Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 11, 1910, Page 9

The Bllllll;l—!nd Social Life of Every Town and Settigmfllt quud in These Columns. B il 'NEW LONDON COUNTY. " 7.7 OLD_MYSTIC Closing Exercises at Burnett's Corners & MONTVILLE Presentation of Comedy Realizes $40 —Mrs. A. P. Mitchell and Miss Lat- imer Going Abroad. The Friday Night club of the Union Bapiist church, organized in the win- ter by the pastor's wife, Mrs. George C. Cnappell, presented to the public Friday evening, June 3, the three-act comedy, Breezy Point. The young ladies showed fine talent in represent- ing the thirteen characters. Music between the acts was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer with violin and piano, and George Pratt was banjoist. Ice cream was served at the close. An unusually large and appreciative audi- ence was present. The receipts were about $40. The Young Ladies’ club has given in all about $100 toward church repairs. Final Examinations. Final examinations have been held in all the rooms at Palmer Memorial school this week. Graduation exer- cises will be held Wednesday evening, June 15 Personal Mention and Happenings of the Week. . Miss Leah Johneon of this village, who teaches the school at Burnett's Corners, held the slosing exercises on Friday, June 8d. The school closed Friday, June 10th, but Miss Johnson, having planned to take the school for an outing to Lantern Hill the last day of school, held the exercises a week earlier. The room was prettily dec- orated with ferns and flowers. Thirty- one visitors were present and were pleasantly entertained with the follow- ihg programme: Song, Hail Columbia, by the school; récitation, Sixty Years Fanny Terrill; recitation, Boy's Irving Crandall; recitation, Chilg's Fancy, Angie Chesebro; sons, Jewels, by the school; recitation, Sell- ing the Baby, Bertha Chesebro; recita. tion, John's Pumpkin, Gottlieb Guh- ring; song, Branches, ‘Angie Chesebro, Flora Ingram, Eisie Chesebro, Pansy Crandall; recitation, Johnny's History Lesson, Fred Durr; song, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are March— sng, by the school; recitation, When Thomas Uses His Pen, Pansy Cran- dall; recitation, When Papa Was & Boy, Willie Holdredge; sons, Twilight, eolo, Fammy Tirrell, chorus, Bertha Chesebro, Pansy Crandall, Elsie Chese. bro, Flora Ingram and Angie Chese bro: recitation, Who Was It? Flora Ingram; recitation, Six Times Nine, Elsie Chesebro; song, When the Days Are Bright, by the school; play, Miss Matilda’s School, by the school. Attended Randall Funeral. - Among the relatives from out of town who attended the funeral of Alonzo Randall were Mr, and Mrs. Fraderick Randall ,of New London, Mrs. Charies Adams wand Going Abroad. Miss Gladys Latimer of Smith col- lege has finished her first year's work there and is spending several weeks with her mother, before going abroad with her aunt, Mrs. A. P. Mitchell, on the 23th of June. Received for Baptism. At the Thursday evening pr: meeting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sawyer and Miss Roby Boynton were received by the church for Christian baptism. The attendance was large. Rehearsal of Children’s day music was held at the close. Rev, S. F. Maine will con- duct_the meeting next Thursday ev ing in the absence of the pastor. Various Interests. The American Mechanics spent a pleasant time at Palmer Memorial hall Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Enoch L. Chappell of Chester, Conn., were the guests four "days this week of their son Rev. G. C. Chappell. The Lost Chord was the subject of the first sermon on Great Losses by the pastor, Rev. G. C. Chappell at Union Baptist church last Sunday morning to_an audience of over one hundred. The young people’'s meet- ing in the evening was conducted by Miss Hilma Rosenkind. Topic, Christ Our Judge. _ Robert Latimer, tenor, and Rev. G. C. Chappell, baritons, sang the duet, Help Somebody Today, and Frank Sawyer assisted greatly in the praise service with his cornet. At the business meeting which followed. a vote of thanks was extended the re- tiring president, Mrs. Mortimer Get- chell, and the members of the com- mittees. NORTH STONINGTON Missionaries from India at Congrega- onal Parsonage—Native Strawber- ries Being Picked—Church Supper. Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Coldren, mis- sionaries in India, recently arrived home for a furlough, accompanied by their son, Arthur Coldren, and have been spending a week at the Congre- gational parsonage, guests of Rev. and | Mrs. H. M. Hollister, Mr. Coldren spoke in-‘the Congregational church Sunday morning, and at a union serv- ice in the Baptist church Sunday eve- v, F. M. Holister preachea mt Laurel Glen last Sunday afternoon. Rev. Lucian Drury supplied the pul- pit in the Baptist church in East Kill- ingly Sunday. z Rev. H. A. Calhoun of Stamford, Vt., a former pastor of the Baptist church here, has been in town this week calling on old-time parishioners. Rov. J. H. Adams attended the Bap- tist ministers’ county conference at Poquonoc Monday. Rev. R. Maplesden, financial agent of the Connecticut Literary institute at Suffield, was in town Tuesday. Entertained at Dinner., Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Hollister en- tertained the local clergymen and their wives at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of their guests, Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Coldren. The invitations includ- ed Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Adams, Rev. and Mrs. Lucian Drury and Rev. and Mrs. F. T. Whitman, Capt. Thomas Miner and Mr. and Mrs. George O. Miner of Groton called on friends in this village Thursday, oming by auto. M B H. Knowles is In Westerly for a few days, called there by the illness of her mother and her sister. Mrs. Chester S, Maine has been ill for a week. Marketing Strawberries. Charles E. Chapman, a successful grower of small fruits, is marketing strawberries. The Baptist church people gave & largely attended and successful straw- ‘berry supper on the church lawn on ‘Wednesday evening. PRESTON Mrs. William Gordon Sails for Scot- land—Game Today with Pachaug. The Ladies’ Sewing soclety met with Mrs. Hollis H. Palmer Tuesday aft- ernoon. There was a large attend- ance. Rev. and Mrs. Frank A. Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Latham of Nor- wich were in this place Tuesday. Children’s day will be observed in the churches next Sunday. Rev. F. A. Holden held & meeting in the Haskell schoolhouse Sunday evening. Mrs. William_Gordon left Thursday night for New York and sailed Friday for Scotland. Mrs. Frank H. Palmer accompanied her to New York. Louis Holden, R. F. D. carrier No. 1, is taking his annual vacation. < There will be a baseball game 'at Preston City this (Saturday) after- noon, Preston vs. Pachaug. FITCHVILLE Fred Berry of Baltic to Be Hearing on Three Counts. Oliver Randall Noyés Randall of North Stonington, Elias Brown of Westerly and Mrs. Alice Scott of New York city. Delegates Appointed. Rev. J. Curtis Lamb of Noank at- tended the morning service at the Bap- tist church Sunday and assisted the pastor, Rev. Jeptha M. Olmstead, with the communion mc. The Baptist h has inted the following delegates to the Stoning- ton Unien association which will hold .its annual meatings later in the month with the Union Plainfield church at *Moosup. - ok craaitig Hon. S. B. Whaeler Re Hon. Silas B. Wheeler has resigned s school visitor of the Stonington oard. He has served on the board ok R e Sdgar Bowl 700 Years Old. “Mrs. Delia A. Williams of Quoque- aug Hill, widow of Allen P. ms, the possessor of a valuable helrloom, ams” aunt. Y ‘later it was willed d cover. The Baptist Sunday schoof will hold has returned home after spending With Mre. J. Hareld Willlams, Amethyst, will Femain for a while as ome after a few days’ visit with Mr. pummer home on Quoguetaug Hill ¥rances B Smith of New London were Mr. and Mra Henry Keency, of New Holloway and Mrs. Neil at the Hollo- ‘Miss S. Annie Williams is spending Chartes Q. Ehh.'-fl:e. at Riverview. Miss Lydia Greens was a recent guests of Mrs. Jo ‘Watrous, setts in Mr. Lamib’s automobile. Given from diphtheria. _ silver sugar bowl of unique pattern ‘hieh is one hundred years old. It be- zed to one h Starr, who resented the silver plece to Mrs, Wil- the present o by her aunt. Mrs. illiams greatly prizes the beautiful eirloom. Thirty silver dolars were mmered inte: this bandsome bowl Children’s Day-Coneerts. The Methodist Episcopal _Sunday xhool will hold a Children's day con- jert Sunday at 4 p. m. \ Children’s day eoncert Sunday even— ng at 7.30 o'cloglk. = Personals and Briefs. Judge Willis E. Heaton of Troy, N. E. short Memorial day wacation at iverview. The Ladies’ Afd society of the Bap- fst church met -‘Wednesday evening Rev. C. Leavahs Eldredge has re- rned to Chesterfield, Me., mfter a hree weeks' vacation spent with rela- tives and friends at Riverview, in the willage and vis y. __Mrs, Eldredge ®nd their daughters, Marguerite and uests of her parents, Deacon and Mrs. Baiel Frink.” Wesley Heatow of New York city, [ uncle of Judge Heaton, has returned #nd Mrs. Charles Q. Eidredge at Riv- erview. . George 'W. Middleton and family of Wew York city ‘have arrived at their Deacon William D. Beckwith a wecent guest of relatives' at Montville. Mrs. Charles H. Denison and _her Baughter Myra of Mystic and Mrs. pver Sunday guests of Mrs. Denison’s Cather, John W, Burrows.~ Mra. Albert A. Haley the Sunday 0t of ber sonctullaw ARd daugnter, and Mrs. Willlam Gilbert s seriously ill Mr. end_Mrs, Frank F. Gates and daughter, Miss Mildred of Providence, ere guests lst week of Miss Matilda way homestead. Mr. and _Mra J. Harold Williams were over Sunday guesis of friends in Providence. 2 two weeks vacation at the Williams homestead on Quoquetaug Hill. Mrs. William A. Good of Elizabeth, N. J. has been visiting_ her uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tinker, daugh- ter and son, Miss Maude and Master Charles, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mre. Allen ne of Clark’s Fall zuest of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Stanton, of Niantic, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. ‘Gates and daughter, Miss Mary Bell, of New York, are Louis Lamb @nd George Snow of Holyoke, Mass., 'wers receni guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson. They made the trip t6 4and from Massachu- Mre. James A. Lawrence of New York_city is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Danjel Chesebro. Miss Hazel Lamb . is convalescent Mrs. Annabel Douglass of New Lon- don, Mre. Courtland G. iven Waesterly, George. Miss Bertha pher Mr. and Mrs. John D. Coughlin and son, John D. Coughlin, of Middletown and Miss Mabelle Coughlin of the New Haven hospital have been recent Euests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Coughlin. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wheeler were recent visitors in Waterford. Held on Three Charges. A local officer went to Bozrahville Tuesday night and placed Fred Berry of that place under arrest on three charges, breach of the peace, intoxi- cation and using abusive langauge. He was released under $50 bonds furnish- Sullivan and will be (Saturday) afterncon at R Mre. Edwin delightrully = Albert G. Watr home near the ng the 7 2 re Bliven P e tony She Mk Ao ot Myae tic. A course difiner was served. TOWNS IN TWO STATES UNCASVILLE Mohegan, Haughton, Manwaring and Collins School Districts to Be Closed —Theft of Fowls—Auto Provided for Seniors’ Trip. Rev. and Mrs. Crabtree of Boston, who have been guests of Mrs. Crab- tree’s father, Edward Joice, of Pequot, returned home this week. Mr. and Mrs, August Lambert and children, who have been _visiting friends in town, have returned to Mystic. To. Close Four Schoolhouses. At the meeting of the town school ‘board at the residence of C. W. Com~ stock it was finally decided to cle schools in tnese districts in town: The Mohegan, Haughton, Manwaring and Collins. ' The pupilé in the Mohegan and Haughton schools will be added to the Uncasville Tenth district school, those of the Collins to the Palmer Me- morial. Those attending the Manwar- ing will be sent to the West Side. Transportation will be furnished pu- pils. The change will commence the first of next term. Single Men Defeated. Frifjay afternoon on the diamond in this village the married men defeated the single men, 12-8. The teams lined up as follows: Married men: Boulay d Hope ¢, Lafayette and Murphy p, Skifington 1b, Walsh 2b, Hope and Boulay 3b, Lorange cf, Sweet rf. Sin- gle men: Holmes and Dufour ¢, Finn p, Deardon 1b, Forsyth 2b, Holmes and Dufour 3b, DePattey ss, Dodds 1f, Clouties cf, Pheaume rf, Donohue 1f. Men under the supervision of Frank H. Miller are setting the huge engines which will furnish power at the Bige- low-Harriman company’s new paper mill Provided Auto for Seniors’ Trip. ‘Through the generosity of Charles D. White of Norwich, Charles W. Com- stock, Dr. M. E. Fox, Edwin C. John- son and C. E. Sweet the automobile was provided for the eenior class of the Tenth district (Uncasville) school to take its annual outing to Hartford Saturday, going by the way of Willi- mantic, returning. by way of Say- brool Mrs. Mary Comeau of Versailles was an over Sunday guest of friends in Pequot. Rev. S. F. Maine, pastor of the M. E. church, conducted services in Massa- peag chapel Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powers and children of Chesterfield were guests of relatives in the village Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. Shirley of Niantic have moved into the tenement with Mrs. ‘Willis I. Browning. Litter of Eleven Puppies. First Selectman Moses Chapman has a hound which gave birth to 11 pup- pies last week. "Three of them were killed. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Meth- odist Episcopal church held a meeting in the chapel Wednesday afternoon which was devoted to quilting. Forty Fowls Stolen. Saturday morning when the Rev. A. J. Wilcox went out.to feed his hens he found about forty of his choicesg fowls had been taken during the night. Machinery for New Bleachery. A carload of machinery for the Thames Dye and Bleaching company arrived Monday and is being unloaded. T. G. Haney, manager of the company, hopes to have the plant in operation by the first of July. Monday a hearing was held before Justice of the Peace William Smiddy in the case of Peter Dombroski on a charge of breach of the peace. A fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $7, was imposed, which ‘was paid. “Pants” Company Leases Part of Post- offic The Palmertown Pants company has taken a lease of that part of the build- ing now occupied by L. B. Hurlbutt as postoffice. VOLUNTOWN Local Amateurs Entertain at Glasgo— Foresters’ Memorial—Funeral of Mrs. Handy. ~ The young people of St. Thomas' church went Saturday evening to Glasga,_ where they gave a pleasing entertainment to a large aundience for the benefit of St. Ann’s church. The young people were generously ap- plauded for their good work. The Rev. J V. E. Belanger spent several days this week in Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Watson of South Windsor, Conn., were recent guests at the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Watson, and brother, Frank Watson. Foresters’ Memorial Sunday. Court Liberty, No. 132, F. of A. held memorial services on Sunday for their deceased members. After brief services at the hall the members form- ed in line. and headed by the Volun- town drum corps, H. Johnson leader, marched to St. Thomas’ cemetery and decorated the two graves of deceased members. The court has accepted an invitation to attend memorial services at Danielson on Sunday. A number of members will make the trip. Death of Mrs, Wayland Handy. Mrs. Wayland Handy died on Sun- day morning after a brief illness and was buried in_the Robbins cemetery on Tuesday. Mrs. Handy leaves her husband, a large family of children. HANOVER Reginald Croft Goes to Buffalo—Miss Peck in Graduating Class at Mt. Holyoke—General News. Reginald Croft has finished his course of study at Cornell university, and has entered the Turner Constru tion company, Buffalo, as “hydraulic engineer. Miss Theodora Peck will be graduat- ed next week from Mt Holyoke col- ege. Rev. William Brown of Windham swill preach here next Sunday in the absence of the pastor at Mt. Holyoke. A meeting is called for next Mon- day evening iIn the vestry to consider plans for Fourth of July observance. Mrs. A. B. Ladd, Mrs, Warwick, Miss Ruth Alien and Miss Ellen Peck at- tended the missionary anniversary on Wednesday at Norwich. Mrs. E. C. Smith has left for a visit in_Newburyport, Mass. Mrs. Roberts of Oxford, Conn., has returned to the Allen brothers’ farm for the season. The village school closes next Fri- day. June 17. with public exercises at 11.30 a. m. The Baltic baseball team won from Hanover last Saturday with a score of 5 to 3. Today Hanover and Occum play at the latters grounds, Work for the Unemployed. The army of unemployed has ap- parently ceased to exist. having some to work in J¥im Jeffries’ training camp, —Chicago Journal - R o R TTERS FROM ITS BROADENING | { SALEM Rev. Mr. Coggswell Located and Be- gins Duties—District Schools Closed —Grange Interests—Newsy Notes. Rev. Mr. Coggswell and wife have moved into the sonage, their house- hold goods having arrived from Ver- mont the latter part of the week. Rev. Mr. Coggswell has commenced his work as pastor of the Congrega- tional church, preaching his first ser- mon on Sunday morning to an appre- ciative audience. ‘The regular meeting of the Christian Endeavor society was held on Sunday evening with Howard A. Rix as leader. A helpful service resulted from a con- sideration of the subject, Christ Our Judge. On Sunday evening, June 12, at 7.30, the annual Children’s day exercises will be held under direction of the su- perintendent of the Sunday school, Mrs. F. R. Bailey. Choir rehearsal was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rogers last Thursday evening. There was a large attendance and a pleasant even- ing resulted. The West Road school closed on Monday afternoon. Miss Edna D. Rog- ers, thé popular and capable teacher, served cake and confectionery to her pupils. The Harris district echool closed on Tuesday. Miss Louise Martin, who has tauzht so successfully, gave her pup! a day’s outing at Gardner Lake which vas thoroughly enjoyed. The Central district school held their closing exercises at 12 o'clock Fri- day. . The Salem Social club held their regular monthly business meeting on Monday evening, after which a social hour was enjoyed. - Plenty of Light at Grang Salem grange, No. 166, P. of H., held their regular semi-monthly meeting in Grange hall on Tuesday evening. The meeting was well attended and inter- esting. A twelve-light chandelier which the grange has recently pur- chased was used for the first time, giving a brilliant light and adding much to the attractiveness of the hall. The grange has recently reduced its debt and hopes to make some improve- ments upon its property. At the next meeting the lecturer's hour will be in charge of Worthy Flora Amy E. Miner. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. Loren E. Rathbone, Miss Ceiia Rathbone and Miss Lizzie Dolbeare were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. McIntosh in_Colchester. Mr. and_Mrs. G. J. Murray and daughter, Miss Ruth, were guests of relatives in Franklin reeently. Edwin Johnson, C. Amos- Johnson and Charles P. Johnson of Norwich spent Saturday at Crystal Spring farm, guests of Charles Ray and fam- ily. They made the trip from Norwich and return in their fine new touring car. The selectmen and town clerk met at the town hall on Saturday after- noon for the transaction of official business. Supervisor King made his final visit to the public schools in town _this week. By his supervision the schools have been graded and better work ac- complished. Mrs. Willam Darling and Mrs. Charles Malona spent Wednesday witn friends in New London. Henry Teasdale of New London, who recently purchased the Joshua Clark farm, intends fitting it up for a coun- try home. With his family he spent Sunday _there. Mrs._ Sadie Clark of New London spent Sunday with friends in town. Miss Layina N. Staplins is visiting triends in New London and Mystic. M. G. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Standish attended the auction at Mrs. John Brown’s farm in Fast Haddam on_Wednesday. Charles Malona lost fifty-six young chickens one night this week. A large rat found his way into a brooder and killed every chicken. The rat was cap- tured, after the damage was done. - LEBANON Forceful Addresses by Rev. R. C. Mill- er'Wedding—Rev. R. E. Turner Improving. Rev. E. B. Smith returned from a trip to Baltimore last Monday. Rev. R. C. Miller preached a. stirrin, sermon in the First Congregationa church last Sunday morning. In the evening he gave a powerful temperance addre: The threatening storm pre- vented a full attendance, but that fact made no perceptible difference with the speake: Main-Card Wedding. The event of the week in this local- ity was the marriage of Miss Florence Card and Harold S. Main of Windham in the FiFst Congregational church on Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. The church was elaborately decorated un- der the skilfui direction of Miss Mamie Curran of New London, three laurel arches spanning the center aisle, inter- spersed with daisies and syringas and bordered with white satin ribbon. The whole scheme was effective and beau- tiful. The pastor, Rev. Eugene B. Smith, performed the marriage cere- mony. Baptist Pastor Improving. Rev. R. E. Turner is recovering from his_serious illness. The children of Henry Williams, who were injured in a runaway acc dent mear Willimantic recently, have nearly recovered. BOZRAH Local People Who Have Entertained This Week. Mr._and Mrs. George A. Kies, Her- bert L. Yerrington. and Mrs. ‘oward Bishop called on Mrs. O. A. Bishop on Tuesday_afternoon. Mrs. Clarence A. Parker returned on Friday from visiting friends in Nor- wich and vielnity. Miss Alice Bishop is visiting friends in Lebanon. Mrs. William Dowsett of Norwich spent Wednesday with Gilbert Rudd, Mrs. Charles Johnson of Norwich was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Avery, on Wednesday. Mrs. Charles A. Gager was a visitor in Yantic Wednesday. . LEONARD BRIDGE Mrs. E. Robertson of East Nor- walk is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Spaulding, at Maple Cor- ners. Invitations have been received to the wedding of Everett Loomis of Schenectady. N. Y. and Myra Man- waring of this place on Wednesday, June 22 s iting over Colehester. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Cummings and daughier of Willimantic are at Mrs. I _E. Cummings’ for a time. Mrs. F. J. Brown is recovering from a serious attack of bronchitis, and able to take short drives. Judge A. G Kneeland was a recent visitor in Willimantie. Leonavd and children Children’s day in &'--'*-mim. Wedding—Frost Dam- . ages Crops — Otto Anderson in a .~ Wreck. Horace F. York, collector of town taxes of North Stonington, met the taxpayers of Ashwillett Saturday at the residence of H. Clinton Eccleston. William Clark and Miss Alice J. Perkins were married Wednesday at the Bethel Methodist parsonage, the Rev. Frank Chamberlain, pastor of the |. <church, officiating. The weather is cool for June, and all crops, excepting grass, are growing very slowly. There was quite a heavy frost Sunday morning, and early crops ‘were | tly lamaged. One large piece of early potatoes, up and hoed, belong- ing to E. B. James, were completely ruined by the frost. A large force of carpenters are kept busy making repairs on the York homestead, the property of Edward Main of New York. Mrs. S. C. Eggleston and daughter, Ethl, of Lyme, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Miner. F. 8. Moran and Mrs. Moran were Sunday callers in Ashwillett, driving by team from Westerly. Otto Anderson was a Sunday guest of friends in_ Ashwillett, returning to his home in New York Monday even- ng. Auctioneer A. A. Carpenter and Amos Burdick of Westerly were call- ers here Monday. The Misses Eccleston of Glasgo are moving their household effects from Glasgo to Stewart Hill, in North Stonington. Otto Anderson was one of the pas- scngers in the_train wreck at New Rochelle, N. Y. Monday. He was slightly injured. Mr. Anderson is a large reaj estate owner here and con- ducts a furniture business in New York. GOSHEN Frost on June 5th Did Considedable Damage—Invitations for Loomis- Manwarring Wedding on June 22d. Mrs. John Allen and daughter, Miss Bernice Allen, with Miss Lucy Wilcox of Colchester, were guests of friends here Saturday. W. H. Geer has purchased a new touring car. June 5th there was quite a heavy frost here, which did much damage. One farmer lost all of his beans and early potatoes. Diamond Rattlesnake Seen. ‘While the teacher and pupils were walking home from school Monday they were surprised to see a large snake curled up in the path by the road side. They-came near Stepping on it, but jumped back in time, as the warning rattle sounded. The atten tion of a workman in a field nearby was called to the fact, but before he arrived it had crawled into a stone wall nearby. Children’s Day Concert. ‘The children’s day concert is to be held In place of the regular church service Sunday morning, at which ehere will be an interesting pro- gramme. Wedding Invitations. Invitations are out for the wedding of Mi Myra Manwaring to Everett June 22d. LISBON - | Barn Dance Attracted Many Young People—Personals. The barn dance which was given by Charies Banker and Charles Budeit in Budeit's barn, Saturday evening, was a success. A large crowd came from Taftville, Norwich, Occum, Ver- sailles, Jewett City and Central Vil- lage. ~ The refreshments were in charge of Maggie and Annie Hoelck, Ethel Kennedy, Paul Budeit, Charlie Budeit, Charlie Banker and Ida Sigrist, Miss Ethel Kennedy entertained on Sunday Roseila Collins of Central Vil- lage, Bunice and Charlie Henderson and Allan Murphy of Greeneville, and Thomas Hogge of Jewett City. Miss Ida Sigrist of Taftville was the guest of Misses Maggie and Annie Hoelck, Sunday. Mrs. J. H, Kennedy js the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. B, Walden, in Wil- limantic. Paul Budeit returned home Thurs- day, after spending a few days in Providence. Miss Luzelia Tarbox has left the employ of the J. B. Martin company, in _Taftville. Mrs. Rosa Marley of Boston is vis- iting relatives here. a,30mn Foran was in Norwich Satur- ay. WATERFORD Reception to Minister—Persona tings. Jot- The Baptists gave a reception to the minister, Rev. Brewer Boardman, on lVVednelday evening at the church par- ors. John Dailey of New London has tak- en _up his residence in Watedford. Couilland Clark was a caller at Log- ger Hill Tuesday. Frederick Shelley of New London was in town calling on friends Tues- day. F _D. Manwaring, Williain Willams and R. R. Beebe have concluded a con- place, Town Hill. s. George W. Wallace and Vew York are settled in | their Dingleville home for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Steward will soon return to the Steward homestead, Gilead. Mrs. Charles Marshall at Graniteville, taking mother. of Boston is care of her LAKE 0X0BOX0 Children’s ' Day Concert Postponed— hermen Meet With Poor Luck. The children’s day concert has been postponed until June 19. ‘Winslow Pierce is quite ill with | measles and pneumonia. Hisbrother, | Marvin, is caring for him. A number of fishermen have visited the lake, but with poor success, owing no doubt to high water and cool weather. Farmers are rushing their planting, which is late, owing to the wet weath- er. Mrs. Ella M. Champlin is spending | a few days with friends and relatives in Norwich, Yantic and Jewett City. Frankj Way and family of Bozrah | were lers at A. T. Champlin's one day this week. Mrs. Thomas Connelly of Oakdale was the guest of friends here Wednes- day. - Cantata on Sunday. George Clark visited her | rs. G. D. Button, in Norwich, Mrs. J. be.a Sunday school con- cert next Sunday and the cantuta en- tled The Morning of Life, will be given at 3 p. m. Mrs. Wiilllam F. Harvey and infant son, William George, of New York, are the guests of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Annie L. Harvey. ° Mrs. (George A. Trotter returned to her home in Newton, Mass, last week. nuisance. A year or so ago this place | I was completely filled in by the eity | street department and nicely graded, Converts. I: quiry $5,00 piiable tc . aupers from Gther | owas. hanges In 60 Years Where Elder Swan Used to Baptize His THE OLD COIT SCHOOL-HOUSE NEGLECTED Concerning the Froposed New Boat Landing— 0 to b= Expended for Walks—Riverside Park to be a Future ropuiar Resort—New London Ho ~ What a change has come to parts of ydecide to bulld a wharf, which would New London since the days of Eider [carry with it a berth for a vessel Jabez S. Swan, the ngelistic and | alougside the wharf, a privilege now sensational preachicr who struck Satan | enployed by the government in the straight from the shoulder and did not [ lighthouse department wharf to the hesitate to to speak right out in meet- | north. This would leave to the city ing what he thought personally of | ownership of a clear space of water some of New Londows sinue He |but with no opportunity to bulld a was an eccentric but really good man |boat landing as it would Interfere with and had the respect of everybody in|the rights of the owners of the other New lLondon and vicinity where he|two wharfs, So it was the plan of the &pent the g v part of his long and | former committee on public property useful life. The clder's favorite place | to build the landing«nd then practica for baptism was off street, in |1y lock it up, so to speak, until such the open city spuce below the | time as the rallroad company elevated custom house. In those days the |the tracks ¢ the city opportunity waters of the Thames flowed under the |10 huve free access 10 the landing small bridge and made.quite a cove | under the tracks and without danger o the east of the railroad tracks. |to life or llmb. Perhaps the present ere hundreds used to assemble to|public property committee will earry see Elder Swan baptize some of his|Into effect the plan of the preceding converts and listen to the old-time | committee and thus swve to the city a Baptist hymns. That was many years | place for a much-needed public land ago, just before the civil war, but the | Ing place for boats. elder’ and his place of baptismal ceremony is still fresh In the minds of There will be n toh-work in the the men of today who as boys heard | gonstruction of alks with the the clergyman lead in the singing of | $5,000 appropriated for wulks for the Jordan’s Bank. current year, This was definitely de What was a nice sheet of water in | cided at the council meeting Mondsa those days had been gradually filled in | evening s a heated discussion in until all that remained was a muddy | Which ‘Mayor Mahan gave expression flat that soon beeame almost a public |10 his views, giving nce notice that boat landing with access at grade over the tracks. Tt was eontemplated to build the landing and thus secure the right, that would be likely to be taken sway should the owner memt charges. (Cominued on Page Ten) would veto end in v vallable n there any ‘rrl. ar guC lo other towus, or else the adopted w h with 5 ¥ 5,000 had been appropriated for the gailroad company doing away with the bridge and building a substantial | sidewalks under the new law, which bulkhead instead. It was Alderman | provides that one half of the expense James F. O'Leary’s intention s hi of new walks will be borne by the man of the public propery committes | ¢ity, &s matter of fact practically al to transpose this place into a beauty | Of that sum had been tied up by a cor spot, by seeding it down and planting | trsct made by the sldewalk commities flowers and shrubbery the nd a |for the reconstruction of walks in few park benc and m. it a sort | Bank street in connection with the re of waterside klet, but this plan hae | PAVIng of that street. The mayor en temporarily postponed and for a of the council are zood reason. of the block tem of bullding The small boys have confiscated it |new sidewalks rather than bullding a as a ‘play-ground and Alderman | piece of sidewalk here and there about g no desire to drive them | the city. did the chairman of the public | The plan favored s for tha cour committce many years ago, |t0 Tecommend a specified appropri when he stopped ball playing in Wil- |ation to be expended in pecified liams park by planting trees in the | treets, just as is done when appr diamond and prohibiting the playing of | priations are made for new macadaumn baseball there for evermore. The boys | And in this way gradually have a of that time showed their disapproval | system of good walk would he of the act by hanging that alderman | creditable to the city, ming first in effigy from the limb of a large eim | Ip the business section of the city, and tree_that stood in front of the Garfield | then spreading out in all directions block in State street. Alderman Downey presented a batch Among the boys of long ago who | of petitions for new walks In different helped stuff the old suit of clothes | Parts of the city and, as chajrman of with straw and hang it on a limb that | the sldewalk committee, und inst hung well over State street, and who | mental in securing the pass. of the pinned a placard on the breast of. the | new law, he declared that the lnw con eMgy, bearing the significant *J. B. templated the construction of walks Beware,” and which was pasted on | Whenever petitioned for by propert the sidewalk all over the city. is now | OWners, provided the court of common one of the leading business men of the | kouncil considered such new walks city, and is probably reminded of the | Pecessary for the public safoty and incident as he see the hoys nowdays | convenience. He said this had alread playing baseball in that little parkiet | been done at the new St. Joseph church below the custom house, which covers [ Property, and that in the ateh of the spot where Eilder Swan did most | betitions for new walks was one frorm of his baptizing. This gentleman | the 1tau venu iptist chur whose place of business is not far from | 80 another from the First Church of the custom house probably imagines [ Christ, fentist. The mayor said what might be done In resentment, | Was in favor of bullding sidewalks should Alderman O'Leary prevent the | connection with the churches, ns the boys from playing baseball on that|Were in a mensure public institutio ground. But Alderman O ry is not | and to show his sincerity in that line that kind of a city official, for he is one | 8aid he would be glad to Inelude the of the altogether too v men. whol First Congregational church that had remembers that he wuas once a bhoy | Jong streiches of walks in ate and and therefore knows how it is himself, | Union strects, perhaps more than the . other three churches col vined While New London has perhaps the At the request of Alderman Downey finest lot of schoolhouses taken as a | the councll took & rec for five whole, as there is in the state of Con- | minutes and the street committee w necticut, there is one partially aban- | Into conference, which a8 atter doned school building that should r by Mayor Mahan. When the s celve more attention. It is the old|of the council was removed, Alderman Coit street achool building that is now | Downey made repari recemmanc only used in the winter wson for | the laying of new sidewalks at the night school. The building and the | churches named, and the t grounds are neglected and the property | other petitions. Such an is gradually becoming an eye-sore and | taken, and the bill of is far from being creditable to the|sidewalks at the new board of echool visitors who have it in | ¢hurch was ordered pald, the chu charge, or to the city of New London, | to pay one-half of the cost Just at this time when the Municipal et Art society is planning (o make New Riverside park is destined to be the London a city beautiful, it would seem | New London park of the future and ite that something should be done | natural layout will place it among the along that line with the city property | most beautiful in all New gland in_Coit street. To the older residents the place was Tt is the only wooden buflding within | formerly known as Lewis' grove and the jurisdic of the school board | it is here where the public pienies of and is in marked contrast to the other | long ago were held. The eity bought fine brick structure, and should either | the tion of the grove that was last be kept in respectable condition or be | ewned by the Post Hill kmprovement demolished. When other new sch company and converted it into a houses were erected the abandoned | natural park by clearing the under buildings were disposed of, but for | gro and bullding walks and drives some reason « oth this one ] nd building a_fine entrance Then been retained and for what purp Frank B. Brandegee and the does not become manifest If it is to bastian D. Lawrence gave the be preserved as relic, something should | eity deeds of property 1joining that be done In the preservation line be doubled the size of th it is too Il The building is di- | senato hix own exp lapidated, unsightly bordering on the | the addition and plante disgraceful and the spacious grounds | shrubbery and bullt walk are unkempt, negiceted and a black-cve | While this w eing completed to the city's progress and mars the | owner of n adjoining plot of land of good Impression of visitors when point- | lJarge dimensions planned for the ere ed out as one of the schoolhouses of | tion and operation of a saw mill that New London, and-is of no earthly use|would be detrimental to the useful as an educational institution rchi- | ness of the park tectural study As to the night school, Representatives f the ecity negoti sessions could be held in any of the|ated for the purchase of this property other school houses which are adapted [ but come to no rea on to methode of modern education whic were this done there hean would be more advantageous to the | no purchase as there was no money students and the teachers. That old[available at the thme. Tf was at this Coit street school hou should be Junctube that the Palmer Prothers in presentable shape or wiped from |company purchased the property and the public school property list forth-| the idea of the, building of a saw mill with, vanished, public was eonfident that the Palmer brothers would not At the ceunoil i 9, Morday even- | use the land to the detriment of the ing, Alderman Prentis made inguiry [&eneral pul and now that fact has refative to the boat landing wiich ft|been practically demonstrated was proposed to build just below the The Palmers have made a deed of custom house, and for which appropri- | 81ft to the city of the valuable prop ation had been made at the annual|®rty to be used as farther addition to city meeting. Alderman O'Leary ex- Riverside park, A its name Implies plained that it was a dange: spot | the park is a large wooded land slop o establish a crossing where express |Ing gently to the bank of the Thames traing passed frequently at n high rate | river and not far distant from the of speed. He aid not wanj to be re- | populated centre of the city of Now sponsible for the placing of boat land- | london. | ing at such a dangerous place, even if| This beauty &pot has not been ap it could be done without litigation with | preclated by the general public by | the railroad company which would |Teason of the lack of facilities of reach- probably object to the location. Alder- | Ing the park, It is located in Mast man O'Leary, however, said he was| New London \d as yet the trolley willing to go ahead und award tho con- | lines have not been extended to that tract fer the landing provided the Ithough a loop to the park board of aldern %0 desired and given serious conside would assume all responsibility. eHe liey road offivinls, Two y suid u boat landing was needed ut thit ABRUPATICH Wus given Sen, point, but he favored an overhead land- ndeges it the extenslon ing. but the present wppropriation nade orthwith, Lut as yel the would not wirant such an expenditure, | has not been done, It in understond So the mutter waw dropped withoul | that plans have been made of the roule further debate, and the action ot Alder- | #nd that 1t will be (h first new work man O'Leary given tacll approvil th e done by the trolley ruwd cow This boat ding matter at this| pany in New London lace was Inaugurated during the — Rrmateonk adminiatration, when the| New Londen to be in plot east of the railromd tracks was|®ome matter pecislly in_the sare filled in, but the plan did not include a | of paupers that should be paid fer by town should take prior action thut would prevent these men from becomin Tt is done momething owr ® thin