Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-03
STONINGTON
Miss Thomas Wins in Prize Speaking Contest-Summsr Visitors Arriving Big Catch of Pollock

Thursday evening at Borough hall the programme of the high school prize speaking contest was most ex- cellently given. Following was the programme: Orchestra; school chorus (a) While You Sleep, Hadley (b) End less Song. Neidlinger: King Robert cf Sicily. Longfellow, Alice M Kellogg: How Ruby CRubenstein) Played. Fred J. Dollbaun; The Swan Song Rather inc Brooks Carolyn o. PendIeton; or Thompson. Rouse Wilcox; Robbie Shaftoe, Homer Greene, Lavina Thomas; Spartacus to the Gladiator Kellogg. Russell Hemphill; orchestra: Zetto, the Story of a Life, William J. Long. Viola Eldredge; European Guides. Mark Twain. Harold T Eaton: orchestra. A large audience attended and was well pleased with the work If the contestants. The awards were: First prize, Miss Lavina Thomas of Paweatuck. Harold T. Eaton of the borough: honorable mention Russell Cathcart of Westerly. Dr. w. 5. Smith of Mystic and Miss McIntire of West erly
 Barber Essay Competition.
 For number of years the high school pupils of the 18th district. Paw catuck have been entitled to compet e in a prize essay contest for three cash
 
 for these prizes was left by Peleg s. Barber of Paweatuck- Three judges have the awarding of the prizes, one to be chosen by the competitors one by the school committee and the third by the two already elected. The essays are to be written this year on June ie It is unfortunate that ali of the high school pupils cannot enter the contest. bug according to the terms of the will only pupils of the 18th district may compete.
 Borough Personals.
 Miss Martha Williams of the Road district is practicing for the enter tainment to be given by the Williams Memorial institute at New London June 10.
 York.
 Miss Ella Merritt arrived home Fri day from months stay in Newark,
 Miss Elsie F'airhrother is enjoying a weeks vacation in Providence.
 Team One Won.
 The Jolly Eight teams bowled on Thursday evening. Team One defeated Team Two and won four out of the five strings. Koefb had the high sin gle, 1S0. as well as the high total, 7s0
 Mrs. Frederick s. Jones of Hartford has purchased the Lizzie Hancex house
  summer home.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Post of Hart ford have leased the Simmons house on the North road and will occupy it dur ing June and July
 Rev. and Mrs. c. J. Mason returned from Stamford Friday. They attended the graduation exercises of Miss Low S and Miss Haywood's school. where their daughter. Miss Blanche. WIS graduat- ed. Miss Mason returned with her parents.
 Mrs. Eugene Atwood and daughter, from New York and opened their home on Church street for the summer
 Going to Narragansett Pier
 Clarence K. Tanner, former agent of the Adams Express company a Watch Hill, was in Stonington Friday. He will have charge of the company's of fee at Narra gansett Pier.
 13o,o0O Pounds of Pollock Seined
 Capt G. E. Allison feels proud of the catch of the James M. Clifford. which has been on cruise for the past week. The craft put into Gloucester. Mass. Thursday and shipped her catch of 13e.000 pounds of pollock to market. The fish were taken in a seine.
 To Speak at Baptist Church.
 At the First Baptist church Sunday morning Rev. W. H. $. Hascall of Rassein Burma. will give an address on his work among that people. He worked many years in the field as a missionary.