Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-15
MYSTIC
Sudden Death Of CourtIand Payns IN
His Lsunch-Horace cIift's Barn on
Fire,


CORTLAND Payne died suddenly on
Saturday morning about 9 O'Clock
while on his launch. He had started
on trip to Greenport with his grand
son, Alexander Payne, and Harry
Mitchell. The party left Mystic early
in the morning and was towing sew
eral spars from Mystic to Greenport
Pluf,s island MIR. Payne threw up his
hands and expired instantly. The
young men on board the boat at once
turned around and when Mystic was
reached notified Undertaken Rathbun,
who at once notified Medical Exami-
ner r. N. Hewes of Groton, who came
to this place and gave permission Tor
the removal of the body to the home
of his son, Emerson Payne. The de-
ceased was BORN in Westerly and was
rs years old and has spent the most
of his life in Mystic and Mason is
son, Emerson Payne, and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. John Payne and Mrs. Will
lam Godfrey. and nine grandchildren
Miss Mildred Lamb celebrated her
fifth birthday on Friday afternoon
from two until five at the home of
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. N. s. Lamb,
on West Mystic avenue. Games were
played and a good time was enjoyed
by the little tots. Those present were
Ralph Van Pelt, Ruth and Dorothy
Doyle, Anna and Doris Dennison, En-
lily and Clinton Greene Haman Brad
ley, Bernice Dahill. Roger and Blanche
Ryley Miss Mildred received num-
Der of presents.
About 430 O'Clock on Saturday aft
ernoon the fire alarm of the Mystic
power station blew for fire in the
barn belonging to Horace Cliff on Pc
quot hill. Both the Mystic hook and
ladder company and 3. F. Hoxie en-
lo1 hut bo
fire was out of the district no water
could be got. The fire presumably
caught from a spark of a brush fire
near the barn. The fremen worked
hard to save the barn and at about
eight o'clock the fire was put out. The
ly insured.
Opening Baseball Game.
The first baseball game of the sea-
noon at Industrial park and there was
a good attendance. The game was be-
tween Mystic and a team from Yale
and did not prove as interesting as
had been anticipated. The Mystic team
started off good with Cranker and Nc
CURE as battery and held out well
While the battery for Yale, Woold and
Sharpe, proved too weak and at the
end of The third inning, Waldo, who
was playing second base. was put in
and pitched q good game. The Yale
team is managed by Raymond Holmes,
who is a Mystic boy and who will this
summer play on the Mystic team.
Charles Donath acted as umpire for
six innings, but being assistant chief
of the fire Experiment had TO answer
the alarm which blew for a fire. Will
lam McKone took his place. The line
UP for Mystic was Reiger IS, Cranker
y. Sullivan 3b. Greenwood 2b, Nc
6
rf, Kennedy 1b. For Yale, Waldo 2b
and p. COBB SIS, Holmes 3b, Woold p,
and Oh, Hank Id. Coates rg, Sharpe C,
Atwood If, Laimas CT. Score by inn
ings:
Mystic, 80 1 0 0 4 0 Ill
Yale, 0 O l 2 0 0 O.
Death from Ruptured Artery.
Mrs. Herman Fisher died suddenly
at her home at o'clock Saturday She
had just returned from doing her Sat
urday night shopping and when she
entered the house an artery broke in
her leg and she bled to death. A doc
tor was summoned and all assistance
was rendered possible. but to no
avail and she died in less than Is min
utes- she was a German and besides
her husband she leaves one daughter,
Mrs. Amos Bogue.
Sunday was observed in all the
churches in the village as Mothers
day, and the different pastors preached
on that subject. Many carnations
Were worn IN observance of the day.
Harry Hoxie of New York. Frank N
Gillian of New Britain. Ira F. Moves
of New Haven. Byron Billings of East
Lyme. Leonard Gift of Boston, Ros-
coe Burrows OF Bristol. spent Sunday
with their families in Mystic.
Mrs Elmer Holdredge of New Lon
don is visiting Mrs J. A Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Cliff of Jack
Fla. have arrived in the VII
laze for the summer.
Mrs. John Baker is visiting with
relatives at Crescent beach.