Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-06
STONlNGTON.
Closing Meeting of Travel Club Grange Gives Entertainment-Peti- ton for Safe and Sane Fourth.

The closing meeting of the Travel | club sessions was held this week. Two hundred and forty-five books were talk en out or the library by the members on the subjects pertaining to the stud | les; 131 persons took part during the year under direction of the club; three | lectures were given.
 A H. Marks, agent for the state board or education. has been in town this week and made thorough inves- tgatlon regarding attendance of the many violations of the law in the dis trict.
 To Beautify Phelps Place. Walter Anderson. the head gardener at the Phelps homestead, received large consignment of ornamental trees and shrubs to be set out on the grounds of the summer home of Hon. and Mrs Erskine M. Phelps of Chi cago.
 Ascension Day Services.
 Ascension day services were held Thursday at St. Mary's church and at Calvary Episcopal church. K. of c. Degree Worked.
 The first degree was worked Thurs day evening at the meeting of Nina council, No. 43, K. of C.. a large mum didates.
 Capital Entertainment at Grange. On Wednesday evening the grange gave most interesting production of The District School at Blueberry Cor ners, which proved most amusing. it being made up entirely of local anna 1 lures Despite the stormy weather which prevailed during the evening, there was a large number who attend ed. Sandwiches. cake, and coffee were served after the play.
 Fred NJ. German from Worcester was a caller in town Thursday. Several of the teachers in the low CT grades at the borough school will attend the convention today Qriday) at Willimantic.
 Important Petitions.
 Two petitions Of interest to the cit- izenS are being circulated about town and will be presented to the warden and burgesses this (F'riday) evening at their meeting. One calls for whistle on the velvet mill to connect with the fire alarm system. The other urges parents to do all in their power to make a safe celebration of the Fourth of July and to prevent the sale of fireworks. Both papers had a large number of signatures.
 Westerly Man Injured.
 Capt. Ed Sission of the U. s. life- saving station at Fishers Island came into harbor Wednesday in his auxil- iary sloop Robert Palmer after sup plies, and to land Arthur Maine of Westerly. one of the crew, who had his right fcot crushed by the falling of platform at the station.
 Improving Club Grounds.
 The grounds around the new Arion club house on Cutler street are being graded and will have fine terraces on the west and south side of the build ing and will wave three paths. Orna- mental shrubs are to be planted on the inside of the walk in front of the building.
 On Wednesday night the harbor had IT oyster laden schooners here. On Thursday they made their way east.
 Capt. Edward Sheff1eld has been ap- pointed official ticket collector at the baseball grounds at Stanton park tional churches of Stonington to the Norwich conference will be pr. aHd Mrs. J. IT. Weeks, Jr., Miss Barbara Muller and August O. Miller.
 Baptist Missionary Conference.
 On Tuesday, May 10, the semi-an- nual meeting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary conference will be held in the local Baptist church with morning and afternoon sessions. Del egates will be present from Baptist churches in the New London and Ston- ington union association, comprising A churches Rev. G. B. Marsten will be one of the speakers at the mission ary conference to be held with the two Baptist churches of North Stonington Sunday, May 8. at 8 o'clock. At the foreign missionary meeting held here, Miss A. Borsfetd a missionary in Chi ma, will be one of the speakers. Din ner will be served by the ladies of the local church.