Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-27
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No rain gauge reports of recent read ing tell of any heavier rain than at 4 a. m one week ago this CMonday) morn ing. On the ugoer end of the East Main street highlands there lives a man who at that hour was quietly dreaming in his bed, At the roar of the gale and the beating of the driving rain on his win dow panes the man awoke and. like the Turk that bright dream was his last" He thought of plnee near by where valuable glass and costly paper would be ruined by getting the werring that a pos sible small leak might allow. Quickly dressing and going out by means of the back door, hastily but quietly, that the household might not awake. he hurried to the house in question and assured Himself that everything was O. K. Then | to slip quietly back to bed being his de- sire, he tried the house door. Alas a spring lock with the key inside! Wet | to the skin, he rushed back to the place 1 from whence he came. Same thing! The storm increased, with bowling wind and rain coming down aAEhough the bottom of the heavens had literally fallen out. At this point a glim:uer and then gleam of light was seen in building across the ", | ed by the storm, was also looking to see that no damage was. being done. The drenched man ran and padded over. The man on duty. alarmed at first, with visions of hold-ups or doctors needed, cautiously opened the outer door, then | drew the man in to warmth and safety. | Some time later, when the first faint streaks of dawn appeared, back went the wiser man and with long f1shpole awoke members of his sleeping house. hold and, after giving the countersign. | he was admitted. NOW" says he where my pants go. the latch key goes Seer"
 Mrs. A. D. Tripp takes tho first ribbon for flowers blooming in the open. On the south side of her home on East Main street daffodils that have never been un- der cover were in bloom Sunday. Three weeks ago their first green shoots were l covered in snow.
 Passengers on the northbound boat train Friday morning enjoyed sight at Tadpoie seldom seen in these parts. The
 morning was bright and still, not a
 breath of air rufEed the surface of the | pond, which was like glass A part of a flock of geese passing (not far from 20, as near as could be made ouD had drop ped into the pond for some reason during l the night. With great rattling or
 wings and pattering of feet, they arose at the sound of the passing engine and got under way. A man among the pas | sengers who had come up on the night boat from New York declared it to be the finest break he had seen since he was on the upper Champlain last fall.
 Entertainment, apron, cake, ice cream,
 Pachaug town hall, Tuesday evening"
 adv.
 The smoke of a forest Ire off to the | north of the town, somewhere in Lisbon was seen all Sunday afternoon. The strong odor of smoke blown across the
 Quinebaug on the light west wind was
 very noticeable by people walking on the streets of the borough. All around the
 horizon smoky haze gave evidence oi
 other fires.
 Stanley wheelock of Bridgeport was 3
 week end guest at the home of E. F
 Burleson in Sylvandale.
 The body of Mrs. Alice Palmer Collini
 of Somerville- Mass, was taken to YantiC
 cemetery, Norwich. Saturday for burial
 Mrs. Collins died Thursday at the hom'
 of her daughter. Mrs. Daisy Palmer
 Jencks. after long illness She was { native of Griswold, the daughter O Sumner and Lucinda B. ClaraEA Hisnax