Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-20
STONINGTON.
Sound Fishermen Begin Seasen-Ssie of Steamer Pequot-PIans for Good Citizenship Meeting.

Capt. John Ostman and his two brothers. Fred and Will, started Satur- day for Block Island on their annual swordfishing trip in the Etta and Lena. The rest of the Stonington fleet will soon follow, if the weather holds good. Miss Ethel Dennison of Hartford spent Sunday with her mother at her home.
 B C. Rice of Newark, N J., spent Sunday in the borough.
 Steamer Pequot Sold.
 Steamer Pequot, which lies in here at the wharf, is one of the oldest ves- sells of the New England. Navigation owned. It has been sold to Dunn & Go. of Fall River. The new owners have taken possession. The engine terial which can be taken out prelim- mary to burning the hull for the iron work in her. Chief Engineer John H. Thayer who was in charge of the en- zines. went to Newport last week for orders.
 The Pequot was formerly steamer Thetis and was built in 1864 at New York and is 1860 gross tons, 94e net Is feet deep. and had 90o-horsepower engines in her. She was formerly of the Neptune Steamship company and was used as a freighter on various lines until brought in here at the wharf. She was a sister ship to the Metis, which was wrecked at Watch Hill with large loss of life. and the Doris, now a barge, which was sunk at Providence last winter.
 Guests in Town.
 John Moore of Brooklyn. N. T., is the guest of George F. Brayton.
 Mfr and Mrs. w. H. Robey of Boston, Mass. arrived Saturday and will have the Doughty cottage at Darling Hill for the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward P. York of
  ernoon and will occupy the parsonage by the sea for the summer.
 The people who nave been at the Phelps homestead left Saturday for Chicago.
 Edward J. Garrity of Jersey City Simmons B. Enright of Jersey City spent the week in town.
 Commencement June 29.
 School closed in all it's departments Friday. with the exception of the se- nor class. which will not close until be held on the evening of June 2s. The vaIedictorian of the class will be Miss Prudence c. Fairbrother. and the salu- tatorfan Miss Helen IA. Chamberlain. Ex-Gov. George H. Utter of Westerly will deliver the sermon.
 Firemsn's Memorial.
 The joint committees chosen by the
  to have charge of the Memorial day observances at their meetinR held last week Sunday, June fS, was decided up- ceased fremen will bs decorated
 C. M. L. Howard of Princeton. N. J., was here Sunday.
 Stonington fs looking forward to having band concerts during the sum mer.
 Burial of Mrs. ceo~sia p. Williams. The funeral of Mrs. 0eorgia P. Williams was held at the home of her daughter. Mrs. oeorys WeGren. with whom she resided at Newport. Fri day. The body was brought to Ston- ington Saturday for burial In the fam fly lot. There was . nussSber of choice floral pieces.
 Good CitjGsaship Meeting.
 The fifth of the present series of meetings under the auspices of the Stonington prohfbition town will be held Thursday. June 23. at 7.4S p. m.. in the Second church parfors.
 William G. King will preside. Mrs. Theodore W. Hyde. president of the local w c. T. U.. will read the Scrip ture. The Criterion orchestra will fur nish music. Mrs. Alvin Cutler of West Mystic, holder of a matron's W. C. T. U. silver medal will read. The ad- dress of the evening bill be by John McEwen Dorman of Stratferd. former ly edior of the Voter. This meeting Is public.