Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-03
BULLETIN NEWS LETTERS FROM ITS BROADENING FIELD
OLD MYSTIC.
Tablet Set Up at MISUNDERSTANDING
Grove Will Be Enlarged by 200
Trees-RoII Call, Followed by Praise
Service and Sermon.


The improvements at Riverview for
the spring are very noticeable.
Mr.. Eldridge has graded and improv-
ed the highway adjoining his property,
and built a thousand feet of woven
wire fence along his west line; erected
an historical tablet on the hill where
Battery is stationed, which reads as
follows. ION the evening of May g.
1887, Captain John Mason here crossed
the Mystic river, marching to Porter's
Rocks, so rods s. W., and there camp
ed with his men the night before he
destroyed the Pequots." His work
along the highway opens up more
clearly his Catalpa grove, which he is
preparing to enlarge this spring by the
addition of 1000 trees, To all apear-
ances those previously set GU have
gone through the winter in good con-
dition.
Roll Cal of Baptist Church.
The Baptist church held a roll call
on Tuesday, March both. Light re-
freshments We're served from 5 to d.
m. after which all assembled in the
auditorium of the church for the roll
call, which was responded to by large
number Of members present, while
messages were read by Clerk S. Gal
lup, who called the roll. from a goodly
number who could not attend. The roll
rail- service was followed by a. praise
and preaching service. with a sermon
by DR.. A. B. Coates of the Baptist state
convention. The opening prayer was
offered by Rev. A. ]. Chandler of New
London, a former pastor of the church.
Rev. J. NJ. Olmstead, the present pas
tor, offered the closing prayer
Miss Brown Entertained.
Mildred Hope Brown, the year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred e.
Brown. gave a party to- about rs of her
little friends on Saturday from $50 to
$50, to celebrate her 7th birthday. The
wee girlies were all requested to bring
their dolls which they did. The occa-
sion was a merry one. Games suitable
to children Of that age were played. At
$50 the young guests were formed in
line and marched to the dining room
to strains of music played by Miss
Bertha Bradley Of Mystic. A large
birthday cake decorated with seven
candles occupied the center of the ia
bic. The menu follows: Salmon sal
ad, Easter eggs animal crackers, as
sorted cake, ice cream, oranges, choco-
late. The tiny hostess received large
number of pretty, costly as well as
useful gifts The guests were Ruth
l)odd Cora Oviatt. Dorothy Harring-
ton, Fenner Maxson and Master Har-
gan and Master John Finegan of Led
yard, and Emily Babcock, Hazel Davis,
Esther Barnes, Margaret Henderson,
Ella Burrows, Mary Barnes, Philip
Harvey, Flora Kennedy, Doris Peck
ham. Mabel Greene, Mildred Peckham,
Master Daymond Lambert, John Ken
nedy, Jr., and Miss Lydia Greene.
Notes of the Week.
Miss Nellie Frances Schoonover of
Bradford academy is spending the East
er recess at Elmhurst with her par
ents and brother Mr.. and Mrs. Alpine
US H. Schoonover and William Harold
Schoonover.
Miss Elnora Maine was an over
Sunday guest OF Miss Mabel Addison
Haley.
Benjamin F. Miner of Montague,
Mass. was an over-Sunday guest aI
Riverview.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church met Wednesday evening
with Mrs. ]. Harold Williams.
Miss Annie E. Lee has returned to
her home here after spending the win
ter with relatives at Narragansett
Ferry r. I.