Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-24
STONiNGTON
Borough Meeting Votes to Have Re-
vlsed Bylaws Printed-Basketball
Team Opens Season-Movsments Of
Steamers.

{ On Friday evening the freemen of
TIE borough voted unanimously to have
the borough bylaws. etc, printed for
general distribution. In thu absence of
Stivers presided at the meeting, and
Borough Clerk Charles B. States acted
| as clerk. 1t was voted that there be
compiled and printed for general use
LOCO copies of the charter ana bylaws
| of the borough. ordinances Of the war
| den and MISREPRESENTATION with stat
ute laws appartaining to boroughs. and
| that committee of three be appointed
! for such purpose. with power to pro-
cure any assistance required,
The motion was offered by Burgess
Charles =. Bfightman and unanimously
| carried after soma discussion. James
! Stivers. Charles B. States and Charles
| 8riehtman were appointed the commits
tee TO attend to the matter.
An amendment TO Mr.. Brishtman' S
motion offered by James Pendleton, to
| the effect that the committee De in
sttucted to procure an estimate of the
cost OF conoiling and printing. report
ing to another meeting Of the free-
men of the borough. was turned down,
IS to 20. The majority were in favor
&C the corrnlittee going ahead with the
work without further delay 1t will
take two months at least to complet.
q diligent search of the general stat
utes Of the state for all laws pertain
ing to boroughs, 30 that the present
borough laws which conflict may be
the compilation as are now In forca
Heath improved.
Fred Hyde. son of Mr. and Mrs. Eu-
gene p HYDE who left town several
months ago. owing to i'll health, is
much improved by his trip south and
west. He intends spending the winter
in Arizona.
Planning Supper.
Members of the Seneca club are plan
| ming to have supper Friday evening.
President George A. Hyde will act as
! POSTMASTER
Good Basketball Provided,
| The basketball season has opened
and Stonington hopes to have one Of
the best teams possible. The boys
are arranging plans TO secure Borough
| hail. one of the best places for basket
ball anywhere around here. There is
! hope Of having basketball league,
| including teams in neighboring places.
| Manager Staplins has procured some OF
! the fastest players he could get and
with average practice Stonington is
! assured of one Of the liveliest and most
| spirited teams about here
New Voters Made.
! Five voters were made in Stonington
] and seven in Mystic last week when
the board CT registrars. composed oil
Selectmen Stable Wheeler and Hold
redee and Town Clerk Hinckley, met in
| the borough Friday.
/ Big Bunker Hill at Wharf.
! Freight steamer Bunker Hill arrived
/ Sunday from Newport and will lay NJ
at the steambo wharf. Steamer Pc
| uuot will go to New London and will be
| hauled out on the ways of the Thames
! ToWhGat company for repairs 1t is un =
I deTstood tha- steamers Bunker Hill
! massachusetts, and Old Colony are to
/ be fitted out for passenger service.
Festivities Follow Launching.
! The members of the Jibboom clut
| No / of New London were invited tC
attend a=launching in the borough Sat
urdaY. but owing to being late missed
! the pleasure of helping Mr.. Smith witt
| his twelve-foot round bottom boat il
| the members in the Old sail loft over
| Mr.. Smiths shop where the afternoon
| was spent in telling sea tales. Those
who attended were William Chesebrc
of the borough, captain of the club
! Pilot w. II. Avery of New London
| Purser c. H Niles of New London
/ Capt. Henry Miner of Groton, George
| Van Woert of New London, Capt. A. D
Stone and William Paine of New York
| Charles and William Smith of this
| place. The club has the distinction Of
| being the first one and the only on;
/ existing.
On Saturday a large collie owned BY
/ George A. Fish was struck and killed
/ by train at the Front street crossing
! The dog was at the station with hi:
master. and the flyer came through al
] 1 O'Clock, struck the animal and killed
! him. The dog was very valuable an6
/ q great pet.