Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-02
WILLIM ANTIC


he woodland sections of this part of the
state during the past few weeks, miles
Of woodland near NFillimantic or in the {
towns surrounding having been burned I
over and damaged. During the past three I
days calls have been coming into the To- I
cal fire department for aid in fighting |
forest fires in surrounding towns, but I
the apparatus coiild not Be spared, as
NEililmantics is also affected by fire
wave that has seemed to strike this sec
tion Of the state during the past week.
Coiumfia and Hebron have passed
through forest fire that swept tive
thousand acres Of valuable land, where
the loss will run into the thousands Of
dollars At South Coventry, nearly 500
acres were burned Sunday. before the fire
was brought under control early Monday
morning. The Wells Woods district Of
Columbia has had fire that covered a.
thousand acres Monday, two big fires
were burning in the district between.
North Franklin and Williams Crossing
but men under Fire Warden Alfred Able
kept these fires under control The wood
lots are dry and fire quickly spreads once
It obtains a start. Unless rain visits this
section, great part of the woodland in
Windham county viii be burned over.
At meeting OF the Federation Of ST.
Mary's church. held at ST. Mary's hall,
plans were discussed for holding a me-
mortal day September next for the dead
of the parish. A committee appointed to
arrange for the ceremonies comprises Je-
| seph h. Gaudreau, chairman, A. ]. Mar
tineau, Charles E. Dufresne, Alexis
Caisse and Joseph Lefebvre Mr. Gaud-
reau and Mr.. Martineau were also ar.
pointed delegates from the federation to
the Franco American convention to be
held in Waterbury May 18th and Soth.
Ovils Martin. jitney driver Of this
city, charged with violation of the mo-
| tor vehicle law was before the court on
Monday morning and pleaded not guilty
| Officers Bombria and Mclean testified ia
seeing a Paige jitney go up Main street
| at an estimated speed OF from rs to sc
miles an hour Neither Officer saw the
driver or obtained the numbers. The at
torney for the defendant claimed suffi-
! cient proof that Martin was the driver OF
the machine had not been shown and
Judge Foss discharged Martin on lack
! of evidence, The case Of Charles II. Ba.
ker and DR.. Herbert L. Switzer has beer
continued for another two weeks Brown
is charged with assault on DR.. Swftze1
| who is still confined to his home follow
| ing receiving a blow on the head some
| days ago with a wagon stake swung by
| Brown.
Charles Gordon, eight months old sor
| of Charles and Esther Martin Larned
| died Sunday at the home of his parents
on Valley street. Funeral services were
| held Monday afternoon at o'clock al
| the funeral parlors Of the KiIiourey
Brothers. Burial was in st. Joseph's
cemetery.
/ Prayer was offered for Wallace l.
Durkee at his home in WarrenviIle Mon
| day afternoon at 1.39, public services fol.
| lowing at the WarrenvilIe Baptist church
Rev. B. c. Bugbee officiated. Burial was
in Warrenville cemetery, in charge OF
Funeral Director j. NJ Shepard.
| Mrs. John Narcotic died Monday morn.
ing in Norwich after long Illness. She
leaves beside her husband a son, David
| j. Narcotic of this city. and two sisters,
| Mrs. Jane Flebo and Mrs. Margaret
Roberts also of Willimantic.
Levi Laavne, SIS, died Sunday at the
home of Charles Carpenter of BricktoT
road after lengthy illness. Mr. LaValie
was a native Of Baltic, the son of Eman-
uel and Mary Garden Layaile He is
survived by his wife, Afphonsine MORN
| LaaVlle; a sister, Mrs Henry Richards
of Jewett City, and three brothers, Den.
mis- LaValle of Hallvi1le. John LavaIle Of
| Norwich and Joseph LaXa1le of Jewett
City.
The young son of Max Seheinman, Of
Jackson astreet, was knocked down Mon
day afternoon about 1 o'clock by an au
tomobile driven by Vincent Latusek
/ Witnesses of the accident reported tina
it was unavoidable as the child darteC
| out into jackson street directly in tn
path of the automobile. Latusek, seeinj
| the child, turned sharply to. the right AM
struck the eurbing, damaging the RICH
front axle of his car. Aside from I
bleeding nose the child escaped none tn
worse for the mislap.
| Miss Bertha Weeks of Norwich was
weekend guest of Miss Elinor Foote, o
Maple avenue.
miscellaneous shower Saturday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Emil Ian
dan OF Eagleydlle, in honor Of her ap
tproaching marriage with B. NJ. Loomi
of suffield. Guests attended from Suf
field. Hartford and Worcester and Mis-
Thompso nreceived many beautiful gifts
Saturday afternoon in Northampto,
street. Holyoxe, Mass, when Marion Bel
4 daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T. Be
Of that city, was united in marriage wit
Lester B. Rood, formerly of Wiflimantit
The ceremony was performed by Rex
Earl W. Darrow, pastor of the FRS
/ Baptist church. Mr.. and Mrs. Rood o.
their return from their honeymoon wi
reside in Holyoke where Mr.. Rood is EN-
ployed in the Office OF the production de
partment Of the Worthington Pump Ma
chinery Cooperation.
Brief Notes
Russell Human Of Summit stree
has as his guest Philip Dodge of Storr:
Mrs Cornelia Cohaley of Glouceste
Mass. is the guest of her daughter, Mis-
Hester Cohaley Of High street.
Miss Marjorie Thompson Of Boston
visiting her mother Mrs. Alice ThomI
son of Lewiston avenue.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Pillsbury, VIII
have returned after a winter stay at S
Petersburg. Fla. are at a local hot'
prior to completing their automobile tri
! to Derry n. H.
!. L. G. Gerry is to speak at the meetin
| of the Willimantic Won1an's club tn
| (Tuesday) afternoon. His subject is
be Photography.
| The sacrament Of confirmation Is