Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-15
BROOKLYN
Mrs. N. D. Baker Buys Fathers Farm
Rear Admiral Charles r. Pond One
of Youngest Officers to Hold That
Rank.

Mrs. Nelson D. Baker, at the auction
sale of her fathers farm, bought the
same and expects to move to it.
The house occupied by Harry Lath-
rop and family is being wired for cleo
trio flights
Charles H. Reach Of Waterbury has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Vine
r. Franklin.
The body of Mrs. Samuel Hyde of
Wauregan was brought for burial In
the family lot in the South cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. Potter have
opened and are occupying their home
here for the summer.
Miss Helen L. Witter spent the week
end and Sunday with her cousin, Miss
Mary Kingsley, in Plainf1eld.
Mr.: and Mrs. Riley B. Witter were
mother of Mrs. Witter.
One of the Younger Rear AdmiraIs.
Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond was
born in Brooklyn, Conn. Oct. 26, 1856,
the son of Enoch and Sarah A. Pond
and was the youngest brother of Brig.
Gen. George E. Pond, U. S. A. retired,
who died some ten years since. He
entered the naval academy after
competitive examination June 10, 1872,
graduating. in 1876 and received his
commission as ensign in 1878. His
first tour Of duty was on the Pacific
station. Nearly all his sea duty and
Pacific waters and Pacific stations
ashore.
In 1883 he surveyed the coasts of
California, and Alaska, took a magnetic
survey of the entire coast and inaug
urated the geodetic survey of Alaskan
waters. The following year he was
assigned to duty at the photographic
Office in Washington, D. c., and later
the same year to the photographic Of
flee in San Francisco. In 1886 he as
sumed the duties of assistant in the.
naval observatory at the Man Island
yard and was subsequently placed in,
charge of the observation from 1890 to
1894. The following three years he
was on duty in Pacific and Asiatic
waters. spending one summer in
Behring sea patrol work. In 1898 he
was inspector of ordnance at the New
York navy yard and when the Span
ish-American war broke out he was
assigned duty in command Of the U.
S. S. Panther. From 1898 to 1903 he
commanded the Iroquois station ship
at Hawaii and later was in command
of the entire station. He selected the
site for the great Pearl Harbor dry
dock, instituting the governments con-
domination proceeds that led to the
governments acquisition of the title.
Following a tour of shore duty at the
naval training station San Francisco,
he sperintended the laying of the ca
bles to the Midway islands and to the
Philippines From 1904 to 1905 he
commanded the. U. S. S. supply sta
ton ship at Guam. He later became
aid to the commandant at Man Island
and was also inspector of ordnance.
Following that tour of shore duty he
commanded the arnored cruiser Penn
| sylvania in cruise in the Asiatic and
Pacific waters. The Pennsylvania is
now renamed the Pittsburgh, in re-
serve at Brunerton and may later be
| selected by him as his flagship.
Since leaving the Brunerton yard
! March, 1912, he has been in charge of
| the Twelfth naval district and light
naval examining and retiring boards
| at Mare Island. He received his pro-
motion to the rank of rear admiral
| Feb 10, 1914. and is one of the young
| est off GERS in the United States navy
| to hold that rank. He will retire Oct.
| &C. 1918.
Preaching for Unitarians.
| Rev. Joseph Allen, who has supplied
| the Unitarian pulpit for several sum-
mers. is to supply again this season
| and Sunday began his labors.
| Mrs. E. A. Blake spent Sunday with
| her daughter in Boston and from there
went to Philadelphia to visit her moth
| er, who is in feeble health.
Walter Lathrop of New Britain is
| visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Lathrop. Miss Florence Blum of
New Britain is also the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Lathrop.
|. Rev. a. E. Kinmouth was in Norwich
Tuesday attending the ministers meet
ing.
Mrs. John Braman is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Charles Wheeler, who
has been seriously ill