Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-20
JEWETT CITY

In conn ection with the autograph letter | received from John Burroughs by local young man who unthinkingly shot the mocking bird, another equally treasured one has been found among some valuable papers by E. F. Burieson. Some years ago. there arose controversy in town about the ''hyla," better known as peep frog There ere many who oalikened it to | the treetoad Also at the same time, it
 being in the spring, somebody happened to l be accidentally reading the Bible and dis covered the verse in the Songs of Solomon
 2:'12' that tells about the voice of the turtle" being heard in our land Local
 authorities here at that time became much
 disturbed about the matter and many
 were the learned and heated arguments.
 Finally to settle these two matters NIT.
 Burleson wrote to John Burroughs asking i for information. He received in answer a l letter from Woodchuck lodge, which now, | since, MT. Burroughs death, is more of a l treasure than ever MT. Burroughs recoG-
 nized no analogy in the peepfrog and the
 treetoad and explained in his inimitable
 way that turtle dove' is meant in the C4nticles, not the four-legged chap with the shell on his back, which same is dumb.
 Young Clifford BHgbee, who was badly
 burned in the explosion at Charlie Wolfs garage Monday, was reported not getting
 along well Tuesday afternoon. The doc
 tors resunanimous in the belief that the
 quick action of Peter Flynn saved the
 boy from being burned to death. Opinions
 have been many as to the reason the
 gasoline exploded as it did. Burning
 matches can be thrown with inpunity into an open pail of gasoline. The solution
 comes true, in the fact that the tank the men were saving was kept constantly
 oscillating by the continued action of the push necessary to operate the saw. As
 the cut made by the saw in the otherwise tight tank increased air was admitted in greater quantities; meanwhile the small
 quantity of gasoline inside was kept . washing up and down the; curved iron sides. Thus in an imperfect yet no less ; complete way the office of a carburetor twas performed. The spark from the saw
 caused the explosion, identical with the explosion in thetcyfnder of an automobile C engine when the, plug produces the spark . in the mixture of gasoline and air.
 The spring of 1920 will go on record as Il a breaker of records. There were the l. warmest days in March of any recent a record. There was a brisk snovstorrr 6 full bloom Hardly anyone can ren1em- - Der when robins were nesting as early as t April 1st And no. there has been. up tc
 Tuesday evening, five straight days with out glimpse of either the sun, moon fol v stars. ''rs l. Funeral services were held for Arthur ' Madison at the Voluntown Baptist church
 Monday Rev. John Thompson. pastor 6i C the Bethel Methodist church; efficiated
 There were many friends and relative: Il present at the services. The flowers were Il beautiful The bearers. were Georg,
 Richards, David Lockood, Daniel Higgin. d and Charles LaChappelle. Buria Twas a 0 CampbelpsI Mills in the Kennedy ceme s. tery. Hourigan Brothers were the fu t. neral directors in charge.
 n The I'M. >C. A. boys are to have | l. father and son banquet in the Congre j. gauonal church vestry' Thursday night Il The Ladies society of the church is il ,t charge, of the supper
 y Thursday evening in the American Le
 zion rooms afwoman's auxiliary is to b,
 organized, composed of the mothers
 wives, daughters and sisters of the mem J. bers. Everyone eligible is expected t IS show interest and attend this; meeting. d The Griswold Ladies. Aid society is t r. meet Thursday afternoon at the home 0
 Mrs. W. B. Montgomery. ..s..-, .-5, v The dozen or more naval reserve boy 2 s in town received Monday a letter fror v ~ the conimandant of the Third naval dis = trict relative to checkage of retainer pa u, of members of the naval reserve fore <, < who fail to perform the duty required b :; law to maintain efficiency. Some of tn - . boys have received such pay and som :. have not. A number were asked if the ~ desired to visit Europe on the Prime
 Frederick during the time of the Mara
 thon races. Some of the first to eniis m have completed four years. service thj ne month and are expecting their regular an O. honorable discharge. Other opportunitie a. for cruises are to be given as the con Il, munication further states reservists wi
 be informed of cruises that may be take
 from time to time and should avail then nc selves of the opportunities offered by sue T. cruises in order to avoid having their r, lo1 tainer. pay withheld. -. :s 'ss >. - -----