Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-07
OLD MYSTIC
James Hyde Leaves for Mexico-Tem-
perance Medal Contest - Personal
Items.

| Rev. and Mrs. c. f. Eldridge have
returned to Hartford after a visit to
relatives in Mystic, old Mystic and Nj :
Calvin III. Hoxfe, Jr., has returned
from visit to friends in Willimantic
/ and South Windham.
Nathaniel Avery Of Groton borough
4 was a guest Sunday of Deacon and
Mrs. William D. Beckwith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George wilcox and
aughter Miss Gladys wilcox, and Mr..
and Mrs Jesse Wilcox of Quiambaug
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Zephaniah Brown.
Stephen A Brown has been i'll for
the past week with bronchitis
Edward Hick has moved his house
hold goods and family from a rent in
Mystic to his new home, purchased
from the estate of the late William H.
Mitchell
Gone to Mexico.
James Hyde, who visited Hon. f.
Burrows Brown and family last week
has left for Mexico, where he will Wis
it for time, after which he will re-
turn to his home in California. Mr..
Hyde is the son of the Rev. William
Hyde, a native OF Old Mystic.
Harry Dewey has returned to New
York, after visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l. Walter Dewey He was
accompanied to the city by Daniel Tiff
of the Wolf Neck district.
Miss Lucy Gallup has returned to
her home, after spending the winter
with her niece, Miss Mary Williams of
Providence.
don last week to attend the funeral of
Miss Hattie Geer.
Chickens are being raised by the
hundreds on Quoquetaug Hill farms.
Rev. F. L. Hayward's New Home.
Rev. Frank L. Hayward. a. former
pastor of the Old Mystic Methodist
church and later pastor Of the NJ. E.
church Of Norwich, has moved from
his pastorate at Auburn, Me-, to Show
hogan, Me. Rev. Mr.. Hayward is BROTH
er of Mrs. Prentice A Williams of Quo
quetaug Hill.
More About Mrs. Irons Birthday.
Mrs. Mary Ann (Crumb) Irons. a
long ago resident of this village, ceIe-
brated on Tuesday evening, April 26,
her 99th birthday anniversary at the
home of her daughter Mrs A. E. Dix
on of No. 1857 Herkimer street, Brook
lynn N. Y. She received a variety OF
gifts, postal cards and a dozen bou-
quets. The principal bouquet con-
tanned II American Beauty roses with
stems three feet high The venerable
but arose next morning at the usual
hour, $50 o'clock. She is wonderfully
Well preserved for one of her advanced
years.
emPerance Service.
A union temperance service was held
in the Baptist church Sunday evening,
April 31St. An excellent temperance
sermon was delivered by Rev. Welcome
r. Bates. pastor of the Union Baptist
church, Mystic. Rev. George o. Read
pastor of the NJ. e. church, assisted in
the services, reading the scripture les
son and offering prayer. Rev. Jeptha
NJ Olmstead conducted the Sunday
evening services at the Union Baptist
church IN exchange with the pastor.
Silver Medal Contest.
The OnaR10 nf Avyil0D ,,pdar 41,o 49,
pices of the Old Mystic Women's
Christian Temperance Union held a
silver medal contest in the hall at Qua
kertown, Monday evening at o'clock
Following was the programme: Song,
ProhIhic1on Is Coming, Queens of -Avi-
lon; recitation, Patsey, Maudee Will
Iiarns; recitation, Soapy, Etto M Lam
phere; song Stand Up for Prob if1itiOu
Queens of Avilon; recitation, The Pot
terS Field, Blanche Brown; recitation
The Modern Cain, Hattie Lamphere:
song. Temperance, Queens of AviIon:
recitation, An Old Mans Story, Chris
tine Avery; recitation, Mary Elizabeth.
Esther Barnes. The Judges were Fred |
erick w. Burton, Senator William I
Allen and Alfred G. Montgomery. The
chairman, F. W. Burton, announced the
third contestant and presented Miss
Brown the medal Eta N. Lamphere
and Esther Barnes received special |
mention from the judges. The closing
song was Saloons Must Go. The at
tendance was good.
Notes.
Miss Hazel Clyde, youngest daugal-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clyde, by
special invitation compiled for the
gold medal at a contest held Tuesday
evening under the auspices of the w. !
c. T. U.
The United Workers of the Meth |
odist Episcopal church met Wednesday |
afternoon.
At the last session of the Baptist !
Sunday school it was voted to hold a
children's day concert
Mrs. John w. Shank of Old Mystic |
recently entertained her mother, Mrs !
Sherwood r. Swan of Preston CITY; |
also her two sisters, Mrs. Henry KaL- |
roll OF Ledyard and Mrs. Frank A. |
King and little daughter, Alice, OF |
Preston City.