Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-10
GALES FERRY
Path Made Through Snow for Easter Churchgoers-John R. Perkins Wins Athletic TroPhy-SehooI Pupils Ger tifcates

Churchgoers-John R. Perkins Wins
 Athletic TroPhy-SehooI Pupils Ger
 tificates.
 Easter Sunday the snow was badly drifted in the village streets, but Hurfbutt. who early Easter morning was out with a pair of horses and 0 drag, a fine path was made for church. goers.
 At the M. E. church Rev. James NJ Potter took Christ the Victor, Mark Is: 3-4 for the text of his Easter ser mon. D. RL Fox sang at the of fertory, Be Comforted Ye That Mourn. by w. A. Fisher. A duet by Misses Marie and Gertrude Allen was sung at this service. Easter lilies. azaleas and daffodils were used in the altar decorations.
 At the Sunday school session an Easter song was recited by Madeline Birch. The leader of the evening Ep- worth League service was Miss Laura A. Perkins, whose topic was The Promise of Immortality.
 Certificates for Pupils.
 With the closing of the village school last Thursday for the Easter vacation a certificate had been re- eeived by Mary J. Birch of par excel lence for creditable attainment in school work for the winter term. Mad cline A. Birch received a certificate of progress for satisfactory progress in school work each signed by F. w Barber, supervisor. Gordon Maniere was an honor pupil. having been neith- CT absent nor tardy for the entire win ter term. The teacher, Miss Grace A. Chapman, attended the meeting of the teachers of the town that after noon at Ledyard Centre.
 Won Athletic Honors.
 An item in a Milwaukee. Wis, paper of local interest states that John Ray mond Perkins of Madison, Wis, was a contestant in the elimination bouts of the amateur championship wrest- ling tournament, held at Milwaukee Perkins. who is the son of MT. and Mrs. Dudley c. Perkins of Gales Ferry secured the middleweight champion ship of his adopted state and hand to represent the state university al the tournament. having previously won inter-class honors at his college AII-Day Session. The Ladies Aid society of the M E church held an aH-day session at the vestry Thursday. some of the ladies having lunch there. Four quilts were tied.
 Attend MiddIetown Wedding. Mrs. Sarah A, Colver and he daughter, Miss Kate B. Colver witt her son. Courtland E. Colver of tn, Navy Yard attended the marriage O. Mrs. Colver's niece. Miss Maude Chap man of Middletown and Jesse Georg' Fox, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Lieutenant Charles Satterlee, com | mander U. s. s. Acushnet, arrived las Thursday evening at the home of hi parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Sat terlee, on an IS days leave of absence | Lieutenant Satterlee left here Sat | urday for Michigan, where he ha business interests and upon his re | turn. will spend the remainder of hi leave. at the family home. | Mrs. Fred Richards of Laurel Hill Norwich, who has been at the hom of Miss Julia O. Richards, of Lonl Cove, on account of the illness of Mis- Richards, returned home last week Miss Laura A. Perkins was a wis White and Mrs. White, at Old Say brook Thursday and Friday. | Mrs. Fanny Adams Northrop was tn l guest of Mrs, Arthur C. Fuller of Pos Hill Place, New London. for Easte | Sunday.
 Miss Mary Rudd Gibbs l,. and Mis Wulf and a friend. walked to Gale | Ferry from Norwich Good Friday. | Among the people who visited thei respective property in the place oGo Friday were Coroner Franklin H Brown; Nathan J; GibRs5, Walter N
 wulf of Waterbury and Frank V I Corey of Norwich
 I Mrs. John c. Perkins and Mis- | Alice Hooper and Misses Ellen an Lucy Geer of Norwich called on friend in the village last week and also Wis tied their cottages.
 Talk on Birds.
 Mrs. Charles B. Graves gave a tai ! on The Economic Value of Birds. i | the vestry of the M. E. church Mon day evening under the auspices of tn | Epworth League, to an appreciativ audience. Mrs. Graves illustrated he l talk with coiored charts of our natfv birds and told of their characteristic
 and value in an interesting manne 1 Mrs. Graves was assisted by Mis ing solo, A Swallow Flying South. b
 Benjamin Whelpley. The closing mum
 Der was a piano solo. The Robins
 Return, by Fisher, played by Nils
 Jennie G. Perkins.
 Il Personal Items.
 I Mrs. Delphine Fish was the gues
 of Mrs. Franklin H. Brown of Nor wich for Easter Sunday. T Elmer Satterlee of North Hhvel spent Easter at the home of his par
 ents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Satterle Il The household goods of J. G. Nevill ] that have been stored here since tn , removal of the family last autumn
 were shipped to Chester, Pa, Jas ? week.
 ,l Deer Appear Tame.
 A herd of five deer is seen frequent ly in the vicinity of Mt. peeatu where they have a well defined pat
 and in the fields near the village. The appear very tame. They feed in th , places where clover grows. seemingl
 dogs annoy them. not people. ,l N0RTH ERANK