Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-27
WILLIMANTIC

The remarks, however, were iot d1i VII 1 the part of the merchants. Many 1 lucky purchaser of a desired articae proudly displayed his or her purchase with the remark, Some buy for dol lar" and 'The merchandise offered was exactly as advertised" were outspoken more than few times. Every merchant who took part in the dollar day event realized before closing time at night that Dollar Day WAS real l ly purchasers day, day looked upon l by the buying public as day when thes could go into store and come out per fectly satisfied with the saving they had made.
 The merchants satisfied that they had served the buying public to best of their ability stated to their questioner such things as, "It was by far the biggest ] days business our firm has ever done. Had we known what the people were looking for we would have been better prepared for them, but as it was otir stock ran out and we must restock our shelves
 J. B. Fullerton: The biggest day ever. People recognized the bargains and came from far to purchase. J. P. Bath: It was wonderful day. Our store was filled with purcha sers ready to take merchandise offered at saving prices.
 J. F. Carr: was big day. We did not have help enough to wait upon our customers in our useuaI style.
 Pasnik Company: It was the biggest . days business our stores have ever done. Dollar day in Willimantic was the best taing ever put over.
 Jordan Hardware: It was a busy day, people seemed to realize what bargains the merchants offered.
 P. Frank Cunningham: It couldn't have been otherwise, when such bargains 1 were offered for Dollar Day shoppers.
 Barbier-Lameroux: Dollar day was our biggest day-4W illima ic had bar gain, the readers of advertising knew it I and came.
 Rhode Island Textile: Our stock is I practically depleted and we must re- i stock for regular trade.
 | John E. Brick and Charles F. Rise dorf. Daniel Levin and Samuel Felman: It was the best day we have had Co., operation plus proper pricing brought the buying publi etc this city on Saturday. Statements from other merchants would only swell this long list of truths, and with the good words of satisfied GUS l toners 1t would be too far prolonged Five words say 1t all Dollar Day was a Success !''
 rHe which broke ut shortly afternoon Saturday destroyed the bungalow, barn and hen house owned by James P. Walk | CT ol Brown avenue, at the westerly line of this city. Mir. Walkers loss is es- timated at S1.000. The fire evidently, got It's start after Bennie Eastman. who nad been list in charge of the house hv l MT walker, started fire in the kitchen stove Tor cooking purposes. Mir. East man noticed flames shooting from the roof of the bungalow and ran nearly 2 haH mile to West Main street where 2 telephone message for help was sent into Engine Company No. 1, which responded 1 The hremen could do but little upon ar. 1 irving at the scene of the fire as nc
 hydrants were nearby. Chemical wa.
 used but the building was teo far gone MT Walker stated that he mad los
 some $15O in money that was in tn,
 house an da quantity of clothing. Tn,
 livestock was saved. MT Walker is ;
 night watchman at Quidnick -Windha
 manufacturing company and a fep
 years ago he purchased a tract of lant
 on the bank of tie Willimantic rive
 where he built the bungalow The barr
 and hen house were built later. He vii probably rebuild
 The annual free swimming canpaisr or the Y. M. c. A. for boys and girls rect inches in height and under + years of age is to open this (Mondsy) morning at 9.30 o'clock at the associa. ton buiSing. This free swimming cam. palgn which has been conducted by the during past summers has been tht means of teaching many youngsters tc swim. The classes are divided as fol. lows:
 Boys-Monday, Wedneday and Thurs day at 10 a. m.
 | Girls-Tuesday and Friday at 10 a i'm.
 The town of Scotland Is to ceIebrat.
 cae fourth, Of July in a manner brineina
 paGk the days of old, and the programme
 "Ih pc carried out by the Shetucket grange NO. 6S, and will be a communit, aHa1r The program will starte at 10 $t
 m the morning and last until midnight
 The Scotland Ancient and Honorabies
 headed by the Hampton Cornet hand
 with floats and marchers will beefn ac
 tlVltles with parade. The Independ
 ence Day address will ba delivered h, captain Frank P. Fenton of Wil,imantic anr Rev. Arthur w. Clifford. nastor a
 the Wlndham Center Congrao,ltiono church, Following the speaking o con,
 bination shore and New E~n md flinnnr
 will be served at Grange nall. Tn tb,
 afternoon at 8 Scotland and Hamnto,
 baseball teams will play for the cham
 pionship of the two towns. Lawn par
 ties will be held about the town. I,
 the evening big dance will be held q
 the town hall and fireworks will fill ou the display.
 The committee are working hard on tb
 program and it is expected that man,
 former residents of the town will N
 tnere to celebrate the Glorious Fourth
 The chairman of the committees ara a
 follows; Printing and publicity. Rev
 Alan Gates; dinner. L. J Moffit; re
 treatments. Mrs Merle Waldo; decora
 Kenyon. Miss Florence Bugbee was given tN Icenterpiece offred By the Amrica, Dans