Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-24
NEW LONDON COUNTY
OLD MYSTIC
ChiIdren's Concert at Methodist
Church-t4ustIing Work on New
Trolley Spur-PupiIs Picnic at Peace
Grove.

A Children's day concert was held
Sunday evening in the Methodist
church. The large chorus was led by
Evangelist Albany r. Smith. Supt.
Horace civilians announced the ex-
ercises as follows.
Organ voluntary. Miss Gertrude w
Chapman; opening chorus, The Royal
perintendent and school; invocation,
Supt- III. 0. Williams: chorus. The
Song of Summer, recitation, class of
small boys; recitation, Children's Day,
class of small girls; chorus. Fair as
Sharon Rose, school, recitation Cliff
ford Desley; recitation, Ronald Az
cry; recitation, jake Smith: recita-
ton, Harry Cady. Jr.; recitation. Mil
dred Peckham; song, Sun and Rain,
class OF small boys; recitation. Phyllis
Harvey; recitation Antoinette Bur
dick; recitation, Nina Page; recitation,
Genieve Smart; song, Joyous Songs.
class; Rotations, Fred AIarchand,
Gurdon CasweH; exercise. Summer,
class of girls and boys; chorus, Come
With joyful Singing. school; recita-
TONS William Chadwick, Emilio Sous
sci. Lila Davis; chorus, Sing Again,
school: recitations, Esther Barnes.
John Seraferia, Fay Johnson: chorus,
Bells of Hope, school: Rotations,
Charles Barnes. Willie Marchand. Dor
cthy Harris, John Spieer Williams:
chorus. Trust Him, school; offering,
about SO; quartette. Miss Lottie Mar
chand, Miss Emma Williams, Evan
geline Smith. Horace o. Williams;
class piece. The Song of the Heart,
Greene. Miss Leah johnson. Miss EN-
ma Williams. Miss Clara Mae Brown
Miss Huldah Desley. Miss Mabel
Greene, Miss Lottie Marchand, Miss
Florence Johnson. Mss Hattie Lam
phere: recitation, Good Night Leslie
a1av. hancdiafiprY A u
The collection was sent to East Green
witch academy.
Work on New Trolley Spur.
Work on the trolley extension of the
Groton s. Stonington railway between
Old Mystic and Mystic was begun in
earnest Monday morning. The road
will run from Mystic railroad station
to Horace O. Williams store in this
village 1t is the intention to have
the track completed by August 1, 1911.
A large gang of laborerS have been
put ON the job. Fifteen or more of
the men are working in the hollow at
the lower part of the village Paul
Massey of Old Mystic has taken the
contract to supply 1900 ties and has
already delivered about 1000. Urban
Whitford has taken the contract TO
furnish the poles. quite a few being
needed where the trolley leaves the
highway to cross private property. BIZ
agreement with the Southern New
England Telephone company, the rest
Of the way the poles of the company
will be used for trolley wires.
School Picnic.
Miss Leah Johnson who taught the
Burnett's Corners school for the past
school year. gave a picnic Friday in
Peace grove for the pupils and a few
friends. About fifty assembled at the
grove at 10 "a. m. At l p. m. an appe-
tizing dinner was served in Peace tenn
PIE. At y. m. ice cream was served.
Games were played and the party dis
perse1 at . y. m.
Exhibit of Pupils Work.
An exhibit of school work was held
st the Old Mystic school Friday, June
3S. from until o'clock The gradu-
ating exercises of Old Mystic school
were held Friday morning.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
list church met Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Frank e. Williams.
Rev j. s. Thurston of Bristol,
Conn, viii occupy the pulpit of the
Baptist church SUNDAY morning and
evening.
Evangelist Albany r. Smith will oc-
supy the pulpit OF the Methodist
church Sunday.
Mrs. II. o. Williams has returned
from two weeks visit to Mrs John l..
Tiff of Providence.
Mrs Charles @. Eldridge has return
Cd to Riverview. after 81 ten days Wis
it with. her mother, Mrs. Sherman Gill
patrick of Ifroton, Mass.
Deacon and and Mrs. Frazer of No
ank wore oyer-Sunday guests Of Rev.
and Mrs. Albany r. Smith.
Mrs. George Roberts OF Waterbury
is the guest of her sister. &rs. w. D.
Beckwith.
recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
w. Brown