Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-26
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asevH srsG against the estzhs of the late !, .kHeeltne B. Katchaxn of South Coventry. Charles Gedney of New York as ISleS defendant The plaintiff alleges that m Feb IA. 1913. the defendant pur- ehzsed restaurant furnishings to the amount of $153-50, and no payment has been made. Damages of $200 arc asked. 'DE William L. Higgins of South Coven- try administrator of the estate, who ;holds money due Gedney as an heir, has been served with garnishee papers for bidding him to pay Gedney his share of the estate until the case has been Rfed. The ease is returnable to the superior court for wfndham county on the first Tuesday of March. Gedney. at the time this purchase was alleged to have been made, opened up restaurant business on Church street, calling his place The Bos- ton Chop House. Business vas poor and Gedney quit before a year was up.
 Enterior work on the Wfndhsm Nation 11 bank building has been completed to gBch an extent that the bank 0d6cia1s have invited the public to visit the bank the coming Saturday from to E. m- and from to ?. m. Work on the bank building was begun many months ago and delays prevented the complete alter ation Of the building prior to Christmas.
 At the meeting of the American Thread Company Athletic association held re- csutly in the fire brigade rooms of the company, Thomas F. Rowan was elected manager of the mems basketball team. John P. McQuiIlan was reelected mana ger of the baseball team. Changes were made in some of the bylaws regarding quorurns at meetings. Seven must be in attendance at all directors meetings, and enc representative from each of the eight mills must attend an association meeting.
 Basketball teams representing the Natchaug and Model grammar schools vin engage in a struggle this (Wednes- dzy) afternoon at the '. NJ. C. A.
 Word has been received in this city of the death of Lucius Whitaker at the home of his son in Cincinnati, o. MT. Whitaker formerly was proprietor of the Chelsea inn at Hampton, conducting this business for 45 years. The body IS to be brought to Hampton for burial.
 Funeral services for Thomas L. Sturch were held Tuesday afetr7Ioon at 2 o'clock at the undertaking parlors of killourey Bros. Rev. Arthur D. Carpenter of the First Baptist church conducted the ser vice and read d coulrnittal service at the grave in the new Willimantic cemetery. The bearers were Theophile Loisele, OsiaS Chenette, Joseph Plante and Albert Pot ter, representatives of the Blacksmiths' association, of which Mir. Sturch was a
 member.
 Residents of Andover whose houses stand in the vicinity of the railroad crossing have been kept busy during the past 24 hours fighting grass fires caused by sparks from passing locomotives. Dur ing Monday night L. J. Merritt and sev- eral neighbors were forced to leave their homes to fight grass fire that threaten cd to approach their homes. Twice Tues- day sparks started blazes and these were extinguished after considerable fighting
 Although the weather during the past lew days has been anything but warm the grass is in a dry condition due to the small amountof snowfall during the win ter. Grass fires are usually something little to be feared during tte winter, but this winter they have beeli frequent and many towns have c|jerienced hazard from them during the past few weeks