Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-02
OLD MYSTIC
Masquerade Surprise PaFty-ouaFtsv-
Iy Conference.-The at Wselsn MN
Law Seek by Prentiee Chase.

a masquerade surprise party was
given Master Charlie Tinker a few
evenings since, at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Tinker.
The guests arrived Of $50 and IN
masked at $50. The names OF those
who participated and the characters
represented by them follow:
Miss Maude Fee, American girl: Miss
Victoria Weimer. COW girl Miss Tay-
lor, Night; Miss Maude Tinker, gypsy,
Miss Flora Ingram, Indian girl Miss
Helen Main. Night; Miss Blanche
Burrows, so ,iety girl: Miss Louisa
Weiner, Day; Miss Myrdell TsYlor,
domino; Miss Olive Taylor, Dutch
girl; Walter Crook, tramp: Leslie Ha-
ley, little girl; Alden Wilcox, sailor.
John Crosby, tramp: Edward Mitchell.
Turk; Abraham Player, rufHan; Elisha
Davis, news girl.
After the unmasking the evening
was given up to games. Refreshmemnm
were served.
Fourth Quarterly Conference
At the fourth quarterly conferences
| OF the Methodist church, held at tha
| residence Of Mrs. Jane II. Dean n
| Main street, District Supt J. IT. New
| Land of Norwich presided The re
| port of the board for lay delegates -
/
March n in Providence, reported Hor-
| ace o. Williams elected delegate ana
| Miss S. Annie Williams az reserve
| delegate. Resolutions wore pssssd
| thanking John L. Manning OF Myetis
and John Ryan ~ Stoulngton borough
for managing the fund given them hv
| Francis NJ. Manning in such i nanaer
that the church should receive the
benefit Of it at tho earliest possfbis
moment.
Fire at Wooden Mill.
On Monday evening at o'clock Ere
was discovered at the plant ~ the
Mystic Wooden company Of old Mys-
tic. II started in the picker room
Supt John Kennedy ard some OF the
employees Of the mill soon had the
flames under control. as It had not
gained much Roadway when discov-
| ereC. Stock was more damaged bv
water than by the fire. superintendent
Kennedy while Fastening to suidus
the fire, cut his hand badly with a
piece of glass, vet continued 10 work
until he grew faint from the loss Of
so much blood He was assletod %
his horne and his physician summoned
to dress the wound. which 10 stin pals
ful.
Prize Banner Displayed.
] Ing Nlllle SdlN ndlALeL WON NN Nle
Old Mystic Woman's Christian TEN
perance union for the largest per cent.
gain in membership during 1911 was
displayed for the first time at thu
recent oratorical prize contest held IN
the Methodist church, Mystic.
$500 Fire Loss.
Paul Massey Of Old Mystic. propFi-
etor of a steam sawmill, recently
leased wooded land and 2 large barn
, thereon from Thomas Avery Of Grot-
on. Tuesday night about $50 O'Clock
a fire broke out in the barn whsrs
, eight horses, teams, machinery. tools.
etc, were stored. The barn and con
tents we're destroyed, with the excsp-
ton Of enc Of the horses, which was
so badly burned that IL will have %
be shot Mr.. Massey left tbs prop
erty in care Of some Of his workmeD-
! When the fire Yves discovered by res
idents of Pcquonoc II had gained such
headway that All efforts 10 sub6Ue Il
were useless. The loss 70 Mr.. Mas
aey will be something like il.5ee.
Broke Her Ankle
Mrs. William p. Weller slipped or
: the doorstep at her homo last Friday
and broke her ankle.
Miss Charlotte johnson, teacher Of
= the intermediate grades OF the OLD
n Mystic school, is III with pleurisy al
: her home In New London. Mrs.. Hal
= sey e. Packer Is substituting for her.
a Far! Walbridge IS to open q store
a in DIT. A. T. ChApmsn's block, vacated
p a few weeks since by Calvin II. Hox-
. sic.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Zap
= tist church met Wednesday evening ~
4 the home Of Mrs J. Harold Williams
: The Womsn's Christian Temperance
!. union met Friday at the home Of Mrs..
Jane H. Dean.
Has Written Law Beck
4 Attorney Prentice Chase Of New
# Haven has written p book entitled
v Law, Labor and Legislation. MT
: Chase is a native Of this village and
!. spent his boyhood days here. He =
: a son Of the late Emory 2. Chase and
j. Fanny Chase.
John Brenton Copp expects to star
& next Thursday on a European trtp
v Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest W. Brown Of
!. Riverhead farm were IN attendance
# Wednesday evening at the meeting Of
=. the Southern New England Poultry
associatio One Of tire addresses Of
the evening was delivered BY Mr.
Brown.
: Miss Deborah Casey has returned q
q Norwich after an over sunday visit
y at the home Of MI and Mrs. Hsrr1
Cady.
- Death Of Or. Arthur Mcdonald.
Carleton w. Brown Of Brookside re-
ceived q telegram Wednesday inform
ing him of the death Of his cousin
DR. Arthur Mcdonald of Princeton
n. ]. Mr.. Brown left later IN th'
T day for Princeton to attend the III
neral.
o Mrs. Herbert 3. Hutchins returned
e Thursday to Lev iston, Me, after
]. months visit to Mr.. and Mrs HorsS'
" .. Williams
Mrs. William K. Holmes OF Mysu'
= and son. jeremiah Holmes, q secre'
tary of the Y. NJ. G. A. At Brooklyn
: navy yard, were calling "Wednesday
l. on their aunt, Mrs Jane Fl, Dean
Mrs. Harry It. Hanks and daughter
II PHYLLIS. are guests Of the former
IS sister. Mrs John r. Spofferd Of Brook
- lyn, n. y.
a Mrs. John H. Copp Of Main stree
was calling Tuesday on her aunt, Mrs
& Billings Brown ot Groton borough
IS who is critically III with penumonin
Mrs. Brown is a native Of Old Mys
tic, and was Abby Ann Whiting.
OAKDALE