Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-14
YANTIC's OLD FUMPER TO
 COMPETE AT SOUTH MANCHESTER

Great enthusiasm has been aroused by the members of the Yantic Fire Engine company over the invitation rendered them by the South Manchester commit tee to attend the firemen's muster at South Manchester, Saturday, September IT, 9120. It was voted to attend the af- fair after the Yantic fire chief, Herman J. Gibbs, got permission from the se- lectmen of the town of Norwich to go and the village and radious covered BY the Yantic company will be covered by the Norwich Fire Engine company. ring 199-under Fire Chief Stanton-during ng the time the company is out of town.
 The muster includes a iremen's parade; hand pumping contest, hose laying con- test, and tug of war.
 In orGer to compete in all of these the Yantic company got out the old hand pumper-that has been the property of the company since it's first organization in 1S47, when it was obtained from the city of Norwich as Norwich had purchas- ed a steam engine John Weller and Frederick r. Manning, assisted by Ru- fus W. Beemis and many members or the fire company have put much labor in getting it in shape for Ihe contest and Tuesday the hand pump, well cleaned and highly polish and sealed, was carted tc Manchester along with the old Torrent ot Norwich in a truck sent by the Ranches ter muster committee.
 The prizes offered in the hand pump | ing contest are for first S25o; second i S175 third, S125 and fourth, S75 and village organizer of contestants, Chas | Bentley, hopes tc make very creditablt showing for the villagers.
 Captain Bentley has charge of the hos' 1 layin& team. Reuben P. Potter hal charge of the tug of war and William i E. Manning has charge of the mea sure 1 ments of the streams from the hand bumpers. Th, contests are scheduled to take place begip hing at 1 D. m day light saving times but the parade 1T which the committee expects to have 1, 500 men in line. including the Veterans Association of Worcester and the King 0 Veterans of Pawtuxet, R. L, with band and drum corps galore, is scheduled t, start at 1030 daylight saving time.
 The Yantic lineup will be, first. Contin ental Fife and Drum corps, of WiIliman l tic; second color bearers, four ex-servic members of the company; third, Yanti Fire and Engs2e company fourth, ol hand pump, driven by James Counter man, the oldest active member of tn 1 company, having a team of horses furn ished. by the South Manchester muste committee and fifth, the Yantic Combin ation Mack auto chemical and bumper | driven by Henry Allen, engineer.
 Transportation has been furnished tn members of the committee and fire de
 partment. Each one has the privilege o
 inviting his wife or a friend by the fol lowing corporations and people: Tn | Yantic Grain and Produce Compan! l their Packard truck; the Saxton Woole
 Mill Corporation, their Atterbury truck
 Charles Frink, his White truck an
 Buick tourding car. Others wishing |
 go if they will communicate with an
 member of the fire company transports
 ton can be arranged for.
 The members of the dance committe
 Frederick Kingsley, John Curry an
 George Gaskell are arranging a benef
 dance for this week with special feature
 in order to help defray some of the e2
 penses incurred by the trip.
 The Fire Engine company has hire , Herb Smiths orchestra for the entil season and dances are to be run week l with entirely new management and vii the desire of furnishing the villagers ar intruders with a clean amusement pla to go to.