Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
JEWETT CITY

Alpharle LeClaire, the baker at the LeClair bakery on Mathewson street caught his right hand in the rolls of an electric dougn-mixer Thursday morning. The rolls, which were set down tight caught his middle finger and drew his hand in up to the wrist. Bones were broken and the hand smashed fiat It was five minutes before the machine rolls could be separated. Dr. J. 5. Sweet and Dr. J. IL Mclaughlin were called and atteded the injured man, who will be obliged to lay of a month or moreN
 pr. Brownings office will be closed July 29 to August S.-adv.
 James Mccoy has sold his property on Mary street to Michael Connel of Bridgeport. The price paid was S3O00. MT. Connen, onceR resident of Lisbon, will remove to Jewett City at an early date.
 F. S. Leonard has enclosed part of the south porch at his home on South Main street with glass thus constructing sun parlor.
 A further report from the terrific electrical storm of Tuesday tells of the experience Of James Shea who drove down over Rood's plains in the midst of the uproar with pair of horses and a big load of hay. The storm centered over just about that part of Griswold. All the way the bolts were striking in the woods on either side. He reckons that no less than twenty discharges con- nected with trees near at hand and says it is lucky Juwett City wasn't up there just then.
 Frank Ray has built a piazza all along the front of his home on South Main street. Should Lafayette call there today as he did in the time Of the Revo- lution to rest and refresh himself he could sit on Mir. Rays new piazza. He would be compelled to. per force of circumstanc- l es because the giant historic elm under whose shade he tarried then has been felled and has performed the simple of | flee of common ftrewood
 There are two kinds of thieves doinE business in the borough one is of com. mon sort, well known. He is the party | who steals baans. 13rn and potatoe. from gardens where there happens 10 bl | no houses near. In times gone by | spring gun loaded with rock salt prove,
 an efficient deterrent. The other sort 0 1 thief issnot so common and his operation are at once daring and novel. A Math
 ewson street man bought a pair o s7.sS shoes one day last week Thi week the nights have been so excessive ly hot bbat he has been in the habit o ] h just outside the door. His business l
 such that he may expect a hurry cal for transportation service at any timS
 therefore, not to be hindered in event 0 sucn a demand he slept Wednesda night with the new S$79S's on his fee' II During the night some heartiess wretch
 as yet unknown took the shoes fror
 his feet He wears rubber boots no'
 and will have them nailed to his pant
 legs.
 A passer along the country roadsid
 noted sturdy stalks of Culver's root an yellow blossoms of the first golden-roS
 with Joe pye weed well on the way Sur indications of coming Fa1ll
 If the black bass fishermen an Pa chaug pond get much thicker, the Ian
 owners along the available water fror
 will let standing space at fixed pric . per hour. With an overhead landlord ta on every fish over six pounds in weigh Mir. and Mrs. Wilbur A Chappell (
 Norwich spent last Friday at the hon r.l of their daughter, Mrs. Henry Guile.
 Pachaug. There were no other visitor , theres. an an iteW appearing in u g Jewett City news stated. This item va f not sent by the regular correspondent
 Miss Helena LaBarre entertained Tue
 day evening in honor of Miss Gracia l. doux of Providence.
 During an electric storm Thursday e |, ening, lighting entered the Textile No ? city Go. plant on the power wire. IT ' big switchboard was burned out A liv | ly blaze resulted which was put out by s ] chemical extinguisher after John Pot | had taken chance and pulled out tl
 switches. During the same storm a be F demolished the chimney on the LeHeurel 2, block, but no fire resulted.