Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 21, 1917, Page 9

EASTERN CONNECTICUT Who is ‘Going and Coming — Incidents, Accidents and — New London County GALES FERRY Norwich éirh Here on Week’s Outing —Well Work Concluded — Summer Visitors Here. . James M. Potter spoke from wm ew 23: 13, in the M. E. church on Sunday morning, the theme being Heaven Ciosing Religion. At the offer- tory D. R. Povey sang a solo, O Lord That Will Net t Me Go. ‘Assistant Superintendent Dudley C. Perkins was in charge of the Sunday sehool session at noon. A Well attended open air service, the first one of this summer, was held at the clubhouse in the village at 5 o'clock ‘Sunday afternoon, at which Rev. Allan Shaw Bush preached a ser- mon from these words: To the Un- known God, taken from Acts 17: 23 Mr. and ‘Mrs. Fr}nk Wooddr\‘:eflt h‘\" ichmond Hills, L. I, eanga , In- Mrs. Woodruff at the piano, and she 2lso accompanied the congregational st 5 1 Well Work Concluded. work on the well which Noyes B.Ti‘fin contracted to sink for Judse Alfred Steers of Brooklyn, N. Y. last cummer at his cottage on the bluff, but was ahmfloned_h Qo;llmm“:n;ugf a ledge at tha ; “con- :;fl:‘:‘ 1ast weck by a well driving machine from Quaker Hill at a depth of 103 feet—60 feet through solid rock. The flow of the well ic sald to be a gallon of water a minute. Will Sefl Cottage. The Misses Harriet and Ada Webb of Greenport, L. L, arrived in the vil- lage Monday to make arrangements for the sale of their cottage situated near Fort Decatur on the east bank of the Thames river to Andrew Miller, who ls connected with the submaxine base. Ths place is better known to the clder residents as the one former- Iy owned by Hiram Hempstead, now of Santa Barbara, Cal. Timberland Sold. A large tract of timber and woodland of 100 acres in Gungvwamp was sold recently at auction. George W. Palmer of Ledyard ‘was the purchaser. ‘The “ract belonged to ihe estate o: the late Charles M. Thaver of Norwich and the purchase price was said to be 238, 4. and Mrs. Roy Hurlbutt and Ht- tle son of Charleston, W. Va., motored to Corona, L. I.. Jast week to the home of Mr. Huributt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frapk Huributt. From there they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Hurlbutt ana their aunt Miss Fanny B. Hurl- butt, also of Corona, L. I, and motored to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hurlbutt, a brother of Roy Hurbbutt, whose home is on the New London here. B e s Bouve Titna: Mrs. Mary Watrons, who has been epending three. months in Spencerport, N Y., at the .home. of her sister-and brother-im-law. Mr. @nd Mrs. Elmer Kidaer, arrived at home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H Comstock, Friday, where she will spend some time. Mrs. Watrous was accompanied by her nieces, the Misses Tleanor and Dorothy Kidder, who will spend their school vacatien here with “heir grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Com- stock. the Removing Equipment. Henry Link, business manager of the Roxbury Tutorihg school, was a caller in the vilage Saturday to superintend the removal of a portion of the equip- ment of the school which has been at the Yale guarters and in storage here, ty auto van to the recently aocquired property of the Roxbury school, the Cheshire academy at Cheshire, Conn. This has changed entirely the plan of the summer school here, which will not open. 3 - For a Week's Outing. A party of girls including Misses Marion Pal- Helene Otis, Villa Busse: mer of Norwich and isses Eleanor and Mary Lord, Helen Gilbert, Eugenia | Dean from Hebron, with Miss Flor- ence Bennett of Norwich Town as chaperone, arrived last Saturday at the Ashbey cottage an the bluff for “a week'sgouting at the Ferry. Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Church from Norwich, with their son, Robert Church, from the submarine base, have been spending a few days at their cottage on the bluft. Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs had as her guest at her home last week and for saveral motor trips Miss Emma Ward of Norwch. Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks of Hartford arrived the first'of the week in their auto to visit Mrs Brooks’ mother, Mrs. Delphine Fish. Mrs. Fish returned with them for a visit in Hartford. Mrs. Ada Larrabee of Windham was 2 guest at the home of Noves B. Allyn Wednesday. Miss Susan Perkins of Brier Hill Groton, was a visitor at the home of Fer aunt, Mrs. Tarmon L. Perkins, Monday. Sirs 3. A Birch visited Mrs. Milfie Street in Paimertown Monday. Mre. Arthur J. Sittig and Mrs, John C. Reynolds and son of Neéw Fork arrived Monday fo visit at the Pome of their mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Hurlbutt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tyler Bard of Norwich have taken a cottage at Riv- erview place, the property of.Charles H. Brown, for a month's stay. Richard Ames of Yonkers, N. Y., ac- companied by a friend, arrived by au- tomobile at the Ames cottage on the bluff last Saturday: Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Chase of Long Cove entertained iast week Mrs. Chase’s mother, Mrs. Herman Peck- ham, of New Londor, and her sister, Mrs' Thomas €. Vayeo, and _Httle @auenter Graee a\mn, R I are en- e and Mre, 3. H. Jenn teraining atigeie hon o e Point section Mr. Jennings' sister, Mrs. Fdward Savage, and son, Edward, Jr. and Mrs. M. and young child from East Orsrnige, N. J. Miss Taylor of Westerly was the recent guest of her mijother. Mra. BE. A. James, of thé Aliyn's Point section. Mrs. Jamés Lee and Mrs. Minor Moxley of Groten, with Mrs. Harriet Lvery of Mystic, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Charles H. Com- stock Tuesday. Rev. James M. Potter of the M. E. church of the village will not officiate at the Brewster’s Neck chapel at Fort Point during the remainder of the month of July and August Sunday af- ternoons, 2s has been his custom. LAUREL GLEN Mr. and_Mrs. Hill and family made a trip to Westerly in theh~ new auto- mobile Saturda: : Mr. McColloek _and ' famfly épent Allyn's T l day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Main. Mrs. Dow and son and a friend from New York are at their home here for a time. Wednesday afternoon they enjoyed an automobile trip to West- erly and Watch Hill r. C. Wesley Hale soid his stand- lnf grass to Edwin Main of Pendleton Hill, who harvested it this week. NORTH STONINGTON Norwich Pastor Here Last Sunday— Playgrounds Association Gave De- lightful Picnic to Children, Rev. E. S. Worcester of Norwich spoke at vespers in the Congregational church Sunday. Mrs. Willilam G. Ham- mond, a summer resident, sang. Children Attended Picnic. The Playground association gave a picnic to the local children in Vin- cent’'s grove on Wednesday. Forty children were present and half as many aduits. Games and sports -were in order. Sandwiches, cake. bananas and lemonade were served. The affair, which was very enjoyable to all who participated, was in charge of Mrs. Henry M. Pendleton, Mrs. John D. Avery, Mrs. Edgar W. Chzpman and | Mrs. ‘George H. Stone. Grange Meeting. At the last meeting of the grange the lecturer’s hour was devoted largely to the singing of patriotic songs and the reading of patriotic selections. Rev. Lucian Drury gave a review of current events. An amusing feature of the hour was the display of early photo- graphs of the members present. The identity was difficult to determine. The next meeting of the grange will be July 27. It will be Children’s night and an open meeting. The committee in chdrge comprises Mrs. Walter Reith, Mrs. Royal A. Moore and Miss Marion E. White. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Thompson, Jr., of New Haven are spending a va- cation in town. Personals and Notes. Mrs, Edgar W. Chapman has been spending a few days at Pléasant View. Miss Ruby R. Park went to Storrs Monday_to attend the canning schooi. Mrs. Reuben D. Cook attended the funeral of a relative in Norwich Mon- day. Miss Maud Delaney and Miss Marie Delaney of Hanover called on friends in_this village Monday. Miss Alma McGowan is visiting her aunt, Mrs. George H. Stone Carroli M. Hollister, formerly of this town, now of Wilton, recently won a prize for an essay in a high school competition. A number of local peoplc have been attending the sessions of the Chau- tauqua assembly at Westerly this week. Committees Meet. The various committees for the Tea Garden to be held the last of the pres- ent month as a Red Cross b at the home of the chairman, M Thomas B. Hewitt, Wednesday to p fect arrangements. GLASGG Many People In and Out the Village During the Past Week. Mrs. Lena Cadieu is visiting her parents, Peter Selway Wilfred Pechie with a friends recently motored to in his new car. Mr. and Mrs. John Monsees were re- of Central bY Fa party of Plainfield cent guests of fr: in Moosup. Miss Flora Berthieume of Moosup is the guest of Mrs. Ray Button Mr. and Mrs. G. Derosier recently entertained Mrs. Dell Weeks of Bristol, am Hassler, who is wor in Taftville, spent the week end at his home in the village. Miss Mae Rathbun of Bal spending several days with her st Mrs. J. Sauter. Attended Uncle’s Funeral. Miss Berrthieume returned to her home in Moosup:the end of the tweek to atten of a the week end with Mrs i Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Cole spent the week end with friends in Mystic. Mrs. Sterry Kinney has several summer boarders from New Yor Several from the villaze attended the Children's day exercises cal church jast Sunday, wi very interestinz. Mebel Blanchard was 2 recent visitor with friends in North Stonington. Mrs. Henry Gauthier household goods to Salem, M last week, her former home before coming to_Glasgo. Mr. Grennan and family returned to their home in Massachusetts last week after spending three weeks with his sister, Mrs. Henry Gauthier, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Marshall are moving in over the store into the te: ement " recently - v: d by - Mrs. gment recently -vacate y Irs. LISBON The theme of the pastor's sermon iast Sunday morning was Jesus Hope for the World. In the evening there Wwas a good sized audience to hear the address of Hon. George Corey on Red Cross Patriotism. Miss Lucy Baldwin is spending some time in New York and at Northfield. Mrs. August Hoelck and daughter Mildred are visiting.with relatives in Springfield. Miss Beatrice Read returrned Tues- day from a visit with cousins in North Stonington. Joseph Montague of Boston has been at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Read, for several days this week. A number from this place attended the funeral of Mrs. Julia Wilcox in Jewett City Wednesday. The Ladies’ Aid society met Wed- nesday afternoon at Mrs. Ransom Read’s. CLARK’S FALLS Mrs. Mary S. Palmer was in West- erly Tuesday on business. Elmer E. Maine is working at Watch Fill nights for G. B. Langworthy but comes home every morning. Orville Chesebrough returned home Sunday after having the time of his ife In iVrginia, North Carolina and Brooklyn, N. Y. Alfred Collins and family of West- erly were the guests of his father, Cassius Collins, on Sunday. Mrs. Willlam F. Bromley was ‘Westerly recently. Mrs. Richard Maine has returned home after being in Westerly several weeks with her son and wife, who have . welcomed a little daughter to in AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAN and Mrs. | VOLUNTOWN - Foresters Transacted Regular Meet- ing—Local Council of Defense Com- mittee—Notes. Miss May Leathers of Norwich and Miss Winifred Moriarty of Willimantic are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clarke. A number of local residents are camping_out at Beach pond. Miss Bertha- Gallup led the B. Y. P. U. service last Sunday evening. Thé Ladles’ society of the Baptist church served a variety supper in the chapel Tuesday evening which was well attended. 3 Floyd Barber was a visitor in town Sunday. | Mr. and Mrs. George B. Dawley and j son Claire of Plainfield- were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Dawley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford and family motored to Providence Sunday last to visit Mrs. John Lawson. Foresters Met. Court Liberty, No. 182, F. of A., held j their regular meeting in Union hall Monday evening. Mrs. Annie B. Andrews spent a few days at Beach pond recently with Capt. and Mrs. C. W. Chatfleld at their cot- age. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Lewis and fam- ily of Hope Valley visited with Mrs. | Esther Lewis Sunday last. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Briggs and Wil- liam Barron were callers in Danielson Sunday. Local State Council Defense Committee The committee for the state council of defense for this town are First Se- lectman Elmer E. Coon, Town Clerk Howard E. James, Registrar of Voters Thomas McDonald. Several of the motion picture troupe of J. Byron Totten's studio at Pendle- iton Hill are boarding at the home of | Mr. and Mrs. Willlam L. Whipple. ROAD SGTIETY Local People In and Out of Village. Rev. John O. Barrows preached here Sunday. Miss Priscilla Billings has been vis- iting recently her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Medbury, of Mys- tic. Miss Martha Gallup Williams. is en- tertalning this _week Miss Bernice Frost of South Dakota and Miss Rose Seguin of Central Village, her class- :m\tes of the N. E. C. of Music, Bos- on. Miss Mary Starr Wheeler has re- turned to New York after two weeks’ vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Palmer are motoring through parts 6f Connecti- cut and Massachusetts this week. Mrs. Jane Perry of New York is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Antoinette | Ripley, several days tl week.. Amos Hewitt, Mrs. Fannie Williams and Miss Marther attended several of [!1;- Chautaugqua meetings at West- er ss Amy Hazard has returned home m Orange, J. . Charles Vaughn, Mrs, Con- fr Giibe mond and children, stance and Charles, all of Norwich, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Eliza P. Noyes, Spent Week End at Mystic. Mr. and Harold Wilcox and {son AMred spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Byron Billings and fam- iy and Mrs. Will c spent Sunday there. Hansom and party., motorin, nce to Ocean Beach, we: heeler's on Tuesday to Theo. Hansom, who is :g the summer there. NORTH LYME JEody of Miss Alice Griffin Brought Here for Burial—Notes. m Newbury 2 o ] ' W. M. Sisson, Jr. son_and Miss Dor: Mrs. William Sis- thy on motored to New London Mond: | rs. Julia Chapel of Laysville is | visiting Mrs. William Sisson. { Neville Syme has been ting his mother, Mrs. Francis Purvis | Francis Purvis spent several | Rev. E .\\Y.’«)=§ week with his son in Brook- i . Elizabeth Rathbun of Ivoryton was in town Monday. Brought Here for Burial. i The remains of Miss Alice Griffin, I\\'h(\ died Saturday at the home of her | brother, Frank Griffin, of Wa | Y.. were brought here for b | day in the family ot in Pleasant View cemetery. Grifin was the daughter of cis and Mary Lord Griffin and the mily home is now occupied by Thon Tucker. Of her immediate family there remain Frank E. Griffin of Waverly, N. Y., Mrs. L. B. Coles of | Nors and Mrs. W. C. Osgood | of Norwich. Miss Griffin is well remembered by the older people of this place. Nelson H. Miner was in Norwich one day last week. va Tucker, who has been vis- Warren Rogers' the past ten . went to Fort Lee, N. J., Wednes- to visit her daughter and many friends at her former home. Sk CHESTERFIELD | Good Attendance at Strawberry Supper —Newsy Items of Interest. The strawberry supper at Lakes Pond Baptist church was well attend- ed and a good amount was collected. People from New London, Salem, Wa- ‘(e!‘ford and Montville attended. Eureka Club Gave Dance. The dance at the Eureka Social club was well attended and a good amount was collected. Cake, candy and soda were sold. The children of the M. E. church en- joyed a picnic the middle of the week. Sandwiches, coffee, cake and orange- are were served by the teachers. It was an outing for most the children. Newsy Notes. Mrs. Charles Powers and children were Sunday callers in Fitchviile, Miss Ethel Kaplan was a caller in New London Tuesday. The farmers ‘are rushing the hav nowadays when pleasant weather and help is very scarce. ‘William Tinker, Benjamin Kaplan, Tlorence and Anna Powers were call- ers in Lyme on Sunday. Mrs. Jeanette Phillips has returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Strzyzervsky of Black Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox and Mrs. Benjamin Fox of Stafford and South Willington spent the week end with friends and relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan and family of Norwich are at the lake. Norwich Monday. = Mr. and Mrs. Elijah_Abel and son 3 gn.md.nc- visited at O. F. Boynten's unday. ur_y. of Camp Massapeake will take charge of the services at the M. E. church Sunday. OLD MYSTIC Local Ball Team Out for Victory— Funeral of Mrs. Sarah C, Wasight- man. - Captain Theodore Johnson of the Old Mystic Young Men’s association base- ball team has completed arrangements for a series of five games with the Hope Valley nine. As an incentive for the teams to do their best, e silver cup is offered as a trophy to be award- ed to the team which wins three out of the five games. The price of the cup has already been contributed, the two teams giving equal parts of that sum. This hardsome trophy was on exhibition at Hope Valley this week and next week i1t will be exhibited at ! the store of Horace C. Williams, Old i Mysiic. The first game of the series i bs played Saturday, July 21st, at {Hope Valley. The Old Mystic team wiil be accompanied to Hope Valley by the players in the comedy Just Plain Foiks. Their play will be given on the evening of July 2lst in Barber's hall, Hope Valley. The p! of this pleasing entertainment will be di- vided equally between the Wood River Athletic association and the Old Mys- tic Young Men's association. Mrs. Sarah C. Weightman. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Chipman Weightman of Brooklyn, N. Y., former- Iy of Old Mystic, was held Saturday at 2.30 o'clock in the Greenman Memo- rial chapel in Elm Grove cemetery, situated midway between Mystic and Old Mystic. Mrs. Weightman had been a great sufferer for many months. She lis survived by one son, Frederick Rey- nolds, of Brooklyn, Y. and one brother, Dr. Edwin C. Chipman, of New London, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Weems of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Mrs. Ernest Lewis, of Waterford, also survive her. Interment was in the Chipmasn family plot in E!m Grove. Enlisted in Army. Willlam Marchand, James Whiting and John Marchand of Old Mystic, who enlisted the last week in June in the S. navy, were ordered to be at wport on Thursday at 10.30 a. m. They all left immediately for that city. Picnic an Enjoyable One. The Methodist Episcopal _Sunday school held its annual picnic Thursday at Atlantic Beach. The outing was not perfectly enjoyable owing to the dowh- pour of rain in the early part of the U day and the continued cloudiness thereatte The O! Mystic Young Men's asso- ciation haseball nine played the Potter Hill team Saturday on Association fleld here. The game was won by the Old Mystic Y. M. A. 'Score. 2 to 0. Thrown Out of Wagon. Mrs. John Yetter, who resides on a farm near Cemler Groton, was driving bome from Mystic last Saturday morn- ing and when near Burnet's Corners the horse became frightened at a pass- ing automobile and became unmanage- able. A few moments later the wagon struck a tree hg.the roadside with such force that she was thrown out of it. Fortunately she had no bones broken, vet was badly lamed and bruised. The Bible study ciass of the Meth- odist Episcopal church held Tuesday evening in the parish house was led by MMiss Esther Barnes. = Nellie . Schoonover has gone kosh, Mich., to spend the sum- relatives. Mrs. Simeon Gallup has returned to her home here after spending the past six months with her son, Attofn Dana Taylor Gallup, of Boston. Quincy McGuire and son, Kitchie McGuire, and cousin, Kenneth Devlin, have returned to Albany, N. Y. after spending a week at the McGuire home- Burnet’s Corners district. D. Henry Ackert of taining their Kipp, of Sche- Personals and Notes. J. Alpheus Schoonover of New Ha- ven is stopping a few days at Elmhurst { with his father, Alpheus H. Schoon- ove: bY a week" Jonhn Street has returned from | visit to her son-in-law and { dauzhter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lamb, of -Ledyard. Miss Bertha Teino of Newton, Mass., has arrived at the home of Miss Amelia Mitchell to care for her and jher home. Miss Mitcheil has been an mnvalid for ma years. Mrs. Charles A. Seeley and two chil- dren of St. Louis, Mo, have arrived at the home of Mrs. Seeley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lamb, for the re- mainder of the summer. Miss Susan Fish of Mystic was_the guest Weffnesday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwin_Lamphere. Willilam R. Kent has returned to Passaic, N. I.. after spending the week end with relatives here. Dr. John McGuigan of Philadelphia is spending a few davs here at the Mystie-Oral school. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keeney and voung daushter. Mary Keeney, took an auto trip to Meriden and return on Sunday. While in the city they were guests of relatives. Mrs. Trving S. Church and daughter, Miss Bernice Church, have returned to Poquetanuck after a visit to Mrs. Church’s mother, Mrs. Caroline Rod- man. Dorothy Lamphere, the young daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lam- phere. of Mystic, spent the week end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeseph Desley. LEFFINGWELL Mr. and Mrs. I. I. Ross and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Beebe motored to Roho- both, Mass., Sunday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph FElliott. They were accompanied home by Mrs. El- liott who spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Ross. Mr. and Mrs. Mayvnard and_ son, of Ledyard spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Dolbeare. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Foote of Pres- ton. Miss Lillian Boynton of Norwich and Mr. and Mrs. George Sheldon of East Great Plains were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Leffing- well, Sunda; Mr. and/ over Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beebe of Weth- ersfleld. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Beard and fam- ilv_motored to Attleboro, Mass., Sun- day and were guests at the home of rs. E. E. Reynolds were guests at the home of ! Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Beard. Mrs. Siefried of New York spent part of the week with Mrs. John Rath- bun. Mrs. William Risley spent Friday with Mrs. Arthur Boynten of Nor- wich. Henry Smith and friend of Norwich were guests Wednesday of Mrs. A. J. Johnson. Miss Gladys Leffingwell, accompanied by Mrs. S. W. Leffingwell of Fast Great Plains have been spending a Mrs. ‘Ella Champlin spent the day in | few days in Hartford. Venjamin Rackett of Brooklyn is the guest of Mr. and Mzs. John Ross. | visiting her grandparents, Large Number of Summer Visitors in Town—Local Man Accepts Posi- tion in New Haven. Mrs. Gertrude V. Tootill of Nor- was among the Norwich people ‘wich in_the Grove Sunday. . Lk was a recent visitor at Mrs. Lucy Gleason’s. Mrs, C. 8. Bradley left Monday for her home in n. Miss Kate J. Willey has returned to Ther cott after a visit mssrg;u. Mrs. Margaret u Quaker Hill visited with Mrs. Griswold the first of the week. Dr. and Mrs. P. A. Kumpitsch and child and maid left Tuesday for their home in Bridgeport after several days' stay at the Manwaring cottage. Fred Morton of New Haven is a is’uut of R. L. Manwaring for & short me. Elias B. Manwaring of New Haven is passing the summer with his broth- er, R. L. Manwaring. Accepts Position In New Haven. George Young has gone to New Ha- -ven where he !5.- taken a position. Mr. Young has been enjoying two weeks’ T fyron Goodrich And friend, of Ber Myron ch and friend, - lin, spent Sunday at the Flton place, Mrs. Elton of Kensington passed Sunday at her place. Mrs. Edna Lewis accompanied by her mother-in-law from idgewood, N. J.,, were recent guests at the Man- waring cottage. Junior Bill of Willimantic, spent a short time in the Grove Sunday. Brief Mention. Mrs. Winfleld J. Manwaring of West Haven has opened her cottage for the season. ‘Conductor W. J. Manwaring of West Haven, spent Monday and Tuesday at his cottage. Ella B. Manwaring who is summer- ing here was in Niantie Tuesday re- newing old acguaintances. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of White of G. F. Plains, have opened their place for the summer. Mrs. Annie H. Bronson and sister, Miss Effie Haynes called in the Grove Monday. Mrs. James Belknap of Bridgeport, has opened her cottage for. the season. Mrs. M. Von Feilitz of New York is at the Grove for the season. George Eshenfelder of New London was calling on friends in the Grove Monday. Mrs. Hathaway of Hartford has tak- en the Gillette bungalow -in Wells street. James E. Hurle was a caller in the Grove Monday. Mrs. Ellen V. Weir left early Tues- day_morning for a short business trip to_Meriden. Mr. and_ Mrs. Frank Aston left by auto Tuesday for their home in Mid- aletown. Thomas Beadow is making a stay at Pine Knoll. Mrs. Annie E. Brown of Crescent Beach spent the dav, Tuesdoy, at her cottage. C. J. Prevoa of Boston at the Ladies’ Afd Building, Grove, on Sundav. Henrvy F. Smith and_Albert Brown returned Sunday to thefr homes In New Haven, . Mrs. Carrie Munroe of New Lon- don is makine a stay at her cottage. Miss Dorothy Hawkes has tak will speak Pine position at the pavilion. LEDYARD Strawberry Season Has Been Profit able One For Local Farmers—Item: of Interest. Edwin Avery who owns the Calvin Hewitt farm has had great success in ng peas this season. He planted necks, one of early, one of medinm, and one of late. TV first fwo vari- cties are zone and he has harvested over 100 bushels. His Telephone peas are very large and the vines about 8 fect high. covered in profusion with peas. He will harvest many more bushels. e has had a most success- ful season with his_peas. Donald Stiffie of New York city, who owns the farms now occupled by Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Church, together with his friend. Miss Wood and her mother, Mrs. Wood, also of New York city, have been staving for the past week on_the farm. Mrs. George Garaple and two daughters from Long Is'and are visit- ing her son, George Garapie, on the Peter Williams farm. Ttems of Inteerst. Mrs. Hattle Newton of Savbrook was the guest of her brother and fam- ilv, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Avery, on Wednesday. Mrs. D. D. Taylor has returned to he rhome after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Walter Parmelee of East Hamp- ton. The Ledvard Thimble club will be held with Mrs. Arthur D. Barrett on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Alden Clark, who has been staving several days with Mrs. Olin H. Avery has returned to her home in_Stonington. John Cubawski has 2 cow which made 14 1-2 pounds of butter last week. She is a grade Ayshire. Strawberry Season Good. The strawberry season has closed with some local growers carrying their berries to the Norwich market this weel. receiving 18 cents wholesale for them, It has been a very good sea- son for those who had them to sell, the prices being good. S. E. Hold- ridgze farm an acre realized upwards of $400. The fall berries will be ready for market about September 1 and will continue to bear until the ground fs frozen in November. Deacon Isaac G. Geer. who always makes a success of raising turkevs, has about 100 voung ones, and they are healthy and thrifty. Mr. and Mrs. Olin H. Avery were Saturday and Sundav guests of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Finnegan, Rev. A. E. Kinmouth of Brooklyn, has been the guest of his son, Albert W. Kinmuth. Mrs. G. F. Goodenough has been en- tertaining her mother during the past weel. MOHEGAN There were services held here last Sunday, both morning and evening. James Strickland and Mr. Sturdy were in this place Sunday. Charles Bennett has a new automo- bile. Mr. Northdrift has commenced work on_his hay. Edith Strickland of New London is Mr. and Mrs. John Quidgeon. Denison Davis of Mystic called on triends here Sunday. ASHWILLETT Nathan N. Main and family enter- tained relatives Sunday. Farmers are enjoyving vegetables from the gardens, although late. John A. Main is working for Grover C. Main this week. Mrs. P. E. Willcox was a business caller in Norwich the first of the week. Mrs. D. B. Vergason and daughter were callers of Mrs. Julia A. Crumb last week. Mrs. Sarah Barnes and daughter were glso callers there. duly e Glearance Sale —OF OUR— Entire Stock of the Newest and Best Designs of High Grade Furniture Come in and see the bargains before purchasing - elsewhere _ ESTATE M. Norwich HOURIGAN Finn's Block Jewett City LIBERTY HILL Red Cross Sewing and Knitting— Personals. ‘Walter Stewart and family of Hartford have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holbrook for several days. Mrs. Stewart is Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook’s daughter. Miss Annie May Harvey was at the Hartford hospital Tuesday to have tonsils removed. Red Cross Society Busy. A Red Cross meeting is held each week to do sewing and knitting. Joseph Clark of Long leland, a for- mer resident, called on relatives and friends recently. Were Sunday Guests. George H. Trotter and friend, Mr. Albey, of Newton, Mass, were the guests of Mrs. E. A. Noyes, over Sun- day. Mrs. Trotter, who is Mrs. Noyos' daughter is spending the summer here with her mother. Henry V. Oehlers is home during vacation. Mrs. Edward James and daughter, of Meriden, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles James. Miss Marion Dimon of being entertained by her Dimon. Hartford uncle, G. Gurdon Chappell is staving a while with his parents, in Waterford. He has a severe attack of neuritis in his arm. O. W. Gurley's sister and husband, John Fryer, of Summerville, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. George Gurley of Willi- mantic, came in an automobile to visit Mr. and Mrs. Gurley, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. John Kinnard son In Boston, before the front. Mrs. Charles Cleland and son are Tohn Kinnard' Mrs. Cleland is ter-in-law of Mrs. Kinnar PENDLETON HILL Miss ~ Sarah Thompson Palmer hras been in Westerly attending the Chautaqua meetings this week. ness in Norwich and Boston on Mon- very ill Mrs. Charles E. North and Anna, Jean and Amelia, is B is he visiting her leaves for at sis- daugh- were at tunity for Norwich Y A Rare Oppor~ the Women of Come and consult with one of the world’s most famous Corsetiers Mme. Lucille Robierre formerly of Mzison Drecoll of Paris, and who has demon- strated BON TON and ROYAL WORCESTER COR- SETS in nearly 2ll the European fashion centers. Madame can tell, almost at a glance, just the model suited to your individual needs and the one you should wear to get the smartest dress effects. the Palmer homested Tuesday after- noon. Malcom Thompson transacted busi- aunt, Mrs. Hiram Cook, in Norwich dag. Mr. and Mrs. Peleg Slocum, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKuy and Mrs. ‘Texanna _Holman, c: n 185 Sarah Palmer We nesday afternoon. Mre. ok nd son M ton, and Mr. izabeth~Thompson tended the funeral of Mrs. Cook's with its co-workers for the success Mond Johnson has been rs. Martin O. Chapm Farmers have commenced thel ing. Mrs. Henry Johnson and two ters, Rilla ana Alice, epent days at the seashore last week Red Cross Pund Receives From Y. P. 8. C. E P S0 th, church lawn Friday e 100 people were v lant do e people D $1.00, and Addition The Y. tival ross on the ning. Near The grovne with Japanese colors. 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