Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 20, 1909, Page 9

. iPorsbnal Jottings = John ¢ Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Long of Bozrah Settlement Reflected in These Columns. Religious Mention — Union Endeaver Service to Be Held at Congregational Church—Newsy Notes of the Week. The services at the Congregational church last-Sunday were unusually well attended. Rev. L. W. Frink of Norwich preached a truly helpful ser- on in_ the morning from the text ‘What Will You Do With Jesus? An interesting session of the Sab- bath school followed the morning ser- vice. The Young People’s meeting in the evening was led by Henry A. Rogers and was full of interest. A number of new committees have been added to the workers in the En- deavor society. Salem Grange Meets. Salem grange held their regular meeting in Grange hall on Tuesday evening, when four new members were received. A' special grange meeting was called for Friday evening, Nov. 26. Selectman 'W. W. Hanney was a caller_in Hebron and Colchester on Monday. Trnest Beebe has been quite il dur- ing the “week, suffering from throat trouble. Thé néw house being built for the Rogers Brothers is nearly ready for the plasterers. When completed it will be a very' pretty cozy cottage of seven rooms. First Social. The Y. P. §. C. E. held their first social at_the home of Mr. and Mrs, Charles §. Ray on Thursday evening. Neighborly Vi The warm pleasant evenings of last week were used for a general inter- change of neignborly visits and were a source of much pleasure in this sec- tion. NEW LONDON COUNTY. ' OLD MYSTIC Harvest llpp.»—;:;tifi. Sunday School Plan for Special Thanksgiv- ing Servioes—Personal Ngtes. The United Workers of the Metho- ‘dist Episcopal church served @ harvest upper Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 o'clock in the M. E. rooms. There ‘was a good attendance. The proceeds will be used for church expenses. Thanksgiving Day Service... The Baptist Sunday school will hold @ Thanksgiving day service on' Sun- day, November 21, at the usual hour. Cards of invitation have been sent to every member. Cards will be present- ed to all on which - they can write something they wish to be especially thankful for. A short programme for this_special session has been arranged by Supt. Frank Earl Willlams. . Invitations to Silver Wedding. Invitations are out for the celebrh- tlon of the 25th anniversary of the ‘marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Gray of Ledyard at their home, on Friday, November 26, from ¢ until 11 o'clock. Local Mention. The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church met Wednesday evening with ~the president, Mrs. Ocar F. Crumb. Hiss Alida. Miuer of Mystic is the gucet of Mr. amd Mrs. William D. Beckwith of Emith Mr, and . Haley and of Mr. "Mrs. Allen Main of Falls. s . \“Mr. and Mrs. John William Shank children, Edna, Maude. John, , Jr. and ‘William Sherwood, ests last week of Mrs. Shank’s Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood R. Preston City. a_DeWolf of Blackhall is & guest 6f Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Deniston at the Methodist parson- Union Endeavor Service. There, will be a union endeavor ser- vice in the Congregational church next Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. A num- ‘ber of meighboring societies have been invited. Mr, and Mrs. Fred R. Bailey spent Monday with friends in Norwich. Harry A. Rathbun is servifg as flror from this town at the present session of superior court in Norwich, Mrs. Earle Lewis and daughter Al- thea have returned to their home in Norwich after visiting relatives in town. Sydney A. Dolbeare spent Tuesday in New London. / HANOVER. Ladies’ Guild Gave Supper and Enter- tainment — Thanksgiving Service— Will Attend Yal arvard Game. The wan Miss Mrs. Annie E. Avery has returned from an extended visit to her son-in- law and. daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Paisley of. South Manchester. George Campbell of Yantic has been nding a few with his parents, r, and Mrs Edward Campbell. The Woman's Christian Temperance wnion met Friday at 3.30 p. m. with Mrs. Jane Dean of Main street. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Harry Keeney of New eondon were calling Sunday on local relatives. in L. Mull and her were guests this Mrs. Charles Edwin 's Corners, . Williams s caring rs. Elinor Stevenson eritically’ Il D. Chapman Center iter, Mrs. Arjhur Da- George Morgdg, were ys since on Mrs. Fred- Utban Clark Whitford 11 pound’boy Clark , after, the baby's ‘Ladies’ guild gave a supper Nov. 3. There was a large attendance. The programme of ents inment in- cluded several recitations by Mrs. Man- hich pafts were taken by mes Manning, as the widow, and Warwick, Lee, Standish, “Taylor, Smith, Hill, Crombie and Rude. Singing School. The singing school held on Monday evenings by Charles Geer of Norwich has re Woman's Missionary Society Meets. The Woman's Missjonary society met on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. James Henry. Mrs. Leslie Henry as- sisted as hostess. Vocal music was furnished by Mrs. Park and Miss Margaret Eadie. Read- ings were given by Mrs, Ladd, Mrs. Smith and Miss Bennett. The pro- gramme was arranged by Mrs. War- rs. Amos George and recent guests of Mrs. me of Ledyard. Augustus O. Ackley visited Monday with hie daugpters, ‘Mrs.. Collins and Otiss Ackley ofiMyaticy Miss Lucy Guilup St Gallup Hill and sister, Mrs. Russell Gallup, are Buests this week of Hartford relatives. Miss Grace Denison Wheeler of the Road district, Stonington. was a_re- cent guest of [Mrs, Mary. Harriet Dean of Main street Barl Woodbridge of Stafford Springs is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Ken- medy of Main street. Purchases Middietown Place. Local Mention. James Fellows has recently moved 3. Brentgh Copp of Main street has |, T2 ust purchased an old style dwelling “‘?r,{;‘“",},’;l;:kf;fi“‘- B T use locpted in West Mystic, long ing e, - held in the church next Sunday morn- ing. \ The football players of the village will take part in a game at Baltic Thanksgiving morning. William Parls and several friends at- tend the Yale-Harvard game today in Cambridge. Mrs. Bingham of Hartford has been the guest of Mrs. Standish. LEONARD BRIDGE Mail Carrier B. W. Cummings Mar- ries Mi Hattie Tucker—Farewell Reception for Miss G time knokn as-the Middleton place. Itdg one Of the oldest structures in this « part of Ahe town of Groton. ./ LIBERTY HILL €. E Social Enjoyed—De ‘Union C. E. Meeting at Windham. Mrs. 1. A. Noyes went to Boston on Tuesday to be the guest of her daugh- ter, Mrs. George A. Trotter, until Fri- _day. There will be a communion service at_the church Sunday at 3 p. m Mrs. Milo Davoll-and son Winthrop are visiting at George A. Fuller's. * Amos L. Babcock and .J. George Clark were delegates to the annual gueeting of the Willimantic C. E. un- fon, held in Windham Friday. Improvements at Church. The church looks much improved, with new clapboards and two coats of (white paint. The C. E. social at ¥Fred Weaver's ‘was largely attended, and a very en- “Joyabie time was had. Mr. and Mrs. Vietor Morrill of Will- £ dmantic visited Mrs. Morrill's grand- | mother, Mrs. Strzyzewski, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs, Collins of New London were_the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Will- iam Watson over Sunday. Mrs. Tsdlah Hale, who hus been in _Glastonbury as nurse for the past few ‘weeks, returned home Tuesday. H. Tondon has bought the Webster farm in Colchester. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Spaulding, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Spaulding and daugh- ter spent Saturday at Maple Hill farm as guests of My. and Mrs. J. A. Ran- all. Our_popular mail carrier,. Burnett W. Cummings, was married to Miss Hattle “Tucker of Lebanon on Satur- day evening at the home of her uncle, the Rev. F. Genung, of Brooklyn, Conn., who performed the céremony. - Misses Lena and Myra Manwaring were at their home over Sunday, re- suming school duties at Middle Had- damn and East Hampton on Monday. Progpective farm _Buyers were in town looking at the farm occupied by G. M. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. John Kneeland attend- ed the C. E..meeting held at Wind- ham Center Friday, Nov. 19th. Given Purse of $40. A farewell reception was given Miss Elsie Geer at the Brick church parlors on Friday evening, the 13th, on her ap- proaching marriage to Arthur Stevens of Providence. A purse of $40 from tie church and solid silver spoons from the Gleaners was presented dur- ing the evening. Miss Geer has been a very proficient organist for over a year and her services will be greatly missed. ASHWILLETT Otto Anderson to Build Big Ice House. . YAWBUX VALLEY. Kenyon Leaves ‘Mail Wagen. Mrs. Elmer Maine and son Clarence swere recent callers at G. D. Coats’. Mr. and Mys. C. H. Miner spent Sunday at Pachaug. Mrs. Fannie M, Coats spent the day recently with Mrs. L.. N. Bentley at ‘White Rock. ’ Mrs, Julia Geer spent Sunday with her brother, George Caswell. Mr. and Mrs. E. ¥. Johnson of An- dover and Mr. and rs. ‘Benjamin Bentley of Preston were callers at James D. Miner's Sunday. ' John Kenyon has closed his labors as mail driver for C. E. Richmond and s working for Malcom Thompson at Pendleton Hill. Daniel Worden and daughter were recent visitors at Hope Valley. Mrs. Edwin velt and daughter of Stonington were®the guests of Mrs. C. E. Chapman Wednesday. Mrs. John Kenyon and dau, the guests of Mr. and M Chappell at Ashaway GARDNER LAKE. Otto Anderson, a summer resident here, has been il at his home in New York. The corn crop, now-harvested, falls behind the yield of last year. Dry weather is the caus Potatoes are dawn?o sixty-five cents a bushel. Carpenters are busy working for Mrs. S. Pugh. She is having the build- ing repaired on the Roode place, re- cently purchased, and - to construct several buildings. Otto Anderson, who has had a new dam put in at Maine's lake, will erect near the dam, a big ice house./ The foundation is being Jaid, Morgan 1o yrecntly calied on local friends. the stall ‘when found by Mr. Morgan in the morning and lived but a short time after being extricated. Whooping cough has been prevalent here for sevi TOWNS IN TWO STATES Life of Every Town and|~ 3 f Yan b B R troduce@ The les ily, In ¢ ched an attendance of over 50. | eral mon! Thompson of Westetly was in p: ¥ UNCASVILLE Surprise Party—Injuries Result from Fall—Justice cfi-j-: Nolled—Hunters Have Good Luck. A purty of young people met at the home of Mr. and Moses Chapman Thursday evening as a_surprise to thelr daughter, Miss Leia Chapman. The affair was planncd by Miss Chris- tine Tinker. Those present _ were Misses Florence La Bounty, Minnle Chapel. Hilma Rosenlung, Eila Rosen- lund, Bthel Wood, Grace Wood, Chris- tine 'Tinker, Marian Stark and Helen Rogers of " Lyme, Herbert Rog- ers, William La_Bounty, John Hurlbut. The evening was pleasantly spent in playing games 1In a peanut hunt Miss Florence La Bounty won the prize, a thimble. - Various Items. C. L. Hibbard closed his summer cottage at Haughton and returned to Norwich this week. ¢ Mrs. Sophronia Miner; who has been in East Lyme, has returned to spend the winter with relatives in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B, Mitchell re- cently entertained their nephew, Rob- bert Weeks of the U. S. 8. Rhode Is- land, who returned to his ship Mon- day. : n B on, who has been ‘#pending nemuu Zhunting in aine, returned- home Saturday even- ing. The ladies’, committee for raising funds for the' Montville Center church held a meeting Tuesday afternoon in the chapel, at which they decided to hold a poverty soclal. s Injured by Fall. Rev. H. T. Arnold of Norwich has ‘been calling on members of his con- gregation, including Miss_ Adeline Fellows, who was seriously hurt in a fall about two weeks ago. Miss Fel- lows was about to cross the floor of her kitchen when she slipped and fell, in- juring the bone in her right leg. Mrs, Grover of Norwich is caring for her. R. N.-Parish continues to gain slow- ly. Mr. Parish is now able to leave blg room, Mrs. R. G. Hooper, who has been spending a few weeks with her grand- daughter, Mrs. Lewis Phinney of Ar- lington, Mass, returned home Satur- day. G Judged Not Guilty. Justice of the Peace William Smid- dy rendered his decision in the cases of the state vs. Mrs. J. A. La Bounty, the state vs. Louis La Bounty, two cases of the latter, and the case offthe state vs. Miss Nettle Gridley, heard be- fore him, and in which he reserved de- cision until Nov: 13th. All were pro- nouneed not guilty and discharged. Mr. Smiddy considers this the most trivial case brought before him in the 20 years of his experience as a justice of the peace. 5 Leon Miner is confined to the house with an attack of measles. John Un- ger and members of his family are ill with the same maAlady. Mrs. Charles Watson entertained the Ladies' Ald soclety of the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon. ~Work was completed on the articles for the coming sale. A party ef hunters from this place, including Austin-Perry, Ellaworth Per- ry and Frank Calvert, spent Saturday in Ledyardbringing home about a doz- en rabbits, four quail, one ruffled srouse, one woodstock, ‘also locating & colony of bees, which they will take in a few days. The house opposite the Palmer Bros.’ mill, which belongs with the woolen mill property, is being repaired and made ready, .and will be occupied by Frank B. Mitchell of the Keyes Pro- cess company, which recently purchas- ed it. The Woman's Home Mission reading class was eentertained by Mrs. Henry Dart on_Thursday evening. Mrs. Nicholas Church is entertain- ing Mr. and Mrs. Byron Maynard of Anthony, R. L FITCHVILLE Hunters Secure Good Game—Personal Items. Mrs. Gurdon Rathbun and daughter, of Willimantic, were recent guests ol Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson. A, B. Chapman was a recent visitor in Willimantie. On his return he was accompanied by Mrs. Chapman, who has peen spending several days with relatives in_that city. Charles Phillips and Nelson Stark on @ recent hunting trip returned with sixteen rabbits, a woodcock and two gray squirrels. Robert Mclntosh and mother of New- port, R. I, are spending the week with the latter's brother, James Bes- wick. Mrs. Richard Boardman has return- ed to Hadlyme, after visiting Felatives in town. Mrs. Elizabeth Foley and daughter, Miss Kathryn Foley, were recent vis- itors with relatives in Willimantic. Mrs. Louise Robinson, Mrs. Nellie Johnson and E. Johnson of Montville were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. George Adams. Mrs, Clarissa Holmes of Chesterfield is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Willis | Chappell. Mrs. C. Glasbrenner of Montville has returned home, after spending a num- ber of days with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Marra. s William Lynch is in Cambridge to- day attending the Yale-Harvard foot- ball game. David Avery and son, Earl, shot two 18 pound coons Monday night. NORTH STONINGTON Harvest Concert at Baptist Church— Local Interest in E. O. Silver's Death —Wedding. The Third Baptist Sunday school gave a fine harvest concert last Sun- day evening, the exercises including sining, class exercises, recitations and readings. The customary Thanksgiving. service will be held next Sunday morning in the Congregational church, Rev. F. M. Hollister preaching the sermon. Rev. Lucian Drury went to Athol, Thursday to be present at the funeral services of Miss Harriet E. Glles, president of Spelman Séminary, Atlanta, Ga. Miss Dora T. Maine went to East Orange, N. J, Thursday, called there by the death of her brother-in-law, E. . Silver. _ Willlam O. Evans and Miss Maud Gagnon, both of this town, were mar- ried last Saturday afterncon by Rev. Lucian Drury at his residence. GRISWOLD Mrs, Mary A. Saunders visited friends in_Voluntown the past week. Mrs. J. C. Edmond and son Harold and niece, Violet Pellicy of Norwich and Mrs. Bailey of Greene- ville spent Sundey with the Edmond brothers. Mrs. Horatio Reade is improving from her recent ¥ Witlliam F. has his new ‘wagon lh.o.) at up and fast | officers Elected by tion—Death of Uriah Mosley Bowers, | Palm “Telephone Associa- a Brave Soldier and Honored Citi- zen. o Lovell K. Smith of New N, Y., who, resided at Smith Corners for many yse;‘l;lh was a u;!lgwr at Miss Ella L Smit s Fricnds of Samel J. P. Ladd_at- tehde‘d the hurél.l‘ service at Pautipaug cemetery last Saturday. Mosicy. Bowers, who has lived with his daughter, Mrs. George L. Ladd, for thie past three years, was buried in Pautipaug cemetery on Thursday. Rev. Mr. Beadle conducted the service. “Telephone Association Meets. The annual meeting of the local tele- phone association was held at Lloyd Ayer's <on' . Monday evening. Fred Armstrong was ‘chosen ident and George Starkweather secretary and treasurer. A committee was chosen to examine the pole lines, to learn what repairs and improvements are needed and estimate the cost. William B. Wilcox has taken the contract -and the work of im- proving another section of road under the state highway act. The work will extend from Williams’ crossing to Pember_corner on the main road be- tween Willimantic and Norwich. OBITUARY. Uriak M. Bowers. Uriah Mosley Bowers, who has been living with his daughter, Mrs. George L. Ladd, at Franklin, Conn., for the last three years, died Tuesday morn- ing, Nov. 16. He was a son of Deacon Uriah and Sarah (Mosley) Bowers of Hampton and was born 82 years ago at Hampton in the house known as the Mosley house. It is said that this house was built by his grandmother and other women with the aid of only one man, a lame carpenter, while the men of the town were away laying siege to the British in Boston and fighting at the battle of Bupker Hill His Grandfather Mosley was wounded at that battle. He served four years in the Civil war in- Company H of the ~Seventh Connecticut regiment under Colonels Terry and Hawley. This regiment probably saw some of the hardest ser- vice of any regiment in the army. He married Mary Jane Day, daughter of George Day, of Eastford. They had five children, three of whom died when young. His son, Frank Bowers, the other child now living, resides at Mem- Tenn. - Mrs, Bowers died at East- ford twenty-eight years ago. He was a .carriage maker by trade and worked at that business all the active years of his life. He was at Bastford before hie went to the war and for nearly twenty -years after. He then went to Chaplin, where he resided till he came to Franklin. He was a member of the Congregational church, both at Eastford and Chaplin.® He was a member of the G. A. R. and was always interested in its activities, He had two brothers, both of whom were also in the war. One, Dwight, died while in the army. He - was buried in the Pautipaug ‘burying. ground on Thursday. The fu: neral services were at Mr. Ladd’ house at 11 o'clock. LEDYARD Board Meeting—Grange Plans Chil- Tall Corn Raised This Season—School dren’s Night. Even with the severe drouth the past summer there has beep some very large crops of corn raised in Ledyard. John L. Main of Rose Hill raised an excellent _crop. Willlam N. Brown raised 215 bushels from 21-4 acres, and Representative Frank W. Brewster raised from four acres 592 bushels. Mr. Brewster had six ears that weighed six pounds and has sent some to the west for exhibition purposes. Rey. W. F. White’s subject Sunday morning was'a Large Lif® in a Small Place. It was a very able sermon and was closely listened to by the audience present. School Board to Meet. Rev. Mr. White, chairman of the new fown school committee, will call a meeting of the board at the parson- gge on Friday afternoon, Nov. 26. Children’s Night. Ledyard Grange, which meets this (Saturday) evening, will observe chil- dren’s night. Patrons and their chil- dren will attend the exercises, which will be in charge of Miss Eloise White. James H. Belden, who fell from a load and was badly injured, is some- what improved. Personals. Joseph H. Gallup'and Bverett Gallup were guests of Charles B. Beekwith Thursday night. Mrs. Russel Ghllup and sister, Miss Lilly Gallup, are visiting relatives Hartford. Capt. John Forsyth of Mystic is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Enos M. Gray. BOZRAH Mis jonary Meeting’s Topic Was “In- dia” The Missionary society of the First Congregational church met with Mrs. Churles J. Abell . Thursday afiernoon. Mrs. Abell opened the meeting with scripture reading and prayer. India was the subject of the meeting and pa- pers were read by Mrs. O. A. Bishop, Mrs. Lucretia Lathrop and Miss Bertha Miner. A collection wds taken, and the meeting closed with singing. A part of the afternoon was spent in Miss Alice A. Bishop is visitipg friends at East Great Plain. Edward A. Bishop has been serving as_juror during the past week. Mrs. Charles A. Gager, Jr., and Mrs. William Williams of Norwich spent Tuesday with Mrs, C. A. Gager. BETHEL. Donation Party at the Parsonage— Shot Squirrel, Started Fox. On Friday evening, November 12, a number of members and friends of the Bethel M. E. church gathered_at the parsonage, bringing gifts of pota- toes, turnips, cabbages, citron pump- Vkins, cranberries, sugar and bonbons. The’ young men’ did not wish, to be outdone- by the older people; 80, be- fore the close of the evening they roll- ed in'a barrel of flour. It was all much_appreciated by Mr. and Mrs. Chamiberlain. Refreshment, singing, and prayer closed the evening: Laura Young, who is attending nor- mal school in Willimantic, was home Sunday. Killed a Fox. Ernest Richmond, who recently un- derwent an operation for appendicitis, is able to be out. Saturday, going out with his gun, he shot a squirrel in a tree. The noise startled a fox, which was_under the tree. Hastlly reload-. ing,” Mr. Richmond aimed at the fox, wounding him. He then took a eclub and killed him. Harold Richmond has returned to his work after having been laid up from a cut on two fingers of the'left hand, received ‘while running @ glaner, 12 2 . 'S, 'iw:;::nfimn'mu lw:,l“n:, as wich_and goipg back and forth to in |, sewing. Cake and cocon were seryed. | Friday Evening Club Meets. The first meeting of the Friday Eve- ning club of the Union Baptist church was held in the chapel Novem- ber 12. About twenty young ladies were present, with Mrs. George C. Emam A pleasant evening was The Sunday evening service at the Union Baptist church will hereafter -be called “The Pleasant Sunday Eve- Hour,” with song service con- ducted by 'the pastor, young people programme and sermon by the pasto: Mrs. Arabella Latimer has been the guest of relatives on Staten Island. Miss Florence Chapman, ~who is teaching near Baitic, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Chapman. BIBLE DAY QONCERT Attended by Large Gathering at Union Baptist Church. At the Union Baptist church, Sunday evening, November 14, the annual Bi- ble day concert was given. The large congregation filled the seats in the auditorium and chairs in the aisles. . Otis, cornetist, of Nerwich, as- sted and delighted all by his beauti- ful rendering of A Dream of Paradise, which he gave as a solo number and by his spirited leading of the~well- trained chorus on the ' programme s0 The male quartette added an effective number and assisted on the chorus work. The flower drill and the song, Living Bibles, given by Miss Co- en’s ‘class of little girls, were very pretty. Every number on the pro- gramme was well given. Miss Grid- ley gave in her usual pleasing way, The Vadoius Teacher, with piano ac- companiment. The effective decora- tions avere in charge of Mrs. Norman Allen. A large cross, draped in crim- son and bearing the open Bible, formed the central figure, with a large bou- quet of chrysanthemums at either side and at the ends two beautiful Boston ferns loaned by Mrs. Allen. The au- dience spoke many appreciative wor? of their enjoyment of the evenin The following is the programme: Glo- ria_Patri, chorus; ~invocation and Lord's Prayer; opening song, Fountain of Light, chorus; recitation; Bible Da: Greetings, Alice’ Osbqrne; song, Ble: sed Bible, chotus; nsive reading song, Thank God for Light, chorus; Twenty-third Psalm: song. Living Bi- bles, by Miss Coen’'s class, Lillian Sawyer singing the solo part; The Spiritual Spectrum, an exercise by the young ladles’ class: No Night to This Light, solo by Minnie Chapel, with chorus by class, this song hoing giren at the end of the exercise; primary ex- ercise, A Living Bouquet; Thank God for the Bible, by male quartett; reci- tation, The Bible, by Maude Benne: song, Light of the Ages, chorus; reci- tation, Amy Bergman cornet 0o, Mr. Otis; recitation, Miss Gridley song, It Is All That We Need, emblematic - by Mrs. Chap- iss Gertrude Ulson giv- “pastor - Saripture closing’ song; Light on My rayer and henedic- Church Societies Mect. The ladies’ ald*society of tae Tnior Baptist church was pleasantly entar- tained by Mrs. Moses Chapman and Mrs.- Barl Browning Wednesday aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. Brow! ing. The'ladies’ mission cirels was c: terfained by Mrs. Henry Dart Thus- day afternoon. Both gathevings were well attended. * NIANTIC Plans for Union Thanksgiving Service —Many Fiatfish Running. The Thimble society of the Congre- gational church met Tuesday at the parsonage. b A union Thanksgiving service will be held in the Congregational church on Thyrsday at 1115 4. m. . >7. J. W. Knappenberger, Rev. H. A. Goering, Rev. M. S. Stocking“and Rey. C. M. Reed of Flanders were out in_Mr. Reed'’s touring car Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Manwaring will move shortly to a hquse in Niantic, where they will reside this winter. George Van Woerst has left for Mid- dletown, where he will be employed. G. B. Dickinson is building a garage in Main street, which will accommo- date 15 automobiles. There are large numbers of flatfish in Smith’s Cove. The local branch of Neoplans are planning a banquet. Mrs. E. E. Darrow has gone to Hart- ford to visit friends. Mrs. T. R. Dawley is making a visit 'with Mrs. F. A. Aston in the Grove. John Songster of New London was in_town Wednesday. Mfs. F. A Aston has returned from several days’ visit to Middletown, Deep River and Chester. There was one session of school in the grades of the Niantic school Wed- nesday, owing to a heavy rain storm. GOSHEN. Delegates Return from Torrington. A ‘social was held at the home of Roger Foote on Friday evening. . At the communion service Sunday three were received into_church mem- bership on_ confession of faith. They were Miss Ethel F. Randall and Misses Alice and Lilllan Mahoney. Interesting Meeting; W. T. Curry and J. A, Randall, who attended as delegates the state Sunday school convention at New Haven, re- port imteresting mee‘ings and an at- tendance of over 1,500 delegates. Mr, and Mrs. Dwight Spaulding of Norwalk, with Mr. and Mrs, Luther Spaulding and daughter, Miss Flora Spaulding, of Exeter, spent Saturday with friends in this place. The topic for the Y. P. 8. C. E. meeting Sunday evening was Beulah Lan The meeting was led by Mr. Tatem, president of the Y. P. S. C. B., of Scotland. ‘Thomas Walkingshaw and family have moved to Colchester. The midweek prayer meeting was held at the church on Wednesday evening. George Case of Colchester is a guest at_Hillside farm. Mrs. Fred Barry is ill with the gri E. W. Jones and C. L. Hinckley are serving as jurors at the present term of court in’ Norwich. LEFFINGWELL Religious, Social and Personal Inter- ests. Miss Florence Johnson, Harry Pal- fer “and Edwin Lewis of Palmertown spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Leland 1 Palmer. Mrs, Elien Gardner of Norwich has been a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. An_ interosting meet! Th 15 e D tople wrae- Fhie-Life of Ghrlst i - & " Nt be 13 z - The Williams Star Bakery, & leader in its line in 8:::wucnt lo‘r ‘many and which was mstituted Jate ‘Geo ‘New London' rge Williams, Grand Old Man,’ when the old men of y were very young, nas ben clos- ed by attachment, due to the financial Icapacity of its, last ownee, Who. pay present owners of the bullding and bakery plant Bry. an F. Mahan, Patrick L. Shea and Charles J. Ducy. i o _The Williams bakery was established the Lord knows when, and the bakery was located in Potter street, directly in the rear of the present police sta- tion, with retail store in Bradley street, where the office of the G. H. Williams company hardware store is nbw locat- ed. It was here that Mr. Willlams and his good wife struggled for years to build up a large and prosperous busi- ness. Later the old building of wood at the corner of Union and Golden streets, where now stands the fine three story brick building with modern bakery plant, was purchased. The old building was used by the Willlamses for many years, and in time, as the business prospered, the modern stru ture of brick was erected, and the ad- joining property in Golden street was added by the Willlamses, making it as a whole a valuable possession. The time came when the elder George Williams retired from the. business and was succeeded by his son, George C. Williams, who in turn also retired, and father and son resided in the fine Wil- liams_residence in Montauk avenue. The Williams bakery had for years a practical monopgly of the baker; ness in New London and Wicinity. There were: other bakeries, but they were never considered as competitors when the Williamses were in the bus- iness. . After the retirement of the younger Mr. Williams, the business Was sold to the late John O'Hea, who at that time had been in continuous employ in the bakery for more than twenty-five years. Later Mr. O'Hea purchased the brick bekery building and the dwelling hous> adjoining, ani in so doing he disposed of other holdings in different sections of the city, and in addition burdened himself with a debt that w: heavy to carry. He, however, had a good business, and being a man of strictest integrity and deservedly pop- ular, his business future was not dis- couraging. Just about that time the Mohican bakery was started and all over the city smaller bakeries were being op- erated, and in a short time there was genuine competition that the Williams ‘bakery never before experienced. The business gradually became divided,and Mr. O'Hea was the chief loser by the change in trade. For years he strug- gled along in vain effort to regain his lost business, and finally was unable to maet his obligations, and it became necessary for him to increase his debt socety of the Baptist church was held at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon, with twenty in attendance. George Sheldon has finished hls du- ties for John H. Ford. 2438 The Sunshine Band will meet today (Sgturday) with Miss Gertrude Ward. _ Mrs. John Sevin of Norwich spent the day recently with Mrs. George Sheldon. LEBANON Gifts'for Miss Geer—Rev. L. E. Liver- more and Daughter Go South— Cummings-Tucker Marriage. A reception was held at the Congre- gational church last Friday evening in honor of Miss Elsie Geer, the retir- ing organist. In appreciation of her services she was presented a sum of burden, to cgme. or lose his all, so he continued on until the Inevitable was forced to part vlt?’ths thdt he had worked nearly all business | his life to help build, and his real es- tate went with the business was taken by Wil- Mahon, who was an employe of and the latter went to work for McMahon at his trade as a baker, but not very lon well lived, noted For after a lifé r sobriety, industry and honesty, Mr. O'Hea went to _his home after his day’s work and during the night he dled. . A good man gone to his reward, one who had borne the' burdens of life with resignation. When Mr. MelMahop took thie busl- ness he soon found that in order to it a success he must retrieve much of the lost business ‘but this could not be done.’ Financfal emba: rassment followed, and the Willlams bakery after a business career of over sixty years has probably now passed way forever. For whoever may take the business, or rather the plant, will probably do business under a different name, The so-called dancing academies New London, where cheap publ dances are heid aimost nightly, has driven the annual dancing events of organizations into the unexplored Terpsichorean = reglons = from which there seems-to be no return. The fire companies and military organizations have for years given their annual con- certs and balls for their financial bew- efit and for the pleasure of patrons, But of late thede annual events have become unprofitable as the majority of dancers are satisfied with those of a cheaper grade, and as a result the “an- nual concert and ball,” alwa; given on a special date, are now among the things that were and are no more. For the past half-century it has been the custom of the Niagara engine com- pany to give one of those annual events on Thanksgiving eve, the Kon- omocs on Washington's birthday, and the Allen Hook and Ladder company on New Year's eve, but these com- panies continue to observe these peri- 0ds In other ways, where there is more pleasure and less work for the mem- Last year, the Niagaras, in appreci- ation of the patronage given for a long term of years, gave a complimenta concert and ball that was fully up to the usual excellent standard, and then bade farewell to that form of public entertainment. So the coming Thankg- giving eve that company will depart from the usual custom and substitute a banquet and roll call of active, hon- orary and life members. This will.be a strictly company affair and arrange- ments are being made to make it the most _enjoyable of social events. The event will also be In celebration of the Aifty-ninth anniversary of the reorgan- izatign of the company, will take slace in-the fire house, and the banquet will be served in as much style as could be expected in either the Mohican hotel or the Crocker house. Daniel M. Thomas, the only chast nnmbe{ living, has been fnvited to €§ presept, and: many others wha have been in the company upwards of 25 will feel free fh the presence of members only, to tell of the old days when they “ran wid de machine and manned brakes, mes F. ry, the new e from ‘the Fourth ward, as chairman of the public property committee, will not be a dead one in the doings of matters municipal, nor will he confine- all his efforts for the public good to the ward in which he resides, but will give the best there is in him for the ‘general good of the ‘whole city. It is his evident intention to complete the improvement ‘of the and hurried many New to the recruiting offices to services for the preservation of unfon, S These (regulars taught pratriotism ey drilled and ed in the streéts and fields in about New London, and than veteran of the civil war declared. it was the sight of these diers that tended to remind them it was thelr duty to go to the fi and fight for the principles of the @ stitution. but not _strictl story in’ & local newsf relating to the oollection and uses of pennies, suggested that they are legal tender above the amount of cents, The story teller refers to collection of Petgr's pence in the C olio churches and gives the fmpress! that in this collection pennies play am o fmportant part and are contributed I e quantities. - Although the relator is familiar with the usages and cus- toms of the church he has evidens confused the mny collection,” so= called, although nickel and over collection, to Peter's pence, which s made up chiefly of bank hotes and sfl ver. Then he dips Into ancient local hig= tory and tells of buying postal cards in the day when the old postoffice was located in the city hall bullding, though ‘at one time when the poste office was there envelopes had ot he- come of common use and the postage to foreign countries was only twentys & ere four cents. These postal' cards bought a cent apiece, but the story writer says that a clerk named Ani Mower refused the twenty-five offered for that number of cards . the same time. Of course eve: that knew the postoffice at that time knows that no Andy Mower ever serv- ed as clerk in the New London posts office, There was, however, a clerk named Andy Bailey, and he was & brother-in-law of ~ Gen. Joseph A. Mower, whose widow was at one time ' Now corre: Satu family of Thomas M. Lyon, who years ago occupled the entire Stafford bufld- ing, had passed away. One who ought to know, says that Mrs. Lyon and her sons, Charles, James and Frederick, are ‘still among the living. This fin satisfying information and if tru Lyon must be a very old woman, and the youngest son, Frederick, sixty .or more. If memory serves correctly, Charles was the eldest son, and.was not an angel in his boyhood days, and once upon a time made an involuntary whaling trip. as did several other young men of his time. It was the custom when whalers left port for & party of friends of the captain and owners to go out on the whaler as far as Montauk point and retarn om an accompanying tugboat. 1t was these occasions when parents of some boys had previously ‘arranged A their sons could go an the send- trip, having prevlously arranged wi the captain to see that the son m olhfrwlu engaged when the tug tl ROTt with the rest of information com that this ondent erred in stating last for|the home the party. Moresthan one young man of New: London left on one of those whall trips under these circumstances never returned, while others mads subsequent trips of their own free will and became prosperous whi the fi Isabell, upers r court at Norwich this week for selling liquor for his employer con- trary to law, and who was sent to as caused other bartenders to ay that all the members of the & f | money and the yonnger members of the congregation gave her a lovely city property just south of the custom house, which ‘was so well commenced and take notice. Isabell case of silver. Refreshments were served and a general pleasant time was enjoyed. Rev. L. E. Livermore and Miss by Alderman Rogers, his predecessor as chairman of the public property committee. Alderman Cleary has oc- Clarence Ely left for Florida Mon- day. Mrs. Oscar A, Hildreth and daugh- ter, Miss Annie Ellen Hildreth, of Wa- ter Mill, L. I, are guests of Mrs. L. E. Livermore. casion to pass the place every day and he ftully realizes its adaptability not only for a parklet but also as an ap- proach to a public boat landing, such ' as js now maintained by the city in the'rear of the raflway station. An- other such landing is certainly very the real culprit in the hope of saving the. liquor license for his emoloyes, and of course expected that his fine and costs would be pald by the parties benefited by the action of the bartead- er submitting to prosecution. When the Crocker house was on the rack, Bor= tender Slattery stood in the gap, and Kennedy i fike xervice for the Hotel Royal and Drudy for the Mohican ho= Rain is very much needed. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Hewitt ‘are taking a_trip from home tarough Rhode Island. Mrs, Charles Martin, who is at the hospital in Willimantic, is reported’ improving after a surgical operation. Miss Hattie M. Tucker and Burnette W. Cummings were united In marriage November 13, at Brooklyn, Conn.” Rtv, G. F. Genung, D.D., who is an uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. The young people will live at Lebanon on the farm lately owned hy the bride's father, the late O. C. Tucker. © will_retain her posi- tion as organist at the First Baptist church and librarian of the Jonathan Trumbull library. The woman's mission ‘circle met. at the chapel Thursday. The Sunshine band meets this (Sat- urday) afternoon with Mrs. J. P. Abel. MOHEGAN. Delegate Reports for Torrington Com- vention—Coon Supper. G. R. Sanders returned Saturday from Litchfleld county, where he at- tended the convention at Torringt: he visited friends at Reynolds Bridge while away. Friends of Mrs. Emma Baker are arxjous at the slow improyement she is making. She has been an iav.'al for & long time. - B The Bigelow Construction compuay has taken into their employ rFrancis Cook of this place. Donald Meech-served a coon supper to a company of friends on Tueslay night. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hunter efiter- tained their daughter, Mrs. D. Davis of Mystic, over Sunday. G. R. Sanders, delegate to the Tor- rington convention, gave a good re- port at the services at the church on Sunday evening. NORTH LYME Harold Gates is laid sprained ankle. Mr. Anderson of Norwich is ex- pected to supply the pulpit next Sun- day as a candidate for the pastorate. Several frofn this place attended the entertainment, The Country School, at_Hamburg Tuesday evening. . The ladies’ mission circle held a well attended meeting with Mrs. W. M. Sisson, Jr., Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Fosdick is at C. 8. Jewett's “for the winter. " PRESTON Mrs. William Tillinghast of Thorn- ton, R. L, is staying with Mrs. Charles Crary. Mrs, Lucy Palmer is ill at her home in_Preston City. i . F. A. Holden has moved his household furniture to the Congrega- tional parsonage. up with a mich needed and Alderman O'Leary will do his best to have one just be- low the custom house, which would surely be appreciated by all who come to the city in boats and be advantage- :Ill to all doing business in the imme. Leary has not been in office two months, and is just getting into line in matters connected with his official position. He will prove an apt pupil. He has already had the city engineer do a little surveying in connection with the proposed boat landing and after he whips the matter into proper shape for presentation to the court of common council, he will try to find the. weys and means for carrying out the project to comple- tion, as he hopes to have the landing constructed during the winter and have it ready for use in the good old summer time, when many yachts visit New London harbor, and when there is increase in the coasting trade and when all the local motor boats are in commisston, He is “in” with the pres- ent administration and his proposition is worthy. of favorable consideration. Alderman O'Leary has a bearing to- wards that which tends to beautify, as is evidenced in his fine and well kept residence In Montauk avenue, and be- fore he ends his term, he will not only have the contemplated public boat landing, but will convert the parklet into’a verétable beauty spot, which will be appreciated by the general public. It will be revealed that Alderman O'Leary is a valuable acquisition to the New London court of common council. Soldiers y mi doing a ten m turn in compliance with orders from the war department was a_ feminder of the stirring war times In New London when companies of the old Fourteenth United States infantry were at Camp Thomas, just above the old Pequot house, on prop, erty that Is now covered by some of the finest of residences. ‘These com- panies used to take long marches just for the practice there was in them and perhaps attracted more atten- tion then than do the resulars of today, for then the soldier boys, and they certainly were boys, not middle- aged men, were looked upon with al- most as much reverence as the flag that they had enlisted to defend at the ‘risk of their lives. These soldiers from Fort Trumbull who marched last Thursday in pass- ing through Ocean avenue came by theiold Squires lot, that was used as a drill_ground, not only for the regu- lars, but for the New London companies of Volunteers who went to the front in the civil war the country for ‘to save, Their passage called to nifnd the scenes of the childhood of men who have passed the half-century mi who were the urchins then who ' behind the soldier boys, won. dering if they would ever grow up and becdme patriots just like those brave tel, and In each instance the hotel management was glad to pay the fine under the circumstances. Just as soon as the facts bechme known in New London, there was Wt | ter denouncement of the proprjetors ' of the once Thames hotel, and feilow bartenders at once began the collac« tion of a fund to release Isabell from the county jail. He did not violata the law by selling liquor on Sunday and at uniawful Bours of his own voll- tion, but by orders of and for the profit of his employers and, under the conditions, coupled with the fact that early in the game Isabell could have had his employers stand trial, the har= tenders of the city claim that Isabell was not given a square deal, The board of county commissi for New London county are certail doing their full duty in the m issuing liquor licenses in compliane® with the law and without fear or faves, and in consequence are not shirking the responsibility of reducing the num= ber of saloons according to law. are playing.no favorites, nor in any way autocratic, but simply d ing their full duty as directed by the Jaws, which are not of their making. So it is up to the liquor dealers to live close td the line of the law if they d sire to continue in the business, fi any violation of law prohibits the i suance of a license to continue In bus= iness. Once that the license is issuedy it is up to the police department to see that, the-liquor- laws are’ enforosd; g the commissioners have only to with license feature. Already there has been quite a re- duction of liquor saloons In New Lon- don, aps half a dozen, and at this rate it will not be many years before the number will be reduced to the | limit under the new . In most the cases the Itallan hand of the com« mittee of fifteen is discernible, and, so it is said, this committee is to continue in assisting the police in the enforce= ment of the lquor laws. Just at pres- ent the committee is in the doldrums, but there is liable to be a breeze at any time and when least expected, so those who are doing crooked work In the liquor business would do well to re« form or be prepared to take the conse- quences. The edict has gone forth that thy muet conform to the laws or §o out of business. Another foe to those who sell W' fllegally, or in fact those who it legally, s the newly formed organiza~ tion, whose purpose it is to work for no-license twelve months in -the r, This organization is to be com; church members, and already t! a committee of Investigation at Effort will be made and members from ul and it is the intention of those interes in blue. c Tt was also in this same Squires lot | g1 te S artil: for where the Third United - regiment practiced - T e they J ,gv 3!