Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 8, 1910, Page 9

LETTERS FROM TOWNS IN TWO STATES The Business and Social Life of Every Town and Settlement Reflected in These Columns. | - - LEDYARD : Christmas Concert at Congregational Church—Red-tail Hen Hawk Caught. MEW LONDON COUNTY. | GALES FERRY - Storing Excellent lce—Recent Sales of OLD MYSTIC ° imber Land—General News. Mathodist Pastor Declines Reappoint- W, B Brown, with & forse oF mén AlC o . H. Brow: e ment—Four Cases of Scarlet Fever— & force of men Big Eel Caught. - ed the ice house at Smith’s pond Sat- urday. The shed at the pond will be District Superintendent J. H. New- land presided over the fourth quarterly filled as soon as the weather permits. conference of the Methodist church at Sale of Wood Lots. Old Mystic Wednesday afternoon, Dec. David S. Adams of New Haven and his sistér, Mrs. Fannie Adams Mol- Soth, 1509. The session was held at the residence of Mrs. Jane Dean in Main throp, have sold & wood Iot in Gungy- b A e e riand, R. I, and the timber on the street. These members were eclected|s B, Stoddard place at Stodddard's %o the board of stewards: Miss MAry | Wharr has been Soid by Billinge B S, Harris Dean, Miss C. Louise Harris | Grancoi'te oo B, Brockett of Norwich, and Theodore Johnson. It is learned | the purchasing price belng between with regret that the pastor, Rev. Ben- | pine ‘and ten thousand dollars. This Jamin M. Denniston, will not remain another year. He will return to his home conference in New York state. tract covers about 200 acres south of the Ledvard Center road from Stod- The school at Pleasant Valley, town of Groton, taught by Miss Lillie In- dard’s Wharf. (Dradford & Latham of Guilford was | the guest Friday of his parents, Mr. Sram of Burneti’s Corners, Old Mystic, | g Sire. Thomss Lathemr o closed for the Christmas vacation with Ars. Ellen Stoddard and son, Alton, <n elaborate programme and Christ-| who Lave been spending a week Wwith mas tree. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac_Geer in Ledyard, Firty presents were distributed 10| returned home New Year's day. that number of pupils, after which ol Miss Grace Chapman of Allyn’s Point nges and candy were served the pu- | visited Mrs. Hary Norman in New Lon- pils and thirty guests. Prizes were awarded as follows: First class in spelling, Herbert Aver: second clas: don Saturday. Jonathan Satterlee with his daugh- : spelling, Eliza Callahan; third class : spelling, Marian Bailey. ters, Miss Amy and Mrs. Frederick | Richards, of Norwich, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Satterlee New Dana Taylor Gallup has returned to Harvard iaw school after spending the recess with his parents, Deacon and Year's day. Miss Harrlet Bishop Brown returned Mrs. S. Gallup. Capt. John C. Spofford of New York the first of the week to resume her school duties in Bristol, having spent a weel’s vacation with her mother, was a holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwin Stapelyn of Burneit's Corners. Mrs. Sarah Perkins. Mrs. Myrta Mather visited relatives Odrs. George Campbell and two chil- dren arrived Wednesday for a visit to in New London on Wednesday. Her son, Walter Mather, who has been Mr. Campbell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell. spehding a week with his aunt, Mrs. William Sisson, in that city, refurned Harola Willam Schoonover returned Tuesday to Worcester academy after with her. 3 Birthday Dinner. spending the hollday recess st Him. | . aise Amells end Miss Susan Math Burst. ewson entertained New London friends Brown entertained | &t dinner Wednesday. The members at whist New Years Miss Agnes of the party were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert o N Mims Franies Eiieage Sties | L Crandall and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tra Johnson, Miss Amy Eldredge, Miss Greene. tI was Mrs. Crandall's birth- Leah Jobnson and Miss Viola Eld- redge. day. Miss Sarah Latimer left Wednesday Clifford and Truman Chipman of New London were Tecent guests of merning_ to visit friends in Boston. 3ise Jennle Geer Perkins returned to Easi Norhhfield, Mass., Tuesday to their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben- | . % & A g iy rasume her studies at Northfield sem. Miss Nellie Frances Schoonover re- turned Wednesday. to Smith college af_ inarv. Miss 1 filian Chapmean of Groton vis- ter spending the vacation at Eimburst. Four Cases of Scarlet Fever. fted reatives in the village recently. The public schools of the village did Adeibert Alexander has closed his home here and is staying with his sis- not open Monday owing to scarlet fe- ver. There are four cases of the fever ter, Mrs. David Isham, in Mobegan. @mong the Polish families who' live in Miss Carrie M. Colgrove of Willi- martic was an_over Sunday guest of the factory yard, the first case orig- [r ez L ! inating in one of those families. Cal- | RIS brother, Paul Mathewson, in Sew Yin H Hozie Jr. wus strioken sud-’ York over the holiday. deniy wit] ver on Saturday T noon and $s eritically L The physi- VOLUNTOWN. clans called to attend the first case did — B0¢ Beonqunce it seazict Zover, hence | New Years Servist—Resent M risges e dives. ) an Rain hed et a8 was The worst S - of that fever. Dr. Charles H. Congdon | On Friday evening, Doc. 31, a num- A Christmas concert was held at the Congregational church on Sunday orning. John M. Gray. superintend- nt of the Sunday school, had charge of the exercises and they were finely rendered, Following is the programme: Singing by choir, Bethlehem; pray- er_by Mr. White, pastor; responsive reading by the superintendent and the school; singing by cholr, For God So Loved the World; recitations by Mar- garet Allyn, Helen White, Miss Anna Weiman; solo by Miss Eloize White, Swing Wide, O Gates of ‘Gold; class exercise. Miss Gladys Holdredge, Miss Annie Baudro, Miss Emma Brown, @and Harold T. Baudro; recitation, by Elsie Main: reading by Mrs. Avery; reading, Miss Marion Gallup; song, Miss Eloise White, The Sweet Old Sto- Ty recitation by Annie Baudro; duet by Gladys and Ethel Miller; recita- tion by Miss Bertha Weiman; sing- ing by Judge Russell Gallup, A Band of Christmas Stars; singing by choir, Bright Stars Are Gleaming; recita- tions by Emma Brown, Stella Bau- dro and Mrs. Lizzie Colver; singing by choir, selected plece; sinving by choir, Within Thy Gates, Oh. Bethle- hem; recitations by Ethel Miller, S. Archie Holdridge, Elsie Main, Robert /Avery, Gladys Miller, Miss Addie Whipple, Harold Baudro, Elmer Av- ery, Ruth Selzer; singing by choir, ‘Worship the New Born King; recita- tions, Carrie Finnegan, Mrs. Lizzie Colver; singing by choir, Praise the Manger King; recitation by Mrs. Av- ery; an address by the pastor: sing- ing by choir, Grown the Babe of Beth- Jlehem; benediction by the pastor. Miss Lillian Gallup had charge of the music. Returned to Yale. Emmons White, wh spending his Christmas ith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. White, has returned to his studies at Yale col- lege. Measles are quite prevalent in town. James B. Gray has returned home from the west. Deer Found. The deer that was shot at the foot of Spicer hill recently was found by the authorities, and the two hindquar- ters had been disposed of and the rest Of the carcass left, It is said venison has been quite plenty in Ledyard this ‘winter and some has been retailed. Mrs. Ellen Stoddard and son Alton of Gales Ferry, who have been visit- ing for severai days with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac G. Geer, have returned home. Red-tail Hen Hawk. James H. Belden, an expert trap- per, recently caught a large red-tail ‘hen hawk which measured nearly five feet from tip to ip of his wings. The hawk was one of the largest ever caught here and has cleaned out one flock of quails and many farmers have lost much poultry by him. He wes carried to Norwioh and his feath- ers will adorn the hat of a prominent soclety woman in_ that place. Miss Sarah Holdridee is_ spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Fred Clark of Preston. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Gray were guests of relatives in Stonington, Sun- has been of Bystic, heakh officer for the town | her of young people from this place | day. of egreeing with the opin- | attended a dance in Soclal hall, Glas- | Miss Marion Gallup returned to fon_ ot at once 00k |go. The trip was made in sleighs. West Haven Sunday afternoon, hav- ‘physician, matters in charge and mow all neces. =ary precautions will be used to pre- vent the of the fever. The plans for umlon services of the churches during the week of prayer ere disarranged owing to the weveral scarlet fever cases. Eel Twenty inches Long. A mew kind of eel has been taken fron: the Mystic Tiver. Herman Main canght it through the ice near the On Saturday, Jan. 1, at 9.30 a high mass was sung in St. Thomas’ church by one of the fathers of La Sallette college at Hartford. The regular choir repeated the Christmas music. There Was service in the evening also. On Jan. 1 Daniel J. Reagan of Fall River, Mass., end Mrs. Kate Maddox of this place were married, the Rev. Eli Dewhurst performing the ceremony. On Saturday evening, Jan. 1, George ing spent the vacation with ents, Mr. and Mrs, Russe NORTH STONINGTON Congregational Sunday School Concert —Changes the Schools. er par- Gallup. The Congregational Sunday school gave a Christmas concert Sunday eve- ning. Judge Calvin A. Snyder, super- Narrews Mo: and .. | W. Macomber and Miss Alice Kinnie, o She aRmosh Sad ovenink et Hor. | both of Voluntown, were united in mar- | IMtendent of the school directed the ace O. Willlame® store. Lated he pre | riage by the Rev, ' Dewhurat = | {tions, and an address by the pastor, wented It to Charles Q. Fldredge of Riverview. The cel was twenty inches e oo oTeter, Lov his duti T e e ot vorron. ya'®® °2| “"Tne sohools opened Monday. Mrs. jong and wed Monday, reporting at Norfolk, Va. T demmeiral Shosns t}‘oerfh?nc:xs;'e;{ln; Miss Cleo Herbert left on Wednes- | Stephen A. Lee is teaching in district abeut four inches of tall ' which day for Baltlo, where she is @ student | NO. 8, near Hewitt's station; Miss 3 s | at the Academy of the Holy Family. Helen Brown was appointed teacher mottied black and yellow, and about en inch of the extreme end of the tall, which was vermillion. Mr. Eldredge sent the eel by Frederick A. Barnes ¢ New London Tuesday morning to have it stuffed and preserved, as it seemed well worthy of @ place among Bis curios. Mr. however, was in_district No. 1, on the Mystic road; Miss Phebe Sheffield hak been substi- tuting ehis weeK in district No. 5, at Shumoc. Miss Elizabeth W. Whitman has re- turned to Brown university. Annual Business Meeting. Mr. Tilley of Norwich was the guest of friends in town during the New Year's holldays. Daniel Kane of Deep River is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Casey. A number of the hands of the Brizss Manufacturing company were idle on unable to find in the city either a place | Monday, Jan. 3, owing to an inventory The Third Baptist church held its or the address of a place where the | DeINg taken. annual business meeting Wednesday. work oould be done, ®o after showing Rain Badly Needed. . | 3. Bawin Thompson, George A. Thomp- hs eel 2o G. B. Long & Co. exid many | The rain was much needed, as many | Son_and. Frank A. Thompson were ©others he brought @ back to River- |of the wells were pretty low and sev | chosen trustees. The members of the view. eral were dry. It will also be of great | finence committee are Mrs L A Baptist Sunday School Concert. | benefit to local mill owners, adding to | Thompson, Mrs. W. H. Hillard, Mrs G. A. Thompson, Mrs. H. M. Perkins and Mrs. J. E. Thompson. Three have been received by -the Third Baptist church as candidates for baptism and membership. The local grange visited the Ston- ington grange Friday evening. The woman’s union of the Congre- gational church held a meeting Wed- nesday. the water power. L. H. Linderman of Putnam, who has been sinking a well at the Union hotse, was able to start his engine on Mcn- day, after being stopped about two weeks for repairs. School will open in the village school on Monday, Jan, 1 The Harmony orchestra is rehearsing for a grand concert and social. Exias Blanchette is a visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ovilla Rus- The Baptist Sunday school gave a concert in the auditorium of <he church Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The programme follows: Or- ®2n_voluntary, Miss Viola Eldredge; =inging, Wave the Banmer, by the school; prayer, Rev. Benjamin M. Den- niston: singing. Above Judea’s Plain: recitation, Beth Denison: recitation, Beatrice Clark; singing, The Sweetest Message, by the achool: responsive scripture reading, superintendent and SOUTH LYME school; recitation, Florence _Speed; R recitation, Hazel Lamb; singing, "Twas B. C. Post of Meriden was a visitar oy That Came, by the school: recita- LEFFINGWELL in_this place Tuesday. tion, Sweet Peace, Horace S. Williams; 5 Miss Mamie Speirs of Lyma was vis- singing, Fear Not, by the school; recl: | Fifteen-Inch I awmill Removed to | iting W. C. Slate, Jr., Tuesda tation, Julian H. Hanks; singing, The Joheate Master Burton Stanhope has re- Wonderfal Christmas Story, by the turned from Springfield after two school; class exercise, by Miss Gene- weeks® visit with Miss Helen Merrill Mrs. John' Nolan of New York was Year's guest of Mr. and Mrs. . Dolbeare. Fred Palmer of the Edison General Electric company of* Schenectady, N. Y., was a recent guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Palmer. 3. O. Swan and Harry Palmer were at_willimantic Sunday. C. M. Geisthardt has moved his mill from the Browning lot to Colchester the past week, Tieve ‘Frink's class of young giris— Misses Gladve Mary Olmbesd, "Susie Lamb, Maude Tinker, Viola Eldredge, Etta May Lamphere. Elinor Chesebro, Hazel Clyde, Miss Massey, Miss Main: singing, A Chime of Merry Joy Bells; callection for the scheol; closing song, We Bow at Thy Manger; benediction, Rev. Mr. Denniston. WATERFORD. Death in lllinois of Samuel J. Powers —Annual Sparerib Dinner. Mrs, Gertrude Slate of New London visited relatives in this place Friday. Lawrence Douglass of New London was a_caller in the place Tuesday. T. W. Lord is visiting relatives in New Haven. Mrs. William Lang is visiting her mother Mrs. Nancy Champion, who Is seriously ill at her home in this place, Miss Della Champion is visiting her frfse Alice Buckley of Norwicn | grandmother, Mrs. J. Post, in Ivory- spént Sunday with friends in town. ‘Thomas Lefingwell has filled his ice | , B P Weleh of Wasterly e eIl b riends here last week. Mrs, J. G. Ward The Seventh district school will open Py 38 visiting relatives oS das S tier v woeks: vasation: The Mission Study class met at the GERDNER LAKE parsonage Wednesday afternoon. On account of the weather there were Mrs. Sidney A. Dolbeare Is visiting friends in Providence. only seven present. Miss Hthel Champlin of Norwich HAMBURG. visitea at her home Sunday hn Ti it Mr. Russ of Norwich is spending a John Tiffany :":;'::;- from Blood | ¢, & days with local friends. visitea Samuel J. Powers of Carmel, Put- mam county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Rulison of Bel- videre, Til, in his 79th vear. His Aeath was caused by heart fallure. He was buried at Carmel, Putnam coun- 4y, New York. He was born in New London June 27, 1330, and was a car- penter by trade, but later ‘engaged in farming at Lake Mahopac. Having Deen successful, he retired about 25 Fears ago. since which time he trav- eled in all parts of this country. He .mings, Williams and Schroedter have secured their ice from . Kneeland's pond. The ice was from\ 13 to 14 inces thick, clear and nice. » Miss Lena Manwaring has returned to her school at Middle Haddam after a Lwvo weeks' vacation. FRANKLIN Roll Call at Congregational Church— Sundgy School Concert and Tree. Miss Maud Davies of Montclair, N. J. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Robinson on Sunday. 3 Mrs. Kate Johnson attended a meet~ ing of The King’s Daughters at Nors wich Town Tuesday. Frank Greenslit and his mother, Mrs. Sarah Greenslit, have returned after spending several days with Mrs. Horace Smith of Lyme. Rev. H. Af Beadle attended the min- isters’ meeting at the Broadway Con- gresational church, Norwich, on Tues- ay. On Sunday at the Congregational church there was roll call for the res- ident members. Two members united with the church on confession of faith. Concert and Tree. The Christmas tree and concert was held at the Congregational church last Friday evening. Following was the programme: Marching song, school; song, Merry Christmas, song: respon- sive reading, young men of Miss Leon- ard’s class; prayer, by the pastor; o0z, Sing for Joy, achool; song, Like Silver Bells, school; recitation, Mrs. Beckwith’s class; song, Agnes and Ethel Brown; song, Bells of 'Christ- mas, school; solo, Miss Eisie Maine: recitation, A Star for Jesus. Stanley Armstrong and Esther Hanson; reci- tationfi A Little Candle, Ella Rock- wood; song, Christmas Night, sfchool: solo, ‘Miss Edith Moster; The Angel Song, school; recitation, Christmas Giving. Florence Rockwood, Annie and Martha Hanson; closing song, Till Christmas Comes Again. After the concert Santa Claus distributed the gifts and a social time was enjoyed. Miss Jessie Campbell has returned af‘te’r spending several days in Nor- wich, - GOSHEN. Straw Ride and Surprise Party—Post- poned Christmas Concert Enjoyed— Studying Poultry at Storrs. William F. Curry is spending a few Teeks with friends in Montreal, Can- ada. ‘There was ~mite a surprise at Maple Hill farm, on Saturday evening, when some neighbors came on a straw ride to spend the evening: selections on the phonograph were listened to, and a social time was enjoyed. Mr. have been very ill with the grip, are a litge better. The Christmas exercises that were to have been given December 26, were used in place of the regular Sunday school lesson at the close of the morn- ing service, on Sunday. The concert was very interesting; and the recita- tions and songs were well rendered. Miss Ethel Hillom, Miss Bessie Randall and Arthur Lathrop, students at Bacon academy, returned to Col- chester on Monday. Wild Steer Seeks Shelter. A farmer on Maple Hill after the recent deep snow. was greatly sur- prised to find a_bandsome Devon bull in his yard. The stray, though wild at first, seemed none the worse for the severe exposure of the last few weeks. After a time it was safely corraled, Mu)l;fl. V‘Vi?l..uam Rl- ‘I?enlson and son Jullan Ely and Reginald Lord re- | 56 ante, Mr. and Mes B W 1oy t‘?‘[";;d éfl :el;_or:ldln salfleo]‘fl sllond&y.l‘ Miss Louise Martin is spending her e ev. Hyde pringfiel vacation with her parents in Ham- o Tiftany whs saken to the Hart- | PUIE; o5 5, o Barl Lathrop returned Wednosday blood poisoning. after several weeks' visit with: friends esterfield. 1o jolius. Dean s visiting friends| Two families have recently moved el I preachea a | M0 A- F. Gardner’s house. o O s e L e Miss Robie Boynton returned to Mrs. Louisa Martin has been the leaves a widow, two daughters and a son. eleven grandchildren ‘and six sreatgrandchildren, His father, Rich- ard Powers. was ome time the miller @t _Jordan, and later at North Lyme. The family was originally from Leba- on. Mrs. H. Willis Manwaring, Mrs. W. % D!:’cnll and Miss ldlf}!owl.rd of raniteville were guests of Mrs. A" Litteneld Tuesday, at the anpuel ~ It was an enjoy- Miss Kate Sherry of Millstone was the guest Tuesday of Mrs. Owen C. ms. 3 t. Sh awm"‘-; ith o Rntie Palmerton Sunday after several days’ visit with her parents. LEONARD BRIDGE David Walsh of New York spent Saturday and Sunday at E. P. Kneel- and’s. Mr. Walsh used to 1ive in this ace” and called on old friends while | was & New Haven vis- Eugene. ttor the first of the week. ne. is the guest .Kn.m“mndflé- and the rightful owner has since claimed it. % Clarence Thomas is taking ‘a course in the poultry department at Storrs college. Somé picturesque postcards of Ca- .nadian scenery have tbeen _recelved this week from Montreal, P. Q. CLARK'S FALLS Eccleston-Thorpe Marriage — Storm Delays Mails. Rev. J. F Howard Adams, pastor of thé First Baptist church, was the speaker in the chapel Sunday after- noon at three o'clock. Mr. Adams preached a fine New Year's sermon from the text, “I am resolved,” St Luke xvi:4. Horatio P. Palmer, who makes his home with his brother Horace went to Westerly after his ten per cent. dividend from the Mechanics' bank. George Eccleston. whose farm and home are about one and one-half miles south of this_village, married a few days ago Miss Theodocia Thorpe of Laurel Glen. Mr. Eccleston is at the home of his bride, who owns and occuples the Nelson Wilcox place. Mrs. Caroline M. Wheeler opened the district school Monday morning after two weeks' vacation. Mrs. G. A. Stoddard is at Ashaway with her son, B. W. Pisson, wife and baby, Willilam Perry Sisson. Mrs. Kate Pickering is in Brooklyn, . Y. for several weel Richard Maine was in Westerly on Wednesday. Miss Ellen Thorp of Ashaway called : home of Horace Paimer and Tuesday. Thé mail trains have been hindered by the heavy snow. GLASGO. New Year's Eve Dance—Local Vari- eties. J. T. Wilbur has been ill with the &Tip- The ice house was cleaned out Frie day, and is now ready for new ice. A’ dance was given in Social hall on New Year's eve. An enjoyable time was spent by those who attended. James Whittaker and Henry Jarvis furinshed the music and John Gibson prompted. 5 Mr. and _Mrs. W. B. Bonney have been New Year's visitors at the home of friends in Providence. Mrs. E. S. LeVine and Lydia McGov- ern have been visiting friends and rel- atives in New York city. They re- turned last Tuesday. Glasgo is a powerful little place. A £00d many resolutions have been made but there are doubts if any will be kept. Miss Whitmore of Willimantic was a visitor at the home of E. C. Hall last week. Robert Wilbur went o Norwich on Wednesday. Napoleon Dayon didn’t start the mew year right He has been sick all weel N and Mrs. B. F Randall, who-| the annual social and dance given by the Uncasville Socolal club, In Robertson’s hall, Friday eve , many out of town guests were present. Spen- “furnished music and prompted. l. ‘took charge of the town Mr. Chapell has moved the etc,, to his home, and will have his fitted up in a few days. Thursday was the day that the rural carrier, Fred B. Tocker, could make his entire route. This storm Mr. Tooker thinks has been the worst he has experienced since the establishing ©of the route, someé six years ago. Surprise Visit. Tuesday evening Mr. Fred I Phil- lips received a pleasant surprise from thd members of her class in Sunday seboodll.n The class metl-z hc‘r ht;(mt. spen a very enjovable evening. Mrs. Phillips was presented a handsome but- ter dish a silver pie knife. Re- freshments were served. Among those present were Mrs. Willlam Grinnell, rs. B. Cottrell, Miss May Darrow,Mrs, Edwin Henry, Mrs. Harriet Furber, Miss Lottie Hill, Mrs. George P. Smith, Mrs. Charles Turner, M. T. Furber, Fred Chapel, James and Edwin Phillips,Fred L Phililps. and others. B Oscar Church has sold his ice busi- ness to Daniel Rogers, who has been harvesting the first cutting of ice, 11 inches thick. $2,000 from Norwick Bank. To provide for expenses necessary to repair several of the schoolhouscs f temporary loan of $2,000 from a Nor- wich bank has been obtained by the selectmen, the management of the schools being townwise. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burgess, Wal- ter and Vera returned Friday evening, after spending a week with relatives in Providence. Party for Harold Cornet. At the home of Mrs. Edward Cofnet a party of young friends of her son, Harold Cornet, who spent last week af his home, met Friday evening to watch the old year out. Among those present were Clarence Prentice, Ralph New- land, Carl Smith, Fred Stanton, Mi Ethel Hayes, Miss Charlotte Black- more. the Misses Iva, Winnie and Vera Badtlett, Misses Elfzabeth and Flor- cnce Holmes, Misc Margaret Burton, faul Maine,” Walter Perry, Harold lett, the Missses Pearl, Barbara musical’ programme was given by the and Ethel Cornet. An entertaining guests and refreshments were served. General News. Mrs. Sarah Ramage entertained the members of the Ladles’ Afd moclety of thg Methodist church Wednesday aft- ernoon. At the Methodist church Sunday the pastor, Rev. S. T. Maine, extended the righthand of feliowship to three new members joining by letter. James E. Murphy, Jr., who has been spending his vacation at his home in Dover, N. H., returned Sunday night. g ubllc schools in town opened Mon- ay. Palmer Bros. mill started up Mon- day, after a ten days' stop for the hol- idays and o take inventory, George Paton retnrned Tuesday to Norwich. Henry Danlels moved to Colchester this weck. A. L. Botham had men at work harvesting his ice from the Witch Haz- el mill pond Monday and Tuesday. The ice is 10 and 11 inches thick. Pequot council, K. of C., at'its lar meeting in_Hickey's ball Sunday installed its_officers for the ensuing year. Past State Deputy James Tev- lin of New London, assisted by State ‘Warden Morris P. Fitzgerald and State Advocate Jerome J. Collins, performed the ceremonies. ~ The officers are Grand knight, Thomas Dovle: deputy d knight, Michael J. Hickey; finan- clal secretary, John J. Driscoll: record- ing secretary, Matthew J. Walsh; war- den, John Dovle: chancellor, Cornelius Fitzgerald; chaplain, Rev. P. J. O'Rell- ly: advocate, William Walsh; lecturer, Peter Henegan; inside guard, Owen Brouillard; outside guard, John Ma- honey: trustees for three years, M. J. Hickey, J. J. Driscoll and David Waish. FITCHVILLE Eastland-Chappell Marriage—News in General. Miss Ethel M. Chappell and Napol- eon W. Eastland were united in mar- riage at East Lyme at 4.30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, December 26, 1909, at the home of the bride’s grand- mother, Mrs. Clariss2 Holmes, by the Rev. C. M. Reed, pastor of the East Lyme Baptist church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis N. Chappell of this place. and for the past four years has been teacher of the primary room of the Fitchville school. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eastland and is sec- ond hand in the cloth room of the mill here. Personal Items. | Miss Mabelle Rogers has returned from a visit with friends in New Lon- don and Montville. Misses Ella and Mabelle Coughlin and Miss Mary Lynch have returned to Waterbury. A M. Miller was attending court in_Norwich Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ross of Lef- fingwell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Warren Thompson. F. H. Thompson has returned to work in the mlill after several weeks' illness. Mrs. Thomas Moore of Norwich was a recent visitor at the home of her brother, Patrick Kelley. Mrs. E. C. Wheeler recently enfer- tained the members of the Larkin cfub of ten. Refreshments were sorved. 'LIBERTY HILL Sunday School Officers—Mercury Close to Zero—Local Jottings. returned to the med- urlington, Vt., on Mon- Harold Harv: ical college in day. The Liberty Hill Union Sunday school elected the following officers Sunday for the ensuing year: Superintendent, Mrs. Annie F. Harvey; assistant, Wal- lace’ Palmer: secretary and treasurer, Mrs. J. George Clark; organist, Miss Maud Harvey: assistant, Miss Mildred Gurley. Balance in treasury $3.09. There will be a C. E. soclal at Mrs. G. B. Dimon’s Friday evening. Tuesday tbe mercury was at 2 de- grees above, and Wednesday morning from 6 to 10 below. A collection_has been taken for the - FREE BREAD The announcement by Tinker that orders for bread would be issued as usual to all applicants from January to April, recalls the fact that|quired fnformation, Mr. Tinker has for o great many years| work that | carried on this charitable was Instituted by the late Bzra Chaj pell, and which Mr. Tinker has ma perpetual by a fund of $5,000 which has set aside for that purpose, the in- terest being ample for its inaintcnance. was ‘the grandfather of and Alfred H. | wi Mr. Chappell Frank H., Wiiliam Chappell, unostentatious charitable work. Chappell has been dead a great m: vears, forty or more, and in his tin was known to every resident of th and he wus moted for bi city, the rich and the poor, and there 1s more than one resident of the ci today, now on the shady side of Iif who were work. The writer knows of instanc where Mr. Chappell, upon meeting rag- treet, would take at the e ged urchins of th them into Lyon's clothing store, corner of State and Main streéts, ar clothe them from head to foot, Inclu- | duds would fin H sive, and their old their way to Kelly, the junkman. always had a kind word for the poor and gave recognition to the salutation of the most humble. He was s grand old man. and wa notable character when walking slowly, black or white, according to the season, and in winter k nearly reaching the side- wearing beaver hat, a long el walk. His head was slightly bent one side and he would stoop to pick a pin from the sidewalk and, onc u; When a friend chided him for that spe- cial characteristic, the old gentleman remarked within hearing of the writer, | ing without working for it a vote was nd | passed authorizing the public property ‘A pin a day, i5 a gross a vear, then walked slowly down State street. | Mr. Chappell did many charitable acts, | the proposed and the distribution of bread to the PoOT was among the many worthy ac ions of the old gentleman. ter the death of Mr. Chappell, ex- Mayor Tinker, realizing the lo such a charity to the deserving poor, | took up the work that had been pro He man- vided for by Mr. Chappell. aged a number of years the Citizen's | Course of Lectures and Entertainment securing the best available talent gave aid to the Young Men's Christian association, and from the accumulate surplus gave bread to the poor during | the winter season. Mr. Tinker dc voted much of hi: er pocketed a cent of the profits. Tl surplus of profits was not sufficient pay for the bread, and after a time entirely disappeared. Created a permanent fund for the pu pose from his private funds, and tb special work of charity is appreciate by hundreds of the deserving poor of the city. The New London court of common | y taken action that council has fin: will result in justice to the me: have wh order on the side wall of the coun chamber in the hall of records. since the first lot of pictures of t mayors were received they have been |simple placed promiscuously and without any | buyer as w re by seniority of service. ing Monday might the committee public property was requested to have : of justice and righteousncss, just as Booming by Contrast—Mahon Invites Compal ex-Mayor | who served the city as mayor be given beneficiaries of his good and | time in the manage- ment of these entertainments and nev- Then Mr. Tinker rved as mayors of the city by having thelr pictures placed in proper Ever to- seniority, being placed by favoritism .#n prominence rather than ‘one whit mor: At the meet- DISTRIBUTION IN NEW LONDON The Permanent Tinker Fund Makes Free Broad Possible in Hard Times—The Weights and Measure Ordinance to be Passed Upon by the Business Men—Political on with Armstrong. noeded in New London more than an- other, It Iy an ordinance for the regu« Iation of mealing wolghts and ures, us it is for the benefit greater majority of resident That the mayoralty personalitios that have been ~prominent = betwesn Mayors Armstrong and Mahan were to end when the former retived fr omee i his proper place in'the gallery of fame. | Where pletures are missing, a neatly printed and framed card giving re- should be substi- | of he tuted, | ‘When the matter of securing the plc- )~ | tures of the ex-mayors was in its in- e e fancy it was possible to secure all, ex- | t that of ex-Muyor George Wilson, | - ax it wis sald that there w 5 no pic each having had an inhing of re’ O him In existence. The bor- | thres years uration in mot to me traits now in the council chamber | terialize, for now Mayor Mahan ham | donated by the ex-mayors them- | started an investigation of sutl i3 | selves, or by their relatives, while | tion, just as did Mayor Armstron T. | those that are missing could not be | when he toolk the helm of the. it ¥ | furnished for fivancial reasons, ws quite | whip Mare 1iverum. At ihe. counell 16 | u sun Is required to bhave a portr nieeting Monday evening the mayon he | painted to compure with some that took exception to this paragraph from the coll or dagner committ copied, but ti was_no fu 8 | able or the purpose. Now th est in this Import atter history I8 revived it is pos the colle complete the Wilson y now in graphs th tion. The photo- offered the ex-ma in the muni printed publish Just ot at inter- of ible except nipald in cumulat r pleted tre Mayor to the the cit nd d | 1o | " The ordinancé to provide for the | sealing of weights and measures which | wi resented by Alderman O'Lear, 3 2 Bt the December meoting of the couns | meet the current expen a 4 o1l ‘ama tabled without any regard o | hoy Becessary | aldermanic courtesy, was taken' from | M€ money e o {he table at the January meeting, | MAyor declared (his to be a misrop After the declaration Downey that there w that matter already, and that the pro- posed ordinance simply meant the fm- position of on honest men as a source of graft for a sealer of weights and measures who wanted to get a 1iv- of law enc Aldermn | for the h on purpose of | Be ana” with fan fact that from that am deducted the expenses of ptember the ¢ hims 1 ading the pu to ledge the a e | the montns of & end to to the Justice 1w his t wrong sk m - the tigate the the in 1906 strong said that him during t 4 administrat e righted. ar 1 the committee to ring 0ld a public he ordinance. This Is th | action desired by Alderman O'Leary, as lit s his aim to get an ordinance that best meets the loca) requirements, and is not wedded to the ordinance as at | present framed. While of cours is law the punishment of crime, n for the short weight and measure n t- acty end « a8 compared wi on hand when stired in 1909, $82,000 1r of el Mahan v the tre sales, and there Is a state law defining X how welghts and measures will be om- | Ury and ! o sum left by Mayor s, | cially compared and sealed, there in| ATmatrong was 3820 < AN A fo city orainance defining the duties | = Now that examination is to e made ! measures and | the finance commitice should go far »d | the rules and regulations governing the [ ther and got at the real facts in the same. case. To do this it would bo ne | The public v to take Into account the bills dus week and s nd not paid at the end of each ad Men's tlon will ministration of both mayors, and a - be content with figures that might n 16 | by a committee at the b ntent ] to | it is said, in oppositio réprosent the mctun conditions. May %t | nance that wil require Armatrong declured that when ho a spection of weights ic | sumed offics ho found “an acoumula = | e ' others | tion of unpaid bills and ouia 4o | treasury,” and this stater opportunity that, the weights would b show to customers and measures were officlally correct, | and would be willing to pay the offic 4 wmall fee for the service rendered. An | | honest merchant, that is, one who is | U particular that Tull weight ire is given customers, sistently oppose an ordinanc | s to be considered at the public hear pe to | ed | not be the graph in the treasur ith bills for two x a chairman reminded statement of the on the financial s pi 5,000 of t the ma anding ¢ no | or wam 2 1 | ine. on September 1, and not it the . The proposed ordinance is not a mat- :””“:‘\ . ‘1|'|.u AL ot e, ne | ter OF graft, but rather a matter of | however, that thore wiw I Justice (0 the Wil eople | the administration that precede 1 a8 weller, Of course, 42| that therefore the cash on hand a mle merchants are honest, but net| onq of each administration showtd ‘be 50 than otier ctuss | 804 of ‘eqch administration unity, for merchants have in the cor swerve from the path on | been known tc covers twer T ty-sevi g he munielg 0 pakes the portraits placed in regular order, have others of the hum herd. Ac: ord and the '44\»‘"\‘ fl,n‘v y::<‘r\ : t and that the names and date of office cording to the alleged argument set up | the fina ¢ r|‘| (‘r:'n:’.n on L be placed under each portrait, and that | in the cou of common council as| September 0 \‘ “\H e Whatever | repairs are mecessary b |against the O'Leary ordinance, there | the beginning of ‘Mayor Armsiron made to the frames. It is hoped that |Is no need for city ordinanecs, as the | administration, |s the only one 1l The committee will o fust a little bit | laws of the state are sufficlent. As u| has thus far ‘been publicly and farther and see to it that every man ' matter of fact, If there Is one ordinance | v sy criticised MYSTIC. pany Pearl Morg presented Mrs. NIANTIC debc Whipple a handsome coffec percolator A — ; Carelessness in Old Mystic Where 'xf-'x’-‘.'.m}'"Sm“”"xfm..“\\'.':1NQ,’J}.‘:, and & | Burial of E. n:: ;Ilml‘u:)“}(:‘mlv s o Scarlet Fever Cases Are Quaran- | i s Long Table Elect Officers. Sondt | The body of E. M. Thorne was takery MONTVILLE. o Willimantic Tuesday morning fos The barkentine Mary Gale s tied up | to Willimen at the Gilbert dock, where she will be v Rev. J. W. Knappenberger has gone rigged over into a _thre masted | Church Interests—Concert Enjoyed—| " P or o scheoner for the new Gilhert flect. The mereury registered 3 below 7 weeks, The Friday Evening Club Entertained— —Personal Mention. Knights of the I Wednesday morning and 42 above on B e Ci i Thursday morning, with a light rain —— A R AR . falling. The streets arega continuous | Mis thel and Roby Boynton i{he following oficers: Proside shewtyof Jcs. dpent the holidays at Gardner Lake, . | A. Harris, Jr.; vice president Mystic grange met Thursday night | SPUE the BOTCH et o ‘triomas | MoDonaid; secretary, Fred J. Ho Bl Bl G L M LR - i Sl T = treasurer, John McDonald. The annuek Stonington grange tained North | in_Norw of last week L aEarer e o Stonington grange Friday night. North Echool_openied on | ©¥SLer SUPRET WO Stonington furnished the programme. | s, with . last term Officers of Congregational Sunday Strict Quarantine. poRiDE. oF fowig i Twenty-five cases of measles und | th Baptist v last X four of scarlet fever w reported to | Sunday morning frov subject, The | ngregational Sunda hool the Stonington health oficer in Decem- | More “Abundant Tomorrow. —Robert following officers the ber. A bad condition of affairs huw| Laétimer sang the beautiful solo, There | ensuing year: Superintendent, Hermar been found at Old Mystic in the fac- | !8 a Land, i fine volc About ninety | W, Smith; assistant uperintendenty tory district. arlet fever had Leen | Were present at the Bible mv)"'nl‘ and J. W. Knappenberger; seorstary Prevatent two or throe weeks. (me|the pastor gave a talk on The Bible |and trensurer, L. 5. Munger; lbrarist, child had just died a twe other | #sa Library, The concert in the even- | afigs Lucy Hipelius. Geaths may huve been from the siume | e, conducted by Mrs. A. P. Mitchell,| ™ Dennis Bacon left for.a visit to News trouble. Two children were found who | Was attended by about 130 people, who | [aven Saturday. Mr. Bacon has beenh had had It two or three w b | were much pleaged with the excellent | spending several months in Niantic ing around and exposing many | programme, ax follows: Plano volun- | "P\rs. %, R, Dawley has b I Two more cases came down Sunday: | Wry, Mrs. Chappell; chorus, With | ‘visit of several weeks Ire, ¥q The premises were at once quarantined | Heart So Light: prayer, Deacon E. S. |3, ‘Aston in Middletowr and watckmen hiad to be stationed to | Henry: baritone solo, Hail, Bethlehen Miss I M. Spencer retu todayy maintain the quarantine. Ali suspects | Rev. G. C. Chappell; duct While O'er | (Saturday) from Saybre re she Webe ordered out of the factory and the | Their ¥iocks, Misses Nellle Chapman | has been employed for some time by school .closed, Those Hving in the in- | 81d Gertrude Olson; exercise, Brightest | the Saybrook bridge commissic fected area an quarantined we of All, school; duet, O Night of Glot Miss Ethel Sawye has tur 2 given pass cards' that thex have to|Mr. and Mrs Robert Latimer; recita- | Grafton after a t h relativesd Show on passing in and out. Tuceday | 11OR, Little Joe's Christmas, Nettie ) jore night, with the merc Rodongs Gridley: chorus, Hark! Hark: story, | G’ B, Dickinson and % D the watchman found it pretty eold, but | The Other Wise Man, Mrs. ppell? | were in New York t ek attendin Stuck to his post. During the cvening | (Xerelse, Glory to Ring, | he automol people came to visit the infected housa Bells: re W. B, Hay of Ha was & Bt were turned away by ‘the suard v y(he Poor, Misser Nobj | receint viaitor in Niantle. " i ane very badi but there I hope of | av Good-Bye, Christian | yociety want to New London . his recovery | Bndéay benediction. day to call on Mrs. D. R. Young | agdiss Mabel Daniels returnea home o sl e b om o visit with her grand- - | Madison, Conn MOHEGAN. orge . Chappell will speak $acts oiatey Chojr Repeats Christmas Music With |2t the I'nion Bapiist ;";;,'l:" I:‘“)’:y‘:j;};fip.uo. Pays Tribute to Late N. Le music last Sunday evening. Among the | uiieS (i week at the Unlon Bap. | eXcellent sermons on Sund the selections were the anthems, GIOTY €0 |t eniren Tiis ts the Bible sehool & she paid the late N y God, as a solo, by Mrs. Angels’ Sang Unto Them, Mrs. Fran Smith: All Through the Night. Wi liam G. Park, and Hork. the G Sound, as a_duet, by Jumes Eadie an, Frank Way: an earnest Christl ght wis the colde In some houses the the stove thy Fowler spent last lesson for next Sunday. the 9th. The I | 157t sehoon 1cason il be. studied in | the previous Thursday evening mecting each week during 1910. The Misscs Lydia and Gertrude Ol- tea kettion day Miss Cy d d William Park. Other singors were Mr. % 2 e Oln | day In Uncasville and Mrs. Angus [Parlc Miss ,\lnr?u;nt‘;f:n:é:“‘ Sl N witn fidenge 17 2 il Eadle, the Misses Blackburn, —John | ™yjisy Eilse Manchester, who was the Scott'and WhHliam §. Lee. Miss Jen- | gueat of her sister, Mrs. Everett Chap- | LISBON nie Gallup played the organ. Tan, through the holidays, returned to = : : The church meeting and roll call | MAM. through the helid | Misw Agnes Grierson of e will be held on Wednesday —evening, o | been visiting tocal friends recenti "~ LEBANON Farmers are gathering in the fce- harvest while the sun shines and the mercury hovers around zero. The Pultz family gathered at the home of Elmer C. Pultz on Sunday afternoon and parteok of a New Years Qinper. Mr. and - Mrs. Norman C. ultz were present from Springfield. Rirs." Dulty, Sormerty Miss Cotncia Spencer of this town. is a member of the Orpheus chorus and vesper choir of fthe South Congregational church in Springfield. Christmas morn- ing Mrs. Pultz contributed with other musicians towards the entertalnment siven at the city prison for the amuse- ment of the prisons, also at an open house meeting_given by the Order of Elks on New Xears exe hills. Connecticut Missionary society. It amounts to about $13. TDeacon Amos L. Babcock was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Clara Ed- wands, in Willimantic from Friday un- til Monday. BETHEL. There was no service on Christmas Sunday at the 1 M. E. church on account of the severe storm of the night before. The farmers are harvesting a fine crop of from nine to twelve inch ice. In spite of the depth of the snow, Thursday’s rain has made bare the the holidays. New Year visit in Canada. ‘Albert Bennett has been at home re. cently. . GRISWPOLD Miss Grace Meech .spent with her brother in Danlelson. Sunda; . Warwlck has returned from a Charles Chappell began his duties as town clerk January 1st. Miss Gladys Tatimer has reti her studies at Northampton, Mas, er two weeks' vacation. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Latimer re- turned to New London Monday, after spending the holiday vacation with relatives at the Palmer homestead. Miss Bessie Chapman has returned home from her visit with friends in Holyoke, Mass. The schools have weoka' vacation. Mixs ¥thel M. Konnedy returned om Sunday evening ufter n visit with hew cousin, Miss Rosella Collins, of Central Village, over New Year's. Manter Walter and Miss Clans Hyde are not able to attend school on we« ocount of ilines ft Monday night for opened after two Paul Budeit visit with relatives in Chicago, y R. Edmond of Greemeville| About 2§ young ladies of the Friday spent Sunday with his uncles in Pa- | Evening club of the Union Baptist » <chaug. church, and the pastor and Mrs, Chap- CAMPBELL’S MILLS Mrs, Nellle Paine and hter re- | pell gpent Wednesday evening,at the — turned to Uxbridge, Mass., last Fri-|home of Fred Palmer in listeiing to | Mrs. George Cole and family otteld« 7. A Geer ia slowly recovering from his recent iliness. Mra. Geoegs Whipple was Dlansantiy Mr. Paimers kindness, surprised last Monday evening, aj “Mrs. Rice, formerly twenty friends calling on her in honor hett of the. s ed the funeral of Mrs. Cole's nunt, Mrs, Allen Richmoud, last Wednesday. Albert G. Brown is serving om the jury at Nerwich. James H. Dixen has been Juror for the pest five wesks cholce musfeal selections from his talking machine. The high grade mus- ic was a_great freat, ald all appreciat- ©4 Mr. Palmers kindness. village, sister, Mrs. _been the guest of