New Britain herald., 1926-05-24
Bristol Mews

LAUNLL Uls ULHLL IS WIPED IN BUD Business District il Bristol Threatened by Fire Today
 SMOKE EATERS WORK FAST Order of De Molay Is Instituted
 Here With Impressive Ceremonies
 New Houses Going up at Ma
 plcwood Addition - Reckless
 Driver Fined
 Prompt work by the fire depart ment this morning averted what might have been a serious confla- grafton at 22-24 Laurel street when a box Of rubbish on a second story rear veranda of the frame block owned by the Central Beef and Provision CO. became ignited. A rassorby noticing smoke called the attention Of Policeman Cornelius Connolly 10 tho fact, he in turn calling the fire department. Squad A and Engine Company No. i re- sponied and upon their arrival found the clapboards above the box on fire and making rapid progress After a stubborn fight the blaze was eXtnguished.
 The scene of the fire is but three buildings removed from North Main street and is practically sur rounded with business buildings of frame construction. Had it been permitted 10 gain headway there is very little doubt that q goodly ' section Of the North Main street business district would have been wiped out. Although no definite es- timato of the amount Of the dam age was available this morning, it is believed that it will not exceed two or three hundred dollars.
 1 Chapter Order DcMoIay Instituted
 tphriam Kirby Chapter, Order of i iDcMolay. was instituted Saturday afternoon in Masonic hall The new Ichaptcr was sponsored by PeQua- buck Chapter No 3. R. A. 1I.. Of Ithis city and the degrees were con- Etorrel by Nathan Hale Chapter, Or l. der of DeMolay, Of New Britain un- I der the direction Of Bliss ". Clark. chairman of the advisory council and acting Dad"
 i Ephriam Kirby. the name selected for the new chapter, was q Con- necticut patriot, born in Litchfrld and a distinguished lawyer of his day He was a prominent Mason and had considerable 10 do with the forming Of the Grand Lo1gc of Con- nccticut, also serving as high priest.
 The institution was in charge of Charles NJ. Gerdenier. deputy in Con- nectcut, as grand master councillor assisted by the following high priests of Pcquabuck Chapter:
 B. F. Getchel as deputy grand councillor; ]. k. Holley as grand senior councillor; X. D. Wilson as grand junior master councillor: J. Fay Douglass as grand treasurer; l.. L. Beach as grand scribe; J, C, Russell as grand chaplain, J. D. Eos ter as grand lecturer, W. l.. Crouch las grand senior deacon. J. W. Bryce as grand junior deacon, ". P. ! Fraser as grand senior steward W. ! R. Russell and grand junior steward, |G. A. Case as grand almoner, O, ! W. Robertson as grand marshal, r. IT.. Benzon as grand standard bearer, M. l.. Lawson as grand sentinel George Lewis as grand first precep- tor, H, N. Law as grand second pre- .ceptor, F. H. Woodford as grand third prcceptor, A. G. Beach as grand fourth preceptor. T. A. Lyman as grand fifth preceptor l.. 4. Ryals as grand sixth precoptor, H. F. Joy as grand seventh preccptor.
 The officers of Ephriam chapter Installed during the evening were as follows: George Merrill, master councillor, Charles Deichman, senior councillor; Fred Hotchkiss. junior councillors: Norman Andrus, scribe; l Frank II. Newcity, chaplain; Gerald Is. Dowd. senior deacon; Arthur D.. Patterson. junior deacon; George H.. Schleichcr, senior steward: Ronald U. Hacking, junior steward: Frank Is. Bird. almoncr; Edward Tweedalc, marshal
 NJ. W. Weston G. Grannis, past grand master Of Iitchheld, present. .,d the new charter with a picture of Enhriam Kirby and also gave an ad- dress on his life. A. Q. Perkins of this city presented a silk flag and .an altar Bible was presented hy Franklin lodge, A. r. &, A. N
 Miss Catherine Mccormick
 Miss Catherine Mccormick, one Of the old settlers of Forestville and q lifelong resident of that village, died at her home on Washington strct Saturday after a prolonged illness She is survived by a brother, Mat thew T. Mccormick of Forestville and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Walsh Miss Margaret Mccormick and Miss Elizabeth Mccormick of Forestvillt and Mrs. Nellie Burrell of Hartford two nieces, Misses Catherine anC Mae Mccormick of Unionville; foul nephcws, Hubert and Wilbur oi