Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
JEWETT CITY
Gypsy Camps of Former Yeara-sup- per at Congregational Nestry- Towns Payment to Fire Wardens.


 Early risers Wednesday morning ] saw the big gypsy prairie schooner with a few horses trailing along be- hind. pass through the borough but they never stopped. When the new iron bridge was placed in position in 1910 at the lower pond crossing at Tadpole there was several hundred yards of the old road closed to public travel. With this closing came the passing of one of the best known gyp- sy camping gounds in this end of Con- necticut. Every scummer or in early fall for more than 30 years and some say that 50 years would not cover the time a bnd of gypsies camped in the bend above the little dam at the foot of the big pond.
 They were not different people each time but the same families Twenty i've years ago there came a family regularly year after year. The head of the family was we'll known in the village being a great horse trader. His visits here were awaited by local horsemen and farmers for the purpose of swapping. Shrewd indeed must be the man who could work off any infer for animal on this Gypsy trader. Yet 1t was nothing unusual for him to leave a few spawned or ringbone patriarchs with the local traders The women of the band came through the streets and sold baskets or told for
 
 gray hair now, boys then, recall with pleasure their first glimpse of the wonderful attractions of life in a gyp- sy camp and a lesson in the gentle art of basket making.
 During the gypsy visits the small was rumored that once boy had been stolen by a wandering band and had ] never returned.
 i Successful Supper. The ladies' society of the Congrega- tional church served vHry success l full supper in the vestry Wednesday evening. A large patronage pronounc-
 The menu included cold roast fresh ham. apple sauce escalloped potatoes, rolls, pickles, preserves, peach short | cake, coffee.
 The committee in charge was Mrs. | E. H. Hiscox, Mrs G. w. Emerson, Mrs. J. H. Tracy, Mrs. H. E. Paul. The l affair netted $52
 Payment to Fire Wardens.
 The selectmen of Griswold have made payments to the fire wardens | during the last year as follows: S. F | Palmer $317.40, w. G. Burdick $261. 80 | Walter c. Tanner $78.67. MT. Tanner Is the fire warden for the town of Vol | untown but in the stress of circum- | stances he organized a company of fire fighters and came over into Gris- wold to help us. E. Luther received $2.75.
 | Ton Day Melted. l During the hot spell two weeks ago Shea Bros. put out 13 tons of ice a day for 10 successive days. Three tons each morning went to the Boston | milk cans. The melting shrinkage fol the 10 days was on the average of a ton day.
 Missionary Meeting.
 The woman's Missionary meeting H. N. Wheelock. The devotional exer. cises and business meeting were con- ducted by the president, Mrs. G. W Robinson, Mrs E. D. Cady, secretary of the fourth district of the Worcester branch of the Woman's Board of Nils. sions of Oxford, Mass. was presen and read an admirable original paper Missionary Mothers This paper wal exceptionally interesting and wa. greatly enjoyed by aH present Mrs F. D. Ballou sang very pleasingly Fac, to Face. A mite box from the Wom ans Board of Missions for the golder anniversary to be celebrated in 1911 was received and will be used at eacl meeting
 The meeting closed with hymn anC the Mizpah benediction.
 Brevities. Mrs. Albert Rock of Washington D. C., is the guest of Miss Adelaid Burdick at her home on the East Mail Street Heights.
 Mrs. c. D. Spicer is the guest of hi son, Oscar in Hudson, Mass. Solomon and Albert Paquette wer in Webster, Mass, Wednesday at tn funeral of this cousin. Miss Eva Pa quette.