Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04
OLD MYSTIC
5riefs and Personal Items Following
the Holiday-Briek Stills for Birch
Mill.

- WIN. -
Mrs. w. H. Harris and Mrs Della
Williams recently passed their SD
birthdays and were each honored with
large postal shower by many friends.
9. ]. Collins. who came here about
two years ago with Percy v. S. Stowe
and has been employed by him as
chauffeur. has returned to Pittsburgh,
Pa where he has secured employment:
which will make it possible to care for.
his father, who is In falling health.
Joseph Avery takes his place at the
wheel and William Clark. will move his
family into the tenement made vacant.
Miss Mary Dean is in New York to
spend the winter with her sister, Miss,
Addte Dean.
the guest this week of her aunt Mrs.
Ira Decker, of West Mystic.
Everett d, ,Midyette of Chester was
the week end guest of Rev. and Mrs.
F. E. Coburn at the Baptist parsonage.
Seventeen at Holiday Dinner.
+ Thanksgiving day seventeen sat
down to the tables, the special guests
being Rev William Crawford and his
three sisters and Captain Spicer and
wife of Groton.
Teachers who have been home for
the Thanksgiving recess returned the
first of the week to resume their du-
ties, Miss Maude Williams to the Vo-
cational school. New London, Miss
Marjorie Harris to Everett. Mass, Miss
Iva Johnson TO the State Model school,
Newington Center, Miss Emma Will
liams to New Britain and Miss agnes
Chapman to Norwich.
Everett Johnson has returned to
Middletown after brief stay at his
home here.
Fox Killed With Hoe.
Joseph CasweH recently killed with
a hoe a gray fox which ran out near
his house. 1t weighed about II pounds
The Sunshine club of Burnett's Cor
nerS met Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Edward Chesebro.
,zEIYoQd Davis of New Haven was the
week end guest of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ,Ellery Davis.
Sniefts are reported to be running
again. Theodore Johnson made a
catch of 126 Monday and a dozen boats
were out Wednesday. - s.lE
Mr.. and Mrs Horace o.. Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harold Williams and
son Horace with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
T.. Williams and son Kenneth, called
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chapman of
New London Sunday afternoon.
Harold Sehoonover was the week
end guest of his father, A.eH. Schoou-
over, Sunday.
Mill improvements.
J. G. 3. Newhard, manager of the
american Chemical company. spent the
week caring for the local intereses
Six men are now regularly employed,
and arrangements are being made to
install brick stills which will increase
the output.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Beckwith and
! family were Hopkipton Hill visitors
Sunday.
w. D. Beckwith has installed gas
oline engine to. pump water into the
I house.
Mrs. Grace Hammond, who has been
the recent guest of DR.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Desley. has returned to New Lon
| don.
John Hill has returned from Bridge
port:
= ME-. and Mrs Edwin A. Chesebro
called on relatives at Rocky Hill Sun
| day.
Miss Louise Chesebro has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Fred
Carlson. of New London
| Sheppard K. Haines has returned to
| his home on Long Island after a stay
at the home of Prentice A Williams
t Preached at Noank.
1 Rev William Crawford took the
place of Rev. w. H. Dunnack as the
/ preacher Sunday afternoon at the
Methodist service in Noank
The Misses Maud, Nellie and Gene
]'vieve Smart spent the week end with
relatives in Providence.
/ Mrs, Charles E. Gardner, who has
4 been the guest of her mother, Mrs
lsCoHrtland Lamb. of Ledyard, has re-
I turned to her home in Waterford