Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 31, 1909, Page 10

Twslve Months of Activity in Political, Municipal and Social Affairs—Hi as They Appeared in 1he Bulletin—Fire Department’s Record for the Year. (The events of this chronology are given under the date upon which they were published in The Bulletin). JANUARY. 1—Adams-Pendleton wedding. 21st annual social of Greeneville Hook and Ladder company. Deaths of Amos O, Church and Richard H. Webb. 2—Annual New Year's reception at Y. M. C. A. Special assembly of ¥Franklin council, K. and S. M. Annual meeti: of rst Congregational chureh, Quarterly repert of sudden deaths. Uncas lodge elect officers. 4—Greeneville Congregational Sun- day-school hold annual election of of- ficers. White Cross conn;fl l:uull of - ficers, Openi of week of prayer. muru&o“(":;n‘oa C. Church and Mrs. G. H. 1. 5—Annual meeting of New London Uncas , 1. 0. O. F,, install officers. An- nual meeting of W. C. T. U, Meeting of common council. 6—Meeting and banquet of Norwich Association Football club. 29th anni- versary of St. Joseph's Sodality and Literary assoclation. 7—Somerset lodge, A. F. and A. M, install officers. Hurlburt-Peale wed- ding. Annual meeting of Third Baptist church. Annual meeting of First Baptist church, Church Ald society and Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society, %D $—Semli-annual meeting and election of officers of Open House club. 9—Meeting of Parish House associa- tion. Annual conclave of Columbian commandery. Meeting of Ladies’ so- cieties of Christ_church. 11—Death of J. Hunt Smith. Har- vey-Burgess wedding. Annual meet- ing of St, Joseph's Sodality and Liter- association. Death of Paul Bro- ::{.ko drowning. Death of Edward Dernison Fuller. 12—Deaths of Willlam A. Richmond and Mrs. Lydia W. Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Gager celebrate 50th wedding anniversary. Annual meet- ing of Home Chapter of Xing's Daughters. Special meeting of Bridge school district. 3 13—Meeting of Academy football team. Quarterly meeting of Insane Annual meetings Uncas and Mer Loan and Trust Co. Funeral of Ed- ward D. Fuller. Quarterly ‘meeting of City Unjon, King’s Daughters. Sud- den death of Mrs. George Towne, 3 14—Annual meeting of Ecclesiasti~ cal society of Second Congregational church. Funerals of William A. Rich- mond and Mrs, Lydia Noyes. Installa- tion of Bastern Star officers. 1—Annuel meeting of Franklin counell, R. and 8. M. Annual parish and soclety meetings of Universalist church. 16—Meeting of City Mission com- mittee of the United Workers. Annu- el reception of Prof. J. J. Kennedy's dancing clas: 18—Annual .Yort of St. Patrick’s church., Funeral of J. Hunt Smith. Death of Mrs. Austin B. Nash. 19—Annual meeting of Board of Trade. Meeting of Art Students’ as- soclation. Carpenters’ union cele- dbrate 23rd anniversary. Death of Mrs. Cynthia E. Bliss. 30—Haley-Drake wedding. Fifth annual dall and reception. St s T. A. B. society install of- ficers. Funeral of Mrs. Austin B, Nash. Adjourned annual meeting of Merchants National bank. Death of Luclus Leander Gardner. #1—Death of George Coit Ripley. War Veterans Install officers. Annual communication of Grand lodge of Cennecticut, F. and A. M. 23—Annual meeting of Park, Broad- way, Second Congregational and Cen- tral Baptist churches. St. Agnes guild install officers. J. Hunt Smith will probated. Funeral of Leander Luclus Gardner. 23—Annual meeting of Business College Alumni association. Sudden death of Clarence W. Prentice. Meet- ing of Broadway Home Missionary society. 25—Funeral of George Coit Ripley. Death of Mrs, Julia A. Adams. Sudden death of Mrs. Peter Hunt. 15th annu- al report of W. W. Backus hospital. 26—8t. Mary's T. A. B. association observes 48th anniversary. Meeting of Faith Trumbull chapter. meeting of M'All auxiliary. of Clarence W. Prentice. State Bapti Brotherhood conference at First Bap- tist church. 27—~Annual Workers’ annual meet- ing. Meeting of New London County B: rical soclety. Norwich council, Royal Arcanum, elect officers. 28—8udden death of Willlam A. Bedent. Funeral of Mrs. Julia A. Adams. Annual report of Adjutant General George M. Cole. 29—Annual ball and reception of Third Company. Death of Mrs. James L. Gould, Meeting of New London County Historical soclety. 30—Annual banquet of Connecticut McKinley association. Funerals of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gould. Mr, and Louig H. Saxton celebrate 41st ing anniversary. FEBRUARY. 1—Assessors complete work. An- nual meeting of Norwich sub-division Red Cross. 2-4Meeting of common council. Ad- journed annual meeting of W. C. T. U. John G, Cooley observes 90th birthday. 3—Annual meeting of Norwich Shooting club. Opening of Bogardus murder case In court. Annual meet- ing of Maplewood Cemetery associa- tion. 4—Social and banquet of Norwich district staff of Prudential Life In- surance company. Norwich bowlers win from New l.ondon team. 5—Deaths of Miss Ellen Sweeney and David D. Chuase, Funeral of Joseph XK. Hull. Gould and Simond eatate In probate court. 6—Bogardus found guilty of murder in second degree. Third anunual ban- quet of Xene society. Mr. and Mrs, George C. Bliss celebrate 65th wedding anniversary. “ §—Meeting of 'Norwich Council, United Commercial Travelers. Death of Mrs. George W. Moseley. Lincoin service at Y. M. C. A. 9—Annual juspection of companies Third and Fifth. Meeting of Art Students’ ass=ociation. Annual meet- ing of Master Bulilders' association. Shannon bullding destroyed by fire. 10—Budget conference of Northern Baptist convention. Meeting of Wo- man’s auxillary of the ¥, M. C. A Meeting of Round Table. Bogardus sentenced to life imprisonment. 11—Mecting of First Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary society. Death of Mrs. Joseph Hill 12—Meetingzof Methodist Woman's Homoe Missienary society. Meeting of Natchaug grange. Lincoin day ob- served in schools, 13—Lincoln day observed in schools. Social meeting of parish house asso- ciation. 15—Death of John E., Warner. An- nual choir service at Christ churei. lAncoln day observed in churches. i6-—Funeral of John B. Warner. 12th anniversary of St. Anne's T. A. 50~ clety. Meeting of Norwich al society. Death of Mrs, John Mitchell. 17—Y., W. C. T. U. hold Frances R Willard memorial service. Death .of Capt. William Dodge. Ladies’ night at Colonjal club. 18—Fire losses adjusted upon Shan- and Boston store. Open N. E. O. P. 19—Death of Mrs. Ellen Whitehead. Anaual of Canton Oneco, No. 3, 1. O, 0. F. Meeting of Norwich Indian association. Mrs. ine L. Crandall celebrates 84th bi J 20—Opening number of Academy musical course. Death of Mrs. Elisha Post. Haile and Open House clubs present “The Garden Party.” 22—Norwich Y. M. C. A, defeat ‘Willimantics at basketball. 24th anni- versary of White Cross council, No. 13, K. of C. Will of Mrs. John Mitohell probated. Death of Rev. Dr. Riley Johnson. 23—Jurasz sentenced to life im- prisonment. Funerals of Rev. Dr. J. Riley Johnson, Mrs. Elisha Post and | Walter S. Loveland. Annual meeting of Putnam Phalanx. Greeneville Hook and Ladder company, No. 2, holds annual Washington's birthday celebration. Meeting of New London County Horticultural soclety. 24—Annual banquet of Norwich board of trade. Fred Kruck seriously injured by electric car. 5—Meeting of Round Table. Deaths of Miss Bessie Dyson and George Flint. Philharmonic sociepy organizes. 26—Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Fenton ob- serve 556th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Carlyle celebrate 15th wedding anniversary. 27—Funeral of George Flint. Meet- ing of Board of Water Commissioners. Report of Dr. H. M. Pollock, of the Norwich hospital for insane. MARCH. 1—Annual confirmation services at Episcopal churches. Lahn-Solomon wedding. Death of Samuel K. Lovett. 2—Meeting of common council. An- nuval meeting of Connecticut Iron Cord corporation. 3—Military enrollment completed. Death of Mrs. Johg Gallup. Meeting of Letter Carriers’ ociation. 4—Death of Edwin D. Whitmarsh. Robinson-Dyer wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Perr; celebrate 40xg wedding anniversary. 5—Meeting of O; House club. Fu- neral of Samuel Lovett. 6—Funeral of Mrs. John W. Gallup. 12th annual banquet of overseers of bleachery. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Rogers observe 60th wedding anni- versary. Annual reception’ of Miss Lanz's dancing class. 8—Opening of HEvangelistic services at First Baptist church. Norwich Council, No. 309, United Commercial Travelers elect officers. Avery W. Barnes celebrates 100th birthday. 9—Meeting and class initiation of | Norwich lodge, No, 298 N. E. O. P. Death of Harry L. Beebe. 10—Annual banquet of Musician’s union, A. F. of M. Meeting of Round | Table., Meeting of Norwich Art as- ;gelltlon. e ission: soclety. 11——Ma:;’un of Leffingwell hoids election of offiecr: 12—Death of Charles 8. Batty. Meet- ing of Methodist Foreign Missionary society. 13—Meeting of Parish House asso- clation. ing contest. Funeral Beebe. Meeting of league. of Harry L. City Baseball | 15—Funeral of Charles S. Batty.|” Sudden death of Patrick McMahon. Funeral of Miss Mary A, Wales. 16—George W. Kieg observes 56th | birthday. Special school meeting in Bridge district. Louis A. Swartzburg wins Perkins prize speaking prize. 17—Annual St. Patrick’s entertain- ment of St. Cecilia’s T. A. society. Annual banquet of Round Table. Ben- nett-Benjamin wedding, Death of Rev. Denison L. Brown. 18—Academy senior class appoint committees. 21st _ annual ball of Division No. 2, A. O. H. Martin Bent 74th birthday. orwich lodge of Elks elect of- ficers. Annual meeting of Odd Fel- lows’ home corporators, Funeral of | Rev. Denison L. Brown. Death of| Giles Bishop. 20—Death of Henry C. Cottrell. An- nual meeting of Epworth League. Closing number of Academy Musical course.. Sedgwick Post, No. 1, en- tertain Department officers. 22—Death of Mrs. Laura P. Gates. Mr. and Mrs. Claudius V. Pendleton celebrate 30th wedding anniversary. Chapman-Loveland wedding, Funer- al of Henry C. Cottrell. 23—Deaths of Augustus Coit and | Willlam C. Welden. Meeting of Stationary Engineers. 24—Meeting of retail merchants. Death of Mrs. Margaret Smith. An- nual meeting of Central Baptist Men's League. Miss Mary R. Gibbs wins in Willlams prize reading contest. Funeral of Mrs. Horace S. Gates. 25—Funeral of Augustus Coit. Meet- ing of Norwich grange, Patrons of Husbandry. Meeting of Y. M. C. A. Death of Mrs. Willlam Lafferty. 26—E. E. Baker wins in West Side Pinochle club. Funeral of Willlam C. | Welden. Annual social at Methodist Burgess, of Lebanon, Meeting of First Baptist | | Norwich grange. | aptist Missionary society ! Newton-Perkins prize speak- ! Ity | Thomas H. Cranston, | churches. church. James Gilmore injured by switching cars. 27—Missionary conference at Broad- way church. Special city meeting. 29—Death of Mrs. George H. Hewitt. Close of Interdenominational Mission- ary conference. Death of Mrs. James Ringland. 30—Anderson-Johnsén wedding. Fu- neral of Dr. Nehemiah Perry. 3]—Annual meeting of Arcanum club. Funeral of Mrs. George H. Hewitt. | Padges distributed to Fifth company. Funeral of Mrs. James Ringland. APRIL. 1—DMeeting of board of trade. Quar- terly report of sudden deaths. Funer- 4l of Charles M. Patterson. 2—Annual convocation of Franklin chapter. Norwich lodge of Elks in-| stall officers. Annual London County Medical society. Mrs. | Edward A. Huntington observes 91st birthday. Sudden death of George H.I Bruce. 3—Death of Arthur Griswold. Meet- ing of Mt. Holyoke Alumnae associ tion. Funeral of Mrs. Joseph MacKen- zle. Death of Mrs. Augusta M. Peter- son. 5—Sudden death of Joseph Hill. An- nual banquet of Bones fraternity. New England Southern conference of | Methodist churches. Funeral of Mrs. | Augusta M. Peterson. 6—Annual report of Health Officer, Dr. N. B. Lewis. Meeting of common council, Funerals of Arthur M. Gris- wold and George H. Bruce. 7—Funerals of James Gilmore and | Joseph Hill. Death of Miss Leah| Rogers. Meeting of New London Coun- ty Association of Congregational min- isters. Close of Methodist conferenc 8-~Deaths of John G. Cooley and George Carroll. Fourth annual ban- quet of Delta Upsilon Phi sorority. Hoelck-Kenerson wedding. Funeral of Mrs. Frank Draper. 3 ' 9—Joseph Robinson resigns as boss mechanic _at Ponemah mill. Annual roll-call of Universalist church. Kam- erer-Stronig and Osgood-Baldwin wed- dings. Catholic Woman's club elect officers. 10—Union Fast day service at Park church. necticut State Beekeepers’ association. Funeral of John G. Cooley. Sudden death of John R. Cobleigh. Citizens’ meating on Davenport Arms Co. 13—Death of Rufus W. Marshail eeting of New | 18th annual meeting of Con- | Jaster observed in churches. 13th an- nual banquet of Tri Kappa fraternity. Funeral of Miss Leah V. Rogers. 13—Meeting of executive committee of Norwich's 250th celebration. Capt. Mrs. Nathan New Lon- anni- St. Ane grw'; parish. Organization of Board Horace H. Shedd. : Dasih ot Mes one el p%on.c'w' of Mrs. ; ¥ al meeting of m%‘mpfl parish. MacMillan-Rief wedding. An ml meeting of City union of S Daughters. 5 15—Death of Burdick kme!d Meeting und election of officers of Haile “club. Emil Lang ts suicide by drowning. Funerals of Mrs. John Caipbell and Horace H. Shedd. Rev. D. W. Cannon accepts call to Mt. Calvary Baptist church. 17—Campfire of Sedgwick Post, G. A. R. State convention of Y. M. C. A, Waterman R. Burnham elected state vice-president. Funeral of Miss Lizzie Linnell. Central Athletic club cele- brate 3rd anniversary. 3 19—Annual free-will offering service of W. C. T. U. Death of Frank T. Brown. Celebration committee organ- izes. 20—Meeting of ITonic Camp, Modern Woodmen. Meeting of Art Students’ association. Funeral of Thomas G. McGarrity. Meeting of common coun- cil. Meeting of New London County Horticultural society. 21—St. Mary's rectory completed. Death of Judsen B. Underwood. Re- ports of Hastern Connecticut D. A. R. Chapters’ col gress. 22—Funeral of Frank T.Brown. An- nual meeting of Central Baptist Y. P. U. Arnold-Bromley wedding. Meet- ing of Chelsea Boat club. Adams- Poyerd wedding. 23—Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Brew- ster celebrate 50th wedding anniver- sary. Annual banquet of West Side Pinochle club. Potter-Draper wed- ding. 24—Meeting. of Senior Epworth league of Methodist church. Death of Mrs. John Leftingwell. 26—Manager William H. Oat ban- | queted in honor of 25th anniversary in connection with “The Bulletin.” An- nual meeting of Park Congregational chiirch. Annual cradle roll of Central Baptist church. 27—Mrs. Alvan Bussey fatally burn- ed. Special meeting of common coun- cil. Death of Theodore Raymond. 19th anniversary observed of founding of Odd Fellows . Joint mission- ary campaign of Congregational mis- sionary societies. 28—Chapman-Armstrong wddding. Meeting of Round Table. Death of M Alvan J. Bussey. 29—Father Mathew T. A. society ob- serve 10th anniversary. W.'C. Young home burglarized. 15th annual con- vention of I. A F., Manchester Unity. Ringland-Burnap wedding. Sudden death of John B. Lathrop. s)—Sudden death of Owen McGrath. Death of Julius F. Volkman. Gardiner Greene nominated judge of superior court. Prentice-Champion wedding. MAY. 1—Annual meeting of Colonial club, Board of Water Commis- Sed-wick Post Memorial day mpleted. f Board of Fire Com- ath of Thomas H. Cran- 1 of John B. Lathrop. ioners inspect stations. al meeting of Uncas Power T Universalist church proper- sold. Meeting of common council 36th annual report of Water Commis- sioners. Funeral of Mrs, Charles M. Eaton. 5—People’s singing class concert. Meeting of board of trade. Funeral of Death of Mrs. Otto Weinert. 6—Meeting of New London Arch- deaconry. Funeral of Mrs. James Brown. Annual whist and dance given by Catholic Woman’s club. 7—Death of Miss Lucretia Hurlbut. Barry-McCollom tase settled in court. Regular convocation of Franklin chap- ter. James C. McPherson presented Past High Priest jewel. g§—Funeral of James E. Bushnell. Annual meeting of Loyalty class of First Baptist Sunday-school. Deaths of G. Dana B. Kinney and Henry L. Palmer. Red Top burglarized. 10—Death of Orlando Cunningham Tucker. Funerals of G. Dana B. Kin- ney. 3rd anniversary of Sigma Beta Phi. Mothers’ day observed in Miss ‘Mary Graham ob- serves 106th birthday 11—Deaths of Ronald Mussell and William Newton Townsend. Meeting of Norwich Art association. Annual meeting of Masonic bodies. Death of Mrs. Frank S. Edmonds 12—47th annual conference of Con- gregational = churches. Funeral of Ronald Mussel. Annual convocation of Grand chapter of Royal Arch masons. Meeting of Park Commissioners. 13—Annual meeting of Dime Sav- ings bank. Funeral of William W. Townsend. Charles Bard observes 82nd birthday. Annual Y. M. C. A. meeting. Annual meeting of Univer- salist Mission circle. Gas and Electric Commissioners organize. Meeting of Round Table. Deaths of Irving E. Hill and Miss Helen Mae Langley. 14—Field day of Third company. Miss Louise Pratt and Miss Ruth Pot- ter entertain family at Sheltering Arms. State convention of Sister lodges Sons of Hermann. Death of Mary Louise Davenport. 15—Woman's Relief Corps elect of- ficers. Meeting of Sedgwick Post, No. 1, G. A. R. Deaths of Alonzo I. Park- hurst, Henry L. Palmer, L. L. D, and Charles M. Daboll. 17—Anniversary celebration pro- gram completed. Annual Y. C. A. service. Death of Mrs. W. H. Webb. Funerals of Irving BE. Hill and Mrs. William L. Webster. Chelsea lodge opened for the season. 18—Quarterly meeting MAl auxiliary. Public meeting of New London Worticultural society. Death of Michael Murphy. 19—Special town meeting. Funer- als of Mrs. Willlam H. Webb and Alonzo I Parkhurst. Death of James Quinn. 20—Annual business session of grand lodge of Connecticut, I. O. O. F. 6th annual conference of Internation- al Order of King's Daughters. Annual meeting of Norwich Roque club. Ladies’ night at Arcanum club. 21—Meeting of Central Athletic ¢lub. Conference of Congregational churches in Hanover. Death of Mrs, Milon Loveland. Annual convention of Sons of Veterans, 22-Death of Francis McKeag. Meet- ing of common council James Quinn. 24— Newell-Wallace wedding. Annu. idle roll of Broadway church. Special services at Methodist church for Knights Templar. on Loveland. Hartford day with the Masons. Stati Engineers. of al cr Witter and | of Henry B. Noyes. ng of Nor- | jury commissioners. ociation. Funeral of night by 0Odd_Fellows. ends its season. Sudden i 4 nton. ~ating o f Norwich Jrange. AMemorial day, Stamm case adies’ Table ting_of Mason Monument as- Death of Mrs. Elias Wood- Death of Alpert C. Clarkson. TUncasville postoffice burglarized. 20—Common counci] meeting. Fu- neral of Dr. Thales I. Stanton. Annu- al cradle roll ot Park chure Millard wins silver m in U. contest. Death of W. Balcom. A 31—Death of Charles F. @ Funeral of | Funeral of Mrs. | board | A. boys return from Con; Columbus class initiation. versary service of Epworth league. 8—Annual city election. Meeting of Stationary Engineers’ association. An- nual meeting of Christ church. W. C. T. U. meeting. Wallace Allis ap- pointed head of state fil board. 9—Graduation at s hospital. Kennedy-Curtin and Lillibridge-Hew- gt wedcdlanm lhnMMt hof %eolonel eorge Col pley. of - min F. Lewis. ¥ e 10—Annual meeting Alumnae asso- ciation of Backus hospital training school. Burtis-Hubbard wedding. Death of Samuel M. Brooks. Annual convention of Protestant FEpiscopal churches. 11—Jonathan L. Lathrop ecelebrates 80th birthday. Annual meeting of So- ciety of Founders of America. McClure- Perkins wedding. 34th annual meet- 1.1;: of Woman’s Board of Foreign Mis- ons. 12—Raymond-Seaver and Smith-Al- spach weddings. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Allen observes 30th wedding anni- versary. Funeral of Benjamin F. Lewis, Sr. Annual concert of Acad: emy Musical club. 14—Children’s day observed in churches. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hen- derson celebrate 45th wedding anni- versary. Annual meeting of Academy baseball team. 15—Common council organizes. Semi- annual election of officers of Carpen- ters’ union. Meeting of Art associa- tion. Annual meeting of Faith Trume- bull chapter, D. A. R. 16—Adjourned annual city meeting. Closing exercises of Miss Sayles’ school. Semi-annual election of officers of St. Andrew’s chapter, Knights of St. Paul, Annual meeting of Norwich Rural as- sociation. 17—Death of Frank Martin. Annual meeting of New London Archdeaconry. Funeral of Miss Emma Revell. Pet- rone vs. S. and J. Gregson case in court. Hope Rebekah lodge, I. O. O.F., celebrate 25th annivi 3 18—Semi-annual election of officers of Central Athletic club. 137th annu- al meeting of Stonington union. Death of Miss Dorothy H. Mitchell. Water Board organizes, . 19—Funeral of Frank S. Martin. An. nual meeting of Falls school district Meeting of common council. Will of Miss Emma Revell probated. 21—Annual meeting of Long Society school district. Sudden death of Will- jam L. Greenberg. Coghlan-Blicq wed- ding. OAd TFellows' Memorial dav., St. Jean Baptiste society observes 25th anniversary. 22—Annual meeting of Norwich Free Academy Alumni association. Station- ary Engineers’ association elect offi- cers. Potter-Briggs wedding. Funer- al of Miss Dorothy Dunn Mitchell. An- n;zqa‘l reunion of Free Academy class of 23—Henry Gay observes 66th birth- day. Funeral of Charles Leroy John- son. Graduaticn at Norwich Free Academy. Harrison-Klein wedding. Death of Mrs. Charles A. Robinson. 24—Deaths of John S. Kraus and Egbert Storer. Annual meeting of Bridge district. Funeral of William L. Greenberg. Annual rose show of New T.ondon County Horticultural society. Jackson-Parkhurst wedding. 25—Robinson family reunion. Clos- ing exercises of County Home school and Falls school. Semi-annval meet- ing of Third Baptist B. Y. P. U. Death of Dr. Lewis S. Paddock. Annual re- cital of Prof. White's pupils. 26—Death of William Henry Chese- bro. Funeral of Egbert Storer. An- nual meeting of Greeneville school distriet. Graduations of the Central and West Chelsea districts. Funeral of Mrs. Charles A. Robinson. Annual reunion of Army and Navy club. 28—Death of Charles LeRov John- son. Funeral of Dr. Lewis S. Paddock. Dr. Harris appointed medical examin- er. Plans completed for the town’s celebration. 29—Funeral of William Henry Chese- bro. Emest G. Champlin made stroke of Syracuse varsity crew. Carpen- ters’ union install officers. 30—Potter-Adams wedding. Ad- journed meeting of boards town school visitors and selectmen. Hamilton- Bowker wedding Alphonse Gondreau killed by cars. Death of Dr. Edward Cornet. JULY. 1—Death of James H. Welles. Grad- uation in Bridge district school. Geer- | Tucker and Whitaker-Peck weddings. Death of Louis James Tucker. terly report of sudden deaths. 2—Celebration plans completed. Yale-Harvard race. 3—Loan exhibit for Norwich cele- bration completed. Deaths of George H. Brown and Mrs. Frank S. Stuart. Meeting of Third company, C. A. C. Uncas lodge elect officers. 5—Opening plans of Norwich 250th celebration completed. Special ser. mons preached in churches. Fune! al of James H. Welles. 6—President William H. Taft a vis- itor in town. Opening of 250th anni- versary celebration. 7—Dadication of Memorial fountain. Close of Norwich 250th anniversary celebration. Death of “Uncle” George Bromley. §—Capt. Baldwin makes long flight in airship. Melbone-Cook wedding. Opening of Lincoln park. 9—9th anniversary of Grace Memo- rial church. Meeting of common coun- cil. Sth annual report of Chief Stan- ton. Yeomans-Lewis wedding. 10—Death of Leander F. Gardner. Simmnons-Frown wedding. Mr. and Mre. John Heibel celebrate 25th wed- ding anniversary. X 12 —Meeting of Norwich City lodge, O. B. A. lLast services in Universalist church. Wheeler-RBrowning wedding. 13—Tobin Arms Company sold. Death Annual session ‘of Quar- 14—Meeting of trustees of Norwich State hospital. Meeting of the Y's. Norcross-Fairflield wedding. 15—Semi-annual meeting of Thames Past Grands association. Death of William Ogden. Volkman-Brown wed- ding. 16—John Smith arrested for forgery. Death of Henry B. Noyes. Haviland- Whiting wedding. Seml-annual meet- ing of Father Mathew T. A. soclety. 17—Death of James A. Bill. Ann al outing of First Baptist Sunday- school. S Ogden. Nathan S. Gilbert observes 94th birth- day. 19—~Death - of Mrs. Charles Burden. An ting of St. Andrew's Sun- of beard of U Death of Esther Heaps. den death of R. J. Williams. Y. M. C. Camp Brownin, 26—Death of James Good by drowfn.- ing. Union service at Park church. Capt. and Mrs. Thorne hold farewell service. Funera! of Lemuel B. Park. Annual picnic of Greeneville Congre- gational church. 27—Whipple-Potter wedding. Deaths of Wyman J. May and Dr, Matthew I. ’I:z:wn. St. Patrick’s rectory broken, 28—Captain W. G. Tarbox presented cut-glass water set by Fifth company, C. A. C. N. G. _Death of Mrs. Jerome F. wug:ms. Funeral of Miss Sarah A, 28—Outing of Sedgwick Woman’s Relief Corp. Sudden death of George Dietz. Meeting of Leffingwell Baptist Ladies’ Home and Missionary society, 30—Annual picnic of Third Baptist Sunday-school. Closing meeting, of Third company, C. N. G. Ocean Beach day celebration. - SI\—F&r‘\lelul .?f Mrs, .‘Leflromo E. win- ams. ler-Brown w . Outin, of Chelsea Boat club. g A5 AUGUST. 1—Meeting of County Board of An- cient Order of Hibernians. Funeral of George Dietz. Meeting of White Cross_council. —Meeting of common council. Deaths of Mrs, Selden S. Wightman and Willlam C. Miner. Cook-Green- v?od ‘wedding. 4—Death by drowning of Rev. Herbert L. Mitchell. Funeral of Mrs. Frederick E. Chandler. Death of Capt. Christopher G. Newbury, Meeting of Norwich Central union. 5—Annual outing of Thames club, Funeral of Mrs. Selden S. Wightman. Death of Mrs. Sarah L. Becker. 6—Annual outing of Rebekah lodges. Budden death of Capt. John H., Will- tams. Funerals of Capt. Christopher G. Newbury and Mrs. Sarah L. Becker. Beardsley-Beaumont wedding. 7—Death of William H. Dyer. Sud- den death of Mrs. Mary Bolster, An- nual reunion of Ninth Connecticut Volunteers. 9—Sudden_ death of William B. Robertson. Death of Denison E. Allen. Y. M. C. A. juniors return from camp. Desth of Gilbert Pierce. 10—Meeting of directors of Chelsea Savings bank. George P. Peckham re- signs as Y. M. C. A. physical director. Lessing Bandlow becomes physical di- r at Y. M. C. A. 11—Funerals of Denison E. Allen and Willlam B. Robertson. 26th an- nual convention of Connecticut State Firemen’s association. Funeral of Gil- bert Pierce. 12—Death of George Evans Wight- man. Special town meeting. Brown reunjon. Annual picnic of Norwich Lt;dge of Elks. Allyn-Emerson wed- ng. 13—Potter-Furness wedding. Death 35 Albert Fox. Johnson-Wade wed- ng. 14—Funeral of Rev. Herbert L. Mitchell. Camp Browning rally. Death of Mrs. Elias P. Rogers. 3 186—2d annual outing of Good Will RBible clase. Funeral of George Evans Wightman. Death of William C. Os- good. Field meeting of New London County Pomona grange. 17—Death of Mrs. Joseph W. Carter. Michael Fallon accidently drowned. Opening of 43rd annual convention of Universal Peace meeting. Musicians 7th annual outing. 18—Annual meeting of Spiritual camp meetin| association. Annual meeting of Reliance Worsted company. Death of Harry A. Gallup. Funeral of William C. Osgood. Professor C. W. Tubbs observes 68th birthday. Opening of National Roque games. 19—Annual meeting of National Roque association. Harland Fire com- pany organizes. Funeral of Mrs, Geo. Burdick. 41st annual reunion Eighteenth Regimental association. Annual reunion of Twenty-sixth regi- ment. 20—Stark family reunion. Funeral of Mrs. Joseph W. Carter. Mrs. Nancy C. Rogers observes 100th birthday. fiflm. R. Thumm celebrates 71st birth- ay. 21—Annual outing of Prudential In- surance men. Joint meeting of Town School Board and Selectmen, 44th re- union of Twelfth regiment. 23—Funeral of Henry A. Gallup. Death of George Washington Jenck Annual outing of Holy Name societ. 24—Harold Bosworth, of New Lon don, wins National Roque champion- ship. Death of Mrs. Addison R. Mon- roe. Mrs. Luther Pellett observes 100th birthday. Funeral of George W. Jencks. Reunion of O’'Brien family. 25—Kennedy-Ledyard wedding. An- nual reunion of Norman family. Close of Roque tournament. 26—42nd annual Bill dinner. Church- Gray wedding. 7th annual meeting of Gallup Cemetery association. 52nd annual meeting of Stonington Baptist Sunday-school union. 27—Annual outing of Tuckerbung club. Senator George H, Bradford re- appointed County Game Warden. Fu- neral of Mrs. Addison R. Monroe. 9th reunion of Plainfield Academy pupil 28—Manuel DePina accidently drown- ed. Meeting of Sedgwick Post. An- nual meeting of Pleasure Beach chapel. ; 30—Annual outing of Lafayette coun- cil. Organ installed at Masonic tem- ple. Brown-Pratt wedding. Uncas- ville school alumni. 31—Lamb-Capron wedding. Open- ing of tennis tournament. Meeting of Carpenters’ union. SEPTEMBER. 1—Plans completed for the 92d an- niversary of New London Baptist as- sociation. Williams family reunion. Mrs. Esther A. Pierce observes 95th birthday. 2—50th annual wigwam and festival of Mohegan church, Deaths of Rev. Thomas P. Joynt and Dr. C. . Ball. 3—Funeral of Mrs. Charles Stoddard. Meeting of Norwich and Westerly electric road. Conference of Congre- gational churehes. Deaths of William D. Carpenter and Ebenezer Adams. 4—Deaths of Alfred 8. Childs and Mrs. Mary Esther TFree. Heccleston family reunion. 6—Funerals of Ebenezer Adams and Rey. Thomas P. Joynt. 7—Houldcroft-Kennedy wedding. Opening of New London County Agri- cultural fair. Meeting of common council. Annual report of Gas and Electric company. 8—Opening of 19th Franco-American State convention, Opening of 92d an- niversary of New ILondon Baptist as- sociation. Premiums awarded at coun- ty fair. ¥—92d anniversary of New London Baptist association. Closing day of New London County fair. Funeral of Miss Jane Roath. Annual election of officers of Baptist association. 10—Close of 92d auniversary of New London Baptist association. Will of Rev. Thomas P. Juynt probated. Clarkson-Ayers wedding. 11—Annual outing of Park church Sunday-school. Death of Mrs. Albert H. Chase. Haile club ready for open- ing. g » 13—Death of Mrs. Jacob Htark. 18—Annual meeting of New London County Historical society. Death of Patrick Blackburn. Funeral of J. D. T. 20—, Central tist B. Y, P. U. Flm’:rll of Tetreault. Annual picnic of Figst Con gregational church. Death of Irviag D. O e, 11 Browning celebra —Mrs. Hiram tes 90th birthday. Meeting of Norwich Medical society. Norwich Art sssocia- tion elect officers. Annual meeting of ‘West Chelsea school district. 22—Death of Patrick Morris. Charies T. Whaley killed by cars. Richards- anc’liexn wedding. nual meeting of T. ‘U. Sudden death olc’ln Funeral of Miss Annie P. Fay. meeting of Vineyard Workers of Cen- tral Baptist church. Death of Robert Porteous. Sudden death of Mra, n Troland. 24—28th annual convention eof New London County Women's n Temperance union. Miss Adelipe E. Meech observes 90th birthday. Death of Frederick W. Hoss. Fumesal of Mrs, Arthur Tetreault. 25—Quarterly meeting of JNsstern Connecticut Branch of Woman's Board of Missions. Death of Captain Orlande Shirley. Funeral of Robert Porteous. Cassidy-Biggy wedding. Suddem death of Edwin P. Gardner. 27—Dahlia show by New County Horticultural society. on No-License rally. Sansom- w wedding. Annual rally day at First Baptist and Broadway Sunday-seheo)s. 28—Smith-Church wedding, d ;l'{ablo o:dn;. Funeral of Frederiek oss. Annual rally day social at Baptist church. 29—West Chelsea Board of ~ tion organizes. Miss Frances - v ;rd'l anniversary celebrated by £y '8. 30—Motorman Harlow Ladd serfous< ly injured by being thrown from car Sevin's drig store burglarised. An- nual meeting of Methodist Ladies’ Ald soclety. Mrs. Clarissa S. Clark @b~ serves 9lst birthday. Greenwood-Dil- worth wedding. 2l1st annlversary of Greeneville Hook and Ladder cem-~ pany, OCTOBER. b 1—Democratic caucus, Outing Eastern Connecticut Mt. Holyeske Alumnae association. Opening of Ner+ wich Art school. 2—Close of Norwich Shooting el tournament. Opening of A football season. Mr. and Mrs. Geofga ‘W. Carroll celebrate 25th wedding g8~ niversary. Death of William Al Thompson. 4—DMethodist annual Rally S‘ Pierce-Brown wedding. Annual ¢ 0 roll at Broadway church. Clpse of no- license campaign., Fellowship meeting of Congregational churches. 5—Annual Rally-day at Central Baptist Sunday-schoel. Funeral of William A. Thompson. Annual mml‘ of Clericus of New London - deaconry. Annual town election. Meet < ing of common couneil. Parkimsen-« Baldwin wedding. 6—Funerals of Mrs, Mary Haasiell, ‘ll‘drl.'Duiél W. F'iven and Luther A, ustin, pening meeti of Table. Annual town n.lee:fng ofm ville. Visitation of grand officers te St. James F. and A. M. Annual ban~ quet of Norwich and Westerly em- ployes. Death of Mrs, Jane Comiter Bisket. 7—Academy defeats Jewett C! at football. Funeral of Jackson 1, Mrs. F. H. Merrill's benefit congerts Board of Assessors organize. 8—One hundred and eighteenth semi« annual meeting of New London County Medical society. Funeral of Mrs, Jane Coulter Bisket. Mrs, Lyman Rogers congratulated upon 100th birth« day. Hannun-Palmer wedding. 9—Annual meeting of Universali Ladles’ society. Annual election officers of Women's societies of Christ church. Annual meeting of Parish House association. 11—Academy wins from Mystie foot« ball eleven. Opening of Union Hvan« gelistic campaign. Smith-Alling marriage. Annual meeting of e - tors of Free Academy. Sudden death of William Taylor. Death of Andrew Morrow. Annual report of Otis Li- brary. 12—Annual meeting of trustees of Norwich State Hospital. Death of N. L. Bigshop. Meeting of Art Students’ assoclation. Annual meeting of Greeneville Hook and Ladder Co. 13—Adjourned annual town meeting, Worcester-Greenman wedding. Tu- neral of William Taylor. Sasers- Hourigan wedding. Meeting of Prine cipal’s club. 14—Annual meeting of Chelsen Boat club. Meeting of Board of Y. M. C. A. directors. Annual meeting of Jewett City Textile Co. 15—Meeting of Haile club. Death of Robert H. Bishop. Funeral of N, L. Bishop. Meeting of Open House dub. Annual meeting of Methodist Wo- man’s Missionary society. Desths of James Kelley and Robert Hemderson. King’s Daughters convention at New Haven. . 16—Death of Mrs. Lonis W. Greens ber "Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wheeler celebrate Tth wedding anniversary. ;rown sschool visitors nr:aAnh;‘: Meet. ng of Sedgwick post, G. A. la—Pune'rul of Roberts H. Bishop. Sudden death of Frank King. Death of Harrison Kent. Meeting of board of trade. 19—Meeting of Norwich Medical so~ ciety. Opening of State Baptist an- nual convention at-Mystic. Adjourned meeting of Central District Board of Bducation. William D. Tillson chosen superintendent of .schools. Annunl meeting of Connecticut Teachers” Annuity Guild. Quarterly meeti of M’'All auxiliary. Central district ol board organizes. Funeral of Mrs. WAll- jam S. Brown. t—Johnson-Arnold wedding, Chas. Latham arrested for burglary. Elec- tion of officers of the State Baptist conveation. 21--Vars-Johrson and Ward-Tague wedding. Funcrals of Henry H. Clhureh and Harrison A, Kent. Annu- al meeting of New London County Home. Cloge of Baptist convention. 22-—Annual meeting of Norwich Stockholders of United States Finish- ing Co. Meeting of Connecticut Di- ocesan Sunday-school commission. Meeting of Norwlich, Lodge of Llks, Rev. Willlam T. Thayer elected i~ dent of Baptist Brotherhood. th of Merritt H. Howe. 23—0Osgood property purch: fou Elk home. Meeting of Sedgwick post. peping of Central evening lcrool. Meéting of Engineers’ associ- ation. 25--Ginnel-Brown wedding, Mr. an® Mrs. . L. Tracy celebrate 20th anni- versary 63rd annual N o Connecticut State Teachers’ asseeia- tion, w. e Main. Fortie o chugeh. Meesting of Carpenters’ union. l-‘un‘:rul of Mrs. zabeth A, Case. 27—Meeting of Norwich council, ll;yul lmflmum.' ‘(‘mn.‘ ‘:‘atw‘“rd, Har- _elected i ion. m Mrs. .‘OE Ay ‘#3-Eudden death of Dr. Ges. X