Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-07

Observation-Disclosures Time in the
Lodses-Fire District COMMITTEES
Meets.
The following shows the business
done at the Mystic postof1ce. George
=. Foley, postmaster: December, 1914,
S1.286.86; December, 1915. $1,46s. SO; C.
Q. d. packages mailed, s.; insured
packages mailed, $50; C. @. d. pack
ages received. I'll; insurance packages
received, $50; parcel post packages de-
livered Christmas week, 5000; domes-
tic money orders issued, LOTS, $7,523.-
81; fees. $64.40; international money
orders issued SO, $2e6.64; fees, $3.50;
number domestic money orders paid,
$50, $2,323.51; number stamps sold
l cent 1880, 2 cent 22,s71, 8 cent 5d6,
4 cent 1908. cent 1920, 6 cent $50,
cent 34S, cent 1856, cent 259, 10 cent
386. II cent 119, II cent 226; special
delivery 10 cent, 1856; 10 cent, lis; 20
cent 175. 80 cent 81, so cent II; Pana-
worth stamp books; s2ss.2s worth
stamped envelopes. This is the largest
months business ever done at the
| Mystic office.
Met in New Quarters.
The regular meeting of the Mystic
| fire district officers was held Thursday
evening, John Luthame, Conrad Kret-
| ger and William Maine being present.
This was the first meeting held in
their new quarters of the B. F. Hoxie
Engine company rooms on Cottrell
street Considerable business was
| transacted. The committee accepted
an invitation to attend the banquet
given in their rooms by the company
Saturday night.
Stonington Lodge Installation.
Stonington lodge, No. &c, 1. o. o. F.,
met in Masonic temple Wednesday
evening, when the initiatory degree
was conferred on a class of six, after
which District Deputy Grand Master
Herbert p White and suite of Fairview
| lodge, No. 101, installed the following
officers: Noble grand. Frank Kuppers;
vice grand. Fred Gledhill; recording
| secretary, Jesse B. Stinson; financial
secretary, c. c. Potter; treasurer,
George D: Johnson; trustee for three
years. William Armstrong; warden, o.
| W. Perry; conductor, William Nc
Causland;' right supporter noble grand,
| Leonard ]. Hermes; left supporter no.
| bic grand, William Van Pelt; right
| sceneS supporter, George H. Griswold,
Jr.; left scene supporter, Charles Rad
cliffe; right supporter vice grand. vii
liam Ward; left supporter vice grand,
Frank Collins; inside guardian, Charles
! Craig; outside guardian, e. G. Cam
eron chaplain, Charles Sweet; past
committee. Harry B. Mackenzie, Ell
more Brown, Henry Laukes; entertain
ment committee, o. w. Perry, Charles
| Craig, John w. Beebe, William Ward,
Herbert Brooks: relief COMMITTEES,
| James Cooper, Fred Ward, William
Fred Gledhill, Willard Keigwin, George
| ii. Griswold, Jr.; Stonington, Carl
Krelb. William Robinson: Noank. HI
ram Latham, Rertis Rathbun, George
| Carpenter: Old Mystic. A. A. Haley.
Stonington lodge is very prosperous
and has a membership of 35S, with
considerable work ahead for the rest
of the winter.
Rebekahs Confer Degree.
! Mystic Rebekah lodge, No. Sc, /. o. o.
| F., met in Masonic temple Thursday
| evening, when the degree was con-
| ferred on a class of three, after which
/ there was a social time The newly
next meeting, Thursday evening, Jan
! 20, at which time the district deputy,
| Mrs. Lena Wilbur, and staff Of Osprey
lodge, New London. will be present
Hooks Elect Officers.
At the Mystic Hook and Ladder
/ company Wednesday evening the fol-
| lowing officers were elected: Foreman,
Frank Mabbett; assistant foreman,
Charles Craig; treasurer, George z.
Tingley; secretary, Charles T. Gran
| dali; steward, Fred J. Moll; finance
committee, George e. Tfngley, Ira c..
Noyes, George j. Heydeeker: pipemen,
Harry Meyers, Lawrence Gremley,
Herman Anderson, Jesse B. Stinson,
Henry Crogan, William Van Pelt, Car
roll Keller, Orville Lewis, Alexander
Wilkinson.
Local 6revities.
George Wallace is in St John, N. B.,
called there by the death Of his mother
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Manning
have returned to Providence after
several daye' stay in town.
Miss Belle Kellogg entertained the
Helen Starkey chapter of st. Marks
Episcopal church at her home on
Thursday afternoon,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barber have
returned from Hope Valley, r. l.,
where they attended the funeral Of
Mrs. BARRIERS uncle, William Chapman.