The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-26
MYSTIC, CONN.

The NEWS is making friends in Mystic
and vicinity. Sales steadily increase.
The faces of those '6l men look very ia
miliar. We would like to see that famous
college class together once more. Their
last year in college was a stormy one.
Dr. Gammell taught international law"
and Bucklyn was always ready with
questions bearing on our foreign rela-
tions. DIR. Gammell was one of the best
teachers. We remember seeing some
very healthy patriots running TO their
hiding places when the officer appeared
to summon them to the field in the Dorr
War. One militia captain declared he
could whip an army of rebels, but when
called to the muster he took TO his bed.
aud while the battle ragged around Scott's
Hill his wife tended him with herb tea
The report of the evacuation OF that
stronghold cured him.
Capt. Rowland Wilcox commands the
fishing steamer Alaska" one of the
best in the fleet. He has usually been
the leader on this shore.
Williams Post will attend the Baptist
Church next Sunday. DR.. Blake of New
London will address them at the Noank
Baptist church on Monday
q. Mcclure has gone TO Bolin, Mont,
to engage in mining One OF the mines
there owned by Connecticut men is taking
out 81. 900 per day.
Mrs. S. +. Allen moves to Hartford this
week.
II. Langworthy has advertised the
household goods Of his mothers estate
for sale.
Six heavy teams are constantly taking
slick from Lantern Hill to the mill here
Our lobster men have put out many
hundreds of pots along the coast Of Con-
necticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Some of them are III the water sixty
fathoms deep.
The stockholders of the Poquonoc Driv-
ing Park will meet next Saturday. The
track is finished and is said to be good
Several gentlemen propose TO use this
track to practice their horses. 1t is in
very quiet location.
Scarlet fever, which has prevailed in
Groton, is disappearing.
Walter Morgan has nearly recovered
from the serious accident of q running
horse.
=. B. Braxton and wife start for Vir-
ginia next week to visit relatives. Brax-
ton expects to supply in some church
near his old home.
Mrs. Hathaway Wolfe of Westerly has
been visiting friends in Mystic.
w. +. +. Loughborough of Wakefield,
r. l., is calling on friends in Mystic this
week
Will Brooks of New York is visiting
his parents in Mystic.
A large number of our young people
attended a surprise party at the home of
Fred Rickermann Tuesday evening.
Frank Griswold of Stonington has been
visiting friends in Mystic.
The ladies of the Baptist Church will
give n supper in the vestry OF the church
Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. IL. l.. Bube of Norwich
are spending few days with Mr.. Bubes
parents On the west side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Noyes are at their
home in Mystic after spending few
weeks in Pittsburg, Pa
EHenry Bube is visiting friends in New
York.
The Rev. Mr.. Wilson of the Road Con-
gregational Church will deliver the me-
mortal address to the q. A. r. at the
Baptist Church next Sunday.
Miss Jennie Allen of Groton has been
visiting friends in Mystic.
The Mystics will play a game of ball
with the Stoningtons Saturday.
"Only a Farmers Daughter VIII be pre-
sented at the Opera House, Thursday
evening.
Charles Barlow of Boston. was in town
this week, calling on friends.
William Fish of New York, was in
town for few days this week
Decoration day will be observed quietly
in Mystic. The graves in this immediate
vicinity will be decorated in the morning
and in the afternoon the G. A. X. Post
will go to Noank, where the day will be
observed more extensively.