Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-16
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Tie Daughters of Isabella held a sne cial meeting Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Congdon, substitute for the council re- gent, presided at the session in borough nall. Ninety-one candidates received the degrees conferred by Narragansett Cir cle of Westerly. Nina council K of c entertained the Daughters at their hon1e on Main street. Sandwiches, coffee and cakes were served to about 300
 Tic Stonington Independents and the New London 4. A., of New London, played here Sunday. Stonington won, to 5.
 The records of the town of StOnfngton which have been preserved about 26O years, or since the incorporation of the town in 1866. are in three large safes In the town clerks office in the borough. The records are in excellent condition. as are also the records of tie probate court and the assessors of taxes, all in the custody of Judge Elias B. HinclzIey who has guarded these records for the past 30 years, serving the public in most faithful manner. The town clerks office has for many years been located in two-stery frame building, and just before the war a building fireDroof and adequate to care for the valuable records was planned by one of the residents here whose name was withheld as donor, un- til the cost of labor, and materials should be lowered. So the plans which were drawn and placed on exhibition remain in picture only. It is felt that the val aable records should have adequate pro- tection
 It is the desire of every citizen to have a f1reproof building with modern f1reproof vaults instead of ordinary steel safes to safeguard these valuable rec ords.
 One of these safes has painted on the front a fine picture of the old Wada- wanuck house that stood in what is now 1 known as Wadawanuck square. This 1 building the large piece of land upon which It was located was owned by 1 John A. Bufnham of Boston, Samuel D. Babcock of New York. and Courtland P. Dixon of Brooklyn. When the building i was raised many years ago the land was given to the borough of Stonington for I use as a public park with the stipula- ton that 1t should be so preserved for i ever with the provision, however, that a portion of the land be set aside for a l building for circulating library and
 reading room. This building was erect ed and endowed by the late Erskine Phelps, a native of St0nington, who re- | sided in Chicago.
 Elias B. Hinckley, who has presided in I the town probate court and cared for the | tax records, has been town clerk foi i 32 years, and town treasurer and asses l ser Of taxes for the past 30 years. Al who have to visit the town clerks office find him most helpful advisor. The promoters, Clifford Pendleton ant | ". Beieriein of New York, who havt been here in the interests of the Ston IhSton freight line which is to be start Ia pledges of good patronages from Mystic
 Noank and Westerly business concerns 5oundings of the depth of water wer
 made Friday by the men in charge O the water at Oscar F. Pendleton's dock
 where the steamers will take on and dis
 charge their cargo.
 Saturday being so rainy. the game be
 tween the stonington High school am
 Norwich Free Academy team was post ' poned.
 At the Friday afternoon card part
 given at the Community House, twenty three handsome potted geraniums wer
 distributed to the holders of the hig l scores at the g tables. The net pro ceeds. about s4e, are to go to Commu
 nity hall.
 A dance and social was held at tn
 home Of Mir and Mrs Alton Wheeler
 North road, Friday evening, when abou 200 assembled Music was furnished b North Stontngton players on banjo an |. violin and square dancing was enjoyet ! The social was given for the benefit c Stonington grange. Ice cream and cals . was served
 . Mir and Mrs. Charles Palmer hay
 returned from their wedding trip to Cap Cod and Maine. They are at home 0 f the Stonington road.
 , Elias Clay spent the weekend ii 3 Hartford, going by automobile. II Elmer Cushmah of Boston spent tn lweek-end with her relatives here.