Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-18
NEW LONDON COUNTY.
OLD MYSTIC
Union Temperance Service-Church
 Societies Hold Holiday Sales.

A union temperance service was held Sunday evening in the Baptist church. The address was by Rev. w. $. Mcln- tire, associate secretary of the Con- necticut Temperance union; Rev. Benjamin M. Dennison, pastor af the local Methodist church, and the Zap tist pastor, Rev Jephtha M Olmstead, assisted in the service The Baptist choir sang. The service was well at tended.
 Sale Melted $6o.
 The United Workers of the Meth odist church held the annual sale on Friday. Dec. 1, in the M. F.. room, opening at ?. m. There was large attendance. The proceeds, amount ing to $6O, will be used for church ex- penses.
 Holiday Sale of Baptist Society.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church held it's annual sale We'd nesday, Dec. 15, in the church confer ence room, the sale beginning at G D. m. Mrs. Jeptha M. Olmstead, Mrs Caroline Turner, Mrs. Alpheus H. Schoonover, Mrs. Charles O. Eldridge, Miss Lillian Pendleton Chipman, Mrs. William D. Beckwith and Mrs. Henry Cheesbro were in charge of the fancy work and apron table. The cake table was in charge of Mrs. Calvin H. Hoxie, Mrs. Horace o. Williams, Mrs. William A. Burrows, Mrs. Oscar F. Crumb, Mrs. Hiram Holdridge and Mrs. Edward Campbell. Ice cream was served by Mrs. Oscar F. Crumb and Mrs. Fannie C. Lamb. They were assisted by Frank Lewis Lamphere. Miss Anna Babcock sold mysteries. She was assisted by Miss Viola Eldredge. The sandwich ta- ble was in charge of Mrs. John K. Bab- cock and Mrs J. Harold Williams. Miss Clara Burnett and Mrs. Perry Eldredge served the coffee. The home made candy table was in charge of Miss Margaret Reeves, who was assist ed by Miss Genevieve. Frink There was a large attendance. The proceeds of the sale will be used for church ex- penses.
 Miss Mary Bacon of Burnett's Cor ners. who has been ill with pneumonia, is slowly convasecing.
 The w. c. T. U. met Friday after noon at the home of Mrs. Jane Dean.
 Mrs. Elisha c. Davis is slowly recov- ering from the effects of an operation performed two weeks since at the Me morial hospital, New London
 The schools closed Friday for the Christmas vacation. The intermediate and primary departments held social exercises.
 Miss Lena Lamb of Ledyard is the guest of her cousin, Miss Lillian F. Chfpman of Brushwood.
 Miss Maude Stecfler is now employed in the home of Rev and Mrs. H. E. Rankin of Noanl1. n
 Master Harold Denniston. the young son of sRev. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Denniston. is recovering from a brief but serious illness.
 Mrs. Rathbun. Miss Anna Rathbun and Miss Page of Mystic were recent guests of MT. and Mrs A. z. Brown of Pleasant View farm, Ledyard.
 John Williams Shark, Roy lift and Morris Caswell attended Wednesday evening the banquet given by the I. O. O. IF. Of Mystic.
 Mrs. Isabel Neil has returned to the Holloway homestead, after stay at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Dennis of West Mystic. MT. and Mrs. William Shank of Led yardi were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. John Williams Shank
 Miss Annie E. Lee attended the funeral of Mrs. Phebe Young Eccle- stone, held at her home in Ledyard Friday, Dec. 10. MT. and Mrs. Joseh Alfred Clark of Poquetanuck attended the Baptist an- nual sale Wednesday evening.