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Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
FITCHvILLE
Holy Name Society Plans Sports for August 1o-Sundsy School Picnic Personal News.

Mrs. William Brady and daughter, Miss Annie Brady, are spending a few days in Westchester, Mass, the guest of relatives.
 Mrs. John Williams and children Masters Stanley and John, are guests of MT. and Mrs. Nelson D. Winchester. Mrs. Bernard Burke and little daugh- ter, Mary, of Waterbury, are spending several days at the home of MT. and Mrs. Timothy Coughlin.
 Miss Mary McNamara has left for Block Island, where she will spend the summer season.
 Mrs. Clifford Cantlin has returned to her home in Ludlow. Vt, after spend- ing few days with her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Brown.
 Master Francis Gribbin is spending a few days with his aunt, Mrs. Frank Brooks of Norwich.
 Miss Ethel Mullen Of Baltic has been the recent guest of her cousin, Miss Marjorie Kingsley.
 Miss May Eastllnd is the guest at the summer home of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Story of East Orland, Me.
 Mrs Dennis Sullivan of Norwich spent Monday in the village, the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Cornelius Kane.
 The annual Sunday school excursion of the Fitchville Baptist church was held last week Saturday, and nearly 100 enjoyed a days outing to Ocean Beach.
 Sports on August 10.
 The afternoon and night of sports to be held by the Holy Name society of this place, August 10, promises to draw large number of people to the village to participate in the contests to be held, for which suitable prizes are to be offered.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
LISBON
Lightning Strikes Cherry Tree, smashes Up Building and Kills Pig, All at One Time-Postcard Shower for Mrs. Emma Hyde.

number of farmers have finished having. The crop is generally reported to be below the average excepting where the land has been top dressed or treated with chemicals.
 During one of the thunder showers Sunday afternoon lightning struck a large cherry tree at the home of F. D. Morehouse, breaking off branches and tearing off the bark. From there it jumped to a small building close by, shatteFing it to pieces, killed one pig and shocked two others.
 The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid society was held at the parsonage Wednesday afternoon.
 A surprise party in the form of a linen shower was given MT. and Mrs. Herman E. Learned at their home Sat urday evening.
 MT. and Mrs August Hoelck of Springfield are visitors at the home of Mrs. Hoelck's parents. MT. and Mrs. G. A. Kennedy.
 MT. and Mrs. Ransom Read visited over Sunday with friends in Exeter, R. I. They were accompanied by Miss Beatrice Read, who remained for a visit of several weeks with her grandmother.
 Claire Barber and Miss Martis Bar Der enjoyed an automobile trip to Ocean Beach Saturday.
 Cornelius Hoelck of Norwich spent Tuesday with friends in town
 Mrs. Emma Hyde was given a post card shower on her birthday, which oc- cured Friday of last week.
 pr. Helen Baldwin has returned to New York after spending a month at her brothers home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
WINDHAM
Pleasant Gathering of Old Friends and SchooImates at Brick Top-Personal lettings.

Miss Lillian Prentice of New Britain, who has been spending several days in town, left for Norwich on Thursday.
 Mrs. A. E. Saunders and children of Westfield are at Benoni Bates
 Mrs. Mason Bates is ill at her home on Zion's Hill
 Miss Marian Larrabee is the guest of her uncle's family at their summer home in Siasconsett.
 Miss Lincoln of Willimantic has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Albert Bates
 Mrs. Daisy Campbell James of Web ster, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. Edith Eastman Crane. Mrs. Crane and her brother, Bert Eastman entertained a number of old friends and schoolmates at their home on Brick Top Wednes- day. large number being present from various places. Among those invited from Wfndham were Mr and Mrs. John Webster, MT. and Mrs Harold Maine, MT. and Mrs. Homer Wood, MT. and Mrs. Fred Potter of North Wind ham. The house and grounds were decorated with flowers and Japanese lanterns and fine lunch was served
 Miss Lillian Hebbard of Wirimantjc has been with Miss Helen Larrabee this week
 Mrs. H. c. Lathrop and little daugh- ter Charlotte and Mrs. George Keenev have been at Watch Hill for a few days
 Miss Josephine Keeney returns to- day from a several weeks visit in New Britain.
 A good many Windhsm people at tended the circus in Willimantic on Wednesday,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
DAYvMLE
Personal Happenings of the Wesss--- Picnic of Sunday School at Wild wood-YaIe Student Preached.


 Mrs William Field and Mrs. Ellen Williams are in Foster. R. l., for the week
 Rev MT. W. J. Reynolds was in town on Tuesday; all gave him a hearty welcome. 4 Oswald Street entertained Horace Robideau for the week end.
 Fred L. Miller takes the place of James Corcoran at Wildwood park
 The Misses Kelley were in Jewett City for severed days.
 Wayland Bennett has charge of the shooting gallery in the park
 John O'Neil is at the popcorn booth. Master William Cummins is visiting Louis Gagnon Vale Divinity Student Preached.
 Mr. Clarence Barber, Yale Divinity student occupied the Congregational pulpit on Sunday.
 Sunday School Picnic.
 The Dayville Sunday school held NN annual picnic at Wildwood park s1 Saturday.
 Miss Maude Street and Mrs. Georea Whitmore with her two children, spent the week end in Providence, R. I. Mrs. w. F. Bidwell spent the week end at Oaklawn, R. l.
 MT. Merrill Bennett has returned from his vacation at Camp Whip poor will, and has resumed his duties at the Killingly postof1ce.
 Mrs. Charles Penett visited MrA Moses Greene on Friday.
 Michael Grimshaw was in Putnam, Conn, on Sunday.
 Mrs. Charles Vincent and son are d Caleb Blanchard's.
 MT. and MES. Preston Of Putnam, Conn, were at Mir. Caleb BlanchaFd'H 'H
 Mrs Charles Popple spent the weed end in Central Village.
 Mir. and Mrs. Roy Shippee wera at Mrs. F. J. Burnetts over Sunday. Master Walter Green ts visiting d F. W. Burnett's.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
CANTERBURY

Dr. E. E. Bennett and son were in the Thread City Saturday 1 F. L. Bennett and sons. Masters Willis L. and Charles w Bennett. 2d, were in Hampton Tuesday on buai- ness.
 Master Frank c. Pellett has return - ed from a visit with his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. J. D. Pellett. at Central Village.
 The downpour Sunday did some good as we'll as some damage and the roads are washed quite badly in town.
 Ralph Barstow of Breuster's Neck called on his father and brother Roy at Spring Lake farm Monday
 The farmers are busy having and hoeing, too, as it was such a late sea- son.
 Selectman Smith has horse chest nut tree that is a beautiful sight
 Mrs Harry Dean. who is at her parents in the Center. is on the gain. She has been a great sufferer.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
SOUTH WINDHAM
Sunday School Entertainment to Raise Funds for Picnic-Mrs. Murdock Suffers Broken Bone in Foot-Newsy Happenings.

The Sunday school and church ser
 vice were obliged to be omitted on
 Sunday owing to the extremely hard, though very welcome, rain that fell for
 a number of hours that day.
 Mrsl W. P Barstow is spending a
 few days with Mrs. Harriet Kingsley
 at Sound View.
 Mrs. Harvey Gurgler has been wis itor at Mrs. Mary Larkham's the past
 week.
 Charles Ingram of Hartford has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Lois Larkin. Clarence Avery has been confined to
 the house by illness.
 Frank Murdock is spending two
 weeks at the camp of the Norwich Y.
 M. c. A. at Fishers Island. R. A. Russell of Ticonderoga, N. Y., was a caller in town on Monday John Congdon, who has been work ing for Worthington Smith, was taken to St. Joseph's hospital on Wednes- day, suffering from a bad attack of l rheumatism
 Ethel Golden has been visiting friends in Norwich.
 Helen Soderberg of Jersey City is the guest of Mrs. Carl Emon. MT. and Mrs. Clarence Chamberlain have returned from their wedding trip 1 and are to- reside at Willimantic: Mrs. Nellie Tubbs has returned from
 a visit in Provincetown, Mass. Bed Spring Broke Bone. | Mrs. c. W, Murdock is suffering with a broken bone in her foot, caused by i the falling of a heavy bed spring. 1 Howard Rice who is at Fishers IsI- and with the Norwich Y M C. A. boys. cut his foot recently He was | taken to Noank, where the wound was l dressed.
 Mrs. Charles Backus is entertaining
 her aunt, Mrs. Rice. from Ticonderoga, | N. Y.
 Sunday School Entertainment. The Sunday school gave a success ful entertainment Thursday evening to ! raise money for the annual picnic. The | programme consisted of music, dia- logues, drills and recitations by the l members of the Sunday school The 1 programme was in charge of Mrs. AL 1 fred Card The ladies of the church i served ice cream and cake 1 MT. and Mrs Eugene Kinney of
 Hartford are the guests of Miss Mary 1 Hatch.
 l Josephine Palmer is acting as op- orator at the Willimanttc C. V. station 1 this week during the absence of the l regular operator.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
NIANTIC
Guests in Local Homes During the Week-sNewsy Happenings and Per sonaI Interests.


 Dr. Edward A. Atkinson has a force of men moving his household goods into the Luce residence on Main street.
 Dr. and Mrs. Adam F. Bishop spent Wednesday evening with Mrs. Matty Bishop near the Golden Spur.
 Town Clerk E. c. Russell is enter taining his brother, Claude Russell, and family from New Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Sherman o1 Middletown are guests of relatives here.
 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Manwaring have returned to their home in New York.
 Dewey Smith has entered the em- ploy of D. Andru, the fruit dealer.
 James Way returned to his business in Meriden Sunday evening.
 Robert F. Bacon has returned to Cincinnati, O., after three weeks stay with relatives here.
 J. E. Hurle has returned from a visit to Woodbridge.
 Gilbert Smith is doing the carpenter work about Dr. Warren's place on Pennsylvania avenue.
 Miss Eunice Parks of Stafford Springs was an over Sunday guest of the Luce family in Pennsylvania ave nue.
 Mrs. Hubbard R. Norman of Nor wich is the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs. Charles Leonard, in Grand street.
 Miss Bessie Twiss has returned to her home in Hartford after visiting her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. G. w Pierce, in Pine Grove.
 Gordon Merry of Hartford is visiting friends here.
 Will Dar+ ic occisfi1cr ol,o,,4 4I,o ,.ofI road station.
 Walter Waldorf has taken the res taurant at Pine Grove for the sum mer
 MT. and Mrs. William Roberts have returned from a visit to New Haven.
 George Warner Hill was in New London on business Tuesday, evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
cLAsGo
Mrs. Abbis GuiIe's Death While Visit ing Here-Rain lnterfered With Church SerVices-PersonaIs.

Mir and Mrs. Herbert lift are en- tertaining their niece from Fort Wayne, Ind.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter Selway have as a guest their daughter from Pawtuck- ct, R. I.
 Oscar Dugas and family are expect ed home from Canada Thursday.
 The Misses Grace and Gladys Thompson are guests of their grand parents in Taftville
 A. A. Morgan was in the village on Tuesday; also Irving Rathbun of Ash willett.
 There were no services at the Bethel Sunday, owing to the thunder storm, which continued nearly all day
 Moves Eccleston made a business trip to Norwich Thursday.
 Miss Ruth Gibson has obtained a position in Plainfield and went to her work Monday She is boarding with her sister, Mrs. Ira Edson.
 Death of Mrs. Abbie Guile.
 Mrs. Abbie Guile, widow of Alfred Guile, who was the guest of Mrs. Sterry Kinney, was taken seriously i'll with erysipelas on Monday and died the following Thursday. She was at tended by Dr. Bucklyn of Mystic. Church & Allen took charge of the body. The funeral was held Sunday in Norwich Frank Eccleston is moving the grass on the farm of Mrs. N. B. Lewis of whom he rents the land,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
LEBANON
Norwich Town Players Defeated Local Team 16-13-Notes of the Visi- torss


 The Norwich Town baseball team came to Lebanon Saturday and Le- banon's were defeated Is to 19.
 Mir. Canedy from Brooklyn, N Y, has bought the Brunette Cummings place
 Mir. and Mrs Russell Wiggins of Middletown, N. Y. who are spending the summer at Eastern Point, spent Sunday at Mir. and Mrs. N B. Royals.
 Mrs. Frank Newton and two chill dren of Hartford are at Mrs L. P. Smiths for two weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leon Sweet and daughter, Elizabeth, of Washington, D. C.. are at Mrs. Annie Perry's
 Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Perkins spent a few days fin Mantle last week.
 Miss Mabel Nelson of Hartford is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Herbert Sweet.
 Prof. Edwin Robinson and son. AL bert. of St. Louis. Mo. and Ralph Rob- inson of New Haven, are visiting at Miss Hattie Robinson's.
 Ernest Church of Hartford was call ing on friends in town Sunday.
 Miss Virginia and Amos Loomis nave been spending a few days with their grandmother Mrs. Warner of Franklin.
 Leon Richardson of Hartford was the week end guest of his aunt Miss Hattie Robinson
 Miss Elizabeth Duffy was the guest of friends in Willimantic over Sum day
 Mrs. Julia Verplank of South Man chester is spending the summer at Mrs. Annie Perry's.
 Mrs. Cecil Gates and daughter. who have been spending some time with Mrs. Gates sister, Mrs George Iy- man, have gone to their summer home in Columbia
 MT. and Mrs. Nevins and son of Brooklyn, N. r., are guests at the home of Mrs. Ida Abel
 Mrs. William c. Blanchard is con- lined to her home by sickness. Mrs Clark Of Willimantic is taking care of her.
 Mrs. Louis Abel and son are at Ocean Beach for two weeks.
 Mrs. Alice Bill and Miss Fannie Bill have returned from Andover, where they were the guests of Mrs. Bilps daughter, Mrs. Alfred Barrows. MT. and Mrs. BarroWs accompanied them home for a brief visit.
 MT. Crawford of Baltic occunied the pulpit at the Baptist church SI1n- day. Owing to the weather there was a small attendance.
 Plans are being made for a lawn so- cial to be held in front of the Baptist church next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
PENDLETON HILL
Lightning Enters Palmer Homestead via Telephone Wires-PersoinaI Netes.

The Palmer homestead was struck by lightning Sunday, with little dam age. The lightning came into the house by the telephone wire route and the telephone instrument was torn to pieces.
 Mrs. William Bliven and two cbil- dren of New London are spending a lew days with Mrs. J. J. Thompson.
 Miss Name Brown of Westerly has ben spending few days at Mrs. An nie Cooke's
 Birdsey Palmer and son. Lewellyn were business callers in Westerly Mon day.
 Clark Coon is spending a few days in Norwich,
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Milne and Mrs. JHdn Elwell of Boston and MT and Mhs. James Brooks of Jewett City were the guests over Sunday of Mrs. Eliza beth Thompson.
 Mrs. Harris Boardman has gone to Atlantic City to join her husband. who is being treated for rheumatism at Galen hall. Atlantic City.
 Rev. E. P. Mathewson preached as usual at the Baptist church.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
LIBERTY HILL
lOO Degrees During Hot Wave Christian Endeavorsrs Active Notes.

Mrs. Henry Spafford of Bridgeport is making a several weeks stay with her daughter Mrs Horace Foote,
 The thunder storms of Sunday some what broke the hot, dry spell. About two inches of rain fell. No damage from lightning here, but thunder was very heavy. Last week Tuesday the mercury reached 100 degrees.
 There was a c. E. ice cream and cake social at G. T. Chappers Thurs day evening"
 MT and Mrs. W. H. Peckharn of Will llmantic were the guests of Mrs. E. A. Moves Sunday.
 Roy and John Kneeland attended the funeral of their grandmother. Mrs. Mary Tucker Sunday. It was held in the Baptist church, of which she was member
 Ihere was no service at the church sunday afternoon on account of the thunder storm. There was a c. E. ser vice in the evening.
 Miss Ethel Lewis of Hampton was recent guest of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. George Clark.
 Prof. H. W. Loomis and family were the guests of MT Loomis mother. Mrs. J. H. Burrill, Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
POMFRET CENTER
Attended Bee Convention at Norwich
 -Automobis Trip.

Mrs. Charles P. Grosvenor is visit ing her aunt. Mrs William Harris at Mystic
 Newel Badger. Willis Cowell. Arthur Grosvenor and E. E. Brown took an auto trip to Rocky Point Sunday.
 Mrs. E. E. Brown spent Friday with her mother at Black Hill.
 Miss E. J. Clark and family left for ' ork Harbor Wednesday.
 Mrs. Hoppin leaves for York Harbor today Saturday..
 Mrs. Allerton Cushman and family will be in Maine through August
 Horace G. Brown and family are visiting at Westland farm.
 E. E. Brown attended the Bee con- vention at Allen Latham's, Norwich on Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
LEFFINCWELL'
Lightning Hits Two Trees-FamiIy Party Enjoys Day at Drawbridae.

Mrs. Samuel H. Bliven of Westerly was the guest over Tuesday night of MT. and Mrs. Charles l. Rathbun.
 The rains of last week Thursdav and Sunday were appreciated by the farm CTS. During the severe electric storm Thursday a tree in the West Plain cemetery was struck and one in the yard of Samuel Beebe was blown over. / John l.. Ross has a new automo- bile.
 Mrs. Albert Ross has been a recent visitor al The home of her mother, Mrs. Martha L,effingwell, of Fftchville.
 Mr. and Mrs Forrest I.efftngwell. Miss Gladys Leffinswell and Mr. and Mrs. C. r; Palmer of this place and MT and Mrs. George Sheldon, Mrs. Silas LehngweH and children of East Great Plain spent Thursday at the Poque- tanuck drawbridge.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
Windham County WEST WOODSTOCK

The Baptist pulpit will be supplied until the first of October by a stu dent from Newton.
 Mrs Arthur Calkins and Mrs. Kin ney Chamberlin from Three Rivers, are visiting friends in this parish.
 Mrs. Henry Scribner from South Windham is a guest of Mrs. Wayland Gage.
 Dorothy Bundy is visiting in Provi- dence.
 Frank Hopkins from Putnam and Willard Hopkins from North Scitu- ate, R. L, are at MT. George Summers.
 A monument is being set on the Hopkins lot in the center yard.
 Miss Boylan, teacher from the Perkins Institute for the Blind, is with Mrs. F. L. Corbin.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
NORTH FRANKLIN
News of the Visitors-Norwioh Guests
 Here.

Roland White of Willimantic visited his brother, Herbert White, recently.
 Miss Matte Allen of Norwich spent three days this week as the guest of Miss Florence Hoffman
 Miss Ethel Browning has been visit ing friends in Boston the past week.
 Miss Virginia Loomis and brother Amos of Lebanon have been visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Emma War ner.
 James Caldwell spent Sunday at Ocean Beach.
 Miss Helen Ward of Willimantic visited her parents, MT and Mrs. T. H. Ward, on Sunday
 Leroy Simpson of Norwich has been spending week at the home of his parents, MT and Mrs. J. D. Simpson.
 Mrs. Paul Brennan of Baltic was calling on her brother, Jerry Mahoney, on Wednesday,
 Mrs. Theodore Crandall and son Bernard spent Wednesday in South Windham, the guests of Mrs. Crandalr s sister, Mrs. Mildred Crandall
 Mrs. Andrew Pember of Plain Hill visited Mrs. J. Mahoney on Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
MOHECAN

There were no services held Sunday on account of the rain
 Mrs. Gertrude L. Harris of Norwich was the guest of her sister, Mrs. N. Fowler, Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. B. Fl. Fielding and children of New London were en- tertained by MT. and Mrs. E. Fowler Sunday
 Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Dolbeare were in New London the first of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
WOODSTOCK VALLEY
Putnam Campers at Crystal Lake
 News Notes.

Howard K Carpenter and John 0Brien of Putnam. Conn, are camp ing at Crystal lake; MT and Mrs. Henry Fiske and son Donald of Staff ford Springs and MT. and Mrs. A. E. Webster and children of Providence spent Sunday at Allen Kenyon's.
 Mrs. Marian Vroom and two chil- dren of East Orange. N. j., are at their summer home
 Mrs. H. P Leonard of F'latbush. N. r., and daughter are at their summer home
 Miss LHcretia Breed of Willimantic was at Allen Kenyon's on Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20

tie daughter have arrived here fer the summer vacation.
 Miss Mary F. Potter is in Danbury Conn. attending the summer school there.
 The family of Oscar Logan of New York are occupying their summer home.
 Miss Dorothy Bundy is visiting heI aunt, in Providence.
 Mrs. Clara Rawson and daughter are spending the summer at their home here
 Mrs. Plummer of Salem has return ed to her home, after short stay al her grandmethers. Mrs. Samuel Bar rett's.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
NORTH WOODSTOCK
With the Summer Visitors-Miss Pot
 ter at Danbury Summer School.

Mrs. Torrey of Central Village, with Mrs. Baker of Putnam. has been recent visitor at Calvin Rawson's
 Air. and Mrs. Everett Hallock of Providence and James Perrin of Mon treal were week end guests at Charles PeFrin's.
 Prof and Mrs Ellsry Paine and It.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
HAMPTON
William Hamnnond's Family Move Into Sweet House-LittIe River Grange Meets.

Charles Morgan has rented his house.
 William Hammond's family, who got burned out last Saturday, have moved into the house formerly owned by Charles Sweet.
 liss $. Elizabeth Burchnall is en- tertalning relatives from Jamaica. l.. L
 Miss Bertha L. Bennett Is entertain ing friends from Webster, Mass
 Little River grange held an interest ing meeting last Friday evening. The programme was in charge ef lecturers committee. lee cream and ady fingers were served during the recess,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
GOSHEN
Miss Gillette Entertained Members of
 Sunday School Class.

w. E. Hinckley and family of Willi- mantle were recent visitors at Spring Hill farm
 At the last communion service of the Goshen Congregational church one in fant, the youngest son of Charles Hinckley, was baptized.
 Mrs. J. A. Randall has been visiting friends in Norwich.
 J. A. Randall and family were re- cent visitors in New London.
 Miss Annie Gillette entertained the members of her Sunday school class at her home on Thursday of this week. A good time was enjoyed by all.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-20
HAMBURG

Mrs. William Berg and Francis Gull lady of New York arrived in Sterling City the first of the week
 Miss Tmma Beebe and Mrs Kauff- man were callers in town last Wednes- day
 Mrs. Fannie Tiffany returned to her home in Hartford last Monday after a visit with her son, J. J. Tiffany.
 Dr. and Mrs. Lyman of Westport were in town the first of the week.
 Mrs Melville Bill and son Hamilton returned to Deep River last Wednes- day after a visit with friends in this place.