Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-31
New London County
GALES FERRY
lee Moves River Buoys-lncreased At tendance at Church and Sunday School

The breaking up of the river ice caused the dolphin that marks, the cross-oYer channel at Red Top to SC out of commission last week. This happens every winter, with the run ming ice. The western buoy. near Bartlett's, has always withstood the pressure of ice and tide, until the past week, when this was moved several hundred feet down the river. Most of the buoys and dolphins up the river to Norwich are out of commission
 Ice from Smiths Pond.
 The harvesting of ice on Smith S pond for the village supply was be- gun Thursday of last week under the direction of John Mcclure of the Les ter district with assistance from the village.
 The Ladies' society of the M. E. church resumed its regular meetings Thursday afternoon last after the hol- iday vacation There was & good at tendance.
 Key. MT. Harrison conducted morn ing and evening services in tht M E.. church Sunday and also filled the place of superintendent of the Sunday school as both C. E. Colver! super intendent, and D. c. Perkins, assist ant superintendent. were ill,
 Awards for Attendance.
 Several members of the Sunday school received awards for regular
  Charles J. Pierce, who received roll ed gold pin, Miss Miriam Harrison, a gun metal pin. The following members have been in attendance at the school the past year: Miss Jen- nie Perkins Miss Florence Hurlbutt, Irving Hurlbutt, Walter Mather and Mir. and Mrs. D. c. Perkins. The last four named have been attendants at the regular sessions of the school since the system of awards was adopted seven years ago. They are entitled to books given at the end of six and seven years attendance The pastor, Rev. MT. Harrison. was also entitled to an award for regular attendance for the past year. The attendance at the Sunday evening service was increased, noticeably under the leadership or the Red and White teams. The honors were. however, quite equally divided, the Whites being one point ahead. The Bible Study class, with Miss Jennie G. Perkins leader and Miss Alice Sat terlee secretary, met at o'clock Sun study of the New Testament for Bible Teachers.
 Personals and Briefs.
 Mss Gladys Hall has resumed her place as teacher of the Stoddard dis trict school at Allyn's Point, relieving Thomas Latham of the village, who has been substituting there.
 
 leased Meadowbrook cottage and was q week end visitor there last Sunday. Mrs. Lucius Brown of Norwich was . week end guest of her uncle, Moves 2. MI Allsa; 5oks of HsrtfoSa spent several days the past week with her mother. Mrs. Dezphine Fish.
 Mrs. Mary Watrous of Groton visited her parents. MT. and Mrs. Charles H, Comstock last Friday.
 Mrs. Emma Bennett and grand daughter are guests of MT. and Mrs. Byron Maynard in Anthony. R. L Mrs. Maynard is 3. cousin of Mrs. Ben nett
 MT. and Mrs Nelson Parker of Nor wich spent Monday with Mrs. Parker's parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry W. Hurl- butt.
 MT. and Mrs. C1ahin and family are moving from the Ichabod to the cot tage of Frank Hiltons on the village street.
 Henry Keeney and Michael Sexton of New London and Otis Winchester of Norwich were visitors in the place Sunday,