Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-25
STONINGTON.
High School Graduating Exercises Not Till "Wednesday, June 29-Shipping Company's Annual Meetins-Fish- hawks Again at the Beacon.


 The graduation exercises of the borough high school will take place Wednesday evening, June 29, in the opera house.
 Shipping Company's Meeting. The annual meeting of the Atlantic Shipping company of Stonington was held in the town court room here on or the company were represented There was a large attendance. The following directors were chosen for the ensuing year: Prentiss Howard, E. P. Wells, D. B. SpaIding, E. E. Babb. H. 10. Delano, J. F. Davis, c. A Davis H. E. Gaylord, Dwight c. Stone. C. N Wayland. The directors chose the fol- lowing officers: President, D. E. Spald- ing; vice president k. E. Babb; sec retary, H. C. Delano; treasurer, c. A. Davis. A dividend of 1 12 per cent was declared, payable July 1st. The business of the company was gone over and the reports of the officers were presented. Capt. c. A. Davis, treasurer of the company, made a most satisfactory report. The schooners are at workAas given below: Schooner Clara Davis, sailed from New York May 26 and is now in Belfast, Ga, loading for Portland; schooner Florence Howard sailed from Philadelphia June for Belfast to load for New York: schocn- CT Jenjamin F. Poole. sailed from New York June 15 for Brunswick to load for New York: schooner Hope Sher- wood, sailed from Providence June 21 for Newport News to load for Savan- nah and to bring lumber to New York: schooner Fannie Prescott, arrived at Cardenas, Cuba, June 10th with lumber from Tampa, Fla. She is ready to leave Cardenas for Pensacola. where she will load lumber for New York.
 FishhawEs Return This Year.
 For years a pair of large fishhawls of the osprey species have made their nest on the beacon at Rodman's Folly. between Stonington and Watch Hill. The passengers aboard the Stonington boat that runs from here to Watch Hill pass within a few feet of this The young birds tract much attention, be- ing nearly full grown. This species resembles the baIdheaded eagle in plumage, being black with white head, only smaller in size With the excep- tion of last year these birds have nested there for the past ten years, and why they should have skipped last season is a mystery, as they are here again this season, coming earlier than usual. The old birds are frequently seen from the point carrying very large wings is more than four feet when flying.
 Thursday afternoon the schooner Ada Shuu came in with a cargo of seed oysters to be planted in the bay.
 pr. and Mrs. Henry Rising of Hart ford are guests of James H. Cleveland and family.
 John B. Brown, a former teacher in the borough school, is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. c. S. Ryon.
 Mrs. Emil Schmitz and daughter are visiting in Providence.
 Mrs. Reuben Herr and son arrived in town Friday from LimetOwn, Va. Her mother accompanied them from New York
 Paper by Miss Wheeler.
 The Connecticut chapter, Daughters of Founders and Patriots, met at the Mohican hotel Wednesday, at which time Miss Grace D. Wheeler of the Road district read a paper entitled Capt. George Denison.
 Frank Bryer, Jr-, has entered the of Samuel Chesebro.
 Mrs. George H. Rhodes and daughter Helen of Providence are guests of Mir. and Mrs William H. F'airbrother.
 Sanford N. Billings Jerome $. An derson and Orson C. Rogers were at