Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-29
GALES FERRY
Methodist Pastor Reads Presidents Memorial Day Proelamation-Abut
 ment of Bridge Caves ln-GoIden Wedding Invitations from California.

Rev. o. E. Newton read President Woodrow Wilson's proclamation in place of the scripture lesson in the M. B. church Sunday morning for the ob- servance of special prayer by the peo- pie of the United States in their places of worship Memorial day He asked his congregation to attend the evening service of that day, the service being conducted by Rev Allen Shaw Bush of the village.
 Rev. Mr Newton spoke from the text And He shall drink of the Brook in the Way. At the offertory D. R. Povey sang the solo A Clean Heart At the Sunday school session short temperance program was given, open ing with responsive reading by the two superintendents, C. E. Colver and D. c. Perkins; roll call of prohibition states, by Madeline Birch; a poem, Isn't It Queer? read by Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop; closing with an article on temperance read by Dudley C. Perkins. Rev. Allen Shaw Bush conducted the EpWorth league evening service with this topic, Education the Doorway to Service.
 Detour Necessary. l On the New London road the west ern abutments to what is known as l the Mill Cove bridge, near Red Top, caved outward last Friday evening 1 about o'clock. wrecking the bridge 1 It is said the strain on the bridge was caused by a huge boiler to be used by i the contractors on the military high way drawn by eight span of horses | was the immediate cause of the trou- l bic. The road has been closed by the l selectmen of Ledyard at the village | and detour has to be made ur Christy Hill, through the Long Cove district, striking the road again al Edmund Stoddard's.
 Two More Service Stars.
 Two stars have been added to the service flag in the M. E. church, one | for Harlan A. Newbury of the village who left last Friday for Fort Slocum having enlisted in the medical corps ambulance section, and Eugene U Bragaw, formerly of the village, wht went with the drafted men to Cam Upton from Mystic last Thursday. This makes IT stars of service, including the gold star in memory of Sergean I Lyman s. J. Richards. Knitted outfiti were given the two young men by th' Red Cross auxiliary of the village be fore they went. ..s. Invited to Golden Wedding. Charles H. Chapman of the Leste
 district has received an invitation t attend the fiftieth anniversary of tn
 wedding of MT. and Mrs. Amos Leste
 at the residence of their daughter
 Mrs. Charles J. Clark, of San Jose
 Cal, May 2S. MT. Lester is a nephew
 of Mir Chapman and Mrs. Lester wa
 Miss Caroline Spicer; both are riotive
 of the town of Ledyard.
 Mr. and Mrs. Otto B. Wuf and thei
 son. Jaw and daughter. MT. and Mrs
 William $. Elliott, of Norwich, wit
 their son Oliver of Worcester Poly technic school, spent Sunday at thei
 cottage on the Bluff.
 Reginald D. Fritzn1aurice Of the Ney
 Haven railroad and Mrs. Fitzrnaurict
 with their son Edward of Providence
 were at the Pioneer cottage for tn week end.
 Mrs. Lulu Hampstead of the villag was the guest of Miss Nellie Wood i
 Webster, Mass, several days last weel MT. and Mrs. William H. Oat c Norwich motored to the village re gently and were guests at the hom I of MT. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Bucking
 ham.
 Mrs, A. c. Risdon of New York ar , rived Saturday at the Risdon cottag l in the village for the season. } Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop and Mis- Laura A. Perkins of the village wer {; guests at the home of relatives, Nj and Mrs. Ernest D. Smith of Franlzli