Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-08
JEWETT CITY
Fourth Quarterly Conference at Meth oGst Ch&rch-Baptist Society's An nual Meeting-GaIe and Rain Cause Temporary Trouble.

The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Methodist church was held this week District Superintendent G. G. Scrivener of Norwich presiding. The report for the church was given by Rev. Samuel Thatcher. the Sunday school by A. C. Burdick. the Epworth League By R. W. Robertson, the La dies Aid society by Mrs. Peter Me Arthur, the Junior league by Miss Florence Thatcher, the trustees by
 Rev. E. NJ. Anthony, the pew collector by Harry Davis. A. c. Burdick was confirmed as Sunday school superin- tendent and Robert Robertson as pres 1 idept of the Epworth League. Rev F. steward and A. c. Burdicz recording steward. The following committees
 and stewards were elected: Stewards Rev. E, NJ. Anthony R. W. Robertson
 MT. and Mrs. Peter McArthur, Mrs. W. c. Jeffers, MT and Mrs. John Wal
 pole, Mrs. Mary Wood, Mrs. Mary E.
 Burdick, Miss Maud L. Barrett, Miss
 Alice Young. Mrs. 5. P. Greene, L. D.
 Howe and James McCluggage; com
 munion steward. Mrs. Mary F. Bur
 foreien missions. Rev. E. NJ. Anthony.
 G. II Thornton. Mrs. Mary Wood, 4. c. RurdicN, Robert Robertson; home
 missions. Mrs. 4. W. Harris, Mrs. A. C. Burdick, Mrs. A. J. Tinker 4. C. day school Alex McCluggage, Harry
 Davis. W. J. Robertson. IT,, Mfr. and
 Mrs. R. W. Robertson; tracts, J. P.
 German, Mrs. John Walpole, Mrs. Sarah Tracy: temperance. R. W. Rob-
 Young: education Mrs. Maud Bar rett, Miss Alice Young. Mrs. Mary Burdick: FTeedman's Aid. Walter Fields Miss Bessie McCluggage, Mrs. A. C. Burdick; church records. Rev. F. M Anthony, Mrs W. c. Jeffers; 2Jdifirrr CHanrTa FThnrF7- ton. Peter McArthur, oJhn Walpole; church music, Charles MacEay Mrs. Annie Robertson, Mrs. W. C. Jef1ers, Mrs Peter McArthur, Mfr. and Mrs. Fred Smith. Mrs. Nellie Saunders. R. w. Robertson. ". ]. Robertson, Jr,; hospitals Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. W. E. Burdicll Mrs. R. W. Robertson 1 parsonage, Ladies' Aid society. 4. J. Tinker: conference claimants. Rev. r. NJ. Anthony, Peter AIcArthur. Alex
 McCluga@ "e; collector of pew rents, Mrs. Peter McArthur was elected deleSate to tho Willimantic camp meeting and Peter McArthur and 4. ! c. Burdick to the Laymen's Confer ence Clarence Jeffers and James Me ! Cluggage s a.lternateS. A. c, Bur dick was elected tryer of appeals. Rev, Samuel Thatcher was given a unanimous invitation to return to this parish for another year.
 Raptiat Church Officers. The annual meeting of the Baptist church was held Wednesday evening, Rev. Allan Spidell presiding. Deacon J. |. Phillips was elected clerk. A. M. Clarke treasurer, Harry T. Wilcox 1 trustee for three years, G. II. Prior collector, Deacon D. L. Phillips auditor, and Mrs. G. Fl. Prior. Miss Ida I. l Foster. Mrs. E. C. Wilcox and Mrs. l NJ. E. 6. Wilson deaconesses. Entertained Aid Society. l Miss Mabel McBroome entertained
 the Ladies Aid society of the Baptist church at her home Thursday after noon. She was assisted by Atrs. F. II. 1 Gilbert, Miss Ruth Gray. Mrs. A. M | Brown. Miss Alice A. Brown. Miss l Emma A. Gardner and Mrs. ". IT. i Johnstone.
 At inaugural Bail.
 Representative and Mrs. Stephen B.
 Sweet of Voluntown attended the Gov ernors ball in Hartford Wednesday night Mir. Sweet is the son of Dr. J. Byron Sweet.
 Technical Books at Library. An International Library of Tech l nology series of textbooks, five in number, has just been added to Slater library They are for persons en-
 gagged in the engineering progressions and trades, or for those desiring tn- formation concerning them They are fully illustrated and contain numer- ous practical examples of the solu- tions-
 0. E, S. installation, Faith chapter, No, S2. o. E. S., has it's installation Saturday evening" Past Grand Matren Bertha l.. $. Gallup of Moosup will be the installing officer, assisted by Grand Marshal ESael Latham, of Noank.
 Carriers Car Mired.
 4 little over tbree-quarters of an inch of rain fell Wednesday night, while the wind blew a gale. Tn the morning the streets were covered with small branches of trees and people