Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-21
STONINGTON.
Railroad Starts on Spring improve ments-Recent Real Estate Sales Mir. and Mrs. Siias P. Holmes Mar ried Sixty Years-Easter Cantata.

The Providence division construction | supply train has come here this week 1 and distributed new ties on the side ot | the main line to meet the requiremen l of the spring work. The ties are heav- fer and larger than those now in use all selected chestnut wood. A force Of carpenters has been at work tearing down the sheds and fences on the new track which is to be laid from the Junction to the steamboat wharf. Good Friday Schedule. Today (Friday) the custom house, banks and library are closed. The postoffice will keep holiday hours. Some places of business will close for half a day.
 Real Estate Transfers.
 John H. Ryan has sold to Clark 3. Lillfbridge the Swan house on Elm street and to MT. Lillfbridge the Pen dleton property on the opposite side of Elm street. To this property the Swan house will be moved and the surround ing land improved The lot made Va cant by the moving of the house will be filled in as a lawn or garden to the Ryan property, which adjoins it on the west.
 Funeral of Miss Thayer.
 The funeral services of Miss Kate Thayer took place Thursday morning street Rev. c. J. Mason off1ciated. Burial was in Stonington cemetery.
 To Build New Wharf.
 At the foot of Union street. on taa West Side Capt Elisha Clark, Manuel Clay and William Clay have arranged to build a wharf on the east side of the borough, near the OStman wharveS for their own use in mooring their boats and packing their fish for ship ment. A storehouse for barrels and ice has been completed and as soon as the spiles for the wharf construction -Ir
 The usual 7.30 service at Calvary church will be omitted Sunday. Sat urday, Easter even, at A. m., there will be baptism.
 Ruth chapter, No. A. o. B. S., met Thursday evening.
 Tax Collector W E. Ryor of tie town of Stonington has issued not1c s of the dates on which he will meet his patrons.
 Coming from Winter Quarters.
 The dredge and scows belonging to the Packard Dredging company of Fall River, which have been in winter quarters at the local railroad wharves, will go into PaWcatuck river this week and be in a position to commence the work Of dredging there next week.
 The derrick scow Eva of the T. A. Scott company of New London has arrived here and will engage in mak- ing changes to the dock owned byTapt. Chandler N. Wayland.
 MT. and Mrs Charles S. Ryon an] George w Haley are in New York.
 Married Sixty Years.
 Mir and Mrs Silas P. Holmes wi.l observe their sixtieth wedding ami vorsary on Sunday, and on Monday will receive their friends in the after noon from till o'clock. They were married March 23. 1853, by Rev. MT. Wilson, at that time pastor of the First Baptist church here. Since that time MT. and Mrs. Holmes have resided ic Stonington with the exception of seven years spent in the west.
 Episcopal Services.
 Services are to be held at Calvary church today, Good Friday. at 10.30 a. m., 12 m.>and 3 D. m. Easter day al ' D. n., and 10.30 a. m. and D. m, children's service at 7.30 D. m.
 Frank Leroy Staplin on Thursday completed his 18th year in the employ of George W. Haley.