Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-21
New London County
GALES FERRY
Methodist Stewards Add Two Mem bers to Finance Commttee-No Southbound Train from 8.47 to 3.fo The Weeks Happenings

South hbound Train from 8.47 to 3.4o
 The Weeks Happenings
 4 meeting of the stewards of the M. E. church was called after the Thursday evening prayer service and two new members were added to the finance committee Miss Alice Satter- lee. treasurer of the Sunday school. and Miss Jennie G. Perkins was made treasurer of Benevolences. Miss Sat terlee and Miss Kate B. Colver were added to the camp house committee. It was voted to continue the method in use-the pledge system-for the opera ting expenses of the church, with it's benevoIences. The solicitors were reappointed: Gales Ferry, Mrs. Court land F. CoIver, Miss Laura A Per- kins; Long Cove, Mrs. Ellen Turner, Mrs. Myrta Mather; Allyn's Point, Mrs. OliVo Rogers. Mrs. Charles J. Pierce: Lister District, Charles H. Chapman. At the close of the Sun day morning service it was found necessary to call a brief meeting of the Epworth League to consider the fixed date of the supper given by the Reds to the Whites, as it was found to oc- cur on the same Tuesday evening that Bishop John W. Hamilton was to be in the Federal Street Methodist Epis copal church, New London and the pastor with members of the official board. were to attend The date Of the supper was changed. At the Sun day school session Dorothy Birch re- ceived a bronze pin for eight consec- utive Sundays. The evening service on Sunday was led by Miss Laura A, Perkins, theme, A Social Survey,
 At Norwich Theatre.
 Mrs. Eugene La Fontaine, Miss Grace Chapman and their guest, Mrs. Elmer Keene of Attawaugan with Misses Alice SaHeriee and Florence O71iT- cy Adams Sawyer in Norwich Satur- day afternoon.
 Mrs. Delphine Fish Mrs Fanny 4. Nolthrop and Miss Alice SatterIee at tended d meeting of Anna Warner Bailey chapter, D. A. R. at the Mon ument house, Groton, on Thursday last and the exhibit of ancient and modern embroidery and needlework held at the Shaw mansion in New London.
 Mrs. Harriet F. Crandan and Mr and Mrs. Harlan Pierce have return ed from New York to their home in the village.
 Mir and Mrs. Justin H. Peclham of Peckham's Point attended the flu neral of MT. Peckhams brother, Alvin H. PeCkham at Jamesville, R. l. We'd nesday. Mir. Peckham died of pneu- monia, having been i'll only a week.
 Will Be RemodeIed.
 Mrs Nettie Peckham of Long Cove has purchased the building owned by Edward R. Perkins and used by him as q carpenter shop, situated on land near the cove and will have the build ing removed to the lot in the rear of her cottage and convert it into cot fage for summer renting.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Colver of the Navy Yard is spending several days in Mid dletown the guest of her brothers. Addison T. and Fred Chapman.
 Trains Badly Missed.
 The new schedule of trains on the Norwich branch of the New Haven railroad affects the village rather se- riously- There is no sOuthbOund train accommodation from S.47 a m to 3.10 in the afternoon. Gales Ferry has al- ways had the best service the branch afforded and why things are thus has not been explained. Villagers are obliged to cross the river and walk one mile to the trolley if they have to be in New London during the six hours of no-train service
 Miss Alice Satterlee is spending the week at the home of her brother, FL mer Satterlee, in North Haven
 \ private telephone has been in stalled between the houses of James B. Freeman and Latham Smith for the especial benefit of MT. Freeman, who is in feeble health.
 Heard Methodist Bishop
 Rev. C Wilson Harrison. Dudley C. Perkins, treasurer NJ. E. church, and R. Irving Hurlbutt, president of the Epworth League, were in New London at the Federal Street Methodist church to hear Bishop Hamilton and attend the banquet given the bishop Tues day evening.
 Mrs. Eliza Tarrant of Brooklyn N Y- is a, guest at the home of Mrs Justin H. Peckham
 Henry W. Hurlbutt had a portable sawmill saw twenty cords of wood at his farm. Woodlawn, Tuesday
 Edward Latimer was in New. Haven on business last week and attended the song recital at the Hyperion given by E. R. Alexander, a nephew of Rev George H. Murphy of Moor's Hill, Indiana.
 Miss Gladys Latimer of Palmertown was a caller at the home of Mrs Emma E. Latimer Saturday.