Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-14
OLD MYSTIC
Lavender Roses Among Display at
 Riverview-Miss Emma A. Williams to Teach at Academy - Miss Jobe's
 Pupils Hike to Lantern Hill.


 At Riverview cottage, the home of Mir. and Mrs. Charles L. Eldredge that eight automobile parties from Groton, New London and Norwich called Sum- day to see the show of flowers and roses reaching over 100 feet from the street to the house. They are now at their best.
 The handsome flower beds border ing the north side of the cemented walk leading from the street to Riy- erview cottage are very attractive to all passers. They have for a charm ing background trel1ised roses of choice varieties. Among them are two thrifty vines or bushes loaded with lavender roses, variety never before seen in thIs vicinity. Especially at tractive are the tall spikes of purple Canterbury bells, and there are poppies of many hues, immense punches of Sweet William in dozen or more oolors. pale blue larkspar and other flowers.
 To Teach at Academy.
 Miss Emma Avery Williams. second daughter of Mir. and Mrs Prentice A. Williams of Quoquetaug hill farm is to teach the seventh grade of Mystic Academy. Miss Williams is a normal graduate and last year taught music and English in the pre-vocational school at New Britain.
 Certain Winner in Race.
 The Mauretan;a gained PA more miles over the Aauatania Sunday at the Baptist Sunday school and is now proudly winding her way to the not far distant part of Palestine. She is now S74 miles al:ead of the Aqua tania and the latter ship must have lost night of her. The officers and passengers on board the losing ship can now interest themselves in plan ming a banquet for the whole school
 Lost to Silk Team.
 The Young Mems Association base ball team lost to the Robinson Silk Co nine of Mystic Saturday afternoon at Mystic, to l.
 The Epworth League held a social Wednesday evening in the parish house. An interesting programme was rendered after which ice cream and cake were on sale. The young women who served the refreshments were gowned in white and wore bands of red. white and blue ribbon are2nd their heads.
 The Baptist Young Peoples Union held it's July business meeting and so- eial Friday evening at the residence of MT. and Mrs Charles H. Burdick hour was enjoyed,
 Still Picking Berries.
 The strawberry growers in this vii einity and many of the young girls and boys here are busy picking the berries for the several berry grow CTS It seems odd to have the straw berry season so late this year. The berry harvest is usually over by the Fourth. but this year it was about commencing al that date. and in all proba biHtv will be a short season,
 liked to Lantern Hill.
 About 50 of the poor little rich girls who are at Miss Mary Jebe's camp in the former Peace, Grove near Mystic. went, on a hike Thursday to Lantern Hill spending most of the day exploring and admiring the wild l yet beautiful scenery about the noun tain.
 Social and Personal. Alhert A. Haley has gone to West l Thompson. Vt. in his large autotruek l to eoodh bring E. large load of, of heusehold Marcnara, Leslie Haley and William |  Miss Ruth Williams, a teacher at the McGuire Institute for tho Deaf | at Albany. N- Y, has returned to spend the vacation with her ather and sis | ter. William J. Williams and Miss | Maud Williams. Frederick Munich of Bridgeport | spent the weekend with relatives st l cottage The Bible study class Of the Metho- | dist church Tuesday evening was led 1 by the pastor, Rev. Frank Chamber lain.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank E. Williams. J.
  Williams, took an auto trip to Mid | dletown, N. ", starting Saturday i night and returning Monday morning: They were guests while at AIiddIetoHn of MT and Mrs. Benjamin Reeves.
 Mrs George Walworth Middleton | and daughters, the Misses Marjorie | and Josephine Middleton of Brooklyn, N. Y, are at their summer home, | Miss Katherine Mallett of Norwich has been spending a few days with | Miss Luna Ackley of Gallup hill.
 Dewitt Talmadge Reach has return week end at Whitehall. Mrs. Reach and their son will remain at White | nall for the summer.
 Mir. and Mrs Edward PoIlay and ! young daughter. Bertha and Betty 1 pollav of Waitham Mass. are mak- ng their annual visit to Mrs. PoHay's l MT. and Mrs. F. Alonzo Chap nan.
 MT. and Mrs. Julian H. Hanks and son of New York are spending a week | 1t the Hanks homestead.
 Young Women in Camp.
 party of young women of Mystic Ire camping this week at Dr. w Har- y Gray's cottage near Old Mystic on he east bank of the Mystic river.
 Saw Mill Sold.
 The Whitford sawmin has been sold md is to be moved to Stonington bor- ,ugh.
 Frederick Rodeman who enlisted in he [. s. army last week has gone to Brooklyn, N Y.
 Miss Pauline Ranney and Charles ;. Cady have returned to Hartford af- CT visit to MT. and Mrs. John Ken ledy. | Miss ArVilla Creig of Passaic, N J, s spending a few weeks at the home If MT. and Mrs. Albert w. Burrows. MT. and Mrs. Oliver Wood have re- urned to Meriden after a visit to tIr. and Mrs. Harry Keeney.
 Miss Elizabeth Bentley, who teach IS at Bridgeport, has arrived at to spend the vacation.
 Mrs. G. O. B. Leonard is entertain ng at her bungalow. Mrs. Cornwall f Poughkeepsie, W. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Laffey have eturned to Meriden.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Desley and 1lifford Desley were Sunday guests 1 if MT and Mrs Edmund Fl Tapab of