Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-18
STCNINGTON
Double Wedding-veIvet Mill Team Defeats Bradford-Borough Appro- priates $1,ooo Toward Celebration Eurd

In St Nary's church Saturday morn ing there was double wedding, when Jesse Sylvia and Miss Mary Cunhia and Joseph Cunhia and Miss Sadie Frazer, were married by Rev. J. C.. Lynch of St Mary's church. MT. Syl via and Miss Cunhia were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Arudda. while MT. Gun hia and Miss Frazer were accompanied by Manuel Cunhia and Miss Frances Costa. After the wedding both couples Mrs Cunflia, Sr The International band of Stonington furnished music.
 Velvet Mill Team Won.
 At Stanton's park Saturday after noon in the game of baseball the Vel vet mill nine defeated the Bradford nine to 5.
 Picture of Col. Stanton.
 Colonel Charles T. Stanton attend ed the reunion of the twenty first Con- necticut Volunteer association held in Wiilimantic Friday the badge of the association this year had attached a medallion of Colonel Stanton.
 Borough Appropriates $1,ooo for Gel
 ebration.
 At the special meeting of the free men of the borough Friday night in Borough hall s1.000 was voted ap- propriated for the fund for the cele- bration of the anniversary of the bat tie of Stonington. Warden Crardall presided at the meeting. The motion for the appropriation was made by Benjamin Cutler and was discussed by Judge L. D. F'airbrother. W. P. Bind loss, Carl A. Koelb. c. J. Vaughn and others. With this appropriation the executive committee will have $5,000 and as the sum of sS,00O is wanted there is still $S,000 to be raised MT. Cutler, chairman ofs the finance com mittee, says contributions are, still coming in.
 Prizes fer Caterpillar Nests Destroyed
 Friday evenings meeting of the Boy Scouts it was announced that two nnen of Stonington had offered prizes 10 the Scouts killing the largest mum Der Of tent caterpillars this spring. The past week many of the nests were just forming and the boys will rsr;zes.
 Sale of City Of Wcrccsser's Furnishings
 At the auction sale of the furnish ings of the steamer City of Worcester in the post office building Saturday afternoon many of the things were dis posed of. If not all sold by the 25th of this month the remainder will be sent to Fall River
 Choir Entertained.
 Miss M. Louise Pendleton entertain cd the members of Calvary church Friday evening. A musical program was given and a social time followed by refreshments was enjoyed by all.
 Institute at Baptist Church.
 Tuesday. May 26th. the first of the Bible school and Young Peoples so- ciety institutes as conducted by the Connecticut Baptist convention. will be held in the local Baptist church. Delegates from surrounding churches will be present.
 There will be three sermons, one at D. m. in the auditorium. the second at D. m. at the supper tables in church parlors, and the third at 7.30 o'clock in the auditorium. The speak CTS will be Rev. A. B. Coats of Hart. Miss Annie F. Weeks of Springfield Mass, elementary specialist; Rev. A. C. Boyd superintendent, Hartford Rev. L. H. Koehler, educational di- rector Hartford: Rev. c. R. McNally, New London president of state B. Y Aand A. B. Todd of Torrington.
 The latter two will be the speakers at the evening session. Colporteur Newton will be present with the Bap- tist Publication society's colporteu, automobile. There will be workers conferences and exhibits of workers helps. These meetings including the supper hour. are public.
 Borough Interests.
 Miss Ati15s C.ornam, the commercial instructor il1 the high school has sent in her resignation
 Miss AnSeline Walsh, of Brooklyn x. Y. is the guest of her sister, Mrs Edwin Stanton.
 State Truant Officer NJ. D. Marx was a business caller here Friday.
 Captain Samuel Pendleton is at his home here after being in Providence