Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-26
JEWETT CITY

The heavy electric discharges during the shower early Sunday morning, caus- ed the circuit breakers to operate at the local electric light plant, which accounts for the cratic service. The fluid struck the wires of both lighting and telephone systems in the upper part of the town with considerable damage resulting. Sup erintendent E. S. Hiscox and repair gang from the Southern New England Telephone Co. worked all day Sunday to put the lines in operation.
 Fifty members of Mt. Vernon lodge, No. 75, F. and A. M, Norman B. Park hurst, master, attended morning at the Newent Congregational church Sunday morning, where they were addressed by the pastor, Rev. William J. Reynolds. The St Johns day invitation had been extend- ed to the lodge by MT. Reynolds.
 A week or so ago a story in The Bulle- tin called attention to some of the fair ly rare flowers that bloom in this sec tion at daisy time. Three have been sent by Mrs. Callie Ellison of Willimantic to her friend, Mrs. E. M. Swift of Jewett City. The flowers are three native or chids which are in bloom now in their habitats in several places in Lisbon and Griswold if one can find them. Their names are purple fringed orchis arethusa and the calopogon, they are q trio of the most beautiful of local orchids to be met with in these attitudes.
 Fire was discovered after midnight Friday in the shoenlaker's shop beneath AIaynard's store on North Main street. Two young man from out of town who had been attending a dance and were waiting for an auto discovered the fire. At about the same time a rooraer in the house gave the alarm. The firemen worked valiantly and the flames were finally subdued The damage done was from smoke and water mostly. Three of 1 the firemen were overcome by smoke and l one was knocked out by an electric shock The cause has not been definitely de- termined.
 i Ruthie Rebekah lodge held a me moriaI | service in Odd Fellows hall on Sunday | afternoon. Mrs. Minnie Cathcart, noble grand presided. The service was opened with the hymn, Nearer My God to Thee The chaplain, Miss Ida Foster read the scripture and the opening prayer. The 1 Ruthie Rebekah memorial address was read by Ruth Cregan. Miss Annie Lit l tleield sang, Somewhere as a solo, the chorus being composed of Miss Littlefield and Miss Foster. Esther Harris read the poem, We Pass This Way But Once. A woman's quartette, Mrs. Nellie Wl,---9n. 1 Mrs Mary Thornton, Mrs. Sarah :. ITS and Mrs. Mary Howes, sang Going Down the Valley. Mrs. Austin Harris read the poem, The House by the Side of the 1 Road. After the closing hymn, the pray CT from the ritual was read by the chap lain. The graves to be decorated were those of J. B. Sweet. the first member of this lodge to die and Mrs. Sarah Corey l The committee were Mrs. Sarah Jeffers Mrs. Hary Harris and Mrs Mary Thorn ton.
 The heaviest thunder shower of the season visited Jewett City about five o'clock Sunday morning and put the
 electric light out of commission and if
 teen telephone lines out of commission
 for awhile. In connection with the storm
 after an unusually heavy clap of thun
 der and lightning which struck nortl
 somewhere. a number of people in var
 ious parts of the town claim there wa:
 an earthquake. Beds shook and heaveC
 and immediately a slight shock followed
 which again shook the beds and rattleC
 the windows. This was after the thun
 der had ceased.
 The funeral of Bennie BouIe was hel,
 from his home on Mathewson street or
 Saturday morning. Services were held il
 St. Mary's church, the mass being suns
 by Rev. J: H. Seiferman Members O
 St. Jean de Baptiste order marched iron
 the house to the church Burial was il
 St. Mary's cemetery and the bearers wer,
 r. A CasaNant, Joseph Cadieux. Josepl
 Menard, Felix Outlet, Xavier Cyr ant
 Joseph Couture. Relatives who wer present from out of town were MT. an,
 Mrs. Omer Desmarais, Mr and Mrs
 David Porter and Mrs. Joseph Arpin o
 Indian Orchard Mrs. Della Desmarai
 and son Clifford, Fred Boule and son
 Fred and William of Franklin, Mass. MT
 and Mrs. Peter Desmarais of New Bed
 ford, MT. and Mrs. Napoleon Lafavre, MT
 ana Mrs. Joseph Arpin and daughter Al
 nsSda of Baltic. Flowers were given h. the wife, children. brothers and sisters Mir and Mrs. Omer Desmarais. MT. an. Mrs. David Porrier, MT. and Mrs. Eugen Arpln, Prof. White and other friends
 Hourigan Bros. were in charge of tn
 arrangements.
 Junior Chautauqua parade leave
 adv