Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-03-27
COLUMBIA
Miss Harriet X. Porter Stands High
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Discovery on
Doorstone.

William Godtfring of Philadelphia.
who is spending two months vacation
| with the family of William Bertsch on
Columbia Green, was Joined by Mrs.
C-odtfring last week. Both will re-
main here until April.
About twenty members Of the local
grange attended the Pomona meeting
| at Wilimantic Saturday.
Mrs. George o. Fisk of Rockville has
been spending few days. with her
brother Fred A. Hunt and family.
Simon Golf Of Johnston, R. l., spent
the weekend with his daughter, Mrs.
Clayton e. Hunt.
David Price. who for the past few
years has been living and working at
Mrs. ATnaSa A. Hunts, has gone. to
work for Mrs. William P. Johnson.
y flock of more than so wild geese
passed over Columbia Green, Saturday
morning on their journey northward,
| they were flying quite low and could
be easily counted.
Cranes steam saw-mill will soon
move from the Nobis lot to a wood-lot
at Liberty Hill.
Stands High at Wellesley.
Among the honor scholarships for
the year at Wellesley college, the
name of Miss Harriet K. Porter, Of
this place appears upon the honor roll
of "Durant Junior Class" This honor
roll has 26 names out of a class of 80
Mr.. Durant founded the college, and
students in the senior and Junior class
es who rank highest are "Durant
on the highest honor rolf. Miss Por-
ter has stood high in her class during
the three years she has been at We'll
lesley.
Move to Yantie.
Willis Fuller and family who for
the past year have resided at River
side Farm" owned by Mrs. William P.
Johnson, have moved to Yantic.
Mrs. Paul H. Elsdon and sister, Miss
Irene Story of Hartford, are boarding
at Abbott Dittle's.
Mrs. James P. Little spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Hartford, with the
family of her son, DR.. S. A, Little
Mrs. Edith Little and sons Walter
and Donald, made an automobile trip
to this place last Sunday and spent
and Mrs. Willard B. Clarke.
A Strange Door Stone.
Edward Phillips, VINO resides near
HOP River Station, while making some
repairs, recently wanted a smooth fiat
stone. There was such a stone as
he needed at the back. door Of the
house which had apparently been
placed there many years ago and had
been used as a stepping stone AS it
was not needed where it was he
thought he would use it where it was
needed. Upon turning the stone over
he was very much surprised to find
that it was a grave stone. On it was
this inscription: In memory of Emily
daughter of Mr.. Joseph and Mrs.
Eunice Smith, who died April Is, 1914,
aged months and Is days.
Rest thou sweet sIumberer lin the
peaceful grave,
Short was the date, forgotten soon
should be
Except the few who drowned in sor-
row wave,
With painful peasure still remember
thee"
How or why the stone came to be
where it was found no one seems to
know. Mr.. Phillips father purchased
the place so years ago, the stone was
there when he took possession. Prev
ious to its purchase by Mr. Phillips, a
family named Newcomb had occupied
the place for 40 years. The stone re-
sembles that which comes from the
Bolton quaries and although more
than one hundred years old the letter.
ing appears as plain as if cut yester-
day.
William A. Collins is visiting his
son, William A. Collins Jr. and family
at Rocky Hill