Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
GALES FERRY

 Missieaasy Au,siiiasy Msasssost os' flee Sells s67.26 Worth Of Wac stanps - Brown ccttagss Being Remodelled-Death of Anos 5elles The April meeting of the auxiliary to the Woman's Home Missionary soci- ety was held at the home of the pres ident, Mrs. Sarah T. I.atimer. Tues day afternoon. The topic fer the meet. ing was Bring ya all the Ti4hsa into the .storehouse and prove me now suggestive of the mite box opening which was held en this afternoon. Miss Iatimer presided and the meet- ing opened with the singing of Amer ica. Rev. James N Porter conduct ed the devotionsl exercises and spoke of twelve missionary needs. but es- pecially of the great need of fervent prayer. He then offered prayer and was followed by other members who offered special prayers. Mrs. James Nj Potter read the Magic Basket written on the work of the New Lon- don W. H. NJ society at the present time. Miss Iatirner read selection from the writings of Henry Van Dyke. Home Missionary enigmas were com dltcted by Miss Alice Sattertee. The business meeting followed with roll call and minutes of the last meeting read by the secretary. Miss Satterlee- Chapter 5, entitled Mission Trails. from the book Northern Lights, was read by Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop. The amount of the opening of the mite boxes was then announced and wes the pleasing sum of s4o.45.
 Home After Winter Visit.
 Miss Caroline B. Freeman who has spent the last two months in Mt. Ver- non and New York, returned Tuesday to her home in the village.
 Occupying Cottage.
 P. H. Lee, radio instructor at the submarine base has taken possession of the cottage of Miss Laura A. Per- kins at Perkins place. Mrs. Lee and children will arrive from the south in a few days.
 War Stamps Sales $57.26. The total receipts for the past month at the village post office were in the sale of nine war savings cer- tif1cates and eighty thrift stamps, s57.9e
 Deputy Fire Wstdens.
 The newly appointed forest fire warden of the town of Ledyard, John NcC5uire. has as deputies, R. Irving Hurlbutt fo rthe Gales Ferry section and BiliIgs F. s. Crandall for the Stoddard Wharf and Atlyns Point sec ton covering the western part of the town.
 Move From Norwich.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Allyn, their sons, Richard, Harry and Robert, and little daughter Ruth, from Norwich moved to AIlyns Point last week. The three boys were registered at the vil- lage school here last Monday.
 Percy Norman, an engineer -onthe steamer Richard Peck, which is un- dergoing repairs at Newport, spent Sunday at his home at Allyns Point.
 Mrs. Joab Rogers Returns.
 Mrs. Joab Rogers who has spent the winter in Hartford returned to hel cottage in the village Monday.
 Percy Stiff of Mt. Cocono, Penn student at the naval radio school al Boston. who has been i'll for some weeks past, spent the week end in the village, on a visit to his sister. Mrs Charles Miller, before resuming his studies.
 The reading class of the book. The Lure of Africa, met at the home O Mrs. Delphine Fish. Wednesday even. ing.
 Mrs Winifred Stoddard Of Poq;on. noe visited her mother, Mrs Filler Turner tke past week.
 RemodeIine Brown Cottage.
 Carl W. Brown of NorwicI; with force of carpenters begau work {, River View place. the property of hi uncle. Charles II. Brown of that eity last week The homestead on the piac is to be changed onto a two faTnii, the several cottages there for the ac commodatjor of tenants from tie sub marine base.
 Mrs. Hannah Lewis has returned t her homo, at Allyns Point. after spend ing the winter at the home CT Mr. ap Mrs. Amos Main.
 Addition to Country Club.
 Work was begun Thursday on tn new addition to the Gales Irerr Country Club house.
 The eXcavating for the foundatio posts was done last fall.
 Start on Norwich Base Road.
 Work on the new state road to b built between Norwich and the su base began this week near Allyn Point. It is said some of the ston walls in that locality bordering tn highway will be used to, supply tn crushed stone for the foundation ( the road bed.
 OBITUARY.