Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-05
NEW LONDON COUNTY.
GALES FERRY.
Patriotic Exercises on Memorial Sum
day-William D. FairfieId's Death at
Pomfret--Church Plans Summer
Entertainments.

Pomfret--church Plans Summer
Entertainments.
Memorial day was observed in the
4 village with exercises by the members
of the Sunday school, in place of the
regular session Of the school. The
following programme of patriotic Sc
lections was rendered after the open
ing devotional exercises;
Roll call, response with quotations;
! recitation Miss Florence Lamb; rec
itation Edwin Bracewell; solo, Bat
tie Prayer, Miss Grace Chapman; ex-
ercise, three members of primary
class, Ruth Lawson, Mildred Voor-
l1ees and Florence Brown; reading,
Miss Gladys Thompson; solo, Our Ma
ton Superintendent Colver; reading,
Miss Amy B. Satterlee; recitation,
The New Memorial Day, Harlan New
bury, Jr.; solo. Lest We Forget, Mrs.
d. c. Perkins, recitation, Richard
Bracewell; hymn. America,
Decorated Graves.
AZ tbs close of the exercises the
members of the school and their
friends decorated the soldiers graves
lin the village cemetery with laurel
wreaths. rags and flowers. A selec-
! ton by the choir was sung at the
yard During the afternoon members
Of the school visited the Allyn ceme-
terry at Allyns Point, and the yard
near Amos Hurlbutt's residence.
Miss Ruth Kinney who has been
the guest of Miss Natalie K Gibbs
returned to Norwich Wednesday,.
Died Suddenly Mt Ponfret.
e Mr.. and Mrs. William ID. Fairfield
With Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Fairfield and
d@ug7lter Florence, and Mrs. George
Perkins Of Af1yns Point, attended the
funeral Saturday of their father, Will
liam Dwight Fairfield, whose death oc-
CURED suddenly Thursday at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. A. s. Potter. in
Pomfret. Mr.. Fairfield has made his
home with Mrs. Perkins durine1 the
summer months for several years.
n. J. Duffy Leases Cottage.
The house owned by Frank Hurlbutt
Of Corona, L. l., which has stood va
cant since last summer has been tax
en- by IA. J. Duffy of the naval station.
Misses Amelia and Susan Mathew
son returned Saturday from a visit
with Mr.. ana Mrs. Herbert Crandall in
New London.
Mrs. Latham snith is Ill with ton
silitis.
Mrs. William Harris and children.
who have been guests of Mrs. Harrig'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon L. Per-
kins, returned to their home in Grot-
Oi4S &NOAQhy dAleTnOOn.
Plan Entertainments and Picnic.
Y 1t was decided at a meeting Of the
officials Of the Methodist society on
Thursday evening to give a series of
six entertainments and a picnic during
the SKINNER. The following commit
tee Of twelve was appointed to have
the analrs in charge: Miss Amy Sat-
terlee. Miss Laura Perkins, Miss Sa-
rah Lattmer. Mrs c. z. Colver, Mrs.
+. II. Brown, Mrs. A. NJ. VOORHEES,,
Miss Grace Chapman, Rev. and Mrs.
Thompson, Miss Hattie Brown, Mrs.
Q. G. Morse and Miss Mabel Smith.
A meeting Of the committee will he
held this Saturday afternoon to de-
cids on the dates Of the entertain
ments
c. Z. CoIver and d. C. Perkins were
appointed committee to attend to
repairs on the Sunday school rooms.
Noted About the Village.
Miss Hattie Brown, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Per-
kins, returned to her school duties in
Bristob Monday afternoon.
Mr.; and Mrs. Thomas Tisdale and
daughter Of New London were guests
Monday Of Mrs. Lucy Hurlbutt.
Charles "A, Satterlee attended the
funeral OF Sebastian d Lawrence in
New London Sunday.
There was good attendance at the
open meeting at the ladies' aid soci-
ETY. at the vestry 2bf the Methodist
Episcopal church, Wednesday after
noon Supper was served from 5 to
Miss Nellie Geer of Ledvard
teacher in the Groton schools, was the
guest of Mrs. P. L. Norman at Al
lyns Point over Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Wulf and daueh-
ter, Miss Marguerite WuIf, OF Norwich
were visitors at their summer house
on the Bluff Thursday.
MISS Amelia Mathewson Is visiting
ner sister, Mrs. Mary Scranton in
Durham. AZ
Progress on Gravel Path.
i. Work on the gravel path, which
are to build for the Accommodation Of
the summer residents on the Biuff
was commenced last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Mech of
Mlqdletown called on Mr. Meech's sis
ter Mrs. Charles A. Satterlee. Sunday
having driven up from New London
70 attend memorial services at the
< S.ss', center Congregational
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin H. Brown q,
Norwich were over-Sunday visitors al
their summer home in the village
a party of students from the Nor
wich Free Academy, accompanied hv
TWO Of the teachers, Misses Newell and
LAYTON were callers at the cottages
on the Bluff Thursday afternoon. The
party came down from Norwich on =
power boat
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Jennings
and family Of New London visited
then summer home at RIverview on
Monday. VA