Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-02

WiIlimantic, Danielson and Putnam

neutrality-suspicious. IN SIS
Mabel Bates, Marguerite Mansfield,
May Shaw, Gertrude Hall.
BeIknap- Goodrich Engagement An
nounced.
Rear Admiral Caspar r. Goodrich.
III. S. N .(retired) has announced the
GLADYS Goodrich, to Lieut.. Charles
Belknap, Jr., U. s. N. The wedding
will take place in the autumn at
Gladwyn, the Goodrich country house
in Ponfret, where Miss Goodrich is
spending the summer. with her IA
Their.
Pretty and accomplished, Miss
Goodrich is a great favorite in naval
social circles, but of late, on account
of mourning, has not taken an active
part in social life. Her brother, Lieut..
Caspar T. Goodwin, Jr., U. s. N, died
two years ago, after he had been in
jured by an explosion on the battle
ship Georgia, and Mrs. Goodrich, who
never recovered from the shock, died
at her home in Pomfret on May 20,
1908.
Rear Admiral Goodrich was com
mandant of the New York navy yard
from June 1, 1897, to May Is, 1909.
when he was succeeded by Capt. Jo-
seph b. Murdock. Immediately upon
giving up his post, he retired to his
estate in Pemfret. Miss Goodrich,
whose sister ii Mrs. Douglas Camp
bell of New York, drove the first bolt
in the keel of the battleship Florida, in
February of last year. Two years
ago she accompanied her father to
| Saragossa, Spain, where he was the
oficial representative of the navy on
| the United States commission which
attended the Spanish Historical con-
| nd CHI o Ynarinar :
| Der of the International Historical So
ciety of the (Spanish) war of indie
| pendence.
Lieutenant Beiknap is at present
| stationed on the battleship New
| Hampshire.
Freight Traffic Heavy.
Five heavy freight trains were held
I'D in the local yards at one time
| Friday afternoon. These days the To-
| cal yard is q busy place, Indicating
| that freight trahRc is on the increase
and Putnam an important transfer
center. There is hardly an hour of day
when freight trains are not to be seen
transferring cars or waiting for or
ders.
Various Items.
City Tax Collector Joseph McKach-
nie win get a respite from his legis-
iativs duties at the capitol next week
when he will begin his annual col
decfion Of the city taxes.
The grocers' stores in the business
section of the city will be closed all
day Monday and they have issued a
notice to their customers to that ef-
feet.
The temperature ran UP to ninety
weather that was a relief from the
Norrfd gpeil of last week
C9ty Notes.
Mrs. H. II. Davenport lisa the geuts
Of her son in Cozsd, Neb.
| Mrs. Wagner Of Grove street is en-
| PERTAINING her sister from Chicaeo.
Miss Elizabeth Wright is the guest
| of her parents, Judge and Mrs. e. G.
| Wright in Chapman street.
Raymond wheaton of Amherst col
lege is spending the summer with his
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. M. Wheaton
Miss Frances Z. Warner of Mt. Hol-
yoke college is at her home in this
| city Tor the summer.
| Miss Lottie Angel of Pembroke
hail, Providence, is spending the sum-
nler with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Mathewson Angel.
John Holmes of Amherst is at his
home IN Grove street.
DR.. and Mrs. T. A. Morrell have
been attending commencement al
Yale. Their son, Fred Morrell, is q
member OF the graduating class.
D. A. r. Picnic at the Wolf Den.
The annual picnic of Elizabeth Por-
ter Putnam chapter. d. A. r., was
held at Wolf Den in Pomfret this
week. Members Of the Sarah Will
Danielson were invited. Sixteen
members joined the Putnam Daugh-
| ters and the patriotic party journeyed
to Pomfret by train and were driver
from the Pomfret station to the ia
nous Wolf Den, which, with severa.
acres of land, Is owned by the EEsza-
beth Porter Putnam chapter. American
( flags suspended from tall trees waved
| over the entrance 10 the D. A. r. prop
erty and the drive was through the
| grounds past the rustic well to the
picnic grounds.
After the usual sociahility a trip Il
the mysterious den was made. Lunch.
con was served from a table decorated
with ferns by a capable committee
composed of Mrs. Herbert Smith, Mrs
| Mary Medbury. Mrs. Helen Miller
Whipple. The acceptable lunch con.
sisted of stuffed eggs, sandwiches Of
| maay varieties, olives, Strawberries
cake and lemonade.
The registrar of the Elizabeth Por.
ter Putnam chapter, Miss S. Eliza.
beth Clarke, invited all present Il
register.
Thomas Thurber of Pomfret whC
has painted many pictures of the Vol
Den and who Is claimed by ali mem.
bers of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chap.
ter as Uncle Tom" entertained all by
historical facts, and gave a sketch o.
the VOLTS life IN most original way
4 The picnic party returned to THU
city on the 3.45 p. m. train.
The chapter has accepted an in.
vitation from Sarah Williams Dan.
ielson chapter to a picnic to be helt
at the cottage Of Judge and Mrs. Bach
at wildwood park, July 9Th.
Personals.
Mrs. C. F. Waterman has returned
from weeks visit in Providence
Mrs. Waterman attended the bridge
luncheon given by Mrs. Winters IL
| Willfmantic this week.
Miss Elizabeth Woodwork of Dan.
lesson has been the guest Of Ioca
friends.