Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 10, 1912, Page 9

EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND, Who is Going and Coming—Incidents, Accidents and Building in New London County OLD MYSTIC Charles Q. Eldredge Describes Condi- tions at Panama and Jamaica—Sec- ond Crop of Ice Being Stored—inter- ests of the Church Societies. Charles Q. Eldredge and Frederick . Barnes have returned from a South American trip. Mr. Eldredge's visit with Colonel Goethals was very pleas- snt and the colonel furnished special +ars and guides to show the progress | »f the work and explain its nature. T'he early trouble of securing help is sver and there are mow morg appli- sants than can be hired. Some 35,000 work, smployes are engaged In the pmong them 5,000 Americans. To fur- fish food to these yeople and their de- dents requires 21 carloads of sup- Jlies a day. Such a train leaves Colon wvary morning at 4 o'clock and dis- tributes the goods along the way at the everal stations. The colonel belleves he job will be finished on time. They wre using on the job over 300 locomo- cranes, (redges, unloaders, , pile drivers, etc. In the very m ‘of Culebra cut Mr. Eldredge found a petrified cocoanvt weighing kix pounds, and this he brought home = a gouvenir. " From Porto Rieo, where he stayed ten days, he brought a branch from 2 crape fruit tree that contains 19 grape %flnn the smallest of which s 4 3-4 nches in diameter, ch in diameter only. Beside hese 19, Ave boxes were picked from » same tree. This tree is in the mous Pomelo plantation, Bayamon, orto Rico, which beside many grape + trees, now being harvested, has any acres in oranges and 60,000 pine- sples ready for the harvest. Under merican occupation Porto Rigo is ad- “ancing rapidly and holds valiable op- portunities for Americans with energy ard some capital. San Domingo and the coast cities of Hait! were also visi%ed by Mr. Eld- ze. A week In Jamaica and a ride through 65 miles of banana plantations extending as far as the eyes could see -onvinced him of the work of the fruit ompany on this island and how it vas possible to send out three ship- oads of fruit every day in the year Since the earthquake the city of ingston has been rebuflt very largely und is a muech handsomer city than er before Annual Meeting of Aid Society. The annual meeting of the Ladies’ Aid society of the Baptist church was held Wednesday evening .at the resi- dence of Mrs. William D, Beckwith. Burial to Be in Paekerville. The funeral of William P. Spicer, whose death occurred early Sunday morning of heart disease, was held .on. Tuesday at 8 p. m.'at his home. The body was placed in the recelving vaiilt ut Elm Grove cemetery umtil arrange- ments can be made for buslagl in the famlly lot at Packerville. United Workers Meet. The United Workers of the Methodist hurch met Wednesday at 2 p. m. at e home of Mrs. Israel R. Dewey, Second Crop of Ice. Wilfred E. Brown has built & large extension to his icehouse south of the village lake and is harvesting a second crop of ice to fill it, having filled all of his icehouses two weoks ago. The Wesks’ Happenings. Rev. W, 8. MacIntire of Hartford, fleld secretary of the Lord's Day jeague of New England, preached in ¢f an the Baptist church Sunday evening at | 7 o'clock from Matthew xi, 12, “And from the days of John the Baptist un- t1l now the kingdom of heaven suffer- oth violence, and the violent take it by force.” Ameng the relatives who attended he fugeral of Willam P. Spicer were rs. bert Ji. House and Chauncey E. House ‘of Brooklyn, Ct, Mrs. Walter Jonn#on of Griswold, Mrs. Main of Quaker Hill and Mrs, Lizzle Lattimer pf Westerly. Rev. Herbert B. Hutchins of Lewie- gon, Me,, bas left for New York after | 5 visit to M. and Mrs. Horace O, Wil- ams. Mrs. Hutchins is ill with grip at-the | illiams home. Charles 8. Cady has returned to artford after an over Sunday visit to Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy and fam- ay. Roy Tift was an over Sunday guest of relatives in Providence. Mrs. Charles Clark Is slowly recover- ing from a serious illness. Doris, the infant daughter of Rev. and Mrs, Henry E. Anderson, who has been ill, is improving, Mrs. Gurdon Balley was a recent guest of her mother, Mres. Allen Stimp- son, of Uncasville. Rev. Willam B. Cornish returned Bunday afternoon to Wesleyan univer- wity, where he is a student. Mrs. Herbert House returned Wed- nesday morning to her home at Brook- ¥n. CL. She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. William P, Spicer, and children. Miss Chariotte Johnson of New Lon- don, teacher of the intermediate grades of the Old Mystic school, returned on Wednesday to her duties after ten daye iliness from grip. Mrs, Halsey R Packer of Mystic tanght during Miss Johnsons' absence. PENDLETON HILL M School to Be Discontinued—Per- sonal Briefs, Mr. and Mrs. Douglass visited the former's sster. Mrs. George Godlap, ot Woody Hill last woek. Ernest Terking was & muest Sunday at Martin Chapman’s. Miss Sarah 8. Palmer spent Sunday @t C. Dwight Thomgpson's. Mrs. Sheffielé Douglass is 11 B. G. Palmer was In White Rock Monday. Mrs. Franklin Kinney, who died fn Norwich last week, was an aunt of Homer and Ben Kinney. The Hill school will be discontinued this week. The teacher, Clark Coon, will teach the J.aurel Glen school, which has bc#(&ught by Miss Maud pson. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kinney were calied to Glasgo by the death of Mre, Kinney's brother, Irtis Eccleston. MONTVILLE Thames Lodge, I: 0. O. F,, to Attend 'atriotic Service at Union Baptist hurch. Thames Jodge, 1. O, O. ¥, wili at- tend in a body the Unjon Faptist church Sunday morning. The paetor's subject will The Strong Man. Miss Nellie Chapman and Mrs. Walter Jef- ferg will sing & duset, Dojps His Will. s, 100 steam shovels and something | the limb being 7-8 | ert House, George W. House, | ! Three Counties. | - | Bible school subject, The Boy Jesus in the Temple. Christlan Endeavor topic, Generosity; leader Miss Je- neva Smith, The pastor will speak at o'clock on Christ Before Pilate. Mrs. IFrank Miner and Miss Nettie Gridley left Baturday for a week's visit among friends in Boston. Frunk Sawayer svho has been em- ployed in Palmer's guilt factory is working for George Dart at Uncas- ville. Mr. and Mrs, Sawyer are en- | | tertaining relatives from Lyme. Rev. George C. Chappell, pastor of | the Union Baptist church, attended the | New London County Baptist Minis- | | ters' conference held at Mt. Calvary | Baptist church Monday. Mr. Chap- pell delivered an address at the patri- | otic entertainment held at the Mohe- | gan Congregational church Tucsday | evening. Subject, The Way to Win, | Many Attend Social. A successful €. E, social was held at the chapel of the Union s3uptist church Friday evening last week, a large number attending. The two church membership train- | ing classes met at the Baptist pa sonage Friday and Saturday ev with the pastor, Rev. George C. Chap- peil. ! Rev. and Mrs. George C. Chappell | and Miss Gladys Latimer played tws trios, flute, violin and piano, at the Grange entertainment at Palmer Me- morial hall Wednesday evening. | ; | | | Rev. G, C. Pollock Preaches at Con- | | gregatienal Church—Grange Hears | Worcester Speaker. | | { An exceedingly interesting sermon was preached by Rev. G. C. Poilock | in the Congregational church Sunday | from the third epistie of John, sccond | 1 : wish. above st Prosp verse: Beloved, things that thou m be in health, even v soul pereth. At the close there was Sunday school session with Rev. C. Pollock as teacher of the older class, all | nd | | S- a | ' Various Items. | The missionary society meets with | Mrs, Judson Miner this (Saturday) | afternoon, | | Mrs. Charles Freeman of Worcester | | is visiting Mrs. Charles Gager. | Miss Maude Lathrop and Edith Leffingwell attended the gr Wednesday evening and spen night at Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Gag Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Gager, Jr., called | on friends in Bozrah Wednesday. | Clifford Lathrop of New Lonaon | | spent Saturday night with Leroy La- | throp. Worcester Speaker Addresses Grange | | At the grange meeting Wednesday | | evening seven candidates were in- | | structed in the first and second d | grees. Mrs. Julia Freeman, lecturer | of Worcester Central Pomona grange, | made a_brief address. There were | about fifty present, | | HANOVER | Funeral of Dorothy V. James-—Plans | i for Lincoln Service. | iss e a 8! h | | | | | | |, The funeral of Dorothy Viols. in- fant daughter of George and Jennie | James, was held in their home near | the pulp mill Wednesday. Rev. . H.| | Peck conducted the funeral service. | | The ohild died after a brief lilness on Monday. Age, four months, Mrs, Emma Baldwin, under the care | of a nurse, Mrs, Jda Williams of Nor- | wich, seems to be recovering from pneumonia, | The teackers of the Sunday school! held a quarterly meeting and were entertained Wednesday evening at the home of William S. Lee. | The cottage meeting this week was held at the home of Mrs. John Thorne, | Lincoln Service. The Sunday school will | Lincoln Memorial day Sunday. { Will- {iam C. Harrison has been appointed | | librarian. | | Willlam . Lee, Miss Eelen Badie, | | Mins Ellen Peck are on the library | | committee. i Harold Parker rendered a vielin | solo at the Endeavor rally lasl Sun-| | day evening. David Whipple, former | and recently living with the Westminster road, died* January | | 81, in his eighty-third vear. He was | buried in Canterbury Plains, Rev, Mr. Clark officiating. WATERFORD ® John Austin to Have a Birthday Feb- ruary 29. i William Gallup of Jordan was al ‘business ller at Buena Vista on | Wednesd: i H. Willis Manwaring and William | Gallup are on jury duty at New Lon- don. Judge Gallup of Jordan and New | TLondon, is gathering his wood sup-| ply for the ensuing year. Albert 8. Bralnard is having a winter at Saybrook. Allen Young and E. B. Young are | engaged with their wood businesz in | the Spithead district, | Thomag McCue is putting in some | good days work these wintry days. John Austin of Fengar's Holiow 1s anticipating birthday on the .)9th busy inst. His birthdays are few and far | between: he has had but ten in his| lite, LEDYARD Baraca Club Plans Debate—First Spring Chicks Out. At the last meeting of the Baraca club, held at the parsonage with a good attendance, Emmons White, the president, read a humorous story. At the next meeting a debate will be held, ‘the subject beingz: Resolved, That women shajl vote. Those who will speak for the affirmative are Samuel L, Lester and Walter Owens and for the negative Carl Weiman and Harold ‘White will speak. = Mrs. Frank G. Maynard is the first one in this vicinity to have a brood of fine young chickens. ‘Willlam I. Allyn, Fred W. Burton, Cheries A, Gray and Aea Sheldon at- tended the pomological meeiing at Hartford, EAST COLCHESTER Many from here enjoyed a pleasant evening at the soclal given at the home of Willlam Gillette Friday even- ing, the 24, - -+ Notwich S5 NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS | Mrs, Taylor gang a solo. | ——— try wag decorated with electric lights, the wiring being done by Carl Durr and Ludwig Krumholz. E. P. Bald- win was at the door. C, W. Perkins presided at the food table, Irving Gregorg had char&e of the coffee. The waiters were G. ‘W, Frohmander, Gus- tave Lambert, G. W. Allen, John .Allen, [ Walter Speal, ‘Thomas Robinson, K. G. Sherman, William Kinder, W. H. | Mitchell, Bdwin Bugbee, F. H Topliff. Following the supper the following LEBANON Masquerade Ball a Big Success—Offi- cers of Newly Organized Atnleti Association—Social Notes. e | bleasing programme was given: A masquerade ball was held at| Cornet solo, Harry Sengman; duet, Grange hall Friday evening of last|Gustave Lambert, accompanied by R. week. About twenty couples partici- | & Sherman, plano; violin solo, How- pated in the grand march. Kach lady | 874 Bushnell; duet, Mr. Howard, ac- brought a box lunch, sufficient for | COMmPanled by Mrs. C. H. Phlllips, pi- two, and hot coffce was served dur- | 320~ A sketch which was a it of ing intermission. Stanton's orches- | the evenlng was given by Willlam tra furnished music. | Kinder, Thomas Robingon, George W. i G | Allen, Gustave Lambed® W. H. Mitch- ® | ell, Walter Speak, i Saturday evening a basketball team ' District School, wlfi?‘f‘luolhx? “:?Xi(; lt from this place went to Coichester | teacher, an R and was defeated by the Colchesler | Mitchell, 'l'golxvai.:“.;lobh{‘n:g:r’ Vawin team, 29 to 8. | Bugbee, Walter Speak, George W. Al- At the First Congregational church | len, Gustave Lambert as pupils with Sunday morning, the services were | their recitations and songs was ap- conducted DLy Rev. Mr. Campbell of | preciated by the audience. Prof. K. T. Springfield, Mass, A solo was sung by | Maples rendered two selections in a Mrs. F. N, Taylor. pleasing manner. R. G, She'man pre- The Junior Endeavor meeting was | sided at the plano during the evening. led by Richard Bishep. A helpful | Eecal: N * Christian Endeaver meeting was led i ol Myten. by the president of the soclety, Miss | _OR Friday the contractors comple(- Rose Standish, At this meeting, Rev, el the setting up of two combers for Mr. Campbeil made brief remarks and | W1®, Totokett Manufacturing company. | . C. W, Perkins was called to Oakiand, Monday evening, the regular month- | Iy business meeting of the Christian | father. Endeavor society was held at tic home |, He T+ Gorman is harvesting 18-inch of Miss Virginia Loomis. o Ernest Church of Hartford was the | guest of friends in town last Sunday, | 5¢hool duties at Mount Hermon on Birthilay ‘Guasts. | I’;’éfl::.‘:"' suffering from a broken col- On_Monday, Mrs. E, J. Tucker en- | ketball, tertained Mrs, Reuben Manning, Mlss Millie Ward and Master Arnold Man- ning of Nerth Franklin and Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Tuckerfl in honor of her birthday. | The Ladies' Aid society met with | Mrs, E. L. Danielson Thursday. | Mrs, . L. Tucker, in honor of her with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. LiSBON Much Amusement for Those Who At- tended Mock Trial—General News. _Mrs. J. H, Kennedy spent Tues- Gay in Norwich, the guest of Mrs, eorge R. Dimock of Gurileyville, Theron Tefft. New Athletic Club. sfi;’xr Edmunds was in Danielson The men of the town have formed an organization for promoting ath- letics, known as the Lebanon Athletic club, which holds meetings in the town hall. The officers are: Preaident, Otto L. Puitz; vice president, Christie | oster; secretary and treasurer, Mon roe Pultz; committee on rules, Chris- tie Foster, Myron Hoxie, Harold Ma- s;;)n aptain basketball team, Charles Miss Agnes Grierson of Norwich Was the guest of Miss Alice Kennedy Sunday. the week end at the home of his par- ents in this place. The Ladies’ Aid society met at the Parsonage Wednesday afternooii. Mock Trial. Abell; manager basketball team, There was an attendance of about Monroe Puitz. seventy at the social given at the Winthrop Abell of Norwich has | parsonage, the principal attraction be- been misiting his mother, Mrs. Carrie Abell, and his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs, Edwin Loomis, Baptist Rell Call. The roll call of the Baptist ciaurch was held on the evening of February ing a mock trial, Samuel Jehuson Jones, a colored man, being accused of stealing five hens and a rooster { from Frastus Brown. The parts were taken ag follows: Judge, F. E, Hyde; prosecuting attormey, R, R, Barber: 1. Many letters were receivey from | Counsel for defendant, 8. Foote; absent members, savoral sendmd mon. | CLork, of B e B W Corbett; ev. After the Toll call and interest- | Charles Bugiet, Jroo bunesosfendant, ing remarks by the.pastor, Res. E. J. | 1 oh in witnegses Lras. | tus Brown, H. J. Kendall; Mr. Cold- feet, C. F, Johnson; Mr. Killemguick, Charles Budiel, S Jeremiah Come- Jc;vel;. R, F. Read; Obadiah Hill, Harry oote. Ayres, there was a social when sand- wiches, cake and coffee were served. Netted $10.65. Tuesday evening, February 6, a so- 2l was held in the chapel of the Bap- tist church. A variety supper was served, followed by recitations by Mrs, W. E. Manning of Yantic, which were much enjoyed by all, as were a reading by Carl Bishop and recita- tiong song by the Dimon boys. was added to the treasury. ends of Mrs. Alice Peckham, who with her daughter, Mrs. Ida Abell, is 8pending the winter in Vineland, N J., are pleased to hear that she much improved in health. Reyv. F. A. Fuller, but' he wag unable- to he present. Refreshments of sund- wicthes, cake and ‘coffee were passed at the close. NORTH STONINGTON Rev. J. Howard Adams Resigns—New | Members Join Grange. T Rev. J. Howard Adams tendered his resignation as pastor of the Third PRESTON Baptist church last Sunday, to take | f:gfecthatl tge close of the present month. L | Marcl e expects to baco 3 Recent Accidents—Flinch and Whist | of the Baptist ‘:.'hurch i: :‘{‘orcnl:\'i‘l)]?wl Partics: | The school on Pendletn Hill has ” | been discontinued and the ., teacher, A missionary nfeeting was hela at | Clark A. Coon, trapsferred to the Rev. N. B. Prindle’s Thursday. | school at Laurel Glen. Miss Florence Kennedy met with a| The Woman's unfon of tie Congre- painful accident Monday afternoon, | atlonal church served a chicken. fie getting her left hand caught in a |SUPPer Wednesday evening at the Corn Sheiler. home of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Kendall. ere is mo school in the Haskell Additions to Gran, 4 e. chool this week on account of the 11 Several new members \,\'L?l'e received hess of the teacher, Miss Phebe Shef- | into the grange I'riday eventng, B XL T Misses Minnie en Cos o5V N, B, Prindie held a meeting | have arrived e R T at -r~fief;’-:‘:lm?:;gSlzusg?;n;verglngf with friends in Portiand, Conn. A re e piay | Mr. and Mis. C. L. Gray of Provi- was held at A. B. Burdick's Monday | den fin o ! . A Cé Spe! i ¥) night. Refreshments were served and | Mlag i',e‘ifas‘i""?énéé‘ui"“fi‘ as a pleasant evening enjoyed. visiting in New York 2 Ned Wheeler visited with his moth- VOLUNTOWN. il L ool been er in Willimantic over Sunday. ' Mrs. Way Finishes Visit. Mrs, Baraih A. Way of Manchester, Nt who has been spending the win- ter with her niece, Mrs. John B. Bates, Who Speke at M. E. Church. ch, who is employed had his hand badly aw recent.y. entertained at one time a pupil of the Voluntown village school and on Sunday was greeted by many former schooimates. The Home Whist club met thid week in the bleachery, cut by a buzz Annie McAv y fow served an oyvster supper at the home | of Mrs. Walter Burdick Friday eve- | ning, February 2. They cleared $21. | The funeral of Irtls Ecclestonec was | held Wednesday, February 7, in the | Ashwillett chapel. Rev. Frank Cham- berlain officiated. Mrs, Walter Rur- dick, Mrs. Ernest Luther and John | Luther sang Jesus Knows and Cares, | and When the Curtains Are Lifted. Henry Button is very ill with pneu- monia at the home of Ray Button. Mr, Monsee, who drives the Volun- | town stage, is lll. Mr. Smith of Vol- untown is taking his place, ERANKLIN Enjoyable Social Held at the Parson- age. Samuel A. Hyde was a recent Col- chester visitor, C. H. Robinson made a business trip to Providence Wednesday. Wednesday evening of last week a very enjoyable soclal was held at the parsonage under the auspices uf the Ladies’ Aid soclety. The feature of the evening was violin solos by Mrs. R ‘Baker of New York, accompanied b CAMPBELL’S MILLS Miss Florencs Hoftman on the Diano. _— - The recitations by Migs Nellie Taylor Death of George Barber, a Native of Were much enjoyed. Cake and coffee Veluntown. ‘were served. Ernest Smith was a recent Hariford visitor. S, N. Hyde was in Lebanon attend- ing the funeral of Charles B. Noyes, FITCHVILLE Miss Hisic Adams is spending a few days with welatives in Montville. y T ughter, Mrs, arles Williams, of Norwich. Napoleon Eastland has returned from an cxtended visit of seyeral weeks with relatives in Chesterfield. Mrs, Daniel Marra of Lowell, Mass., s ;rndln; several days at the home of Mrs. Mary Marra, Nise Lillan Robinson has returned to Ler home at Leonard Bridge after visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Phillips, The young ladies of the village are ‘George Barber, who died in Plain- field, Feb, 2, was born in Veluntems in 1833, In 1862 he married Maria Spalding, and moved to Plainfield, He leaves his wife, who is very fecbla and a daughter, Mrs, Ruth Devolve; & sister, Mrs. Mary Colburn, and twe brothers, Silas L. Barber and Thomas J. Barber. 'Charles H. and William E. Barber attended the funeral of their uncle, George Barber, in Plainfleld, Monday Mary M. Stevens 18 very feeble. It is reported that George Kenyon l;!l dsold the Gellup farm near Beach ond. OCCUM AND VERSAILLES Big Success of Supper and Entertain- ment Given by Men of M. E. Church. Miss alice Kramer, who for three months has been seriously ill, contin- ues in a serlous condition. Grangers from here attended the meeting Tuesday evening. completing arrangements for a leap vear ball, H&n!rr:d 7 and Tyler Winchester of 0! been guests of friends i town the n‘tfi"&v& # The annual supper and entertain- ment given by the men of the Ver- sailles M. 1. church on 'Tuesday eve- Ining was largely attended. The ves- Me, on Thursday by the {liness cf his | Miss Frances | Groton and New London on Monday Vivan A. Perkins returned from his | Toceived while playing bes- | Clalre Barber of Waterbury spent | The part of prosecuticg at-| torney was to have' been taken by | Local Friends Welcomed irving Eimer, | left Monday for Saratoga, N. Y.| pp¢ : : | where she il spend a few weeks witi 'sllj,‘.éz; et gy ich, ap e :sfkd“““hm’ Mrs. George L. Wood- interest of the Men. and Religion o Forward movement. 3r. Elmer was Yvouny i S al 3 ! Ve y ewnfi];flmth at Flinch Wednesday ‘]I»‘riythe ;mmu ut(: iJ. L. ]J[erbert, the e R R 3 e winners being: First ladies’, o e whatty 5 1 J. L. Herbert; gentlemen's, first, E. E. 8. gt ‘Ll"ar}iei tsse(:cu:d. Joseph Herbert. e Patriotic citizens will fly Old Glory BETHEL | on Monday in honor of Lincoln & o i | Twenly-five members of Coutr Lib- Oyster Supper Nets $21—Stage Driver | €rty, No. 132, ¥. of A, on Wednasday | Off Duty. | attended the funeral of Brother Irtis 4 s Zccleston of Ashwillett. Ar. Miller of Providence s the | Flmer Hall of Glasgo and friend Gait oF MBe. Dore. Bethes | Mr. Cook of Fall River, were callers The ladies_of Bothel M. E. church |On Stephen 1, Sweet Tuesday evening, [ : | | | | ruary 16th. GALES FERRY Epworth League Members Enjoy Lit- erary Evening—Notes and Persen- als. The third interment in the Gales Ferry cemetery within two weeks oc- curred here on Sunday, the remains of the late James McCracken of Led- yard Center, a former resident of this vicinity, being brought here for burial in the family Jot. A plan of the cem- etery_grounds has been issued recent- ly by Noyes B. Allyn, president of the Cemtery assoclation, and distributed by Mr. Allyn to the owners of the lots or their descendants. ‘Mrs, Martha Noyes of Mystic is vis- iting her sister, Mrs. Sarah J. P ins. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Newbery were recent guests over night of Mrs, Now- bery's sisted, Mrs. Fred Richarde of Laurel Hill avenue, Norwich. Mrs. Ellen Satterlee was the guest of her sister, Mrs, Susan Chapel, in New London, Monday. Mrs, Luclus Brown of Norwich and Mrs. E. H. Tracy of New London spent Wednesday with their uncle, Noyes B, Allyn, Mrs. Ellen Turner of the Lester dis- trict was a caller in New London on Tuesday. Entertained Reading Club. Miss Alice Satterlee entertained the formed Reading club at her home on Tuesday afternoon,ten guests being in attendance. The readers for the afternoon were Mrs, Harlan New- bery and Miss Laura Perkjns. Re- freshments and a social time were en- | joyed at the close of the readings. Miss Sarah Latimer will entertain the club at the next session, on Feb- Miss Mabel Smith and her guest, Ross, were callers in afternoon. Mrs. William Harris of Grotongvis- ited her parents, Mrs. Harmon L. Per- kins, on Tuesday. Gales Ferry Bugle. The second blast of the Gales Ferry Bugle, arranged as a magazine even- ing by the social and literary depart- | ment of the Epworth league, provided a pleasant means of entertainment for an appreciative audience on ¥riday | evening of last week. Original poems and compositions, with interesting and amusing articles, were contributed by local and out of town talent, and were efficiently rendered by Rev. C. Wilson | Harrison, Sister Emma Harrison, D. . Perkins, Miss Laura Perkins, Miss | Ada Webh, and Irving Hurlbutt. Lieut. J. P. Leavenworth, U. 8. A, a senior at Sheffield Scientific school,re- turned to New Haven Tuesday even- ing, having made a visit with his mother, Mrs. Hudson Leavenworth. Mrs, Charles B. Jennings of New | London was the guest of her aunt, irs. Richard Latimer, on Tuesday. Mrs. Leonard Gibson of New Lon- | don, with her son and daughter, were guests of Miss Mabel Smith Sunday ) afternoon. | Mrs. D. C | at the Navy on Monday . and Mrs. R. B. Taft of Newton | Center, Mass., who are spending the winter in New London, were callers at their summer home at Allyn's Point | Wednesday. 1 SALEM ey Mrs. F. R. Bailey Entertained Ladies ; by Perkins called on friends Yard and New London | week at the home of Mrs, F. R. Bai- le; y Aid Society—Schools Visited { State Supervisor. ! The Ladies' Aid society met vhisi Mr. and Mrs. James Lane spent Sat- | urday and Sunday with relatives .in | New Londor | Miss Josephine Hart was a- week end guest at the home of Mrs. Nelson Palmer. i State Super’ v A, N. Potter of Willimantic ~visited the schools in town this week and met with _the school board in’ the Central school on Thursday evening Mrs. M. R. Siegfried, who has been serfously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Catharine Locke, in| Camden. N. J., is able to ve out and is contemplating a trip to the mlddle | west in_the near future. | Rev. F. A. Williams and Nathaniel | Clark attended the ministers’ meeting in Taftville Tuesday Willlam Maynard was in New Lon- don on business last Monday. Miss Pearl Brown of Mystic spent several days of this week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Brown. T.. Hunt Sterry and family h,a\'e‘ closed the Red Cottage, ‘where they | spent the greater part of last summer | and the present winter, and taken up | their residence in their apartment at the Mocican hotel in New London. | Mr. S health is much improved. J. Rogers was in New don on business last Friday. Willlam Darling was a Norwich vis- this week, LCFFINGWELL Alfred Besbe Enetrtained Sun- | shine Band—Various Items. it Mrs. bley returned home last weel after vi r. and | Mrs. John R. Gray of v London. The Sunshine band met Saturday | with the directress, Ars. Alfred H. | Beebe. The following programme was carried out, the president, Miss Ella | Leffingwell presiding: Singing, A Song | M of Heaven and Homeland: Lord's| praye: Twentv-third Psalm repeated | in concert: reading Jean & | Annie Peabo: Little Eski- | School, 3 Winifred's , Ruth F the Perishing; readini of Janet's Home Lifq_ Ruth Palmer; Time is Gold, Gladys 3eebe. The sec- | retary's report was read and accepted. | Singing, God Be With® You Till We | Meet Again. The Mizpah benediction | clogsed the meeting. There were fif- teen present. | ‘Miss Ruth Palmer spent a few days | thig week with Mrs. Nancy Peckham | at Thames Terrace. Elmer C. Storrs spent Sunday at his home in Hampton. Harry Palmer of Preston Plains was | the guest of his parents Sunday. | UNCASVILLE K. of C. Dance a Success—Special Ser- vice for Ogd Fellows—Play Given by Grange. ging, Rescue » The Flowering | The social and dance given by Pe- quot counecil, Knights of Columbus, in Robertson's hall on Friday night was largely attended. Many from out of town were present. Professors Melcher and Connors entertained the assembly with sleight of hand performances, af- ter which dancing was enjoved. Music wag by the Faire Harbour orchestra. Miss Dorothy Robertson, a student at the Norwich Free Academy, was a week end visitor at the Robertson homestead, the guest of her aunt, Miss Nan Robertson. John Lynch has recovered from an attack of rheumatism and is able to ‘resume work. To Attend Services. Thames lodge, 1. 0. O, F., at its last meeting voted to accept the invitation to attend services at the Baptist church on Sunday next. Mrg. Ida Browning of Boston is spending a few weeks at the home of har son, L. E, Browning, Mrs. Barah Edwards is ill with grip. Mrs. James E. Comstock entertained the Sunshine society at her home on v 5 = Thursday. Mrs. Comstock is the first | arrangements was Mrs. Charles Bart- | wold and ! Mre. N honorary member (o entertain the so- clef ¥ Death of Mrs. Ellen Harringsen— Mrs, Charles T. Beebe is entertain- . jng her micce, Miss Grace Hanney, of | 1tems from Vilage and. Greve, Durfee Hill. ’ i v i Mrs. Ellen Harrington, wite of Sesemo Fred Cushman has resigned at Her- : - bert Dart’s and obtained work in Nor- Sin?‘&:‘;;‘.“”* died _lt’.\ur ‘hema in wich. Frank Sawyer has succeeded Tuswday evening, Mrs. him in Dart’s store. Herrington had been a loug sufferer = X 2 from Bright's disease. her {1l Mrs. George Rice of New Haven is the guest of her sister, Mre; Charles | 1688 fi’hm been under °-$ OENOEN. c ‘; uer devoted hushand emd 3 . Mr. and Mirs. Herbert Staplings, who | ATtIUT s (Y have been visiting in Stonington, have returned home. : turned to his bome in Fast Real Estate Sale. Tuesday after a shert -w% property formerly owned by | Pines. Capt. and Mrs. Nomnan W. S The Peter Cleveland, located on Gay Hill, K has been sold to Seth Armitage. ‘| and Miss Sarah K. 5 Good Catch of Pickerel. leave their cottage In Wells street the ‘A party composed of Matt A. Tinker, first of April and go 1o the Head of the Ired Dewire, Dan D. Home, George H. Frank Keeney's River, to reside in Bradford, Harry Auwood and Fred J, | Tesidence, Mr. Rogers having, seoursd Hope spent Monday fishing for pickerel | WGt IR UL Heeney. ¥ through the ice at Bast Lyme. A fine | Jo8SE7 ¥ R 1 has L3 catch of 28 fish was the result. pr hite Wyandotte cocketel The bird is a fine one, less than & year oid. Going Abrosd. Mrs, Norman Bickford and Mies Helen, well known in :m expect to leave the last of the menth for a tour of Europe. They will vielt their cottage and call on friends in the Grove upon their return . from abroad, probabiy the last of September. Village and Grove Notes. John Lee, s summer visitor to Pines, hes gone to Bermuda for ‘winter. Frank Harris carcies the mail te Pine Grove dally, The matter is laft Pastor Recovers. Rey. F. D, Luddingten, who on ac- count of illness has not been able to oceupy the pulpit in the Baptist church at Quaker Hill, hag recovered enough to deliver the usual sermon on Sunday, merning. 7 Mrs, Charles T. Beebe entertained the Ladies' Aid society at her home at Buena Vista farm on Wecnesday af- ternoon. Club. ° The members of the iu Sunday school taught by Mrs. Leolin A. Com- stock have fofined a club which will Girls Form ) hold its first meeting this (Saturday) | @t S. O. Harrington's store. afternoon at Mrs. Comstock's. The| A Mattle Bishop of the Goiden members are Ruth Long, Hazel Beebe, | Spur district wes ealling ou D, amd Mrs. A F. Bishop in Penneylvanin ave- nue Tuesday. Mrs. Alice Arnold has remted her residence in Washington avenue to a couple in the Roxbury district. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gates have re- turned to their home in Barre, Vt. They were here to aitend the funeral of Mr. Gates' father, Nehemiah Gates. AMr. and Mrs, James Haynes have been entertaining their deughter, Mrs. Jesse Bradl¢y, from New Hawen. Charles Hagstrom, m‘lond in Hart- ford, is visiting his mother, Mys, Hwas Hagstrom. Adolph Taylor has returned to his employment in Hartford. Trank Beckwith and Charles Gubes, Jr, of the Cornfleld Point lightship are at their homes here on ten days' shere leave. Roger Coates of Norfolk, Va., in vis- iting relatives in town. Gurdon B. Coates of New TYork, 2 | traveling salesman, visited Mrs. Costes |in Pennsyivania avenue Tues@ay, | . W. Manwaring of New Hh. ven called on Mr. and Mre. R, L. Mam- waring at the Knickerbocker Notel on Tuesday. Oren Howard is 2ble to he eut afeer a long iliness, from Thelma Oram; Frances Edwards, Milll- cent Comstock, Beth Alexander, Jennie Neison. =~ Grange Gives Play. Montville grange, P, of H., presented 1ck to the Coun- Store, in Palmer Memorial hall on nesday evening. The committee of lett, Mre. C. Everett Chapman and Mrs. J. Lawrence Raymond. Coasting Accident. William Fetherson, son of Mrs. An- nie Fatherson, of New Lendon, who lives with his grandmother, Mrs. Wil- liam Auwood, was badly Injured while coasting. A severs wound in his leg required 15 stitches to close. Mrs. Earl I. Browning, who bas been confined to her bed with 4n attack of pneurona, is able to sit up for a short time each day. Mr, Browning has been confined (o s hed since Saturday with an attack of grip. At Salem Golden Wedding. and Mrs. Charle Beebe, Misa | Reehe and Rover Reebe were | s at the 50th anniversary of the marriage of Mrs. Beebe's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Hanney, of Salem OAKDALE. 1 “Back to the Country Stors” Present- | od by Montville Grange—Notes and | Personals. l Judge A. I. Bush hax returned Philadelphta and Hartford. HAMBURG Improvements In Looal Soheet—Fer. sonal Ilteme. On account of the cold and snow | there s no preaching service at the| Mrs. William Sewyer entertainad har Montville Center church on Sunday. A | daughter, M Fred Edwerds, short session of the Sunday school ] sister, Mrs. thews, from Nssex was held Sunday. y Rev. Mr. Arnold of Norwich was a| Mrs. Hemilton has returned from = caller in this place on Wednesda: | vislt with her som in Willkmantic. Rev and Mrs, C. L. French of Gris- Miss Mabel Martin has been 4 J. C. Fellpwes were enter- | {ll at the home of her sister, Uu-m tained at dinner at Paul Glasbrenner's | King, in Saybrook, but “r&m on Thursday. | The Rev. R. M. Oakes last Mrs, Albert J. Fox, who has been se- | Friday from a'visit -to New Hi riously sick, is ¢ much Improved{* The schools have received and hopes are entertained of her re- | water pails, new maps and a r e | number of books for reading. Grange Entertainment. \oFr- and Mrs. Ray Hardtng, ':#r F:d Montville grange, P. of H., gave the | Mre. Carlton Jewett, Mrs. Ma: E drama. Back to the Countrs Store, in | dic and Haldraln Clark attended Bast the hall at Montville Center on Fri- ;Ii:t;dflm Grange last Wednesday - eve- day evening. The Ladies’ society fur—‘ 3 ed a New England supper. An evening with Dickens was en- aul P, Glasbrenner and Edward W, |Joved Tuesday. Sketches of his Itfe Reynolds are serving on the jury at|and books were given. the civil term of the superior court,| Lodowick Bill attended Sea View which i¢ being held in New London. | Pomona last Thursday in Deep River. | Em;mel Je‘;vett v;as the guest of Whe | da Mrs. v, t LIBERTY HILL ITh":;,;:’,:, ohn | Tiffang " las Austion of Farming Stook and Teols— | wara’ caliors in 010 Tyme. Tast Som. Higher Price for Milk. | dax. | | Henry V. Oehlers f New York posti- office spent the week end at his home here. Ameos J. Cla “ASHWILLETT Funeral of Irtis Eccleston. h who has managed the m the past two years, The funeral of Irtis Eccleston was ping in the woods children, a father and three sisters to stock and tools at auction|held in the chapel Wednesday at 2 e Mn’(‘”‘{f‘gl‘1111';".‘;;;;“ “'\‘I'“'o'cloc‘k, with burfal in the family lot his father's at North Franklin. Mr. | there. He died at the Backus hospital Lille will run a Lebanon._creamery | Sunday evening, after abeg Shik Tt l“)}‘l(‘ l“t[‘\?lni‘:'”‘r-! \\"“r- PP pp R week with congestion of the kidneys. Tony Lasosil js s He had_not been feeling well for weeks, having cut his foot while Lhop-tyw. He leaves a wife and. eight Mrs. Herl A. Gillette celebrated | mourn his lows, besides a host of tesday. ; . |friends. He was the only son of Frank Better Price for Milk. | and Calista Main Eccleston, and has milk formerl delivered to | lived here most of his life. He was & | nut Hill station is now being car- | members of the Forsters of Amerdea. to Willimantic W. W. Palmer. | There was a delegation of 25 in at- The producers receive five cents more | tendance, and they conducted the ser- per can delivered there. vices at the grave. The funeral ser- H. Burrill is on jury duty ai Noi- | vices ere conducted by Rev. Mr. { wich Chamberlain of Bethel M. E. church. The bearers were -!zx mml.d_or the 1RE Foresters, He wam 36 vears o : LAUREL GLEN {rving Rathbone was in Norwich em Monday. Willinm Weisman is working in the mill again at Gl Entertsinment and Supper at Chapel | —Newsy Notes of Local Importance. There was an entertainment and | supper in the vestry of the chapel last GOSHEN Satur evening. The proceeds re- 5 SR s T s ooy satistentorss Secial at Home of W. W. Gillette Horace Palmer | 20 Bert Holdredge and caught last Saturday the Laurel Glen pond, Clyde Main and wife of Pawtucket were Saturday and Sunday guests ot his parents. Mrs. Howard Martin and children of Ashaway spent Saturday at Mr. and Nathan Main's. Robert James as Stone Hill, Sunday. Kenyon sawed wood ith his sawing machine for There was a good attendance at social held at the home of Deacon W. W. Gillette on Friday evening. The L. A. S. met with Mrs, B. W, Jones on Tuesday afternoon. AMrs, E. S, Gesr has sold her place, Fairview farm, to Albert Kenyon of Lebanon. The farm consists of 175 on | cres of land. and is very pleasantly | located, with fine buildings. Mr. Ken- | von i8 to take possession about March 1st. James Lathrop and Taurence Ray mond of Raymond Hill, Montville, were callers here Saturday. LEONARD BRIDSE Mrs. C. J. Holmes has returnéd , from Lebanon, where she has béen for the past three weeks caring fof Mrs. Q7 A, Nettleton ‘and daughter, who have been ilL : Miss Lena Manwaring was st Ney home over Sunday. Mrs. Luther Spaulding was a cajir plckerel- on | visitor Thursd: Mr. Bostiwick Mrs. Maria Partlow has been very sick with rhenmatism. She was at- tended hy Dr. Priggs of Ashaway. Mr. Kimball's child died Thursday | morning with pneumonia. | MOHEGAN There were no services Sunday morn- ing, but the evening services were held as_usual. Mrs. Daniels and son Raymond of Mystic were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Sunday. in Nerwich Thursday. Miss Palmer of Plainfleld is the| Miss Flora ulding is ‘confined 1% ; her home by {llness. Mrs, Ida Cummings was martic Wednesday. guest of Mg, and Mrs. John Fielding. Several from this place attended the funeral of Mr. Orn Sunday. Captain Vars, who has been slck, is n Wit improving. Borls A, Fowler celebrated her ffth | * CLARK'S FALLS birthday on Moncay. Refreshments % were served and a delightful time was The youngest child of Mr. and had by all present. The guests left | Martin Kimball, a boy 4 years old, many remembrances for little Miss | Thursday morning with Fowler. _ The Federal Felting y are SR running their plant five days each week now. NORTH FRANKLIN. Miss Lucy Palmer of Groton, who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Estella Lathrop, left Wednesday for North Windham § Fred Lillie and sister Amy of Hart- ford spent Tuesday with their father, W. P. Lillie. Miss Augusta Pember, who has been staying in New York for the past two months, returned home Tuesday, Connie Mahoney has purchased the W, P. Lillie farm. Mn.ul-hdnlah Racer hu‘ uwd ter spending a few days with 5‘: Mary Sweet of Lebanon Albert Kuehn and 8. I'rank Palmer drove to Natchaug pond last Satur- day and caught a geod string of pek- erel and perch. NORTH LYME H. F. Clark was in Middletown Mon- day. !‘ William Stark of Hértford was home over Si X Harold and Clyde Gateg have beem . visiters at G. 1. Gmtm:‘n wet! B vug ends In g