Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-27
WESTERLY

in that village Monday evening and talk
ed over and took action on further plans
for civic progress. An amusement
committee was chosen as follows: Aiva
Allen, Mrs. Conrad and Miss Elsie Main.
This committee is to have charge Tor
month and plan pleasant tignes for the
membership.
The matter Of the, use Of the building
for the club was discussed at meeting
of the selectmen of the town Of Stoning-
ton held Saturday last and Joseph w.
Chesbro was appointed to confer with
the club on the matter At the meeting
held Monday evening the following were
named to consult with Mr.. Chesebre,
Alva Allen, Joseph Lee and Mrs. VOL
colt Main.
The usual social time was held at the
rooms Of the club Wednesday evening
There was dancing and singing and q
general good social time.
Friday evening, the yUang people are
to have another meeting, ana those in
charge are to arrange a pleasing pro-
gram Miss Lucy Crowley is to assume
charge of class of girls. and she is 10
teach knitting and sewing, sine aaseful az
well as joyful things are to be the aim
of the club.
| More than 70 have signed to join the
club, so the success of the venture Is as
sured,
at noon Wednesday the Ere Alaem
sounded for a blaze in the Workshop OF
| the Rhode Island garage on Broad street
! An electric light buN attached to long
extension cord which was in use wiilE
work was being done On an automobile
owned by Howard NJ. Barber OF Wesi
Broad street, dropped into the pit be.
meath the machine, exploded and ignttet
! the fumes Of gasoline In it.
| In an instant large volume Of haTns
was pouring out Of the pit. ExtiRguIsh-
ers were used from the garage and the
fire alarm was sounded. More extfnguish.
crs were used from the fire truck, and q
small amount of water was put on the
burning wood work. The Barber ma
| chine, q Cadillac, was run out of the
| shop. The top was damaged by fire and
the heat from the flames blfstered the
paint on the body considerably.
| In fighting the fire Ernest Pancers
sustained burns on his face and Charlie
Raithel had his hand burned. Antonio
Pancera, who had been working on tht
Barber machine, had just crawled cut o
the pit when the electric bufb dropped
and the explosion occurred.
Frank H. Smith Of PInRnnsld. Il. J.
commissioner Of banking and insurance
accompanied by Mrs Smith, was anon.
the 900 passengers who sailed SRtarda.
Oh the steamship Caronia for a cruise O
two months in the Mediterranean. The.
Will visit Madeira, Portugal, Gibraltar
| Algiers, Naples, Rome southern Franc
and spehd week In Egypt going up. tn
Nile. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Smith hav
many friends in Westerly and are cftei
the guests Of the latter's mother, Mrs
B. CORTLAND Bentley Of Maple avenue
The winding and warplng department
of tho American Velvet company wer
the only sections in operation Wednes
day. Owing to the strike of the weaver
at noon Tuesday 1t became necessary t
close all others as they we're caught u
! in their work. About 20 waivers wer
at work. At a meeting of the union Nor
day night the men decided to have tn
committee wait on the officials here an
talk over the new orders and change
pay, but nothing could be aeeomplishs
and SO this usual busy industry 10 Ako,
shut down.