Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
STONlNGTON
Taylor Property Sold for Saloon
Towns Population e,154EFake Fire
Alarm Causes Excitement.

D. Ellsworth Atwood of Willimantic
was the guest this week of Eugene
Atwood.
Mrs Martha Levens is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. T. f. York, in New
ark, Y. J.
Henry Engels has sold his house to
Henry Schneider.
Miss Elsie Fairbrother has been en-
joying her vacation in Hartford and
New Jersey and has returned.
Charles -Cowan Jr., will open a NOV
ing picture place here, having been
recently burned out at Mystic,
Mrs. Mary Palmer Pitkin of Stock
bridge, Mass, has Teen the guest this
week of Mrs. Mary S. Hull.
Sale of Taylor Property.
The property located on the south
side of Grand street. formerly occu-
pied by Henry Schellens as a bf-ber
New London. The property belonged
to Marshall w Taylor, now located
at Newport, r. l., and will be used
by Peter. Danesi for a saloon.
To Sail for Europe.
Miss Anne Atwood leaves town on
Sunday for New York and Tuesday
will sail on the steamer Potsdam for
Boulogne. She will be accompanied
by Miss Dolly Whaley of Norfolk, Va,
Il w H.
\. Y. They will remain abroad sew
eral months.
Going to Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Holmes and Mrs.
Eugene Batty will leave November 8
for Limetown, Va, where they will
join Mr.. Batty, who has been there
several weeks.
Charles Sprigley Of Hartford and
William Rice of Boston made an auto
f1.irN TO he II TT1-ifi ,y- E,d
Sunday with friends.
Town Gains, Borough Loses.
The census returns for the town
of Stonington are 1854, as against
S,540 in 1900. The borough has 2,0s3,
while ten years ago there We're 2,27S
enumerated here.
Alarm, but No Fire.
On Thursday evening the borough
ties had scare. At 5.15 the fire alarm
whistles blew. sounding an alarm from
both Atwoods machine shop and the
American velvet mill at the upper end
of the town ringing in No. 5. The
several fire companies responded, and
took a course down Water street and
up Main street to where the number
would be, but it proved to be from
some unknown cause. The wind was
blowing a gale and had there been a
fire it would have been a hard fight
for any fire department.
Democratic Rally.
Tuesday evening in Borough hail.
at s p. M, the Hon. w. E. Thoms, ex-
mayor of Waterbury, and Judge J.
Heaton Robertson of New Haven will
address a democratic rally.
Officers of Missionary Society.
The Ladies Home Missionary sosi-
ETY. of the First Baptist church elect
ed the following officers for the year:
President, Mrs. Charles Ryon; vice
president, Mrs. George Marston;
treasurer, Mrs. Cornelius CrandaI;
secretaries, Mrs E. P. Hyde and Miss
Samuel Pendleton, Mrs. Eli Dewhurst
and Mrs. Reynolds.
Sent to Jail.
At the town court Friday morning,
William Rhodes (colored) tried be-
fore Judge Sti1man for intoxication
and breach of the peace, was fined So
and costs on the first count and IS
and costs on the second, the costs
amounting to $1325; total s21.25. In
default he was taken to New London
Jail by Officer Ledwith.
Daniel Kilby and wife of New York
are guests of local friends over Sun
day.
Miss Florence Pearson has returned
to New York.
El2S brown, VINO mas been securing
the North Stonington woods for coon
and game brought home several squir-
rels, partridge and quail.
DR.. Charles Maine and Mr.. Brown
hold the record for coon hunts in this
section.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following unclaimed letters are
held at the postoffice for the week:
Albert Powers, Robert Turl8in, Miss
Mary Spalding, Mrs. William Knight,
J. f. Darrell.