Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 16, 1913, Page 9

s e Y 274 7% — WIL- YoV 45y E BYTTONSON [ GOIN' TEAT— WiLL Yoy SEw yP MY BASE* BALL PANTS T, don n’hij NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. Who is Going and Coming—Incidents, Accidents and Building in Three Counties. New London County OCCUM AND VERSAILLES Road Improvements Appreciated— Lawn Party of Ladies’ Aid Society Nets $30. The finishing towehes are heing put on both the macadam road through the village of Occnm 3md the gravel road which begins where the macadam Jeaves off in the Yicinity of the prop- erty of Joseph's parish, and ex- tendir o the town line of Spragu The d when [completed will much appreciaied by those over ~illage of Occum. Road be e Improved. ¢ The road extending from the Norwich town line to the Versailles Tailroad station and the plant of the Eastern Strawboard company is much improved by a recent coating of crush- ed_stone and oil. Members and friends of the Ver- sailles M. B Sunday school to the number of §0 enjoyed their annual picnic at Mohegan park Saturday, the #school going by team. M. E. Church Closed. Following custom. the Versailles M. E. church will be closed during the next two Sundays. The session of the Sunday school will be omitted as usual To Use New Organ, The organ recently installed in the Versailles church will be used for the first time after the two weeks of closing. Shade trees in the village of Occum have been receiving a thorough trim- ming at the hands of a professional | during the present week. G. W. Vrohmander, overseer of the Totokett Manufacturing company’s IDEAL 8iLO No polsenous creosote nged on our spectal silo lum- . Reinforced door frame meuns tight fitting doors, Staves spliced with our patent rain * shedding Joint, Do vou wender dafry men hought 7,200 last year? BENNETT BROS.. CO., Lowell, Mass, ~(2) driving | as well as by residents of the | | | W. Perkins, weaving, Las been obliged to be ab- sent on account of his health, Vacations End. Misses Aledia Lessard and Annie have returned from a vacation spent on Block Island. Miss Cora L. Tarbox is again at- tending to her duties in the office of the Totokett Manufacturing compa- ny's mill office after a few days spent | at_the shore. Mr. and Mrs Coventry were over Sunday. W. J. Hogan H. N. Wood of South guests of Occum friends of Pawtucket few days and Mrs. ¥. B, Swan. s. Swan and Master Erwin Tracy n have been guests of Mr. R L, with hag been spending a Mr. F. B. Swan recently. ! . Sengman reached home Wed- | nesday from Detroit, 0. to spend | two weeks' vacation. Mr. Sengman | has been located in Detroit for the past | year Edward Farrell Wauregan is | spending a few ds with Cccum friends. Lawn Party Will Net $30. Members of the Ladies’ Aid society eld a successful lawn party in La- roche Casino park Wednesday after- noon and evening. The evening pro- | gramme was under the direction of the entertainment committee, Mrs. F. H. Topliff, Mrs. William Winder, Mrs. C. Mrs. H. E. Learned and Mrs. C. H. Phillips. A feature was music by thé band under direction of O. Laroche. Mrs. P. Baldwin, Mrs. F. B. Bushnell gerved at the cake ta- ble. Sandwiches and calads were un- der the direction of Mrs. William Kin- der and Mrs. C. H. Phillips. At the candy table were Mrs. H. Learned and Miss Regina Lambert; ice cream was dispensed by Mrs. C. H. Sengman and Mrs, H. Boyens. The gift t ble was in charge of Miss Marion Al- len. Presiding at the flower table were Mrs, F. H. Topliff and Mrs. Irving | Gregory. Soda was sold by Howard Bushnell, Howatd Sengman and Wil- liam Frohmamder. The waitress were Misseq. Cora L. Tarbox. Jessie | Sengman, Anna Frohmander, Rose | Krumbholz, #mily Robish and Thel- ma Allen, ~The society will be able to add about $:0 to 1.5 (reasury as the proceeds of the party, ' The university of Washington kas secured the use of two sections of land on the Snequaimie national forest con- nected with ils forestery courses, A Ruseian sclentist claims (o have dlaroverad an _inoculation for use against forest I is, UNCASVILLE Methodist Sunday School Outing to Watch Hili--Marriage Announcement —Black Bass from Oxoboxo Lake. Deagon and Mrs, ‘George P. Smith been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. 3 Wilcox and Mr. and Mrs. John Sevmour of Westeriy. Josephine Hart, who has been | spending a week with friends in Sa- | lem, returned to Palmertown Saturday. | . Frank Hart, who is employed in | Hartford, is spending his vacation at | the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | Moses Hart. Miss Grace Filer who has been a guest at the home of her grandmother. Mre. R. G. Hooper, has returned to | Attawangan. Albert Avery fs building a new poreh | and otherwise repairing the home of | Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Rogers. Went to Watch Hill. | The members of the Methodist Sun- | ‘rirn S hool went on their annual sail {to Watch Hill by steamer Rlock Island | Wednesday. A" very enjoyable day ent. 3 Lina Tourgee of Waterford has | been the guest of her aunt, Miss Eloise | Landphere. At the Shore, Mrs. Edwin Henry, Mrs. Charles Turner, Miss Ella Turner, Mrs. Thomag Church, Mrs. Fred I. Phillips, Miss | Grace Hooper# Mrs. Eloise Landphere | and several others have been spend- ng several days at Pleasure Beach. Was Springfield Bride. Friends of Peter Charland, a former | | resident of this town, have received | announcements of his marriage with | Miss Margaret Blythe of Springfield. | Mrs. Fred Hooper of Boston left for | | home Wednesday morning after sev- eral days spent with relatives in town. | Miss Agnes Goodfellow, who has been the guest of Miss Marian Lynch has returned to Massapeag. William McKenzid, who has been visiting friends in Brooklyn, N. Y., as retufned to his home on Gay hili. | Third Degree Worked. At the meeting of Thames lodge, T. ©. 0. I, the third degree was worked {on a clasx of candidates, After the degree work supper In charge of Nor- |man C. Allen was served, 1 AMrs. Irank Miner, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Henrletta Gridley, and Miss Robye Bovnton left Sunday morning for a trip to Boston by trol- lew, | Dr, Wilson Home. Dr, ¥, Wilson, who hag been rmpending a few days at the beach since | eaving the hespital, returned home nday, Mr, and Mrs, Herbert Stapiins, whe ! CORRESPONDENTS have been visiting relatives in Ston- ington have returned home. Mrs. Samuel Strickland, who has | been spending a few days at the home of Attorney Charies W. Comstock, left the first of the week to spend a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Church. Howard Ritchie, of Carlisle, Ill., ar- rived in town Saturday to join Mrs. Ritchie, who is visiting relatives in Oakdale. Mrs. Martha Gilbert is entertaining her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Swindells of Windsor Leck: Erastus D, Lyon, who has been vis- iting relatives in Providence, returned to Palmerivwn Monday. Bass from Oxoboxo. Merwin Chapman on a fishing trip in Oxoboxo lake, Saturday, caught 30 black bass. Miss Bthel Boynton Is visiting friends in Providence. Mrs. Stewart of Fast zuest of her daughter, Sharp. The hen house of Joseph Miner of Tyme is the Mrs. Albert | Gay Hill wag raided on Saturday night and a number of fowls stolen. Mrs. Dwight Abel of Wiilimantic was the guest of friends in town the first of the week. Improving School Buildings. The tentg district (Uncasville) school buildings are greatly improved by a change in-color. A new coat of green paint has replaced the old one brown. The buildings are receiving other repairs preparatory to opening of school in September. _PRESTON _ Grangers Invited to North Stonington Field Meeting—Success of Union Picnic. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Jones of Worces- ter are visiting at J."H. Wilson’s. The McClimon Bros. and William P. Miller are building large silos on theirl places. Grange Field Meeting. There is to be a fleld meeting at the home of John Avery in North Ston- ington Aug. 20. All Grangers and their friends have been invited to be present. Charles E. Davis was a recent vis- itor at H, H, Palmer's. Union Picnic, Both churches were wel) represented &l the plenlc at Ocean Beach Tues- day, This 18 the first union picnic the iwo ehurches havé had and It was en- Joyed by all, red Hllis was in ‘Willilmantic Thursday, Mr, and Mrs, M, K, Crary were at A, D. Crary’'s in Grisweld Thursday. On Shore Leave. Windham and William Bwah of the batiieship Wyeming is spending seven days’ fur- lough with relatives here, Mrs, Krva Barnes, whe underwent an operation at Packus hospital fhree weeks age. wag.able to be taken heme Thursday, { of TIMELY EVENTS PICTURED IN CARTOON BY THE LEADING ARTISTS OF THE COUN | AYERVED ‘NEWLAV LA TIMES LEADER_ VOLUNTOWN Death of Wi m Smith—News from the . Diamond—Opening of Lawn Fete. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Forsie, with their grandson, Everett Gauthier, from New Bedford, Mass, have been making their daughter, Mrs. I B, Sheldon, a | visit for the past two weeks. Thomas, McDonald, S. B. Sweet, Ed- win Malne and Bddie Maguire were at the drawbridge last Sunday at the Foresters’, outing. ‘Willlam' Smith, | | an old resident of | |the town, was buried In the Kinnie | cemetery Sunday, Aug. 10. | Baseball Games. 1 The Sterling baseball team came | here Saturday, Aug. 9, and beat the | local boys 3 to 2. It was one of the | best games seen here this season. | | Simcox from Norwich was on the fir- | | ing line for Voluntown and pitched ,a | good game, but two errors behind himn lost the game for him. Sunday, Aug. 10, St. Mary's T. A. B, team from Norwich came here for the second time and with a stronger team | were shut out 14 to 0. Today | urday) the Voluntowns play th pital team at Norwich. Sunday 17, the strong Bear Cats are the team that comes here from Taftville. ’ George B. Dawley has purchased one { more automobile and ~a new draft { horse, Lawn Fete Opens. Rev. Father Morrissey of St. Thom- | a8’ parish held the opening night of a | !lawn fete I'riday evening 'on_the lawn between the house and church. Plain- field band furnished music. NORTH LYME Club Entertained—Guests Come and Go. Birthday Miss -Ethel Maynard and Mrs. Her- | bert Maynard entertained the Birth- | day club_last Thursday afternoon. | There were over thirty ladies present. Mrs. Emma Gardner and Mrs. Fan- | nie Abell of Norwich visited at G. H. trong's Monday, Mrs, Abell remain- ing for a few days’ Mrs. W. M. Sisson, Mrs. Frances Tillotson and C. R. Tiffany visited at Alvanh Morgan's in East Lyme this weels. G. H. Strong and N. S. in Norwich Mondasy Wisconsin Guests. Prof. and Mrs. Van Vieck and Has- brook Van Vleck of Madison, Wis., visited at James Ravmond's last week. Mrs, Merrill Babeock and daugh- I ter, Misy Doris, have been spending 1wo weeks at Mrs., Babcock's fathe {1, B, Maynard's. L, Stark snd Miss Tda Stark of Bashai visited at M. J. Stark's last weel Thursday, Strong were Whist of 28 Tables—Cengregational | Sunday Scheel Has Picnlc at the Lake. A whist was held Priday evenlng in Grange hall; 25 (sbles were plaved. The price winners we: Ladies—First, mia_ Loemis; second, Mrs, Fred Race, Gentlemen—First, Arad Man- ning: second, Myron Peckham. Conso- lation prizes—Mrs. Arad Manning and ‘William Lillie. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parsons, Frank Parsons and Harold Chipman of Wa- terbury spent Sunday at J. B. Blakes- lee's. Charles Way of Gilead, Irving Gard- ner, Fred Hoxie and James Mason are spending this week in the White mountains, making the trip Mr. Gardner’s automobile, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoxle and chil- in dren, Herbert and Mabel, were at Ocean Beach last Friday. i Carrie B. Williams of Brooklyn, N. Y. is at Mrs, S. W. Throop’s for two | weeks. At Summer Home. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gibbs and Arthur Soule of East Orange, N. J, are at their summer home her: - Lewis Greene of the U. S. Florida spent this week at E. J. Tucker's. Miss Amy Woodruff and niece, Nata- lie Linscott, of Brookiyn, N. Y. are guests of| Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burgess. Frank C. Perkins of Springfield was a weels end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Perkins. B Miss Marion Blakeslee is visiting in Waterbury Clifton Sweet of New Britain is spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs, Mary Sweet. Miss Bessie Randall of Goshen spent Friday afternoon with Miss Idith Tucker. Attended Park Church. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mason, Marion Mason and Mabel Hoxie attended Park church in Norwich Sunday. Miss Virginia Loomis, Miss Flor- ence Loomis, Miss Dorothy Loomis, Royce Loomis and Fred Abell spent Wednesday at Watch FIill. Miss Alma Manning is spending a week at Stanners’ Beach. Picnic- at Lake. The Sunday school of the First Con- gregational church held its plenic ‘Wednesday at Columbia lake. GOSHEN First Katydid Heard the 10th—Picnics Afford Pleasure. Miss Mary “Livermore of Tacoma, ‘Wash.,, has been the guest of friends in Goshen. Miss Livermore formerly | Tesided here. Among those who attended church service here Sunday were-J. Henry King of Franklin and William Rose of Coventry. Mr. Rose had not visited his early home in Goshen for about 50 years, John Browning of Norwieh is a guest at the home of his uncle, W, G. Thom- as. First Katydid. The first katydid was heard Sunday evening, Aug. 10th, The weatherwise say frost 1s six weeka awa! The Ladles' Ald soclety met with Mrs. J, A, Randall Tuesday afternoon, there being a full attendance. A numbér from this place spent the day at the pienle at Gardner Lake on Wednesday. At Lebanon Pionle. A number from Geoshen attended the Sunday seheol picnie of the Lebanen Bunday schoel, held at Columhbia lake Wednesday, Andrew Lathrep has been the gusst of his sister. Mrs. A, E Lvman Columbia. * oy ¥ HAMBURG Musicale and Sale Nets Over $60— { Fishing Trip to Montauk. S. P. Sterling has been very ill with an attack 'of appendicitis, but is im- proving. L. B. S. Entertains. The musicale and sale given by the L. B. S. was a great success, over $60 being cleared. The music wa senjoyed and many old friends were met af this annual entertainment which is given ilargely by out of town people. Mrs. Edward Ely and daughter re- turned from New York Wednesaay. Mr. Williamson and family returned to their home in New York the first of the week. Mrs, John Comstock and daughter ted Mrs. Bigelow the past week. Mrs, May Daniels has recovered from | her recent illness and returned to New | London. | ~Mrs, Lee Harding is entertaining her aunt from New Haven. On Fishing Trio. James Lord and son went to Mon- t Wednesday on a fishing trip. Jewett and family returned home last Thursday after a h their parents, Mr. and Mrs, . M. Jewett. Mrs. Willam Marvin returned to Preston last week. Miss Isabel Lord is spending part | of her vacation at her summer home at_Brockway, Miss Carrie Bill is entertaining her sistef, Mrs. Annie Bill, of Middletown. SOUTH LYME Meeting of the King’s Daughters— Niantic Teacher for Seventh Dis- trict. . The King’s Daughters met Wednes- day at the home of Mrs. Harry Hunt. Mr, Reed and family have been vi iting' Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Stanhope of Rocky Neck farm. | Miss A. Edith Huff is making a short | stay with friends here. Mrs. W. E. Comstock and Miss Alice Slattery of New Haven are guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Payne. Mrs. Elizabeth Beers of Far Rock- away and Mrs. Annie Atwood and daughter Bessle were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Payne the past week, Mr. and Mrs, F, W. Chapman enter- tained Savillion Chapman and family Tecently. Miss Miriam Champion is visiting in Ivoryton. Will Teach in Seventh District. Miss Annie Carlson of Niantlc was |a visifor in this place recently. Miss Carlson will teach in the Seventh_dis- trice the coming year, beginning Sept. F¢ M, Roche, contractor, s doing re- pairing on the schoolhouse this week, Miss Kdna Comstock of New Haven who is visiting her rents, was given a handsome Portuguese poodle by her brother, Dr, F, W. Comstock, of Boston. Frank Chapman, who has been 1Il, 18 ab elto be about again, A teol used te fight fives on the Call fornia fovests combines a rake, spade, and hee, It is eompact, 5o that it p bs rried on horseback, and ‘than 5 1.2 pounda,