Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-06
GALES FERRY
Sunday School Hears Two Papers on Temperance-Men Vote to Have Booth at Christmas sae-Hunters Lease Cottage.

| At the M. E. Sunday school session Sunday two papers were read on the subject of Temperance, one by the superintendent, C. E. Colver and an other a selection from the life of Abra- ham Lincoln read by Mrs. D. c. Per kins This was followed by the dis tribution of temperance pledge cards designed for all to sign. The lesson study followed. Mrs. J. Harrison Davis received a silver pen for six months regular attendance at the Sunday school. The Epworth league service was conducted by Mrs Lucy Hurlbutt. The mission study class at the par sona8e at 8 o'closk in the evening, was well attended.
 Men to Have Booth.
 At a meeting held by the men at the close of the morning service it was de- cided that they would have a booth at the coming Christmas sale of the La dies Aid society, provide all the arti- cles for sale in it, decorate it, and the booth to he in charge of Thomas La tham and J. Irving Hurlbutt the even ing of the sale. This was arranged by ! the Rev MT. Harrison.
 A Christmas tree for the children of the Sunday school was voted, and the solicitors of the different districts of the parish were: For Gales Ferry, Misses Mary Birch and ErneStine Ta1- bot; AIlyn's Point, John Bassett; Les ter district. Alton Chapman; Long Cove district, Walter Mather.
 Personal ltema.
 Mrs Justin A. PeclIhan is in Provi- dence for few days, and will visit in Woonsoclzet mad Cumberland Hills, R.
 Dr. c. B. Graves and family of New London spent Thanksgiving day at their farm. near the village.
 Members of the Claf1in family, who occupied the Ichabod cottage while on a hunting trip recently from Rockaway, L. L. have returned here. and have rented the cottage for the winter months.
 The Pekinese dogs that were at the home of Edward Latimer were ship ped to New Haven last week.
 Automobile for Mail Carrier
 The R. r. D. mail carrier. Rufus HurIbutt has a new automobile for use on his mail route.
 Mr. and Mrs. c. K. Freeman of New York spent Thanksgiving day with MT Freeman's parents. and returned to Freeman of Mount Vernon, N. Y., was also a guest of her parents for Thanks giving and the week end.
 Mrs. Ellen Stoddard was a holiday guest of Mrs. Isaac G. Geer of Gee1 Hill Her son, Alton. who has been spending a lew QaNS WtCu HIS IlOLueI there returned on Monday last Mrs Stoddard returning to her home We'd
 Mr. and Mrs. Isaac c. Geer of Geer Hill, Ledvard, were callers in the vil- lage Wednesday.
 Miss Ruth Lawson was a recent vfs- itor at the home of the Misses Ernst, in Norwich.
 Miss Laura Perkins spent Wednes- day and Thursday at the home of Mrs. Charles Winchester, in Norwich.
 Charles Turner of Hartford and Mir and Mrs Fred Turner of Long Cove were among the guests of Mrs. Ellen Turner at her home on the holiday
 Maurice Maynard of the tug Nigf- lant was at the home of his mother, Mrs. Lydia s. Maynard, on Thanksgiv ing day, and also caller on MT. and Mrs. E. NJ. Fairfield in the village
 Among those who attended the sale in the vestry of the M. E. church Tues day and Wednesday afternoons and evenings from here were the Misses Mathewson, Mrs Delphine Fish, Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop, Miss Laura A. Per- llins and Dudley c. Perkins.