Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 25, 1911, Page 9

Who is. Gm and Ccnm—lnndaau. Aeddenu :MBnfldhcmThreeCaunm NEW LONDON COUNTY IONTV!LLE $2,200 !lmdol for Baptist Church Repairs—Funeral of Elisha Roath— Various Notes. Miss Maude Wood of the state nor-, mal school, Wil spent Sunday @t her home Rev, George C. a r. Maine of U: lpits Sunday morni iss Ethel :’ spent ‘The Rev. W, and Rev. lle exchanged -Madrch 12. - Gardner Lake nh{lvn here. pecial ered- by the choir. will sing & solo, $2,200 Spent for chunh. painting Baptist parsonage this week. About l! 200 has been expended for church repairs the past year and a half. * Elisha Roath’s Death. Elisha Roath, 72 years, died at his home here 'l.\l':gd-y The funeral services were conduc by his pastor, Rev. George C. Chl.pp.ll. in Norwich, ‘Wednesday afternoon. Deacon Edwin Henry was one of the bearers. Burial was in_the Y-c-uccnumc“ Mrs, George appell will speak Sunday evening on the subject, “Owen Kildare.” There will be special mu- sic at this 7 o’clock service at the Un- ion Baptist chi The Union_Baptist church mite box opening for home. missions on Tuesday with Mrs. Arabella Lati- , the president. Fs Suspend Meetings During Summer. The Agoga and Baraca classes held _thaeir 20th meeting at the chapel Mon- “day evening. The Baraca class voted the 24th, and after spending two weeks in Boston with her daughter, will come to_her home here. Willis, -the Slacksmith, who three weeks with grip, and to work again, has contracted is confined to the house. LEBANON I. Manley’s Death at 90— Farewell Reception and Gift for Lamb Family. ‘was 1 went. more cold and Sun ann Madley, who has been very ill inflammatory rheumatism, is now mueh lwnved. Funeral of Mrs_ York. - The funeral services of Mrs. B, S. ‘were conducted at her home on ly ‘morning 'by Rev. Marcus irr of the Goshen church, assisted by M E_B. Smith of the Lebanon Con- gregational church and Rey. Harry les of Windham. Burial was in ‘antic cemetery. %5 In Her 80th Year. The death ot Mrs, Abby L occurred last Tuesday morning, if ing due to advanced years, yrel:eded by a recent shock. Mrs. Manley was She was a native of had spent most of her She leaves one daughter, ey. - Funeral services were conducted at ‘the home Friday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Ayers of Frank- lin. ‘Interment was in the old ceme- ery at Lebanon. Miss Winnie Robinson is visiting in Rose Goldblatt of Chestnut Hill was a guest of Miss Vix-;ln]x Loomis last Saturday and Sund: Mrs. L. P. Smith spmt a few days ‘with Mre, Allen Bidwell of Norwich this week_ % Miss Sarah Danielson returned home from Danielson recently from a week's vacation. Rodney Hewitt is at home for a few days from Brown university. Rev. E, B. Smith was among those B | who heard Dr. Grenfell in Norwich on Sixteen in Fife and Drum Corps. The Fife and Drum corps held their regular meeting for practice Monday evening in the chapel ‘The corps numbers 16 members. The fifers are James Phillips, Fred Johnson, - Victor owdrd Rogers, John Hurl- Bt i lund called on s at the New mdn afternqor. ‘ I Hall—Personal Mention. spent one dlyllhh k Mrs. week with her aunt, Mrs. Cam; Rev. Goor‘a D. Stanley was theguest Mrs. Cnmberh.ln Wed- lrvln‘ Burdick and his son, Fred, at- PM the auction at the Charles Hew- t place in Preston. J. G. Bill has just visited the Robert Palmer homestead. Mr. Crandall, prlnti?.l of ‘one of the wchools in Norwich, visited the schools Glasgo and Voluntown. He was ,c). pleased with the discipilne in the lasgo school. Thomas Wilbur visited the Glasgo yhool and A. C. Burdick in theBoard- ‘man district. Saturday avenl ‘the sup] and en- Jertainment in village hall was well tronized and a good sum was secur- for the bemefit of - the Catholic “hurch. GOSHEN Wany Attend Stereopticon . Lecture— First Fl..k of Wild Geese. Considering the bad traveling, there w¥as a good attendance at the 'ursup licon lecture at the Goshen chi cld&y evening, given by C. W ‘l‘en- nt of Hebron. One hundred beauti- *ul views were shown, taken ; by the lecturer while traveling in this and other countries. Th descriptive lecture was also entertaining. “rs. Bunice Fish and daughter, Miss Fannie Jish of Mystic, are guests of friends here. Miss Fish assists the chioir of the Geshen the )n‘va been listened to with deep inter- est. The first flock of wild geese journey- ing northward were noted esday morning. HAMBURG Notes of Local Interest. Mrs. John Comn.ock of spent the day at Old Bnmm l.llt ‘Wednesday. Mrs. Elizabeth Rathbun visited her brother, Robert M. Jewett, the past week P Miss Ora Harding returned from ‘West Haven the first of the week. The L. B. S. met Wednesday after- noon in the church hall - eek. C. F. Beebe is al to ride out recent illness. after ‘l'bl schools in this town closed for the spring vmflon and will opén on lhnd-y. April M lndudhfldren of | her Grace Wood, Bthel Wooa » Thursday evening. Sold at Auction. Mrs_T. D. Blight sold at public auc- tion ldst Thursday the stock and farm- ln‘ simplements upon her farm near the "Baptist church, together with a large amount of household furniture. - Library Benefit Nets $30, At the entertainment given Yor the benefit of the Trumbull library last week over $30 was made. B Farewell loupt n. tA goodly numbc vf friénds gathered jation ly se of the First church, in which the family have been active workers. Congregational Services. At the Congregational church to- morrow morning the third sermon ln the series of Lenten sermons will be theme being: Acceptance of Christ; or, What Is a Christian?” In the evening at the C. E_service the last radiopticon trip will ‘be taken, the journey this time '.l.lrlfi‘rii‘ us into the Northwest and Various Items. Last Saturday Mrs. Hulda Peck en- tertained Mrs. Charles Hinckley and son, Ralph, Mrs. Charles. Geer snd daughter, Myra, and son, Leroy, and Mrs. Edward Hoxie. Miss Mabel Hickox spent Friday night with reldtives in Colchester, re- turning Saturday to Mrs. H. M. Peck’s. Lewis, Greene, who has been work- ing in_Lebanon, has gone to Morris- town, Vt, to spend several weks. YAWBUX VALLEY Samuel P. Maine Broke Rib in a Fall— Personal Notes. Mr, and Mrs. John H. Thompson en- tertained J. Edwin Thompson lnd fam- ily_recently. Samuel P. Maine suffered a fall last week, which resulted in a broken rib Mrs. WilHam Miner has returned to her home in Griswold, dfter wisiting Charles H. Miner. Charles Newton of Cromwell, Conn., was a recent guest of his sister, Mrs. Chester S. Maine. ‘Thomas McGowan is moving to the farm recently vacated by Isaac Ed~ wards. BEdwin Maine was a recent business visitor at New Londoa. FRANKLIN Mrs. S. N. Hyde was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hall of Colchester. Mr, and Mrs. Enoch Cheney of Jew- ett City were the guests of Mrs. Her- mon A. Gager on Wednesday B,.tolr(. Hyde was a recent Willimantic visf Clinton Simpson, who is in the Back- us hospital, is gaining slowly. Isacc Johnson and Sarah Johnson, of Windham, were recent guests of Mrs. Antoinette Hastings and Miss Ly- dia_Johnson. Clarence Slmpson is in the hospital at Bmoklyn, Professor Jfinh of Storrs Agricul- tural college gave a demonstration of pru; - and spraying fruit trees at South chéster on Monday. A large number attended from here. /Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Johnson and Rob- ert Johnson of Norwich were recent guests of thoh' aunt, Miss Lydia John- son. SOUTH LYME Miss Wilhelmina D\‘Nlllus is visiting emuln. Miss EHzabeth - Slate of South Lym. Gwmnhcmmncfllerinthk place yesterday. Mrs. William C. SlntxgI vistted inr daughter, Hrl. Albert, e King's Daught t with Mrs. ers met wi l'“ll.es ‘Wednesday afternoon. rs. this place over Sun:hy. Mrs. mle.um is visiting h- Stoni; B Time ‘Famous Hunten—Mrs. Affred M. Clarke's Death. - Funeral services _for Horatio P. morning L. F. Randolph officiated. "The text of his sermon was Looking Unto Jesus and the lesson taught was the love nnd sympathy shown by the Saviour the unfortunate when on earth. m bearers were three nephews, John and Isaac T. Hopkins, S. Frank Palm- er, James Maine and Attaway Maine. Burial was in Robbins cemetery. Palmer was the second son of Stephen M. Palmer and Sally Slocum and was 81 yeu's of age. He married late in life Mrs. Dorcas Hartson of Westerly and they lived fifteen years on a place he bought, called the ‘Captain Dixon .place, opposite River Bend cemetery. elr, lage for ‘the day Saturda E.A.JmuotAmnPomhubo— gun the work of rebullding- whldlh. After the death of his wife he sold | Lydia his place and came to live with his youngest brother, Horace Palmer, the only one of nu la.mlly now uvins His eldest lfl' mdnxd, in Wisc ‘Clarissa untown several years ago. er was a man of high moral character and had many tflendl amo; ters, in his .younger days a suc- o:.ulu.l hunter of birds, foxes, otters, etc. Isaac Sheldon is very ill Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkins and son John returned to Shannock Monday after being the guest of their uncle, Horace Palmer, and family and at- tending the funeral of their uncle, Horatio Palmer. Capt, Alden Miner of Ashaway, Isaac T, Hopkins of West Kingston, Mrs. Fred Eldridge and Mrs. Emma Hartson of Westerly also attended the funeral. Death of Mrs. Alfred M. Clark. Mrs. Alfred M. Clark died Sunday night after a_severe attack of yncu- monia. She leaves her husband and one son, Prof. Elbert W. Clark of ‘Westerly,-two daughters, Mrs. Eben- ezer Morgan of Mystic and Mrs. Fred- eric Clark of this town, and a sister, Mrs. John Austin of ‘Westerly. The funeral was on Wednesday afternoon at the house, with burial in Oak Grove cemetery, Ashaway. FITCHVILLE ‘House Started—Injuries te Teamster, New Joseph Noland was @ recent visitor in_Moodus. Miss Emma Holmes of.Chasterfield ‘has been™spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. W. Chappell. - Mrs. Louise Robinm aend son of Montville were recent guests of the Iorn:‘eyr‘s brother, George- Adams, and Lyman. Thompson of Greenfleld, Mass., has been spending a few d.flys with his parents, Mr. and_Mrs, F. H. omwon. s, R B et g e g Jeremiah Allyn will soon start work n the foundation his property on Allyn’ Teamster Injured. Laurence Dixon, employed as team- ster for Palmer Brothers, had a na®- row escape from serious injury while at work this week. Having backed his horses to the platform of the store- house for a I ‘he walked between platform, when the horses backed, catching him. He was carried to his home in Lebanon and received medical attention. Miss Mary E. McCarthy has returned f}‘om a visit with friends in Williman- tic. Mrs. Mary Goff has returned from a vmt to her son, Thomas Goff, of Mont- viile. To Repeat Entsrtainment. ‘The entertainment recently present- ed by local amateurs is billed to ap- pear in Colchester after Lent. Miss Eliza Murphy of Naugatuck is visiting at the home of the Misses Kingberger. OAKDALE. Social Umon Gutstl of Mrs, Burchard hday Party. H. T Arnold of Norwich preached in the Congregational church on Sunday, taking for his subject, For- eign Missions; text, Matt. 28:19. The C. E. meeting 'was omitted on account of_the storm. Miss Carrie F. Parker left town Tuesday for a week’s visit in Flushing, N. Y., where she will. be the guest of her sister, Mrs_ Mary A. Beard. Miss Alice “Bishop of Bozrah is Rev. spending a few days at the home of| her cousin, F. F_Parker. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Scholfield were visitors in ~Willimantic on ‘W. 8. Beard o).’ ‘illimantic, one day recently. The Ladies’ Social Uniou met Thurs- day at the home of the president, Mrs. E. R. Burchard, in Palmertown. Miss Agnes Anwood entertained a number of ter friends Saturday even- ing, it being her 14th birthday. \ CAMPBELL'S MILLS Dwight Lew’l! in jumping from a ‘wagon broke his leg in two places. The infant daughter of Fred Gard- ner was buried in the Kennedy ceme- tery last week. C. H, Barber spent Sunday and Mon- day-in Plainfield. Lester Schwartz has hired ithe Gal- lup farm near Bailey Pond and has movead there. Charles Trolan of Norwich is vis- iting at Levi Lord’s. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lacran finished moving Monday and are now at their home in_Canterbury. Miss Susie Morgan and Miss Ethel CD;ke visited over Sunday in Jewett Y. A few friends spent”last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griswold, it being Mrs, Gris- ‘wold’s_birthday. T. Fred Edmond returned' Monday from 12 days’ visit \with !fldl in Wlterb\lfy and Hartford. LEONARD BRIDGE . R Kiecland ‘and daughter were in Willimantic. Monday. B Beelme(wmxun F. O. ~C the hun- | ptios delenm on their return home 'rhun- day r-. J C. Hazler of Groton was a caller in.the village Wednesday. Mrs. Charles B, Jennings of New London visited her aunt, Mrs, Richard Latimer, on Friday. ~ Grass Fire. A grass fire, caused by the passing ‘of the 4.30 train, Tuesday afternoon, extended up ‘the west side of Mount Dlice, Ssmagie hia Trult troes end ce, s ees @ strawberry bed, which lay in the path of the flames. Mrs. Franklin H. Brown of Norwich called on friends in Qhe village Thurs~ day. ‘Wauregan c»thgm Arrive. ‘The first val at the summer cot- tagers on the bluff occurred last week. Mr. and , Mrs. Henry N. Wood, who Were married at Wauregan on Wed- neahy‘ are occupying Wildwood cot=- tage, summer home of Mr. and un. Rohm P. Wild of Jewett City. Address on Wesley. ‘Wesley and His wmm the theme of an address given b . C. Wilson Harrison at the M. E. church ‘Tuesday the series of literary events arranged by the and: zchl committes of the Em league. 2 Social and Personal. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Latham and for a new house on HilL e building on Tuesday evening. Ludwig Seith of Ncw York arrived l;:xt :reek to visit friends at Allyn's oin Miss- Grace Chapman attended the teachers’ institute in New London on Saturday. OCCUM AND VERSAILLES Fifty Dollars Plndgnd Towards Suits for Baseball Team. Mr, and Mrs. C.-W. Perkins raturned the first of the week from a short visit with Mr. Perkins’ father in Smithville, Me. Plans are being made for a baseball team to represent both villages. Wil- liam LePage will act as manager of the team, the executive committee con- sisting of C. Beauregard, Edward Glaude and Frank Raymond. ‘The team is meeting the support of the lovers of the game; $50 so for has been pledged for securing suits. ‘Work on_ the new addition to the Totokett Manufacturing company’s cotton storehouse 'is being rapidly pushed. Miss Dessureault has the sympathy of a large circle of friends in her con- tinued illnéss. The Connecticut company have 2 supply of ties ready fer the building of a switch in' front of the Occum school building. NORTH LYME ! Rev. Francis Purvis Lectures on The Sunny Side of Life—Notes. Mrg. Minnie Durkin-has been in Ni- antic the past week, assisting in the care of Her. brother, Byron Magnard, who has been seriously ill with appen~ dicitis. Mr. and- Mrs.- C. F. Moodus visitors Tuesday. Rev. Francis Purvis was in Middle- town and Hartford Tuesday and Wed- nesday. An entertainment was given in flu church. Tuesday evening. There A lecture on The- Sunny Side of Ll(s by Rey. Francis Purvis and special music_by Miss Alma Holmes, Mrs. A. E. Syme, Miss Dorothy Syme, Mrs. W. M. Sisson, Jr., and Mrs. N. S. Strong. fi LISBON Items of Local Interest. John and August Hoelck of Spring- field, -Mass., were: the guests of their parents over Sunday. Miss Ethel Kennedy was in Nor- wich Saturday. Cornelius Hodck, ‘who has been very sick at his home, is much better. Miss Eva Smith of New Haven is the guest of Miss Susie Kanahan. ‘Horace Palmer will soon make his home on the McGory place. 2 E. Spencer was in Norwich Friday. = Edward Tarbox has been drawing logs to F. E. Hyde's sawmill ‘William Straley was in Norwich on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Thornton of Jewett City were guests Sunday of Mr: and Mrs. C. A. Mell Mrs. Rachel Teft of Greeneville has been - the ‘u-t-d‘ ‘Miss Alice E. Ken- nedy: . - GARDNER: LAKE . : ‘Misg Bertha Metzger. menevfl.la wuarecent‘uutotmnnlhy- % ley and C. be of Salem wm;'?iumot,c.my;mflan Jewett were il Vil e ‘x’.‘;’u;'.‘{‘u’“‘“‘ P‘u.m“" g n eeping - af use of Jeremiah Haley at Five Polnts. C. Tyler Landphear of Groton flle cuect Sumhy of his bm NH‘W- Gclcbrmd Birthday.. 3 Mrs, Henry Dart celebrated her birthday Sunday. Mrs.' John Austin and Mrs. Fred Hooper of. New London were included among the guests. Mrs. Dart received several gifts as well as a number of post cards. Refreshments were. served by Mrs. Harriet' Furber during the evening. Service fo An interesting service for girls was |held at the Methodist church Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev_&. F. Maine. ‘The subjm of the address was “A Little Malden’s Kindness.” special music by the choir and reci- tations by Miss Alice Ramage, Miss Edith Calvert, Miss Ida Beebe, Miss Arzalia Newton, Miss Edith Hubert and Miss Alice Osborn. There was a large attendance, ‘Willliam “Craig will ' move Erom the house of Frank near C. N. 8ale of Botham. Store. G, W. Dart has purchased the busi- ness operated by Arthur L. Botham in this village. Mr. Dart resides at Hill Top and has for several years con- Aucted a store in Palmertown, opposite the Palmer Bros. empany'- mill.* )(r Dart will continue-this store and wil also have the cveuu'ht of the one Just purchased. His son, Hubert Dart, will ‘general my Mir. unable to, attend, to flle bull vil- bficm ,mfif-‘." "‘A' Ray yeats ""&w him alom malneam)uyvn for mnnya years. After his death his ‘son conducted -the busimessin con- ‘which was Mr. t 16 years ago re-opened established:one of the ‘best delivery routes in the town \mfil the time of his illness_ Grange Confers Degree. Montville grange, Patrons of Indus. ry, held a meeting Wednesday even ing at which a class of candidates took a degree. Mrs. ‘Ray Woodmansee and Mrs. N. H. Furber visited Mrs. Geo! at the Memorial hospital Edward Walden, who recently re- ceived injuries with an axe, is improv- Entertainment Netted $95. The entertainment entitled “Who Is Who?” given in Palmer Memorial hall Friday evening by the Children of Mary, assisted by the Alpha club of St_John's Roman Cathoiic society, was largely attended. Those- taking part in the evening’s programme were James E. Murphy, Edward Curtin, Clarence McArdle, Theodore . Craig, Edmund Killeen, Miss Minnie McArdle, Miss Eva St. Germaine, Miss May ‘Walsh, M. J. Heepy, Harold St. Ger- maine. Miss Cora St. Germaine was pianist and Joseph Hickey was violin- ist. Songs by Miss Loretta Henigan le Walsh and Theodore Craig were well appiauded. About $95 was realized onday. WATERFORD . Winds on March 21 d 22 Indicate Dry Season—$15 Paid for a Setting of Eggs. Last Sunday at Mrs. Wiison Car es were dise played to admiring friends. Dry Winds on 2ist and m On the 21st the sun crossed the line with a brisk northwest gale, shifting to -easterly the second day, and then back to west, all in 24 hours, and blows as hard as before. Not a good pros- pect for water at Norwich this fall! “William Williams was at Great Neck ‘Wednesday. Miss Augusta Gates of Old Lyme spent a day with Mrs. E. B. Young last ek i Setting of Eggs for $15. Leander\Williams of Great Neck has just sent away and got a setting of eggs for $15. r. and Mrs. C. G. Hunt of New York city are spending a month in Waterford after the death of Mrs. Hunt's sister at Mrs. May Gardner's of Clark Lane. ‘W. L. Driscoll was an Bast Lyme caller Wednesday. Miss Ida Hownrd of Graniteville was a caller on Mary A. Littlefleld at Buena Vista Wednesday. ~Elmer Beckwith of New London was an over Sunday guest of his sister, Mrs. Wilson' Carroll, at Riverview. LEDYARD Dogs Kill Eight Sheep and Thirteen Lambs at Lafayette Main’s—Person- _ al ftems. ' Lafayette Main has had more sheep killed by dogs: Two of the select- men visited his place on Tuesday and found elght sheep and thirteen lambs dead. Mr. Main puts. poison on some of the carcasses and some dogs have been poisoned in that vicinity. General News. The Ladies’ Ald loclety mt at flll ~Truant. Ws f ) . Qfl immflao .mmh Birthday. Hhrfldmxl'eek ik is at-bome for & local- peop! g ek('imtel.l'." Jecture In Nomca‘%‘ ©OBITUARY, Mrs. Elias Peck. C. Rice eelqbn.tod her | Wu! Mrs. Rice teards and a num- ng Wednesday and hi Amonc those visiting New London this we r Joseph Mrs. D. Peck, pastor of church, Hanover, Co; aom%mpmnwul4b§§oh:m"w n, oV, , e of Daniel and Sally Harris She is_survived by a brother and a sister, Uriah F. Rogers and Mrs. Gl-h Elizabeth, widow of William T. Strick- 5 l-.nd, both of New York city. lx:u;:xbor of trees on o nnm-g ‘Mrs. Tessii l(o‘rhl‘ty M qu London is the ‘uflt of Miss Gertrude Hilliar in Main street Cbaflel is making repairs on the H. Phyall property Main -crnt. Joseph W. Hill is expected home this week from a lengthy visit in Hart- ed -that George W. Hill ler‘;ru again this season as_janitor at grove. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Aldenhave returned to the Matthews cottage in Center street until the weather is suit- able to enter their -nmmer cottage on Broadway. Mr. and Mrs. Alden have been visiting ln Sauthbrldle, Mass., for several waekl Dr. George M. Barrett is putting an addition to Miss. Nellle M. Webster's bungalow in High street. . Ralph Turner, "bmplwed in West- brook, arrived hers Thursday evening for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Stephen G. Turner. Fred J. Howard cut his right arm severely piece of glass. VOLUHTOW!I Successful Supper and Whist—Court Liberty Initiates Class of Six. A successtul supper and whist was recently given by the men of SL Thomas’ for the henefit of the e of Amos Phillips’ chow- ders was served to.a fair sized crowd, in spite of unpleasant weather eondl- tions. After supper, whist . was en-. joyed, Ovilla Russi and Miss Alphon- sine Boucher taking the prizes, Har- ;| mony orchestra furnished 'music, Winners- at Whist. On Mond-yfi:vmndnt the Home Whist @nd Mrs. John -N. |, $ix_Initiated. Monday evbn'ln‘ at mosting of. Court Tiberty, Ho. 105, &:|by. a large famll it of A, a class of six | initiated into. the mysteries of For- estry by the degree team of the court, ‘who did their work. well, showing the result of their recemt training. Dur- ing the business session Brother Charles E. Maine was elected a dele- 'gate to the_state convention at Hart- ford on Wednesday, May 15, 1911, Brother McDohald being chosen’ aiter- nate. Personal ltems. Martial Russi, of Torrington 18 a guest at the home of his brother, Ovilla Edwards | Russ i, ‘William Ritchotte visited relatives at Phenix, R. I, on Monday. Stephen B. Sweet, was a visitor to Hartford on Tuesday. Albert Russi of Phenix, R. T, was'a recent guen at the home of his broth- er, Ovilla ‘s Gracle 1 nmmm is visiting rel- atives at Phenix, R. Easter c.nurt Pl-np d—Teacher in White Birch Regular services were held at the Congregational church, Sunday morn=- ing and’ were well attended. Preparations are being made in the Sunday schoel for an Easter con- cert. No Y. P: 8. C. E. service was held in the evening on account of the storm. Miss Eva M. Standish was a week end guest of Miss Ella Darling. Carl Rogers and E. Crandall gvere New London visitors this week. ‘Willlam Raymond has returned from 3 business trip to Hartford. Mr, and Mrs. James Lane snent Sunday with reiatives in New Lon- don. were Williain and Herberi Maynard. Fred R. Bailey, Winfield Hanney, Mrs. Ora Clll‘k Mrs, Kingsley and Miss Ella Darling. Mr, and Mrs. J. Raymond Douglass visited relatives in Oakdale recently. Social Club’s Supper. ‘The members of the Social club en- joyed an oyster supper Monday eve- ning. The regular meeting of the grange ‘was held in, their hall Tuesday eve- ning. > ‘Teacher Resigns. ‘The meeting-of the school board that was to have beeu held last Thursday evening was postponed until ‘Wednes. day evening of this week. The res ignation of E. Baker, teacher in th ‘White Birch district, was read and accepted. Mr. Baker is well liked in trict and has made many friends in town who regret his leave' taking. A new teacher will be secured for the sprln‘ Jterm, which will begin Apri} The villale cholr met for rehearsal of Easter music at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N.. L. Clark on Thursday evening. BOZRAH *Grangers Attend Willimantic Meeting. —— wmuju t:dmi: tA Bllho"v p attended flu cture given Brentall at. tho. Brosdway chuth on y evening. A Parker, Baward A. B A, A.dnuhop. Msr. :&d lt‘t”' Neison and Myron Smith_a bined Pomonz -ruu- me}”:z'fi Local Monday afternoon with. a | wi ‘Visitors to Norwich duriug the week t the time of her marriage to Illlu Peck May 15, 1850, Bhe moved to New York' city, but after a few years re- turned to New London, where she has resided most of her years. sHer son, one of four children, sur< vives her. There are seven children, Roger C. Peck of w..hl ton, D. C., Edith ‘'W. P Peck, Theodora Peck and oll W Peck, and also the Misses Florence G. and Helen P. Young,.of Montelair, N. 3., daughters of her Jaughter Wil- Hamine, wife of Sclah Young. There are two great-grandchildren, Jean Selbie and Anna Crossman Peck, of Washington, D. C. From her father, a descendant of James Rogers, one of the early settlers of New London, Mrs. Peck inherited an interest in genealogical records, and was remarkably well posted om the ‘history of all the old families. In early life she became a member of the First Baptist church and has been for over sixty years interested in its work. Her life of gractbus service to others;, her bright cheerfulness and the charm of a Wit peculiarly her own, make her memery one over which it will ever be a joy for her friends to linger. She gained large circles of friends both in her native city, in Nor- ich, and North Bennington,Vt., where she.resided several years. At the cele- bration of her 80th mnlvu'n.ry last November more than a hundred friend< ly_missives gave her great pleasure. During the present month of March there was some indisposition of health. On her last day a peaceful transition ‘was preceded by only a few hours of pain. After services Saturday afternoon in the First Baptist church, New Lon- don, burial will be made in the Rogers lot in Cedar Grove cemetery. ————————t B SHUNOGQ i Recent Deaths and Funerals—John L; Maine Gives Up Farming. The fdfieral of Mrs. John Watson, | who died early Wednesday morning - services and there were many beauti- ful flowers, Mrs. Watson is survived of _children, the youngest being only about three weeks of age, besides her husband, and much sympathy is expressed for the children 8o suddenly bereft of a mother's love and care. Burial was in the Union cemetery, North Stonington. The funeral of Horatio P. Palmer, who died at the home of his brother, Horace ¥, Palmer, in North Stoning-~ ton, after a brief illness, was held in the chapel at Laurel Glen Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Many attended the services, and the body was taken to Voluntown for burial in the Robbins cemetery. The deceased was a son of the late Stephen Palmer of Deanisom F{-utl and is survived by a brother and sister. Mrs. Frederick 4w. Clark was called to Clark’s Falls Wednesday to attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs, M, Clarie *To ‘Give Up Farmings Local farmers attended the auctiont sale of John L. Maine at the Charles S. Hev{ldn: place in Preston Wednes—~ i farm the past year and now proposes to ‘go out of farming, having pur< chased the 'Witter mill property, s0< called, in the same town. Russell Cook and James B, Miner of Pendleton Hill werq in Shunoq Sun< Maine has conducted the e 1 LEFFINGWELL Wild Geese Fly Northward—Vigitors Harry T, Palmer of New London spent Sunday with his parents, Mr; and Mrs. C. T, Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Reynolds of " Montvil were Sunday guests of Mr; and AL R day guests of Angwell. Miss Nellls Leffingwell of Fitchvilid spent Saturday and Sunday with Rex sister, Mrs, Albert L Ross, Meeting of Sunshine Band: ‘The Sunshine band meets toddy witd Misses Gladys and Margaret Beebe. , Ernest Gadbois of East Great Plain was a caller in this place recently. ‘Miss Haskell of East Great Plain was among the congregation at the First Baptist church Sunday. - Miss Hazel' Calkins was the guest of relatives in Norwich on Thomas_Dolbeare of Waterford ud ‘Mrs. Ambrose Sullivan of Cove were recent guests at the hom. of Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Dolbeare, Wild Geese Noted: A flock of wild geese was seen going north Saturday morning, Mrs. George Rogers is confined %4 the house with bronchitis, Mrs. J. G. Ward is-visiting her fa< ther in Vermont. Rev. J. G. Ward was the guest on Monday of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Wilcox, in Jewett City, Miss Ruth Palmer is spending a number of days with -Mrs, Hannal Kingsley of Franklin, NORTH STONINGTON ' Wheeler School Qives Successful Play. Rev. F. M. Hollister éxchanged pul- pits Sunday with Rev. J. G, Dacton o Westerly. Rev. J. H. Adams attended the prays er and conference meeting of the min~ isters-of the Stonington Union asso- ] ciation at the residence of Appletoy { Maine at Preston Plains I ‘Monday. Rev. Lucian Drury is slowly recover« a severe illness with