Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 28, 1910, Page 9

BULLETIN NEWS LETTERS FROM ITS BROADENING FIEL LETTERS FROM TOWNS IN TWO STATES The Business and Social Life of Every Town and Settlement Reflected in These Columns. 'NLW LONDON COUNTY. SALEM Congregational Church Calls Vermont Pastor—Men of Social Club Serve Strawberry Supper. Rev. Mr. Coggswell of Brattleboro, Vi, preached two excellent sermons in the C nal church on Sunday, May 15. At a specia] meeting held at the close of the morning service a unanimous call was extended to him to become pastor of the church. The Salem Social club held a straw- berry supper in Grange hall Thurs- day evening, May 19. The affair was largely attended and most enjoyable, being planned and carried out entire- 1y by the men of the ciub. The fol- lowing menu was served in fine style by the white clad waiter: Bread and butter, strawberries and cream, ice cream cake and elmonade. A tri- colored booth from which candy, pea- nuts and cigars were dispensed was in charge of Willilam Darling. Other membe:s of the committees in charge in cluded Messrs. Lane, Maynard, Rogers, Tibbitts and Fouston. It was the first supper the club has under- taken and was a pronounced success. Thin lce Forms. Two mornings last week found thin fce in some parts of town, doing dam- age to early gardens. The choir of the Congregational church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Bailey on Safurday even- ing. rehearsing children’s day music. Friends of Elijah Herrick regret to learn that no improvement is noted in his condition, after several weeks’ ill- ness. - Supervisor King has been in town thig week. making his official visits to the schools. Miss Eva M. Standish, teacher of the Central school, is spending several days with relatives fin Westchester and Coichester, schocl being closed for Memorial day. Woman Pastor Doss Good Work. Miss M. S. Millen conducted service as msual at the Congregational church on Sunday morning, giving a helpful rermon from the Farable of the Sow- er. Mise Millen has won a large cir- cle of friends while serving as acting pastor of the church. Mrs. F. R. Bailey, superintendent of #he Sundey school, conducted an in- teresting session of the school at the cloze of the morning service. The Young People’'s society of Christian Endeavor held a meeting on unday evening witn Mrs. Florence furray as leader; subject, What Is It to Be a Christian? Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Rogers and son, Gorton, of New ndon, recently spent a coupie of da¥s at their coun- try home, Hilislde farm. A, W. Ratkett has returned to his Bome in New London, arter spending weveral weeks in town. Henry Teasdale of New London has purchased the propertv owned and oce cupied by the late Joshua P. Clark. GARDNER LAKE May Basket for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Latimer—Thimblets Meet. Mrs. Malinda Brown of Hayward- le visitea at B. W. Lathrop's Sun- da J. T. Phillips and family of Nor- wich were at their cottage here om Sunday. William James of Norwich was a recent guest at David Maynard’s. The Thimblets of Gardner Lake met iday, May 20, with Mrs. Brie Mitch- A very enjovable efternoon was =pent, at the ciose of which Mrs. Alitchell served ice cream and cake. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Latimer were called from Slumberiand Saturday night to take in & May basket. Upon searching the grounds they found a perty of friends, who had come to re- mind Mrs. Latimer of her birthday. They were invited In and treated to coffee, ceke and ice oream. L. J. Dolbeare and daughter, Grace, of Plain Hill, were in town Saturday evening attending the party at Mr. Latimer”: On Sunday Mr. end Mrs. W. A. “White, Miss Bertha Stow and Miss Grace Doloeare were in Hebron. L. J. Dolbeare took ths party in his big automabile. ™irs. G. W. Crabb and daughter, Mrs. F¥rie Mitchell, and granddaughter, Rachel, were callers on Mrs. J. B, La- throep of Raymond Hill Thursday aft- ernoon. Willlamr Maynard, ernvloy.g by the Hartford Rubber company, é6f Hart- ford, and William James were guests over Sunday of Mr. a Mrs. David B. Maynard. Wiliam: Maynard takes a vacation trip to New York this week. Erie Mitchall, superintendent of the M. E. Sunday school, {s making prep- arations for a children’s day concert, June 12. Mre. G. W. Crabb was called to a case on Warwecus Hill Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Austin of Mont- ville were callerg at The Pines, Ray- mond Hill, Sunday. Mrs. James Manwaring of Haddam is spending several dayvs at the Man- waring homestead. FRANKLIN Baltic Family Moves to Bailey Place— Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyde of Willi- mantic were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gager on Sunda; S. N. Hyde was in Norwich on Tues- a attending the funeral of Antoine Williams. Mrs. Theodore Crandall and sonm, Bernard, were in Willimantic Tues- day. Mrs. Earl Rogers of Norwich is spending several days with her grand- mother. Mrs. Antoinette Hastings. Dr. Burr and family of Baltic have moved te the house formerly owned by Ezra Bailey, at Aver's Gap. Y, Mrs. Hermon Gager and Mrs. George Ledd were Willimantic visitors on Thursday. NORTH LYME Little Items of Personal News—Vis- itors. Mr<. Walter Comstock and daugh- r. Edne, have returned to New Ha- ven, after & week's visit with the for- wer's parchts, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. yue. Aferritt Comstoock was fn Lyme over nday. ampion of Essex were of Atmon Mrs. William Pratt and Mrs. Amonl Flanders, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stanton. Mrs. James Champion iff Msiting her ; mother, Mrs, J. Post, in Iforvton. Mrs. Davié Champion Jr., visited ¥riends in New London last week. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Champion are visiting relatives in New Haven. Mrs. W. C. Slate was a Niantic vis- itor Wednuesday. Mrs. T. R. Peck visited friends in New London Tuesday. LEBANON Good Citizenship Meeting—Town is Shocked by Wilcox Tragedy—Con- tinued lliness of Rev. R. E. Tumer. A good citizenship meeting was held in Grange haufi week on Friday evening. There afas a fair audience of both men and women. E. L. G. Ho- henthal of South Manchester was the principal speaker. He gave a solid and practical address on the subject Behind the Scenes, showing many evil ways and influences that prevent hon- est and wholesome legislation and de- feat the ends of justice. There was a brief discussion of local public school interests, but for want of time the main questions in that line were left to_be considered at the June meeting. Rev. E./B. Smith, pastor of the Rirst Congregational church will preach a memorial sermon tomorrow morning The tragedy involving the drowning of Mrs. Minnie Wilcox and her four- teen year daughter last Wednesday night” has greatly distressed their many friends and called forth much sympathy for the remaining son and the aged grandmother. Hliness of Rev. Mr. Turner. Rev. R. E. Turner continues in very poor health. Rev, Avery, from Franklin, has been su lying the Bap- tist pulpit for several Sundays. The Windham County Christian En- deavor conference held very interest- ing afternoon and evening sessions in the Baptist church last Tuesday. Miss M. H. Dutton returned Satur- day after a week spent with friends in New Haven. The First Congregational church is ‘being painted. Miss Mamie Curran is spending a few days at Redwood, where she and Mrs. Perry and the latter’s daughter, Bertha, will probably spend most of the summer, coming a little later. Memorial day services will be heid in Grange hall Monday at 2 p. m. Rev. M. S. Kaufman of Norwich will delive er the annual address. HADLYME Sunshine Attended Conventio Death of Frank Warner in Ca! fornia—Handkerchief Social. Miss Florence Thompson of New Haven is visiting her mother, Alrs. Thompson. Alger Atkins of Orlando. ¥ at C. C. Miner's for a several weeks with quite a number of her Sunshine members, tended the convention of the orde; New Haven last week. Arthur Brockway has returned home after a week's stay at Lyme and Fish- ers island. Samuel Phelps is quite sick with pneumonia. James Warner has received word of the death of his brother, Frank, who wag in California. The remains will be brought here. On_Tuesday afternoon the King’s Daughters held a handkerchief sociai at the home of Mrs. C. B. Hawthorne. There was a good number present and a pleasant afternoon was spent. .elrl ‘Wilson of Swampscott, Mass. who 8 been spending several weocks with her parents here, has returned home. - There were twenty or more from here attended the C. E. union aeeting at Fast Haddam last Sunday. L. l. Brockway was in Hartford on business Thursday. H. Weinstein has opened his hoard- ing house for the summer, and hes several boarders from New York thece now. LEDYARD Rev. and Mrs. W. F. White Issus Invi tations—Nine Attend Fellowsl Meeting. The Missionary society of the Con- gregational church met with Mrs. Charles §. Hewitt on Thursday after- noon. A Invitations have been received from’ Rev. and Mrs. William F. White, pas- tor of the First Congregational churdch of Ledyard, “at home Friday, June 234, 1910, from 4 to 10 o'cloeir.” Mrs. B. Holdridge and son Leslie, who have been visiting with her par— ents, Mr. and Mrs. Shubael Holmes, of Preston City, have returned home. Nine attended the fellowship meet- ing at Stonington Wednesday. - McKenzie of Mystic was the guest of his sister, Mrs, Enos M. Gray, Monday night. Miss Lilly Gallup and Miss Lillian Gallup were in Norwich Thursday. GOSHEN. Trolley Road Surveyors at Work— Horn Chair Owned by John Hillom. Miss Bernioe Allen of Col-hestes and Miss Ina Bailey of Bust Haddam were guests of friends here Saturday. A number from this place attended the seventy-first meeting of the Willi- mantic Christian ¥ndeavor union which was held in the Baptist church, }ebfinan. Tuesday afternoon and even- ng. Six surveyors and workmen were here Tuesday at work on the proposed line of the Norwich, Colchester and Hartford electric railroad. An article of beauty and usefulness is that owned - by John Hillom at Breezy Hillywhich is a horn chair, four horns whieh ence probably adorned the heaa of some handsome steers serve as the legs, many horns, artistic in design, serve for the sides and back, and it is handsomely upholstered. The chair was m{de by Mr. Hillom and it shows a piece of clever ingenuity. CAMPBELL’S MILLS Thirty Attend Servic —Oldest Men Rev. H. Anderson held a meeting at the schoolhouse here last Sunday af- ternoon. There were thirty who at- tended the services. The singing was fine. The people on the htll are fortu- :uto in having Ms. Anderson as pas- or. ‘The oldest men in town are Harry Palmer 94 William W. Tavner 91 and John A. (leveland 8. They have it in their minde to institute a venerable ciub, 5 I at Schoolhouse in Town. NIANTIC Improvements About Railroad Proper- ty—Spring Activities in the Grove. A number of automobile parties have been at the Knickerbocker hotel. Miss H. E. Phyat has secured the services 2f Miss M. k. Coffey of Waterbury to_assist hes about the hosteiry. James E. Hurley has returned from a business trip to New Haven and is occupying his house in Pennsylvania avenue. Henry Sembler of New York and Meriden has arrived at Niantic for the summer. The railroad company is making a number of improvements about their property. The road has men taking down the long shed fronting the ho- tel. Pine Grove Notes. Henry Eshenfelder was in New Lon- don Tuesday. He made the trip in his power boat Hippo. George Eshenfeider h. school duties at Bulke sence of a week. Miss Abby aulkins of Norwich is at the Washburn cottage. Mrs. J. C. Soder has rented her cot- tage in Orchard street to New York parties for the season. Mrs. Soden will leave in about a week to join her husband in Chicago. Edward Rowley of Crescent beach is sinking a well in the rear of the Tay- lor cottage in Pine street. John H, Allen of Providence spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Har- rington. . Mrs. E. E. Darrow has opened her cottage in South street, Harry Angelo and several men friends who have been stopping in the Grove, have returned to New York. The Swift family of Springfield Masgs., have arrived and hired the Bronson bungalow in Cove street. The Rogers family and Mrs. S, E. Greenleat have moved from Wells street to their cottage overlooking the Niantic river. H. M. Pitkin of East Hartford is at his cottage in High street. HAMBURG Hurt in Baseball Collision—Death of Julia Leo—F)nornl of Kansas N. Bill. resumed his after an ab- June 2, night at Thursday evening, observed as Flora's grange. Harold Reynolds was quite seve: hurt while playing ball last Tuesd will pe Lyme iy afternoon in a head on collision with Jewett Rawson. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Rica- ard Lee were pained to hear of the death of their little daughter Juiia, Thursday, from bronchial pneumonia, preceded by whooping coush. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ely of Niantic were in town last Thursday. Funeral of Kansas N. Bill. The funeral of Kansas Bill was held at the old homestead Tuesday at 2.30. the Revi E. M. Chapman of Lynie and Rev. E. M. Partch of Hamburg of- ficiating, The bearers were Jonn Sterling, Gilbert Sterling, Meiville Bill, Raymond Bill, nephews, and Wili- jam Marvin and Ray Harding. There was a profusion of beautiful flow . Relatives were present from =W York, Hartford, Springfield, Saybrock and Essex. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers and fam- ily spent Sunday at John J. Tiffany’s. Mrs. Partch was very suddenly sum- | moned to California by the serious i ness of her mother, last Frida. Mr. Noyes and family of New York are at their summer home. 3 Mrs. I. W. Beckwith and daugh- ter, Mrs. Gilbert, spent a few days in town last week. Mr. Faster and party have arrived at_their cottage.at Woodland laka. Mrs. Martha Muntley has acrived home after spemding the winter in Florida, Mrs. Lilla Bill returned to her home in Mount Vernon last Thursday. Mrs. E. H. Palmer has been spend- ing the week on Bill hill. Mrs, M. C. Bill and children re- turned to Desp River the first uof the week. NORTH LYME Visitors frem Liverpool—Mrs. Partch Called to California. Mrs. Simons, Miss Dorothy and Newton Simons of Liverpool, Eng., are visiting thefr aunt, WMrs. Francis Purvis. Mrs. William Sisson and Mrs. W. M. Sisson, Jr. were in Hartford Wednes- day. A number from this place attended the funeral of Kansas N. Bill, held at his home Tuesday afternoon at 2.30. Seyeraj of the voung people of this place attended the dancing class re- eeption at Lyme last Friday evening. Herold Gates and Meril Babcock are home from Meriden. Miss Helen Jewett is home from Hamburgh In the absence of Mrs. Partch, who was suddenly called Californfa by the serious illness mother. There was a iarge attendance at the | church last Sunday evening to hear the Rev. Francis Purvis preach from the topbe, “Does It Matter What We Belleve—People Act Like Their Thoughts,” which proved very inte igned for next Young Man's esting. The topic as evening is * LEFFINGWELL Hour Follows Meeting of Sun- shine Band. Secial The Sunshine band met this week with Mrs. T. C. Leffingwell. There was an attendance of fifteen. The following programme was carried out: aro Students in School and Out, My- ra Eellis; The Indian Bogyman, Eve- lyn Beard: Why He Would Not Saw the Log,Gladys Beebe. Secretary’s re- port was read and accepted and sing- ing of Onward, Christian Soldiers, followed. The Mizpah benediction closed the meeting. Miss Grace Champlin of Norwich gave a recita- | tion. The hostess served ice cream cake, fancy cookies and fruit lemop- ade. Mrs. George Sheldon has returned, after visiting relatives In Providence. Mr. and ‘Mrs. Ernest Kennedy ard daughter, of Lisbon, spent Sunday with friends in town. Miss Ruth Palm has returned home, after spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Nichols of Nor- wich. GRISWOLD Miss Lia Edmond of Washington, R. I, is visiting in town. Mr, and Mrs. C. H. Brown of Nor- wich called on relatives in town Sun- dey. Several from this place attended the conference at Lisbon Wednesday. Flans are being made for a Chil- dren’s concert the seccond Sunday in June. 2 of her | NEW LONDON GALES FERRY Memorial Day Observances—Miss Georgianna Hurlbutt to Graduate at New York—Religious Mention and Personal News. Memorial services will be heald at the Gales Ferry church during the Sunday school hour on Sunday. IGight- een members of the school were re- quested last Sunday to provide wreaths and the entire school to furnisn flow- ers with which to decorate the vet- erans’ graves in the village cemetery at the close of the service, Atten g Daught ‘aduation. Mrs. Lucy Hurloutt leff here Th day to attend the griQuation .f her daughter, Miss Georgianna Hurlbutt, from the New York normal schosl of physical instruction. The iNew St. Joseph’s Catholi PACES NINE TO SIXTEEN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE The Veterans of All Wars will Unite in Honor- ing Heroes 4 MAHAN’S PLANS BEING APPROVED c Church—Nautical Schoej Ship Newport in the Harbor—Representative W hiton to be Renominated—A Corned Leef and Spinach Banquei—St. James Church i1aking on New Life. rs. 'l It is certainl, leasi sl of yadian ers and then, after a, few Mrs. as Latha ’ 5 L y a pl ng sign « [ lasth wl-l;;“mzr‘ Lfi.”;m“; u:h:z*: Mrs, | URILY to see the veterans of two wars |short trips and visits to New Englana Charles A. L. Morgan, in Middlecown. | \B_Procession together once again on |ports the yachi zoes ince Shaw's cove Mrs, Morgan and littie daught Memorial day, for on next Monday |and out of commission. Captain Weed turned witn Ars, Tatham on B the Spanish war veterans will for the | has been in comr f ihe Wagouta FOT "B etk T ik first time in three years parade with [for severai y # like Captain BT wnd Nirs 2K M T eorhals the men who risked their lives in the | Brand, of the Narada, is a permanent daughters and their guests Civil war for country's sake. While | fixture on Mi. Hill's pleasiwre osaft, Chriearnd | ¥ were entertained cn | &l Grand Army men are on the same | Both captains are experi navigaters Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wat- | 1€Vel, the major-general and the pri- [and experignced yachtsmen, the equal rous at the Navy Yard " | vate being comrades and rank in the | of any in the business and therefors Henry Gottsehalk of Stoddards | Sime army is given no consideration, |are appreciated by the owhers of ¢ Wharf, with a force of men, was mak- | Still it would be of more than passing yachts, the appreciation being mutual, interest to see the veterans assembled epairs to ray nen S & ]‘f‘fig s e n‘,“;l f;;g:‘h";a;“_e:‘fi * A lin order of date of eniistment, or it ¥ & T | possible in regimental order, that is Automobile Blocked Road. those who enlisted in the first compeny automobile belonging in Jewett | to go from New London to in the | & City met with an accident on the nuar- | van and then followed rotation row fiil just north of the Long Cove |according to regiment down o the rep- bridge and caused the blocking of the | resentatives of the Twenty-gixth regi- highway for a while on Sunday eve- | ment, the last that was mhde up in ning. This is the second accident | part of New london companies. If which has occurred near there within | this could not be satisfactorily accom- plished, perhaps a separation of the surviving members of the first com- pany from New London from the other members in the parade would be an a short time. Mrs. Donzell daughters, the ) ces and Kathe G Stor and ‘lorence. ¥ an Franci her an- ] ine Qf who are spending some time with rel- | interesting and patriotic feature, and atives in the east and south, were | the distinction would not be detri- guests of their cousin, Mrs., Amanda | mental to the brave “men who enlist— H. Perkin¢, on Monday. ed subsequently. The band of three months’ men would not be large and |t World's Sunday School Day. after nearly forty-nine years it would the annual foreign cruise. port is a modern auxiliary ship and has supplanted the full-rigged frigate St. Mary’s that made annual visits to New lLondon ever since the establish- ment of the New York Nautical School, and of late years was about the only {ull—’lgled ship that came to port. The"St." Mary’s was a cheering object for who remembered the times when ships wére not rare objecte in the port of New London. waoen forests of emass The New York nautical schoelship Newport is in New London harber with one hundred and forty young men board, making final preparation for The New- the dimmed eyesight of the men Theve were the daye were seen along he water front and when imany nati New Londoners went down to the sea World's Sunday school day waz ol ¥ v 3 day ; el 46 th ol riodpt ehips in search of the whale for served here on Sunday with an inter- e o el oy wEMNC S ie oil and bone there wae im him, Sul g acroun 3,, ek e The first organization to respond to |and for the profit there was in the gy ’ the morn. | the call for troops by President Lin- |Product. Mary e g g ot rogiamme | €oin was E company, Second Regi- [ The St Mary's is gone and the full- e’ o f PrOSX4MME | ment Infantry, and 'was known in |Figged ships are gradually becoming state organization as Rifie company C, | © AcKley. who s agent 1T | O ‘Uhis company only seven surv ot e thet . | vors are residents of New London at the present time. They are: Sergeant xtinet. Steam-going vessels are now engaged in all foreign trade and the whale and these crafts are taking vhe place fishery, with few exceptions, for the annual apportionment e o : O schogbous’ 1n £heconutine o more conference clamaints would be e e S IRl A N asnectalive el e SoR Gain sl next Sunday on Veterans’ i e ol >(4flk John ; Noland, I.nd’ But this is simply in line of progrese Personals. Hezekiah B. Smith. g as is tAe substitution of *the Newpert Mrs. Herbert Rog New London also furnished com- |fOr the old St. Mary's as the oocupation Douglas of N nies in the First Conn. Heavy artil- | ©f the sailors of today differs material- of las , and in the Fifth, Tenth, Twelfth, | ¥ from the sailor of years ago. mothe Thirteenth, oFurteenth, and Twenty- e-d Mr. 1 Moses auc |sixth infantry regiments, and was ; i littie daughter L, have |represented in every other Connec- | ,.ntie Hop: Lusiue B Whiten has been the guests of relatives in Gre ticut regiment.as well as in the regular renomination for renresentative in the on for time past. arr sere | army and the navy and in the revenue | f2le™ LIS, 100 Mo TR Too for_the on Thirsday of last | marine service. nomination ‘ratiice “than promotion o Rev. John Thompson of Norwich | Mayor Mahan declares that there is | {he Senate scems to mae the pathivay Town was a caller here on Monday. |an awakening at hand for New Lon- |10 the senate sinooth tor Reprasent The Misses Geer of Norwich spen- |don and that his plans of progress | Lo ot 0™ o nidiionn Mr. Whiton's Thursday at the Pines, their summor |are receiving the approbation of many | JEPSEOFe SAPERLOTR (BT TWERGS cottage on the Biufy. of the heretofore conservative citizens paper writer, president and manager, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greene and |and ihose conservatism has tended to | 0 FL ot BYOTCERE, (L Mataes children. with Miss Ames of New Lon- [hold back. progress and advancement. | Leh Ver that Hore areltiany TopT don were guests on Sunday of M npport from unexpected. sources | Ame Susan Mathewsoo iven the mayor encouragement to ‘g"‘x'::c:’:;gr‘z? ;“.‘;:’;"f:,’“ ‘b":h‘{; Mrs. Albertus Maynard and renewed activity and he will, if DoS- | Jiojusion of all others te represent Latham Smith spent Friday of sible, make tae proposed changes in { QUMSIOD 0 W1 SMEIR T0, SEERAROnt wee with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Howard street, build the Ocean avenue and will therefore give support to Mr. Beckwith in New London. extension, annex a part of Waterford. | Whiton whe 1s & represchiative Sus. Mrs. Jeab Rogers and Mr. an widen Bank street, build parks and a iness man So if Mr. Wihiton gets the Milo Benn and children were vi o075 | new city hall, and do many more nominaflul‘l there '“" be but one pex here over Saturday and Sunday. things of equal benefit to the city and | fo 000 TGS T, 08 ML S eve to | all in the line of progress. The mayor | o0, O3 300 TR, Lo Ol MOHEGAN ! believes in the old tramp printers | "R [ME PUIICE GRS L o ey, it | ng, after tiring of a couple Of | iungall, Congdon and Freemen, hap- S i k's steady work, “If you can't pull | CTARGatl, S0 EEor e e, Service— with a town, pull eut of it. I dor’t like Plans for Memorial Day. | Rev. i the town, so please cash my string and t ability and are of the true legialative imber, the working and the telking = I'll get out” The mayor says that | - At the home of Mrs. Anna Matthews ‘ me.,““-h,, should have led h‘,\,;’ pulled | el}:’?lul'ful ::1nxl r-gremmulk nl;l‘ ;‘: : Sund Rev. Dr. Pratt iadminis- | against progress, simply because some | oV that New London cowld not have tered the sacrament as the old lady is | of the progressive plans would not|ipen &% AV representatives, an invalid and not able to attend |have served as a leader for a stream | LS the real talent of the oity would church he infant daughter of Mr. | of gold into their pockets. He says | Po i\ Hamtford and awey feom MNew and Mrs_ George Sturges of New Lon- t now the_heretofore conservative [ (ondon for &t least a portion of the don was baptized at the church. Rev.Y citizens are falling into kine in favor | ©.1® Witn "‘fh‘ RN, S. F. Maine occupied the desk in ex- | of everything that has. a flaver of |04 With such orators as 3 and Congdon and Freeman change with the pa It has taken many stor. progressiveness. Monsignor Michael J. Laveile, of New che S ihe achool house l¥ork city. The new church from will be exercises at at 9 o'clock ev. Mr. Wilicox will 2 5 e e anmese T Viheox will Fan architectural standpoint is among ters. Flags will be placed upon the | the handsomest in the diocese and i3 graves on Saturday. built of native grandte. It is oniy three Master Raymond Davis of Mystic | YeArS ago when St. Mary's parish was t of his srandparents, Mr. | divided and the southern section of the is the gue {and Mrs. M. J. Hunter. city set apart ag a new parish and | The fire warden made a trip to Nor- | Rev. William C. Fitzsimons Dlfl("’d in wich on Monday and visited the | Charge. The change came suddenly to the people and there was much dis- | ca f Sons of Veterans i e eve- amp of Sons eterans in the eve. Satintantios it the rt esp: Ny to < feeling faded away and now Father moms hes the united aid of all his parishiorer: Iather Fitesigvons assumed charge of the new parish there wi | no available place within the lLimits of the parish where divine services oould be held, so he engaged the New London Opera house Sundays and services ua- der direction of the first pastor of St. WATERFORD. Death of Elisha Burdick — Pest of Plaintain—Cows Damage Gardens. was in isiting his Peabody ¢ erford over Sunda son Horace. Elisha Burdick. a retired stone cut- 1 | tes i t hij . here Monday aft- | Joseph's rish were held in the juris- [ Ermoom et o e onday 2Lt~ | Giction of St. Mary's parish. This wae Mr. and Mrs. -Albert Burdick of |Of ebort duration, howsver, for the hard- working pastor was equal to the emergency and he caused the erection of a rude wooden structure where mass has been said regularly ever sinde. This was located adjacent to the sfte of the present handsome chureh ifice and stands there now in marked contrast. Father Fitzsimons immediately com- menced raising funds for the erection of the church and his efforts \were heartily seconded by the parishiomers and the result is creditable alike to the pastor and people, to the city eof New London and to the CathoMc dio- cese of Hartford. Thur re in town cebe and were Mrs. Mary daughter Eli 1 guests of Mr. Beebe's si A. Litilefield, over Sund: The grassland at Log full of narrow-leaf plaintain is a sight to behold. Damage Done by Crows. Theé erows, in looking for corn, found | peppers and cabbage growing where they expected corn. They made sad havee, pulling pepper nlants and cab- bage. Miss Mamie MeGovern was the guest of Miss Ruth Shipman last Sunday at East Neck. r hill is so that it There are at least two steam yachts large ensions that hail from of Harry Beckwith is engaged at Hon. | other ports but their home port is In C. H, Peabody’'s this week. reality New London, even not so e ey officially recorded. They are Henry M. Walter's Narada, Capt. Dudley Brand, and James J. Hill's Wacouta, Capt, David Weed, as both ceptains are New Leondoners and the yachts are here more than at any other port. They winter here and spend much | CLARK’S FALLS Extra Time at Felting Mill—Personal Mention. Mrs, Delia Gallup has been the| of the summer here and combined guest of her brother, E. P. Chapman, | they are as much benefit to New Lon- {and son, E. D. Chapman, of this vil- | don as a fair-sized manufacturing es- tablishment. All the officers of the Clarke Narada and some of the crew ure in the year and ed with the yacht se under pay every 10, attu It } have been con : | K 3aine has been enter- | long that Mr. Walter considers thei | g Mier nfother und sisters, Misses | @ part of his yachting family and cer- Edna_and Amy Perkins. taiuly treats them as such. The Nar- The friends and acquaintances of | ada has made many sorelga trips and Chauncey Richmond regret his death | went to New York during the present and exteind to his wife and son their | week to awnit the orders of Mr. Wal- ¥ ter. It Is not Kuown at Wds time whether the yacht will cruise in home or foreign waters during the yachting season. } The Wacoutda, was formerly Slater's vacht Eleanor, and is in _commission laes than three months ea. % vear. Mr. Hill and a party of friends inakes an annual saimon #Ashing trips in Cana- mpathy. The Felting company is running its mill extra time. G. A. Stoddard attended the funera: of his mother. Mrs, Elisha Stoddard. She was well known at Wiateh Hill. ! i Some doctors say that eating beef regularty is bad E h‘tth_aw.rr 4 for Mayor Mahan, become as good a republican as he ever was a dGemoorat. He is a fine orvater and will deliver ¢he Mesnorial day dress in New Loudon. farm but it is larce enowgh to raime vege- tables enough to feed the inmetes the aimshouse. If it is cause for any br. PRI e T TR R -4 ocecasionally ner. during the year. judiciously expended, and pavhaps fung will grow to such an extent thet hetel dinners cau be served ot tha almshouse avery day in the week apd an occasional boiled dinner will net be given newspaper prominenes. and will soon be a leader L:o churches of that demo the state. retirement Rev. Alfred Poole Grint as pastor thers of church property. compowed in part of young men of progress and the new pgstor is zealows and progreswive, and the church has ‘been fortunate in receiving substantial financial ald by bequest and otherwise. An effective tion of a vested choir under a com- petent Legin done by an organist and cherister that avery day day public to know that the inmates net fed on mush and moienses and ars i [nfionul thing Mr. Roosevelt professors to sleep. —Chisage speaking New Lomdon and Huanicey and lers and Capt. George | years to bring about this change but ! v 3 visited the Thamesville | he now believes the day of awakening t’o‘fl""fifii‘ififi’?fil s ‘wdohth‘t:e D e o B i New ' London to hs exclusion of aid gt ol s L) g eother places in the Nutmeg tate. t of Memorial da The new St. Joseph Roman Cath- |7 " et L o L v o Memorial Day Exercises. olic church in Montauk avenue wiil ; Fass : g - the acknowledged ieader of & wing of The school children of Miss Hoop- | be dedicated next Sunday with B8 |(he local democracy and charmen of ers chool at Uncasville will assist | CuStomary impressive ceremony by . | tho town committee, but he saer the a delegation of Post No. 1 in decorat- | Rev. Bishop John A Nilan and the | ¢rror of his way and fe whan ing the graves at that place. There |dedicatory sermon w preac Y | Mayor Armstrong was over nd since then he b The inmates of the almshouse were reated to a dinner of cerned beef and spinach Thursday, and it was such an unusual occurmence that the fact was published in a local newspaper un | black head, and the additi i and Mrs. George Sturges and | those who resided in the new P“‘.:"' information wee given that of New Lomdon were Sunday | Many of whom bad been contributors | iye gpinach was raised on the town visitors with Mrs. Emma Baker, their | 10 _the building of St. Mary's cbuwrdh | fary; and, further, that cosn and po- grandmothe andiwho. had een contPmors. 19 tatoes had been planted and thet the support since the dedication. Gradually | , perntendent hoped to Haws vege- tables enough to jest through the winter and summer, without ng from other farmens. towa is not the largast n ¢he etats, if properly oty there would be no T ot i, for t is what the peopie axpect from the done town farm. the we It is pisasing informetion to treated o Sebastian l..-nnn:und- pro- vision in hzwmthu ‘.m: 48 good a dinner as can served Christmas time and other holidays Meore than The oid St. James tak] n New Londen ng on mew n Since the been general change in church management and general 'lnprovm: The vestry innovation is the forma- instructor and this work will next week. Phis work will be 128 just peen cugaged and whe is ex- porienced in ot the musiced features e Hpiscupal v Not Yet, Nor 8 Tt ix said that 100 persons drop des? in the United States. ecord will be xreatly swelled on the that Billy Lorimier resigns from he senate. —Houston Post, Thriw Should Tip Jeffries ON. On the other lsand, the most ses- has done n Furope was to put thoss