Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 22, 1914, Page 11

" A BLACK EYE TO THE WORLD > - = [ READY FOR THE WORST THESE MODERN DEFENSES! : - CENTB DAMAGES FRoM THE MICHIGAI EDITOR LETTERS FROM TWO STATES Windham Gounty CANTERBURY CREEN Children's Day at Local Church—Good Attendarce at Service—Other Hap- _penings of the Week. Children’s Day at the church on the Green was the occasion last Sunday of somewhat larger attendance thah usucl. Families were well represent- €c. The children took their part in the singing. A class from the Prim- ary department sang “¥Father we Thank .Thee” and the class gave three children’s day anthems from the Tul- lar-Meredith music. Six children were Brought forward for baptism, Herbert Henry and Mary Seltsam, Lewis Chap- man apd Marion Ethel Safford, Charles Henry Moffit and Bessle Bir- die Babcock. The pastor's short ser- mon_was to call attention to the little maid who by her timely word brought Naaman to the prophet for healing and to emphasize the cooperation of the little lad whose five loaves and two fishes were used by Jesus in his feed- ing of the five thousand. Sunday School Session. At the opening of the Sunday school sessjon Mr. Robert Noble of Winsted gave a short talk. which much inter- ested . his hearers. Mr. Noble is an old soldier and@ came clear across the state to present at this Children’s service. In the autumn he goes to the Beginners' Department a set of little and Louis. The subject of the mid week prayer meeting will be Venturing with Christ. John 1:43-31; Matt, 4 18-22;9:9-13. Thursday 8 p) m. at the parsonage. Sunday School Picnic. The Sunday school picnic .on Fri- day of last week at Babcock's grove was an ideal affair, just the right weather, bountiful luncheon with ice e=arm and all field sports, wéll man- aged in which young and old took ivwie, wnd a social tamily gathering of gome two hundreq people under the treés by the Quinnebaus. An Inspiration, The church meeting on Thursday it of last week at which Rev. C. O, er spoke was an inspiration to greater faith and endeavor Mr Park- er-over twelve years ago started the Christian Endeavor Society at the 3‘“ His message tested the spirit the Endeavors by his willingness to make large attempts for Christ and %‘ church Vice president spoke, ':’o ‘Irmup._):‘t‘ :r' wordtrrom their memory 7 's pastorate heres| were Albert - ord, Dmonupfiennatt Rowland, Mrs Babcock, Mrs, -.l;d Mn,d m‘rmcl;l,_ Frst.gk oke a welcome from the Personal Mention. sted and Mrs Stowell motored to Can- terbury for the week-end Mrs, Charles Kilburne and sons Stanley from Worcester are visiting Mrs. Kilburne's brother, Henry Lark- ham, 3 Mr. Cantrell of New York City spent a week-end with his family at the Green. Miss~ Arria Owen of Hartford spent a day at the parsonage this week. - Attended Grange Picnic, Nathan Exley, Master of Plalnfield Grange, attended the annual field day and picnic of Quinebaug Pomona Grange No. 2, at Pomfret, Thursday. Invitations are out for a general reunion of all those who attended or taught Gay Head school during or be- fore the year 1905-6. to be held at the schoolhouse August 22d. EAST WOODSTOCK News Gathered the Past Week—Week End Visitors—Other Local Notes. E. L. Spencer ami. family of Worces- ter are spending their vacation with Joseph Spencer and wife. Walter Smith of Newton, Mass., is i@isiting Harris S. May. Week End Visitor, Marion May of New London spent the week end at Fruit Hill farm. Mil- dred May accompanied her to her home ‘Sunday evening for a visit. Mrs. Charles E. Bunce and sons, Ed- win and Louis, and daughter Florence of South Manchester spent the week end at N. O. Chaffee’s. Mrs. Bunce is to remain for a week’s visit. Back from Niagara Falls. #Miss Stella Frink recently motored to Niagara Falls with relatives.-She returned from Albany by train. Tae rest of the party are‘now touring the middle west. George Frink, wife, son Wallace, H. B. Comings and wife motored to Rocky Point last Friday, where they enjoyed a shore dinner served under the direc- tion of Charles Lyon, a former resi- dent of this place. The reunion of Battery B was held there that day and another, former Woodstock boy, Charles Paine, was present, he being a member of that regiment. Mrs. Wallace Leavitt of Casper, Wy,, called on relatives here last week. Mr, and Mrs. . A. Simonds of Win- | Tolland Gounty BOLTON Budget of News Notes and Personals. Rev. Mr. Carter of Elmwood preach- ed in the Center church Sunday. Mrs. Henry Osborn of New Hamp- | shire and Cortis Dow of Hartford are | visiting at Willlam ‘Grant’s. Mrs. Mrs. A. M. Sperry of Rockville is a|91, who guest of Mrs. L. A. Carpenter. R T T from. Wailingford where she visited | Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kellogg. liisc Emily Grant of Burlington, J.,_is visiting at Mrs. C. M. Pinney’s. Miss Helen Berry of Hartford is spending a.few days at Charles N. Loomis’. Miss Lizzie Franceschinas is home from New York for a week’s vacation. Mrs. Rufus Upton and two children, of Chaplin, are visiting at Mrs, Lydia Clark’s. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Hill, John Johnson's. Mrs. Minot S. Fryer and Douglas Fryer of Willimantic are visiting Mrs. Henry Freyr at her mother’s, Mrs. E. Jane Finley's Henry Fryer spent a few days in town the first part of the week. The ladies of the Congregational church held a fair in the new Bolton hall Wednesday evening. The sale ccn- sisted of two large assortments of baskets, one from Jamaica and one from Nantucket—aprons, famcy work, a table of kitchenware, a table of soaps and washing powder, a parcel- post table, a fish pond, candy, cake and ice cream. SOUTH WILLINGTON Elmer E. Burrill Engaged to Teach in 'Potter District—Looking After Ernest Johnson of L. 1, are visiting at , was brought -here last week Mrs, E. M, Howard has returned Wdlfidlvtorm!uqflrflhlthocon- Delinquent Taxpayers. Elmer E. Burrill of Westford has by engaged to teach in the new scl 1 in Potter district. stable W. O. Eldredge is out afté} delinquent personal taxpayers. Belmont, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Walter S. Malo, died Monday morning, only two days old. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Brackett spent a few days recently with friends at Tiverton, R. L To Attend Convention, Charles Pobuda left -Tuesday for Cleveland, O. where the convention of the Bohemian-Slavic Benevolent association is to meet the 24th. Mr. Pobuda is the only delegate from this state, and represents his home lodge Stamford and Rockvill. He expects to be gone two weeks. * Mary Bartek is home from Spring- field on_a two weeks' vacation. Mrs. Homer N. Neil and Mrs. John R. Neil returped Saturday from an outing at Pleasure Beach. Robert Safranek has moved his fam- ily to New York city where he has secured employment. John Richardson is spending weeks at Three Rivers, Canada. Miss Evelyn Shippee of Atwood- ville has been spending a few days ‘wifl\ her sister, Mrs. Fred Colburn. STAFFORDVILLE 'Body Brought Here For Burial—Fu- neral Servica at Congregational Church—Other Interesting Notes. two died at Norwich last week day, gregational church. The interment was in the local cemetery. She is sur- vived by one brother in Union and cne sister in Corning, Cal. Werthy of Menticn. Mrs. Martha Goodwill is visiting her aunt, in Waltham, Mass.,, for two weeks, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Bosworth and two children have returned home aft- er a visit with Mrs. C. R. Kemp in Holyoke and Mrs. George Bosworth in Sprinzfield and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hulett, in East Longmeadow, Mass. Mrs, S. M. Lambert and two chil- dren have returned home from a_four weeks' visit ;}‘l(h relatives in West Swanzey, 3 STAFFORD Mrs. G. T. Beard has returned home after spending a month with _ her daughter, Mrs. Clara Beard at Maple Crest inn, Acworth, N. H. Mrs. G. H. Bray is spending a fort- night at Block Island. Miss Alice Bullard of Spencer is the guest of Mrs. H. T. Cady. Services will be resumed in the Unliversalist church next Sunday. Miss Sadie Kennedy of Mystic and Charles CaBly of Hartford are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallbridge. Mr. and Mrs. John Black of Fall River, Mass., are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Black. W. H. Black of New York was the guest of his mother last Sunday. Miss Margaret Black returned to her home last Sunday- after taking a six weeks' course at a summer school in Boston. BOLTON NOTCH Hattie Warner haa gone to New York to_visit_her sister, Sadie Howard. Mrs. Bertha Wheaton and little son are visiting in East Hartford. Mz, and Mrs. Charles Burdick spent Sunday with Franklin Wheaton's fam- ily. Mre. Marie Shaw and daughter June were at Mr. Shaw’s for a few days. The marriage of Albert Skinner and Annie Von Deck is announced to take Place Saturday, Sept. 5, at 4 o'clock, in_the M. E. church. Mrs, George Robertson of South Coventry visited her father, N. C. Maine, Wednesday. A number from here attended the dance in Apdover town hal! Friday evening. Mrs. Charles Howard and two chil- dren of Manchester Green spent Thursday with M. W, Howard. M. A, Macy and daughter are spend. ing a few days at the shore in Guil- ford with his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B._ Sellew. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Burnham, with a party of friends from South- friends, visited his parents,. Mr. and Mrs. E. B the first of the H. T. Register is visiting in Meriden and Litchfield a few days, Luther Gardner and son, Adelbert, Louisa R. Cummings, aged|week. The World—Blamed if 1 wouldn’t like to Fd B s+ capture that \ of Wales, were recent visitors nmonz[w'n!ch took place in the Congregation- friends in town. al church at Montague. e The Springfield Republican prints WILLINGTON the foliowing under Montague Ttem: | “Rev. Edward Payson Aver of Ma: Good Attendance at Sunday Scheol— Rev. and Mrs. Darrow at Lake field, Ct., preached an eloquent sermon George. morning. and was greatly appreciated.” RIPLEY HILL Have Returned to Norwich—Mesting of Hill Top Homes’ Club—Canning Demonstration Given. Mrs. D. M. Avery, Miss Helen, Miss Elizabeth and Masters Robert and Reginald, who have been at the Top- Hff cottage for several weeks, have re- turned to their home in Norwich. Arthur Topliff and family of Provi- dence are at the homestead for two weeks. Club Mesting. ‘The Hilltop Homes' club met with Mrs. A. E. Petérson the 1l4th. This was an interesting and highly instruc- tive session. - Brundage of C. A. C. was present and gave a demonstra- tion in canning fruits and vegetables. Corn on the cob and cut from the cob, whole tomatoes, apples, whole and sliced, string beans, peacheés and peas were prepared and. canned dur- ing the afterncon. Prof. Brundage explained every detail of the process and the uses of the different canners. This was very timely, as it is well known that nearly 60 per cent. of the early fruits and vegetables are wasted. In view of the high cost of living, it behooves farmers’ wives to perfect themselves in the are of canning, and supply their tables during the winter with the best at a small outlay. MT. HOPE Miss Mary Barnes of Norwich is visiting Mrs. J. H. Bacon. Mrs, H. M. Winch has gone to Southbridge after spending several weeks with her son, B. O. Moore. Mrs. L. M. Knight and son, Milton, of East Hartford are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Grant. B. O. Moore, Mrs. J. H. Bacon and There were 38 at Sunday school and a good attendance at the service where the much appreciated special music was by_the Misses Ellis. The topic of Mr. Vachon's scriptural ad- dress was Christian Loyalty, the text being from Exodus 4. Pastor and Mrs. Darrow reached Lake George on Friday, having en- joyed the trip. Howard Blythe is at his home In Boston for a visit. Missed at Hillside. Miss Ring, who has gone to Maine for a few weeks, will be much missed at Hillside and by the friends she has made here. Mr. Ricketts and Miss Ricketts accompanied her on Monday as far as Boston, and will remain for a visit with relatives there for a week or_more. Last Saturday Louis Schmidt shot and killed a hawk that has for some time been making daily visits to his poultry yard, picking up a chick at every trip. The handsome marauder measyrer 32 inches from tip to tip of wing. The Quonochontaug party of thirty Willington included Oscar Nimmeler for two Sundays at least. The Ami- dons and Rubys, with their guests, have returned. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Sleight most of last week with old friends in New Haven, accompanying them to several enjoyable beach parties. The condition of Miss Sparks is etill critical. Dr. McKnight of Hartford was recently called ‘in consultation with Dr. Converse. James Burdick’s son-in-law and family from Lawrence, Mass., are mak- ing a vacation visit, having come in a large touring car with chauffeur. MANSFIELD CENTER Marriage of Rew. E. P, Ayer and Miss Laura A. Wilford—Rev, F. B, Har- rison Performed Ceremony. (Contributed.) A quiet wedding occurred at the parsonage at 11.30 o'clock Tuesday morning, July 28, when Miss Laura A. Wilford of Branford, Cofin, became the bride of Rev. Ed& Payson Ayer, the pastor of the local crheuh. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Fosdick B. Harrison of South Wood- stock, formerly of Southington, Mr. Harrison being a close friend and classmate of Mr. Aver. Mr. and Mrs. Ayer have the good wishes of a circle of friends, and Mrs. Ayer be a welcome addition to the life of Staffordville and Stafford Spring: Sundgy. Miss Mabel Moore is spendjng the week end in Merrow and Mansfleld Depot. COLUMBIA Compeneation Hearing at Willimantic —Pastors Exchanged Pulpits—Mite Box Opening. on A hearing was held recently before Commissioner Donohue at Willimantic relative to the case of Emil Henne- the community. The bride and groom | quin,~who died at St. Joseph’ 08~ are spen: a of their vaca- | pital se weeks from the al- n in Massachuetts, at and | leged result of received Northfield. On W while at work in the employ of the they attended the wedding of Mr. Ay~-{town on the . The town bas er's daughter, 3 in- at the Congregationa! church Sunday | His wife sang in the choir terested were present at the The commissioner reserved his ion, but has since granted to the par-. ents of the deceased compensation at the rate of $5 per week for the ! of 312 weeks. Local Mention. Russell Waldo of Scotland ths weelk end with his friend. f Wolft of this place. Mr. Waldo s student at the Michigan Agricultuml! college. - James A. Utley and wife apent ¥pi. day and Saturday with reigtives in D in Tocte mas hiek JhER Randa o ? friends in Saybrook. Baseball. A ball game was played here day afternoon of last week by the Cl. lumbia nine and a nine from the Wa- limantic tampers at the Lake. The s, ter were beaten 17-4. On Saturday afternoon & % played here by Columbis “ Coventy. South Coventry won 108 Exchanged Pulpits. Rev. E, O. Meade, pastor of the eter and Liberty Hill ch: ed here last Sunday > Rev. E. O .Foster, and gave an esting cu-cmz:-e.N otes. Mrs. William Manning, son Fred and daughter Lois of Yantic were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Lyman and attended the vice. Mrs. Alonzo Little has been spending a few days.with relatives in M recently. Alfred Wyman, wife and two : dren of East Orange N. J. are - ing Mr. d“"yn:’an'n father, Charles man, and family near Col Attorney Charles F. C&E den spent a few days last weelk relatives in town. At the morning ch Sunday the solo, With was finely rendered by Cagianello, who with a uarty from the Center church, Hn is camping at the Lake. Returned to Willimantia, Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale and - ter of Willimantic, whe have = cupying a cottage on for several weeks, ret: to - mantie Monday. Mr. instructor in the “Tades D. A. Lyban udge D. A. is with & horse and two seated mm. i Annual Tea. and The Woman's Missionary held their annual tea e opening Thursday M meeting was held at the fll. was served at Yeoman's e it it A b His Reply. Gentleman, ridi: (which is just m“ ul drlverl: “Who lives there, O’Flah: » o “Sure_ yer honor, if he'd lived to- morrow he'd have been dade & fort- night " o SXE S SRS