Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-07
OLD MYSTIC
Fun ct . Goose Party-Pupils Win Prizes--Methcdist Pastor Transfer red to Norwich Town.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Williams de- lightfully entertained the O. M M. club Friday evening last at a goose party The rooms were decorated ticinated All Fools day in its jokes and stunts. In the feeding of the goose contest Mrs. Sidney Sismick took first prize. a box of chocolates. At Il p m. a fine supper was served. caps. hat pins. tinware. books of fancy work, etc. for the men while the women received tools and articles of wearing apparel. etc. suitable for men. Awards to Pupils. Schools closed Wednesday for the Easter vacation. Three pupils receiv- ed honor as follows: Jane Robinson, prize for spelling match. Stasia Jaco- niski, prize for written spenning. Spain Campo, prize for number work.
 Methodist Pastor Transferred.
 Rev. William Crawford, pastor of the Methodist church here for the past Methodist church at Norwich Town, and will assume the duties of his new pastorate on Easter Sunday.
 Rev. Frank Chamberlain of East Thompson Methodist church has been appointed pastor at Old Mystic and takes up the work of his new pas. torate Easter Sunday.
 Engagement Announced.
 MT. and Mrs. Ranney Of East Hart ford, announce the engagement of their daughter, Pauline Ranney. to Charles Sumner Cady, of Old Mystic Mir Cady is piano tuner for a firm in Hart ford.
 The United Workers of the Metho- dist Episcopal church served a varie- ty supper Wednesday evening from 6 to o'clock in the parish house.
 The Baptist Ladies, Aid society had an all day session at the church Tues day, cleaning and putting in order the rooms in the church which have been recently painted and redecorated. Dinner was served at noon.
 Rehearsing Play.
 The Young Mems association have been .rehearsinG during the winter the comedy. Just Plain Folks. which they will present soon in Mystic, hoping to raise sum to carry on the baseball team for the coming summer.
 Evangelist Smith in Florida.
 Evangelist Albany Smith has just completed a months evangelistic ser vices at Pensacola. Florida. Seven hundred and forty persons were con- yerted during the series of meetings The temple built for the meetings had a debt of over one thousand dollars on 1t. on March 21th At the closing ser vice it was deemed best to trv and lift the debt. hence pledges of s25 each were called for When the sum had reached S400, Oscar E, Morrell prominent citizen of Pensacola, who was present at this meeting. arose, and pledged the balance due the tenn pie, thus clearing it of the debt. Me. Morrell took an automobile trip last summer with his friend, Frank Welles, son of the late E. Everett Welles of Pensacola from that city to Old Mystic. While here they were the guests of Mir. Wel1es' aunts the Miss es Dora Allen We1les and Minnie WeHes, at the Welfes homestead.
 Woodland Fire.
 A brush fire which was set at the Walter Dewey place in Wolf Neck district, Wednesday. got beyond his control and spread to wooded lands of Prentice A. Williams on QuoS ua taug Hill. Men and school children were called from Old Mystic and ex- tineuished the fire by nightfalI
 Herbert M. Shaw of Greenfield. Mass. Benjamin r; Miner og Monta- que. Mass. and Charles Q. Eldredge of Old Mystic, went on a business trip to New York city Tuesday night, re- turning Thursday morning.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nelson Holdredee have named their daughter, Susan Stark Holdredge.
 Mrs. Maria Roach has returned to her home after spending the winter with her niece. Mrs. Wendell Shep- ard of Trenton.
 A special service was held Thurs day evening in the conference room of the Baptist church which has been newly painted and redecorated