Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 11, 1909, Page 10

LETTERS FROM TOWNS IN TWO STATES The 'Business and Social Life of Every Town and Settlement Reflected in These Columns. ley are building a station Cmqummmu rons on cold and wet days. Mrs. Cordelia Smith of Red home on River Front. NORTH STONINGTON farm owned by Eugene Lyman. Frank Pendleton, who has lived there for a number of years, has moved to Willi- mantic and works for the American Thread company. Mrs. J. George Clark and Miss May Bass visited their cousin, Mrs. G. D. Button, in Norwich, Wednesday. UNCASVILLE ‘What is Interesting the Fraternal So- cieties—School Supervisor Makes Report—Personals. Cochegan camp, Modern Woodmen, at its regular meeting in Hickey’s hall, Pequot, elected the following officers for the coming year: Venerable con- sul, Edgar Daniels; advisor, Israel Gero; banker, Morton Getciwll; clerk, Michael J. Hickey; escort, Frank Chapman; watchman, Joseph Cushion; sentry, George Phillips; manager, Is- rael Gero. Drs. F. J. Harper of Nor- wich and E. A. Henkle of New London were appointed to act as physicians for the camp. The postponed social and dance giv- en by the camp In Robertson's hall on Friday evening was largely attended, there being many out of town guests reseits. Members of the order from lem, Nerwich, Fitchville and New London attended. The proceeds from sale of tickets amounted to nearly $28. The big turkey was awarded William Tennygon. Music was by Spencer's orchestra. William Smiddy was the prompter. A large delegation from this camp attended the meeting of Ionic camp in Norwich Monday evening. Holiday Sale. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Meth- odist church held a supper and sale of fancy articles in the chapel Wednesday and Thursday. Fined for Assault. The postponed case of Joseph Du- ‘charme was tried before Justice of the Peace William Smiddy Thursday. Du- charme was fined $1 and costs amount- ing to $12.88. The charge against him was that of assault, brought by his stepdaughter, the assault being the throwing of a cup of hot water on the girl, inflicting burns from which she is recovering. It was at her request that the court dealt " leniently with Du- charme. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chapman and child of Norwich, who were guests of Mrs. Chapman’'s brother, Henry Church, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Noble moved Saturday into the house owned by Miss Lucy Allen, formerly occupied by Miss | Agnes Hanna. The house formerly owned by Row- land estate, now owend by Michael Rheaume, is being greatly improved. A porch has been built on the front. e new faced wall along the turn- pike, which is being put in along the front of Union cemetery, will greatly improve the appearance of the ceme- tery. Arthur J. Newton returned Sunday evening from a visit with friends in ‘Worcester, Mass. The Monaville Center Church society held a poverty social in the chapel Friday evening. School Board Meets. The board of school visitors—Charles E mstock, Frank H. Rogers and William Smiddy—held an informal meeting at the home of Mr. Comstock Thursday evening. The necessity of repairs at several of the school build- ings was discussed and other business transacted. The feport of the super- visor, Wheeler, who has com- pleted, his regular visits through the town, finding all schools in good standing, kas been received by the board. A specia]l meeting of American coun- cil, ©, U. A. M., was held Monday evening to take action on the death of ‘William B. Tooker, who was a member of the council. A delegation was ap- NEW LONDON COUNTY. OLD_M_YSTIC Class in Educnflon-&vn Enjoyable Entertainment—Wedding — Baptist Library Reopened. Rev. Jeptha Olmstead's class in ex- pression held its third entertainment in the Baptist church Friday evening, Dec. 3. An oyster supper was served early in the evening in the conference room by the members of the class. At 8 o'clock the following programme was well rendered in the auditorium to an appreciative audience: Reading, The Charity Dinner, Jéptha M. Olmstea: song, ‘he Rosy Bower, by the clas: recitation, Guilty, Miss Iva Johnson; readings, Peter Sorghum in Love, and Setting @ Hen, Jeptha M. Olmstead; eolo, Tired, Miss Anna Babcock; reci- tations, The Debating Society, and The Man of Imagination, Julian H. Hanks; chorus, Be Be Bo Bo, by the clas: recitation, Selling the Farm, Mrs. Harold Willims; chorus, Mary Had Little Lamb, by the class; recitation, Woman, Florence Johnson; readings, Parson Jingle Jaw’s Surprise,and Light Over the Range, Jeptha M. Olmstead; round, My Dame Had a Lame, Tame Crane, by the class. W. C. T. U. Meeting. The W. C. T. U. met Friday, Deoc. 3, at 8 p. m. with Mrs, Jane Dean. In- teresting selections were read from the Union Signal. Baptist Library Opened. The Baptist library was opened on Bunday, Dec. 5th, to the school, after having been closed for three months. During that time the library has been renovated, new catalogues printed, and the books already in the library re- numebered and about fifty new books added. The new catalogues were dis- distributed at the opening. MMrs. C. Q. Eldredge, chairman of the library com- mittes, arranged the catalogue copy for the printers. The other members of the committes are Miss Lilllan Pendleton Chipman, Miss Clara Bur- nett, Oscar F. Crumb, Frank Earl Wil- llams and Henry Freeman Hanks. Coon-Brown Wedding. The marriage of Mrs. Bessle Clark Brown of Old Mystic and Elmer Coon of Pendleton Hill took place Saturday at noon at Pendleton Hill, the cere- mony being performed by the pastor of the Baptist church of that place. Mrs. Brown is the widow of Charles Brown of Old Mystic. She is the niece of Dr. A. T. Chapman of this village and has resided in the doctor's family for the past few years. Mr. Coon is a prominent eitizen of Pendleton Hill end a deacon of the Baptist church of that village. Town Has 232 School Evangelistic Meetings. cupied the pulpit of the Congi chu{ch Sunday, the pastor be! sen church Sunday. Mrs, A. B. Maine returned t homestead. Mrs, F. T. Whitman is at the Maine, M. D. Marks of North Haven, town Tuesday. Young People Entertained. tertained the young people of the ing. Various games an gether with singing, occupied the Mr. and Mrs. Drury. The town school committee has pleted the required children of school age, finding number 232. Special Meetings. gan a series of meetings in the Newton was accompanied by Newton. Geer Stone. LEBANON —Rsv. Talk op Missions, The First Congregational churc! beautifully night with acetylene gas, as ther: proposition before the people t range for its permanent use in church. Rev. L. E. Livermore returne first of this for the winter. ter, Annie Ellen, returned to day. Notes. Mrs. Florence Hazen, a missi The United Workers of the Metho- dist Episcopal church met Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the M. E. rooms. The Baptlst Ladies’ Aid society met Wednesday evening with the president Mrs. Oscar F. Crumb. Miss Mattie Haven Beckwith is now in the stare of the Smith Brothers of New London. Mrs, Fannie Chapman Lamb of Led- yard was the guest a part of last week of her cousin, Miss Chipman of Brush- The Goshen, Exeter, Franklin Windham auxiliaries have been ed. Lebanon Grange has received initiated. Amos Doubleday, while cutting Miss Mary Bacon of Burnett's Cor- ners, who has heen ill with pneumonia, is slightly Improved. TPhe property of the .late William Henry Mitchell was sold at public auc- tion Tuesday at 10 o’clock. Miss Grace Meech of Providence is th- guest of hLer brother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meech of Quoquetaug Hill. The - Baptist Sunday school unani- mously voted Sunday to hold a Christ- mas concert. Miss Emma Avery Williams is able to resume her duties as teacher of the school at [Kastern Point, after a week's fliness. by a falling tree and sustained a wound. Though unconscious rious. GOSHEN. Rehearsing chv?t:mn Music—Pl Form a Reading Circle. W. W. Gillette was in East Hai this week. Point attracted much notice he: Tuesday evening. Mrs. Elisha C. Davis is at the Me- | pointed to attend the funeral Some pretty selections of music are morial hospital, New London, for| A, Bonfoey substituted on the rural}peing rehearsed by the Sunday school treatment. g ._ | route Tuesday for F. B. Tooker. for the Christmas concert to be held Mrs. Allen Stevenson of Boston is Fred C. Palmer, who, with his fam- | Sunday evening, Dec, 26. the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Briggs of Mystic. Edna Shank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jochn Willlams Shank, was an eover Sunday guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Shank, of Led- yard. Mrs. Prentice A. Williams and. son, Lawrence Williams, of Quoquetaug Hill, were Sunday callers at the home of ‘Mr. and Mrs. John Spicer of Gro- ton borough. Mrs. John Spofford and .daughter, Theima, of PBrooklyn, N. Y. arrived Saturday at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Stapelyn, for a visit of several weeks. LEONARD BRIDGE ily, is spending the winter in New York, has been in town for a few days i S, The °A& 4 12 on Wednesday evening. fi mink was shot in the stream from Take Oxoboxo by James Street. Earl Browning and Henry Rathbun attended an auction in Lebanon Tues- day. Miss Mary Gerwitz of Brooklyn, N. Y., is spending this week with relatives in_Montville Center. Mrs. Deborah K. Livingston, presi- dent of the Rhode Island W. C. T. U, addressed a large audience In the church Wednesday evening. ASHWILLETT farm this week. antlers. here. to see what action would be every two weeks during the c winter. The Literary club meets this urday) evening. Obituary Notes—Anderson Place Re- caller here this week. d. Busy Bees Hold Sale—Large Crowd at v BOZRAH Auction. . Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the o SR Ashwlllett chapel, occurred the funer- | Supper Follows Grange Degree Everett foomis of Schenectady, N.|al of John E. Pierce, youngest son of —Fox Shot. Y. spent Sunday with friends in this =i 2% 2 place. The Busy Bees held a soeial and sale at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ‘William Clark on Thursday evening. A variety supper was served. Mrs. Maria Morgan returned to her home at Colchester Tuesday after spending two weeks with her niece, Mrs. A. G. Kneeland. Salmon Clark has returned from a ten days’ wisit with relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y., Cheshire, New Ha- ven and Hartford. ‘The aunction of Charles Jordan's kas attended by the largest crowd seen anywhere at an auction for some time. Everything sold high. Daniel B. and Mabelle Bitgood Plerce. The Rev. J. Howard Adams, pastor of the First Baptist church on Pendle- ton Hill, officiated. There was a large attendance and many beautiful flow- ers, Mrs. Henry E. Randall and Mrs. E. B. James sang Some Sweet Day, and Precious Jesus. The bearers were Charles P. Culver, James E. Miner, Henry E. Randall and Herbert E. Walker. The burial was in the Ash- willett cemetery. Rev. Mr, Adams read the committal service and offered prayer at the grame. Mrs. Frederick Miller who died Sun- day at her home in Ledyard, was born and spent her girlhood days in this town. The surviving brother, B. The Grange held its regular m ‘Wednesday evening. Two cand per was served. There were t five present. It is expected that Rev. C. A. gational church Sunday. Hill one day this week. in Lebanon. Hartford. A number of the young peopl L. Harkavy has purchased two very | F. Eccleston, abides here and is the | attend the C. E. convention held in choice cows from J. Hyde of Frank- | only one left of a large family of | Norwich today (Saturday). lin. children of the late William and Cyn- ST SRR thia Eccleston. GRISWOLD Carpenters are building an addi- FITCHV"-LE tion to the swest e!:ld of the residence Schidol Heatd Nos & Pagn = : of William S. Pugh. 00! eating actory— C. E. Election—Christmas Committees | ~ yames I, Morgan was an over Sun- Personal Items. Chosen. day guest of relatives here, returning e to Ledyard Monday. The Otto Anderson place is now known as the Oak Hill farm, Mr. An- derson having designated that name for the property while on his recent trip here from New York. Capt. Silas Rogers of New York was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henni Frank Morgan was happily surpris- ed Monday evening, a large number of friends calling on him. A business meeting of the C. E. so- elety was held Sunday evening for the election of officers. The officers for the next six months are: Presi- dent. W. A. Edmond; vice president, . W. Dawley; recording secretary, rs. Jane Lester; corresponding sec- retary and treasurer, E. A. Geer. Christmas committees were chosen Sunday as follows: Committee on recitation, Mrs. C. L. French; music, Frank S. Palmer: entertainment, Mre. Ymey Lathrop, Grace L. Meech, Suise Morgan,” Nettie Geer, W. A, Edmond and H. W. Dawley. LIBERTY HILL ‘Larga Attendance at Auction—Farm Sales. Foley. Thursday. Mrs. John Gleason and daugh Grenneville were recent visitors home of Mrs. F. Kinkead. Miss Ellen Holmes and Miss E. Randall, Wednesday and Thursday. WATERFORD. Tax Collector Receives $10,000 for November—New Trolley Station. Mrs. Louis Perking and her sister were in BEast Lyme Monday, as were also Mrs. Owen C. Williams and Mrs. B. Young. Willis Manwaring was busy gath- ering in the taxes Monday. His month's receipts were $10,000. The Ladies’ Aid society at Jordan held a sale.supper at the church par- F - . lors Wednaesday afternoon and even- . There was an entertalnment and |ing that was well attended. &upper at the church Friday evenin, H. B. McGovern is the guest of Tge friends in New York during vacation. The Waterford contingent of the W. R. C. turned out in force Thursday to attend the annual meeting of that so- clety at New London. Albert Fitch is lJame from an Injury received in handling stone at the local iookbolders of ths Eaat Lyme Lol at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chappell. Much trouble is experienced wi furnace In the school, and as a the past few days. A new barn has been erected rear of St. John's church. SOUTH LYME Mr, and Mrs. ¥. C. Payne w New London Tuesday. erings of people at Charles Jordan’s Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Miller eauction éver wi and things sold well ! During the short rainstorm Tuesday evening it rained about one-half an his farm. Thursday. this week. itor Tuesday. &y at Chappell's tion of pat- N. J, is in town on business connected ( with the disposal of her Waterford Baptist Yo-uuq People Entertained— Children— Rev. C. H. Northrup of Norwich oc- Mrs. Leander F. Park was received in to membership of the Third Baptist home in Norwich Sunday evening, aft- er a two weeks' stay at the Hillard Postmaster and Mrs. George W. Try- on have transferred their residence for the winter from the north end of the village to the home of Mrs. Tryon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hewitt. of her sister, Miss Dora Thompson of the state board of elucation, was in The Rev. and Mrs. Lucian Drury en- Baptist Sunday school Tuesday even- contests, to- Ice cream and cake were served by enumeration of The Rev. William F. Newton of New London arrived here Thursday and be- Baptist church Thursday evening. Mr. ‘While in town they will be the guests of a relative, Mrs, Fannie First Church May Light by Acetylene L E Livermore Returns— {lluminated last Sunday week from his trip to Florida, where by the advice of his her physician he left Miss Florence Ely Mrs. O. A. Hildreth and her daugh- home 'in Watermill, L. I, last Tues- from Sholapur, India, will address the Foreign Missionary Auxiliary in the church parlors this afternoon at 2.30. Mrs. Hazen will also speak in the main audience room Sunday evening. twenty new applications for member- ship recently, most of whom have been last Thursday, was struck on the head time, his injury is not regarded as se- The fire of Dawley’s sawmill at Fort midweek prayer meeting was held in the schoolhouse of district No. A large buck 'was seen on Maple Hill It had long handsome William Stark of Norwich was a caller one day this week on friends The young people were invited to meet at Oakland farm Friday evening about forming a reading circle, to meet S. P. Willard of Colchester was a were installed in the third and fourth degrees, after which an excellent sup- throp will preach in the First Congre- William Church shot a fox on Blue Miss Alice Bishop is visiting friends Mrs. David W. Avery has returned from a week's visit with friends in Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krowl of New Haven have been spending a few days with Mrs. Krowl's aunt, Mrs. Thomas Jerry Lynch of Hartford was at the home of his father, John Lynch, on Garon of Montville were recent guests there were many puplis absent during B. P. Stanhope is home for a bflet stay with his family at the Rocky Neck guests of Mrs. Allan Speirs in Lyme on Mrs. J. H. Champion was in Niantic James Slate was a New Haven vis- from visit Rev. Union ehg Sunday Charles tower ?csur, visit- ed friends out of'town Wednesday. bt clbeddadte sy Recent Weddings—Malcolm E. Thomp- son Run Down by Automobile. Miss Louise Billings Thompson was united in marriage with Charles Em- erson Hillard Nov, 29 at the Pendl ton Hill Baptist church by Rev. J. Howard Adams. Miss Thompson is the daughter of Charles D. Thompson and has been a successful teacher in town. She was married on her father’s and mother’s wedding anniversary. Mr. Hillard is one of the selectmen in ’ gfimdsumln‘ton. the son of Albert lard. ‘The searchlight of public opinion is Mrs. Harrls Boardman and son, Har- | focussed upo:n‘ the ;‘:mbenp of the ris, Jr., left for Montelair, N. J., Dec. | New London court of common coun— 7, where they will be the guests of |cil who gave harly scant courtesy to ;g’:-flfofldmfl! sister, Mrs, Dr. C, E. tAhfi lmportant measure presented by erman O'Leary, which defined the The Ladies *Afd soclety met with|duties of the sealer and measurer. This is surely a matter in which ev- Mrs. Martin O. Chapman Deec. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Horace H. Kinnie were |ery buyer in the city has personal guests of relatives at Rixtown Dec. 5. | interest, and just why the matter was Amelia Miner Palmer and Harris |[tabled and so vociferously assalled Is Boardman, Jr., have been {ll away beyond the understanding of Malcolm E. Thompson was run into | the unitiated. It would seem that in- by an automobile party Tuesday,|asmuch as the general statutes pro- throwing him out and bruising him |yide for the appointment of a sealer badly, spraining his ankle and injuring | of ‘weights and measures, and it be- his back. Mr. Thompson was uncon- |ing classed as one of the minor offices in New London, that the least the scious for a half hour. He was on his way to Westerly, R. L, ‘and his car-|council should do is to prescribe the riage was completely demolished. duties and fix the fees of the officer. It was stated that there was law suf- Dwight Miner has been engaged by ficient regarding weights and meas- ;he Cook Bros. to work at Hickery ‘arm. ures Miss Sarah T. Palmer, supervisor of | That ‘r:.‘yl{b:n:;r?og :o:l:. t:’ ..x;;‘d:i school, was at her home here for a few |in common council meeting, but there days - recently. are some, like the Missourian, and Mrs. Stephen Saunders of Ashaway |would 1tke to be shown the law to which such reference was made. was a guest of her brother, Deacon E. far as known there is no ordinance E,]é.‘oon,d;:‘t we;k. Y iss se Saunders of Ashaway |describing the duties of the office and was in this place Dec. 4 to attend the Aldarmln. O'Leary made effort to sup- ply that important .omission. Per- wedding of her uncle, Deacon E. E. haps the alderman’s ordinance was Coon. Mrs. John Kenyon and daughter|not just what is wanted, but in that Dorothea were at the home of Mrs.{case" the proper course would have Kenyon's mother, Mrs. Charles Chap-|peen to make such changes as were pell, at Ashaway, last week. considered necessary, and not attack the measure on general or political Coon-Brown Marriage. Deacon Elmer E. Coon and Betsie |Principles and then thrust it on the table, perhaps with no intention of C. Brown of Mystic were united in marrfage Dec. 4 at the Pendleton Hill | Fesurrection. parsonage by the Rev. J. Howard Ad- ams. Rev. J. Howard Adams was called to Ashwillett Dec. 5 to officiate at the funeral of John Adams Pierce, infant son of Daniel Pierce, who died of whooping cough. Burial was at Rix- town. 3 § s %5 § | Bank, QUILL PENS AND BLACK SAND No Longer in Use in New London—The New Uniform Rule for the New London Police Creates Adverse Comment—The Gilbert Estate Likely to be Added to the Pequot Property. " \ removed te Brooklyn and died there some years afterwards. The main ob- jection te the use of that style of was the constant scratehing that audible and disagreeabls to the generation of that time. Mr. also used the black u.n%hlut-l of the modern blotter, and peaman- ship was of the very best. It may seem strange to the young men of today, but half a century ago the boys used to gather and sell black sand and get money sufficient to pay admission to the circus and buy ice cream with two spoons, to say nothing of an occasional stick or two of striped or molasses candy. Where did the boys get the black sand? In the gut- ters, of course. In those days were no paved streets in New London and there was always an accumula- tion of a sandy substance in most gut. ters. Armed with magnets the would separate the biack ssnd the other material, release pepper boxes and then sefl It to merchants, doctors and all who di pens. This was a ol ing lead and tin foll to liams, the Main street the collection of bones and to Kelley, the regman, or grade dealers, Cottrell & Son, a junk business In the basem: the Exchange bullding, later conducted by Mr. was a common ooccurrence for the N London boys of half a century more ago to pay for their circus tick- ets, ice cream, candy, etc., in big .?- per cents which they received for black sand and old junk. There are among the most successful business men of today some who collected black sand with the magnet in of New London and could ly de. termine just what was saleable in the Junk line. But conditions have chang ed since the days when black sand and quill pens were used in the old Whal tional ab- o her home agent Third time. com- the Third Mrs. The people of New London, which the members of the henorable court of common council represent in mat- ters municipal, have the right to know that when they purchase any- thing that is weighable or measurable that they are getting the full quanti- ty they supposed they had purchased, and the only way that this can be done is to have all weights and meas- ures that are in use officlally sealed, just as is done in nearly evé: other city and town in the state. The con- ditions in the past have not been satisfactory, as the sealer of weights and measures could not very well per- form duties that were not defined, and about all he did in that line was to respond to calls ocasionally to test scales, more for the benefit of the seller rather than the retail buyer. Every scale, in honest justice to buyer and seller, as wel as every measure, should be officially inspect- ed at least once a year, and for that work the sealer should receive an an- nual fee, not large, but enough to pay him fairly for his time. If the owner of the scales or measures object to the payment of this small fee, and the city fathers have not the courage to penalize failure to pay, the officer should be paid direct from the city funds. This is done in places that are larger and of more industrial and commercial importance than New Lon- don, and only doing justice to the people. matter where the fees come from, the dear public is entitled to protection in this very important matter. It would seem to those on the outer edge that local merchants and business men would take pride in knowing that their welghts and meas- ures were fully up to the legal stand- ard and that their customers were getting just the quantity to which they were entitled. To carry out this idea it is not at all necessary, as has been intimated, to create a new and high-salaried officer, for the office is already created and the matter of fees should be easily ad- justed and the duties clearly defined. If the ordinance as presented by Ald- erman O'Leary is too strong for New London, although it was framed from the ordinances of other cities in the state, it could be so arranged as to meet the local equirements, The alderman is not wedded to that partic- ular ordinance, he only asks that proper protection be given the people of New London, and would not of- fended if a substitute covering the essential points was substituted. This is Alderman O'Leary's first term in the court of common council and it may be that some of the alder- men longer in service consider it pre- sumptuous on the part of the alder- man to father an ordinance of a na- ture that would naturally meet with publie proval, barring perhaps the infinitesimal few who probably make a practice in dealing with customers on the short weight and measure plan and thereby become unfair competi- tors with their fellow tradesmen. Alderman O'Leary has not been in politics long enough to work this measure as a political play, so there should be no feellng otdu.loully on h was - S NIANTIC What is Going on About the Village— Dredging for Flatfish. Thomas E. Perkins is engaged in Im- proving the property on the west side of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Burdick of New London have been at their cot- tage in Pine Grove for eight days' stay. George F. Griswold was in New Lon- don Tuesday on business. Hey Seinhler has gone to New Ha- ven, where he is employed in Poli's theater. Attorney Marion R. Davis was in Hartford Monday. Mrs. E. E. Darrow has returned to her apartments in Penn avenue from Brooklyn, N. Y. where she went to attend an orphans’ fair. Mrs. Darrow mtu that the fair netted about $12,- Mrs. N, E. Manwaring of New York called on relatives in Niantic Monday. Mrs, R. L. Manwaring is in New Ha- ven. Captain Clarke is dredging the river for fiatfish. Friends of Henry Sembler regret to learn of his departure from this place. Mrs. Lrvin Browning of Montville is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mor- gan in Washington avenue. Met in Cincinnati. Bernard Ray, a Niantic boy now traveling with the Ben-Hur theatrical company, took dinner with R. F. Bacon in Cincinnati, O., on Dec. 1st. Mr. Bacon is also a Niantic young man, Many persons are visiting the woods for Christmas decorations. PRESTON Supper at Long Society Schoolhouse— Annual Entertainment of G. R. Club. A supper was held in the Long So- ciety schoolhouse Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance. A good time was enjoyed by all. A Successful Evening. ‘The G. R. club held its annual en- tertainment, supper and sale in the ves- try of the Congregational church on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance. The following programme was given: Instrumental music, Mrs. Frank H. Palmer; dialogue, Breakfast Food for Two, George W. Sanay and Edith A. Rouse; solo, Anna ey ; monologue, Cy and I, Miss Belle Scott; solo, Christine Peabody; Instrumental music, Mrs. Frank H. Palmer. This brought the club $40. Clam chowder, cake, coffee and ice cream was on sale. Miss Corinne Peabody and Edna Bogue are in Westerly. e is a o ar- that d the According to a ‘I:‘c:l' et new police comm m: g well police, has ordered radical the conduct of the police though no new orders have clally issued to the police The newspaper does not E ture of the orders In one saction as a sample, and a fair sample it tinges more and spite tham for the bettermen: the service. According to the the police officers will be reg! to wear full uniform while on the way from their home to the police station to report for duty, and vice versa, which is as ridiculous as would be orders from rafiroad nies to re- quire all employes to do likewise, or if such rule prevailed in the manu- facturing and business eoneerns of the city, hat the real object of such a rule is cannot be readily understood but is believed to be the openi an old-time feeling that existed be- tween certain city officials and certain members of the poliece department, and will certainly tend, under the oireum- stances, to lessen the efficlenay of the police department, for of mnecessity there would be discord that would be detrimental to discipline and force di regard of duty for fear of offending those higher up. ‘This sort of action has besm charac- teristio in the government of the police and accounts for the apparent lack of efficiency on certaln occasions. Jt was supposed that when there was change in the annual election of members of the police force that this serious defect would@ be remedied, but she yearly changing of the police committes, and with each board desirous of having rules to suit their ideas, has been damaging to the work of the force, for it is difficult for any member to know just where he is at and when active duty is bel performed it is with fear and trembling. ‘The personnel of the present force s satisfactory to the great majority of the people and the members are all men of experience and it wouwld m proper for the police commit! cease meddling with the working de- tails of the police fore The officers are all familiar with r duties and they should be permitted to do duty without fear or favor. If the present committee desires to make record the best orders they could give to the police would be explicit instructions to wee to It that all laws that came within thelr scope are rigidly emforced and that failure to perform that duty would be followed with . investigation and probable dismissal. The captain of police should have authority to de- fine all the detall of actual police work their onary and invit- about wood scalp for a an to rtford re on o taken oming (Sat- Work eeting idates the part of the professional politiclans, | and be held responsible for the general LEFFINGWELL He realizes the necessity of some such | discipline of the department, and ha, 5 % ordinance, and those who knew |and he alone, should have all power in hirty- Meeting of n Study Class. him best understand that his motives | assighing officers to specified beats and duties without Interference from those higher up. Then New Lendon would have a more efficient police forece and the law-abiding people would be better sfied. rag are strictly honest and in the interest Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert of Laurel |of the public good. Hill were guests over Saturday night of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lathrop, Miss Gracie Champlin of Norwich spent Wednesday of last week with her aunt, Mrs. Alfred H. Beebe. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dolbeare spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Ambrose Sullivan at Trading Cove. Misses Annie Caulkins and Matilda Clish of Norwich spent Sunday with the former’s sister, Miss Hazel Caulk- ins, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leffingwell. Miss Ruth Palmer was the guest Sunday of Miss F. A. Johnson of Montville. The Mission Study class met at the parsonage Wedne: loon, C. M. Geisthardt has moved his mil from Palmertown to Wauwecus Hill on W. R. Browning's lot. LISBON Miss Ethel Kennedy was the guest over Sunday of her cousin, Miss Ro- sella Collins of Central Village. The ladies’ aid society held a meet- ing at Mrs. ¥. E. Hyde's Wednesday of last week. Fred Church of South Canterbury was in town Sunday. Thomas Fogge of Jewett City was a caller in this place Sunday. Misses Margaretha and Anna Hoelck were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hoelck of Norwich over Sunday, Irene, eldest daughter.of Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly, is il Mrs. I E. Hyde was in Norwich Monday. HANOVER. Rev. D. B. MacLane of Taftville, s the guest of the Ladies' guild, will lecture next week on: The Origin of Tunes, with violin accompaniment. Committees have been appointed for a Christmas Sunday school supper and mme of entertalnment, ‘The sidewalk between the school- house and church has been improved he week under the care of Nor=- The expected has happened and th present court of common council has closed all contention that existed in the Armstrong administration with the Thames Ferry company, and now the ferry company is assured that it can conduct the business under the long lease without interference from the present admisistration. Mayor Armstrong before retiring stated pub- licly that his actions against the ferry company Ww- re not of a parsonal nature as had been freely alleged, but from an honest delief that he was acting for the best Interests of the public, and especially the patrons of the ferry. However, when the freeing process was in operation everything that was possible was done to show that the ex- mayor acted rather for himself than for the city, and great stress was laid upon the fact that the mayor e ed councel other than the corporation council to handle the cases instituted against the ferry company in the name of the city. This was within the au- thority of the mayor, sanctioned by the court of common council, appear- ed to be justified under the circum- stances and would have been aceptable in almost any case other thanagainst the Thames Ferry company. Of course there are two sides to this ferry ques- tion, and the public is familiar with both sides, and if the pubdlic as a whole were to pass upon the matter as a jury there would probably be a disagreement. The Pequot house corporation has option on the Gilbert property which adjoins in the rear the site of tha burned Pequot house, and the actual sale has been delayed by reason of the property not having been legally han- died through the probate court after the death of the owner. The present week a son of the former owner was made administrator of the estate and in a short time'the sale will be effec:- ed. This addition to the Pequot prop- erty would make an avallable and desirable site for a large and modern summer hotel, and there are not a few who belipve that it wlll be used for just that purpose, despite the veiled denials to the contrary. There is urgent nced for such a hotel in New Lendon, one of the most natural summer places on the ‘entire coast, 8o located that it would em- brace country and city life and unsur- passed maripa advantages. Senator Brandégee and the other owners of tha property would no doubt prefer to sell the same for a hotel site than for any other purpose and would be satisfled with a small profit on the investment in that instance. This is a matter of vital interest to New London and in all the worthy efforts of the city boom- ers a hotel on the Pequot site would be the worthiest boom of them all. Fifty years ago or thereabouts th was no organized business assoclation in New London, still there was no lack of public spirited citizens who came to the front and center, erected the Pe- quot house and brought New London into deserved prominence as & summer resort. What the men of half a cen- tury ago did, the men of teday should be able te repeat and have a hotef in e will ter of at the Abbie Willis th the result at the Now that officials of the United States supreme court have returned to the use of quill pens, recalls the fact that the late Hon. Augustus Brandegee, father of Senator Frank B. Brandegee, was the last New Lon- don lawyer to drop the quill for the steel pen, and so far as known there is not a quill pen user in the city. Charles G. Sistare, who for many years was collector of the port of New London, used the qui!l pen and sand all the time he was in of- which was up to the first Cleve- ere in were 39 AF \