Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-30
GALES FERRY

The Book club of the village picnick- ed on the grounds at Ar. and Mrs. Billings F. $. CrandalPs Channelside farm, Stoddard's wharf. Saturday. Dinner was eaten. at 2 o'clock on the lawn overlooking the Thames river. The members present were Mrs. Fred E.. Richards. Mrs. Delphine Fish, Mrs. Eugene La Fontaine. Mrs. Walter M. Mrs. Charles B. Hoyt. Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop. Misses Adelina Povey. Grace Povey, Amelia Mathewson, Susan Mathewson. Laura A. Perkins and Haley of New York and Mystic. par ents of Mrs. Crandall. arrived during the afternoon and were present at the picnic. They came to spend the week end with Mir. and Mrs Crandall
 Moves B. A1lyn's S1st birthday was observed at his home Saturday after noon. the guests coming as a surprise to MT. Al1yn. There were present Judge and Mrs Lucius Brown. with Charles H Brown of Norwich Carl w Virginia of Browns Crossing, Mr and Mrs. Walter Beckwith and daughter. Miss Gladys Beckwith. with friend, and Mrs. John Griswold of New Lon don. MT. Allyn was taken for an au- tomobile ride by MT. Beckwith while members of the party prepared the table for supper with a birthday cake with the numerals S1 in red on the white lc1nS- 1ne SatneTlnS was great ly enjoyed both by MT. Allyn and his guests.
 In the M. F. church Sunday morning Rev 0. k. Newton spoke from II Cor. 13: 15. the theme being Self Examina- tion. At the close of the sermon Rev Mir. Newton administered the holy communion. At the Sunday school session The Forgotten Face in the Bible as described by the pastor, Rev Mr. Newton. was answered by Mrs. sk mt Miss Mary Birch was the leader of the Epworth league evening service with the topic Study to Become a Good American. There was special music by Mrs Emma Bennett at the offertory piano selection, Jesus Lover of Nv Soul Mrs. Dudley C. Perkins also sang All for Jesus. Rev. O. E. Newton spoke at the preaching service at S.15 from Jonah 1: g.
 The Thames Coal Co.,, are now ac- cepting orders for delivering coal in Gales Ferry, having extended their de- livery system.-adv.
 At the home of c. Es Berger. U. g. N, In the village can be seen a pump kin of the barrel variety grown in Mir Berger's garden the past season which when weighed at the store of Norman & Povey Friday last was 55 pounds and ounces. There were four other pumpkins on the vine. each weighing 9 pounds. Mir Berger procured the
 
 pumpkins are light yellow and resem- ble Hubbard squash.
 Rev. O. F. Newton and Mrs Newton left Monday morning for Dover and Williamsville. Vt. where they will be guests for week of former parishion- CTS.
 Everett Whipple of voluntown- has purchased the Earle Phinney cottage on the bluff and members of the fam fly with friends spent the week end there.
 Alphonse C. Blair of Providence spent the week end with Mir. and Mrs. c. D. Berger. MT. Blair is brother of Mrs. Berger and has just returned from 19 months service overseas,
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Woodruff of Richmond Hill motored here Friday to the cottage they occupied for the sea- son and returned home Saturday
 Miss Ethel Cornet of UncasviIIe was the guest of MT. and Mrs R.. Irving Hurlbutt at Woodlawn farm Sunday.
 Prof. and Mrs. Albert s. Bolles of Bennington. Vt, were guests of Mr and Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs on an auto mobile ride to Eastern Point. Stoning- ton Manor inn and Deans Mill Satur- day afternoon. Prof. and Mrs. BoI1es who have been guests of MT Bolles' sisters Mrs. Harriet IF. Crandall and Mrs Harlan A. Pierce. at their home in the village, left for New York Sat- urday evening.
 Miss Katherine Risdon returned to the summer home of the family here Friday after spending some days in New York