Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 20, 1916, Page 11

The Soclety of Christian Endeavor has been im t.l:ld to ux-c°p.n in the Plainfleld Congregational church Sunday afternoon. On account o e R o Gty nignt o the C. Wi n 3 S rally, 1o wmeh1 lc-nmbm <. B. members were invites 5 The mid-week prayer meeting this week will be at Judge and Mrs. A. nan Gen, -17. Is. 3- 5 H.'b‘,‘! 1-13." The Meaning of Prayer Study is Prayer and the Goodness of Gounty President Spoke. ofering megt: the free wil ‘meet- m“::‘in, W. C. T, Ui held at the Methodlst church at Plain Sunday evening. Miss Fuller is president of County W. C. T. U, The ministers of the churches of Westminster and the Plains attended the Sunday school institute at Brook- Address by Mrs. Davies. Mrs. T. E. Davies of Westminster church gave an interesting talk at the meeting of the Ladies’ Arsociation at the parsonage mt the Green, Tuesday afternoon. She spoke of the Armen- 1&n people in their historical and geo- graphical relations and in th@ir pres- ent tragic experiences of the world T A pair of catbirds, regular summer visitors in the parsonage yard, have arrived for the season and are already well domesticated. Attended Norwich Rally. ‘A party of seven young girls at- tended, with Miss Jones, the Girls' rally of the Eastern Connecticut Branch held in Norwich last Saturday n. The girls Wwere. Edith Wil- Biste Hawes, Bvelyn Graves, gdl- Lathrop, Maude Graves, Myrtle illips and Bisie Rodlers. Four of e girls made the trip in the min- 3 's car. AJl came back enthu- slastic from the meeting and longing to go to Aloha Camp in Northfield. Lewis Lyon is putting in cement walks and a stone coping in front of his_residence. Bdwin Wiggin is worklng with Le- roy Smith. Miss: Charlotte Cadwell of New Britain is helping Miss' Jones at the parsonage. p s Afire In the Lyons aufo shed Satur- day ncarly destroyed-the roof. Miss Willthm Miller has returned trom Flat Rock, where she was caring | for “Mrs. Dean. She was called im- mediately on her return to assist Mrs. Beecher Brown of Black -Hill, whose mother is still invalided and unable Mrs. James Apply. Mrs. Johnson of Packerville has been visiting Mrs. Wm. Cornell. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Moore visited Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cornell of Black HilL Grange Interests. At the grange Wednesday night it was voted to paint the outside of the Grange hall. Canterbury Grange has been invited with Brooklyn grange to provide the program at a joint meeting with Plainfield June 6. The program given by the children under the direction_of -the lecturer, Mins_ Williams, at Wednesday even Ing's grange meeting was as follows March. school song, girls . recitation, Beatrice Hart: monologie, Myrtle Phillips; song, The Golden Rule, Alice Hart, ©harlie Hart. Howard Ames, Ruth Davis, May Keenan: recitation, Nelson Carpenter: tableau, Ruth Da- ‘is and Howard Ames; recitation, May Lecrow; The Doctor &nd the Patient, Merrit 'Hawes, Pearl” Burdick: song, Alice Hart, May Lacrow, Ruth Davi: tableau, May Lecrow: march, school. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lane bought ‘he square piano owned by the granse. CENTRAL VILLAGE Logal Singers in Moesup Cantata— E«ulm Poisoning Caused by Ea g Cgnned Shrimp—Tools Stolen— rsonals. Fhok Miss Phebe Basber spent Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. William and, in Putnam. rthur D, Tripp of Jewett City was o Everate Lhdd was & visitor in N % lette was the guest ‘Sunday. . and Mrs, Frank Edgerton relatives from South Coven- Sunday. 3 I.I*“"Mrl Everett Ladd attended . Mre. Amos B. Hall of South '-!l}lah.vvldm‘uwn- jorsae. v ea v x Hakyg damaged. A but not seriously. h:l’:.fl'm was a Wednes- e S Bt has en @ few days at Wlm ‘s at Shepard Hill farm. er Gardner has returned to Hartford, where he is a motorman. He Bt A s er’s, Dr. James ‘s, n%lu"?hdn Barber was in Norwich ay. Waldo. Tillinghast, who has been spending the winter with his grand- mother, Mrs. Waldo Tillinghast, ,in Plainfield, has returned to his home here, as iz srandmother has gone to ‘Wisconsin to spend & few weeks with [ relatives. ‘The toolhouse at Eve: ceme- tery was broke ninto Monday night. A screw driver and A pair of grass shears are missing. Miss Blizabeth Barber of Plainfield visited relatives Friday. Enters Norwich Sanaterium. Mrs. Orlo Speed of Torrington, who has been spending a month with her mother, Mrs. Celinda McStay, for the Dbenefit of her health, has gone to the torium in Norwich. BROOKLYN May 10th in the early morning John Miller found that a dish of water at his hen yard was covered with ice, frozen during the night. Irwin M. Day was taken to the Back- us hospital Friday by Dr. Tanner as e was seriously Il Unitarian Church Opened. Rev. Joseph Allen, the supply for the nitarian pulpit for several vears will surply again this summer and the church was opened for service Sun- Mrs. Tucker and granddaughter who have visited at the Baptist parsonage have returned to their home in South Manchester. James S. Palmer of Attleboro, Mass., was at his father's the last of the weel, Justice Court Cases. Saturday, Charles H. Pellett and Edwin Adams, both of Danielson, were brought be#re Justice Cundall, charg- ed with not using proper caution in driving their autos as they passed the Center school grqunds during the noon recess. They were acquitted, as the evidence was not enough to cenvict. The same day Joseph Carroll, a prisoner at the jail who escaped from 2 keeper while employed at Jabor out- side the Jail in charge of a keeper, on December 2, 1915, was brought before Justice Thurber, and entered a plea of gullty, rccelving a sentence of 30 days and costs taxed at eight dollars and sixty cents, Eibra Baker has obtained employ- ment in New London and has gone there for the summer. Sunday School Institute. An_interdenominational Institute of the Sunday Schools in the Eastern portion of Windham county was held in the Baptist church Sunday after- noon. Attended Reunion. V. F. Franklin and T. D. Pond, both members of Co. K, 1st C. V. at- tended the reunion of the regiment in Willimantic on Tuesday. /They were accompanied by their wives, making the trip in an automobile, Miss Helen L. Witter was the driver. John Fair- ragut., known in the regiment as “Snow Ball,” was also present at the reunion. Mrs. George F. Genung is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Minott, in CGreenfleld, Mass. her husband, Rev. G. F. Genung, D. D. going with her as for as Springfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Frink were the guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs. Frank A, Spaulding. SCOTLAND The W. C. T. U. gave an entertain- ment Tuesday evening in the chapel. A social hour followed. Leon J. Moffit was chosén delegate to attend the Y. P, S, C. E. convention, to be held af Liberty Hill today (Saturday). Mr. and Mrs. Jared Fuller and others were at Canterbury to attend & meeting last Sunday evening They made the trip by automobile. The place formerly owned by Will- fam Willis, has recently been sold to Garfleld Brown, of Greenport, who has moved with his family to the new e Bos ball ; © Boys' Baseball club presente: “Held For. Postage,” last Saturday or- ening in Grange hall. The parts were well taken, and good receipts were realized. Mrs. Charlotte Cary has returned to her summer home, after a winter's stay in the west. - WOODSTOCK VALLEY Mrs. Nellie Alvord returned to her home in Rockville Wednesday. - Mrs. A. C, Johnson, of Westfield, has been visiting friends in town. Robert Sisk of New London is at H. P. Kinsby's. Henry Vroom is his Bun- nr{m tenting on Bun. Tolland County SOUTH WILLINGTON Get-Together Club to Give Town Summer Baseball. clud is to put a| in the field this dfer ..,,,g.fl“’xm'm et 4y o _?mmnimmudcwu- orche for ri to Zair. Tk et o e e, Lyndon Little of Hariford, spent the ‘week-end with local friends. Dr. Snow and family and Mrs. and Mrs. Frederick Walker of Hartford, were calling upon friends in town Sunday. Husband Pays Fine and Costs. Harry Silverstein was Dbrought be- fore Justice Raymond E. Clarke, Mon- | day, on complaint of grand = juror Charles S. Morshall, charzed with as- saulting his wife, Esther Silverstein. ‘The accused pisaded guilty and was fined one dollar and costs, on the first count, which amounted to $12.02, and ‘was sentenced to 30 days in jail om the second count, with judgment sus- pended, and accused put upen his goodbehavior. Mrs. Cecil L. Gates and daushter, ‘left Monday for Silver Bay, N. Y. where they will spend the summer and where Mr. Gates is engaged in Y. M. C. A, work. Mr. and ‘Mrs. Henry O. Little with friends from Bridgewater, Mass., mo- tored here Sunday, called upon friends, and vVisited the.Ola Burying sround. Mr. Little's boyhood days were spent in Columbia. Currants from Elm Tree. From present appcarances, Rev. T. N. Owen, ‘will harvest a fair crop of currants from the large elm ftree in front of the parsonage. Columbia fs the only place in this vicinity where currants are picked from elm trees, but currants have beer gathered from this particular tree for several years. Some bird is supposed to have carried the seed-and deposited it in a hollow place where the limbs first bratich out, about-9 or 10 feet from the surface of the ground the Seed = germinated took root and is now a fair sized currant bush with branches more than’ two feet high well laden with blos- soms. > Mrs. Kate Wolff was surprised one morning recently when she cxamined a wire rat trap which had been placed in the cellar and discovered six large and lively rats imprisoned in it. They were soon dispatched.\ The apple trees are in full bloom and spraying will be next in order. Building Another Bungalow. Dr. Wells-of Hartford is having ans other bungalow erected on the west shore of the lake near one formerly erected on his land adjoining the Cen- ter church property. “Merrythought” pouitry farm has now some fifteen hundred Yyoung chicks in its various pens. ANDOVER Mrs. Josephine James Moving- to Bradford—Death of Miss Ruth S. Kingshury. Having been seriously ill and con- fined to her home all winter with chronic bronchitis, Mrs. Willlam B. Sprague is now able to be out. Mrs. Josephine James, a resident of Andover for twenty-four years, is moving to her former home in Brad- ford, R. I, six miles from Westerly: to be near her son, Lafayette Bern- ard James, who is rural mail carrier there. Thé Ladies' Benevolent Society will hold their meeting art the home of its president, Mrs. R. W. Bass, this after- noon. Piano Committee Named. . At the grange Monday evening, the question of buying a new piano for the town hall was left in the hands of a ‘committee Chairman, Mrs. R. W. Bass, Miss Helen Jewett,i Mrs. Guy Bartlett, F. J. Jewett, Willlam B. Sprague, Mrs. Ward Talbot, Mrs. T. Yeomans. Quite a ‘number attended the Po- mona grange held at Gilead. Mrs. Guy Bartlett ‘took the fifth_degree. Rev. Martin Luther Williston, D. D., of Hartford, will speak at the Con- sregational church mext Sunday eve- ning. Death Miss Kingsbury. “Miss Ruth Sophia Kingsbury, daugh- ter of Willlam and Susan Reynolds Kingsbury, died at her residence, hers, Wednesday morning at 4.30. She was born in Andover, and was in her eighty-fourth year. Her family was one of the oldest settlers here, pos- sessing three hundred and twenty-five acres of land in_Andover, Bolton and ‘Coventry, together Wwith the home- stead on the state highway in the west | part of the town. Miss Kingsbury has suffered from senile decay for several years, and this was the cause of her death, She had a naturally gentle disposition, and her geperosity was extensively but quietly done. She leaves two nieces, and two nephews, Mrs. George Brunnell, of New Bedford, Mass.; Mrs. N. P. Daniels, Fast Hart- ford, Conn.; William Kingsbury, Taun- ton, Mass.. and Lincoln H. Kings- bury, Hazardville, Conn. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. John J. Lockett, pastor of the Congrega- tional church, at her home Friday at 2 - Selock. COVENTRY Ready Helpers Give Successful Play —PFive Schools Compete for Speak- ing Prizes—Roadside Fire. George Bovey sold his household s at suction last Monday, and Houss ana 10t wes. pusckased by Mas purchase Peaslee. - Play Pleases Large Audience. entitled Men, Saturday a fire beside the formerly owned by George Spencer. The wind was blowing and the fire spread rapidly in“the dry leaves and brush. Fortunately the road men were worl near, and they with the neighbors soon had the fire under control. 3 : Brevities. Mrs. Harry Faulkner and little | daughter have gone to New York for a few weeks' visit with relatives. Miss Dora Thuotte of Willimantic has spent the week With her mother. Miss -Josephine Schwarz has re- turned from a visit in South Manches- ter. John Kellum has gone to South Manchester to do team work for the summer. WILLINGTON 8School Children to Have Important Miss Ricketts came Wednesday to Hillside, after a pleasant winter in Virginia and spring in New Jersey. The Misses Hill of FHartford mo- tored out to-call-on Miss Mercereau Sunday afternoon. There were 68 at Bible school Sun- day afternoon and a large consre- gation to listen to Rev. Mr. Parker's helpful sermon for Mother's Day. The singing by the Juniors yas especially sweet. The decorations were white carnations. The W. C. T. U. convention for Tol- land county at Memorial church Sat- urday _was intefesting- throughout. Mrs. Brown assumed her duties as Secretary which she was appointed last year on the resignation of Mrs. E. J. Pratt. The hospitality of the South Willington people is ideal and all felt the two-fold welcome from Rev. Mr. Parker and from Mrs. J. G. Service to be sincere. Coffee, ice cream and cake supplemented the basket lunch at noon. Miss_Preston returned Friday to New York to consult her physicians there, as for some time her condi- tion has not been satisfactory. She was accompanied by Miss Ricketts. Memeorial Day Arrangements. Miss Alice Service is chairman of the Tommittec appointed by the local W. C. T. U. to look after Memorial Day detajls. ~ As for several years this organization il provide the flazs to be placed on the graves of veters Saturday, so that friends coming on ay from a_distance, as they al- ys do, will find the Eraves desig nated. Fach teacher will have her own school in charge, Miss Dunning will lead the singing. There will be remarks by Rev. Mr. Parker and oth- ers—and rTecitations by the children. Chauncy Reed, a Civil war- veteran will lead the procession to the ceme- teries and conduct the services thcre At the close all .wil return to town hall where the Ladies’ Aid Societ will serve ice cream and cake as u ual. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Church of Hart- ford "visited Miss Jennie E. Church Sunday Mr. White has moved Tis steam sa will from the Lockwood place to W Stafford, where he has work for months. The Fuller Brothers of Cov entry have a contract for the sawing. Frank Lawton the musician and or- ganist, who died recently in Spring- field. Mass,, was a cousin of Miss Jen- nie E. Church. STAFFORD Jolly X Club Dance—Connecticut Fauna to Be Topic of Grange Meet- ing. At a special meeting of lodge, Thursday evening, work in the F. C. degree. The Jolly X club is to have a dance this (Saturday) evening. The annual meeting of the Stafford Cemetery association will be held next week. Miss Margaret Glover of Quincy. ‘Mass., spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Glov- er. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pop of Spring- fleld. Mr and Mrs. Frank Brown of Indian Orchard, Mrs. Frank Converse of Bloomfleld, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur West. The Ecclesiastical society of the. Baptist church, will meet next Tues- day evening. Supt. Crampton to Speak. The Fauna of Connecticut is to be the subject of a public meeting to be held at Grange hall, next Tuesday ev- ening. The state fish and game com- mission is interested in doing a wide educational work concerning native birds, animals, fish and game. J. M. Crompton of New Haven, superintend- ent of the state board, having this work in charge, will describe what is being done. County Game Warden B W. Avery and some of the local protectors of the county will also at- tend and speak. Selections in poems and music will be contributed by mem- bers of the grange. The Somers La- dies’ Mandolin club will play. RIPLEY HILL F_J. Snyder, J. H. Reynolds and H. * wn motored to New Haven last week, to the democratic conven- tion, in Mr. Brown's new car. A. B. Peterson is the owner of a car which he purchased in Néw York. Miss Gladys Flint spent Sunday ‘with her brother, Burton Flint. Mr. and Mrs.’ James Morrell spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. Mrs. Pepion of Hartford is having a| well dug at her summer residence on' the shore of the lake. UNION ‘Wolcott there was ‘has been 1l with cold itis. L. M. Reed "'?gc"’""" of Hartford was home ‘h‘ -of the weel. Ladies' Benevolent Society held nw&-hnmgym cottage cn the Manchester road, west of the Center. At Gilead Meeting. Several from Bolton attended the meeting of East Central Pomona grange, No. 3, with Hebron grange at Gilead hall last Wednesday. Miss Ida E, Holbrook of Columbia is at_Charles ‘Sumner’s. Henry Fryer and Minot Fryer of Willimantic spent Sunday with Mrs. Henry Fryer at her mother's, Mrs. E. Jane Finley's. Miss Clara Post of Hartford was a recent guest of Miss Anna. Post. Judge J. White Sumner was in Wa- terbury and Beacon Falls the first of the week. Mrs. Louise A. Carpenter and Miss May Carpenter of Naugatuck are in town visiting relatives and friends. Rev. Mr. Beebs to Preach. Rev. Mr. Beebe, who is soon to g0 to a ‘parih in Sbuth Coventry, is to preach at the Congregational church tomorrow morning for Rev. W. C. Besselievre. The local teachers held a meeting recently to plan for the coming gradu- ation exercises, HEBRON Columbia Amateurs to Give Play — School Term Will Close June 7th. Mrs. Susan Chapin returned to her home at_Sterling, Sunday, accompan- ied by her daughter, Mrs. John H. Hewitt. Sidney Hewitt returned Sunday to Hartford, where he js in a business college. J. N. Hewitt and Walter C. Hewitt were in Sterling, Sunday. A Patient at Hospital. Miss Carrie Kellogg, who has been in Hartford hospital %or a short time, is not much improved, having stomach trouble. John Simons and family of New London were calling on local friends Sunday. f Miss Mary Kelly of Middletown, was the guest of Miss Florence E. Smth over last Sunday. g Miss Olive Tucker is to teach out the term in the Jagger district, the teacher having gone to the Hartford hospital to have an operation for appendicitis. Banks Jones.has a new automobile. To Give Play. ar Haven is to be given umbia amateurs in the The play, here by town hall. Mrs, William Johnson, who is in §t. Joseph's hospital, Willimantic, conscious and not expected to’l mes Martin is home for.a short Miss Genevieve Little was home Mrs. Allice Thompson and son, and W. Chamberlain were in Willimdntic, Monday and Thursday. The schools on the Green close the Tth of June. The (hildren are re- hearsing for the closing exercises. ELLINGTON Mrs. J. N. Weiles Gives Temperance Talk—Men Who Grade the Church Grounds to Be Given Dinner. Mrs. Wilbur Chapman returned Sat- urday from a stay of several weeks in Fast Hartford, and has as her guest her cousin, Mrs. Chafee. Grace Perkins of Springfield, spent the week end with Miss b h Aborn. Mrs. Guy Howard and two children Mave returned to their home in Hart- ford after a visit of several days with Mrs. Ralph Thrall. Miss Alice Bancroft, who has been at her home in Newport for a month, has returned to Mrs. Arthur Pease's for the summer. Mirs, Oliver Foran of New York is at her summer home here for the season. Miss Marion Pease spent the week end with friends in Springfield, Mass. Mrs. J. B. Talcott of Fast Hartford spending a week at her home here. Spoke on Temperanee. ‘Mrs. J. N. Welles of Hartford gave ingly maintain our policy of building only" most consideration. So long as Paigée cars are sold, we shall remain keenly sensible of our obligation to see that to merit the confidence which has been reposed in them. It is on this basis, that we ask your consideration of the Paige Fairfield *‘Six-46". We ask you to buy this car—not because of its price—but because of the nameplate which it bears. We willingly accept our share of the responsxb:hty. Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company Detroit, Michigan THAMES SQUARE GARAGE an interesting talk on temperance at the Sunday evening _service. Mrs. Welles was entertained over Sunday by Miss Mary Kimball. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bancroft and son Winfield of Southington spent Sunday with Mr. and - Mre. Joseph Bancrof! Rey. C. M. Perry and Mrs. Perry are spending the week in New York. Mrs. Morgan R. St. John is on a visit to New York also, Reward for Helpful Men. The Ladies’ Benevolent society held a meeting in Library ball Tuesday af- Frank C. Sterry, Manager, Norwich, Ct. ternoon to discuss plans for a dinner to be given to the men who assist in grading the grounds around fthe ckurch. BOLTON NOTCH C. W. Hale and his mother, Mre. Sarah Hale, of Springfield visited at Dr. M. M. Maine’s Sunday. M. W. Howard and Mrs. Jerry Smith and daughter Bernice visited Sunday at §. P. Sumner's in Rockville. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Slayden of Rock- ville and Mr. and Mrs. Louis McPher- son and son Robert- of, Chester were guests cousin, Mrs. T. N Skinner. Ar. and Mrs. James Burt. of visited Mrs, Bart's father, A. O. OB Sunday. Loren Maine was a Hartford Sunday. Mrs. Aldle Gorman and Ruth were at A. O. Oliver's Sunday. T. N. Skinner was a.Man itor Tuesday. & e Norwalk—Dollar day was o© Thursday by local merchants. 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