Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 8, 1913, Page 9

EASTERN CONNECTIGUT - New London County UNCASVILLE Otd Mill Building Being Remodeled— Birthday Surprise—Exsroisos on Li- condition. After the busi transacted the time was devoted to|and Mrs. Charles H. Comstock. Mrs Gillette at the home Chapman. Friends have received news from eighbors, ‘Henry 3 with Mrs. Jerome is spending the win- Talbot, Satu ter in Florida. Miss Carrie visit with friends in Pequot has re- | There was an attendance of fourteen turned to New Geneva Smith is confined to|of town being Mrs. Russell Palmer Miss her home, ill with an attack of the| and little daughter Marjorie, with Mrs. erip. Mr. and_ Mrs. Ralph Shaffer and|from New London. The young host- Remodeling Building. The old building which at one time! urday, after spending the week with FElihu Street endeavored to turn into & | her brother’s family in North Haven. erist mill bas been leased by Fred St. — spected Whaleback Barge. Germaine, and is undergoing repairs to 3 = ey ot Captain Withey, United States be o : steamboat inspector from New Lon- 3 ‘who spent a few days m%"ii‘m‘: ves in Yantie, has| ,,, ‘Gay last week at the home of her | Boston. Mr. and Mrs. John Lynch entertained | Tuesday. gver Sunday Howard Gardner Lake. Benefit for Sunshine Society. 2Miss May Benham entertained aj Recently Organized Church Has 42 ‘Wwere served during the evening. he Joseph Killeen left for Indiana x s ing will be held at 11 o'clock followed Monday, after a fow weeks spent in| 128 JTUY be ol o town. ln:.xdvd: mhcmm?lamher in Hartford and Springfield for ten Faear ‘CLARK’S CORNERS How Library Day was Observed—Sur- veyors at Work. Friday was obsarved in the school here. The : Sous, Twiniie " Nawtn; Shut Eye Town, Helen Navin: Barefoot Boy, Teacher. Other poems read. America by school Mrs, Jeremiah McCarth: ren of Willimantic were at J. P. Na-| Mr. and Mrs. Allen MNain enter- B S and Building in Three Counties. * C’LES FTORY S Ll Report of State Sunday School Con- vention—Party on Birthday—Whale- back Barge Inspected. : Superintendent C.~E. Colver gave an interesting report of one of the ad- dresses of the State Sunday School - convention as an opening service at entertained | the Sunday school session Sunday morning. Miss Sarah Latimer returned Tues- day from a lengthy visit with friends at her former home in Hartford. Mrs. Mary Watrous of Groton was the guest, Monday, of her parents Mr. George Taylor and family of Preston of Bast Lyme is a guest | were over Sunday, guests of Mr. and of her brother Moses| Mrs. E. A. James, of the Allyn’s Point district. Birthday Party. An enjoyable party was given at the home of Attorney and Mrs. John J. Lawless, fn honor of the sixth birth- day of their flguxhten Miss Ernestine lay afternoon. Games were enjoved by the children and erved. | Ly e e | Park Tuesday looking after her prop- Smith after a week’s guests, included in the party from out Harry Mayo and little son Donald, ess received many gifts. Miss Kate B. Colver of the Navy Yard was a week-end guest of rela- tives in Middletown. Miss Satterlee returned home Sat- Brittania. Mrs. Sarah Perkins was a wisitor Miss Lucy Gibson, of New London, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan N. Newberry, on Friday of Sang at Sunshine Entertainment. LaFontaine as accompanist, at a meet- ing of the'Sunshine society. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Carpenter, Cove spent Priday of last week as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. sister, Mrs. Edgar Chapmen in Groton Gardiner of LIBERTY HILL evening for the bemefit Members—rtierbert Willis Gets Six Saturday of the Good Cheer Sunshine soclety. decorated in | [Foxes. The Toome wers pretiily T e D wartaose present were | ,Willtam ¥. Harvey of Norwich was the guest of his motHer Sunday after- noon. Rov. Winslow Stewart condusted services here Sunday A. M. and at Exeter in the afternoon, and will be in Exeter this week £ Miss essie ‘ames, bert lames, £ Ty, Wil | sns, Ravpend Jimss it wich O o unday, whicl i hments | rrakes forty-two merbers of the new- 1y _organized church. There was a C. H. social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dimon, Friday e Killed Six Foxes. Ferbert Willis has caught eix foxes tlis season, two of which he secared in one dav. Miss Georgia Flint of Willimantic was here over Sunday. This place has been without 2 black- smith since the death of Ernest Willis named Frank Cl has taken the shop that Mr. Willis conducted. Sunday, February 2nd, Candlemas day was clear and cold; mercury 13 at sunrise and 30 at noon, above zero. by snow and sleet inches in = depth, er, praise and conference mest- held ,Wednesday evening. Sunday morning’ service with Mrs. Wm. Watson has been visiting was & weskc end vis- | davs. Eroviden cEEEE e Ay PENDLETON HILL Mr. Milis and son Eilton are il with Irving Thompson and Morton Cooke spent Tuesday in Providence. N I\fflmfic;rokumxmt n’l;hg;-l:y and SO day ovidence and West King- g D2 | ston, visting schools. Agness Chapman of District No. § spent_over Sunday with her teacher, Miss Mary Chapman. James and Edith Thompson were guests at Martin O. Chapman's last ‘weel Irving Thompson and Morton Cooke attended a party at Orville Chesebro’s of Clark’s Falls one evening this week. R. G. Palmer was a business caller in Westerly Tuesday. CLARK’S FALLS Notes. Frnest D. Chapman was in Provi- ¥ and _child- | dence on business recently. tained over Sunday, Miss Lulu O'Brien of Providence and Mr. and Mrs. Tinker of_Old Mystic. and Mrs. Con Riley were the of R D. Main and family snow has sent the fox hunters all over the hunting grounds. One fox wes fired at but wds not hit. The gray foxes mre the most num- Church, Interests—Death of Delia A. AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. NIANTIC Pigs Arrive for Game Preserve—Vil- lage and Grove Interests. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Burdick of New London spent Sunday with Cap- Griswold Whosler and Thomas Rice were in New London We ‘W. Pierce returned lays’ visit to New Haven, Hartford and Springfield. Pigs by Express. Four pigs arrived at the station om to the Plant from ten d: ‘Wednesday, -~ game preserve in the north part of the to Harrison Chappell of Oakdale was & Niantic visitor Wednesday. Will Taylor the shore, to be used cottage, which is being buf' antic carpenters. Griswold returned to Bos- ton Sunday evening, after a short visit fo Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Griswold in the Mrs.- H. C. Boden of Willimantic was the guest of Mrs. R. L. Manwaricg on ‘Mr. Warner of New London, for- merly in the employ of T. A Scott, has leased the Laura Smith farm. H. B. Tyler was at Crescent ;lt‘g’ne Srom about the f by Mr. Tyler expects to leave short- .1y for Philadelphia to pass ths | ter. Bert Buckingham of New London was the guest of his parents, Mr. and | Mrs. John Buckngham, Thuc Home from Pennsylvania. Tower Operator J. McCoy returned Tuesday evening from 2 six weeks’ stay with relatives in | Pennsylvania. § | Mr. and_Mrs, Griswold Wheeler have | returned from New York, where Mrs X AT e Tesale Motiarty. of New London | Mrs. Te oriarty of New n D i od the | Gon, was at Allyn's Point on Wednes- | was here Tuesday visiting the Hilliar Fignds In Providence. aay to inspect the whaleback barge | family. James B. Hurle has returned from | New Haven. of hor | Miss Mary J. Welss and Miss mium- and Mrs Henry Hart return: brother James Norman in Old Mystic, | son, teachers in the Niantic school, re- b u.,mE, .gmm' me,.".’ Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Cavanaugh of | turned from New Haven Sunday even- | S ot the ot Mr. Hart's| New London, were guests of Attornev | ing. Darents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Hart. and Mrs. John J. Lawless Sunday. Surprised on Birthday. Miss Leila Chapman was given a surprise by friends Saturday night, it | 1ast week. being her birthday. The company was | House entertained with selections on the| Mrs. Eugene LaFontaine and Miss | graghophone and refreshments were | Grace Chapman were callers in New served. Miss Chapman was presented | London, Tuesday, where Miss Chap- a box of chocolates and a handsome| man sang several selections, with Mrs. shopping bag. Over $27 Cleared. H The senior class class at Palmer Me- | of Fort Point and Mrs. Charles H. morial school gave an entertainment| Winchester of Norwich were guests and sale of ice cream, cake and candy | Weanesday of Mrs. Charles J. Pierce Mondey evening. The attendance was| s¢ Aliyn's Point. ooneSasian weather. Some-| 'Mr. and Mrs. Minor Moxley of Long thing over $27 was cleared. The class which is_composed of Ruth Eisie LaBounty, Susan Home, Vera Teresa. ill for some days. with grip. ! Leon Shontell have moved to the | houses owned by Allen W, Harvey and | the one formerly occupied by the late | Jesse D. Noyes. Peabody of Waterford was 'p visiting his father, John C. Peabody, Nathan Levee is making repairs to road. | Harry Carlin of Hartford is the guest lof at Baunders’ NORTH STONINGTON Library Day Observed—School Board Thanks Edward Man For Books— Young Legislator Makes Geood. The village grammar school observed Besides a book S omamtacks~ . gramme by the puplls Mrs George Hickay, Dudley Noff | C a0k tis Gates of New London | W. TTvon, librarian of the Wreeler 1i- Modia Toseno, will use (he money rais- | wan s resont gurst at ihe home of her | Prary read a paper adapted to the ed to defray the ysual class rip to| parents Mr. and Mrs. Harmon L. Per- Hartford at graduating time. kins. Orville C. Walden has returned from Mrs. Charles Comstock visited her Library day. occesion and the audience. Donor Formally Thanked, The town sehool committee ‘Wednesday evening. A resolution of thanks to Edward Man, of the Century dictienary, in twelve the village for his gift school was adepted. Guest of Prof. ev, ¥, M. Hollister has been New York the past week a guest of Prof. Samuel T. D\ltl.ol:.d fir, giolll!- ter's it was suppli it Bunday by R&.‘nc. A. Northrop of Norwich Town. 5 Mr. and Mrs. George H. Stone spent Sunday with friends in Providence. Miss Blizabeth W. Whil nlor in Brown university, is visiting her aunt, at the Wheeler School der- Mr. Hurley of Niantic was a visiter lnmtownsma ol ’.!?)E o h‘ :xfla'ad pson who 5 mlfiat Saturday is somewhat improved. Sewing Meeting. the guest of Mr. Ladd Bunday. Wed: Dr. Thurman P. although one of the youngest lesi-ll.i- tors in the making good, and has been honored by importent appointments. NORTH FRANKLIN Mr. Lewis and Mr, Avery spent Sunday at Richards’ Grove, Clifford Heath attended the banquet given Mr, Costello in Cornelius Mehoney is very 1l Irens Cruthers of Thamesville spent the week-end with her aunt, erry Mahoney. . Nathaniel Loomi: spent Sunday with her mother, Emma Werner. ‘Miss Florence Hoffman and Miss Mattie Allen of Norwich spent Sun- with the former's mother, Miss g’e;rse Kabn, who is now in Salt Lake tte 3 anne Mrs, Maud Manning and children M 's mother, Mrs. New London in town Wednesday. s of Lebanon rs, Willimantic Mrs. A, T. Browning and daughter Hthel gpent Thursday in Hartford. LEFFINGWELL Owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev. J. G. Ward, the puipit of the Baptist church was occupled Sunday bY Rev. Mr. Very, assisted by Rev. L. W. Frink of Norwich. Mrs. Elijah Lathrop and ddughter, Miss Agnes, of Gerdner Lake, visited Mrs. Austin Rathbun Tuesday. Fitch Allyn, who suffered a slight resting comfort- Miss Riste Beard is sble to resume- ber studies at Mt. Pleasant school, aft- er being confined to her home for two weeks by illness. The Missionary Circle met with Mrs, O. B. Leffingwall Wednesday after- shock Monday, ere. daugh: have the sympathy of many Mmfl:.q Miss Gladys Leffingwel been seriously ill, is -uzhtll]; improved. MOHEGAN There was attendance church Sundsy A% both morning and | por) Lathrop of Nor i ROAD SOCIETY “(Stonington) Thibbdeau—Carcass of Deer Found. . ‘The meeting of the grange ‘be will held at the church parlors - t Wed- nesday e Former Pastor to Speak. . ang Mrs. G. B. Spalding of Rev, Rocky HIl, .Conn., are expgcted here next Wednesday as Mr. Spalding the sermon at the Westerly ‘ellowship mieeting. & % On Sunday Rev. Joseph Peacock preached and communion was cele- brated. Later the Sund:g school and Sunshine society held ef and reports were given by Misses Jean Palmer, president and Dorothy Throw treasurer and secretary. ir - sessions Miss Priscilla Billings of New Lon- don has been the guest of her cousin, Dorothy Wheeler, this week. Oliver Denison of Quilambaug has | shipped several of his seabright ban- tams to New York. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams of Westerly were recent guests of Mr., and Mrs. Clarence Wilcox. Capt. and Mrs. Elias Wilcox, of Qui- |ambaug entertained guests from Wes- terly and Griswold recently. Ferdinand Wheeler has been prom- inently mentioned for membership on the state board of agriculture. Death of Little Daughter. Delia A. Thibbdeau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thibbdeau, died at Miss Florence Hewitt is visiting The families of Addison Brown and Mrs. Bugene Palmer is the guest of Providence. Emma Smith, who has lived at the cemetery. Rev. Mr. Cathcart attended. Miss Natalle Hazard was the guest |grades II ang III; compositlon, Abra- |served its twenty-fifth nniversary, of Mrs. Fred Barnes of Old -dystio | ham Lincoln, Edna Dawley; book re- |Sundsy evening with special exapoises & largo new bullding has been aded | Birtiday, grammar clase reeltasio : & as R naw hilld %}‘d‘md b waded [2 m, | dience gave close attention. The lead. s | echoed down through the valley for her home here, as the result of an |miles. The prevaililng wind being attack of pneumonia. She had been | northeast was favorable in carrying She was five years | the burning brands and sparks away old, one of a family of several chil- | from the repair shop near by, which P. McCoy and Mrs. | dren, the others attending school near- | was saved. The copper wires some by at Taugwonk. The members of the |72 In number of the Southern New school gave flowers for the funeral | Bngland company that passed over and attended in a body. Rev. Dwight | the peak of the bullding were melted I rank P. Fowler. C. Stone of the borough conducted the | and broken. Linemen of the telephone services. Burial was in BElm Grove | cemetery. | Wil cause a big loss to the town. The | mill was situdted near the main high- Mrs. Fernando Wheeler has beeh 1ll | way and the sound of the wheels {industry will be greatly missed | &Il who passed that way. el | ward Rubber company’s mill on the Mathewson’s Mill C. E. Comremorates Silver Anniver- A; s H a sa renin, of Whist—D; ng | ry—Evening g i »-nqlr.al and III; recitation, The Vil Black- F. Newbert; reading, The Bare. forn el e ¥ o nton; Miss Beatty, in the interest of the le Sisters, es 1I and 3 i position, Bookbinding, Ola Tanmer; | 3 "77ICS e ionacy Associatinn. SERR Fening, Tand bitoSremmer Class |morning at e First C Al Groves: song, The Sunny Southland, | SPU"Ch. She gave a short address in Tammar_ elass; recitation, Flow the e Ve oome pows, " Iren ' Magrey: Observed Silver Anniversary. Party. m P. Wiggins, Ruth | The Christian Endeavor society of L Campbell; song, We Are Little Patriots, | the First Congregational church ob- view, Lloyd Herbert; song, Lincoln's {to which a large and interested ai Seven Times Over, Flora Dupont; book |er of the meeting was review, Uncle Tom's Cabin, M. Ma- | Abell, president of the sofi’eig."*““ i uire; recitation, Wonderful World, B. The history of the society was given Chappelle; song, There Many | by Miss Hattie E. Robinson, showing grades I and III; address, Rev. | that much had been accomplished dur. William Lucryle; Lincoln's Song. bY |ing the twenty-five vears. Many gifte e Sehool, % Fans, | BAVe been given to the church and - Le:h tendeecam of Central 'S, | missions. At the roll cail nearly all = A hegh the guest the past|the members responded. The society 50 gqeeks of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur clajms representation in many states audette. of the union. home in Pawtucket, R. L tian Endeavor Principles,” 1 es,” in which 3 Mrz. Arthur Gaudette was called €0 | hoth the junior and senior members ;é‘!?.,‘ S:"y Tuesday by the illness of | participated. A silver collection was other. taken at the close of the meeting. GOSHEN ‘Whist Club’s Party. ; The Lebanon Whist club held a party ‘ ———— _ | Friday evening in Grange hall. Twen- Burning of Paper Mill—News of Fire ;}'-Lhree tables were played. Cake, cof- Fred Bray spent the week end at his | The exercise used was entitled “Chris- | Carried in Ante-Telephone Times by | fec and icc cream were served. Prizes ; . ere T as follows:, Ladies" Swift Runnere—Tourists Start | pirgi, Mrs. Amos Lillie: Sécond, Mrs, » South. |N. 8. Loomis; Gentlemen—First L. P, | Smith; second, Herbert Hoxie; Conso- The burning of the Yantic River |lation—Mrs. Byron Blakeslee and Amos Paper mill at about midnight Monday | Lillie. attracted the attention of many in Dance*at Grange Hall. this and surrounding towns. Numer-| her ing | ous calls by telephone were Tecelved | in” Grange hall & large. oomd . Lang | here, from people many miles distant, | present Lyman’s orchestra furnisheq | who wished to locate the fire. When | oot discovered the flames were beyond " control. The explosion of the bar- ! rels of oil sounded like cannon and Personal Items. 4 | Clifton Sweet of New Britain was the guest Sunday of his mother, Mrs. Mary Sweet. Rodney Hewitt who teaches in Pow derpoint school, Duxbury, Mass., w: i the weck end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Hewitt. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reed of Danbury was the guest Tuesday of Mr. and Mré Miss Delia Briggs has returned s er spending three weeks with her sist« i\lrs, Louis B. Potter at Wakeficid, It t- company were busy Tuesday and ‘Wednesday making repairs. The fire Mrs. Sarah Gazer has returned home of after keeping house for C. S. Briggs by in the absence of Miss Delia Briggs. Runner Carried News. | LEDYARD Many years azo, when the Hay- | Property Sold to same site was burned, Joseph Holmes Norwich Man—Speedy Sailing with er daughter, Mrs, Stanley Johnson of | was the superintendent. There were : z | no telephones in those days, the only Bargain Engine. - means of communication with the' 1on; M Gray, superintendent of the | Stonington home for 24 years, died on main office in Colchester was either | (ormmboois the Laura Smith farm on the Stone | Tuesday and was taken to Westerly | by team or foot. A colored man who | nennces: that Resereotather ohac® s by friends and buried at River Bend | was a flest runner volunteered 0| Geer had been maore. mearly pesfect | earry the news. It is said he ran all | in aitendance for the. past sedr. inaw The ladies of the society have met |the Way, a distance of six miles, and | any other person. cently for work. A young girl from Mystic has been brought to the Stonington home who | bullt. will assist the matron, Mrs. F. C, Dix- | on in the housework. Hdmund Burdick has purchased the farm adjoining him on the north. Mrs, C. B. Chapman and daughter Miss Anna were week end guests of their aunt, Migs Xlla West; . . and Mrs. Fugene Balmer at- |jockionville T } ssrs, Thomas and Geer o ,i,‘;“}:,';‘dfn;i Mrs, Charles #5000, Panary canal, The party | The board of relief met Yor thetr which was at Elm Grove cemetery, Miss Clarabelle Robinson of Nor- wich was at Maple Lawn Sunday. Hrnest Dollbaum of Wamphassett is recovering from his recent serious aceident, Dead Deer Found. Parties who were out walking Sun- day discovered a deer, dead, near the Dreler brook, not far from the Perry mill. It was a young one and in good order and no apparent cause for its death was discovered. FRANKLIN Loca! Guest at Academy Dance—Acci- dent to Nelson Tucker. Miss Katheride Holton attended the dance at the Norwich Academy Sat- urday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Mitchell of Brattleboro were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lavius A. Robinson Wednesday afterncon. Mrs. Mary Ross of Norwich was nd Mrs. George L. Miss Katherine Holton was the week-end guest of Mrs. Adam Reid of Norwich and attended services at Park church Sunday. Attended Owls’ Memorial. Samuel N. Hyde, George L. Ladd, L Date and C. H. Robinson at- Frank tended the memorial service of the 31'1): Sunday at Davis theatre, Nor- ) Mrs, Laviuc A. Robinson, Mrs. Her- mon A. Gagér and Mr. and Mrs. The- odore Crandall attended the dedica- tion of the new Y. M. C. A. building in_Willimantic Wednesday evening. Howard Bushnell of Sprague was Ran Against Post. Nelson Tucker, while _‘running through one of the buildings belonging to Mr. Holton ran against a post, striking his nose and infuring it bad- Iy, - Louis Smith has received cards from VOLUNTOWN Strawride to Glasgo for Singers Who Present Operetta—Address by Rev. J. F. Russell—Exer: on Library Day. The Young People of St. Thomas' church to the numbjer of about 20 took a strawride Saturday evening to Glas- go, where they presented the operetta, A Bunch of Roses, to a good sized au- dience, with whom Miss Rose Cook and her company made a big hit. Richards’ orchestra of this place fur- nished music for the dance that fol- lowed the entertainment. The ride back and forth was made in one of J. Campbell's big teams, the crowd ;lnglns popular songs and blowing orns, Lenten Services. Lenten devotions commenced on Ash Wednesday with mass and blessing | and distribution of ashes at 8 a. m, ! and sermon, distribution of ashes and | benediction in the evening. = There | was Stations of the Cross Friday eve- ning. ‘Made Highest Scores. The Home Whist club was enter- ! tained on_Tuesday evenin at_ the home of Postmaster and Mrs, J, L, Herbert; at the close of the evening’s play the following winners were an- nounced; Ladies’ first, Mrs, Annie B, Andrews; . fecond, Mrs, B, H, Clark; men’s first, B, B, Clark; second, John Missionary Address, Rev, 3, Franeis Russell, of Leomin- ass., an _ex-missionary io the ine Islands, was the speaker at pincs, eni preas sior, hold tho se attention for over am - Fibrary Bay Exercises. ]Yt\rk at 1 p. m. for a trip through the | 170 01 &1 B8 B and the burial, | | iness caller here Wednesday. | graded school. with Mrs. Eliza P. Noyes twice re- | quick time was made. At that time! o ¢ | by hard work the bis wooden water | rist Mill Sold. | wheel was saved, and the mill was re-| John L. Main owner of what is | known as Mathewson's grist mill has Off For the South. sold the same to Mr. [Rich of Norwich James Y. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. | 210C fhe papers have been passed. The 3 & grirding of gzrain which has been car- w. Geer and family “left New | SURONE OF Zraip, which has been car- outhland. =—Mrs. Geer and children|present owner- iives in Norwich and {will be the guests of friends 10|y make it 2 summer resort. Jacksonville, Tloride. =Before return- | Oog Dimionathanon. Ouly. wil be gone several weeks. | | first meeting on Saturday. _Charles The Ladies’ Aid soclety met with|A. Gray is chairman and the other | Mrs. F. G. Stark Tuesday afternoon. |members are James H. Belden and George V. Palmer. Only. one remon- i ::“:; ::'a::;‘"‘;wod ckerd SUFant appeared before the board. ood p pe Beccnd Sawing. have been heard; a live butterfly was, seen February 1. { H. Mintz of Colchester was a bus- Charles E. Maynard, Joseph A. Clark with their new engine sawed 2 1-3 cords of hard wood cut into three e g is perbaps the quickest of any wood GLASGO being sawed In this vicinity. This | was a sample cngine sent to be ex- S | hibited at the Norwich fair last fall 8Burprise Visit—Whitaker Family Go- | hut arrived too late to be placed on | to_ Reside. i exhibition. They were fortunate in { purchasing the same, ! Supervisor Evans held a teachers’ | meeting in the Ledyard Center school- house on Friday afternoon. Mrs. William I Allvn and Master Ing to Californi; A party of young people from Jew. ett City surprised Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wilbur Friday evening last week. The evening was spent in playing games and with music. served. | day from Wood haven, N. Y. J. T. Wilbur was a recent caller | Mr. and Mrs. Enos M. Gray were | callers in Norwich Wednesday. at_Willimantic. . M. Whitman has returned home aftér visiting his daughter, Mrs. El- mer C. Hall and friends in Volun- | town. ! = 4 7 The entertalnment in Social hall was | Special Series of Sermons—Miss well patronized. The leader was Miss =~ Murphy Resigns at District No. 2. Rose Cook, teacher in Voluntown — o The Missionary society met at Mrs. Mrs. Fred Chapman and two daugh- | H. J. Kendall's Tuesday afternoon. ters from New London returned home | The subject for discussion was Mis- Saturday after spending a few days |sions in China. with Mrs. Chapman’s mother, Mrs.| There was a good attendancé and Sterry Kinney. ! myuch interest shown at the prayer 1. O. Burdick and Albert Green took | meeting held in the brick = school- an ‘auto_trip to Norwich Saturday. : house Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hattle Eccleston is visiting her | Sunday morning Rev. F. A. Fuller son, Harris, in South Windham. preached the third in a series of ser- Start for California. mons on_ Beginnings, the subject be- ing The Beginning of Sin. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whittaker and : daughter start for California this week | The 1arge tract of woodland known ang will make that sunny clime their g A5 oo M Wnivpie's sawmill is located on the = o' The light snow fall makes it seem 2 liko real winter and improved the sled- | , Miss Thursday Weeks of New Bed- ding which is quite good across grass | “°5f has Deeh VISTRE friends hers ground. The snow made it ideal for 2 h 5 ' fox hunting. Mr. Green, Mr. Young | 3rem. of Greenville: spent Sunday ‘at Mr. Wilcox were out on the trall AREE 3 e s New Teacher in District No. 2. Tuesday. Because of illness Miss Murphy has been obliged to give up her school in district No. 3, The vacancy has been filled by Miss Elizabeth Whiting of Jewett City. LAUREL GLEN & ® Q z OAKDALE Rev. C. L. French preached Sunday from the same text as on the previous Sunday, Gen 89: 23, —Subject, “A Moans to Unfailing Prosperity”’ The cmamiins C. E. meeting was held by Miss Min- | S nie Nichole. Toplc—“Christlan En- de:fi:“s’:fm‘g:;"‘ Fetuined, from e deavor Principles,” and “How to UDP- | “Mr. Marble was in (Westerly on hold Them,” John 14. 6-15. Tuesday. The cottage prayer meeting was held | ~ porace Palmer was a Business call- at the parsonage on Tuesday evening. | or in Ashaway Wednesday. The Ladies’ Social union met with | mhe men in this place have been Mrs. B. F. Comstock Wednesday after- | enjoying the sport of fox bunting Toon since the recent snow. Mre. F, C. Scholfield visited friends in | ° Carey Maine is visiting his daughter, Willimantic the last of the week. Mat Miss Carrie 5. Parker spent a fow | *- Mary Matn. days recently in Wllll;lxafll';fic, tShB guest w_ dh X c of her nephew, Rev: lam S. Beard. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gordon of In am ounty Salem were recent visitors at the home —————t— of Mrs. Gordon's son, C. R. Gordon of | SOUTH WOODSTOCK Raymond Hill. R S T - *l Officere Elocted by~ Ladiee 'Ald 8ot NORTH LYME clety, Miss Olive Stark of Middletown and | 'The officers chosen at the " last 1 | | meeting of the La | President, Mrs, I i { William Stark of Hartford were home es' Aid seeiety are; over Sunday- Mr. and Mrs, H. F, Clark, Mrs. A. P. Gates and Miss Mary Harding vis- ited at G H. Sirong’s Bunday. M. J. Stark was in Hast Haddam | €T | ~ Mrs. Wceisen wha was geverdly burned last week is hmpreving, Harry Wells Master af Putnam ledge, 46, deerge Buits and Geerge Da attended the Grand ledge at New and second vice presidents, Mrs, Hen~ ry Young and Firicson; secre~ last Saturday attending o meeting of | the board of relief of which he is wa | member, - H, B, Maynard is improving from his recent illness, Mrs, W, M, Sisson, Jr, and daughter visited at M, J, Stark’s Wednesday, this week -ASHWILLETT | SOUTH CANTERBURY Otte Anderson was plewing last | Charles H. Phillips) Lumber Camp on week, - e Mrs, A, A, Morgan .was & reeent | Cutting Off 156-Acre Farm, business ealler in Norwieh, - lli;:: Wese:_nn :tt&xtw& was a| @harles H. Phillips of Plainfield ealler here Eha‘ st we a This it ontinued, as the | times in twenty-eisht minutes. This | Refreshments were | Freddie Allyn returned home Tues- | nde Lowe; first tary and treasurer, aHss ida H, San- ven Wegnesday and Thursday of the Principle of These in Maine— | here has ben wintew S eenn e e B ere has which is en the e pringipie 3 ik o sy e S g T L ‘was destroyed five a4 Lokt me with & jer oo that 1 6ouid not s1oep: & told me to try your and mow 1 could not o Without it. find after ita use I can sloop” good Liniment, Ikeep iton hand all the time, My daughter sprained her wrist and used your Liniment, and it has mot hurt her since,” i warmer than most farm buildings, ing covered roof and sides with roof- ing paper. In one building is the kitchen and dining room, at the oth- er end the bunk house. The bunks all have springs with mattresses. A large barn shelters the horses and oxen, as they use both in the woods hauling logs to the steam saw mill A | small building is used to keep the meat and some other provisions. Mr. Phillips has & house which he oo- cupies with some of his men also a building for his automobile. It makes quite a village and a busy one. The wood lot consists of 150 acres which was once a farm with the dif- | ferent flelds walled off, but is now | all grown up with heavy timber. In | the cellar where the house stood was a chestnut tree over three feot throuch, also a large oak tree which goes to show that this farm was doned a £ood many years ago. Farm Sold. The Brown Brothers who have sold their farm known s the George Rayns- ford farm, moved Tuesday to the Sy dléman farm. The linemen put up the wire Wed- nesday for those who are going to | have telephones, which were to be in | by Janvary 1, DAYVILLE Local Guests at Putnam Silver Wed- ding—Changes at Railroad Station. Mrs. Frank W. Bennett spent Thurs- | aay and Friday in Hartford. { ™iss Linsley Bates spent the weel | end In East Douglass, Maas. William N. Burnett was In Provi- | dence Sunday. Mrs. I, L. Bristol has retnrned from Franklin, Mase. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Labelle attend- en the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rich of Putnam. The many friends-of Fred H. Miller are glad to see him out again after his ‘illness. Becomes Night Cperator. Fred Holt is in Hartford for a few | days. Mr. Holt becomes night op— | erator at the station on Monday. Milton Burnett takes Mr. Holt's place as freight agent. Leon Blanchard is in the express | office at the station. Mrs. John Jordan, who has been operated upon at the hospital n Bangor, Maine, 1s somewhat better. | “'Mrs. ‘Charles Franklin is spending & | fow weeks at Bast Greenwioh, Conn. | “Samuel Gillette is out again after his accident. John Malone s here at his home for a few woeks. Mrs, James Hirst and son have gone to Petersboro, N. H. Mrs, N. L. Grelg is in Boston for | the week. Mrs, W. B. LaBello has been ocon-~ fined to the house with a severs cold Mra. C. A, Russell spent several days with Mra, C. W, H. Atwood, PLAINFIELD Davia Family Moves—Funeral Ser vices For Mre. Artie Grayw Emery Davis has moved his fam from his father's farm te one Calvin Wilcex's temements, near the Grange hall, Mr, and Mrs, Willlam E., Devolve drove te Campbells Milla Sunday te visit their eousin, Charlea H, Barl who Is laid up with a dadly inJ knee. Mrs, Artie Gray, widow of Susfield and one of the old residents of gouth part of the village Monday even- ing. rs, Gray has been In feeble health most of the time for many earg and since last Thanksgiving she Kll been very sick. Her enly child, Misa Ella Gray, has cared for her tenderly in her last gickness, Mrw Grey was a member of the Congroga.. tienal ehurah here, & woeman and & devoted mother, ‘he funeral wam held at the house Wedneaday after- noen. at 3 o'elock. Burial ia beside ber husband in. the Dow=Gallup ecmetery. * Mrg, B, K _Ashley and Miss Kdna, who have both been very U1, are ime praving slowly, 7 NORTH STERLING Snew ~ Suits Fox Huntere—Gearge Pierce Has Jood Alms Mion Gladys Lawton i8 visting her ndparents, Mh and Mre. Choxles Mrs, Eaward Adams & T Provic Qence for @ fow Weeks, Mr, and Mrs. Woalter Lyon of Nuorth tuate are visiting friends here, Gs-‘-fl,‘ William_Jobneon