Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-13
WilIimantic Camp Ground
Wednesday the s1st Birthday of Mrs. B. F. Barker, for Fifty-one conse- cutiVe Years a Visitor to the Grove -Somers Cottager Taken III.

! B. r. Barker Tor Fifty-one Conse- cutiVe Years Visitor to the Grove -Somers Cottager Taken LII. It was only to tent, 1ox12, that, about fifty years ago, MT. and Mrs. B. F. Barker, with six children, sister of Mrs. Barker, and her niece came for their first camp meeting. Mrs. Barker has come to camp meet | ing ever since, although death has robbed the family of many dear ones. | Wednesday Mrs. Barker reached her 1 ninety first birthday and was in very good health. She has had the pleas ure of watching the growth of the | camp ground from a small group of scattered tents to a colony of sub stantial cottages.
 | Many friends on the camp ground wished her many happy returns of the day. This will make her fifty first successive summer.
 Ends Weeks Visit, Mr. and Mrs. Chatf1eld Kip left on | Monday after spending week at Mrs | Sumner's cottage, onCartwright ave nue.
 Mrs. HuIhurt Taken Home. A, s. Hulburt, John HUlburt, Mrs. | John Kibbe of Somers, and Fred Brad | ley of Rockville, came Monday to take Mrs. s. P. HUlburt home. The latter was taken ill Saturday night and her | sons, Albert and John, her daughter, Mrs. John Kibbee, and her nephew, l Fred Bradley, were called. Mrs. Hull | burt was conveyed to her home in an ambulance from Rockville. Grove Notes. | Mrs w Carter and daughters, Lau- ra and Ruth, and son, Lawrence, came Monday for the season to Home Sweets Home on Simpson avenue. Mrs. Frank Reed from Omaha, Ne hraska, is a guest of her mother-in- l Il MT. and Mrs. Oscar Benton and their two children arrived Monday on Wes- ley circle.
 Mrs. Barrows and Miss Alnira Per kins arrived Tuesday for the season at Miss Perkins cottage, Haven ave-
 Miss Corbet. who has been visiting Mrs. M. Reed at the Gem cottage, Wesley circle, left Monday for Wor 1 cester Mass.
 Norwich Guest Leaves.
 Miss Jane Mitchell of Norwich left Monday after visiting Miss Livia Young of New York, who is at the nue.
 Mrs w. Homan and daughter Lois of WnlimantiC were callers at the Gates cottage on Simpson avenue.
 Mrs. C. D. AbelI of Norwich is a guest of Miss Helen Dyson at the Dy son cottage on Foster avenue. Rev. and Mrs. Frank Chamberlain of East Thompson, are here to open their cottage on Simpson avenue. They expect to occupy their cottage later for the meetings.
 Mrs L. M Talcott arrived Tuesday to spend a few days at the Talcott cottage, on Haven avenue.
 Mrs. Annie Sweetland is a guest of Mrs. Mary Benjamin, at Mrs. Ben jaminS cottage on Haven avenue.
 1SJ7 while hunting for ferns the other day. The mother bird called and encour- aged the little bird to fly.
 Mrs. M. Taylor has come to visit her sister, Mrs. M. Reed, at the Gem cottage Wesley circle.
 Miss Marion Wolcott started Mon day for New Haven after visiting her grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. Costello Lippitt at Pinehurst cottage, Haven avenue.
 Mrs. w. T. Crandall of Norwich spent Wednesday with friends on the grounds. She called on Mrs. B. r. Barker whose ninety-t1rst birthday it was.
 Mrs Frank Barker came from New London Wednesday to see Mrs. B. r. Barker and look after her own cot tage, Woodland Nook, on Wesley cir cIe.
 Mrs. Stanley and Flora Stanley, MT and Mrs. Sage of Manchester with two children. were recent guests of Miss H. Devon at her cottage on Ha- Ven avenue.
 Mir. and Mrs Purdie are at their cottage on Mystic avenue.
 Attended Outing.
 Miss Marguerite Wolcott left Tues day to spend a week with Miss Riley of ThamesviIle. Wednesday Miss Vol colt attended the picnic of the Meth odist church of Norwich, at Watch Hill.
 The Wights were at their cottage on Cartwright avenue Wednesday.
 Tennis Court Popular.
 The tennis court is often used by those of the camp who play the game
 Wednesday was the hottest day on the grounds this season. slight breeze came up about o'clock and