Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-12-09
NORWICH BULLETIN
WlLLIMANTIc OFFICE
telephone $685. rs Church St

Fred Parish OF No. 511 Jackson street
narrowly escaped being blinded Wednes-
day morning while about to put fresh
coal on the fire in the parIor stove at
his home. Mr.. Parish had finished shalz-
ing down the fire and opened the door Of
the stove to throw on the coal. AS he
did SO a slight explosion threw hot ashes
out into the room, shoWeriug his head
ana shoulders. Some o. the hot ashes
lodged in Mr.. Parish's eye, binding him
Tor q time. DR.. John Weldon of this city
and Dr. L. z. LaPierre Of Norwich We're
called. Or. LaPierre stated later that
Mr. Parish's sight will be affected slight
~ by the burns received.
Thursday Mr.. Parish had improved con-
siderably but the pain in his eyes contin-
ued, although somewhat abated. 1t was
believed that coal gas that had formed in
the stove caused the explosion that re-
suited in the accident. The live ashes
also burned Mr.. Parish about the face
and head, most Of the hair on his head
being burned off.
Working conditions in yViIlimantio and
cities surrounding are brought to the at
tention Of Archibald W. Buchanan of
Mansfield, agent for the state board OF
education, by the increased number Of
applications for working cert-fiea ties.
During the past year the number 81 APP
p1icants in this city and in other towns
visited by Mr.. Buchanan have greatly
increased. In many cases the children
seeking working certificates are = accom-
panied to Mr. Buchanan's Headquarters
by their parents, and the usual plea is
that the parents need all money that
could possibly be earned by their chill
dren.
When times were good many of the
| children who are now getting working
| certificates would continue in school. the
| parents being able to provide Eving for
| them. Today with manufacturing plants
| falling back on to part time schedules,
| the children are needed to work to bring
| some return to the family budget Mr.
| Buchanan states the increase denotes
that there are many poor families in the
| district. and that many of the CHILDREN
| who fail to pass the required tests beg
| for employment certificates to allow them
| to go TO work TO help out their parents.
| The schedule Of Mr.. Buchanan for a
| week is a busy one. Monday he is in
| Putnam in the forenoon and Central VII
| lage in the afternoon; Tuesday he de-
| votes to follow UP cases Wednesday
morning at Stafford Springs and inves-
l4SdLlOttS III the a. LGIIOQu IIuI Sufty
morning from 9 to 10 in W;llfmanlie,
with Norwich in the afternoon; Friday
Stonington and Westerly in the morning
and New London in the afternoon Sat
urdays for clerical work. Fully one-tfird
Of the employment certificates issued by
Mr.. Buchanan are in Norwich, because OF
the large manufacturing territory about
that city.
Announcement Thursday from Che inair
office Of the American Thread COMPANY
was to the effect that the skating ponl
had frozen over. Skaters are being re.
quested, howeer, to refrain from usins
the pond until the ice becomes thicl
enough for safe skating. As soon a,
weather conditions make skating posi-
bic without danger an announcement vii
be made by the company.
Postmaster John O'Rourks has receives
& | notice from the postal savings depart
i | ment 70 the effect that, beginning Dec
| 10Th, fngerpriIits VIII be taken at tn
. | local office Of ali persons opening say
: ] ings accounts or making withdrawals
| This system Is q protective measure 70
| the depositor, also for the paying post
] master or clerk. The fingerprint metho
as tried out in all larger cities has bee
q success and is an infalEble means 0
!, | Identification.
William segar, we'll known in thi
city. was arrested on a.yEvarrant Thursda
+ afternoon by Chief Ktllourey. Segar
charged with passing q. check on tn
City Bank and Trust company Of Hart
T ford, knowing that he had no right {
\ pass such 5. check.
The check was taken by Abraham 70
of Bank street for a bill Of merchandfs
a and was written for $20. Fox discovere
Aroug the so taIesrnen summoned f.
jury duty in the United States court our
ing the Defender term are twenity -eia-s.
members of the legislature Of 1921 Thos
living in this vicinity are Miriam T
Jordan. Wiliinantic; Henry p Hut1hins
Columbia Clarence H Child, Woodstock
George y. Perry, Scotland; Stanton [
2 Briggs, Lebanon; Arthur j. Vinton. Gov
entry, and Byron p. Young, Scotland.
\ Officers Of A C. Tyler Camp, I. 5. "