Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
NORWICH TOWN

4 fire which caused considerable
danlag e started on. the Joseph Stott
farm on Plain Hi, Wednesday after
noon, burning over three or four acres
Of woodland and brush. The cabin be-
longing to Edwin c: Gay of Julian
terrace, situated on this farm was
burned to the ground with all tn econ
tents. About 1870 o'clock, telephone
calls were sent to neighbors who has
tened to the place in automobiles and
fought the flames heroica1ly for three
hours before conquering them A call
was also sent TO Second Selectman
Charles Bushnell and he referred TO
Scout Executive Frederick A. Benton,
who at the closing of the Academy
session, gave instructions for the
scouts to render assistance. although
when the fifteen or more scouts ar
rived the fire was practically extin-
guished. For fear of a possibility of
the sparks from the cabin starting
1.-The brush again, men were watching
the ruins late in the afternoon, and
| expected to continue during the night
practically every man in that locality
having responded to the call for help
One of the men who rendered assis-
lance remarked that had the flames
| crossed the cart path, ii would have
been impossible to stop them.
The cabin. has been occupied for
/ several months by a woodchopner,
| William Reid, who with his mother
who had been visiting him, had plan
ned to return today (Thursday) to the
home of the latter in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Reid and her son had gone to
Norwich. 1t is supposed that the cab
in took fire from a stove during their
! absence. Two suit cases packed with
clothing preparatory to their leaving
were burned and in the ruins some of
Mrs. Red s--jewelry was found. Her
wedding ring and necklace of beads
were reported slightly damaged
| Mr.. and, Mrs. Harry Vail and chill
dren, Frances and. Harold Vail and
Mrs. Walls niece, Jacquiline Mock, for
a few years residents of Hown street
moved Tuesday to Willimantic, where
Mr.. Vail has recently taken, up his
new work as supervisor for the Sou
thern New England Telephone Co. Mr..
Vail has faithfully served this. COM
4 pany for the past twenty three year s.
This merited his promotion.
! The flat vacated by the Vail family
Fis to be occupied by Miss Eta Walker
and members of her household, who
for the past three weeks have beer
occupying rooms in the same house;
they having vaca ted their rent or
i Upper Washington street, April /.
since which Mss Walkers goods have
been in DR.. Lambs storage.
. At the Sacred. Heart church FRIDAY
there will be the daily parish mass a
seven o'clock in the morning Tha
evening at seyen-thirtX there will b,
deysottons in hoN1r of the Sacred
Heart also May uevotions.
The First Congregational praye
service this Thursday evening a
: 40 in the chapel, will have for it
: theme Preaching Evefywheres Act.
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( The entertainment committee of tn
!. Kings Daughters hung thirty Ma,
I baskets Monday evening. TO ring tn
door bells and escape, where enc couI
hear EXPLANATIONS Of surprise, was fu
I for members of the Circle. Many O
> those remembered were shut ms o
J. account of recent illness,
Father C. T. Mccain of Mancheste
. formerly pastor of Sacred Hear
: church was recent visito- here call
!. ing on former parishioners and friends
Rev. Theodore Bachelor of Provi
dence, r. l., is passing few day
with relatives at the Bachelor nome
;. stead % East Town street.
j. The engagement of Miss HeIe
Parker Ewing. to- Douglas. Andrew
d Johnson of New Britain was announl
: ed last week. At a. tea given by. Mis-
i Agnes H. Johnson, a classmate of Mis-
p Living when attending Wellesley co
lege at the Hotel Biltmore, New Yorl