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LETTERS FROM TOWNS IN TWO STATES The Business and Social Life of Every Town and Settlement Reflected in These Columns. NEW LONDON COUNTY. GALES FERRY Annual Financial Statement of M. E. Church—Home Missionary Society Met—Local Jottings. . Copies of the annual financial state- ment of the Gales Ferry M. E. church, es compiled by the recording steward treasurer, Dudley C. Perkins, for the conference year ending April 1, 1910, were distributed to the congre- service. The statement follows: Receipts—Cash of conference year $43.90, collections $107, bank div- idends $382.34, Bridget Hurlbutt estate “$8, pew rents $193, course of entertain- ments $129, picnic $11, individual gifts- Ald society Expenditures— and ‘gation at the Sunday morni on band at beginning $15.80, raised by Ladies’ $82.3%% total $922.43. Pastor’'s salary $600, district superin- ent $32, Episcopal fund $9, $18.90, ist .$37.50. sexton .$48, in- surance $12.50, repairs $88.71, "$11.40, communion $2.5 $1.14, cash on hand $2 Ladies’ Ad4d society on $32.39; total $922.43. Benevolent col- lections $98. Trust funds, $8,244. Personals.. Miss Amelia and Miss Susan Math- ewson returned last week from a visit with their sister, Mrs. Scranton, at their former home in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland H. Perkins and son Harold of New London spent the week end with relatives in the vil- lage. Mns, William Brooks of Hartford ar- rived last week to visit relatives at her former home here. Children’s Day Exercises. Miss Kate B. Colver's Sunday school class was appointed on Sunday to have charge of the Children’s day exercises. Miss Mary Hurlbutt and Miss Laura Perkinsg will assist the class with the decorations. May Missionary Meeting. The local auxiliary of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the M. E. church held the May meeting at the Jchabod, Mrs. Thomas Latham's cot- tage, on Tuesday afternoon. The cus- Tomary devotional exercises opened the session and the rolleall was responded to by the mémbers with the names of missionaries in the southern field. The Negro, a symposium. by Miss Sarah Latimer, was followed with a paper, How Our Society Seeks to Help, by the president. Mrs. Thomas Latham. Mrs, Sarah Perkins gave a reading, A Changed Life, and _several members gave reedings on The Student, the ‘subject assigned for the meeting. Re- freshments were enjoyed’ during the social hour. y Local Mention. Major Charles Buckiee of Hartforad was 4 guest last week of Mr. and Mrs.’ Natifan A. Givbs. rs. Joah Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Benn and_ children. returned to their "home in New London . the fifst of the week from a few days’ stay at their summer home in-the village, Mrs: Dedohine Fish, who has been spending the winter with her sister, Mre. Sears, at Jamaica, L. L, returned to the village Saturday. She was ac- companied by her nephew, Alred Da— vis Sears Yale's rsity Quarters Completed. The addition to the Yale ’varsity ers, which George St. John Shef- tield of Attleboro, Mass., has had built as a gift to the Yale navy, was com- pleted Wednesday., Mr. Sheffield was a caller herc last week, inspecting the work on Artist Bisbing's prop- erty near Red Top is also progressing apidly. The walis and piers of the ouse to the first story are completed and for the studio 1ave been commenced. A new woven wire fen being piaced about the property & Mrs. Fannie Adams Molthrop of Norwich opened her home at River Bend place t week for the month of May. Coroner and Mrs. Franklin H. Brown Norwich were over Sunday visitors Redfern, their summer home, in the . Horace Sears of Jamaita, L. L, at he home here Tuesday LEBANON Rev. M. S. Kaufman Will Deliver Me- merial Day Sermon—Rev. R. E. Turner Improving. At a public meeting held in town I Monday evening, May 2, arrange- mts were made for the observance @ Men:orial day as follows: Annual fddress, Rev. M. S, Kaufman, Norwich, 4t 2 p. m. in Grange hall. The usual committees on flowers, entertainment, transportation, flags and music were appointed. The few Temaining veter- ans will visit the several cemeteries and decorate the soldiers’ graves in the forencon. Arrangements are being made for holding another meeting in_ the inter- ests of good citizenship in Grange heil Friday evening, May 20, at 7.45. One or more out of town speakers are ex- pected. Rev. R. E. Turner, who hazs been very iil for two or three weeks, is con- valescent Mrs. Mercy Gillette, widow of Judge lsaac Gilletie, has purchased a mew automobile ark Carpenter is m: -l g0od progress in learning to mansige the madchine. | The Y. P. sregational S. C. E. of the First - church gave anothef 'box =ocial in the church pariors last ek on Friday evening. | Rev. Juel 8. lves, state secretary the Congregational churches, is /ans nounced to preach in the First Con- zregational church tomorrow mowning at the usual hour. ¥ Among those who have been 1. the past week are Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Fowler, Miss Hattie E, Hewit¢ and Mrs. L. E. Livermore. HAMBURG Interesting Debate at Grange—Moth- ers’ Day Visitors—Working Roads. The programmie presented Wy Miss ion Stark at the. grange ineeting y 5th was wvery enjoyabla A de- ‘Reyhnolds, Ada Hasding and Wlllsim Stark, ive. - 'Dhe judges decid in favor of the negative. First Selectinan .D-.m‘:h and a to.;:; men are rking the ¥oads w George M. Bristel has arrived at his Hamburg after spending the day with fuel lights 9, miscellaneous .39, expended by parsonage Green of Ivoryton, M, C. Bill of Deep River, Miss Helen Jewett of East Haddam, Lee Harding of New Haven and Reginald Lord of Suffield. Mrs. James Miller is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Smith, from the west side of the river. Mr. Partch returned Tuesday from a trip up the Hudson river. Dr. E. J. Lyman and Mrs. Lyman of Stony Creek visited relatives on Bill Hill last week. Mrs, N. H. Hall of Preston City was the guest of her sisters last week. Louis Oat of Norwich spent Sunday at L. D. Harding’s in Sterling City. Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Jewett spending a few weeks with daughter, Mrs. John Tiffany. Miss Abbie Carlkins was the guest of Miss Maria Harding last week. UNCASVILLE Decem Club’s Annual Meeting—First of the Summer Visitors Arrive—Of- ficers Elected by Comstock Cemetery Association. are their Fred Simpson, in L. A. Comsto ho has been living k's house at Hill Top, moved Thursday to the house which he recently purchased of Michael Rheaume in North Waterford. Miss Marian Stark has been the guest of Miss Leila Chapman. Garden vegetables were injured by the frost Thursday morning Officers of Decem Club. The Decem club held its annual bus- iness meeting this week in the club rooms. Reports were read and the election of officers resulted as follows: President, G. Turner Loomis; vice president, Bertram Edmonds; secre- tary, Frank Richards; treasurer, Al- bert Cottrell. After the business meet- ing supper was served. J. J. Shea, for several vears station agent at the Central Vermont railroad station, has entered the employ of the Connecticut company. K. of C. Meeting. Pequot council, Knights of Columbus, held its first meeting under the new schedule Tuesday evening at Hickey’s hall. The council arranged for its en- tertainment on Friday evening in Rob- ertson's hall. Frank B. Mitchell, - who has been connected with the Keyes Process Co. as expert machinist, has left that firm and will engage -in other work. Mr. Mitchell will continue to reside in this place. Charles H. McDonald, who has been in charge of the Montville end of the Keyes Process Co., will take up another branich of t#e work, and will move to New York soon. Mies Alice Hooper has finished her work in Norwich and returned to her home in town. - Summer Visitors Coming. . The fivst_jfiflux of suminer boarders 4An town arrived from New York om A. L. Botham and Charles F. Bart- lett visited Sunday at Scotland dam. Frank Chapel moved - the first of the week .from the Killeen house to the Rumrill tenement. 5 Rev. S. ¥. Maine, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted at services at the Mohegan church Sunday after- noon. Mrs. Elvira Douglass of East Lyme, who has been the guest of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Ida Browning, returned home this week. Comstock Cemetery Association Offi- cers. The members of Comstock Cemetery association held their annual business meeting at A. L. Botham’s store, Sat- urday afternoon, George O. Allen pre- siding. After reports of the officers for the past year, the following officers were elected: President, George O. Allen; secretary, William B. Walden; superintendent, George N. Wood; board of directors, George O. Allen, Willlam B. Walden, George N. Wood, Charies Ramage, Louis B. Hurlbut, George O. Allen was appointed a special com- mittee to make arrangements to pur- chase more land for cemetery pur- poses. Mrs. Robert Barlow entertained the Ladies’ Aid society of the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon. Edgar Daniels has obtained employ- ment in Hartford and is making prep- arations to move there soon. Party for Miss Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller enter- tained a party of young people Satur- day evening in honor of their deugh- ter, Miss Addie Miller. After a pleas- ant evening spent in games and mu- sic, refreshments were served by Mrs. Miller. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. William Craig, Miss Ruth Craig, Frank Craig, Mr. and Mrs. George T. Watt, Miss Agnes Watt, Miss Mildred Watt, William C. Byrnes, Mrs. Anna Chapel, Mrs. Edgar Daniels, Miss Mabel Daniels, Miss Florence Johnson, Reuben Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur LaFlamme, Miss Josephine Mc-~ Auliffe. I. 0. O. F. Delegates. Thames lodge, I. O. O. F., at its regular meeting worked the first de- gree on a class of candidates. Past Grands Fred J. Hope and Ernest Au- wood have been appointed by the lodge delegates to the grand lodge meeting in Waterbury, May 17. Oscar Church is at work upon the roads. FITCHVILLE Lazy Husband and Father Prodded by Humane Society. A complaint was recently made to the local agent of the humane society, A. M. Miler, that a family named Taylor, in the town of ILebanon, was in a destitute condition and that the husband refused to work and provide for them: The agent visited the house and found the condition as reported. Under threat of arrest, Taylor prom- ised to go to work and provide for the family. The agent gave him another try and 4f he fails to do so he will | probably be brought before a justice. He has a couple of children in a coun- ty home. Surveying for Trolley. Surveyors have been busy for the past few days surveying and sketching for _the Hartford trolley road. The show which was recently pre- sented by the Y. M. D. C. in the hall is to be given ‘in Colchester next week. James Smith has moved his family to the village from Yantic. ANOVER o e Mrs. George Park and daughier of Dexter, Me., have visited friends here this week. “The church services will be held in the vestry next Sunday and till the completion of repairs. . The fuueral of Michael Island - w: heid on Fffiday, with prme& The family moved here from Mystic | few days with Mrs. John Reynolds of , several years ago. Miss Carrie Gallup has been at home this week. WATERFORD. Ninety-first Birthday of William L. Peckham—Personal Jottings. Miss Lucy Gar r of Pepperbox hill attended the session of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary society at Stonington Tuesday last. Mrs. Isaac Gardner of East Neck | guest was a caller on friends in New Lon- don Tuesday. Mrs. Frederick Shipman, Jr., and child of Hartford, has returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick | farm Mr. and ‘Mrs. George Wilcox and ‘W. Shipman of Pepperbox hill. Miss Ruth Champion has returned ‘firom a visit at ‘her mother’s at Jor- an. Albert J. Perkins of Millstone is us-" ing the road scraper on the Great Neck road this week. Harry Beckwith has entered the em- ploy of C. H. Peabody at West Neck. William Williams has purchased the J. C. Young stone yard at Jordan. Mrs. Frank Palmer of Canterbury called on Miss Ida Howard of Water- ford last Saturday. She was on thg way home from Florida where she spent the winter. Hon. William L. Peckham of Jordan passed the 91st milestone of life last Sunday. A number of friends called upon him, wishing him long life and happiness. John C. Geary of Waterford was in New Britain Tuesday as a delegate to the annual convention of the Knights of Columbus. MOHEGAN Mother’s Day Observance—Good Hay Crop Expected—Attended Norwich Conference. Notwithstanding the rain on Sun- day, the Sth, a good audience turned out at the service in Monor of Moth- ence Hulburt and Miss Charlotte Paige of New York were visitors with Cobb's sister, Mrs. Luther Spaul- ding, on Thursday. The trip was made by automobile. Miss Myra Manwaring is spending a Norwich, Gilbert Williams saw a herd of five deer in his lots recently. 4 Miss Ella Tucker of Lebanon was a recent visitor at Mrs. H. C_ Leonard’s. OLD MYSTIC Stoningten Grange Presented the Di trict School—Fifth Birthday Hap- pily Celebrated—Persanal Mention. Mrs, James Burnett of Hartford is a of Miss Clara Burnett at the Burnett homestead, while Mr. Burnett is on a trip out west. Mr, and Mrs. A. Zephaniah Brown recently entertained at Pleasant View daughter, Miss.Gladys Wilcox: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilcox, Elisha D. Clark and daughter, Miss Aldeane Clark, all of Quiambaug. Willlam Gilbert and family have moved from Norwich to the upper rent in C. H. Hoxie's house, long time known as the John A. Taylor proper- ty. ‘Wallace A. Phillips of Bridgéport was an over Sunday guest of Mr. and Mr John R. Babeock. muel Robinson is il from atack of bronchitis. ¢ Mrs. Edward. Campbell has returned from an over Sunday visit to her son- jn-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Everett of Essex, Ct. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keeney have re- turned to their home in New London, after a ten days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Haley. Mrs. Sidney Siswick is recovering from a severe attack of grip. Mrs. John W. Shank and children, Edna, Maude, John W. and Wiliam S., have returned from a three day’s visit | to Mr. Shank’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilitam Shank of Ledyard. The Misses Kennedy wetdaaoCnhb The Misses Sadie and Ada Kennedy were Mystic visitors Saturday after- .t severe Mrs. Antony Keats is 1l with pneu- monia. The census enuerators for the towns er's day, at the church, the Misses | of Groton and Stonington have visited Viola Merritt and Anna Merriman of New London rendered a duet, The Old | dents thereof. Song, in a pleasing manner. A solo by the village and enumerated the resi- Miss Cora Main of Lantern Hill was Miss Merritt was highly appreciated. | @ recent visiter in the Mgstics. A solo, T'll Be There, by Lemuel Field- was praiseworthy. Rev. S. of Uncasville delivered an address on “‘Mother that took the congregation's close attention, and the remarks by the pastor, Miss Lillian Daniels, was highly appreciated. Mrs. Lydia F‘leldl? entertained on Sunday Mrs. James Strickless of New London, also her son Lemuel of Nor- wich. Natban Edwards is visiting his sis- ter at Flanders this week. ‘Those in attendance at the county conference at the Broadway church from this place on Tuesday were Mrs. Ella Avery, Mrs. Adeline Dolbeare and G. R. Sanders J. P. Sanders of Taftville, whose health is impaired, is staying at Rose Leaf inn this week, the guest of his brother, G. R. Sanders. . ‘The farmers in- this vicinity are an-’ ticipating a good hay crop owing to the present outlook. : i The services at the church on Sun- day evening, the 15th, will be conduct- ed by a delegation of the Loyal Tem- perance legion of Norwich, house is hoped for. ASHWILLETT New Yorker Revisits Old Home—Fu- neral of Mrs. Elisha Brown. Friends in town of Mrs. Elisha Brown were pained to learn of her death in Norwich, Saturday evening. Otto Anderson was a Sunday visitor in Ashwillett. Another family has moved here from New York into the place known as the Arthur Roode property. George B. Maine of New whose early life was passed h in_ the plact Wednesday, looking old friends and neighbors. is a successful business man of the metropolis. Ernest Watson has taken a position at Glasgo and entered upon his new duties there. Local friends attended the funeral of Mrs, Elisha Brown, held from her late residence in North Stonington, on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. F. M. Holli ter of the Congregational church of- ficiated and the bearers were Ernest Allen, Edwin T. Maine. Irving «. Rathbun and Walter Lee. Burial was in the Old Plain cemetery, where the Rev. Mr. Hollister read the committal service. Henry Allen & Son had charge of the arrangements. Dr. Edwin H. Knowles is critically il at his home in North Stonington village. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Culver were bus- iness callers in Westerly Thursday. Farmers are busy planting their crops. The hap crop promises to be a large one this season. There has been an abundance of rain the past week, just the kind of weather for grass to thicken and grow rapidly. NORTH STONINGTON Dr. Knowles Returns from Hospital— Address by Secretary Ryther. Dr. E. H. Knowles, who has been in Providence for medical treatment, ar— rived home Saturday evening. Al- though seriousiy ill, he made the jour- ney comfortably by auto. O. E. Ryther of Norwich, secretary of the anti-saloon league, spent Sun- day in town, speaking in the Congre- gational church In the morning and in the Baptist church in the evening. Colonel and Mrs. James ¥. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. John L. York were delegates from the local Congregation- al church to the county conference of the denomination held in Norwich on Tuesday. ¥ Rev. and Mrs, J. H. Adams, Mrs. D. F. Chapman, Mrs. W. H. Hillard and Miss Grace L. Snyder attended the Woman’s Foreign Missionary meeting in Stonington Tuesday. Move to Parsonage. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Adams, who have been occupying furnished rooms in the house of Mrs. W. H. Hillard, ‘have moved to the Gallup house, at the west end of the village, which is owned by the Baptist church and will now be known as the parsonage. Prof. Samuel Train Dutton of New York, a trustee of the Wheelér school, was in town Thursday. LEONARD BRIDGE Automebile Party from Norwich—Per- sonals. York, was up Chauncey Johnson of Yonkers. N. Y., Samuel Johnson of New Haven and Gilbert Johnson of Providence were calers at G. M. Williams' and A. G. Kneeland’s last week day. - Judge A, G. Kneeland and wife were in Hartford Wedn « F. Maine | week of Mr: A full l Mr. Maine | |ing the dainties, Miss Lena Lamb is the guest this Albert C. Bennett of Center Groton. Daniel ft has returned from a trip to New Y city. Queens of Avilon Arrange Surprise. prised Miss Hazel Cldye, one.-of the queens, on Monday evening. that they might in a body congratulate her on winning the gold medal at the contest held last week in New London. The evaning was delightfully spent. Re- freshments were served. Ear]l Wolbridge has returned to Staf- ford Springs after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy. Celebrated Fifth Birthday. ‘Thelma -~ Spofford, the little daugh- 'ter of Captain and Mrs. John C. Spof- ford-of Brooklyn N. Y., is visiting her 5 dparents;, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stapelyn. On Thursday, May 5th, Miss Thelma reached her 5th birthday, and Mrs. Stapelyn gave a party in honor of it. The wee hostess happily receiv- ed the following guests: BEsther Coit, Flora Ingram, Fannie Tirrell, Cheesbro, Lillian Welles, Nellie ‘bur, rafh Coit, Elsie Cheesbro, Phy] 1is Hanks, Mary Welles, Pansy Cran- dall, Bertha Cheesbro, Louise Cheesbro, and Masters Irving Crandall, Lorimer Ingram and ‘Charlie Crandall. Games | in variety were played. Mrs. Herbert S. Coit was at the piano, interspesing music, “with songs by the children. Esther Coit and younger sister, Sarah, singing Put On Your Old Gray Bor net and My Little Singing Bird, fol- lowed by the song, Pony Boy, by the wee hostess. Later all were invited to the dining room. where refreshments co wiches: mebiscos, tosted marshmallow punch .were served. Miss dohnsen and Mrs. Harry F. Hanks assisted Mrs. Stapelyn in serv- while Miss Lillian Pendleton Chapman served the punch. The floral decorations for the dining rogm were daffodils and ferns. Little Miss Spofford was the recipient of a large number of pretty and useful gifts. The young guests, as well as their hostess, thought it a very merry birth. day party. Grange Entertainment. The District 'School at Blueberry ingion grange on Wednes- day evening, May 4th, in the vestry of the- Road church. -Following is the cast of characters: School committee: Uriah Perkins, Seth N. Williams; Ja- cob Billaker,: Amos Hewitt; John Smith, Ralph Wheeler. Applicants: Miss Dashaway, Miss Florence Hewitt; Miss Belinda Sharp, Miss Amy Haz- ard; Miss Sally Simple, Miss Beulah Hazard; Hezekiah Pen s, Arthur G. Wheeler. Scholars were impersonated by Mrs. | ball season, in the unexpected triumph Sewart, Miss Gertie Liatham, Mrs. Mit- ten, Mrs. York, Miss Gertrude Chap- man, Miss Natalie Hazard, Mrs. Fred Ralph C. Wheeler, Miss Leah Connell, Mrs. Spalding, Farns- worth Wheeler. Donald Stanton, Ed Geer, Mr. Spalding, Mr. Mitten, Theo- dore Johnson, Mr. York, Joseph Noyes. Visitors were impersonated by Mrs. Eliza Noyes, Mrs. Charles E. Williams, Mrs. Allen Harv: Scene 1, examination of teachers. Scene 2, first day of school. Scene 3, clsing exercises of the term. Won Gold Medal. i FIELp/MUNICIPAL The Queens of Avilon pleasantly sur- | isting of assorted cake, nut sand- | | and | ence by the police all along the line un- | in the quiet northwest section. Some Miss Hazel Clyde. youngest daughter | of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clyde, receiv a special invitation to compete for the gold meda] in a rontest held in New London Tuesday evening, May 3d, un- der the auspices of the W. C. T. U. of that city. Miss Hazel accepted the honor ang won the medal, which was most gratifying to herself and Old Mystic friends. YAWBUX VALLEY. Local People Shocked at Death of Mrs. Elisha Brown. Frank Thompson was a caller at J. Edwin Thompson’s Wednesday. Mrs. Elias Chapman of Waesterly was calling on friends in this vicinity Wednesday. Miss Edwina Stedman was the gyest of her sister at White Rock Tuesday night. The people of this community were very much shocked to hear of the sud- den death at the Backus hospital, in Norwich, of Mps.” Sarah Brown of th place on Saturda The funeral s held Tuesday A Beown 8 sur- vived by a husband. Elisha Brown, auad two ‘children, C. D. Newton of Nor- wich and Miss Sadie Newton of North sStonimgton, who hiave (he sincere sym- pathy ef their many friends. Cuauncey. Richmeond is seriously ill at his home. He is attended by Dr. PaMe of Westerly, R. I. 2 e | London during the | fication Saturday evening ART TO' HAVE A BOOST John Nolen, of Cambridge to Lecture on Beau- - tifying a City. MUSICIANS' UNION BREEDS DISCORD The Eulkeley School Nine’s Jollification Gver Their De- f:at of N. F. A,—ihe Larbers Keep Close Tab on _ne Another—Wilbur Smith will Racg Sachem Park—Other Matters of Interest. 1uckey at It is growing more self-evident dai- Iy in New London that the local branch of the Musicians’ union is managed for the benefit of a compar- atively few members, who seem to get all the engagements, while the rest are on the outside and are occasionally permitted to get a look-in. There are | | a few local union musicians who make music their means of livelihood, while others are engaged in some other bus- iness daily and are ever ready at night to fill some orchestral engagement while the regular, legitimate musician is allowed to scratch gravel, so to speak. Tt is this same greedy class that stands as a barricade to the formation of a brass band in New London. They will not organize the band themselves and will not permit anvone else to form one, as it might interfere with their personal gain or lessen their powers as the recognized leaders of the Musicians’ union. It is almost a disgrace that a city the size of New London, with many competent and willing musicians, are not permitted to organize themselves into a band even under union auspices. It would seem to those on the outer edge that if they will not have a band of their own selection that they should step aside and give others a chance. Now this state of affairs may change, when the edict has been made that the Eleventh United States band from Fort Wright will be permitted to fur- { nish music in New ILondon whenever desired, as there is no competing band in_the city. There is to be a gathering of the Eagles of the state in New London in | the near future and, &o it is said, mem- bers of the local aerie of Eagles who are members of the Musicians’ union also, have been named on the commit- tee on music for the big parade, the locals to secure the band to head the parade. There is no local band to do the trick, still the contract will be taken locally and with a few picked | men from the union the balance will be made up of members of bands from other cities, a picked-up organization, | and perhaps credited to the city. With | proper harmony among local musicians | such a condition would not exist. John Nolen of Cambridge, the expert on making cities beautiful, is coming to New London next week, and give the pew Municipal Art society and its work a substantial boost. In. the Ly- ceum theater he will lecture to the school children and others and instruet them how lheg can assist in the heau tification of the eity, having -as illus- trations sections of the eity that will probably be the first to receive atten- tion along that line. Mr. Nolen has been here before and says that there is plenty of work for the members of the new society to do in the matter of instructing the rest of the people in municipal art work, and that New London is certainly a fleld that has not been overworked in the city beautiful business. On the afternoon preceding the eve- ning of the lecture, members of the society will give short talks in the schools, telling of the society and what it stands for, and then formally invite the children to attend Mr. Nolen's lec- ture_ which will be free to all. There is considerable local interest In this new society and its membership In gradually growing, as the only requi- site for membership is the payment of annual dues of two doMars and this money is devoted to the practical work of the society. In addition to this method of making it a popuiar society, every organization m the city has & representative on the board of direo- tors. One of the chief promoters of the Municipal Art society is Rev. Howard Colby Ives, pastor of the Unitarian ehurch, and he is among the local lec- turers who will speak in the schools, as are also three members of his church, Dr. John G. Stanton, Mrs. George P, Fenner and Miss Anna H. Branch. The others who will speak in the schools are Rev. J. Romayn Danforth, paster of the First Church of Christ. Walter A. Tewne, principal of Bulkeley #chool, ‘and Charles B. - Jennings, superintendent of schools. The society {s planning to demonstrate some of ifs work in beautifying New present sumamer season. The Bulkeley school boys 'h.ld tion of the seldom victory of the base- over the Norwich Free Academy nine, in a Garrison fimish by mak- ing eight rung in the final inning. U circumstances the boys bad a at it in true achoolboy style. a pamde with a drom corps, mo brass band being available in New London, hurred redfire and made considerable noise. ey marched all over the city thout molestation or interfer- til dispandment near the schoolhouse, of the bovs resident in that section of the city continued to celebrate after the parade was over, which did not meet with the approval of one of the polikcemen who is seldom heard of now- adaye. Tnetead of warning the boys to stop their noise or he would take heroic steps to have order on his beat, he actually arrested five of the lads, took them to the Northwest hose house and subsequently to the police utation in the pie wagon. Police Lieutenant Jef- fers was at the desk when the youth. ful prisoners were brought in. He sensed the situation in an instant, probably recalling his own boyhood days, and after assuming a seriousness that soon wore off, he cautioned the boys against disturbing the peace and then ordered their release. The arrest of the boys did not meet with public approval. In fact there was much indignation over the offi- cious action of the officer, and even the mayor, the chief of police and chief magistrate of the city condemned the action In the strongest terms. The oc- casion was of the kind that permitted | by common consent elasticity of (he | police orders, the arres of the | boys was condemned fully as much as if officers arrested boys on race | lebrating the victory of their | favorite cre Tt hrwi pemu?; gsmp:y : { case of poor nt on the part o the mllremlnm“ not occur again g‘u'rlng the administration of Mayor lahan. % If the liquor deslers of New Londom would only close tabs on each other as . bharbers there would mrebahlr h rs volation There are barbers union and non-union in New London, and the “open shops™ have been kept open until after mid- night Saturdays and just as long as there was any chance of catching a belated customer. This displeased the other barbers, who closed their doors to business at midnight, and the mat~ ter was placed before Prosecuting At- torney Cronin with the request that the Sunday law be enforced against the offending barbers. Orders have been given to the police to see to it that all barber union shops are closed at midnight Saturday, and if necessary make arrests to enforce the law. It so happens that the offending bar- bers happen to be Italians, who sedn to bé of the opinion that they are a privileged class and a tnerruoiegetdr privileged class and are not required to observe laws ah closely as other people. The opinion is not confined to the barbers, for there are others who keep kitchen barrooms in different sec- tions of the city and sell booze to thelr fellow countrymen and to all others who call. There are meat dealers and grocers and frudt ers and the like who keep thelr places of business open all day Sunday, and without interfer- ence from the authorities, but should English speaking people attempt to de likewise there would be something do- ing by the police without waiting for orders from the prosecuting officer. By common consent of years stand- ing fruit stores and confectlonery and ice. cream stores have been permitted to do business after sumset on Sun- days, and gradually this privilege has become more extended than was at first intended; but there is no apparent objection to thia class of stores doing a quiet business and for the accommo- dation of the public. Servi as reminders of those “good old days” when a water system was unknown in New London, when soft water for washing purposes was stored in hogsheads near the back doors, inte which it flowed from the house roof during the rainy season, and became filled with pollywogs during the dry season, and when the hard 'water for drinking purposes and for cooking came from the pumps and wells, there still remains here and there about the city sidewadks of brick that have be- ‘come | ly worn by long usage. The time was when brick and flag walks were the standard; in fact, no other material was ueed in the construction of sidewalks. But that was long &80, ;\m 9 it is the concrete and of modern and ‘While there are too mul{ of these ancient brick walks in the city, it is a pleasing sign of ss to hear of the ococasional removal of thege rocky road to Dublin sidewalks to make way for those that are more down to date and over which it 1s a pleasure to trod. A stretch of this abominable ancient walle was taken up during the present week in Huntington street, the owner having a new walk substituted at his. own expense and not calling upon the city commitee to provide ‘half the cost. ¥t is to be hoped that improvement along this same line will be contigeous and spread down Tru- man street day, where those afflicted with eorns prefer to walk in the street rather than suffer the torture of wallk- ing on the worn and uneven brick ‘There are walks of too, that #hould be remwved, for In some in- notably in Coit street, the walks are even worse than those struocted of brick. that for years to come there will he work enough for the sidewalk commit- tee of the court of comxmon council even after ample cash 1s available for the general constrmetion of new slde- walks throughout the city. It will be well when these reminders of the “good old deys” will remind no more. Wilber Smith, the New London long distance runmer, o is just entering his fortieth year, has been matched to race Tuckey, fast Montwille lad, for fitteen miles at Sachem in Norwich, this month. Well, Smith t» no new one in the game, and despite his age seems to be still in fhe run~ ning, and the beckers of will be given a chance to get sOme moncy from New Londoners who stil have faith in Smith as a ruoner. Some years ago Darrow was the champion runner of the county, but when Smith came on the line homore were even In the twenty-four heurs’ Mdoor contests that prevalled et that time, ..lflwug Darrow was considered a wonder out in the open alr long distance run- ning. The time was when running was the favored sport in New London, the ac- cepted vacing course being from Per- kins green in Bank street, down Pe- quot avenue and up Ocean avenus (e the starting point, a distance of seven miles. These races were of frequent occurrence and open to all. On ons Thanksgiving day there wae a foot- race on the card and Champlon Darrow was among the entries. Juet before the starting time Wik liam Corcoran, for many years tie crossing tender at the union statiou, he who eaved so many lives at that dangerous place and who s et present employed in the construction of the big mill at Montville, expressed a de- sire to be permitted to compete in the race, remarking that he was consid- ered something of a runner in bis na- tive land. Corcoran’s name Was cn- tered in the list and in he went without any previous preparation and egainst runners who had been in speclal traln- ing for the event. He handed his cost to a friend and toed the lne 'with the young runners who were there in rec. ing costume. There was an even start and before Howard street was reached Corcoran was in the lead and kept it to the finish and won the race. Corcoran made a record over t{hat course that has never been equalled, but he never made a business of run- ning, doing that particular turn to see if he was as fast as the fleet- footed young fellows who had won so much cashi and ghry in the romning same. It does not seem 50 many years & when the Parade was a sert of mar ketplace for farmers, fur it was ther where they disposed of nmech of thel produce, and It was ‘the ular sale place :‘or the farmer with load of woed drawn from the woeds by oxem It was here where (h,o‘mc e chichkens dressed far OVem prepaws. tion were sold at ng and Christmas (ime, and eyen the peddiere after d About the city, ret and T of | Th