Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-01
WILLIMA ANTIC

! During the remainder of this week sTari- ous churches are to hold socials for the 1 voutis children. various departments from beginners grades up meeting on the diff. ferent days. The purpose of Children's 1 Week is to create interest among the children ill their Sunday school work aiding in getting many other children to ] join the classes.
 Daniel Harrington of this city was be- fore Plainfeld town court Friday last and crew a fine of $100 and costs amounting to $114.55 for dniving while under the influence of liquor. Harring- ton who had owned his automobile only l a short time, figured in an accident at Moosnp last Sunday.
 1 The Jackson touring car, Majestic 1916 model sold at public auction Saturday afternoon, brought $257 which goes to pay officersf fees and pay garage bills on the car, which has been held in this city for over a year following an accident at 1 Collmbia The car was the property of J. Treddweller of Providence.
 Ten members Of the Y NJ. C. 4. boys department left the association building Saturday morning for an all day hike to Storrs. where they inspected the Con- | necticut Agricultural college. As guests of the college they witnessed the game in the afternoon between the Connecticut Aggies and Springfield College nine, in which Springfield was the victor.
 Remfe Boucher, 91, resident of this city for over forty years, died Saturday noon at his home on No. 25 Milk street Mir. Boucher had been i'll for about a year. He was born in St. Antonio. Can ada, May 1, 1881, the son of F'rancoi and Celeste Lansiois Boucher. For many | hp q 1i St. Mary's church. He is survived by 1 six children, Eugene of Marlboro, Mass. Leo of Springfield Mass. Adclard ant Joseph and the Misses Alphonsine ant l Eugenie Boucher all of this city.
 r. Federal prohibitiopo officers from thi, city and state policemen visited severa places in Baltic Saturday night and madt successful hauls. Returning to this cit!
 the federal men, Congdon and Briggs
 visited the place owned by Derosier ii
 Sodonl and seized a bottle of moonshina . Engine Company No. I has had a bus, three days answering eight calls and re
 ceiving telerhone calls for aid in fightin, T brush fires in surrounding towns whiel
 were refused owing to the number of 10 |. cal fires during the past few days. . Sunday afternoon four calls came il
 within as many hours. A brush fire wa
 
 ,l Refining station on Chapman street wa , ter being turned OIL About 3 oclocl the shed in tl1e local railroad yard own
 ed by the Willimantie Lumber & Goa
 company caught fire from causes un lsnown After a brisk fight the flame
 were extingEished being held entirely t
 the roof The third call was for anothe ? fire at the samo shed, the shed being oil
 and the dry timbcrs evidently catchin ! fire 1Of II fire. Water was used this time to was down the building and make sure that n fire remained. The fourth call was fo a chinneE fire at the home of Amelio Ar l monsuiz of g Elm street at 5.45 D. IT
 Three gallons of chemical were used. Saturday the company fought s brus
 fire on the land of J. Dion of South stree 1 and later back of the Central Vernon
 railroad yards. across from the statiof . Fridays fires were brush fire on Hig
 street on the land of George Noble an
 9 fire in q refuse pile on WiI1owhfoo street. III the last fire oyer 1Q0 feet c ' hose was laid and water used to extin guish the blaze
 As is usual in the spring brush an
 forest fires are raging in all direction ' from Nillimantic- Sunday. two big fire /. were reported from South Coventry an Bolton Hill. many people motoring { | WDTl : Many of the local fires have been frol ! causes. unknown. but it is thought ths I some of them were started by ehildrei 4 Up 10 late Sunday night no clue ha been found to the whereabouts of the tw 4 men who robbed the home of Mrs. Fam < A. I.arllins, No. 95 Spring street. la. week. when about $500 worth of jewelr j and personal effects were stolen. It 4 believed that the men left this city earl ' Friday for Norwich or in the direction ! Jewett City. facts pointing to the bell, that the men are following the carniy; 4 which appeared heer. last week. Mrs. La.
 kin knows little about the men WI H came to her home last week and sa \ they wanted rooms for three week They left here however, within da a and the theft was discovered Frids morning. but was kept hidden until u police could trace clues as to the men 7 connection with the carnival. Carniv officials however, said the men. were n
 in their employ and they did not kno
 them. Reports that the men stayed
 this city until Saturday morning befoi
 leaving were believed to be unfoundC
 by the police as descriptions of the ma
 would have led to their immediate arre i. were they about the city during Frida
 as reported.
 Rpief Notes.
 - Mrs. H. C.. Murray has returned hon
 after spending the winter months
 Florida
 Mir. and Mrs, Louis Lougee and MT
 Frank H. Henderson. of Norwich, We I guests Sunday of Judge and Mrs. Fra1 |. H. Foss of Summit street.
 Officer Bon4bTia made his first appea n Cafr II,