Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-20
STONINGTON

 Nina Council, K. of C., in New Home -FIocks of Chimney Swallows Ar rive-crowd at Closing Night of
 Firemen's Fair.
 Members of Nina council, K. of C., assembled in their new home during Saturday afternoon and cleaned up the house and arranged things for holding the next meeting, June 6. No plans have yet been made for changes in the structure and the council can use the place as it is for all it's pres ent purposes. It is intended, however, to make some changes at a later date. The lodge held it's third degree work Sunday afternoon in Borough hall
 Many Chimney Swallows.
 Chimney swallows haze come to Stonington in large numbers. A flock has taken up a home in the chimney of the Tracy house on the corner of Water and Pearl streets and one in each chimney of the Palmer house op- posite. Each evening many people as semble on Water street to view the performances of the birds, which fly about in great numbers
 Close of Firemen's Fair.
 Monday was the closing night of the Steamers fair. There was large parade comprising all the local fire companies and their guests, Niagara Engine company of New London. The parade was headed by Mechanics band of Stonington. After the entertain ment 8 pleasant evening was spent in dancing and the prizes were distribut- ed.
 Widening Bad Curve.
 Town Road Supervisor E. H. Chese- bro and a force Of helpers are making 
 bridge over OXecosett creek least of the borough on the road to Westerly. The improvement consists of widen ing the roadway about ten feet to the southward and bringing the highway close over to the trolley track. This has been a bad place as there is d curve and the highway has been very narrow. Only a few weeks ago an auto accident occurred there. Five Hundred Sixty Four Dogs Li-
 censed.
 Town Clerk E. B. Hinclley has granted licenses for 564 dogs up to date This is well up to the number being housed in the town. There are some dogs, however, which have not had the tag for this year hung on them and the dog warden will soon be on the road after them
 Electric Clocks at Velvet Mill.
 Electric clocks have been installed at the office of the American Velvet company in the mill in the Bay View district, which records 12 o'clock noon as furnished by the government from New Haven. The railroad station and junction tower have had the noon hour by the Western Union Telegraph com pany for some time. A connection has been made from Stonington tower to the mill, which furnished the time to the new c1cck also.
 General News.
 The oyster fleet is again passing to the eastward. Five of the schooners were in the harbor for the past few days.
 The small fishing boats did not leave the harbor Sunday night, owing to rough sea outside.
 The borough white wings have cleaned the streets in the lower part of the borough and are working on Main street and the cross streets above Cannon square.
 E. A. Potter is making improve prOvements to his newly purchased home on the corner of Water and Wall streets. He has thoroughly reno Vated the living apartments and will soon move in. The store is to have an entrance way from the yard.
 Toura Silver celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his birth on Friday Friends called on him at his home on Wall street in the evening.
 Personal Mention.
 Edwin P York and family have ar rived and CSened their summer home, The Hill.
 Olaf Olssen who has been spending few days in Boston returned home Monday
 Everett N. Pendleton spent Sunday with relatives in Boston.
 Mrs. F. B. Moves, who has spent the winter in Chicago and the West, re- turned home Saturday afternoon
 Mrs. Annie F. Dyer of Providence spent Sunday with George w Haley and family.
 Jay Bliss was a business called in Norwich Monday.