Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-04
3N CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND.
GALES FERRY
Committee Named to Secure New
 Books For Sunday SchooI-Big Hen
 Hawk Shot-Meeting of Book Club.


 At a recent meeting of the Sunday School board of the M. k. church a committee was appointed to consider the purchase of new books for the schools use At the school session Sunday the past quarters review of the lessons studied by the senior classes was conducted by Rev. c. Will son Harrison, whose class was award ed the banners for the day in both at tendance and collection Included in the announcements of church activi- ties was the supper to be given under the auspices of the Woman's Home Missionary society as the last of the summer series of entertainments
 Village and Bluff.
 Mir. and Mrs, Edwin Keeney of New London called on relatives and friends at the Ferry Monday.
 Mrs. Delmore Garter with Mrs. Phil lip Garter and little sen, Stephen, from Groton were recent guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins.
 Mrs. Mary Taylor of New London was guest for several days last week of Mrs. Franklin H. Brown at Red fern.
 Mrs. Hudson P Leavenworth of Jew ett City was 9, guest over Sunday and Monday of her brother, J. P. Satter- lee at Tchabod cottage.
 MT, and Mrs. J. Frank Corey who were the last of the summer residents on the Bluff to close their cottage, re- turned with their family to their home in Norwich Monday.
 Road Repairs.
 Repairs to the roadway through the village, which have been greatly need ed in some sections since the washouts occasiOned by the heavy rain that ac- companied the electrical storm of Sep tember T. are being made this week by Latham Smith, assisted by his son Tracy and R. Irving and Winthrop Hurlbutt
 Clarence Latham of Essex was a caller recently at the home of his fath- CT, Thomas Latham
 School Supervisor w. W. Evans of Norwich was at the village school last weeA
 David s. Adams of New Haven was a caller at the home of his sister Mrs. Fanny Adams Molthrop. on Friday of last week.
 Shot Big Hawk.
 Harmon Cranmer shot hen hawk which measured five feet and two in ches at the tennis court in the Vll- lage Sunday afternoon. Hawks are reported as unusually numerous this season, several having been killed in the Navy Yard section.
 William Maynard and son. Ira, from California have been guests recently of MT. Maynard's sister r-in-law, Mrs. Eliza D. Maynard, of the Allyns Point section,
 Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins was d week end visitor at the home of her daught-' CT, Mrs. Curtis Gates in New Lon don.
 MT. and Mrs Bertram Thorp of New London were callers at their former home at the Ferry on Satur- day.
 Mrs. Fred Richards of Laurel Hill avenue, Norwich, visited relatives in the village Monday.
 Mrs, Frank HurIbutt of Corona, l.. L, who has been the guest of Mrs. Ellen Stoddard. left Tuesday to visit her brother in Colchester.
 Mrs. Cyrus Chapman and Mrs. E. A. James of Allyns Point accompanied by Mrs. J. S. Noland of New Lon- don spent Tuesday as guests of Mrs. Chapman's brother, Charles A. Beck with and family in Mantle.
 Houseboat Season Ends.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter M. Bucking- ham who have passed the season on their houseboat at the Ferry returned to their home in Norwich last week
 Postmaster Samuel F. Brown left last week for @ visit in New Y York city. [ Harry k. Bronson and family who have resided at the Richards place on the Ferry cove moved this week to Norwich where MT. Bronson has pur- chased a home.
 Mrs. Harriet Webb closed her cot tage Friday and accompanied by her mother who has been her guest, left for their home in Greenport, l.. |.
 Book Club Entertained
 The Book club of the village was at the session last week by Mrs. Delphine Fish. Refreshments and a social hour was enjoyed at the close of the reading Mrs. Billings F. s. CrandalI being the reader for the afternoon. Mrs. Joab Rogers of New London is entertaining her niece, Miss Mar 9uerite Hampstead of Newport during her vacation, having reopened her sum- mer home here Tuesday.
 Mrs. A. c. Risdon, accompanied by her guest, Miss Inglehart, left Mon day for two weeks stay at her New Y ork home.
 Raymond Wuf of Norwich has been spending a few days this week at his summer home on the Bluffs.
 Mrs. Franklin H. Brown and Mrs. Delphine Fish accompanied by Mrs, Hrish's daughter. Mrs. William Brooks If Hartford, and Mrs. R. ?. Fitz- maurice of Waterbury, were visitors II New York Monday and Tuesday.