Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
JEWETT CITY

A petition is being circulated in town addressed to the honorable board of warden and burgcsses of the borough of Jewett City, asking that officer John Dol an, who was recently given notice of his removal. be reinstated The petition has well over two hundred signatures
 Miss Ida I. Foster is in Brooklyn. x. T., attending the wedding of her niece. Miss Edna Malcolm which took place Tuesday. The bride has been a frequent summer visitor here at the home of Miss Foster. She was solo soprano here in the Baptist chuBch
 Officer V. J. Sharvan. enc of the Nor wich supernumerary police. who has been doing duty as night patrolman here since April 18th is suqceeded by Officer John McDermott. who SfH be the regular officer.
 He is an ex-service man. member of the American Legion and comes to the place with a clean slate. well recommended and of excellent char acter.
 The alarm No. s2 called cut the de- pertinent at 11:45 Wednesday morning for a chimney fire in the Hickey block on Mechanic street. The chemical ap- paratus did the job in short order. No damage was reported.
 The great benefits of the new alarm system is seen more and more every time 1t becomes necessity to use if. Previous to its installation ten minutes was lost bell. Next. when 1t did ring, the fire men knew nothing. as they ran from bench and loom and wheel as to where the fire was. aud finally if the fire was i of such proportions as to demand 1t. hors- es had to be secured and the old truck drawn to the fire. Now, there is no con- fusion. no running here and there. vast ing precious time. The new truck and alarm system are a source of much sat- ! isfaction and security to property own 1 CTS and residents in the borough. The arguments pro and con that are taking place nowadays about the day. | light savings would fill volume of con- siderable size. Arguments are present ed. not without some ground. by the mi. nority, which is clearly those agains, daylight saving.
 The matter will doubtless be left to the business and industrial firms and to tho individuals of the borough to decide. Wednesday evening the situation stands that al the principal cities and towns with which Jewett City does com. mercial and travelling business will be or daylight saving.
 I artistic and peculiar schedule that l, promised. is to be operated upon a move ment basis favoring day light saving It is believed that progressive Jewett Git will not be the only town in this end o Connecticut to be an hour in the rear | If local clocks are not set ahead, tn morning mail train will arrive at 5:IE Wowi If clocks are set ahead next Sun day when bed time comes then the traii will arrive at 6.15 as usual In a tall with one of the officers of a leading bus mess concern the Idea of not making an, move looking to dodge the intent of tn state law. was emphasized It was point | cd out by Another man that in Jewet . City there Is no recognized municips
 time. and that no law can prevent Jewe,
 City from realizing the benefits of cor ! formation to the adopted time of slste
 towns with which residents carry o
 daily commerce.
 AsIland baseball team win hold it first practice Saturday at D. m. Mar ager Chase will at this time give an local sspirants a chance to show thei . ability. Several candidates. new Jewett City fans will appear for prac tice. the most highly touted of the new
 corners being. Leonardo, a southps,
 pitcher.
 A meeting under the auspices of th
 New London county farm bureau wa
 held in the town hall Tuesday evening. advance of big membership campaiGl
 O. E Wolcott, the manager of the can paign spoke of the state farm bureau ]
 B. Heaton of Chicago, assistant secr'
 tary of the American Bureau of Fedefs
 tion. spoke on that subject. Miss BulI
 eley gave talk on home economci
 County director of the campaign Geo. I
 Kahn and County Agent H. F. Johnso
 of Norwich were other speakers. TheI
 were twenty-five present coming froi
 windharn county. County Director Cha
 Armstrong was the only farmer presel
 from Griswold. and one man from Lii
 bon. Notices were sent to every farm.
 in town. previous to the meeting.