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R & i * EASTERN CONNECTICUT A Y. Who is ‘ and Building in New London County UNCASVILLE $115—Birth- Gross Receipts of Bazaar day Surprise ings. The bazaar given by Good Cheer Sunshiae society, was well patronized. Over $ 15 was taken in from: the sup- per and sales of various articles,” The = management in charge of the affair was’ Mrs. Laura B. Woodworth, - sisted by Mrs. Angustus C. Sterns and Barry, at the well ‘were “. Charles Burgess and Mrs. Thos. urch, at the laundry table were Mrs. Maurice A. Brown, Mrs. Mary Cornet, Mrs. Nathan A, Woodworth, ~ at ' the ‘ table Miss Ida Benkam, - -Miss littina Kdwards! at the ‘candy- Qooth, Mrs. Millicent " Comstock, Mis; gm» beth Alexander, Miss Franeig ~Ed wards; Mrs. Jennie Nelson served ice cream and punch. - Willlam - Hester Hiram Eldridge were in:-char s of the post office; delivering letters ‘free of charge. Mrs. George W, Bart took charge of the supper tickets, = Mrs. Chas, Bilotman, Mrs, .Frederick E. Comstock, Mrs. Charles T. Xgewbe iMrs. Thomas Watt,, Mrs~Willjam H. Os- born, Miss Elizabeth Taylor. - Miss VMary Benham, Miss Ruth I and Miss Thelma Oram waiters on tables. Leaves For New London. Mrs, Lewis Hurlbutt ‘of ~Hariford, who has been the guest of Mrs. Thos. Watt, left Saturday to visit -relatives in New London. Strawride to Lake. About twerMy of the young folks went to Gardner Lake on a strawride 5y Henry Church, attending a sscial ind dance held at: the -grove, under e management of J. Lawrence Ray- mond, Herman Johnson and _Harry \uwood. . « 4 Surprised on Birthday. Miss Thelma Oram and _ Robert Brown arranged a surprise party for George Bitters on his birthday. Games were played: and refreshments were Those present were: ' Miss v Stearns, Miss Helen Riee of 3pringfield, Mass., Miss Millicent Comstock, Miss Jennie Nelson, Miss #dith Grant, Miss Annie Bitters, Miss Lena Bitters, Miss Mae Bitters, Miss Thelma Oram and . George Bitters, Russel Harris, Carlos Barry, James Robertson, Henry Smith of Harrinton Park, N. J., Robert Brown, Myron Ben- ham, Clyde Fitch, Prentice Alexander, Alfred Bitters, Lewis Bitters, - Will- ard Nelson, George Oram, Personal Items. Mrs. Josephine Hart is spending tihs week as the guest of Mr, and-Mrs. Winfield Hanney of Salem.* Miss Leila Chapman is the guest of |- Felatives in Salem this .week, . . Miss Hazel Beebe, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Charleg M. B is_spend-_ Ing this week with relatives at Dur- rey Hill. : Miss Ruth Long of Hill Ttop is the guest of her mother in New London. At the Shors, A party of Montville peope spend- 1 this week .at Pleasure beach in- cludes: Mrs. Percy Woodmansee, Mrs. Dan D. Home, Mrs. Fred J. Hope, who were joined by Mrs. George Rice of Haven. The party left Saturday and families. Miss Susie Wood, Miss Grace Wood and Miss Ella Rosenbund spent the week end at Mrs. A. P. Mitchell's cot- tage at Pleasure beach. Miss Addie Johnson of Hartford is passing her vacation with relatives in town. Guy A. Loomis, employed in Hart- ford, is spending his vacation at the home of his fatther, G. Turned Loom- is. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer are en- tertaining Mrs. Spencer’s aunt Miss Mary Campbell of Middletown. George E. Clough of Palmer, Mass., who has been the guest of friends in town left Sunday night for New York. Guests From Ohio. Mr. and Mr. Frank E. Austin are entertaining Mrs. Austin's sister, Mrs. Penny and a daughter of Ohio. James Everetts, who is employed in Hartford is at his home for a week. Miss Nellie Brouillard who has been spending some time with friends in Arctic, R. I, has returned to her home in_Pequot. Mr. and Mrs. George Holmes of Hamburg were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Henny. Mrs. Jennie Everetts returned home Saturday night from a wee¥'~ visit relatives in Hartford. GLASGO Dance and Clambake Furnish Diver- sion—Westerly Death of Local In- terest. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. von, Willis, were recent Summit, R, L Mrs. R. A, Wilbur entertained Miss Mabel Wilcox of Jewett City last week, Many at Dance. The dance in Social hall Saturday svening, given by the Glasgo Ama- teur club was well attended. Miss Lillian ‘Hassler of. Plainfield visited friends in the viilage last week Those who attended the clambake Baturday afternoon pronmounced it a wuccess in every way. Dinner was served at 3 o'clock, after which a social time was spent. Miss Edith Bccleston is the guest of relatives in Boston, Mass, Rev, John Thompson conducted eervices in Voluntown .Sunday even= ing. and Rev. R. G. Jacobs had charge of the services-at Bethel. « - Nearly Ninety-One. Word was received Wednesday of the death of Mra’ Mary S. Miller of Westerly. She’'was a former resident of Jewett City and oldest sister of the late W, P. Young. The funeral was held Friday with burial at River Bend cemetery. Mrs, Miller would have been ninety-ome, Oct. 8. Mrs. Bion Kinney and daughter, Sa- die, were callers of Mrs, W. G. Bur« dick Sunday. - Several from this place are spend- ing the warm days at the different summer resorts. LAUREL GLEN Mrs, John Merrise of Bradford visite . ed last week with Dr. and Mrs, Hale, Hleanor Hill spent Sunday at her Bromley and vigitors in Plice . Horace Palmer at Y wgo fishj Mrs, Marblé vislt at her Attanay Party—Beach Out- | - 5 % ND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. Goin"g and Coming—Incidents, Accidents Three Countics. OLD MYSTIC Methodist Ladie: Quartette Gives Sacred Concert—Workman at Wool- en Mill Catches Arm in Machinery. | The ladies’ quartette of the Meth- odist church gave a sacred councert Sunday evening in the parish house. Iollowing is the programme: Volun- tary, Heart's Message, Hayes, Miss Delia A. Williams; invocatinn, Supt. Horace O. Williams; solo, Not a Spar- row Falleth, Abt, Miss Charlotte Mar- chaud; quartette, Nearer, My God, to Thee, Ashford, ss Charlotte Mar- :chaud, Miss Emma A. Williams, miss Laura Avery Miss Marjorie " Harris; {duet, O Morning Land, Phelps, Miss ' Emma Williams, Miss Marjorie Haz Avery, Miss Marjorie Harris; reading, The Last Hymn, Miss Charlotte mar- chaud; solo, Jesus, Lover of My Souls | Macdougall, Miss Emma Williams; i duet, Angeis of Jesus, Rockwell, Miss i Charlotte Marchaud, Miss Marjorie Harris: trio, Cradle Song, Brahm, Miss Chariotte Marchaud, Miss Emma Wil- liams, Miss Marjorie Harrls; offertory, Bercuese, Berger: solo, Jace to Iace, | Johnson, Miss Marjorie Harris: guar- tette, He Slumbereth Noi, Wilson, Miss Marchaud, Miss Williams, Miss Avery, Miss Harris; benediction. Workman Seriously injured. Antonio Prazelljek, a native of Poland*and an employe at the piant of the Mystic Woolen company of Old Mystic, was sericusly injured early Tuesday afternoon. While working at a machine in the fulling department his left arm was caught and badly mangled above the elbow. Before as- sistance could be rendered his head was caught and badly cut. Dr. Meyers of Mystic was summeoned and he after the man to lLawrence hospital, New London. Later in the afternoon he was taken to the hospital by Supt. John Kennedy in the company's car. His physieians hope to save the arm, but it will be useless. Mr. Pragelljek is 35 years of age. He has a wife and five children. Motored to Talcottville. Fla., who is spending the summer at the Welles homestead, Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus H. Schoonover and daughter, Miss Nellie F. Schoonover, of Elm- hurst, and Miss Lillie P. Chipman of Brushwood were calling Wednesday afternoon on Rev. Dr. W, P, Chipman and family at Elmcroft, Talcotville, The trip was made in Captain Welles’ new automobile. News of Sister’s lliness. Rev. and Mrs. Arthur H. Withee re- ived § telegram Sunday atternoon h calling them to the bedside of Mrs. ‘Withee’s sister. Mrs. Richards, of Wa- | terbury, who was very low and with- ‘out. hope of recovery. later train for that eity. 5 “Heard and ‘Seen. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Bap- tist church met Wednesday evening with Mrs.” William D, Beckwith of Smith street. Judge Welles E. Heaton of Troy, N. Y., who has been spending his annual vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Q. Eldridge at Riverview cottage, has left for a.visit to Lake George. Rey. Lucian B. Drury of North Ston- ington occupied the pulpit of the Bap- tist church last Sunday morning. Mrs. John S. Schoonover, Miss Dor- othy Schoonover and Master Wilton Schoonover have returned to home at Stroudsburg, Pa., after three weeks' stay at Elmhurst with Alpheus H. Schoonover and family. Lowe Nicholas of Sewickley, Pa., is the guest of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Percy V. Stowe. Mre. Cuommings. Miss Dorothy Cum- mings, Bayard Cummings and Miss Talman of Brooklyn, N, Y, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Walworth Middleton and family at their summer home, Quequetaug. Mrs. E. A, Disbrow of Bridgeport is the guest for two weeks of Miss Mary H. Dean. George W. Harris of Baldwinville, N. Y. .is spending a week with his family at the Harris homestead. Mr. 'and Mrs. William D. Harris were They left on a;{ their | | Spross, Mr. Walter M. Buckingham; | reading, Mis. Courtland Colver: voc solos, When Jack and I Were Chil-| dren, Lohr, Absent, Metcalf, Miss| Grace A ( hapme piano solo, Even- | e, B ! 271 ing Chime: hithe Latham; i gole, The Crystal River. Hartwell ! recitation, A Shocking Child. Made- | Sweatly Soimen. Thonshr. Beckhard, | ieine Birch; readi A Harriet [ © | Miss Emma Williams. Miss i { : penditures of the church. Sun | 1dents and visitors here suppi t eral numbers of the programme which | : tollows: N GALES FERRY Entertainment in Summer Services— Ball Game Won by Montville Team— Cottage and Village News, { An enjoyable programme was pro- vided as one of the series of summer entertainments given at the M. E.' church on Monday evening, the affair being arranged wnder\the auspices of | the Sunday school for the current ex- er res- sev- _Organ selection, Mrs. Eugene La Fontaine; ion, A Baby's Bed- | time, Mary vocal auet, Bird Song, Louise and Natalie Benn; read- | ihg, Miss bessie Ames; vocal colos, | | New Jersey Monday. Happy Song, Del Riego, Jean, Gilbert Bishop Brown: vecal solos, In the Time | of Roses, The Little Dutch Garden, | Miss Maud Chapman: reading, Miss | Mary Rudd Gibbs: vocal solos, Sweet | Miss Mary, by Neidlinger, The { bread Man, by Jessie Gaynor, alter Buckingham: plano duet, rka from Coppelia, Leo Delibes, Eugene La Fontalne and Miss ( Chapman; ac¢cempanists, Mrs, L.a Fon- izlne and Miss Florine Schofield, Cake and ics cream were served at the elose iof the programme by members of lhei examination advised the eremovai of | grave of James McCracken of Ledyard | Capt, T. Everett Welles of Pensacola, i | | | | { | over Sunday guests of Mrs. Harris’ fa- | ther, Dr. A, T. Chapman. from &l ing Mise MOHEGAI:J“ I Summer Visitors Come and Go—Mat- | ters of Personal Mention. and Miss Trumbull of New London called on friends the of the week. Gladys Quidgeon and Loretta Field- Miss Daniels aunt, Mrs. Fowler. Mrs. L. M. Fielding who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harriet Quidgeon in New London for several months has returned home. Mrs. Harris' grandchildren of Nor- wich were guests of Mrs. Fowler Sun- day. > Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Fielding and children of New London were in Mo- hegan Sunday. Returng to New York. Mrs. Elizabeth Langenback visited her mother, Mrs. Hunter thé week end has returned to New York where she is employed.as a maker with a large millinery concern. Mrs. Griffin and daughter of Groton were guests of Mrs. Hunter Sunday. Mrs. Avery was in Uncasville Mon- who for ay. Mrs. Dolbeare and Mrs. Avery were in Norwich the first of the week. Mrs. Hunter was in Groton Satur- day. Mrs. L. Tuesda; Mrs, E. Fowler was at Quaker Hill ‘Wednesda PENDLETON HILL Joseph Hopking, Norton and Russeil Cook, Malcom Thompson and Irving Thompeon took an automobile trip to Rocky Point and Narragansett Pler Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs, James Gaichell of Pawtucket, R, I, have remmfii h%me after spending Lwo weeks wi their “’\'.-‘ Mra, Wiliig Almy. rl‘;' erfiey Palmer and children, ewellya %Ml wldu er, Mrs, Preniice and Mre. C ed home Mono. days with iheir A, Wheelér of Mr, Anihony Billisg, 1, 18 spending this we urk:m. ry P, Palmer, i8¢ Winifred Paimer is neme frem Veiu n_whers she h g Bercas Lewis, weie North aeyday, Fowler was in Uncasville Mrg. Palmer's moth- Miner. ER 6 Telurn . L B Seenc ton daughier, Mre, Goorge Booningion, 2 of Natlek, R. with Nis sia= chg eailers - Wed 5 and Ricbard, spent | { | Mohegan | Mrs. ing of New London are visiting their | South ( | | | | { i i i [ b 5 | esiablisied jesan ] | ravel gquiie feg far iF ;' let for its daughter returned to Killingly recent- | maids, returned home last weck, hav- school. | Village Interests. | Mrs. Martha Noyes, who has been a | guest of her sister, Mrs. Sarah J, Per- | kins, returned Tuesday to her home In Mystic. Miss Harriet M. Bosworth of Spring- | field, Mass.,, who has been spending a | week of her vacation with her aunt, Mrs. R. B. Taft, at Decatur Bluffs, left | Monday to resume her duties at the | state library in Hartford. A double stone was placed in the vil- | lage cemetery last week, marking the | Center. i Montville Won. | The game between the Gales Ferry | and Montville teams played on the| Newbery field Saturday afternoon re- sulted in a score of 14 to 11 in favor | of the Montville team. The lineup €., F Pehecock; - p.. I R oWty 1b, ( Lawson; 2b, F. Beadle: 3b, F. Gilroy s., R. Ames; rf, E. Fitzmaurice; c! H. Peacock; If, L. Parsons; substitutes, J. Payes, O. Wulf. J. P. Satterlee and Charles Hope of Uncasville were the umpires. | Mrs. Annie Hewlett of East Ro away, L. I, is making her annual v with her sister, Mrs. Lucy Brown. Mr; Hewlett, who ' arrived / accompanied by her Hattie Hewlett, who returned Thurs- day. | ! at her cottage Tuesday morning, break- Returns from Lonn Island. Miss Natalie K. Gibbs returned Mon- day afternoon from two weeks' visit at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Oliver C. Morse at Greenlasyn, L. I Mr. and Mrs. Elmer b Keene' and ! 1y, haying been guests of Mrs. Keene's grandmother and aunt,. Mrs. Eliza D. Maynard and Mrs. Bugene LaFontaine, in the Allyn’s Point section. Mrs. Walter Gallup and the Misses Christine Gregson, Mildred J. Cary, Ruth Symington and Maria Gallup, members of the O. T. K. club, returned to Norwich Friday of last week, the girls of the party having enjoyed a two weeks’ outing at the Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. George Frost of Mont- clair, N. J,, with their children and; ing spent July at their summer home here. i Miss Catherine Palmer of Norwich : was a cuest for several days last week at the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Aldrich. Miss Susan I. Gallup of Norwich spent several days last week as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buck- | ingham on their houseboat at the; Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham have entertained this week Miss Florine Schofield of Norwich and Miss Helen R. Buckingham of New York. NORTH STONINGTON |, ! with Mrs. William B. Hull Sells Residence . —Third Baptist Church May Call | Rev. George H. Chambers. and family of . have taken the Rev. W. A, Farren North Attleboro, Ma: house of Mrs. I. W Driggs for this month. | Mers. Hull Sells House. Mrs. William B. Hull has soid her | house to Charles N. Brown, possesion to be given Oet. 1. It is with much regret that the village people learn of . Hull's intended removal from the place. \ Rev, and Mrs. F.!' T. Whitman Attleboro, Ma arrived of in town Saturday night. Rev, and Mrs. fGeorge B. Spalding of Rocky Hill spent Sund: as the guests of Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Hollis- ter, Mr. Spalding occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church at West- er! Touise Smith and Miss Mary .. Smith have gone on a vacation trip o New Hampshire. Miss Josephine Perry of Saginaw, Mich., is a guest of Misses Minnie and Helen Coates. Rev, and Mrs. Lucian Drury have spent the week in Mout Hermon, Mass. Sunday School Picnic. The Sunday School of the ! Third Baptist church held their annual | picnic Thursday at Atlantic beach. A special car of the Norwich and West- | erly Traction company carried a large company to the beach. k H Ex-Judge Snyder has purchased a | fine house in Westerly. Miss Ethel Hull of Middletown is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George H. | Stone. 1 t May Call Pastor. The Third Baptist church will have a business meeting Monday afternoon to take action in reference to calling Rev. George H. Chambers of Adams Center, N. Y., to become their pastor. EAST COLCHES'!'ER C. M. Geisthardt, whose portable sawmlill has been shut down for a few week's vacation, has moved from Trading Cove to the lot of Ryan on the lienlbe!xkn' place and hegan sawing | thiz: week, Several from - hero Goshen Bunday school pienie in srove of Mr, ', Siark Weadnesday, Miss Nellie Lynch of Bozrahvliie ond diiss Ailes Mahone, of inis place spent “0me ‘time at Ocean bemch ihia weeic, The crops woout here needed rain badly, Covn aad veaeiabios have nearly stopped Erowing. — Chins's Ci Afien Ening’s eiviii attended the the & Ersh of sut- ¥ HE] 4 3 | Sunday | street. | Hartford. jin | 11_is able to be out. ! Plain. | with Mrs. Gardner Avery for a week. | weeks. | guest of Mrs. C. A. Mell the early part NIANTIC Arm Broken by Fall Down Stairs— Machinery Taken from Typewriter Factory. A large quantity of machinery for- merly used by the Knickerbocker ypewriter company in the manufac- ure of typewriters was shipped to \ Former 13aggage Agent W. O, Beebe ;vas a visitor at his home Wednes- ay. iss Dorothy Doolittle of Hartfor is “visiting Miss Isabell Waldort. s Willard Pinkman of Mystic is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mead. Louls Harvey Mead has gone to Boston to visit relatives until about Sept. 3. kred Smith of New London is work- ing with F. A. Beckwith. Frank Morgan of Meriden is visitine his mother, Mrs. Mary Morgan. James Howard is improving from his recent iliness. N Walter Smith i{s making repairs to his seawall at Riverbank. George Stanton has moved from New London to ihe Clara Medcalf house on Main street recently vacated by Elmer Carlson and family. Mrs. Milton \Whited is a guest of Mr., and Mrs. A, R. Dewolf. > George L. Twiss of Hartford was a caller on friends In the village Wed- nesday. Mr. Twiss was a former resi- dent’ of Niantic. Mrss Thomas E. Perkins, formerly of "this- place, now residing in .South Windham, was here Wednesday calling on acquaintances and attending the Methodist pienic at Calvin's Island, located near Crescent Beach. Mrs. William Miller of Hartford is a guest of her parents, Mr., and Mrs. James Haynes. Mr, and Mr: Albert Hill of Hartford are- visiting Mr. and Mrs. Truman Slocum of Riverbank, Mr. Hill is en- joving a few weeks' vacation. Miss Minnie Meade of Boston is vis- Iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Meade, Pine Grove Notes. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Goodenough have returned to their cottage on Broadway after a short visit to their home in} Hartford. | Austin Thompson of Bristol is occu- | pying his cottage. Carl Pracy of Hartford is spending | his vacgtion at the Seldom Inn cot- tage. John Mather of Hartford is visiting | his family on ®roadway. Frank Aston and Mr. Fox have fin- ished driving a well at the Alden cot- tage. The Dixon family from Flatbush, L. are at the Albert Harrison cottage. Charles Baker of Hartford spent with Mrs, Baker on Pine The Markel family have closed their cottage and returned to their home in Broke Her Arm. Mrs. Norman W. Rogers, wife of Captain Rogers, of Welis street, fell down the stairs leading to the cellar | vher arm. arl Callendar returned to his home | in Waterbury Sunday evening after a | visit of three days to the Pines. | Mrs. Frank Aston and son, George | 1 Van Woert, of Middletown are at the Reade cottage on Orchard street. The Cartwright family from West Cornwall, this state, arrived at the Fiske cotiage on Eroadway Monday for two weeks.- BOZRAH Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood G. Avery on | Sumrher Trip—New Club in Sunday School. Mrs. James C. Young, who has been Frank Way, Jr, of Bozrah is work- ing for Edward Abel of East Great Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Smith of East | Lyme grange attended Bozrah grange "ednesday evening. Cards from Tourists. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood G. Avery are on a touring trip through the New England states and Canada. Cards have been received from Montgom. Center, Waterbury and White River | Junction, Vt. Last Sunday was spent | at Lake Memphremagog, C 1da. Miss ice Bishop is in Yantic for a few days. At Shore Cottage. i Mary B orth and Miss Mildred Abel, who have a cottage there | | for the season. Mrs. Her Hamilton of Yantic s | Wide Awake Club. A new club known as the Wide Awake club has been organized by the members of the Bozrah Center soclety for the purpose of promoting intere and increasing the attendance at Sun- day school. The officers chosen are Miss Elsie Winchester, president; Miss Tina Harrils, vice president; Orin Ma- ples, secreta Llovd Abel, tr urer, The meetings are to be held every two Summer Visitors on the Move—Guests Who Come and Go. ~ and Mrs. Rowland R. Barber, ., and three daughters have returned to Westminster, Vt., after a visi R. Barber’s and in Jewett C Miss Beatrice Read went to Exeter, R. 1., Saturday to spend a few weeks with her grandmother. Miss Read was accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Read, who returned Sun- | i day night. Hon. and Mrs. George Corey of Brooklyn, N. Y. are at the home of | their sister, Mrs. Susan Kanahan. Heme from Providence. George Wilcox and J. Herbert Irons of Providence are spending their vaca- | tion at their homes in town. Mrs. Cornell, Misses Gladys and| Dorothy Cornell and Arthur Cornell of | New York are at Mrs. J. H. Kennedy's | for the month. | George Burton of Griswold was the | of the week. Harry Foote has been passing a week at_Northfield. Washington West of Willimantic visited with his brother, William West, Wednesday. George Phillips recently spent a week with relatives in Attleboro and Provi- dence. OAKDALE At the Congregational caurch Sun- dey the pastor, Rev, C. 1, French wpoke from the wordg found In the 18t Thess ¢.17, Bunject Tho Blessed- nesy of Companionsbic in Heaven. Haroid Jonneon of Worcester, Mass, WaR an over Bungay vielior &t thae home of his father, & N, .Johasonu, B, €. Beard of Now Yo, at the homs of his uncle, , Parke Sy 4 H. 6gers of Watlerfexd called on 9 iRiz piase Tuesda Neliis furtiz af € PEEER| H, Braaferd, me asd £ '?a friends ia 1 il o thiy | spending several days with her cousin, | mother, Mrs. | Vettie and Abbie Flannagan { have returned to | guest of his | over {in search vigiter at the heme of | LAIM that C vana grown Cigars made in Connecticut are of this blend and bear this label in BLUE on the box. Connecticut Made Means Highest Qual the best blend for Cigars is Connecticut and Ha- Tobaccos. ity. FITCHVILLE Viliage Residents Anxious Repairs—Horse Runs at Road Roller. for Road Sight of When work was stopped on the road | last. fall only a small part of it was completed, while the remainder of the highway was left In a worse condition than before. Now that the work has started it is hoped that there will not be any more stops until the road is finished. Roller Frightens Horse. While returning from Norwich some | time in the early part of Wednesday evening a horse driven by Felix Gar- ceau, Sr., of Bjue Hill shied at the steam roller on the side of the road and ran over some roots of irees, throwing Mr. Garceau and Gabriel Hensheau out. The former landed on his back, receiv- ing a bad shaking up. -The brought up between the stone wall and tree, where it remained until aid ar- rived about 11 o'clock. There was no light to warn drivers of the presence of the steam roller, but upon investi- ation a lantern was found tied to its side, which gave the impression that a lighted lantern had been placed there but had either gone out or had been blown out for a joke. Miss Vera Holsten of Norwich is the guest of her aunt, Miss Klizabeth Fo- ley. Simms' dog, pony and monkey show opened up a three nights’ engagement under can in the ball lot near the stere Thursday night to a large audi- ence, Continuing Repairs. :tors have started to continue Con the rer Wwhich were begun to the macadam road between this place and Yantic several months ago. Miss Essie Popham is visiting her sister, Mrs, John O’'Brien, of Pittsfield, las: Miss Grace Fisher of New York is Miss. Albertina Harris, Ciinton Thompson of Greenfleld, Mass., is spendiag two weeks with his Mr. and Mrs, . Frank H. paren Thempson. iss Genevieve Gallagher and niece, iiss Helen Sadler, of Providence, are cousins, the Misses guests ‘of her Fields. Miss Mary Kingberger of Fall River pending several days with her Mary Kingberger. is Misses Astoria, L. I, after spending several days at the home of Mr, and Mrs. John McManus. Timothy Sullivan of Hartford is the le, Jeremiah Murphy. Warren Kelly has returned from a isit with relatives in Fall River. Misses Florence and Alice Phillips | are guests of friends in Boston. LEDYARD Deacon Geer Sees Black Bear—Nor- wich Town Donors of Memorial Hymn Board for Church. Deacon Isa: nday morning to (of which he has a saw something anding up . lool a 1 with e erect. Very soon he came tumbling over the wall and cked off several stones. Mr. Geer overed that it was a large black He hurried to the house at once Memebers of the family turned out with guns disappeared and ¢ G. Geer went feed his turkeys large flock) When k a bear. to get a gun. and neighbors but the bear had could not be found. Sunday afternoon several were out for him with hounds, It was learned later that he was seen the déy before in the Gales Ferry sectjon. Wild deer are plentiful and some say bears follow them coming from Malne. They are very fond of huckleberrles and blackberries, and haunt places where berries Rrow. Enjoyable Excursion. The Sunday school of the Congre- gational church went by boate from Norwich and Stoddard’'s Wharf to Ocean Beach Tuesday for thelr annual picnic. Over one hundred from the parish went on the excursion. Miss N 1lie Geer with guests visited Fishers ay with friends on Pastor on Vacation. Rev. W. F. White went Wednesday for two weeks’ vacation. Rev. Rev. Mr. White will visit Northfield and northern New York. his former home. Mrs. Daniel Gray who has been ill is improving. Memorial Hymn Board. Mrs. Nathan G. Gray asd Miss Florence Bennett of Norwich Town have presented the Congregational church a Hymn board in memory of | their mother, who formerly lived in | town. Farming Place Sold. Albert P. Bennett who owns the George Fanning farm, has sold the same to Hebrews of New York. They will take possession at once. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Taylor were bus- ines callers in Willimantic Wed- nesday. HANOVER Congregational Dim the Norwich Supply at Church—Airiie Players Glory of All-Stars, Rev. L. W. Frink of Norwich will supply the pulpit In the Congrega- tional church Sunday, in the absence of Rev, M, J. B, Fuller, Junter C: E. Mesting, The Junior €, B, meating will be held at 2 o'clocic today (Saturday). &, Rood is visiting his father, C, Rood. i Missea Buphinia and Georgianna Sou tor are spending a week's vacatlon at Waieh Hill, Chzries Hovden of Fall River, is the ¢ of Mrs, Frankil szed Marion and of Nerwich, are guesw of Mr, Mrs, Naihan Benneti, | Defest for Ail-Stare. < Ths AL pascball slub defeatod the Ajl-Biars Batusday 10 rem-. Teoday W (Baturday) (he Airlie's play the altvilles: en Airlie Paris . Cathering Bliven and < horse | ROAD SOCIETY (Stonington) Local Hospitality Dispersed to August Visitors—Notes of Vacation Trips. Miss Louise Gray of Mystic was a | guest of Miss Mary Wheeler for the week. At present Miss Wheeler 1s staying with Miss Gray in Mystic. The Misses Constance and Hops { Haley of the borough have been visit- | ing Miss Dorothy Wheeler. Miss Florence Tubbs who has been visiting Mrs. Allen W. Harvey has re- turned to her home in Boston where {she is int he training _ school for nurses at the Woman’s hespital, Amos G. Hewitt is in Riehfield Springs, N. Y. where he will visit relatives. Judge Herbert Rathbun entertained Mr. Revnolds of Boston over Su:‘dnlv. On Vacation Trips. Rev. and Mrs. G. B. Spaldin Rocky Hill who have be:n at ‘Nnr?ls Stonington as guests of Rev. and Mrs. Hollister left Tuesday for Newport, From there they will go to friends in New Hampshire for a stay of some }da}'s and then on to the White Moun- | tains. { _Mrs. Bugene Palmer and daughter { Jean, were at Watch Hill Sunday with relatives. Miss Nan Chesebrough has so mueh improved as to take an auto drive as far as her sister's, Mrs. Eugene Pal- | mer's one day recently. ; Mr. and Mrs. N. Stanton Gates of | {\jew York have in town visiting rela« ives. At Birthday Celebration. Mrs. Seth N. Willlams and | Grace D. Wheeler wereyat Pleasant View Friday to visit relatives and help celebrate the 90th birthday of Allen ‘Wheeler of North Stonington who is i spending the summer with his niece at_that place. Mr. and Mrs. Pulver came by auto- { mobile from their home in Hillsdaye, { New York ,to spend the vacation with | Mrs. Pulver's parents at Valley View | farm. ¥ | Misses Marian-and Marie Wheeler are spending the week with their aunt in Westerly. ~ . LEBANON | Norwich Town Pastor Preaches—De- feat for Fitchville Ball Team. Rev. J. O. Barrows of Norwich Town preached in the First Congregational church Sunday morning in the absence of Rev. Hollis Campbell, who is in Massachusetts. There will be no preaching service Sunday August 10th. Fitchville Defeated. The Fitchyille baseball team came here Saturday and played the local team and was defeated 11 to 2. Misses Ella MecNab and Clara Shearey of Philadelphia spent this week with Mrs. Fred Burgess. Miss Ellen Huntington has returned after visiting in Bradford. Mrs, Hattie Starkweather is at Miss Mary Dutton’s, Addie Hallen was the guest of friends at Watch Hill last week. Miss Edith Parsons of Waterbury is spending a few days with Miss Marion Blakeslee, Miss Etta Porter of Waterford was the guest this week of Miss Edith 1 Tucker. _Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Noyes of Fall River spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Noyes. Mr. and Mrs, Frank P, Fowler and Mr. and Mrs, Clement Fowler spent Sunday at Wateh Hill Clifton Sweet of New Britain spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Mary Sweet. Attended Picnio, Many from here attended the Goshen nlcnic Wednesday. Miss Geraldine Oat of Norwich is the guest of Miss Flora Spaulding. .1igs Gladys Risley of South Man- chester, is the guest of Miss Ruby Sweet. SHUNOC | Beaf Cattle Shipped to Boston—Re.- cent Picnics, R. B. Wheeler, who has been iIl, is decidedly better, Rev. John M. Collins gave his parigh- ioners a fine sermon Sunday at the Mills church, the words chosen being “Come unto me.” A delegation of 18 or more from Westerly were present at the service. 4 R. B. Wheeler shipped s number of garge fat beef cattle to Boston Tues- ay. Very little rain has fallen here for séveral weeks and all growing crops have been suffering greatly in comse- quence. | E. B, James has had as his guest | his father, Ezekiel James, from Pa- | chaug. | Picnics This Week. Several of the Sunday school pupils here joined the Third Baptist Sunday school Wednesday, the day of their picnic at Atlantic Beach. The Preston City grange held a pic- nic at Atlantic Beach Tuesday, the party going and returning by trolley over the Norwich and Westerly Trac- tion company’s line. CHESTERFIELD Rev. George C, Chappell of Mont- vllle 18 to speak at the open air meet- ing on the lawn In front of the Bapt- ist ohureh Sunday afternoon, Aug. 10, at 8 o'clock. At 8 o'clock., Mliss Marion ITenny wil recile “Our Cause” IDEAL 8ILO Don't buy a Sllo that is made of lumber filled with poisonous creosote. That has short stave stock spliced with rain catch- ing joint. That does not hav