Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
JEWETT CITY


 restaurant on Mathewson street, shortly before three o'clock Saturday morning, by Miss Elizabeth Dealy, who lives across the way The fire company made fine run after the alarm was sounded on the big. whistle by Miss McClug- gage. on duty at the telephone exchange. The tiremen were handicapped by the hose bursting when the water was first turned on. Foreman Wakeley ordered connection made with another hyd- rant to save time, rather than putting in a new length of hose. The building owned by Chapman and Trippe, was gutted, their loss being $500, partly eov- cred. MT. Comes lost his entire rest aIEant outfit; he also carried a partial insurance. The cause of the fire is un- ;; known. Possibly cigar or cigarette dropped by some of the late customers may have caused the blaze.
 Herbert Gray, caught a four pound black bass in Ashland pond Saturday morning. The handsome fish was on exhibition in the window of Sullivan's s store. Mir. Gray probably has a claim on the prize cup. The Ashland Fish for the largest bass caught during the
 
 summer three at least, were landed by | local fishermen that weight more than 1 four pounds.
 Judge BGrnham, has well developed {; rondncss for juicy porternouse steaks, which on state occasions he finds op- portunity to gratify. Friday, while ] visiting a local market, he purchased three fine steaks, selected from the i choicest cuts. One of these the we'll known jurist enjoyed for his dinner, the other two were deposited in Eddie Comes ice box for future reference. A | friend inquired Saturday about the herein and before mentioned steaks. The 1 judge, with weary sigh, replied Total loss and no insurance !'
 A visit to the cellar way shelves l these days, or a glimpse at the long | tables in the back kitchen, will tell the story of the activities or the industri- ous housewife, Hnckleberries take the first place, with the luscious high black berry showing a close second. The pick | ing season Is passed, but, when at hx height there was no limit to the ags l requirement of the pickers. A woman ot l 80 could be seen industriously filling her pail along side or boy so smal 1 that he had to reach up to get tn, finest fruit from the tops of the bushes More than 100 quarts a day were solc on the borough streets, for two week. during the picking season. All thu crop that could be gathered fround : ready Sale at 20 cents a quart Up
 wards of two thousand quart cans hay, been preserved for winter use On
 Ncman says, It was hot job pick
 ng, and my back got pretty lame, but,
 said she, What's nicer than to bit, into good old-fashioned fuckleberr, pie, when the winter comes and sh,
 surveyed her so cans with satisfaction
 One man, talking with another, abou
 the time when they were boys and useC ] to tramp the Griswold hills in searcl of huckleberries, was wondering if tn
 pickers of today are ever frightened b, the walking stick. Scarcely ever i such a long-legged, many-jointed, big eyed insect to De met with as the walk Ing stick; he is to be found on tn
 huckleberry bush, his likeness to tn
 bush itssef is his natural protection . Years ago, the Jewett City boys belieye
 his bite to be fatal. One day In Flaw kGns' pasture, two boys from the villag saw, great yellow spider attempt t capture walking stick. The latter Wa
 a sure winner, only that the spider bite was poison, and as he was pullin y the spiders legs off, he succumbed. t During the electrical shower SatuI Q day morning, there were two nearby dis . charges that caused the big circu = breakers to operate at the local plan d also at. Plainfeld transfer station Supt. E.. s. Hiscox was at work all th
 rest of the day to maintain the opera s ton of his lines. Among other troub g the big ,Sylvandale transformer was D, v com npletely out of service, so that a ne n one will be necessary
 'f Percy Fox of New London, was al Enitted to bail Saturday evening in u . sum of $200. He was arrested for dri It ing when intoxicated Friday afternoo ' Felix Devon, who was arrested at u y Casino Friday evening, was released l. s25 bail. Many pleasure-seekers Y the Casino were much disturbed by D a von. Officer Viguard, who made t1 el arrest, gave him plenty of opportuni
 to retire peacefully.
 r. Taxes due the Town of Griswold mu y be paid. before Sept 1. Lionel E. Bo 70 cher, collector.-Adv.
 n Rev. and Mrs Henry Anderson, Miss of Merle and Doris Anderson of Port Nc ris, N. J., ard Miss Duan of Livin | stone, N. J. were guests Saturday
 Charles Anderson, Rev. Mr. Anderson W brother.
 John Downie, of vinal, N. J., the Ia n Mrs. James ,McCluggage's youngt IT. brother is 8 guest of Mir. McCluggage = At Ashland Park at 6.3n tonae