Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-25
STONINGTON
Personal MISUNDERSTANDING Home to
Be Built by Massachusetts Man
Funeral of Henry Spencer.


At Calvary Episcopal church for the
remainder of the month of July and
for the month of August Rev. Charles
j. Mason will omit the sermon at the
evening service.
Mrs. w. L. Stevens and Miss Elinor
Stevens of Norwich were guests over
Sunday of Mrs. Lathrop at the Point.
b. F. Childs of Boston spent Sunday
in town.
C. NJ. Robbins and family of Albany,
N. Y. spent Saturday and Sunday
here.
Morris Wood of Brooklyn. N. Y, re-
turned Sunday evening to his home.
e. F. Francis OF Pittsburg, Pa. is
Charles Wilson and son of Philadel-
phia are guests of friends in the Dor
ough. f.r
E. NJ. c. Carlyle, of Cambridge,
spend a week here. - ~
Lloyd Green and Henry Ames of
Chicago spent Sunday here. the guests
of relatives in the borough.
John II. Ryan has sold; five building
lots on Wamphassuck Point for the
owners, Edwin Miner and others, TO
William A. Pike of Pittsfield, Mass
Mr. Pike contemplate the erection of
a fine summer home on a part of the
plot. The ground sold covers l-2
acres. and is on the west side of the
Point. A water tower is soon to be
erected there, to furnish the owners a
supply of water.
The white wings are making the
borough streets look tidy by their
cleaning the cross streets and filling
up the hollow places within fine trap
rock The low places at the cross
walks have also been filled and autos
are no more troubled by the bumps
they have received in going over
them.
The Atwood Machine company has
placed new window sets on the whole
front and sides on the ground floor of
their plant, on Water street.
The funeral services of Henry Spen-
Ger were held at his late home. on
School street. at 2.S0 p. m. Rev. George
3. Marston officiated. A large number
of floral pieces showed the esteem in
which he was held in the community.
Intement was in Stonington ceme-
terry.
The closing scheme tried by the
storekeepers evidently did not prove
| satisfactory, as on last Thursday only
two grocers had closed their stores
and two markets. Owing to this mis-
understanding the stores will remain
open all day Thursday hereafter.
Mrs. Z. B. Chickering and daughter,
Jeanette, of Lancaster, Mass, are
guests of Mrs. F. B. Moves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Staplin of Wa
terbury are guests of Mrs. Staplin
| here.
Mrs. Joseph HILBERT of Brooklyn, N.
| Y, is spending the week in town.
Captain Elisha Clarke in his boat
| Bessie on Saturday afternoon brought
IN twelve barrels of founders. this be-
/ ing a four days catch. The fish are
scarce.
Mrs. Nellie Sylvester and daughter,
Susan, of Newark, n. j.. are the guests
of Mrs. Theodore Scoffeld of Main
street.
On Sunday Mrs. Harriet Brewster of
| Elm street received many congratula-
| lions in honor OF her birthday.
William Higgins of the borough, who
| ia employed as conductor on the New
Haven road, is convalescing after an
\ attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. Julia Fisher of Wallingford,
Conn, and Mrs. z. d. Sweet OF Provi-
| dence are the guests of Mrs. Griffin.
Mrs. w. p. Griffin of Water street
is convalescing at her home on Water
| street.
b. c. Hetrick of-Portland, Me-, is
| spending a few days in town.