Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES
OLD MYSTIC
Funeral of Mrs. Erastus Holmes Methodist Faster Reappeinted-Hap- psninas of the Week

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Main Holmes. 72 widow of Erastus Holmes. was held Tuesday at 1e3 o'clock at her home on Quequetaug hill. Rev. Welcome k. Bates, pastor of the Union Baptist church. Mystic, conducted the services. Burial was in the family plot in Elm Grove ceme- tery. There were beautiful floral forms. Mrs. Holmes is survived by two grandsons. William Holmes of New York and Clifford Holmes of Old Mystic.
 Methodist Pastor Returned.
 Rev Arthur H. Withee returned attended Conference. MT. White was assigned to the pastorate of the Old Mystic M. E. church for another year.
 Rev Herbert B Hutchins preached Sunday evening at the Baptist church story sermon. Polly Anna, the first in ature.
 Teacher Ill.,
 Miss Mary Curran. teacher of the primary grades at the Old Mystic school. has been ill for two weeks with Qulnsy. She returned last Friday to her home at UnionVille, Conn. as she was unable to teach the remainder of the term. She hopes to be able to resume her duties after the Easter vacation. Mrs Evans of Westerly .continued to substitute this term, which closed Friday.
 Brief Local Notes.
 The Young Christians class wiN meet Thursday evening at 7.15 in the Baptist conference room
 The Baptist Young Peoples union held it's monthly business meeting and socsal Friday evening at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Frank E Williams
 Horace o. Williams spent several days in Willimantic attending confer
 Mrs. Charles O Eldridge has re- turned to RiVerview after visit to her mother at Putnam.
 Harold W. Schoonover. who has been student al Poughkeepsie Business college for the past school year is the guest of his parents. MT. and Mrs. Alpheus H. Schoonover at Elmhurst
 Mir. and Mrs. George Davis have re- turned to New Haven after a visit to local relatives
 Mrs Henry Edwards and daughter. Miss Marjorie Edwards. have returned to Providence after visit to Old Mystic relatives
 Mrs. David Cudworth was q recent guest of her mother. Mrs. Rider of Norwich, Conn.
 Mrs. Frank E, Gates of Providence was a recent guest of relatives at the Holloway homestead
 Mrs Florence Ciapp was an over Sunday visitor in Boston
 Spent Winter Away.
 Miss Annie F. Lee has returned to her home here, after spending the win ter with relatives in Providence, New port and Saunderstown. R. L
 Mrs. Oscar F. Crumb is slowly re- covering after two weeks illness
 Miss Dorothy Chesebro is recovering from tonsilitis
 Mrs. John Kennedy is ill
 Lawrence Rattican is slowly recov- ering from pneumonia
 Mrs. William P. Welles and daugh- ters, Misses Carrie and Stella Welles Were Sunday guests of relatives in Norwich and Poquetanuck
 Mrs. F. Edgar Crumb of Riverside R. l., was calling Sunday on her father John A. Taylor.
 Charles Tinker is confined to his home by a severe illness.
 Miss Calie r. Chapman Is staying with her sister. Mrs. Charles H. Cong don of Mystic.
 Mrs. R. s. Harvey has returned to Bridgeport after spending the winter with Miss Mary H. Dean al the Dean homestead.
 William Holmes has returned to New York after attending the funeral of his grandmother. Mrs. Mary Holmes.