Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-16
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

out possibly to face several car thieves
so he stayed inside. until a. m--watch-
ing-as did his good wife, but nothing
happened When daylight came the car
was safely in the garage, though in tn
meantime it had developed two or three
purring fits. A car is truly as terrible az
wonderful invention.
Taken to a garage in the later hours
of the morning, it was discovered that
broken wire had caused all the comrno-
ton and apprehension of me night be
Ifore. 1t has been figured out that as tn
heavy wind that prevailed swept against
! the garage doors the body of tho closed
car was caused to sway and to make
/ contact between some part Of tho machine
and the broken wire-tlhs contact in turn
causing the ignition to buzz as though the
car were about to be started and to max
the horn loot in a thoroughly disturbing
way.
| This theory as TO the troubles Of the
night is generally accepted by those who
know something about automobiles as
| Substantially correct The whole affair is
| joke now, but it was anything but that
when car, tickled by the frivolous tingle
of a charged broken wire, set a neighbor
| hood on edge during the small hours o.
| the morning.
| Wednesday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock, at
the home of Judge Oscar F. Atwood a
Brooklyn funeral services for Frank l.
Martin, for % years member of the 20
| lice force of the city of Providence, wer
conducted by Rev ALBERT Jepson, rector
/ of St Adams church, Danielson. Buria
was in the South cemetery, at Brooklyn
| The bearers were c. A. Sharpe, Joseph /
Stetson, Clark G. Lawton, Senator Charles
II. Blake, Fred e. Miller and George w
Ide. A. F. Wood was in charge of the
funeral arrangements.
During Tuesday night, at the home OF
Frank Eldridge, on the South Killingly
road via Reynolds street. The death o
his father-in-law Harry Coville, Is, oc-
Cured Mr. Coville was native of Eng
land, but had been a resident in this coun-
try for years In his active years he was
a mill man. He leaves his wife, resident
at Mr. Eldridges. a daughter. Mrs. Fran
Eldridge, and a son. Harry A, Coville, o
West Thompson.
The home economies committee Of
| Brooklyn is going to show the publ
| something in the way of a supper,
Grange hall in Brooklyn that will max
said public sit up and take notice enC
probably applaud long and Justify. Mrs
Susie Williams of Brooklyn srnilingl,
| declined to reveal all the plans for tn,
event when she was asked about 1T Wed
ncsday, but she let it be known that Jhi
particular supper is to be set out with sucl
effectiveness and with such a bountifu
array of good things to eat that il j
h.ilnd to be rated hereafter as somethin
to emulate. And it seems that everyone
more or less curious to know details, ha,
been saying, Lets go y
J. 5. Owens. \. r. Merrill and Miss Ma
son, all specialists at the Connection
y Sricultural college at Storrs, are to be Z
Flainfeld Friday of next week, March
TO talk at a dairy institute arrageo b
County Agent Frank L. Davis OF the Coun
/ tN Farmers association. There are to r
morning and afternoon session At 1913
Mr.. Owens will talk on the Use and Pur
chase Of Fertilizers. In the afternoon, Ii
session opening at 1 o'clock, Mr.. Merr:
will discuss the Dairy Cow, ana, at
! o'clock, Mr.. Owens will talk on A Sys
TEN of Crop Rotation. Feeding of tn
Dairy Cow will be Mr.. Merrilrs subiec
during an address scheduled to begin at
P. m.
Miss Mason, clothing specialist. vi
talk on subjects of interest to women !,
the women's section of the institute
Friends here were shocked by announc,
ment of the death at Norwich of Nj
Matte Gilbert White, wife of Allen Whit
formerly an electrician in the employ {
the street railway service at the pOWe
station at the Dye> dam. Mrs WIZ
prior to her marriage spent practically 2
- her life in Danielson and studied in .oca
schools. She was a sister OF Mrs. Fran
Spalding, of Brookly2.
Mrs l.. f.. Kennedy visited in Worces
ter Wednesday.
Members Of st. James parish have
whist party planned in observance of III
feast of st. Patrick
George A. Ouilette of Pawtucket was