely juicy to- mato and with the famous Johnson 1 speed. drove it at the head of the, then 1 turkey running peddler. The mans | head was in the way of the tonnato's | flight and it struck him on the forehead srreaying his face with tasty tomato l juice The peddler was soon landed on | Main street. The next day the peddler 1 came into the same store and walking | ID to tho man wko had run him fur key,' said. My but you've got strong | arms, I know; but who in (censored) waz the man who threw that tomato at me-" He never learned.
 1 People walIiRg through the business ! dirtrict of the city Thursday noticed the ! deserted appearance and remarked up- i on it. Practically all stores and busi- ness houses were closed and the usual number of afternoon shoppers were 1 closed and the usual number of after l noon shoppers were missing from the | street. Salesmen who came to the city l during the day for orders found out ] to their sorrow that Thursday was 1 official clerks day. Shoppers coming i in from towns surrounding WiIliman- ] tic were also diappeinted. The weather man sort of mixed things rip during the day and not many took the chance of going 10 nearby beaches.
 Funeral services for Sarah DeIphins Dresser were held Thursday afternoon at o'clock at her home in South Coventry. Rev. Harry Mcknight of- ficiated. Thero was a large attendance at the services urial was in the Center cemetery wherh Rev Mir. Mcknight read eommittal service. Funeral Di- rector Jay M. Shepard was in charge of the arrangements.
 Emma C. Young. 54. died Wednesday night at the Norwich state hospital from enterititis. She was born in Chaplin in 1S6s. the daughter of George and Car oline Russ Young. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Caroline Young of Chaplin and a brother, Edmund C. Young of Cold Harbor, South Dakota.
 News Briefs Josephine Paulhus carrier at the wfl- limantic postoffice has returned to his duties after his vacation.
 Mir and Mrs. James Q P Bath with | several friends motored to Ocean Beach | Thursday to spend the day Arthur Bazinet of No. 20 Prospect street has resigned with the local office | of life insurance company and is floor manager with c. Fox q Conpany. Hartford.
 Mrs. Ralph L. Mason and two chill
 dren of Morgantown w Va. are spend
 ing a vacation vacation at the home
 of MT. and Mrs. Burt Thompson, of PTS Prospect street. parents of Mrs. Mason. MT and Mrs. Daniel F. Dunn of Will.
 limantic, and niece. Miss Katherine
 Hurley of South Manchester, with Ar
 thus Connors as chauffeur are spending
 the remainder of the week on a tour
 Up the Hudson Tier and through the Berkshires.
 Miss Margaret Smith of No. Grove
 Place is the guest of Miss Margaret
 O'Nen of New London
 Joseph Astmenn and family of No
 a Center street spent Thursday in New Haven, where they visited rela-
 tives.
 l Alderman Fred Roy who has been or
 disability leave for the past five months
 h2s returned to duty with a local life
 Insurance company.
 MT. and Mrs. James A. Camon and
 daughter Claire Calnen have returned
 home after spending a week visiting relatives Tn New ork and Brooklyn. T Wilhm&ntic was visited by hard
 shower about four o'clock Thursday
 afternoon. Reports from towns to the
 south of the city made 1t evident that
 the city escaped the worst of the storm
 In Lebanon the wind blew a gale ant
 rain fell in torrents. Few reports vert heard of loss of crops because of winc
 and rain.