NURWTCH BULLETIN- - SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1915

NIANTICOLD MYSTIC Foot and Mouth DiseaseNEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS

EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND.! Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith at Sunset

Who is Going and Coming Incidents, Accidentsand Building in Three Counties.

SALEMLadies' Aid Society (Vleets The Late

Mrs. J. C. G. Piatt a Subscriber toChurch Repair Fund.

The Ladies' Aid society met at thehome of the Misses Hurlburt Thursdayafternoon.

Rev. R. H. Crawford and Mr. Bek ofNew Britain motored to town lastThursday to note the progress beingmade on the work of laying a newfoundation under the CongregationalChurch.

Mr. Smith, superintendent of theBoys' club in Colchester, was a visitorin town Thursday.

State School Inspector Herbert O.Clough of. Deep River and SupervisorJohn A. Young of Colchester visitedschools in town Thursday.

James Beebe, F. R. Bailey and sonFloyd were New London visitors Sat-urday.

Mrs. Ora Clark was the guest of herbrother, Thomas Clark, in Colchester,Saturday.The Late Frederick P. Ladd.

Frederick P. Ladd, 88, who died athi3 'home in Leffingwell (Bozrah) , wasfor many years a resident of town,having at one time represented thetown in the general assembly. He wasactive in church work and when thechurch at Gardner Lake, to which hebelonged, was closed he and his wifeattended services at the Congregation-al church.

Leave for Bethlehem.- Elmer M. Chadwick, inspector ofstate road work, accompanied by Ar-thur Kingsley, left town Monday fotBethlehem, where they will resumework suspended the latter part of De-cember on account of severe winterweather.

Rev. R. H. Crawford preached amost impressive sermon on Sundaymorning, it being the fourth in a seriesof Christ's Table Talks. The themewas Love, Hardship and Criticism.Text, Luke 7: 36.

The Sunday school session was incharge of Assistant SuperintendentMrs. Florence Murray.

The service of the Y. P. S. C. E. inthe evening was under the leadershipof LeRoy S. Bailey. N The pastor gavean interesting and instructive talk onthe topic, Favorite Books of the Bible.

Additional Contributions.Recent contributions to the building

and repair funds are from Donald G.Mitchell of New London, $10; Mrs. J.C. G. Piatt, New London, $10; MissE. W. Mitchell of New Haven, $5;- At-wo- od

Collins of Hartford, $5; cf friend,Hartforc, $2; Misses Jennie and Theo-dora Hurlburt, $2; Lawrence E. Spen-cer, $2.

While in town this week Rev. Mr.Crawford was the guest of Mr. andMrs. Nathaniel Clark.

Grip colds are epidemic.R. A. Bailey and Richard Tibbetts

were New London visitors Wednesday.At last the voice of the peep frog is

heard in the land. Sure harbinger ofspring.

Schools in town closed Friday forthe spring vacation. They will reopenMonday, April 4.

Doorkeeper Rogers III New BungalowBeing Erected.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Haynes havetaken apartments in the Merton Dar-ro- w

house in Ycfrk avenue and willmove there shortly.

Perry Saunders of the AmbroseChannel lightship is spending shoreleave with his family in the village.

Joseph Perrmo is employed in oneof the quarries at the Roxbury dis-trict.

Mrs. Mary L. Morgan of New Lon-don is making a visit to her homehere.

Mrs. George Kinnie Crandall has re-turned to her home in New London,after a visit to Mrs. Charles Rush inNew Haven and Mrs. Addie Spencer inthis place.

James E. Hurle left Thursday for avisit to friends in New Haven.

Returns from Hartford.Capt. Lincoln G. Smith, who has

been passing the winter with his sisterMrs. H. A. Tyler, in Hartford, has re-turned to his home in the village.

Charles Williams of New Haven, aformer resident of the village, was avisitor here last week. '

Julius T. Rogers, doorkeeper In thelegislature, is confined to his home Inthe north part of the town, with grip.

Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Clark closed theircottage in the Pines Tuesday and leftfor a visit to Mrs. Clark's former homein Hartford.

Gilbert Ross has been assisting inthe work on Mr. Levison's new cottagein the Pines.

R. B. Washburn and family of Nor-wich spent Sunday at their cottage inthe Grove.

Mrs. Martha S. Way of Pennsyl-vania avenue is seriously ill with hearttrouble.

Mrs. Parks is having a bungalowerected on Lincoln street which shewill occupy when completed.

Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Aston have returned to Middletown.

James A. Way of Meriden passedSunday at his home in the village.

Walter R. Waldorf of Hartford spentSunday in the village.

Louis Eager of New London epentSunday at his cottage in the Grove.

ROAD SOCIETY j

(Stonington.) j

Grange Has Interesting Program- -Next Fellowship Meeting the 31st.

Edward Davis and sisterViave movedfrom their home at Tangwork toQuiambaug.

Seth N. Williams has been on juryduty this week at New London.

A. G. and Fernando Wheeler havetheir sawmill on their land at Taug- - i

wank, where they are sawing a quan- -tity of lumber. A large number ofitrees were purchased of Noyes Palmerand from the Hyde farm, hauled, '

sawed and delivered within a ehorttime Monday and Tuesday.

Miss Sarah Davis of Lower Pawca-tuc- kis a guest at Maple Lawn.

Some of the Stonington Home build-ings are being shingled.

Miss Hattie Wheeler enjoyed anauto trip recently with Miss MariaSmith and brother, to Narragansett '

Pier and adjacent places.Grange Meeting.

The Grange held a meeting Wednes-day evening at the church parlors, theprogram being arranged by the lec-turer, Mrs. Allen W. Harvey.

S. N. Williams has been in Quiam-baug with his engine the past week,sawing wood.

The Fellowship meeting will be heldwith the Pawcatuck Congregationalchurch next, March the 81at.

Miss Mary S. Wheeler of Wellesleycollege, returned yesterday for theEaster vacation.

Miss Prisciila Alden" Billings Isspending a part of her vacation withfriends in West Springfield, Mass.

Clarence Shay of Groton spent Sun-day at Horace Frink's.

Mrs. Emma Williams, who has beenspending the winter with her son inPhiladelphia, has returned as far asHazardvllle. where she is visiting hernieces. -

The district fire warden has beenordered not to grant any more permitsfor fire in the open .until after a rain.

Miss Lucy Billings of Old Lyme isat her home for the school, recess.

FACE FULL OF

ITCHING PIMPLES

And Blackheads. Itching and Burn-

ing Almost Unbearable. So Dis-

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Soap and Ointment Healed.

63 MorreU St., Brooklyn. N. Y. "Pim-pled and blackheads began to come on myface. A few weeks later my face was full sf

them. They looked like bigblotches. The Itching andburning that the pimplescaused me would be hard todescribe. It was almostunbearable and I was sodisfigured that I was ashamedto go out. I could hardlysleep at night they hurt so.

"I tried many remediesbut all failed to help. I had had the troublefor about three years when I saw a Cuticuraadvertisement in the paper, and started touse them. I was surprised to see the result.In a month my friends could hardly recog-

nise me I was ao much changed. Beforegoing to bed I would bathe my face in warmwater with Cuticura Soap, dry It and putthe Cuticura Ointment on. Cuticura Soapand Ointment healed me in three months,'! ;

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Fourth Quarterly Conference Methodist United Workers Hold AnnualMeeting Thomas J. Leavens Dead.

Rev. George G. Scrivener, districtsuperintendent, of Norwich, occupiedthe pulpit of the Methodist Episcopalchurch last Sunday morning and eve-ning. On Saturday evening he con-ducted the fourth quarterly confer-ence in the Methodist parish house ata o clock. teports were read and com-mittees appointed.

United Workers' Officers.The Methodist United Workers held

the annual business meeting Wednes-day afternoon in the parish house.Mrs. F. Alonzo Chapman resigned aspresident of the society after eighteenmonths' faithful service. She was ten-dered a vote of thanks by the societyin appreciation of her services. Thefollowing officers were elected for theensuing six months: President, Mrs.nerman iviain; vice president, Mrs.Prentice A. Williams (reelected); sec-retary and treasurer. Afr.o .Innpnh Tioaley (reelected) ; directresses. 'Miss Cal- -ne j.. Lmpman, Mrs. T. Henry John-son, Mrs. Elisha C. Davis, Mrs. SidneySl8wick. After the business sessiona social hour was enjoyed and re-freshments were served.

Death of Thomas J. Leavens.Word was received her th Am

week of the death of Thomas J. Leavens, or Troy, V. Y, who has fre-quently visited here. He was a broth-er to the first wife of Charles Q.

The Troy Times has thisto say of him: "Thomas J. Leavens. 69.a former well known retail grocery- -man oi iansingourgh, died yesterdayat his residence. 610 Fourth avenue,after a long illness. He was born inMelrose and previous to moving toLansingburgh was employed in Melrose. Mr. Leavens established theTrojan Custom laundry in Troy andbefore his illness was connected yiththe National Cash Register Co., beingone or me estaonshers of the register company s trade in the east. Hewas a member of the First Presby-terian church of Lansingburgh, Hiswife. Mrs. Helen M Leavens, twodaughters. Miss Elizabeth J. and MissHelen L. Leavens, and two sons.Thomas, Jr., and Austin Miller Leavers, survive.

Had Picnic Lunch.The women of the Baptist church

held an all day session Wednesday atthe parsonage. A picnic lunch wasserved at noon.

Easter Exercise.The Baptist Sunday school is ar-

ranging for a special service EasterSunday.

Mrs. Hannah Williams has moved toMystic.

Miss Harriet Ralyea of New Yorkstate is the guest. of Misses Ada andbarah Kennedy.

Work is being rushed on LawrenceWilliams' new bungalow at Quoque- -taug iim I arm.

The following members of the Epworth League of the Old Mystic Methodist church attended as guests the25th anniversary celebration of theEp worth League of (he Mystic Methodist church held Monday evening intne cnurcn: .Horace u. Williams, Mrs.Harriet Peckham, Miss Mildred Peck-ha-

Miss Mildred Peckham, Mrs. Jo-seph Desley, Mrs. Frederick A. Barnes,Miss Florence Johnson, Miss CharlotteMarchand, Miss Nancy Avery, MissFay Johnson, Miss Delia Williams,Miss Esther Barnes, Mr. and Mrs.Lawrence Williams. John O. S. WilHams, Clifford Desley, Charles Barnes,

-- aui a. Lampnere.Woodland Fire.

Another wood fire was started inthe vicinity of Porters Rocks. Mondayafternoon, and the Grafflin propertywas again in danger. Fire WardenJohn R. Haley of Centre Groton andDeputy Fire Warden C. Edwin Stepe-- ,lyn were both called out and the firewas put out before great damage wasdone.

GARDNER LAKEMr. and Mrs. Frederick Fish Movingfrom Norwich New Farm Manager,

Mrs. Fred Beebe of Hadlvme andMrs. George Adams of Meriden, thelatter formerly Miss Louise Martin ofHamburg, spent Thursday as guestsof Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Latimer.

Mr! and Mrs. Henry Church of Pres-ton City were week end visitors at W.W. Hanney's.

Mrs. S. A. Dolbeare was a week endguest of relatives in Lebanon.Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fish, for-

mer residents of this place, have movedfrom 'Norwich to the house at Leffing-wel- l,

owned by Mrs. Katie Deitz.Mr. and Mrs. Fitch Dolbeare of Nor-

wich were callers at S. A. Dolbeare'sSunday.

Miss Robye Boynton and Miss Mar-ian Henry of lontville spent Sundayas guests of. .Miss Boynton's parents,Mr. and Mrs. Olin Boynton.

Mrs. George Stevenson and smalldaughter Regenia have come to theirnew home on the Donald Mitchellfarm. Mr. Stevenson has taken chargeof the farm for Mr. Mitchell of NewLondon.

G. A. Gelsthardt has men at workcutting timber on the Winakor lot, pur-chased last spring.

Miss Grace Hanney and Leon For-syt- he

are visiting relatives here.Church Services Sunday.

There will be religious services atthe Gardner Lake M. E. church Sun-day. March 28, at 10.45 a. m. withpreaching by Rev. Michael Maynard.

Attended Norwich Funeral.David Winchester and Mrs. Charles

Winchester attended the funeral ofFrederick P. Ladd, formerly of thisplace, held in Norwich, March 20. Mr.Ladd was well and favorably knownIn this vicinity. Mrs. Ladd will makeher home on Scott Hill for the present,with her brother, Oscar Winchester.

UNCASVILLERecent Pool Games Danoe and 8ocal

Burial of Mrs. Leander Chapel-W-alkto Hartford.

The last game of pool of the 500point tournament between the Sharksand the Village Club was played Tues-day night, and was won by the Sharksby a score of 100 to E4. The tol scorefor the Sharks was ,500 and for theVillage Club 888. The players on theSharks team were Matthew Geary,Walter Perry, Michael Smith, for theVillage Club, Robert Dodda, JohnDodds, Arthur Rheaumme and CliffordShields. After the pool contest theplayers formed' two basket ball teamsone captained by Matthew Geary andthe other by Clifford Shields, the teamcaptained by Geary wlnnln by a scoreof 7 to 8 1-- 3. Arthur Plouff, ArthurRheaumme, Matthew Geary, HarryEriokeon, J, Cloutier were on Geary'team: John Dodda, Edward Geary,Clifford Shields, John Kllleen, HaroldCornet were on Shield's team. .

Mrs. Cora Rogers, who has been theguest of relatives In town, has returnedto her homo In Noank. v

The building which Moran, and St.Germain are erecting for WilliamByrnes la near completion.

Harold Olaen and sister, Miss StellaOlson, have been guests of friends inGreensville for several days.

Miss Josephine Mahoney Mtes MaeSullivan and Robert McCarthy, at-tended the Hibernian ball given inNew London.

Charles Lester has begun work asfarm hand for Albert Sharp, who isconfined to his bed by illness. ,

Elisha Vibber. left Monday to spend

To the Farmer:Since the Federal and State authori

ties have issued an order for a quar-antine of certain farms in New London County it being for public safe-ty and protection oS stock why notprohibit trespassing of persons on yourfarm by posting trespass notices.

Six cloth notices, 12x12, 60c.Order them from THE BULLETIN

CO., Norwich, Conn.

several days with his son, HowardVibber, of Worcester, Mass.

Walter Auwood. who has been confined to his home by illness has recovered.

Athletic Club's Activities.The social and dance eiven bv the

Montville Athletic club, St. Patrick'snight, was largely attended. Duringintermission the club's quartet, JohnLynch, Frank Richards, Frank Craigand Louis Peters, rendered several se-lections, to the piano acoompainmentDy teorge Johnson. Samuel Cur landgave a cornet acio. The Last Rose ofSummer. Lp.ncing music was bymcKey s crcntstra. As the cub s regular meeting held Thui-sda- nierht. atheadquarter;:, a business session tookplace. Tne rules for the club's mem- -oers were talked over and hours ofholding open was set to be not latertnan eleven o clock p. m. An interesting talk by John Lynch advised thememoera to nigh principles or disci-pline and advising them to work together toward eventually owning theirown headquarters. An address bv L.E. Jennings was well received. OnTuesday evening Mr. Treadway willgive the tnird in his series of talks.

Death of Mrs. Leander Chapel.The death of Mrs. Leander 'Chapel

occurred at her home in PaimertownMonday afternoon, after an illnessfrom pneumonia. Before her marriageto Mr. Chapel, she was Sybil Fox Hill,born Dec. 12, 1S44. the oldest child ofa family of four of George W. Hill andClara Gardner Hill. A brother, AlbertA. Hill, of Providence, R. I., and Mrs.Edwin Bingham of Quaker Hill sur-vive her. She was married to Mr.Chapel, in early life and had fourchildren, two dying in infancy, two ofwhich survive her, Frederick W. anCharles L. Chapel. She was a mem-ber of the Montville Center Congre-gational church, a kind mother, gen-erous and sociable neighbor. Burialwas in Comstock's cemetery beside Mr.Chapel, whose death occurred in Feb.1912. A sister Miss Charlotte V. Hill,was buried in January of this year.

Mrs. James Everetts was taken to anhospital in New London for surgicaltreatment, Monday.

Sermon at St. John's Church.Tuesday evening Rev. Father Mc-Cab- e,

of St. Mary's church. New Lon-don, delivered a sermon in St. John'sRoman Catholio church. A lecturewith stereoptican views of Mexico wasgiven Thursday evening.

The Rockland mill of the C M.Robertson Co. started up Mondaymorning, after a week's shut-dow- n forrepairs.

Surprise Party.A pleasant surprise was given Miss

Fdith Hubert at her home in Palmer-tow- n,

Monday night. Those presentwere Misses Florence Chapel, CeliaWilbur, Edna Judge, Margaret Gough,and Percy Allen, John Donovan, Theo-dore Rosenlund, Arthur Gough . andWalter Hubert. Various games wereplayed and several selections by theguests entertained the company. Re-freshments were served.

The fire warden was called out Sunday afternoon to fight forest fires Inthe vicinity of Oakdale.- - Several acresof forest trees were burned.

James Lyman is nighc watchman atthe Keyes Product Company's mill.

Michael Haley of Northbridge, Mass.,has been a guest of relatives, in townthis week.

Thomas Tuckey, Herbert Rogers andJoseph Hickey, members of the Mont-ville Athletic club, walked from Pai-mertown to Hartford, Sunday. Leav-ing Paimertown about 4 a, m., ar-rived at Colchester at 8:80 a. m., resting a while. They left Colchester at9.50 a. m., arriving at Hartford at 4.30p. m., going by way of Marlboroughand Glastonbury, making the wholedistance in about 10 1-- 2 hours. FrankRichards accompanied them as far asColchester, giving up then. J. L. Ruddwalked back to Yantic, taking the carshome.

NORTH STONINGTONNew Pastor at Congregational Church

'Recent Deaths Birthday Club'sRemembrance.

Rev. Oren D. Fisher began his pastorate with the Congregational churchSunday. His morning sermon wasfrom the words: "For I seek not yours,but you." It was a friendly and appealing message from the new pastorto his new people and pleasingly impressed the congregation.

Officiated at Funeral.Rev. Lucian Drury was in West

Brookfield, Mass., Monday, to conductthe funeral services of his most intimate friend, James E.- Hills, ofBrooklyn. N. Y. In the same town. 40years ago, Mr. Drarf officiated at themarriage of Mr. Hills

News has been received of the deathof Asher Coats, of Binghamtton,. N. Y.He was of this town, son ofAnsel and Eunice (Randall) Coats.

Remembered Birthday. 'The Birthday club, a group of vil

lago families Who have fallen Intothe 'habit of celebrating birthdays ofmembers. of the families, as they occur.remembered the birthday of Mrs. E.H. Knowles, March 25, with a bouquetof carnations. The social gathering,planned at the home of Mrs. Knowles,had to be postponed, owing to illnessin the family.

There was a large attendance at theauction of the effects of the late itneeland Chapman Wednesday.

Robert Havens has moved to theStiles P. Eeelestone farm in Ashwillet.

Miss Edith C. Hewitt has returnedfrom Weston, where she went to attend the funeral of her father, DwightE. Hewitt, formerly of this town.

Schools closed Friday for vacation.The town schools will reopen ' Aprilfth, the Wheeler school on April .

oakdale"At the Congregational church Sun

day the pastor. Rev. C. U. French,spoke from Luke 14: 24.

The Ladies' Social Union met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. . HarryAuwood. There was an attendance ofabout twelve members,

Robert Baker and family, of Bo.arah, are moving this week to the Gordon place on Raymond hill, which theyrecently purchased.

Miss Mary O'Donnell, teacher of theWest Bide school, .returnen Friday toher home in New London to spend thefaster vacation or one week.

Ralph W. Patrick of Norwich wasa business caller in this place on Tues.day.1 - - . -

W; W. Pierce, night overseer at themill, la confined to the house with asevere cold.

Wendell El. Turner of Fall River,Mass., treasurer or tne (staaeaBou tatg,Co.. .was here on business Thursday.

Frank Baker of Lefflngwell was acaller at William Chapel's Thursday.

Morris Yoslevsky has sold his littlegray horse to A. Abramson of Raymond hill. - '

cottage.The dance at Kaplan's hall Tuesday

evening was well attended. Peoplefrom East Lyme and Salem werepresent.

Mrs. Henry Smith spent a day thefirst of the week with Mrs. JeanettePhillips.

Schools here closed Friday for theirEaster vacation.

H. D. Hathaway recently sold hisplace to foreign people from NewYork.

Miss Florence Powers and brother,Maurice, were callers in East LymeWednesday.

NORTH FRANKLINThirty-si- x Attend Meeting of the La-

dies' Aid Society Personals.

Mrs. T. H. Ward, Mrs. Albert Wardand son Herbert were Norwich visitorsWednesday. '

Thirty-si- x in Attendance.The Ladies' Aid society met Thurs-

day with Mrs. Fred H. Race. Recita-tions by Mrs. George Ladd and MissElla M. Rockwood gave pleasure. Re-freshments of sandwiches, cake andcoffee were served. There was an at-tendance of 36.

Mrs. Grace Peckham and Mrs. FrankCase were guests Wednesday of Mrs.S. Throop of Lebanon.

Henry Ormsby of Willimantic is vis-iting Mr. and Mrs. F. Clarke.

Mrs. A. T. Browning and daughterMyrtice are spending the week inBoston.

Mrs. Charles Crandall and daughterMyra of South Windham were guestsWednesday of Mrs. T. Crandall.

Guest from Norwich.Mrs. Annie Sherman of Norwich has

returned home after a week's visitwith her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Clark.

Mrs. Imogene Arnold of Willimanticspent Thursday with her daughter,Mrs. Reuben Manning.

Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield and son ofSouth Windham were callers on Mrs.F. H. Clarke Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Browning andMiss Rena Race attended the funeralof Frank Potter in Norwich Wednes-day.

Mrs. Frank Rockwood, Mrs. Fred H.Race, Mrs. A. T. Browning, Mrs.Charles Grant and Mrs. Fred Arm-strong attended the grange meeting inWillimantic Saturday.

Mrs. Fred H. Clarke and Miss MyrtleClarke spent Saturday with Mrs. Ar-thur Clarke of Willimantic.

Mrs. Noah Webster of Willimanticwas the guest for two days of her sis-ter, Mrs. Emma Warner.

Mrs. E. Chase spent Sunday atfoquetanuck with her husband, who isat work there.

Mrs. Theodore Crandall and son Bernard have returned after several daysspent in tsoston.

Mrs. Arad Manning of Yantic attended the Ladies' Aid society meetingat the home of Mrs. Fred H. RaceThursday.

LEDYARDAppraiser Appointed on Satterlee Es

tate Black Birch Mill Has 400 Tonson Hand Roll Call at Congregationa Church Tomorrow.

George W. Palmer arrived home Friday from Long Island, where he hadbeen transacting business.

The probate court has appointedNoyes B. Allyn and'Henrv W. Hurl- -butt, both of Gales Ferry, appraiserson the estate of Ellen S. Satterlee, lateof Ledyard..

D. D. Taylor and George Bogue were&unaay guests of Mr. and Mrs. WI1liam Welles of Old Mystic.

Has Enough Brush.The black birch mill which is sit-

uated near Stoddard's wharf, andwhich has bought a large amount ofbrush from the farmers during thepast Winter, paying $4 a ton for thesame, delivered, has refused to takeany more this soring, having over 400tons on hand. This brush will beground up and made into oil. The milldoes not run through the summer.

Miss Laura Perkins of Gales Ferrynas been staying several days withMrs. Isaac u. ueer and made a buslness trip to Norwich while here.

Edwin Avery, who has been workingnear New London, has returned homeand has been ill with muscular rheumatism.

New Foreman from WillimanticNathan Williams of Vermont, who

owns the Dwight Gallup farm, has se-cured the services of Mr. and Mrs.Kotch of Willimantic. who will be Mr.Williams' foreman.

Olin Avery and family, the formerbeing Mr. Williams foreman for thepast two years, have moved Into Dea-con Isaao G. Gear's house.

Arthur D. Barrett went to New Yorkand returned with a valuable horse,bringing it up on the Norwich boat.

The Ladles' Aid society met at theparsonage Wednesday and did workfor the social and supper which will beheld next week. A good number werepresent.

Congregational Roll Call.The Ledyard Congregational church

has called for a roll call to be held inthe church Sunday morning after theSunday school. A basket lunch will beserved. - .

Mrs. Walter Parmelee of Colchesteris expected today (Saturday) to makea visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.D. D. Taylor.

LEBANON7"

Six Months' Whist Award Made-Auc- tion

Well Attended 8upper atBaptist Chapel.

A whist party was . held Fridayevening. Seventeen tables were played.The following prizes were awarded:Ladies First. Geneva Stark; second,Mrs. Clement Fowler. Gentlemen-Fi- rst,

B. J. Blakeslee; second, FrankRockwood. ' Consolation awards Mrs.Myron Peckham and Amos Li Ilia. Thesix months prises ware given as fol-lows: Ladles First, Mrs. Otto Pults;second, Gladys Hewitt Gentlemen-Fi- rst,

Carl Hat ten; second, RalphBlakeslee. Consolation prizes AliceBlakeslee and Lowell Wilcox.

Many at Auctlen.The auctfbn of B. P. Burgess of Kick

Hill, 'with Frank Noyes auctioneer,was well attended. Things sold at apood price. S. P. Burgess was caterer,

Charles Abell of New Britain wasat his horns hers over Sunday.

Mrs. Mary Stebblns of Northampton,Mass., Is vUitins; her slstsr, Mrs. N, B.Royall.

Oeorge Greene of New London wasvisiting friends in town a few daysthis week.. Miss Bertha Perry, who has beenspending the winter In Washington, isat Mrs. N. B. RoyaU's.

8upper and Entertainment.A chicken pie supper was served in

the chapel by the ladies of the Bap-tist church March 17. - A short enter-tainment of songs ami readings wasgiven. The sum of $21.50 was addedto the treasury.

The Mission circle met Wednesdaywith Mrs. J. P. Abel.

Mrs. A. A. Boothby Is visiting herson at Woodmont,Mrs. Mary A. Williams is spending afew days In Brooklyn, N. Y.

caller in Norwich Wednesday after-noon.

Mrs. Charles Eccleston and daugh-ters, Mrs. Noyes Main, Weauetequock.Mrs. James Wood and Mrs. Louis Con-rad, Jr., of this place, were visitors inNorwich Wednesday.

GOSHENBirthday Surprise Party and Gift for

Deacon J. Y. Thomas.

A birthday surprise party was giv-en Deacon James Y. Thomas on hissixty-nint- h birthday Tuesday evening.A few minutes after 8 o'clock he' wascalled to the door by a gentle knocl:and about eighty friends came walkingIn. After a very pleasant social timesupper was served. After supper Wil-liam H. Geer, acting as toastmaster,with fitting words introduced the fol-lowing speakers: Rev. John H. Knott,W. G. Thomas, Miss Annie Gillette,Representative J. A. Thomas. E. W.Jones, Mrs B. R. York, Mrs. J. H.Knott, A. G. Kneeland, W. T. Curry.A poem written for the occasion' byMrs. William H. Geer was read byMiss Annie Gillette. A few momentsafterwards a large and handsome rock-ing chair was brought in and pre-sented Mr. Thomas. The presentationwas made by Rev. John H. Knott, inbehalf of those present. Mr. Thomascordially acknowledged the beautifulgift. '

Saved Farm Buildings.A farmer one day recently noted that

there was a bad brush fire driven by abrisk northwest wind at a rapid ratetoward his farm buildings. He thoughtquickly what best to do, as he wasalone and had not time to call forhelp. He hitched his pair of horsesto the plow and quickly plowed somefurrows in the open field, and in thisway saved his buildings. The fire wasa runaway one, that had gotten toe- -,

yond control of a neighbor, who wasburning brush.

General News.The big blaze of the burning of

the dye works at Uncasville was notedhere Tuesday evening.

A half hundred blackbirds have al-ready greeted us in chorus songs ofjubilee. A flock of twenty quail hasstayed near the farmhouse all winterwith numbers still unbroken.

The lusty honk of wild geese asthey are seen passing northward is areminder that they have fared wellduring their stay south.

Everett Chappell has been visitingfriends in Poquetanuck.

Since November, 1914, J. A. Randallhas butchered 27 fat hogs for himselfand neighbors, the porkers varying inweight from 190 to 500 pounds.

3. Stark, who has been laid up withinflammatory rheumatism, is able toget out again on pleasant days.

PENDLETONHILLNew Bungalow Brush Fire Near E.

E. Coon's.

Dr. C. Wesley Hale of Springfield,Mass., and Pendleton Hill, s.pent Wed-nesday night at the home of Mr. andMrs. William Maine.

Malcolm Thompson, who has takenthe contract to erect a bungalow forMessrs. Clifford and Irving Thompson,has the structure framed and cov-ered.

Called to Fight Fire---Volunteers were called for to fight

a Are in the neighborhood of ElmerE. Coon's, Thursday. Men from Vol-unto-

came to assist in subduing theflames. At the same time there wasa large fire east of Oscar Burch'swhich was fought by Laurel Glen men.

Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks, of Law-rence, Mass., and Mr. and Mrs. FrankH. Brown of Bradford, R. I., wereguests of Mrs. Elizabeth ThompsonTuesday.

Mrs. James M. Cook gave a mostenjoyable surprise party for her sonMorton, to celebrate his birthday.About twenty were present.

Clarence Edwin Maine has been ap-pointed deputy fire warden in this partof the town.

Auction Wednesday.Several attended the auction at

Kneeland Chapman's Wednesday. Mar-tin O.. Chapman Is executor of thisestate.

Supervisor Evans and Rev. Mr. Dru-r- yof North Stonington village were

callers at the Hill school this week.

LISBONRev. J. W. Payne's sermon Sunday

morning w9" from Psalm 40: 6. hissubject being The Attuned Ear. NextSunday evening there will be a FannyCrosby memorial service.

A flock of wild geese was heard fly-ing northward Tuesday night.

Miss Nellie Mell and Frank Mellwere visitors with relatives In Willl-mant- lc

Sunday.Mrs. Augustus Read ana Ransom

Reed and family spent Sunday at Mrs.Read's brother's in Preston.

J., Herbert Irons came from Hart-ford by motorcycle Sunday, returningMonday.

R. R. Barber and Ernest Enqulstwere callers on Plain Hill Sunday.

CLARK'S FALLSMr. and Mrs. Frank Tillinghast en-

tertained relatives and friends fromNorwich recently.. Denisoh Turner is ill at. his home indistrict No. 6. His daughter. Mrs.William Brown, has been with him.

Richard . Maine commenced plowingbut there is so much frost in theground yet he thinks he will waitawhile. .

G. A. Stoddard of Ashaway was aguest of Richard Maine and familySunday.

John Perry and Richard Maine wereIn Westerly' on business Wednesday.

A number attended the auction atthe Kneeland Chapman farm.

Mrs. Cassias Collins is ' expectedborne from the hospital this week.

MOHEGANMrs. Dolbeare and Mrs. Avery are

in Eagleville for a few days.Donald Meech and son, Leslie, call-

ed on friends here Monday.Mrs. Denison Davis of Mystic was

In this place Tuesday. -Mrs. Griffin of Groton was the guest

Thursday of Mrs. Hunter.E. Fowler was la Norwich Wednes-

day.

YAWBUX VALLEY .

Mr. and Mrs. William Partelb aremoving from the Daniel Frink farm tothe Isaac Main farm.

Mrs. Lew was a recent visitor atWesterly.Samuel P. Maine has gone to Led-yar- d,

where ho will be employed dur-ing the summer.

New London County

FRANKLINState Inspector Visits Grange $700

Raised For Building Fund Illustra-ted Lecture at Church.

Franklin eransre held its meeting onFriday evening in the town hail. Louis(i. "Tolles of Southington, state inspec-tor, was present. A report of thecommittee on the building fund wasgiven, seven hundred dollars beingraised. The subjects for the lecturer's hour were "When and Howshould We Select Our Seed, by KayBeckwith. was listened to with interest, also, "When to Prune and SprayFor San Jose Scale, What to Use ForSpray and- Mow to Prepare It," byHuntington Lathrop. Mrs. LutherHolton read a shore article on thenourishment contained in potatoes.There were several selections on thephonograph which were much enjoyed.A talk by Inspector Louis G. Tollesof Southington was highly appreciatedand included several suggestions forthe irood of the grange. Worthy Master Charles B. Davis of Bgzrah grangewas present.

Mr. and Airs. Samuel Hartshodnwere calling on friends In Yantic oneday the past week.

Mrs. Kshn to Entertain.Mrs. George Kahn will entertain

friends from the Fitchville Baptistchurch and surrounding towns at herhome on Tuesday evening of nextweek.

A flock of wild geese was seen byMrs. William 'Weaver one day thisweek.

Milton Beckwith and Ernest Smithhave purchased automobiles.

Master Huntington Robinson whooperated upon for adenoids and tonsils at the Backus hospital Mondaymorning is getting along well.

Roy Smith of Storrs nas been arecent visitor in town.

I Mustera ted Lecture.The illustrated lecture at the Con

gregational church Sunday eveningwill be on Southern Italy, Naples,and Pompei.

Miss Faith N. Gaser is spending afew days in New London.

Mrs. Myron Smith and Miss BlancheSmith of Bozrah attended church inFranklin Sunday.

The subject for the morning serviceat the Franklin Congregational churchwill be "The Triumphal Entry."

GLA5GOH. L. Burton Breaks Collar Bone Bel-

fry Finished Birthday Surprise Party.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Clark attendedthe funeral services of Mrs. WilliamB. Clark Friday at 1 p. m. Burial wasin Kennedy s cemetery.

Broke Collar Bone.IT. L. Burton was taken by Mr.

Green in his automobile to Dr. J. B.Sweet's Sunday evening with a broken-c-

ollar bone. The accident happened in the house by the overturning ofa chair in which he was sitting.

Bell in Place.Work on the belfry of the church

has progressed rapidly the past week,the bell being in place. It is the intention of the workmen to have thework done by today (Saturday).

Miss W. F. Green returned to herhome in Hartford Saturday.

Ray Button and George Whippleepent the past week in JSew York.

Given Surprise Party.The young people of the place gave

trea Turner a surprise Saturday evening. The time passed quicklyplaying games and in a social hour.Refreshments were served the guestsby Mrs. Palmer assisted by theyoung ladies.

Was Host' Birthday.Mir3. Gustafson very pleasantly en-

tertained the" Ladies' Aid society onWednesday afternoon. The day wasalson the birthday of Mr. Gustafsonand R. H. Young, who were both pres-ent, also J. G. Bill and Rev. JohnThompson.

Miss Lillian Luther Js at her homeafter being out of the hospital a weekafter an operation for appendicitis.

CAMPBELL'S. MILLSDeacon Joseph C. Tanner died Sat-

urday, March 20, and the funeral washeld Thursday at his home. Rev.William J. Reynolds officiated. TheGrange burial sfrvice . was conductedat the grave.

Mrs. William B. Clarkdied Sun-- 'day, March 2L The funeral was atthe home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.Horace Perkins, Friday, Rev. W. J.Reynolds conducting the service.

School closed early Thursday andFriday to give teachers and pupils anopportunity to attend the funerals

The winter term of school closedFriday for a vacation of "one week.Roy and Henry Congdon attendedschool every day this term.

GRISWOLDHarold and Bertha Geer attended

the Academy reception in Norwich re-cently.

Mrs. Charles Armstrong has beenvisiting jat ner nome in Hopeville.

Mrs. Fred G. Smith of Chester, N.H., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.Chauncey Robie the first of the week.

Mrs. Charles Armstrong and Mrs.Lewis Gill recently visited their sis-ter, Mrs. Henry of Springfield, Mass.

About 90 friends and neighborsfathered at the home of W. C. Tr--rVa Tuesday evening and gave Mir. andMrs. Marry Holmes a pleasant surprise.

'BOZRAHRev. B. D. Remington and Mrs.

Remington of Colchester spent a dayrecently witn Mrs. Eawara Blsnon.

Miss Maude Lathrop closed herschool Friday for the Easter vacat-ion.

Miss Mazie Pendleton has returnedto her homo after spending a weekKrith relatives on Lathrop Hill.

The peeping frogs were heard onThursday evening. :

HALLVILLEAlbert Lamphere of Norwich was

i caller here a few days since.Mr. and Mrs. George Eccleston, "of

Tlark's Falls, were dinner guests ofMrs. Charles Eccleston, Sunday. Theyilso visited Mr. and Mrs. James Wood,returning home in the evening.

Miss Esther Brown is spending aSew days with her mother in Partelo-rill- e.

Mrs. Daniel Little was a business

HAMBURGBurial of Granville Ely Charles Chap-

pell III.

Lennie and Joe Rand were called toMilford the first of the week by theillness of their mother. Mrs. Rathbun.

Miss Carmen Davis was the guest ofMrs. Haines last Sunday.

Miss Ora Harding spent Sundaywith Miss Woods at her home in NewLondon.

The body of Granville Ely. aged 87,and a native of this place, was broughthere from Tarrytown, N. Y., last weekxuesaay lor ourial in tne Ely cemetery.

The mumps are the last thing tostrike town, a little son of Mr. andMrs. Willie Bogue being ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Jared Daniels spentSunday 'with relatives in New Haven.

The S. S. C. met last week with MissMarjorle Lord.

Mr. and Mrs. Crook and daughterwere Jjeep Kiver visitors over Sunday.

Harry Mathews has moved his fam-ily back to Hamburg and will workfor Ingalls Brothers.

Mr; and Mrs. H. B. Sisson of DeepRiver are in town for a short time.

Charles Chappell is at his home InOld Hamburg, being obliged to leavethe company with which he was play-ing on account of illness.

LEONARD BRIDGEJ. Zatorensky of New York has been

spending a few days with his daugh-ter, Mrs. Louis Himelstein.

Mrs. Katz and family have movedback to the Chamberlain farm afterspending the winter at the home ofMrs. Sam Berkowitz.

Rev. and Mrs. Elwell O. Mead at-tended the prayer meeting at LibertyHill Wednesday evening.

Judge and Mrs. Albert G. Kneeland,Mr. and. Mrs. Otto A. Nettleton anddaughter. Miss Lavinia P. Kneeland,David Walsh, Elmer N. Geer and Clar-ence Geer were among those who werepresent at the birthday surprise partygiven Deacon James Y. Thomas inGoshen Tuesday night.

Mrs. Amos Wheeler is ill with pneu-monia.

A fire which started in Sam Berko-witz- 'spasture last Friday afternoon

burned over land of Kenneth L. Cum-ming- s,

Mrs. Julia Geer and Bennie R.York, doing quite an amount of dam-age and requiring the aid of severalmen for some time to subdue theblaze.

FITCHVILLELocal Baptist Paster to Exchange Pul-

pits With Colchester Pastor. '

Tomorrow (Sunday) Rev. G. ElmerLamphere, pastor of the FitchvilleBaptist church, will exchange pulpitswith Rev. B. D. Remington of-- Col-chester at both morning and eveningservices. Rev. Mr, Remington wuformerly acting pastor of the Fitch-ville church and made many friendsduring his services here.

Mrs. W. N. ChappeU is visiting-- hersister, Mrs. Charles Powers, of Ches-terfield.

The members of the Fitchville Bap-tist church are to give a supper at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. George Kahn inFranklin next week.

Lenten 8ermon.Rev. Fr. Keane of Colchester, curate

of St. John's church, delivered an Im-pressive Bermon on The Passion ofChrist in St. John's church Mondayevening. A large congregation waspresent. '

CHESTERFIELDMrs. Jennie Adams of Montville

called on her father, John Bogue, thefirst of the week.

Mrs. Addie Rogers and daughter ofNew Xiondon spent the week end with.