Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 5, 1909, Page 9

" The Business and Social Life of Every Town and| LETTERS FROM TOWNS IN TWO STATES Setflement Reflected in These Columns. - NEW LONDON COUNTY. NIANTIC. Season Opens With Memorial Day— Crescent Beach Postoffice Doing Business—Various Items. Monday, Memorial day, was the opening day at Niantic and its border- summer resorts. A number of cottages at the resorts were open for the holiday, some remaining open for P the season. The trolley cars com- menced running on half-hourly schedule. The liverymen are kept busy to accommodate the summer vis- itors, Beach Postoffice Opens. The postoffice at Crescent beach opened on June 1 for the season with D. L. Gates as postmaster.and Frank Stevens assistant, Recent Visitors. Charles F. Thayer of Norwich was in Niantic Tuesday on business with the Libby Valve and Packing com- pany Mi Inez M. Spencer of New Lon- don spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. A. E. Spencer, in Washington avenue. Albert E. Read spent Sunday and Memorial day with his sister, Mrs. F. A. Aston, in Pine Grove. He return- ed to his business in Philadelphia on Monday evening. Miss Nannette Wight of New Loa- don spent the holiday at the Sunbeam cottage in the Grove. E. L. Eager is working at the Mor- ton house. Attorney M. R. Davis was auto- mobiling in Pine Grove Sunday. James Way of Meriden is visiting his mother, Mrs. James Way, in Penn- sylvania_avenue. Fred Howard and Ernest Smith were Golden Spur visitors Tuesday evening. Alfred Benson of Worcester, Mass., and Mrs. Benson of Black Hall were visitors in the village Tuesday. John F. Luce is installing a gasoline motor in his houseboat at the foot of Grand street. ‘W. J. Manwaring of New Haven was in Pine Grove Monday. Edmund B. Smith of New Haven spent the holiday Monday with his mother, Mrs, Ella B. Smith, in Main street. Attorney and Mrs. J. H. Beckwith have returned to New Yor! NORTH STONINGTON. Rev. Lucian Drury Closes Pastorate— Church Will Not Call Pastor at Present. Rev. Luclan Drury closed his pas- torate of five years and one month with the Third Baptist church Sun- day. Nothing in the services of the day marked the occasion as unusual. Mr. Drury's pastorate has been the longest in the history of the church, which Was organized in 1828. His re- tirement, at this time, was owing to the financial embarrassment of the church. For this reason the church il not call another pastor ai pres- ent. Louls Burnham of Fssex, Mass, rflt Sunday and Monday with friends ere. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour B. Bunker of New York were calles in the village Wednesday. Rev. and Mrs. Luclan Drury left town Thursday morning for Mount Hermon, Mass. Before their return Mr. Drury will attend’a reunion of hij (| class in Newton Theologival seminar’ end also the commencement exercis s of the institution at Newton Center, Maes. A large fumber of visitors were in town Memorlal day. YAWBUX VALLEY. Westerly Campors at the Lake—Set- ting Out Berry Plants. Mr. an@ Mrs. Albertus Chapman of ‘Westerly wers Sunday visitors at George Caswell's. Charles Tranchell and a friend were ealiers at Mystic Sunday. Chester S. Maine was acoompanied to Hartford this week by Mrs. Maine. C. W. Willara and family, with C. E. Stewart and family, all of Wester- 1y, spent a portion of last week at their camp at Wyassup Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Peabody and Mrs. Nettle Church of Westerly called en Mrs. Harriet Crandall Monday. Mrs. Minnie D. Maine of Auburn, R. 1, spent Monday night with Mrs. Jemes D. Miner. - Harry Bdgecomb and family have moved to New London. 8ets Out Berry Plants. Charles Chapman, grower of small fruits, has sent out two and one-half acres of blackberry plants and three- quarters of an acre of strawberry plans for next year's fruiting. Miss Anna L. Chapman entertained Natalie Smith and Edith Palmer over ‘Wednesday night. Mr. end Mrs, Chauncey Richmond entertained George Taylor and wife of Poquetanuck over Sunday. MOHEGAN. M. E. Anderson Speaks at Sunday Ser- vice—Plans for Children’s Day. Owing to the absence of Miss Dan- fels, the pastor of the local church; on Sunday, H. B. Anderson of Nor- wich occupled the desk and gave an interesting sermon which was appre- ciated by the audience. ‘The 13th inst. being Children's day there will be special services at the church. Out of town assistants are cx pected. G. H. Sanders combined busircss and pleadure in visiting Palmertown Saturday and Sunday. Gilbert Coats of Uncasville and J P, Sanders of Norwich were recently entertained at Cozy Corner. LEFFINGWELL. Memerial Day Visitors. Mrs. Clarence Leffingwell and son Gharles of Norwlch spent Tuesday with Mrs. Forrest Leffingwell. Mrs. Fred Richards of Norwich is spending a few weeks at C. L. Palm- er's for the benefit of his health. Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles Lettingwell of this place and Mr. and Mrs. Na- than Whiting of Norwich spent Me- morial day with Mr. and Mrs. George Setchell of Providence, making the trfp in Mr. Whiting's automobile, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Palmer and ter Ruth and C. M. Geisthardt spent Memorial day with Henry Palm- il of Rainbow, making Mr, Gelsthardt's automo- “tHe trip in A S oA e o il flj: shffiwr was started OLD MYSTIC. 28th Conclave of Castle Mystic—Pat- riotic Social Enjoyed at Methodist Church—Funeral of Alfred Bost- wick. Esquires in Castle . My: the Knights of King Arthur, Mystic 1321, held their 2Sth regular conclave last Friday_evening. Harold W. Schoon- over, Calvin H. Hoxie, Jr, and Clark A. Barnes, having passed the required examinations, were advanced to the degree of esquire with full ceremony. Calvin Hoxie was installed king for the mext term. At the preceding con- clave an interesting debate was held on the subject: _Resolved, That fire is of greater benefit to the human race than water. The negative, which was upheld by Paul B, Lamphere and Clark A. Barnes, won the debate. Patriotic 8o« A patriotic social was held Friday evening, June 5, in the Methodist con- ference room, beginning at 7.30 o'clock. The pastor, Rev. Benjamin M. Dennis- ton, read Chaplain McCabe's lecture on Phe Bright Side in Libby Prison. War songs were sung by male yoices. Ice cream was on sale after the pro- gramme was rendered. Funeral of Alfred Bostwick. The funeral of Alfred Bostwick was held Sunday at 1.30 p. m. at his home in the Burnett’s Corner district. Rev. Jeptha M. Olmstead, pastor of the Baptist church, Old Mystic, officiated at the funeral service. | Hymns were sung by singers from Stonington bor- ough. The burlal was in the Ston- ington’s cemetery. Presented Lincoin’s Address to School | Messrs. Cheney and Cutler of Mys- tic visited on Thursday, May 27, in the Old Mystic high school, and in behalf of William post, G. A. R., of Mystic, presented to the school a framed copy of Lincoln's Gettysburg address, which was gratefully received by Principal Dana Taylor Gallup and the pupils, Personal Mention. Judge Willis E. Heaton of Troy. N. Y. was a guest over Memorial day of his friend, Charles Q. Eldredge, at Riverview. / The ladies' aid soclety of the Bap- tist church met Wednesday evening with Mrs, J. Harold William: J. Alpheus Schoonover of New York was the guest Sunday and Monday of his parents and brother at Elmhurst. Mr. and Mrs. Sherypod R. Swan of Preston City were gliests Sunday of their son-in-law and daughter, -Mr. and Mrs. John Williams Shank, The United Workers of the Metho- dist Episcopal church met Wednes- day at 2 p. m, in the M. E. conference room. Mr. and Mrs, James Paul Brown and song of Noank were guests of Mr, and Mrs, Edwin Lamphere and sons on Memorial day, ASHWILLETT. Death of Mary Barber, Wife of Eze- kiel James—Visitors of the Past Week Mary Barber, wife of Ezekiel James, died at her home Saturday aft- ernoon, after & /jng fliness borne with patience and f:Zmnde. at the age of 66 years and t. ceased was /] ee_months. The de- obliging friend and neighbor and a devoted wife and mother, She wil] be frmtly missed by the family and neighbood. Mrs. James 1s survived by her husband and seven children. /' /here are four sons, Nelson of Canf frbury, Ezeklel B. of Ashwillett, Robert J. and Ezra of Griswold, and three daughters, Mrs. Ella_Griswold of Stone hill, Mrs. W. F. Bitgood of Hopeville and Mrs. George A. Dawley of Voluntown, There Is also surviving a daughter of her husband by & former marriage, Mrs. John Phillips of Beach Pond. The funeral of Mrs, James was held Wednesday morning at 90'clock from her late home, the Rev. E. M. An- thony ot Jewett City officiating, and there was a large attendance and mafly beautiful flowers. The four sons acted as bearers. At the close of the services, O. S. Rix, undertaker, took the remains to Hope Valley for burial, accompanied by relatives and friends. A special quartette rendered funera] songs at the services. Newsy Notes, S. P. Eggleston was in Norwich on Wednesday. C. H. Culver, Mrs. A. A. Morgan and Mr, and Mrs. B. H. Clark-attended the Memorial day exercises in Westerly. Mr. Allen, of the firm of Allen-Bee- man Co., in'Norwich and New London, was in the ,place Tuesday, accompa- nied by Mrs. Allen, Sunday guests here were Mr. and Mrs. Byron Billings of Mystic, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Miller of Jewett City, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Button of Glasgo and James H. Morgan of Ledyard and C. P. Culver of Westerly. 8. P. Eggleston entertained from New Haven at his here Wednesday. Mrs. H. E, Randall is quite fll. Farmers have commenced hoeing thelr crops. Everything points toward a good season with abundant crops in the fall. Clarence Thompson of Westerly s stopping with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Morgan. Geneva Champlin of Westerly was the guest of local relatives Tuesday. Several local residents attended the circus in W erly Tuesday. GRISWOLD. May Basket Party for Harold Geer. friends residence Mrs. Lydia Barber of Jewett City is visiting her niece, Mrs. Jane Austin. Mrs. J. H. Edmond #nd niece, of Norwlich, visited relatives in toyn on Sur nd Monday. Jan.cs Austin and family of Danfel- son visited friends in town this weel Mr. and Mrs: Andrew Meech of Dan- icl<0 nvisited over Sunday with Mr. Meecl's father and mother, irs, Anna Gibson and Mrs. Mary and daughter of Jewett City spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. FHoratio Reide. Harold Geer was surprised Saturday evening by a May basket party leay- ing a large basket at his door well filled with candy and fruit. He soon rounded up .the intruders and invited them In to spend the evening. Mrs. Geer served a fine collation of salad, cake and fruit. All hugely enjoyed the evening. LISBON. Many from here attended the Me- morial parades in Jewett City and Norwich. Misses Maggie and Annle Hoelck and hel Kennedy were in Jewett City on nday and Monday. Charles Banker of Versailles was in town Sunday. Mrs. Frank Hyde and family sppnt Monday in Jewett City P Q. H, lions is repairing the roads, LEDYARD. Menrorial Sunday Observed—Mes'ing of C. E. Society—Dr. Hanford Leases Island as Sife for Bungalow. Rev. W. F. White preached to a £00d sized audiénce on Sunday morning. His subject was suitable to Memorial day. Back of the desk was a large Amerlcan flag and smaller flags foated from the chandeliers and many other places, The pulpit was decorated with flowers. "Only two veterans were pres- ent at the Memorfal service—Justin Ball from the Drawbridge district and George Meech, accompanied by Mrs. Meech, who came from Middletown to attend the services, The pastor deliv- ered an-eloquent address and read the names of veterans who are buried in Ledyard cemeteries. Miss Stella Holdridge. who has been staying several days in Mystic, has re- turned to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph E. Holdridge. Mr. and Mrs, Charles D. Holdridge of Previdence and Mr. and Mrs. W. Main of Mystic visited relatives in town on Monday. Dr."Hanford to Erect Bungalow. Horace H. Main has Igased to Dr. W, 3. Hantord of Norwich for a term of ten years a tract of land known as the Robeért Stanton Island, situated in Long pond, near Lantern Hill Dr. Hanford will erect a bungalow on the island. Foxes Kill Turkeys. Foxes are doing a lot of damage to farmers’ turkeys in Ledyard this spring. Horace H. Main shot a f0x on Wednesday. Endeavor Convention. The New London Christian Endeavor union met with the Ledyard Congrega- tional caurch on Monday. There were about forty present from New London, coming in two large ’buseg. Delegates were present from Waterford, Noank, Mystic, Stonington and Hther places. The delegates arrived about 1130 and at 12 o'clock the ladies of the church served an excellent dinner to all pras- ent The exsrcises commenced at 1.30 with Herbert L. Avery of New London pre- siding. 'The order of exercises was cpened with a praise service with Miss Lillian Gallup at the piano. The devo- tonal service was by Rev. W, F. White. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and the treasurer presented his report, which showed a balance of $27.28 on hand. The chair was authorized to name a nominating committee, which he did. The rollcail of societies followed. Twelve churches belong to this union. The meetings are held twice each year—Washingtor.’s birthday and Memorial day. A discussion, How Can We Make the Prayer Meeting More Interesting? was led by R. W. Mansfield of New Lan- don, and many took part. A debate, Resolved, That the social side of Chris. tian Endeavor is of equal importance with the spiritua! side, followed. For the affirmative. Rev. H. B. Rankin of Noank spoke and for the negative Rev. Albert Ernshaw of Mystic. Rev. C. R. McNally of New London delivered an able address on The = Triumph of Christ. The exercises closed with prayer and benediction by Rev. Mr. White. There were about one hundred present. - * 8 a Donations from Bill Family. Gurdon Bill of Springfield has given the Ledyard Congregational church $56 toward ‘shingling the parsonage barn, and Frederick Bill of Groton has siven $50 towards redscorating the inside of the church: he has also given $25 tow= ards shingling the parsonage buildings. Notes. « William M. Gray has purchased the Mathewson farm, now occupied by Clarence Avery, from Mr, Mathewson of Stonington. Mrs. Hiram Holdridge, who has been spending the past week with her daughter, Mrs. Nelson Holdridge, has 1eturned to New London. Mr, and Mrs. Charles B. Beckwith of Franklin are spending a few days with relatives and friends in town Mr. and Mrs. Hadlai A. Hull of New London were Sunday guests of Senator and Mrs. Wil 1. Allyn, Mrs, Enos M. Gray spent Wednesday in’ Mystic. GOSHEN intenesting Memorial Day 8ervices at Church—Bradford Jones Down With Measles. At the Goshen church Sunday the services were with speclal reference o Memorial day. The platform and pu!- pif were tastefully decorated with American flags. “Brave Hearts Lie Still” was a special piece of music rendered by members of the choir. Along this line of thought also was a very interesting sermon by Rev. Mar- cus Barr, the pastor. Among those who attended church here from other 1laces were Mrs. A. D. Lamb of Frank- lin ‘and Misses Vinnie Kneeland and Flora Spalding of Exeter. Prayer Meeting at School. The midweek prayer meeting ‘was held at the schoolhot se on Goshen Hill Wednesday evening., The topic was from the last verse of the last pook in Revelations. A fishing party from this place was at the Exeter pond and obtained a good string of fish one day this last week. On Thursday evening the Y. P. S. C. E. gave an arm and waist soeial in Academy hall. Bach lady had to pay a penny for each incheof their waist measurement. The gentlemen pald a penny an inch for the length of their arm. A number are laid up with mumps. J. A. Randall is sick with grip. The home of Deacon James Y. Thom- as ls quarantined with measles. His little grandchild, Bradford Thomas Jones, is down sick with the disease. W.'H. Jennings was at his summer home at this place this week. HAMBURG. inner at Martin House— Strawberry Festival. Holiday Miss Mabe] Martin of Saybrook was home over Sunday. A party of sixteen ladies and gentle- men of Middletown took dinner at the Martin house Monday. Lyme grange, No. 147, held a specfal meeting at Grange hall Thursday even- ing of last week. Rev. Mr. Parch and family arrived in town Wednesday for the summer months. Mrs. M. C. Bill, Mrs. Chappell and her niece Marion were callers in Essex Wednesday. The strawberry festival evening was weil patronized. Miss Ethel Morrison of Deep River was the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. C. Tuesday Bill, Wednesday. - Miss Helen Jewett of Deep Riyer was at her home on Clover Hill over Sunday, Mrs. Ernest Latimer and daughter Lois have returned to their home in Salem. Miss Musa Warner of Deep River was in town on Sunday, - L. || John Haley. Abel P, Tanner of New London call- ed on Mystic friends Sunday after- noon. ‘Memorial day was quietly m-d. Business pl ‘were closed in the af- ternoogll_ ant nfigfi% :f Willianis t, G. -, hel rial s At their hail, at the Soldiers” morument and_at Elm Grove cemetery. children assisted in decorating the sol- dlers’ graves. Grange Officers. %25 The following are the officers elect- ed by Groton grange: Master, Irving 5 Cooucn, averseer. William G. Thom- as; lecturer, Allen; steward, gatekeeper John Haley, Jr.; Mrs, L E. Crouch; Pomona, Mrs. Flora, Mrs. Jesse Chap- man; lady assistant steward, Miss Emma Allen. The jurisdiction of the 1ew grange is the territory west of *hes road leading from Midway degpct to the town clerk's office and “thence north to John Haley’s and Ledyard line. The territory east of this line is retained by Mystic grange, which was organized last August and mow has over sixty members. Noted Here and Ther The Board of Trade has been nego- tiating with a fountain pen manufac- tory to locate in Mystic. 'The company wanted more financial ald than Mystic capitalists wished to put up. Mystic grange held an interesting meeting Thursday night. The first and cecond degrees were conferred on sev- eral candidates, The lecturer's pro- gramme was relative to Memorial da; With patriotic music. Several mem- bers of the mew Groton grange were present. ? Dr. F. A. Coates is having a large garden planted at his farm on the Noank road, The doctor will move there in the fall. . The Pequot theater has passed into | the hands of & new manager and is row known as The Lyceum. x Elmer E. Waite was a visitor in town Memorlal day. Mr. Waite makes a specialty of bee culture at his Bur- nett's Corner apiary. .He reports this 2 bad spring for bees owing to the lateness of the flowers and says many young bees have died of starvation af ter hatching, as the workers could not rrovide them with honey until they are M{;e enough to fly and work for them- selves. Several automobfle accidents added variety to the Memorial day pro- gramme. Ceres, 7 FITCHVILLE. e Party—Burning of Haughton House. Surp Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark of East Haddam were recent guests of their daughter, Mrs. Charles Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Asa M. Miller were in Providence the fore part of week. Mr. and Mrs. Warren on spent ‘Sunday with Mrs. Thompson's -sister, Mrs. Ross, of Leffingwell. Florence McCarthy and M. Conway of New Jersey were recent visitors at the home of Mr. McCearthy’'s parents, Mr .and Mrs. John MeCarthy. Last Saturday evening about fifty friends of Miss Nellie Brady held a surprise party at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Brady, in her honor. The evening was pleasant- Iy _spent with vocal and instrumental selections, playing games and dancing, after which refreshments were served. Early Morning Fire. The large farmhouse commonly known as the Haughton house, situated about a quarter of a mile above the village, was burned to the ground Thursday morning about 2 o'clock. The building was put up over a cen- tury ago and had been in the posses- sion of the Fitch family until a few weeks ago, when the Palmer Brothers' company bought jt. Previous to their purchasing it, it was occupied by Mrs. Haughton, who now resides in Nor- wich. The origin of the fire is un- known. PRESTON. Grange Gives Strawberry Supper—Mrs, James Butler Home from England. s ok Preston City grange held a straw- berry supper in the Congregational church Tuesday evening. There was & fair attendamce amd a good time was provided. Mrs, James Butler, who has been spending some time ' in England, re- turned home Sunday. Edith A. Rouse spent the week end in_Westerly. Memorial exercises were held in Preston City last Sunday. Rehearsals are betng held for Chil- dren’s day exercises to be held soon. Personal Mention. Mr. and ‘Mrs. Patrick McAvoy and little son, Warren Everett, who have been visiting Mr. McAvoy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel MecAvoy, have returned to their home in Florence, Mass. . Mrs. W. H. Beebe and Miss Ange- line H. Bates, who have been,visiting in New London, have returned home. Aden Gosda was called to New York on Tuesday by the sudden death of his sister, Miss Adelina Gosda. Miss Bonnylynn E. Corey called on friends here Thursday. LIBERTY HILL. Concert Arranged for Children’s Day— Various Items. Mrs. Edward Newcombe of Meriden and her granddaughter have been re- cent guests of her sister-in-law, Mi Sarah Willis, gtk F. A, Verplanck and family were gueits of Mrs. E. A Noyes over Sun- ay. . Mrs. E. B. Johnson is attending the wedding of her grandniece, Laura Bridgeford, at Oaks Bluff, Mags. Kenneth Peckham of the U. S. ma- vy, who is recovering from an gpera- tion for appendicitis, is spending a week's furlough with his parents and brothers. - Miss Christind Watson, a typewriter in Springfleld, s spending two weeks' vacation With her grandmother, Mrs. Edmund Johnson. > 9 < Fred Davoll of Willimantic has tak- en the contract to repair the church steeple. There will be a concert at the church Children’s day, June 13, at § p.m, Rev, Mr. Ingalis of Colchester will occupy the pulpit here next Sunday in exchange. "l‘hnm was a large attendance at the C. E. meeting Sunday evening. Tt wiis conducted by Mrs. Ansle F. Har- vey. 3 Thére are about 40 manufacfurers of cocoa butter in Holland, who ex- ported 2,631 tons in 1306, 2,975 tons in 1907, and ’ 977 tons in 1808 ~and eler E Bailey homestead Ruth Rogers of Norwich was wflm grandmother, Mrs. s, last S 3 £ %{ofl spent a ‘EHenry Ellgwor few fl t week with Constable .| A ; Browning and Miss Florence Potter of Lafayette, R. L, were recent guests at Ablel Browning's. e aren 8, Worth and Hu’;‘mlndWM: were on Tuesday o om"m S. N, Hyde. : Patriotic Sermon. Rev. H. A. Beadle delivered an in- teresting ‘address on Memorial Sun- day. Several veterans of the war oc- cupled the front seats of the chureh. The church was prettily decorated with flags and flowers. The Sunday school of the First Con- tional ehurch is arranging the exercises for Children's day, Sunday, June 13. 5 " Fellowship Meeting June 16. ‘The fellowship meeting of several of the churches in the neighboring towns will be held with- the Franklin Con- gregational church on Wednesday, "June 16. Robinson, Silver Arniversary. The twenty-fifth annual anniversary of the Robinson family will be held at the Robinson homestead on Prospect Hill on Thursday, June 24. Pl iy MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES, Soldiers’ Graves Decorated—Tribute to Governor Lilley—Programme at the Town Hall. A large number of townspeople at- tended the Memorial day exercises on Monday. Three large decorated wag- ons transported the.children from the schools In the north and south parts of the town and from Meeting House Hill. The cemeterfes in Gagertown .and Portipaug were \visited in the morning by neighboring Schools. The children decorated the graves in eaclf under the leadership of veterans and members of the school board. At noon public exercises were held at the town hall and were so largely attended that many people could not get into the hall. ‘The following pro- gramme was carrled out under ' the general direction of F. 8. Armstrong, chairman of the school board: Salute of the Flag; song, Star Spangied Ban- ner; words of welcoms; recitation, Decoration Day, Alice Lillie; recitation, The Black Blue and Gray, James Mur- phy; recitation, Our Heroes, Helen Comager; song, Marching Through Georgia; recitation, B%Io Song, Marry Richmond; recitation,Where Are They? John Frink; recitation, Our Flag, Flor- ence and Frank Rockwood; recitation, Nellie and Fdward Taylor; song, Rally "Round the Flag, Boys; recitation, In One Grave, Biéanor Beckwith; recita- tion, His Choice, George Beckwith: recitation, End of the War, Ralph Armstrong; recitation, A Soldler's Let- ter, Miss Ethel Stewart. Address by Rev. E. J. Ayers. Rev. E. J. Ayers delivered an addreas on the Civil war which was full of in- terest. - Many facts of personal experi- ence exhibited on side of the war not portrayed in historical records. The speaker said that the United States ‘was_cotnted among the great powers of the world, since the Civil war—as it had mot been before—because this great oonfiict showed the world the kind of stuff Americans were made of. A strong plea was made for the general befriending of the colored man. While slavery was wrong, it had not de- graded the colored man, but had rather elevated him, for it took him from his savage life and put him under the civilizing influences of American homes. The franchise should be limit- ed not only among colored men but among whites as well, so that our gov. ernment may not be run in the interest of the politician but run by intelligent, honest men in the interest of all. At the Cemetery. . After the exercises in the town hall public exercises were held at the Franklin cemetery, at which addresses were made by F. S. Armstrong and ‘W. J. Cox and a poem was recited by Henry Bellows. The decoration of the graves was followed by the reciting of Lincoln's Gettysburg_speech by all the childrert n unison. As the --ocession marched out of ths cemetery flags wero carrled at half mast in honor of Gov- ernor Lilley. Collation on the Lawn. The collation included beans, meats, sandwiches, cake and ice cream and was served on the.lawn behind the church. ' /- The ladles were very sticcessful in their arrangements and with the gen- tlemen of the committee recefved abun- dant praise and generous.thanks. A vote of thanks to all who had con- tributed to the success of the exercises was passed and the following commit- tee was elacted for next year: Theo- dore E. Smith, F. . Armstrong, Wil- liam Frink, Leander Brown, Henr: Bellows, C. H. Robinson, A. T. Brown ing, H. A. Beadle, W, J. Cox, F. K. Kingsley, Edward Howard SOUTH LYME. Visitors During the Past Week. Albert Stanton of Ivoryton visited nhis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stanton, this week. Merritt Comstock of New Haven is spending a few days with his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs, F. C. Payne. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Wilbur of Groton were callers ‘on Mrs. Emma Watrous Sunday. Robert Baldwin visited his uncle in this place Monday. Mr. and_Mrs, John McDonald visi ed Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Payne Sunday. Gordon Champion of Essex was the guest of his uncle, Almon Champion, Sunday. / The King’s Daughters circle will meet gt Mrs. B. P. Stanhope’s Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas Stanton and daughter; Mrs. J. H. Champion, were in New London _Tuesday. Miss Mabel Littlfield of Lyme vi ed relatives and friends here Sunda The Rev, Mr. Dodds will preach at {he Union chapel Sunday at 3 p. m. Charles T. Bump was in New Ha- ven 'Tuesday. Modern Woodmen from ' New York Preparing Camp for Seassn — Per- sonsl Items. George Allen of Palmertown called on local friends Sunday. Mr. and Mrs_ Archur Fish of Bozrah calied on relatives a few days ago. Miss Robi= Boynton of Palmertown is at her home for a few days. Mr. Uhren, « resident of New York city, but at present a bourder at O. F. Boyaton's, spent Friday in New York city. ? A party of Modern Woodmen of America; from New York city were at their camp Saturday and Sunday. making preparations for the coming season. Autemopfies used for Sebastian D. Lawrence, New Lon- don’s resident, who died last week, was tie last representative of the old-time’ whaling merchants, who in those good old days we read about. and have mo wish' for their return, owned and fitted full- rigged ships and smaller craft for the whale , and prospered. The Lawrences, father or son, were in the whaling husiness nearly a century ago, for Sebastian Lawrence attained the age of §6, and his father was in the business before marriage. By reason \of having been in this once thriving industry, the last mem- of the Lawrence family, in com- on with the other whafing mer- chants, owing to the . frequency of sailor yarns telling of hardships én- dured on voyages and being discharg- ed 'without pay but being presented With a few dollars as a, sort of rid- dance, became unpopular with the great rity of the townspeople. Then his method of business, his in- dependence in relation to renting ett hi§ real estate, and his strict adher- ence to his one-sided business pulicy of exacting his “pound of flesh” did not tend to make him popular with the people. : These were general Impressions of thg-man but those who really knew ilie gentleman, who seemed to be con- tent with the pleasure of his .own companionship, knew that he was not the kind of a man that the generall public pictured. For, as a matter of facl,_he was possessed of a goodsshare of the milk of human kindness and Was ever ready in an unostentatious but substantial way to &id his less for- tunate fellow men. He was generally considered penu- rious and all for self, but the writer knows of instances where Mr, Law- rence has assisted some who were staggering under burdens of business troubles; and aided in charitable work for the deserving poor. In one single instance Mr. Lawrence made a sub- scription for a charitable movement which was larger than made by se ve other citizens, some wealthy, all combined; but he fmposed secrecy and gave his subscription on condition that his name should not be publish- ed with the other contributors and uggesting that the amount be di- vided into several small sums and that he be credited m the list to Sympathizer, or Cash, or fietitious ini- tials. % When democrats; in_Wew London were democrats ‘in more than name, Mr. Lawrence was always among the most liberal of contributors for party clection purposes, yet he never a omice. An euduring evidence of his osity is the fine soldiers’ and monument, and the monument in hon- or cf the volunteer firgmen, surmount- ed by a life-size grinite statue in memory of his friend, Frederick L. Allen, the most popular New London mon’ of his time. After these gifts, there came an almost unanimous de- mand for him to henor his native city by accepting the mayoralty. When in recognition of public sentiment a lo- cal newspaper suggested the matter, Mr. Lawrence ' immediately wrote a brief letter of apreciation and declay- ed it would.be a favor to him if his name was not mentioned again for the mevoralty or any other public lcew Thus, as time went on and r. Lawrence became known to the present -~ generation, the traritions handed down from the past genera- tion concerning the gentleman were obliterated. Many years age, twenty-five and more, the editor of a local newspa- per used to stray far from his path to make personal attack on Mr. Law- rence, and never let an opportunity pass to write his Lawrence editorials with a pen dipped in gall. This was demonstrated when the Lawrence bark Trinity was wrecked on Hurd's Island, and_ published statements connected with that affaif have never been corrected in Mr. life, so the present seems to be an opportune time. When the Trinity was wrecked the Lawrences had no vessel in port to send to the rescue, or soon thereaf- terwards the schooner Charles Col- gate, whose remains are now rotting in Winthron's Cove, the last of New London's fleet of =ailing vessels, ar- ved from a whaling voyage, and it decided to fit her out as a rescue vease} Immediately the local in a leaded editorial told of the Law- rences’ intention to send the old cof- fin, Colgate, out in the apother crew of sturdy whalemen. But the Lawrences had become accus- tomed to attacks of that and continued in the plan of rescue. The Colgate wa pired, or, would nmever accept public Lawrence's paper direction of Hurd's Island to drown. or cast adrift, charactér | government cantractor. hauled out on the | width. at Fort Wright. newspaper, was weént over to write up give 'em rats, only that not the _The reporter went on the mission d found Mr. Francis Lawrence at the shipyard superintending the work. After a pleasing salutation the report- told Mr. Lawrence the object of the |, it. The boss carpenter was called and instructed to get an augui and bore & hole in the schmoner timbers wher- ever dirceted by the reporter, for it the Colgate was a rotten old hulk % marine coffin, he was even more anx- jous to know it than was the editorial writer for a local newspaper. A thorough examination was made and not a rotten spot could be foun in the vessel. This fact was stated on the return, and the editor said to the_reporter: “You write the.Colgate up found her, and I'll give the La ‘rats’ in the editorial column he certainly did, telling of the inhu- manity of man to man; and the studied delay on the part of the Lawrences to assist the Trinity's crew. When the repairs on the Colgate were completed and she was in shape alongside the Lawrente whart these attacks were renewed, it being stated editorially that no effort was Dbeing made to send the Colgate after the shipwrecked crew, Just at tha time the Messrs; Lawrence showed the present writer copies of letters sent and letters received. wherein the own- ers of the vessels had made liberal bf- fers to experienced masters-to sall in the Colgate, but which were rejected. No acceptable captaln could be em- ployed to make the trip.. All this time the Lawrences were being rapped bdi- toriaily in the newspapers, butlhe pledged the reporter to secrecy, stating that the correspondence was shoyn only as a personal satisfaction and that no reference| to it could be made in print. The Lawrences did all that could be done. Finally, througp the.instrumentality of the Messrs. Lawrence and their then attorney. the late Hon. Augustus Bran- degee, the government sent out the United States ship Marion and the Trinity’s crew was rescued from Hurd's Island. Even in that connec- tion attack, newspaper attack, was made against the Lawrences, and it was said the Marion went on the er- rand of mercy independent of any ac- tion on the part of the owners of the vessel. Obi{uaries of Mr. Lawrence have heen published in the local newspapers, but here are a fews matters of interest that have been omitted. 0. M. Shepard, general assistant of the traffic department of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, wiio dled at his home in New Haven Tues- day, aged 86, was superintendent of the Shore Line division about thirty years ago and was well known to many New Londoners. He was an operator et telegraph In the Civil war and be- came an experienced railroad man. His -first_trip over the Shore Line, froni New Haven to New. London, was made on the locomotive of a train that reached New London in the early af- ternoon. The locomotive struck & man at the Waterford crossing and his lect leg was nearly severad from tDE body. The injured man was brougit heérc on the train and physicians summoned, but he died a few hours after belng injured My Shopard was very netivs in car- ing for the man, and a local reporter, noticing the activity, was satisfied that Mr. Shepard, then 'mot Known here, knew something of the fatality. A clear and connected account of the ac- cldent Was cheerfully given and the reporter, desiring to use it as the statement of an eyewlitness, asked the name of the a~commodating informant and received this reply: “My name is Shepard, recently ap- pointed superintendent, ‘and you can say in addition that the engineer of that tealn was not at fault. The cowm- pany“is in no way responsible, but I will see to it that the man has & décent burfal, out of my own private but linfited purse, but this part of the story is not for publication. He added, jokingly: “If you're short of material when I am calied away, as has been this unfortunate man, you may use it in an obituary way!™ Ex-Mayor, ex-Postmaster, ex-Leg lator, ex-Prosecuting Attorney Bryan F. Mahan, the largest individual tax- payer of New London, the kingpin in politics and one of the shrewdest and most progressive of business men, a real self-made man, as the term go has blossomed out into a_full-fledge He has been awarded contract for the construction of 695 feet of sidewalk, five feet in the Lawrences' old schoonefftoffin and | gavi any other re: '::mtr?uflon of thing doing time ‘Then he suparvised the lfimfi;‘ and e structu ned in tat kind of have achieved better results. Mr. Mahan never. und thing he, cannot accomplish, government has made no contracting with him N walks, for he could bul federal buildings or even with eass, With Mr. ‘Mahan there is hardly thlng impossible in the bullding for he is a builder from’ Bull and does not have to for tion from Job, for he i self. Sebastian D. Lawrence, who died last week, was the president of the National Whaling bank for forty-five years. Als though not the largest bank _in the country in . the velume of there was none stronger or with standing in the financial worl was known to many as \r. Lawrence's own, personal ~banking Institutiom, | This week Belton A. Copp was chosen t, who had been long in the, employ of Mr. Lawrence, Sidney H. Miner, a grandson of Mr. La former business partner, was vice president, and Samuel Hi who has be:n in the bank a nuw years, was maAde cashier, This would indicate that this old reliable banking: house was to conf and the fact that a telephone has installed in the bank shows that ite business methods were to be modem= ized. Mr. Lawrence had methods ‘of his own and had no use for news * fangled ideas, such as telephones, type=. writers, rapid enumerators, automo- blles or anything of that kind. old and tried ways were good for him. He could do business in* old way, but others cannot,.hence the . changes, present and future, The arent breach hc\mn gt G A Ry and Cole camp. J &u. "] ., I8 mot so wide but that ft can ol St motial easlly cemented, and in the these organizations will yndo unite In the observance of Me . day. The misundersfanding of the past year s attributed to the untise and unauthorized, action of oficers of both | organizations, and rot to the general” membership. This part of it has been satisfactorily established, and it is un= derstood that the Grand Army post members are agreeable to giving thelr friends, the Spaalsh War Vetes the post of honorary escort in the morial day parade. When the Spanish veterans visited th graves of their comrades Sunfay a past commander of Ferking post act- ed as marshal of the parade and post members _participated In the cere= monles, Had the explanations been madeseariier, there would, have *heeft but one Memorial day parade of vet- erans this year. It was also demonstrated In the o rade of the Civil war ‘veterans | there was division in the ranks of the Sons of Veterans as to the dlsputed place Tn Tine for the Spanish war vet. erans, fer the sons paraded in mate rially decreaged numbers. , The miss- ing mnmb:: Jevidently &Lm denire to be olas: h those wl vere the cause of the nt rupture betwee the veterans of two'wars, and would cheerfully concedp to the Spanish war veterans the post-of honorary escort te the Civil wAr veterans. = ) ¥ ana . | I | ¢ The political antagonists of M-y;; Armstrong will evidently show th spleen agafnst him until his betirement from office, and then cuddle up to his successor for favors. «His every pubiio move is given adverse critictkm by these political enemies, being such he- cause they eouk! not handle the mayos to their satisfaction. No matter whag the mayor says, suggests or does, it's wrong in the opinion of those narrow. minded people. There's a reason for all this, which is thoroughly understood by the general public ‘The mi has received complaints of the eyl effacts of gambling places and pleaded with to suppress that form, of vice. As chief of police the mi ordered the places raided and that e closed in compliance with law. This was done and two men alleged to be managers of gambling rooms were ar< rested and fined, but another complain ed of had previously closed his place of & business. 7 Jmmediateély after the ralds the may« or was publicly criticised for enforch Jaws, and his motives were question And 80 it goes. He's damned for doing his duty and he's damned if he don'ts i N v le reader, and eve on Tort Neck, to be| While Mr. Mahan has not advertised | So, there you are gentlc . ¢ ::f—‘;:urd. ‘:{n{vl mll: in shape for the | himself as a general contraclor, he has under the circumstances what can |lo el o Hurd's Island. The | probably supervised the construction |poer mayor do to satisfy thase that wilk ToHter, hen a reporter on a local | of more buildings, all for himself, than | not be satisfied? “ | transportation to their mew camp. HAXOVER. Dodge was m.;rlml (r‘|m«"§mr. ll‘(vl.. which is located on the farm rorn\nly[ i e Twol o her hree -oMSTH SRIVER owned by Roderick (urum-r.' e Honors 6 Hero Dead—Funcrals of ":e, w"r:. Hattls MacDogely nd N reilins Lillie Jotiiaon of et pording o] Mre: lsshelle Russell, Mre. Lydia 8.IN,'s. The two families contsin BN week with local relatives. Dodge. . grandchildren. She had been _ferl § od many years a member of the H Laukoh Sed.. A good attendance marked the ob- |gregational church in Taftville, i 2 a delegates will attend & 'he ns launch formerly owned servamee of Memorial Sunday in the | A number of ¢ at e B e tremity of the lake cemetery. Under the lend of Vetergn kthe Christian Endeavor meeting today b e e o resident of Tarry- | Danlel Ladd, the boys and girls of the | (Saturday) in Griewolc. : tgwn, N. Y. village assisted with flags and flow-~ Miss Edith Peck will present a' pa< ¥ s N . Mrs, Georse Parsons of [ers in’ decorating- the’ graves. The | per o The Spiritual Needs of Bndeave " N S Gardmer Lake Sund- |church chofr led by William Park | or Societies. $ day. sang hymns. Other parts were taken Memorial day brought together & Miss’ Grace Lathrop, after se by Aaron Morse and the pastor. , [reunion of the family of Alffed H. weeks' visit with relatives in Norv ‘Adelbert Adams of Boston, the old< | Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. wuu? Bep- ¥ returned home Monday er son of Mr. and Mrs. John Adams, | nett and three children of Norwieh AT and Miss Edith Smith, daughter of |and Mr. and Mrs. Nathan ~Bennett TR R e the late Lester Smith of Canterbury, | from Springfield, M. CLARK’S FALLS: were ‘married Wednesday, June 2, in [ Mrs. Mary Tarbox heen visiting ‘g Providence, her daughter in Fast Windsor, Conmy i 4 .| Rev. C. H. Peck has, attended the 2 Big Contract for Railroad Ties—Ac- | Rev. C. M. Peck has SHented ent L 5 sident. early in the week, o } Richard Wheeler . has moved his Burning of Haughton Homestepdes steam sawmill to a wood lot that he Leland Miner farm Mr. Wheeler has bought with the about a year ago. @a large contract for railromd ties, it is reported for sixty pusand. . Wilson D. Maine, . 7 of the lite saving servfce on Wishers island, is at the homeyof his parents, M d Mrs. Richard D. Main, for his sum- He arrived Wed be at home about s two mer vacation. day and will months. Mr. and Mr: A. Stoddard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoxsie of Westerly on Memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Burdick and daughters Flora and Evelyn _of Chase -Hill were guests of Horace Palmer and family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maine were guests of friends in Westerly Tues- day. Mrs, Hglen ay her dhnghter, dnil, and grandso Pott HilL Fred Savage cut his foot badly while chopping for George Keuyon. A~ doctor @ressed the wound, Mrs. Abbie Lewis and Mrs. Willium Whipple of Glasgo were guests of Mrs. Susan Babcock and family Wednes- day. s » ark entertained Sun- Mrs. Hattie Cear Abrah Crandah Mrs. Isabelle Russell. On Thursday, June 3, occurred the funeral of Mrs. Isabelle Russell from the home of her son, William H. Rus- sell, in Versailies. Rev. L. H. Higging of West Hartford conducted the serv- ices. The choir of the Hanover church | assisted in music: Russell Miller and three other grandsons were bearers. Burial was in the neighboring ceme- tery. Mrs. Lydia S. Dodge. The fuheral of Mrs. Lydia 8. Dodge, widow of Barney J. Dodge, was held Friday afternoon, June 4, from the home of her daughter. Mrs. W. S. MacDonald. Rev. Charles 1L Peck conducted the, services Buriul wus In Yantic cemetery, Norwich. Mrs. Dodge died from an sacute attack of on Monday. She wes the and nath (Preston) Stanton, born in_ Lisbon. and_brought up at the Stanton_home- steall In Taftville, the fourth of @ fumily of twelve children She was the oldest survivor of t bhrothers and six sisters. Her brother, Dr. | Thaler Jrving Stavton, died six da. previous, on the 2ith ef lly1 Adre. Death of John Farge. ‘The Haughton ]\IHTG. owned by the / Palmer Brothers, was destroyed fire Thursday mornjng. b 4 John Fargo, in hls 76th year, diedh Friday morning. He had been s 4 about a w with pneumonia, “He leaves a.widow and six children. Orin Vergason lost one of his, Friday, its leg was broken and to have the animal shot. by Church of Bozrah. . George Lathrop and Mrs were, guests of E. E. Lathrop | CAMPBELL" Mrs. Hannah Dixon, who his confined to her bed for' the past weeks, 1s very teeble. S William ' W Tanner, wiio e siok for the past improving. Mr T old e 10vh of th 3 John A. Cleveland, who will & July, is Ul able to workban George Cleveland Y on 8. L. Barber