Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
GALES FERRY
Awards For PunctuaI Attendance at Sunday sohooI-Thievins Gray Fox Csptursd-Mrs. Solomon Perkins Dath.

The first Sunday of the New Year was given over to rain and slippery places in the village, but the morning service was held. in the M. B. church as usual with a small attendance. Rev. James M. Potter spoke from this theme, How All Things Became New.
 At the Sunday school session under assistant superintendent, R. c. Per kins, there were four entitled to books Mir. and Mrs D. c. Perkins, R. Irving Hurlbutt and Walter Mather. Eight years, Jennie G. Perkins. Six years, Mrs. Eugene LaFontaine.
 Other awards were rolled gold stars to Rev. James M. Potter and Donald
 Owing to the icy condition of the roads the evening service was omit ted.
 Gray Fox Captured.
 A gray fox weighing Il pounds was captured by Frederick Turner of Long Cove with the assistance of his young fox hound, on the farm of Dr. E. P. Douglas, formerly the Wallace F. Perkins place. Monday the fox had been a recent maurader in the flock of hens of MT. Turner's neighbor, Richard Chase.
 Local Interests.
 Mrs. Stephen Perkins of Brier Hill, Groton was the guest Friday of her sister, Mrs. Harmon c. Perkins.
 Mrs. Lucy A. Hurlbutt went to New York Wednesday to visit her daught- er. Mrs. Arthur J. Sittig and Mrs. Jack Reynolds.
 Moves B.. Allyn was guest at the home of his nephew. Adam Larrabee In Windham New Years day.
 Misses Marie and Gertrude Allen. spent New Years day and Sunday, at the home of Attorney John J. Lawless, and Mrs. Lawless, at Quaker Hill.
 Somewhat Improved. Mrs. William Brooks of Hartford holiday and Sunday with her moth CT Mrs. Delphine Fish. Mrs. Curtis Wilcox of Jewett City spent Sunday with her mother Mrs. Ellen Turner, at the family home east of the village.
 Mir. and Mrs. Rainsford Collins and little son. Ralph, from New York state, were callers in this place Monday. MT. and Mrs. Collins are at the home of Mrs F. l.. Norman on their way to New Haven.
 Entertained at Cottage. Tracy Smith and Harlan Newbery entertained New Years eve at MT. Newbery's cottage, near the village. to watch the old year out. and the New
 
 Old Mystic, Poquetannuck, Uncasville, and Fort Point. There was music and dancing. Refreshments were served. The village school opened Monday. Christopher G. Allen of Norwich, spent, Christmas week at the home of MT. and Mrs. Latham E. Smith, re- turning to his hcme Sunday night. NIT. and Mrs. Charles Watson of Uncasville were New Years guests at the home of John Watson in the Stod- dard district.
 Miss Winnie Bartlett of Uncasville was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Ru- fus W. Hurlbutt last Friday. Mir. and Mrs. Clarence A. Ranger and daughter. Alice Allen, of Nor l wich. were callers at the home of Mrs George H. Bruce Monday. Death of Mrs. Solomon Perkins
 Mrs Amanda Harper Crandall, 83, widow of Solomon Perkins, died at her home in the village Wednesday morn ing. Mrs. Perkins had been i'll with grip for several days and pneumonia developed. Mrs. Perkins was the only daughter of Dudley B. Crandall and Lydia Adams. She was the mother of eight children and is survived by three daughters. all of the village, Mrs. Lucy A. Hurlbutt, Mrs. Henry w. HurIbutt and Miss Laura A. Per- kins,. and by two sons.s Dudley c. Perkins. of the village and Rowland H., of New London. There are twelve grandchildren and two great grand children.