Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-05
GALES FERRY
Flag Flies from Staff on Mount De- eatur-sunday School Pupils Form Canning Class = Owners Beginning to Open Summer Cottages.


 Every day this week the flag has been flying from a staff on Fort De- catur. It is supposed that the flag pole is placed near the boulder that the Belton Allyn society, Children of the American Revolution, had carved in February 1SeS with this inscrip ton: This boulder was marked by Gales Ferry, as being the north boun- dary of Fort Decatur that was erected in the years, 1913 and 1914. to protect Decatur's fleet from the British"
 It is stated that the Boy Scouts from Groton under Scoutmaster Charles H.. Abbe, took q hike to Fort Decatur last Saturday afternoon and in an unosten- tatious manner brought the flag and placed it on this historical spot where it can be seen for miles around.
 Fort Decatur Is part of the prop erty near Allyns Point, now owned by Charles H. Brown of Norwich, and To- cated on Allvn's mountain, directly north of Gales Ferry.
 Engagement Announced.
 Friends in the village have received the announcements of the engagement of Miss Carrie May colGrove to Fred erie Arthur Shattuck, both of Willi- mantle. Miss Colgrove was formerly a teacher of the school here
 Sunday Services.
 At the Sunday school session of the M E. church on Sunday last by re- quest of the Connecticut Temperance Union, it was voted by the school that the grain of our country this year should be used for food instead of for Alcoholic stimuiants; The banner class In offering was Mrs. James M. 1 Potter's Mrs. J. A. Birch and Mrs. l Eugene LaFTontaine banner classes in attendance. Rev. MT. Potter spoke at I this session briefly on President Will sons desired plans for home gardens. Il Na- o1ine B. Freeman addressed the chill dren above ten and desired class of | surely six to pledge themselves to listen and act a demon stration Of canning fruits and vegetables, that State Agent F. c. Warner will arrange | to place before them in the vestry at an early date. The class was formed | imrned ediately.
 Rev. James M. Potter spoke from Matthew I6:13-15 last Sunday, the | theme being Two Views nf Christ. The leader of the Epworth League evening service was c. E. Colver. The Weeks Happenings.
 Mrs. F. Curtis Wilcox of Jewett | City spent the week end at the home | of her mother Mrs. Ellen Turner. Mrs. Fred W. Turner returned last week from Turner's Falls, Mass, where she had been the guest of her sister, l Mrs. Edward Woodin and family. | Miss Mildred Emily Pierce, who has 1 DSoH hOHlEWAdL Ill., 6pS4lb AAio WCNN oA the home her parents, Mir. and Mrs 1 Charles J. Pierce at Allyn's Point, re- turning to New York, Monday. | MT. and Mrs. A. c. Risdon of New York spent several days here last l week at their summer home here, re- 1 turning Sunday evening. 1 MT. and Mrs. Frank ApIin of Mt Vernon, N. Y., spent the weekend al their cottage in the village, making plans for the summer.
 l Miss Kate B. Coiver of the Navy Yard and her guest, Mrs. Orrin E. 1 Crossman, of Noank, were visitors at l Ihe home of Mrs. Fanny A. MolthrOp Monday.
 l John Allyn Jr., and Mrs. Allyn. with | the latter's brother, MT. Perkins of | Mystic, motored to the village Sunday | and called at the home of MT. Allyn s uncle. Moves B. Allyn.
 | Jack Hindle of Mount Vernon, N. 1 Y, was recent guest at the home Nf 1 Mfr and Ms. George E. Lawson. 1 MT. and Mrs. William Loefier and daughter, Dorothy, of Norwich. spent l Saturday and Sunday at their cottage on the Bluff.
 1 MT. and Mrs. Schnell of Brooklyn, IN. Y, who spent some time in the place last summer. have returned for the sea son.
 Miss Louise De Rose of Norwich was a guest of Miss Mildred Pierce at her former home at AIiyn's Point 1 Sunday.
 Holy communion will be admin | istered in the Methodist Episcopal church Ctomorrow) Sunday morning | at 10. 40.