Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-02
;EWETT CRY

49,. JEWEL j. MI
New Years morning was record /
breaker for fires. The first. alarm. sta
ton So. was turned in at 1925 it was
for a fire im3-as barn at MsadowbrooK,
owned By Mss. Clara Higgins. the blaze
doub usss st-.c,sntiary, ORGY. ME
chemical tank on the truck did for that
with SIS damage. Halt OF. the town
turned out The next alarm, at a few
minutes past three. was for q fire on
Lincoln square. There double she'd
and part of a third. used for coal. wood
and storage was destroyed. The dam
age was reported to be $780,. The prop
erry was owned by The Ein!gret co. The
alarm for this fire was turned in rpm
4 the street box II on Post Office square
Foreman Wakeley declares that there
i was plenty Of evidence that the fire, Ike
tho one in another part Of the borough
some hours earlier. was the work Of an
incendiary.
The third fro was rung In by telephone
at. HloGs for q chimney FIRE on
Brown avenue Farmers in the outlying
districts within earshot Of the big fire
whistle, thought the town was sure
burning up, and in the early morning
kept up rapid-fre telephone Inquiry to.
ilearn the story. All day Sunday the
principal talk on the streets was rela-
4 tive to Just show the first two fires We're
5 kindled. There was no lack OF opinions
, given by the many who were out the
: greater part OF the night. The barn
= where the first Are occurred IS used as
: storehouse by A. p. Buriesen & Co..
$ and at times contains quantities Of val.
s liable yarn.
j, The footing M Of last years business
: at the Jewett city post office has reach
: ed the REQUIRED status so that now, this
j office automatically is advanced to the
S second class. For more than; a year the
: steadily Increasing receipts have kept
4 the office within few hundred dollars
e Of the Ene.& Now, under the provisions
4 for second class most offices With receipts
i as of Jewett Citv'sF last, balances. there
S will, be besides the postmaster, D. r.
4 Finn and the assistant postmaster, W
T. Crui1lb. a mailing clerk. He will re-
. ee.ve asafarg Of s1.4oo at the. start
His appointment will be determined by
! competitive civil service examination
: = When Postmaster Firms appointrn erit
:, I. by : President Woodrow Wilson expires
:, : some years hence. the office Of postnast
I er at Jewetts itysWills be out Of the, ren-
: resAntative p..ti, cia IS, and; will be fliAa
2 bteSaf1iaat. obs and IN accordance witt
: civil ser:viGe precedent. {, - - ri
: Tie real ypfs.to date z"fapper, so eorn.
!, mon in the cities are very scarce
! TsilaI cornraunitE- YAttss ofes II ais dlsnos:,
= erea during the igt1ts SHOW last week o.
I II Main, Street with every .SacssIs .flsnpirr.
The ANIMAL Nsm. Tear:s gathering: a
!. the Congregational church vas held III
i i tbs. NestrX Friday. evening The rosrs.
i, had been mad very COSBY a nd st.Ssctfyl
~ !. wit with palms. rugs and ynottAd plarEs. d
= the beginning q. z>fKe programmes al
ARISE and sang 'AuIa Lang syne air
l. each shook hands WITH his mex. sY,airhbor
St MISC Margsry WEBSTER yavsl 4 .weieon,.
h speech, swfaiehs was fsIowtd ssy. Al, Irssi
,e Love airline, by Miss. Catherine Eallenes
Nv Nanny. Tas her ereors. Miss .Maoe
Wilcox read tA5rsu Ben Adam ara. III
e Town Hurnorist Mrs. ANDREW N,N1eo
IS sang Just Because, her encore mas TIL
III Maeis Of Your Eve. FEW ). Rev
s. noids.. pastor Of Newent Church gave !;
ae fine New Years talk, reading serera
IT shofr poetic <Sselectiors Tia JUNO
" cher Of girls sangea choral selection az,
* Rev. G. H Andrews resc an answer /
sr the real question for all resi- peooie o,
at New Years Day-Lord..f What Do 70
Want Ne 70 To- One of the nieasantes
to features of the evening wastthee presents
n ton to the church by the Sunday Of
ia pOi Trait OF FRANK e. RObinS0r
~ Who had been superirte ndent of the Sun
es day school for nineteen years. IN to tw
years ago. The presentation was mad
st by William McNicol. the present super
&c intendent. The picture will be hung be
r slce3 those Of two other past superintenl
4 ents, Deacon II. L. .Reade and DR.. VIII
lam Soule. Their, three periods OF ser
~ Vice as superintendents covered. near1
;. seventy years. Mr.. Robinson resronde
to the presentation and eVerybotlv CAV
IN. three cheers which closed the programn1,
Il. Sandwiches, cake and coffee were serve
:, by the officers and executive con,n1itte
- of the Ladies' society,". victro,a. selet
tons added much to the evenings p,eas
&c ure. Mrs. f. s.. Faust was in charge {
&c the gathering and Mrs. Alex McNicor an
ne Mrs Andrew MsNicol did the Gdecora tin
I'M and Mrs E. H. TTiscox arranged the prt
ar graInnle. Mrs. Walter Marshall. Mrs
James Blair and Mrs. Dora BaIlou wer
~ in charge of the soliciting.
The annual meeting Of the cenrrexa
tional church was held Saturday aftai
r. noon. Rev. G.. II. Andrews presided. I'll
az CLERK, Alex. McNieoi and the treasure
nN f. E. Robinson, read reports, shown
nj the church to be IN prosperous cond
ton. Reports were heard from the di
;es ferent braches Of church work. F.
ill Robinson was reelected deacon for thr
Il. years, Mrs. ]. G. Hawkins deaconess Il
two years. F. e. zRobinson, trustee +,
a three years, L. c., Buckingham. treasu
nd er. Walter Marshall assistant treasure
Miss Anna Littlefeid. auditor of offe
c. ings; standing committee.. Mrs J..
-th Tracy. Mrs. F. E. Robinson. Mrs. E. .
in Faust. Thirty dollars was voted to t
The choir, for music. -.
zen The local American Legion pest
tai planning to entertain the Oh. Oh. Cint
as cast, and the Woman's auxiliary viii
re- present also. Two dates, have. been S
his and. invitations sent. to- a number, a.
pa now it has been found necessary !