Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
SToNINGToN
High School Team Defeats South kingston-officers of Baptist Sun day School.

Edwin c. Higgins. of Paweatuck. vas the brilliant star that Drought victory to the Stonington High School basketball team in the game Thurs day night with the South Kingston High School team, played in the Wick 6ord Opera house. the final score be- ing P to 20. in an overtime contest. It was a fine contest, but was marred triflle by roughness. 10 fouls being called or the winners and 8 on the +eams were on even terms during the first half. Wilbur shot the first baslS- Nt in 1-2 minutes play. After 20 minutes of hard, rough playing, the tally at the end was Stonington 12, South Kingston II.
 At the end of the second period the cams were deadlocked. each credited with 20 points. It was decided to play an overtime period. After nine min utes of hard work Higgins made the deciding tally Wilbur made 12 points during the game. The summary:
 Stonington. South Kingston. McGowan, If ...... ..... .rg Miller Wememeker If .N... ...lg Sykes Higgins ................c Redmond Young If ...........h If ChappeI Gilmore lg ........ If Wilbur
 Score-Stonfngton 22, South Kings ton 20 Goals from floor. McGoan 2. Wememeker, Higgins 3, Young 3, Wilbur s. Redmond 2. Goals from fou1s--McGowan 2, Redmond 4. Ref cree, Eaton. Timer Bateman. Scorer, Flanagan.
 Baptist Sunday School Officers.
 At the annual meeting of the Bap- tist Sunday school officers were elect ed as follows: George Tillinghast, superintendent; Mrs. Oscar F. Pendle- ton assistant superintendent; Mrs. yohn H. Tillinghast, secretary treas urer; Maurice H. Crandal1. assistant secretary; Clarence Cushman, librari- an: Miss Carolyn Pendleton, pianist; Charles S. Brightman chorister; Paul Conant. assistant chorister: Miss Rose Studley, superintendent Kindergarten: Mrs. George E. Marston, superintend- perintendent home department; Mrs. Cornelius B. Crandall. secretary execu- tive committee.
 Steamers Officers Chosen. At the Stonington Steam Fire Com pany annual meeting, these officers were elected: Benjamin Adams. fore man; E. W. Northrop, first assistant; Harold Saunders second assistant; T. Clifford Connell. secretary and treas- urer; Charles Rix, engineer; William Edgar, assistant engineer; Albert Young, Charles Kelley, firemen, Fred Ostman, who served four terms as foreman declined reelection. StonIngton Pointers. Mrs. Edward Moves and daughter, | Ethel, sailed Wednesday from San | Francisco for the Philippines. They vii visit China before returning in EApril.
 l Dr. H. T. Thurber and family will | soon return to the borough from Jew cit City, and occupy the Davis home I in Main street.
 County Director William H. Mo- Guinness, of Norwich, representing the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of | Connecticut. is to install the officers of St. Mary's Tierney Cadets, Sunday 1 afternoon.
 l Pioneer Hook and Ladder company gave social entertainment in the quarters Friday evening, to those who I actively aided in making the recent I fair success.
 The borough fire companies have ac- 1 cepted invitation to attend the fair I of the P. S. Barber Hose company, of Pawcatuck.
 1 Members of the Ram Island Gun
 club are planning for a minstrel en- 1 tertainment.
 l The Stonington Boy Scouts met in | regular session, Friday evening.