Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-11
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES
COLUMBIA
Church Meeting, Supper and Roll Call -Mr. and Mrs. Willard 3. Clarke Married 55 Years.

Married 56 Years.
 The annual church meeting. supper
 and roll call was held at Yeomar1's g
 hall Friday evening of l&et week. AL
 though the weather was unfavorabIe
 large attendance An excellent sup I per furnlshed by the ladies of the 1 parish was served at o'clock The meeting was then called ito order by l Rev. E o. Foster and the various re- l ports were heard and accepted Re- ports were given by the clerk, treas urer and each society and by repre-
 sentatfves of the Ladies Aid, Women's Missionary and Young Peoples so-
 cieties. and Boys club During the ], past year the church lost six of its members. two by death and 4 by let bered 118.g The Ladies' Aid society reported receipts for the year amount ing to $550.73 and disbursements of so53.51, most of which was expend- ed for Improvements at the parsonage.
 The Woman's Missionary society has membership of 27 and contributed
 s36.00. The election of offers resulted as follows; Clerk, A. A. Lathrop; mittee, Deacon E. P. Lyman, Deacon William F. Johnson and A. A. La tham. At the roll call a large num- Der of messages from absent members were read. After the transaction of l official business paper was read by l P. P. Little giving "reminiscences ] of the church and schools of the old l days song by a male quartette Rev. and Mrs. F. O. Foster were l largely responsible for the complete i success of the meeting, the first of it's l kind to be held here.
 Married 55 Years.
 MT. nd Mrs Willard B. Clarke have been spending the holiday season with their children in Hartford and New Haven. While in New Haven they celebrated the 55th anniversary of their marriage. Their golden wedding place January 1, 1908, and was large ly attended
 Sunday School Reoreanized.
 The Sunday school was reorganized last Sunday. The report of the secre- tary and treasurer showed that 51 during the past year. total attendance 3033, average attendance 59 4-10. Con- trfbutions during the year were $66.79. The election of officers resulted as follows: Superintendent, Clayton E. Hunt; assistant superintendent, L. E. Winter; secretary and treasurer, Will jam P. Johnson; assistant secretary and treasurer, Lewellyn Latham A few months ago graded lessons were | the classes rearranged and other changes made. The new system l. seems to be working finely, the i'm terest and attendance being largely in creased.
 Chimney Fire During Gale.
 The windstorm of last week was he worst experienced here for many years. Small buildings and sheds were blown over, trees uprooted and torn from those that with stood the gale Friday evening dur ng the gale a, chimney fire at the .esidence of Charles B1akey on Col. lmbia Green caused considerable ex- ,itemeEt and anxiety. No damage re- Iulted.
 Eight persons united with the Con- 'regatfonal church in tn'5 place last Sunday, by profession and by etter
 Miss Helen Parker of wiIIimantic bent part of last week with her ormer schoolmate, Miss Harriet K. 'orter. Miss Porter is a student at Wellesley college and has been spend ig the holiday vacation at the home of CT parents. Mir. and Mrs. H V. Por- sr. She left this week to reauine her = udies. < Hrnan Wolff, fireman on the N. Y, IT : H. & H. R. R.. and Miss Florence ay owker, and Miss Lena Wolff of Nor fch were guests of Mrs. Kate Wolff ic aturday night and Sunday.
 The meeting of the Saxton B. Little +b rec Library association is to be held the library building Monday even- of s, Ll-Iarv l3. ST
 1912 Statistics.
 The vital statistics of the town for gu e year 1912 are: Births g, deaths St ], marriages 3.