Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-12
JEWETT CITY

Amos P. Davis. 7s. died suddenly at his home on Mechanic street, some time dur ing the early hours of Tuesday morning. At 10 o'clock, he not having arisen as was his custom, his son Martin, opening the door of his room. found him dead in his bed, with no evidence other than that as he slept he had quietly passed away MT. Davis was in his usual good health Monday and was busy with his accustorn- ed duties until his hour of retiring He was born March 23, 1884, and like hIs father was a native of Griswold, born in the locality known as Stone Hill All his early. years were passed in his native town. At the age of 23 he married Miss Maria Louise Sterry of Bozrah Nov. 2S, 1866. He survived his wife nearly five years, she having died on Christmas day, 1917. MT. Davis 40 years ago went to Florida, where he followed the business of his life, that of an all-round mason and building contractor. In Florida he was interested to considerable extent in orange growing and was the owner of valuable groves. Several years later he moved to Boston. where he onewd and conducted a profitable bakery and restau- rant business. His latter years were pass ed in his home town. He was man of pronounced religious conviction and a strict adherent to what he believed was the right way. First a member of the Jewett City Baptist church, he later be- came member of the Mary Baker Eddy mother church of Christian Science, Bos- ton. and at his request his funeral will be conducted in accordance with that faith. Through a long life it was MT Davis plan, from which he never swerved to live the teachings of the Golden Rule i; accordingly his record as a Christian and honorable citizen stands for inspection A son, MMartin s. Davis of Jewett City, and a daughter, Mrs. Annie L. Davis Haskell of Chatahoochee, Fla, survive him; also his brother, Frank B. Davis of Boston. There are six grandchildren Gladstone, Davis and Harry Haskell oE Florida, Mrs. Louise Bishop and Miss Ruth Davis of Jewett City and George P. Davis of New York city.
 Funeral services for John Curtis, who died Sunday in Voluntown, were held at Hourigan Bros funeral parlors Tuesday morning. Burial was in North Grosvenor dale A brother Thomas of Glasgo and a sister Mary of Voluntown survive him.
 Certain people wore taking their time Tuesday as they passed by the town house and police station on Soule street. There's reason. Ask the custodian of of the 129 casks of fine old russet cider stored there. He knowsI The town house was once in years gone by schoolhouse. and that pungent old time odor being waited through it's ancient halls and dis pensed into the surrounding atmosphere Is because this fine old product of Gris- wolds choicest orchards, carefully aged in the wood. resents the transfer from the cobwebbed recess ., of cool, dark cellar naturally adapteu to it's repoSe and com tort, to this unsympathetic repository of higher Farenheit The ancient vintage has given notice Of it's resentment by the blowing out of couple of bungs with -artesian accompaniment. There are close
 to 1000 gallons there valued at s14.000. When told of this, one old timer was all but struck speechless and could only moan "Oh, boy! Oh, boyi" No trace of blame Is attached to him for his appre- ciation of these important matters.
 Frederick Mckenzie of Pawtucket il the guest of his college classmate, Fran cis '. Brown.
 The Jewett City Savings bank has re.
 cedved full new set of mahogany furni-
 ture for its banking apartment and iti directors room.
 MT. and Mrs. George E. Lee of Proyi. dence are guests of Thomas and Sarah A l Lee.
 Miss Belle Hogge is at home after thre,
 weeks, visit with her brother Robert 1T Wappinger's Falls, N. r, and her sister 1 Mrs. Morrow of Paterson, N. J.
 The Pachaug Ladies Aid society of tn, First Congregational church Is to nee
 Thursday afternoon with Mrs W. S
 Montgomery.
 George B. Eormsn, Charles Campbell and Adam Mediok of Griswoid and Will l fred A. Park of Preston returned Jul, Sth from an enjoyable weeks stay a l Camp Terrehegan on Rogers lake, ol,
 Lyme. Some of the days were storm,
 but that did not lessen the fun, for ther was a, checker tournament in whicl
 George Norman was the champion. Thar