Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 26, 1915, Page 9

NORWICH * BULLETIN, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1918 TIMELY EVENTS PICTURED IN CARTOON BY THE LEADING ARTISTS OF THE COUNTRY POTLY NEEDS ACRACKER eland Plain Dealer THE HORN OF PLENTY —Baltimore 1k —St. American GCOD CAUSE FELLERS ‘CCLICK) T AINT-{ CLICK)COD |- T-Trs “MeNEST JUST (euiek ) RICKT, HONE ST» Joseph News-Press NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. Who is Going and Coming—Incidents, ACCldEQfS{_ and Building in Three Counties. New London County NIANTIC Guests fro South Windham—Who': Who in the Cottages at Pine Grove. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoxie and son »f South Windham were guests of Mrs. Hoxie's cousin, M Addie E. Spen- cer, Sunda in Washington. Dickinson leaves this - New Britain, where he will e of an undertaking busi- reldon Munger, employed in New Britain, passed Sunday with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Munger. Mr. and M ilton Whited and child of Albany, N. Y., passed Sunday with Mrs. Whited's parents, Mr. and Mr: R. DeWolf. Mrs. Martha Brown entertained Mrs. W. H. Haynes. Fred J. Howard has completed wir- ng a number of cottages at Crescent Beach. Mrs. Mary L. Morgan of Penn ave- nue has soid a tract of land near her esidence to John Payne of Waterford. Origin Daniels is in Luce’s store dur- ng the srummer. Mrs. Lucy Gleason, who has been ill tor some time, is_convalescing. Mrs. Hepsy Boden of Willimantic is vccupying her cottage. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Washburn and yon, Harry, of Norwich, passed Sunday 1t_their cottage. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Churchill of Bristol have opened their cottage for ‘he season. They made the trip in their 2ew automobile. Mrs. J. P. Thompson of Nyack, N. Y., who has been visiting here, has zone to Salem to pass the summer. Howard Claussen of Hartford, a sum= ner resident of the grove, has arrived n the Pines. Mr. Claussen is employ~ »d on the launch Crescent, which nakes trips to New London during the jeason. Howard Pitkin of Bachelors Inn has tented his cottage for July. ‘Washburn and Rogers of New Lon- lon have leased the Harrington store. Mrs. F. L. Reade of Brooklyn, N. Y., 1as opened her cottage for the season. Mr. nad Mrs. J. C. Hairland left ionday for their home in Portchester, X. Y., for a short stay. On their re- urn to the Grove they will be accom- »anied by their children, who expect to emain during the summer, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Griswold and fhildren of Hartford are at their.cote ege, Sunbeam, for the season. Mr, 5riswold is employed at the typewriter nctory at that place. Mrs, Paul A. Kumplitsch and child ye occupying the Manwaring cottage. Mrs. W. J. Manwaring of ven is occupying her cottage William Rheinholtz of New Haven occupying his cottage. Gone to Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bea were married recently, h Ottawa, Can., to reside. F. H. and son have arrived at th Mrs. W. A. Banning Gleason of Hartford, their cottage. Mrs. George Mathews left evening for her hom auto, after a two wee cottage ip the Pines Fred Morton of New Hav Sunday with R. L. Manwa Dr. Paul A. Kumpitsch of Sunday Hartford, by s’ stay at her Eridge- port spent Sunday in the Grove. Mrs. W. H. Barker of Quaker Hill |f has opened her cottage for the s Gordon Eager, who has been att \ing school in Pittsfield, ss., the winter and sprin; the Pines for the son. Carl Rogers of Salem w lage last week on busines: OCCUM AND VERSAILLES Members of Ladies Aid Society Accept !nvit.(icn for South Coventry Out- ing, arrived in in the vil- The recent report of the C ldren's day concert held at the Versailles M E. church, the name of Mrs, H Richards was omitted from the pr gramme committee, Mrs. Richar drill with the prima department added much to the success of ing’s programme. William Burke died at the Tuberculosis Sanatorium Tuesday morning after.being a patient at the institution_for the past mont Arthur Baker has the smypathy of a large circle of friends in his illn Mrs. John Humes is under a su geon’s care, with her knee in a plaster cast, the result of a fall. Plans for Outing. Members of the Ladies' Aid Soclety have accepted an invitation of Mr. ang Mrs, H. N, Wood to spend their annual outing at’the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wood at South Coventry, the outing to be held Wednesday next. GARDNER LAKE 1. A. Olin Boynton has finished the ad- dition to the.Hipkins cottage, % Catherine Hanney of Niantic £ ndl some time with her son, ‘Winfleld ;r';nmy, .« Hepry, Harrls hes completed o fires passed | during | imney for Clifton Hipkins, yner at Spring Grove. ss Lois V. Latimer is visiting her Miss Althea Lewis, of Nor- Sydney Dolbeare n Providence. . and Mrs. Everett Chapman and hildren and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas of Montville spent Sunday at the is visiting | | | s Chapman of Montville was a Saturday at the home of ter, Mrs. W. W. Hanney. UNCASVILLE Sunshine Society Meets—Graduating Exercises in the Schools—Award of | Comstock Prizes. When the Good Cheer Sunshine so- viety meeting was held at the home of Irs. Thomas Church, Thursday after- noon, one new member was voted in- he society and arrangements made and supped were talked Florence Anken won the rs. Herbert Grant pre- ety. pron_whic sented the so Earl Holmes, a student of a New ¢ school is at his home in this > for the summer vacation. James McArdle, employed in Onta- . is spending his vacation at the ome of his mother, Mrs. Henry Mc- Ardle on Gary Hill 2 Work on the house which Albert W. Avery is building is progressing rap- idly. Miss Nettie Gridley is confined to ome in Palmertown by illness. . Fred Hooper, after several visiting her sister, Mrs. Hendy , returned to her home in Aling- Mass., Monday. D. M. Allison of Holyoke, spending this week the guest ster, Miss Eloise Landphere. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hotchkiss, who ha been spending a while as guests of Mr. and@ Mrs. Joseph Johnson in have returned home. el Mahoney who is employed in Mystic is spending this week at his home in Pequot. Graduating Exercis: The genior class at the Uncasville (10th district) school held its gradu- ating exercises Friday evening under the direction of the principal, Mies Grace 1. Hooper. A large audlence listened to the following programme: rch; invocation, Rev. D. W, Adams; Gypsy Birthdays, school s; The Bell of Atrl, May Smith; Artists of Connecticut, Robert Goodfel- low; essay, Domeatic Sclence, Doris Bullard; song, Away to thes Woods, chorus; essay, Beethoven, Frances Smith, . Ichabor Crane, The School- master, Fred Bhields; The Story_ of King Robert of Sicily, Francls Skif- fington; song, Happy Birds, chorus; class paper wi valedictory, Ida Beebe; address and presentation of Mrs. diplomas, Charles W. Camatogje prese! Windhgm. . e ident of the school board. Awarding of Comstock prizes by the chairman of the Comstock fund; song, Silver Bells, chorus. The class members were: Ida Beebe, Doris Bullard, Robert Goodfellow, Fred Shields, Francis Skiffington, May Smith and Frances Smith. Those who received Comstock prizes are Maurice Killeen, Ruth Perry, Mar- serite Mglone, Louis Mousley, Hen- ry Cholistier, Geraldine Holden, Fanny Ryshpan, Fred Shields. In addition to the regular students in the course the school has a special musical teacher, Frederick W. Lester, of Norwich. Drawing is taught by Miss Delia St. John, of Norwich. Harry Willlamson, a student Trinity college is home for vacation, at Class Reception. The class refeption of the graduates at the Palmer Memorial school was held Friday evening in the Palmer Memorial hall. The minstrel show given several weeks ago for the purpose of raising money for the class trip was repeated and proved very entertainin The class served refreshments to its guests. se at the Palmer Memorial who received the Comstock prizes are Walter Titsky, Jennie Daniels, Katie Florman, Louis Bouville, Cerese Perac- ca, Estella Olson, Clara Anderson, Ed- die Bonville, Katherine Hickey, George Edwards. Those at the West Side (Dolbear Hill district): John Simon, Rose Burloke. Chapel Hill: Mirain Curtin’ Hyman Weil. Chesterfield: mon _ Grisken, worth Powers. Collins District: Fred Onunonsierik. Seventy-Eighth Birthday. Mrs. Mary Nesslon observed the Seventy-eighth birthday Sunday at her home in Palmertown. There were present’ Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Hum- butt and family of Hartford, Mrs, James B. Cornwell, with whom she makes her home, and son, Mrs. Thom- as Hickey and sons, Mrs. Julian Hunt- ley and sons, of New London. Mrs. Florence Donovan. Mrs. Nessler re- celved many handsome gifts. Local Mention. Principal James E. Murphy and Mrs, Murphy have left town for Dov- er, N. H, where they will spend the vacation. The Montville Athletic club defeated the Norwich Centrals at Highview park Sunday afternoon, 4 to 3. The Boy Scouts of the Baptist church have two large tents and are making ?:f”"a“m“ for two weeks' camping p. Miss Gertrude Rogers who has been teaching at Crescent Beach has re- turned to the home of her father, Frank H. Rogers, for the summer, John Comstock, a student at the Poly- technle institute, Worcester, is_at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Le- olin Comstock at Hill Top, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Avery have been entertaining their daughter, Mrs, Claréence Avery and children of South Mollie Leveloff, Solo- Bessie Kaplan, Ellis- Israel Rumunsky, LEBANON Athletic Team Defeats Columbia, 8 to 5—Mr, and Mrs. Charles M. Geer Celebrate Wedding Anniversary— Voluntown Visitors. Herbert Richardson and family and Jai Leon Richardson and family of Hartford were guests at the home of Mrs. Nellie Lillie over Sunday. Mrs. Amos J. Lillie and niece, Miss Shirley Cummings, were recent guests of Mrs. Alice Totten. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stevens and daughter Ruth of Providence came last Saturday to visit Mrs. Stevens’ mother, Mrs. Julia Geer. Mr. Stevens returned Sunday, but Mrs. Stevens and daughter 1l remain for some time. he Lebanon Athletic baseball team ated the Columbia team Saturday, 8 to 5. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Geer and children, Leroy and Myra, spent Sun- day with Mr. Geer’s mother, Mrs. Julia Geer. George Wilcox, a student at the Put- nam Trade school, comes today (Sat- urday, to the home of E. A. Hoxle for two weeks' vacation. Mr. Totten of Long Island visited his son, William Totten, recently. ‘eorge Briggs is recovering from a severe attack of neuritis. Charles Harrison Abell of New Brit- ain was the guest of his parents, Mr. . C. J. Abell, over Sunday. (Saturday) the L. A. C. ball team expects to play the Columbia team on the Lebanon grounds. Mr. and Mrs. William Howland and have moved to Vepmont to oc- the farm that Mr.. Howland re- cently purchased. Strawberry beds are producing extra nice berries this season. The berries are selling for a good price. Married 17 Years. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Geer enter- tained Wednesday, June 23, in honor of their 17th wedding anniversary, Mrs, Clinton Goodwin, Mrs. Julia Geer, El- mer and Clarence Geer of Lebanon, and Mr. Geers' sister, Mrs. Arthur Stevens, and daughter Ruth of Provi- dence, R. L Royce Loomis, son of Nathaniel Loomie, was graduated from Windham High school Thursday evening. Leroy Robinson, son of Mrs. Hattie Robin- son, was graduated the same evVening from Windham High. Mrs. Perry of New London is at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Bannister were at Joseph B. Blakeslee's recently. Herbert M. Hoxie was e member of (hla gl;uiusting class of Windham High school. Miss Edna Burgess has been visit- ing at her father’s, Ned Burgess'. Tuesday Mrs. William . Blanchard entertained Mrs. ‘Alice Peckham, Mra Ida_Abell and Mary Willlams. Mrs. William Barrows of Rhode Isl- and and Mrs. Willlam Johnson of Moosup are visiting at Mrs. Louls Taylor's, Mr. and Mrs, Rodney Hewitt of Keene, N. H., are at in Hewitt's for a visit, Mr. and Mrs, Irving Church and son Leroy of Hartford were recent callers in town, Mrs, wver, Mrs, Church's mother, is spending a few days with friends in town, children Mrs, Hinokley and visli oth gfl’;’s. mu;’o?‘%mmnmn“ul:.y' et Matinee Whist, Thae J, W, club met with Mrs, Wil. Liam Clark Wednesasy atisrnoon, Five, MILHT \_cocie 4T -~ PASS. | tables of whist Delia Briggs won first prize and Miss were played. Miss Edith Foster second prize. Sand- wiches, cake, cookies, ice cream and fruit punch were served. Mrs. H. M. Peck has returned after spending a couple of months in Hart- ford and Westfleld, Mass. Miss Bertha Lewis of Voluntown is spending a few days with Miss Marion Blakeslee, Guests from Voluntown. Monday evening Miss Marion Blakes lee entertained the Voluntown Whis club. The party came in automobiles. ROAD SOCIETY Dr. J. Hart Noyes of Providence came on to attend the class day exer- cises of the Wheeler school in North Stonington. Miss Tracy Billings of Old TLyme is_home for ‘the summer vacation. Miss Maria Smith of Echo farm, re- cently entertained the Travellers’ club of Westerly at her home at Tang- nook, Miss Hattie A. Wheeler leaves on Monday for the California exposition. Mrs. Allen W. Harvey goes to Nor- wich today to spend Sunday with her parents in Norwich Town. Miss Cynthia Williams home for a few months. Mrs. Beeket has a number of city people staying with her for the sum- is at her . Fanny Williams has been the of friends at Pleasant View, re- ant View Thursday. The school at Tangwonk held _its annua! picnic Thursday and closed on Friday. Miss Helen Williams school on Friday the pupil Clararce Shay of Groton and Homer Frink enjoved an_automobile trip to Boston the first of the week. Everett Johnson of Middletown and a friend were at Maple Lawn on Sun- day. Miss Grace D. Wheeler entertained eight of the neighboring children on Saturday afternoon. Games were play- ed and refreshments were served. John Kane of Groton visited his sis- ter, Mrs. Horace Frink Sunday. Stonington grange met Wednesday evening under the direction of Miss Esther Barnes, as Flora, who prepar- ed a most enjoyable programme. HAMBURG The strawberry festival given by the L. B. 8. last week Tuesday evening was well attended and a good sum was realized. An enjoyable musical pro- gramme was presented. Mrs. H. M, Barr is visiting friends in Chicago. Mrs, George Martin returned last week from Paterson, N, J, Mrs, Willlam Crook is Il Mra, James Lord was called to Amesbury last Monday by the death of Mrs. Morris Jewett, James Smith of New York was a guest at Red Gebles over Sunday, CLARK’S FALLS Mrs, John Perry and son, Oscar of ‘Westerly were guests of Mra, Per- ry's cousins, Mr, and Mrs, George D, Coates, last Baturday, Miss Dorle Collina and brether C, P, Colling a7~ having vacation, since the closed her having a picnic for { r_(iasce £ —Louisvills Times closing of the High and graded school at Ashaway. ¥ James Cofone of Bradford was in this place on business Thursday. Mrs. Richard D. Maine Charleston Thursday to was bring in her sister, Mrs. Kate Thomas home with her. s been caring for Mrs. S, B. Hoxsie who is much improved in_health. Miss Myrdell Maine of Westerly was home over Sunday. She was accom- panied by Miss Mabel Leahy. The Ladies’ Sewing society met Wed- nesday with the president, Miss Fran- ces Maine. HANOVER Exercises of Children’s Sunday—Bible Presented Ruth Caulkins Lee. ’ The_conference of the six churchea held Wednesday at Lisbon was_at- tended by Miss Marzaret Eadie, Mrs. Frank Crombie, Mrs. Tanner, James W. Zadie and Mr. and Mrs. Fuller. At this meeting it was voted to admit the hurch at Canterbury Green to the conference at their request, making it the conference of seven churches in the future. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Eadie, Jr., of Boston and Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Peck of Marshfield, Mass, were guests of James W. Eadie this week. Children’s Sunday. Children’s day was observed at the Congregational church last Sunday. In the morning the sermon was preached to the children; in the evening a con- cert was given by the Sunday school. Children’s songs and recitations were given and a pleasing programme ren- dered. Ruth Caulkins Lee, aged T was_presented a Bible by Rev. M. J. B. Fuller in the name of the church. William Croft was a week end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Croft. ASHWILLETT Mrs. Myra Stewart and son Floyd of Stewart Hill went through here Sat-| urday morning locking for a cow that had been missing four days. They| found no_trace of it. i Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Main have been entertaining Mrs. Main's brother ! and wife from Willimantic. Nathan N. Main was a busigess call- ; er_in Westerly during the week. Miss Nellle Casey was in Norwich. the past week. John Casey of Cossadduc Hill was in « ‘Westerly Sunday, Mrs. Julia A. Crumb was in Glasgo * during the week. The showers have brightened up, vegetation and lald the dust on the roads. PENDLETON HILL - Miss Sarah H, Palmer attended a New London County Improvement League Directors’ meeting held in' Norwich Saturday, Dr, Charles E, North, a local sum- mer resident, is touring the Pacifio coast, Miss Edna Palmer is improving. from her recent serious illness, Mrs, Elizabeth Thompson has _re- turned from a ten daye' trip to Bos-, ton, Lewrence and other towns _of Bastern Massachusetts, where she has' been the guest of her Qaughter, Mrs, Robert Miiner and Mrs. James Brooks' -