Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-13
ToIIand County
COLUMBIA
Annual Meeting of Congregational
church--e,24s Books Drawn from the
Library During Year--orsanization
Of Sunday School.


ed The report of A. A. Latham,
clerk showed that during the past
year two we're added to the member
ship by letter. The membership was
diminished by 1I-five by death and six
by letter. The present membership is
1873. All five Of those who died were
women Of advanced years, their ages
being II, 81, Ss, So and "a. total of
A24 years and an average of nearly 80.
The treasurer, Joseph Hutehins, re-
ported total contributions for the past
year amounting to $12S.91, of which
S111.01 was for benevolent purposes.
Miss Amelia ]. Fuller, treasurer Of
the Ladies' Aid society, reported total
receipts for the year $540,57, Of which
S295.42 was expended for various pur-
poses, leaving a balance of S245.l5 on
deposit and in the treasury.
Miss Eliza HutchinS Of the Woman's
Missionary society reported a member
ship of 26. During the year s46 was
contributed and forwarded to the
womans branch at Hartford
The election of officers resulted as
follows. Clerk, A. A. Latham; treas
urer. Joseph Hutchins church COM
mittee. Deacon Edward P. Lyman,
william A. Collins and A. A. Latham.
Rev. Elliott 0, Foster who has accept
pastor of the church at the completion
of his seminary course next June, was
made acting pastor and authorized TO
administer the sauraments during the
intervening months.
Genuine Winter.
Saturday and Sunday were the cold
est days of the season thus far. The
mercury stood at from 6 to s below
zero Saturday morning and 4 below
Sunday. Ice is forming rapidly and
on some ponds Sunday had reached a
thickness Of nine inches.
Sunday School Organizes.
The Sunday school connected with
the Columbia Congregational church
was reorganized for the current year
last Sunday. The various reports
We're given and accepted. The report
Of the secretary showed that So ses-
sions of the school had been held dur
ing the past year. The aggregate at
tendance at these sessions was 2,767,
making an average attendance of 90.
The largest attendance was on Chill
dren'S day last June. and the smallest
On two Sundays when only 20 were
! present, The treasurer's report gave
| the receipts for the year as $41.84, of
| which S37.44 were contributed by the
school and $40 was received for lesson
| papers; $S4.69 had been expended for
| various purposes, leaving balance OF
| $T.15 in the treasury. officers were
elected as follows superintendent
| Clayton Hunt: assistant superinten-
! dent. L. e. Winter; secretary and
| treasurer William P. Johnson; assist
| ant, Aionzo Little; librarian, Alonzo
Little The superintendent, his assist
ant and the pastor were authorized to
! appoint committees to assist them at
! entertainments and any special Sunday
school work
4,0S3 Volumes in Library.
The annual meeting Of the Saxton B
| Little Free Library association was
held at the library building last Mon
| day evening. The various annual re-
! ports were read and accepted. Officers
| for the ensuing year were chosen as
follows: President, s. B. West; vice
| president, William P. Johnson; secre-
| tary, James P. Little; treasurer. Ed
ward p. Lyman; trustee, Alonzo Little;
associate trustees, James P. Little and
! Edward P. Lyman. Two members OF
| library committee for three years, Mrs
Lillian W. Rice and William P. john
! son. The treasurer's report gave the
! receipts for the year $235.19, of which
| s19S.23 had been paid out by order OF
! the library committee, leaving a bal
| ance of 1855 in the treasury. The
| trustee reported that S166.27 had beer
received as interest during the year
! and paid over to the treasurer. The
librarian gave an interesting report
showing that the work of cataloguine
the books under the card system, be-
| gun in 1909, has been completed. the
books are now properly classified, and
| the system seems to be working sue
| cessfully; 4,083 volumes have been cat
alogued under this system. Many books
which were seldom or never called fol
| were not catalogued, but were removed
to an upper room in the library build
ing, where they can easily be reached
II called for. The number Of books
added to the library the past year was
| III, Of whcih so were fiction; As vol
lines were purchased and ~ were the
| gift Of the state. The number Of books
drawn was 2,249, Of which nearly Z;
! per cent. were works of fiction; $751;
In fines were received from patrons Of
| the library. While, as In the case of al
! public libraries, the patrons seem t
| prefer fiction to any other class Of
| books, there was a marked increase II
the number of non-fction books drawn
| the past year. By a judicious selec.
| ton of books other than fiction it IL
| believed that a higher literary TASTE
! might be developed.
At the close of the annual meeting
the library committee met and organ
lied for the current year: Chairman
Joseph Hutchins; secretary and libra
rian, Mrs. Lillian w. Pinckney
was voted to procure additional lamp!
for the better lighting of the buildin;
and Mrs. Rice and Miss Amelia ]
Fuller were appointed committee Il
attend to this matter. The meetin'
adjourned to Monday evening. Jan %
when the selection Of books for the an
nual addition to the library will b.
taken up.
91s+ Birthday.
Mrs. Ann E. Holbrook celebrated he
elst birthday at her home on Columbi;
Green last Monday She received
and tokens Of remembrance from rela
tiyes and friends. Harold Phillips 0
| Willimantic, who for many years re
sided with Mrs. Holbrook. presente
her large birthday cake handsomel
decorated. All callers were served re
freshments. Mrs. Holbrook is remark
ably active and takes lively interes
in the affairs of the community j.
which she resides. She enjoyed tn
day very much.
Sheep Case to Be Appealed.
1t is understood that the decision i
the case Of Amelbert Scovire of Leba
non against the town of Columbia 70
! the loss Of d sheep, recently tried be
fore a Lebanon Justice of the peac