Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-03-28
JEWETTCrTY

visiting at his home on School street.,
JEWETT CITY
The first nre alarm on the new whistle L
was sounded at Lis p. m Saturday for a
chimney IRE on Palmer avenue at the
residence Of L d. Howe BY some II Il
was considered an III omen that the first /
number sounded with TIE new system
ghould have been the unluclry IA. 9he
Are was put out with Tie cheJsai tank on /
the new truck with no ioas reported
The new whistle worked IN fine shape
and sounded its number IA tones Mt 70 |
wake the dead. 1t being the frat alarm, |
anc Saturday, too, half the town turned |
out and ran pell-mell to the street indi- |
Gated Heretofore, with an alarm rung |
on the Baptist church bell lot Of time |
was lost finding out where the FIRE vas |
Now all such cost by delay = eliminated |
! The scene shifts TO the telephone ex-
change. AS soon as the alarm was sound |
ed, two-thirds of the drop lights we're
lighted by subscribers mquiring what
the fire was, what the number was and
what place the FIRE was In.
The telephone girls, always polite and
ready to, please, cannot answer such
questions. They do not-know what Is
afre, they have told the number when
they blew the whistle. Hereafter, IRE
Information will not be given except to
those who are particularly interested AS.
like person being on upper East Main
street, hearing the number II for south
Main, to him, the courteous operators AZ
!, the board will give all information they
, know. 1t has been suggested that this
utan, instead OF calling Central can
: some other number on the street which
: he knows. from them he win get more m
e formation than the giris at central can
POSSIBLY give
n Altogether unusaaI among the decora-
/ itions at the Congregational church was
$ plant owned by Mrs r. g. LEONARD. 1t
l. is twenty years old and was owned by
n her mother. Whence the bulb first came
: Mrs. Leonard is unable to tell The flower
I Is named The Crown Of Thorns. 1t stands
Ia mass Of long thorny stems-four feet
r thigh, arranged on a wire support Every
: few years this strange plant blossom. II
! is now IN bloom. The blossoms are
4 small. red in color, and unlike any ever
seen here. They came out from the end
Of each branch on small stem. The
!. New York Times, says the plant is very
! rare. 1t gives a photograph Of one Of
= the few plants now IN the National Bo-
!, tanfcal Gardens, Washington, d. c. The
j. Times says whenever It blossoms It is al
- ways at the Easter season. Tradition
says it was from this plant, that the
crown of thorns was fashioned at Geth-
+ semere.
Fl James Blair, Thomas p. Lee, W. h
N Burdick. Norman Parkhurst and z. a
Faust were at the Masonic temple in
= Norwich Friday evening. at celebration
n of Columbian Corumandery, No. 4
= Knights Tenplar.
Harold Brickley, a student at Trinity
college. Hartford, and his sister Misl
ie Irene as guests of their sister, Miss Ag
mes Brickiey, Of Boston.
!, A peculiar dog disease has visited tow
Rev. j, ]. McCabe has lost his handson.
"a pedfgreed Esqu:nnau puppy. E. A. Ia
rus, also lost a fine bird dog. Both wer,
= sent to the vetinary hospital IN Norwich
It is now believed taat the yaluabI,
Aieredale lost by r. n Gilbert a coup!l
- of weeks ago. died from this game dt.
ease.
:. The Easter decorations at the Netho
= dist church were unusually beautiful an,
- artistically arranged by Mrs. VI. c. JET
=, fers and Mrs, R., w. Robertson Pots o
- Easter lilies, hyacintas and various eth
u er plants were covered with purple an,
~ white paper, and arranged with hemlocI
~ boughs, both On the platform and h tn
y. cheiT loft
"a The platform at the baptist shurcI
in wis very deliberately decorated with
he bank Of genesta. begouias. geraniumt
Nv primroses, Easter lilies. cinnerzria palm.
~ margp erite, ferns, heiiot-..3e and rcSk
= On the other side was an immense baske
10 of genesta with an Easter lily, fern an
~ palms Miss Ida Foster, Mrs. w. T. Crum
~ and Miss Mabel McBroome arranged tn
"a flowers.
n Miss M. A. Burdiek, and Miss Eveayi
Vs. johnson arranged the beautiful flower
ID at the Congregational church. A back
T. ground Of ferns and palms effectively Sc
~ OF the colors Of yellow genesta and DAT
ga fodills, tulips, hyacinths and pgimrose,
Il. with Easter lilies n the center.
IS The affairs ut 81. Mary's church wer
mt brilliantly lighted with numerous candle.
ut, choice flowers being arranged BY the Sis
on tiers of the parochial school. The mus
rs in all the churches vas OF the best, an
nm large congregations attended the nassei
he At the Congrega3lena1 sunday sshe,
OF hour, there were special Easter selectiou
L., with readings by Loretta Allyn an
use Christine Marshall, . solo by Ethel
nd song by Edith and Ruth Num- Miss NJ
J. bel wilcox read story Of Easter thr1ug
nd the Ages. Herbert Thempssn told no
Of Easter was celebrated b Serbia, and Mi
In McIaughlin OF The Easter Tide IN Pnxi
10y Rico. Mrs. EdW. Gaalup's class Sang :
Easter song.
IN An Easter eenecrt wes glzm h Il
o. evening at the Methodist church. und
Iaa TIA direction Of supt Albert saunde
mo and Rev. J. B. Aldrich. The progra
tncluded recttations By Christine Bu
nm dick, HARRIET Mcc.uggage, ClifEord Blu
,eo bee, John Chadwick. AIleen Buraic
me Mark Aldrscn. Edith Howe, Everett u
nc C1uggage, Frances Bugbes and FEaI
ION Nell There were readings by FFal
% Nell, and several Victrola selectisns
ne so an exercise by Mrs. A. c. Burdicl
me class. and an address by he pasti
- -. Harold JeffeB sang solo.
an Tho case e Sss GlewnsAd wns hAna
Tan the town conrt Saturday meming.
the Twas found guilty Of Vioiatiep 81 the E.gB
a. ilaz. He had been found guilty a.
violation few weeks aep. This heA
!. his second offence Judge A. Il Bras
the gave him TAN sentepee II thilky "a,
ted Glowacid arDealed. Pean ne TIE n
ar IL man Of hts word