Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-07
COLUMBIA.

The rooms in the old Columbia hotel, | how occupied By Mr. and Mrs. Utiey, have recently been painted and papered and 1 the Utley family are much pleased with the homelike appearance of their rooms in this ancient building.
 The Columbia Burying Ground associa- tion held it's annual meeting in the town hall Saturday afternoon last. The follow ing officers were elected: A. A. Latham, president; Edward P. Lyman, vice presi dent; Fred A. Hunt. secretary and. treas urer; Charles K. Hitchcock, Henry Hutchins and L. E. Winter, finance com mittee; Henry c. Isham and L. E. Win ter, to i'll vacancies in the board of trus- tees having custody of funds, the interest on which is used for the care of especial ly designated plots, and the balance, if any, to be applied to the general care of the cemetery. James A Utley was elected sexton. A bequest of the late Charles W. Fitch, who formerly resided in town,
 but who died in Faribault. Minn., and was buried here in July last, which pro- vided for the interest on said bequest to
 be used first for the care of his burial plot and the remainder to be given to the
 town for the improvement of the Green, Wss aeceDted, fin accordance with the by- laws of the association. The treasurer repprted cash on hand in savings banks $1eT.9S. and accrued interest in addition to the. funds held in trust for the care of special plots, which now amount to S1,- 200.
 Mss Genevieve Townsend of California IS in the east visiting and is at present lufnbia lake, afriving Saturday last. Sunday last was a record day for forest fires in this locality, there being two in town and one across the line in Coventry. Ing first was on the property of A. E. i Nobis in Hop River, the second on the i land of H. H: Boynton in Coventry, op- l posite Hop River and the other was a
 largo area in the vicinity of Loomer
 Rock, .extending back over the tili and 1 down the road towards Willifnantic. Fire
 Warden Rowland Cobb stated that there l Eas plenty of volunteer help and that it was not necessary for him to cali for any more aid: NO serious damage is re- ported done, but a large aiaount of brush
 and young trees were burned
 Since the new state roads in tevr
 have been under construction, the con.
 tractors have been using truck fof the
 work with either Massachusetts 0, ARhode Island licenses. The Connecti.
 ent statutes allow fdotor vehicles witt registration fn other states thirty. day, only during which time they may be op erated in this state after which driver, must obtafn a. Connecticut license. Tn; subject came t6 | head ThursdaK las when the e6htractors we're natifed tfla licenses must Be obtained for two O their trucks Carrying Rh0ds island Ii eenses by Monday the lth OF thj trucks fntist stop running. on Monde, morning the trucks went t6 work a usual, without having obtained Connec
 ticdt licenses. The Inspector of fnoto
 vehicles was notified, cafne to town irti
 mediately, and made a. complaint befor
 Grand Juror ChaMS k. Htchcocl
 against the -supefihtehdsnt representa- , the contractors.
 The facts in the case were admitted | ' the trial, before Justice of the Peac < George H: Chafnplir,. who fined the de ! fendants. s15, foF. each vehicle and cost agEregating .sls.ss which the contracto 1. sent By telegraph tolthe Justice later i
 the day. The licenses for the. truck \ were also, paid, for and were obtaifed b ! the super fntsndent 1who vent to Harffor 2 for them during the afternoon, takin
 with hiA' the drivers of the trucks wh E also obtained operators licenses.