Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-06

Defeats lndependents-4Birth Gel. ebration-VilIaae Has Jitney Service A baseball game played here Satur- second team and the Old Mystic 1nde~ pendents was won by the o. M. '. M. As second. to g. The playing order was as follows:
 o. M Y. NE.r A.: Elisha N. Davis c, Theodore Perry p. John Whitfle tie, ID. 8b, Leslie Haley ss Roland Avery If. John Cerceria cf. Fred Smart If. Independents: Howard Clyde c, Wtl- liam Marchand p, John FontenalIa 1b, Fred Marchand 2b. Pietro Bu1stelon 3b, Frank Sebastian ss, Clifford Desley If, Dewey Schramm of. Angelo Cer- ceria If
 The feature of the game was the marvellous hitting of Roland Avery and the catching of Elisha N. Davis.
 School Term Opens.
 The Old Mystic schools reopened on Monday after. the Easter recess with the same teachers, Miss Jennie Eldred, principal of the grammar school: Mrs. Halsey E. Packer, teacher of the fifth and sixth grades; Miss Julia Sullivan, third and fourth; Miss Jessie Hold ridge. first and second.
 Held Business Meeting.
 The Young Mems association held
 
 evening in the association rooms. The secretary, Horace s. Williams, read the financial report for the benefit of the association. It was voted to hire the association athletic field for an- other year.
 The small building for many years known as the Albert Crunb store, sit- uated between the Joseph Avery house and tha Albert Crurnb house in Main street. has been moved this week to Al N-A H. street and giving better view to the nearby houses.
 Rev. Fred Eugene Coburn attended the missionary lecture given by Dr. Timpany of India in the Noank Bap- tist church last Friday evening.
 Charles Fuller has resumed his ser vices as day motorman on the Old Mystic extension after a rest of sev-
 Birthday Party.
 Howard Clyde was given a party Saturday evening at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Clyde. About 25 guests were present from Westerly, Mystic and Old Mystic. Mu- sic and games were enjoyed. Miss Addie Clyde wllistled several selections in a charming manner. Refreshments were served.
 Jitney Line.
 MT. Curran Of Ledyard has started a jitney line between Mystic and Old Mystic.
 J. B. Newhard has returned to New York after spending several days here at the distillery.
 A veranda is being added to the front of the Baptist parsonage.
 Box Social.
 Ledyard grange held a box socia. last Saturday evening at the home ot Mrs. Fannie c. Lamb. The proceeds will be added to the fund for the new grange hall.
 w. Martin White has been suffering severely from lame shoulder and arm injured last week by fall at his farm in the Wolf Neck district.
 Herman Main has been critically il for the past few days from heart trou- ble. He is a little more comfortable He Is being cared for by William w Mitchell of Mystic.
 Motored to Norwich.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert A. Haley, Leslie Haley, stephen Egglestone. MT. and Mrs. Harry Keeney and children, Mary and Albert, and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Egglestone, of Old Town Me, were Norwich visitors Sunday king the trip in automobiles.
 Work is being rushed on Sidney Siswicks new house. A new garage in the rear of the house is nearing completion.
 Miss Addie Clyde, nurse at the Middletown hospital, has returned tc the Clyde homestead for the summer Mrs. Frank J. Eggers has returned after spending the winter with rela. tives at Brooklyn, N. Y
 Mir. and Mrs. Calvin Swan of Nor, wich were Sunday guests of MT. ant Mrs. Frederick A. Barnes.
 Charles c. Brightman is spending few weeks with MT. and Mrs. Charle Brightman of Riverside, R. I.
 Miss Frances Eldredge has returned to her duties as teacher at Cromwell after spending the Easter vacation her, at the Eldredge homestead.