Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-02
New London County
OLD MYSTIC
3. Y. p. U. Gives Halloween Social Prize Corn at Riverview-PupiIs Perfect in Attendance.


 A HalloWe'en social was held by the B. Y. P. |. Wednesday evening at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Frank l.. Lamphere. The rooms were decorated with evergreen, cornstalks, apples and pumpkin moonshines and crepe paper. Clarence W. Beckwith acted as door keeper. The reception committee (two witches) were Miss Maude Williams and Miss Eleanor Cheesbro. The cloak room was iu charge of (spooks) Miss Nora Massey and Miss Helen Hall. The register tspoOks) Miss Ruth AL len and Miss Helen King. Weighers tWi1ards), Albert Weller and Chelsea Williams. In the eat contest the judges (spookl. Miss Ruth Williams and (wizarGl Clarence W. BeCkwitn. awarded first prize to Miss Bessie Heath Of Mystic and bOoby prize 10 Phiip Brown of old Mystic. Then followed an apple pairing song. Misses Amy Eldre0ge Elinor Cheesbro Maude Williams. Lydia Main and Maude Tin her. Witches CauldrOn, Witch Miss Etts May Lamphere, who sang Witch es Song. assisted by gnomes Horace <. Williams. Percy Anderson and Your Fortunes. sung by Miss Amy El- dredge. assisted by Miss Lydia Main and Daniel Gilbert, followed by Reply 10 Fortune Sorr by Misses Genevieve Frink Nora Massey, Helen Hull, Viola Eldredgc and Josephine Waterbury, the fortunes Of those present were read by the fortune teller. Miss Amy Eldredge. Next on the programme was the ghost parade ghosts singing as they went The Mystic Hallowe' en Song. This was rendered by Miss Amy Eldredge Miss Viola Eldredge, Mrs. Henry Emil Anderson and Mrs. Henry CheesbrO. Chorus, Old Hal lowesB Franks. Rev. Henry Emil An derson, Clarence Becllwith, Chelsea Williams. Albert Welles, Horace S Williams. Percival Anderson and Charlie Tinker. After the programme el1 were called to the Spooks' cafe by the ringing of a cowbell. Those in charge of the cafe were Mrs. Henry Cheeshro. Miss Stella Welles. Miss Viola Eldredge and Josephine Water bury The menu consisted of sand 7siches. moonfaces and Old Mystic po- ton. Chills were on sale by Henry E. Anderson and Frank L. Lamphere. They were assisted by gnomes Horace g. Williams. Psrcival Anderson and Charlie Tinker. The social was plan ned by and in charge of Mrs. Henry
 
 EldTedge, Mrs. Henry Cheesbro, Miss Genevieye F'rink and Miss Etta May Lsmphere. The proceeds amounted to s1T.
 Prizs Corn Harvesed.
 The prize corn grown by Charles Q. Eldredge at Riyerview has been har- vested and the yield, though not yet accurately ascertained will be at the rate Of over 150 bushels of shelled corn to the acre.
 Progress on M. E. Parish House.
 A business meeting attended by members and friends of the M. k. church was held Monday evening in the church to discuss certain of the architectural features of the new parish house and to report of progress as 10 finances, etc. The financial side of the proposition is very encouraging as Is the report of the building com mittse-
 Address on Prohibition.
 Charles J. Hall Of Los Angeles Gal, spoke Tuesday at 345 p. m. on Lam phere's park on the issues of the cam psign
 Late Blossoms.
 Postmistress Miss Lucy Annette TourJee. while taking stroll across tne fields Wednesday afternoon with her young niece, Ruth Brown, of Mys= tic. picked a good sized bouquet of wild flowers which contained blue zsntians buttercups, yarroW. wild as- tsrs, Eoldenrod and 8 small branch of witch hazel which had both blossoms and nuts on the same twig.
 Next Sunday will be Boys day at ths Baptist Sunday school.
 Punotusi Pupils.
 The following pupils were present O. the Buraett's Corners school during Che month Of October: Alice Wydler, Altcs Cheesbro. Jennie Chesbro, Frying CrsndaIi. Gottiieb Guhring Frying Holdredge, Clarence WydleT Willie ToldreSge and Emil Wydler.