Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-24

z Dazy and the boy were found oncon- scious and a doctor was called. Re storatives were sent for and in about an hour the family was out Of danger. All were then taken out doors and walked slowly in the open air until the effects of the gas had left their systems. A leak in the joint of a pipe connected with the gas range caused flow of gas into the rooms in the house.
 Postmaster John o'Rourke stated Fri day that his men were there,'' and by that statement meant that they would manage to get every Christmas article l delivered to residents of this city before Christmas morning. The rush at the office started Wednesday and since then the amount handled daily has increased steadily until it has hit the high figure set for last year when aIl records were broken. The total volume this year sets a high record for the office, however, as daily now there are coming in over 200 sacks of parcel post mail which must be handled aside from ordinary mail Outgoing sacks have averaged nearly 200 3 day since Wednesday. Every night this week the men have cleaned up ve- erythins that came in during the day and with the extra help will continue to do so. Three substitute carriers and three substitute clerks are aiding in the work Friday morning large motor truck was used to convey the mail to and from the station ana each train brought in 8 pile of sacks of mail that had to be sorted by the clerks and carriers at the office.
 Egine COmptny. No. ], was called out at 6.45 by still alarm for a chimney fire at 7S Spring street in a house own ed by F. S. Wiett and occupied by Ar thur Woodard. Twenty gallons of chem ical was used to exnngish the blaze
 Chief of Police Daniel KilIourey stated Friday that he had heard no re- port of an accident told of in the Man chester correspondence in the Hartford Courant Friday morning The article read as Follows: A peculiar accident oc- cured yesterday which narrowly missed being tragic affair. Edwin P JeIlison of Manchester in company with Robert FitzpatricA, also of this town, while rid
 ing from Willimantic in an Oakland roadster came in contact with low hanging guy wire that broke the wind shield and damaged the side curtains The matter was reported to the WiIli- mantle police.
 The body of Mrs. Minnie l.. Henry who died Wednesday at Mansfield was removed from the undertaking parlors of Jay M. Shepard Friday and was sent to Bridgeton, Maine where funeral ser vices will take place.
 Mabel E. Wilson, Is. died Friday morning at the home of her parents in Chaplin. She was born in Chaplin De cember 29. 1906, the daughter of Charles F. and Maude Ellis Wilson, Besides her parents she leaves brothers and sisters as follows Marian, Myra. Etta, Orrin F., Freeman A., George and James Will sen.
 Funeral services for Paul Fontsaine, Jr., son of Paul and Anna Pacuette Fon- taine, who died Thursday night at the 1 home of his parents, were held Friday i afternoon at ? o'clock. Burial was in l St. Joseph's cemetery.
 1 Mrs. Julia Agnes Bach died Thursda, night at her home on Jackson street ar ! ter an illness of 8 week. Sine was born i in Holyoke, Mass. the daughter of Mark and Agnes Graham Thomas. She leaves her husband, Allan Bach, an infant
 daughter, and her mother, Mrs. Agnes Thomas, all of this city.
 l Brief Notes.
 1 Christmas exercises of St. Paurs Epis- copal church were held Thursday night the entertainment being a pageant il- lustrating the birth of Christ and the
 search of the Three Wise Men. Follow. ing the entertainment gifts wore distrib-
 uted and members of the church schoo offered their gifts on the stage. All gifts
 are to be given the Salvation Army fol distribution.
 Mrs. George Strong left Friday fol Providence where she will spend Christ mas with relatives.
 William T. McKernan of Columbia university is at the home of his father 1 J. H. McKerman of Eagleville.
 1 Through the efforts of the chamber O lcommerce late night runs are being mad
 on the Willimantic-Sou Coventry line
 tonight (Saturday). The new trips vii
 be at S.15, 9.15 and 1915.
 Engine Company No. was called ou
 Friday morning at $40 o'clock for
 chimney fire at the home of Charles Kea
 bles POS Prospect street. Thirty -eigh
 gallons of chemical were used to put ou the fire. The eRner of the house i
 Charles Baker.
 Miss Mary Qulnn is in Hartfort
 spending the holidays witk her parents
 MT. and Mrs. L. Moses of the Ridge
 left Friday for Westfeid, Mass, wher
 they will spend the holiday with thei daughter, Mrs. Robert Hildreth.
 Snow fell during the early hours Q