Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-23
OLD MYSTIC
Postmastsr HinekIey Resigns Because of III Health-Medal Contest Won by Miss Olmstead-Sale of Mitchell Place.

| l Dana T. Gallup Of Harvard Law school is spending a weeks vacation with his parents, Deacon and Mrs Simeon Gallup.
 Miss Marjory Harris of Tariffville is visiting her grandparenfs, MT. and Mrs Wfliann F. WelIes is recovering from 8 serious Illness. Mrs Margaret Johnson of Plants vile, Conn. was guest last week of local relatives.
 evening with Mrs. Jeptha M. Olmstead at the Baptist parsonage. Mrs. Oscar F. Cruanb has been at the Junior farm West Mystic. Earl WaFbridge of Stafford Springs is the guest of MT. and Mrs. John Kennedy.
 E William c. Harris has been i'll. Mrs George Hicks has returned to Wilaimantic after a visit to local rela- George Siswick has returned to Stafford Springs after a visit to his brother, Sidney Siswick
 Mrs. William Harris has returned to
 New London after a visit with her fa- fher and sister, Dr. A. T. Chapman and Miss Gertrude Chapman.
 Mildred Brown was a recent guest of the Misses Finnegan of Gallup Hill,
 Charles c. Eldredge took long dis tanre trip in his automobile last week.
 Pearl B. Lamphere was an over Sunday guest of his uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. James P. Brown, of Noank
 Mrs. Julia Brown has been ailing for the past few days. She is in her seth year.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Chipman of Waterford came here last week to at tend the funeral of their relative, Mrs. Mercy (Wnliams) Brown.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Keeney of New London are guests this week of MT. and Mrs. Albert A. Haley.
 Charles Rhodes is critically i'll at the home of his daughter Mrs. Charles Greene.
 Postmaster Resigns.
 Abel H. Hinckley has resigned as postmaster of the Old Mystic office af- The resignation will take effect as soon as his successor is appointed. Post master Hinckley'e resignation is due to i'll health. Patrons of the office sin cerely regret that his health will not permit d1is continuing in office. The United States civil service commission announces that May 21st, 1910, an ex- aEnination will take place in Mystic to master; $54E was the compensation Of the postmaster for the last fiscal year.
 Mics OImstead Wins Medal Contest.
 The Queens of Avilon under the, ausp4ces of the Woman's Christian Temperalfce union of Old Mystic held medal eontest in the-chapel at Center Groton "Wednesday evening, April 20. The programme follows: Invocation, Rev. w. E. White; chorus, Let the Lower Lights Be Burning, Queens of Avilon; recitation, Mary Elizabeth, by first contestant, Esther Barnes; recdta- tion, Pledge With Wine, by second con testant, Hattie Lamphere; solo, The White Ribbon. Mrs. J. Harold Will lfamp; recitation. The Potters Field, by thdrd contestant, Blanche Brown; solo, Rip Van Wrinkle, Frederick W. Burton; recitation, The Factory Chim- ney, by fourth contestant, Gladys M. Olmstead; solo, The Little Jap, Miss nfth contestant. Maude Williams: solo A Winter Song, Miss Viola Eldredge; recitation, A Poor Mans Story by the sixth contestant, Christine Avery; vo- cal duet, Floating. Miss Lottie March and, Horace s. Williams; recitation, Judge Morse's Reason, by seventh con testant, Etta M. Lamphere. The judges, Rev. William F. White Miss Myra Brown and Judge Russell Gallup, retired for decision. Reading, The Homeliest Man in Town, Mrs. Percy Colver.
 Rev. MT. White, chairman of judges. announced their decision in favor of Contestant No. and presented the medal to Miss Olmstead. He presented each of the other contestants a sterling silver hatpin. Benediction was pro- nc, by Rev. Jeptha M Ohm stead supper was served at the close of the contest.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Bap- tist church met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Horace O. Williams.
 The United Workers of the Methodist Episcopal church met Wednesday af- ternoon with Mrs. Hermon Main . Edward flick of Mystic has pur- chased the property belonging to the estate of William H. Mitchell on the river road.
 John Kennedy and Charles S, Cady of this village and their guest, Fred erick WdFdey, Of Stafford Springs, en- toyed a trouting expedition last Fri day.