Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-21
STONINGTON
Street Oil on the .Way-New Haven Railroad Continuing Improvements Birds Visit By-th- Sea-k. of C. New Home Being Fitted Up.

New Home Being Fitted Up.
 A tank ear with 300 gallons of oil for the streets is billed to Burgess William P. Bindloss, who with Dr. c. Mallory Williams and James A. Stivers, has secured a number of sub scribers towards oiling the streets around Wadawanuck park and part of Water and Main street.
 Ready For Otter TwaIine.
 Captain George E. Allison of the Westerly Fish CO. has chartered the auxiliary sloop, c. N Whitford, which he is fitting out as an otter traWl fishing vessel. He will join the fishing fleet the first of next week
 Railroad Continues Improvements.
 Representative of the New Haven railroad have interviewed the owners and agents of property along the une of the Improvements to be made be- tween Main and Elm streets. Final offers were made and the result sub mitted to the general officers of the company. When these improvements are completed, the removal of the tracks through the village will be the next move of interest to the borough
 Foreman Perkins of the Groton and Stonington Trolley line with work men in the employ of the road are placing new ties and rebuilding the tracks from Main to Elm, on Cutler street.
 Bird Visitors.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Pike of Pitts field, Mass who have a summer home By Sea- on Wamphassuc point, nave interested themselves in birds of this locality, keeping the stone basin near the residence always filled with fresh water. As a result they have been able to count so far no less than 29 varieties. of the birds, who seem to Ina h If VI th-Sea a regular stopping place in passing. The birds noted are the meadow lark, goldfinch, hummlng bird song sparrow, crow red-Winged black bird brown thrasher, snIpe, ouack mud-hen, robin, swallow, king fisher kingbird, cat bird, phebe, chip py indigo bird, clape, chicadee, oriole, bobolink; grackle, blue bird, wren, hawk. yellowleg, snipe, blower, cow
 improving K. of c. Home.
 Improvements are going forward in the new quarters of Nina council knights of Columbus. A partition be- tween two large rooms on the third floor of the recently purchased build ing has been removed and the ap- partment is now being fitted out as a pool room, two new tables having arrived recently for the purpose; Electric lights have been installed 
 Fire Escape Provision.
 Chief Edward F. Teed, Assistant Chief Charles D. Main and Joseph T. Leahy of the town school committee have been over the borough school and made an inspection of the build ing regarding alterations in the loca- tion of the fire escapes to meet new law requirements The necessary changes will be made before school opens.
 Chiefly Personal.
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond G. Hopper of Orange, N. J., have arrived at their summer home on Water street for a brief visit. They are soon to sail for Europe.
 Benjamin T. Ash of Brooklyn. N. Y, is a guest at the Wampossett inn.
 Judge George w. Bliss of Provi-
 Mrs James P. McCourt is spend ing a few days in Providence with relatives.
 Harold Eaton is here-~ from Provi- dence the guest of his mother. Mrs. Charles E. Eaton.
 E. F. Darrell of New York was in town spending the week end with his family. at Cove lawn.
 Mrs. Thomas Van Etten and son. her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eli ga Van Etten, at her home in Oak street.
 Mrs. Emma J. Danahy> has re- turned from Atlantic City, where she was the- delegate from the local order to the L. c. E. A. convention. Judge Gilbert Collins of Jersey City is spending a few days at his summer residence Brookvale.