Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-18
OLD MYSTIC
Methodist Brotherhood Holds Ladies' Night-SchooIs Honor Lincoln Sale of Portion of Grafflin Prop ertv.

Friday morning, Feb. 10th the Meth odlst Brotherhood met at the parson- age to hold it's first ladies' night. Inose In attendance were Misses Florence Johnson, Annie Williams, Huldah Desley, Lottie Marchand, Hell en Hull, Helen Williams, Della Will lams, Esther Barnes, Louise Harris, 6ianche Brown, and Messrs. Everett Johnson, Lawrence Williams, William Erench, Edmund Lamb, John Crosby, Warren Wheeler, Phi1yip Harris, Clark Barnes and Henry Leighton.
 Pupils Observe Lincoln Day.
 The Old Mystic schools held Lin- coin session Monday afternoon, when the following programme was enter tainingly rendered.:
 Grades 6. and s, Miss Bowker. teacher-Song, Lincoln, So Good and Great, school; recitation, A Tribute, Horace s. Williams; song, Flag of the Free, school; The Gettysburg Ad- dress, Dorothy Harris; song, How They So Softly Rest, school; Lincoln's Birthday, Abraham Player; closing song, Battle Hymn of the Republic, school Intermediate grade. Miss Kent, Banner, school; quotations on Lincoln, school; essay, Abraham Lincoln $ Boyhood, Elwin Wilkinson; Lincoln's Getty ysburg Address, Clifford Desiey song, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, school; essay, Abraham Lincoln, Gen Llncoln's life answered by school; essay, Abraham Lincoln's Life, Leslie Haley; story of Lincoln told by Miss Kent; recitation, Abraham Lincoln school; closing song, America, by school.
 Primary department, Miss Clarke teacher-Lincoln Song, school; Lin colns Boyhood and Home Qualities Which Made Lincoln Great; Stories of His Honesty, Strength and Kindness to Animals; reading stories about Lincoln written by the children: cho- rus. America, school.
 Men Cooked and Served Supper
 The Methodist Brotherhood held a Valentine social Tuesday evening. A chowder supper was served from 6 to 9. A delegation numbering fifteen was present from the Mystic Ep- worth league. The chowder was cook ed by the pastor, Rev. H. Vernon Mor- Till and was pronounced excellent Members of the Brotherhood served the supper.
 Sold to Pay Taxes.
 The advertised tax sale of the aban- : doned F. D. Graffiin property, adjoin- ing lands of Amos Mitchell, on the Mystic river, was sold Saturday morn ing by Collector Perkins to a repre- sentative of Walter Morgan of Mystic who bid enough for the property ou the west side sof the road to pay the towns bill, some $500. and so left the parcel on the river side still the prop erty of MT. Grafhin.
 The United Workers of the Meth odist church met Wednesday at ? D m. with Mrs. Merrill at the parsonage
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church met Wednesday evening with Mrs. Oscar F. Crumb, the presi- dent.
 Rev. George H. Miner, D. D., of Mys- tic, occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church Sunday morning.
 Captain and Mrs. John E. Spofford and daughter, Thelma, returned We'd nesday to Brooklyn, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Page of Meri- den were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Edward Tinker.
 Charles Edwin Lamphere left Mon- day morning to begin work in Bridge port.
 Miss Amy Eldredge, teacher at Yer esaffles, spent Lincoln dday at the Eld- redge homestead.
 Harry F. Hanks and daughter Jeff Wednesday for a months visit to Captain and Mrs. John c. Spofford o1 Brooklyn, N. Y.