Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-24
JEWETT CITY
Granny Avery's Grave Discovered by Daniel L. PhllIps-Baptist Aid So- ciety Elects Offieers-St Msry's Parish Officers.

Parish Officers.
 All tho residents of Jewett City who are over 30 years of age will remem- Der the famous Granny Averys" pond, which covered the site of the present x. r.. N. II. and H. railroad station The name SO long a mystery Is explained by the discovery of Eliza | beth Averys grave, and proof of her l dover rights in this land.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Avery was the wife of Benjamin Avery, and her maiden name was SliltCn Her husband was the son of Joseph Avery, and the grandson of Lieut.. James Avery, who acquired in very early time the owner ship of what is now the most valuable part of the borough of Jewett City. Benjamin Avery was born in 1721 and married Elizabeth (called also Mary) Sl1ilton about 1749. He served as a soldier in the colonial wars. His home was in Jewett City. He died in ITS. The widows dover of Elizabeth, his wife. was within that tract of land which he had inherited from his an- l cestors one the north side of the road Cuow Main streeO, including among other properties the plant of the As pln00k company, the railroad station and much of its property. and the JeWett City creamery. This right of dover she held until her death, long after all the other land which had be- longed to the Avery family had gone out of the possession of the Avery blood and the Avery name. The chil- dren of Benjamin and Elizabeth were Gardiner, Hannah. Lucy, Benjamin and Roger. The three sons became sol- diers in the revolutionary war, and aft erWards pensioners.
 The grave of Elizabeth Avery, the wife of the colonial soldier and the Mother of PatriOts' is in the old part of the Jewett City Qower) ce1ne- tery, and is marked by a thin slab of slate bearing this inscription:
 In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Avery, who died Dec. 27, 1874, aged 97 years"
 To Daniel l.. Phillips who has made Q most careful research, is due the dis coVery of the last resting place, and so much interesting history connected with so illustri0us a person as was Elizabeth Granny Avery. Her grave Is 10 be decorated on Memorial day.
 Officers Of Baptist Aid Society.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Bap- list church held it's annual meeting in the veStry Thursday afternoon, when eleELHu- President, Miss Ida Foster: vice presi- dent Mrs B. R. Gardner; secretary, Mrs C. F. Gardner, treasurer, Miss Alice Brown; membership solicitor, Mrs. A. Ai. Clarke collector, Mabel Mc8rOome; directress, Mrs. w. H. Brown, who will select her other di- rectreSseS; programme committee, Mrs. R. w. Dearniey and Mrs. c. H. Prior. In the evening ther was a piano solo by Mrs. Ernest Blake, piano solo by Alice Gilbert. reading by Elizabeth Clarke, violin solo by Erme Myott, ac- companied by Miss Alice Brown; vocal solo by Miss Alice McBroome, and a Nolin duet by Doris Myott and Tyler Gilbert, accompanied by Alice Gilbert. The committee in charge of the re- treatments was Mrs. Edward Raney. Mrs. W. H. Brown, Mrs William Johnstone. Mrs. Lucy Jeffers, Mrs. F. C. Whiting. Miss Mary b. Brown, Mrs. D. r. Tracy. Mrs. O. F. Miller, Mrs. Ora Brown. Miss Nellie Franklin. Miss Martha Church, and Mrs. C. D. Bab- cock.
 Exercises by Twenty Children.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the Congregational church holds it's meeting in the vestry this afternoon. AetE IS 10 De an eAeTClSe Dy " eIlIy children The meeting is in charge of Mrs E. A- Faust and Mrs. G. ". Rob- insOn.
 St. Marys Church Notes.
 The exercises of the Noyena in honor of the Holy Ghost are being held every evening this week at 739 The Noyena will close Saturday evening.
 The priests of the parish have been taking the annual census for the past two weeks.
 Next Sunday. the last Sunday of May. there will be a procession of the children in honor of the Blessed Yir- gin, at yespers.
 First communion win oe administer ed to q class of children Trinity Sun- | day. June 2d.
 Messrz. John F. Hennon, M. II. Des- | rosters and Joseph Dutk0wsA have 1 been chosen a committee from the lo- l cal Hely Name society to confer with | the members of the New London or l ganHatlo1 with reference to a public ] demonstration in the latter place some ! time during September or October,