Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 25, 1909, Page 10

_ Christmas muse. NEW LONDON COUNTY. MONTVILLE. The Week in the Union tist Church —S8kating Enjoyed—Funeral of Mrs. Moses Chapman. The Friday Evening club of the Un- jon Baptist church met at the chapel tor the rehearsal of the Christmas muysic. The young people have greatly en- joyed the skating. At the Baptist Church, At the Union Baptist church Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. George C. Chappell, spoke from the subject The Message of the Angel to an audience of 107. Misses Nellie Chapman and Grace Lyon and Mrs. Everett Chapman sang a beoutiful trio, Voices of the Night, and Miss Lyon and Miss Chap- man sang a Christmas carol as a duet, the young ladies’ choir singing the chorus, assisted by Mrs. George C. Chappell, violinist. The number of ecommunicants at the Lord's supper was unusually large. A special offer- ing was made for the Ministers’ Home oclety. Bible school followed, with the largest attendance during the present pastorate, 101. The pleasant Sunday evening hour, 6.30 to 7.30, was attended by 91 peo- ple. A 20 minute song service con- dueted by the instrumental trio, Mr. and Mrs. Chappell, flute and violin, and Mis Marion Henry, piano, was en- tered into heartily by the large chorus of voices. i The Young People's 'meeting was conducted by Mrs. Ray Woodmansee; topic, Crosing the River, the last of the Pilgrims’ Progress series. Rev. George C. Chappell sang the baritone solo, Calvary. Mrs. Chappell and Miss Henry played the selection, Andante, from Orpheus, as an offertory, At Home for Vacation. Principal James Murphy of the Pal- mer Memorial chool is spending the holidays with relatives at Dover, N. H. The Late Mrs. Moses Chapman. Mrs. Moses Chapman died at her home In Palmertown, Sunday night. Mrs. Chapman was i1l but a short time, and her sudden death was a great shock to her many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman have been residents of Montville for 27 years, Mr. Chapman being first selectman at present. Mrs. Chapman was a member of the Old Lyme Baptist church for some years, but the last years of her life she was a faithful member of the Union Bap- tist church of this village. She is survived by her husband and three daughters, Mrs. Cora Hanney of Sa- lem, Mrs. Henry Church and Miss Lila Chapman of Montville. She leaves three sisters, Mrs. Angeline Bronson of Old Lyme. Mrs. Rrocway of Hadlyme and Mrs. Eliza Morley of New London, and three brothers, Albert and Charles Peck of Old Lyme, and Orrin Peck ofi Memphis, Tenn. The funeral services wera held at her home on Wednesday | at 10 a. m.. the pastor. Rev. George C. Chappell, officlating” The floral pleces were beautiful. Burial was in Niantic cemetery. ‘Mis Gladys Latimer of Smith college 18 spending the holidays at Her home here. Physical Director Robert Latimer and Mrs. Latimer of New London spent Sunday at the Palmer home- stead. Elisha Roath, who has been Il is Improving. Palmer Brothers’ quilt factory clos- ed Thursday for the remainder of the week and for next week, for the pur- pose of taking the annual inventory. Painters were at work this week on the office. NIANTIC. Funeral of Mrs. Harrist E. Bruce— Laid Up with Broken Jaw. The funeral services of Mrs, Har- rlet . Bruce were held at her sum- mer home in Pennsylvania avenue on ‘Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev, J. W. Knappenberger officiated. Mrs. Bruce had been a summer resident of Niantic for over thirty years. The body was taken to New York Thurs- day morning for burial. ¢ 8. €. Hooker of Willimantic was in town Monday on business. Miss Minnie Rubin of New York s at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Rubin, in the Roxbury district to remain over the holidays Mrs. H. E. Phyall left Wednesdas for Cleveland to see her brother, who 18 seriously il George W. Peirce was a New Lon- don visitor Wednesday, Mrs. J. W, Coroley from a trip to Boston Richard Johnson has returned from Salem after a short visit to his broth- er, W. H. Johnson. Mrs. Lucy Johnson spent Sunday at the home of her father, R. S. Royce, In North Lyme, Mrs, Josephine Pellon left Wednes- day for New York to make a visit with relatives. Poter Ashe of New London was a recent visitor In Niantic. C. 8. Dewey of New London was a caller in the village Wednesday. Mrs. Jennie Willi: and Miss Hat- tie Willlams of Norwich are the guests of Miss Kate Cruttenden at Crescent beach. Miss Grace Saunders, who is attend- ing the Willimantic normal school, is home for the holiday recess. John Bogue will be laid up for six weeks from the effects of a broken daw which he obtained Saturday eve- ning. has returned secretary and treasurer, Denison; librarian, Mis Lena Mott; as- sistant, ¥, Burgess. ASHWILLETT Special Exercises at Closing of School —Burial of Mrs. B. Frank Noyes. The Ashwillett school closed for th ristmas The vacation Friday. er is Miss Sophia Hollowell of Preston. Programne Sras admitatly fengered: programme ren : Greeting, Gilbert Billings; Just Like Me, Ethel May Mo i Christmas Anticipations, Wiliam Champlin; Jesus and the Angels, Jennle Dawley Billin; Gay and Happy, song by the school; Helping Santa Claus, Willie Caswell; Christmas Fairies, exercise R Mrcanu h; Signs c] gl Florence Champlin; Sing a Song of Christmas, Ethel May Morgan; Our Pattern, Lena Caswel Boys Are Needful, Otis Morgan; A Merry Christmas, Ethel May Morgan; Win- ter, Jennie Dawley Billings; Christ; mastide. Nellie Holly: Santa Claus, Hazel Richardson; Joy, Peace and Love, Oliver Young: exercise, Christ- mas, by Willlam Champlin, Richard Pugh and H. Otis Morgan; Holiday Soliloquy, Raymond Pugh; The Star of Bethlehem, Nellie Holly;: Golden Keys, by the school; Song' of Christmas, Clara Pugh; exercise by Ethel Mor- gan,” Raymond _Pugh and _ Ethel Thompson; Our Dolls, Jennie D. Bill- ings, Hazel Richardson and Nellie Holly. Clesing song, Vacation, by the school. Appropriate remarks were made by Miss Hollowell, the teacher, and by Miss Rebecca Hollowell. Prizes in spelling were awarded Florence Champlin, in the first class and Ethel May Morgan, in the second class. Bach pupll received beautiful presents from their teacher. Death of Mrs. B. F. Nye. Mrs. Jane Maine Nye, widow of B. Frank Nye, who died at her home in Voluntown Monday, was a former res- ident here, a daughter of the late Cor- idon and Leonia Maine. Her age was 70. Burial was in the Old Plains Cemetery Thursday, Mrs, Willlam E. Tolhurst and two children,’ Ernestine and Helen, are in Providence to pass the Christmas va- we! cation. Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Randall en- tertained two gentlemen friends from Greenport, L. I, Wednesday. ‘W. W. Billings was the guest of G. Wheeler and family in Stoning: Monday. WINDHAN COUNTY. MOOSUP Baptist Sunday School Elects Officers —Agent Transferred to Fitchburg— Boys Arrested and Fined. Last Sunday the members of the Baptist Sunday school clected officers for the coming year, as follows: perintendent, C. i. Burgess: assistants, Su- Mack Mott and Anthony Paromgano; Miss Orra Lighting Main Street. Men from Boston are busy stringing the wires and getting everything ready for lighting up Main street from the residence of Alfred Hyde to the Bap- tist church. The village schools all closed iait Friday for the holiday vacation of two weeks. John C. Werner, who for over a year has been the efficient agent of the Am- erican Woolen company, is to be trans- ferred to a similar position in Fitch- burg, Mass. The new man will be R. F. Schuouler of the Ray mills, Frank- lin, Mass. John Wallace of Delaware is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. Orville Main. Miss Esther Johnson of East Green- wich, R. I, formerly a milliner in this village, has been the guest of Moosup friends. Engine Struck Freight Truck. Last Saturday night some one bent on mischief pushed the freight truck from the depot platform a short dis- tance down and, directly across® the railroad tracks. When the midnight freight came along the engineer did not see it soon enough to avoid a col- lision. The truck was struck about midway and thrown quite a distance, entirely demolishing it. The coweatch- er of the engine was slightly dam- aged. Boys Arrested and Fined. Four boys were arrested last week by Sheriff G. R. Bliven and brought before Justice B. W. Danielson, charg- ed with molesting children on the school grounds and using Improper language to the teachers. All four pleaded guilty and were fined $1 and costs, which amounted ta nearly $3 each. The boys’ parents paid the fines. Reception to New Members. The Children of Mary held a recep- tion of new members last Sunday aft- ernoon in All Hallows’ church. Nine- teen new members were received into the society by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Broderick, who officiated at the cere- mony. A sermon appropriate to_ the occasion was preached by Rev. J. C. Mathieu. The reception was concluded wnht benediction of the Blessed Sacra- ment. CHAPLIN. Suedecker Farms Sold — Christmas Celebration. Miss Jessie Smith of Glastonbury is s visiting over Christmas with her par- HAMBURG. ents, Mr. and Mrs. William M. Smith. —_— Miss Mabel A. Lanphear, prinecipal Surveying for State Road—Excellent{of the Winsted graded sehool, s . Skating, spending the holiday vacation with oot her mother, Mrs. Nancy E. Lanphear Smith of Saybrook | of South Chaplin. . n surveying for the state road this week. Miss Dora Reynolds has feturned :{ST a visit with friends in Spring- Rev. Leroy Parteh closed his_school in Sterling City Friday with a Christ- mas programme. Leslie Beebe and Danfel Otis received prizes for regular attendance. heir Tehearsals were held at the parsonage Wednesday evening for Miss Maria and Ruth Harding spent the past week in Norwich and Hamp- ton, visiting their sisters, Mrs. Frank Geye and Mrs. Fred Fitts. F. G. Reebo of Bast Lyme was the gue:‘t of his parents the first of the week. Reginald Yord came home from BufMeld Tuesday for the Christmas re- cess. The young people are ehjoving fine skating on the ponds and Hamburg Cove. Mr. Nichols, secretary for Highway Commissioner MacDonald, was in town on road business the first of the week. Dancing school was largely attend- ed last week." ~ GRISWOLD W. F. Bitgood moved into his place in Pachaug last week. C. ¥. Morgan has moved to his ten- ement over the store. School closed in the Second district last Friday with a Christmas tree for the children and specl Mrs. Nellie E. Paine and danghter xbridge, Mass., are visiting !urfmd. 7 | issued invi purchaser. farm in Mansfield. day service Iter D. Suedecker, who owns two farms at the north end of the , compricing several hundred -has sold them to a New York Mr. Suedecker has another Rev, Granville Gager of Braintree, Mass., who preached at the last Sun- very acceptably, is to preach again next Sunday. The Congregational Sunday school, Trank W. Martin, superintendent, had a concert at the church on Friday evening at 7 o'clock. The exercises included recitations, responsive read- ings, new Christmas songs and an ad- dress by Rev. William M. Brown of Windham. i The Sunday school connected with the Christian Mission chapel at South Chaplin, Miss Sarah Lawton, superin- tendent, will have a Christmas tree and exercises at the chapel this (Sat- urday) evening. Miss Tnez Litchfield of the Dam- rosch music school, N. Y., is home for the Christmas vacation. EAST WOODSTOCK. Wedding Invitations Issued—Christmas Trees for the Sunday Schools. N. T. White is in Boston this week. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Neely are keeping house in the rent recently va- cated by E. L. Spencer. Charles C. Aldrich and family, Win- throp C. Aldrich and Mrs. Everett E. May spent last week in Boston, wisit- ing relatives. Miss Ethel E. Upham 1s visiting her brothers, E. L. and Sydney Up- ham, in Dedham and Revers, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Cox have to the of this place, &t and their : 2 Norwich for the day. ‘The marriage of to Hold Meetings for Two Weeks— Wofman's Club Holds Session. _Mrs. William Clewley was in |formerly pastor of the | Providence the ,3’: week. church here, called on fri " On Friday Mrs. James C. Palmer |day. ¥ A and daughter Ella were visitors in Funeral of H&fi‘n‘ Jileau. Pond, in command of the 5 ‘The funeral ) Alfred Jileau les T.|was held at Afi“%fl Pennsylvania, has received word U. 8. 8. | Thursday morn 9 o'clack. from | Jileay d{ud after Captain Pond that his vessel sailed | ghort jllness. She from Manila for Hong Kong on the|n,ghand, a daughter re 10th en route for the United States, | pej, ‘Burial was at Green Ho expecting to reach San Francisco by | cemetery. il Feb. 1, 1910. The Pennsylvania won | “\Migs Edna Lil spent Tues- prize at out No, 1 in day battle practice at|gay in Provides » arren Hopkins won the Manila. the bowling alley Monday evening. Mr. and !ln:.sdm B. Vi Miss Christmas tree on Friday Marian and Master Stanley lm Corey, with appropriate exerclses rendered Norwich spent Sunday at > the children. The tree yielded fi Simmon: for all and a very enjoyable time was| Mr. and Mrs. Wiilis Rouse will not had. A number of the parents were |leave for St. Cloud, Fla., until after present. the holidays. 3 i Hartford Preacher. Mrs. A. B. Mathewson and daughter, Rev, Sherrod Soule of xl{nm ?;.‘,‘5,', Helen, spent Tuesday in N reached in the Congregational chu: th morning and evening Sunday, as| Misses Helen Tillinghast, Pauline the pastor, Rev. Charles A. Downs, was | &nd Ruth Mathewson spent Wednesday absent in Hudson, N. H, his former |in Norwich. charge, to complete his work there, re- | M iss Josephine Armstrong has re- turning here just before New Year's. |turned to her home in Pawtucket to Evangelistic Meetings. P iTies Tessle Sage is spending & week iss Jessie s spen a weel Rev. C. K. Flanders, evangelist for |in Canterbury. i the Baptist state convention, is expect- | Mrs, Warren Hopkins visited Mon- ed to hold meetings in the Baptist|day at the home of her uncle, George church commencing Sunday, Jan. 2,|Leavens, in Danlelson. and continuing for two weeks. Mrs, Julia Wilbur is entertaining Mrs. Alida E. Weaver and Mrs. Anna | Miss Lillian Epstein of Chompton, R. I B. Cummings have gone to Florida for | Misses Alice Kendall and Odna_ Se- the winter. guin spent Sunday at Henry F. New- Sunday School Will Have Exercises.|toms in Plainfleld, o e In the Baptist church Sunday morn- ss Ors Denni ln‘,lm &lm of the :lulll flll'e;:hlng mg"‘h%‘f“l‘:;;‘:i her‘chuain, ‘| Wiiss service, the Sunday school wi ve & 4 Christrias exerciee O S b g A The mercury Monday morning regis- | °H Londer of accoun; tered 7 degrees above zero. of Bugtnn Spwig. % uneral enry ingha: Notes. Funeral of Henry Tillinghast. Halleck Wells has closed the Put- | The funeral of Henry Tillinghast. nam house for a few weeks, going :;ho ,f,lifi? l: New York, was h'rld at with his wife to New York. s Tilinghaet MNeaiy SEOt o0 DeWitt C. Pond ls visiting his chil- | Tuesday atternoon at 2 o'elock. The dren in Boston this week. was at Plainfleld cemetery. Mr. The Woman's club of Brooklyn met | Tillinghast left a daughter, Mrs. War- Monday afternoon with Mrs. Clarence | J€T Smith, and two nephews 1; H. and A. Potter. Miss Charlotte Palmer ap- |- Bt Pmfix‘h“u"e::mnm . Ab- peared as Miss Brinley, dresed in oldy|, J0U% $E/DS G St style costume, and held a reception, w°5h ? N York wi after which the question Are Modern | o W FRETTaR L"',% B0 ok Methods of Housekeeping Improve- a“‘e o ?mue & . ments on Those of Revolutionary | George Wheeler and Miss Olive Red- gi.mdel? v‘;n (éebuted. M{‘l. 4 Bprague flmn“c:::-vm“" spent Sunday at rd_and others for the affirmative 3 2 i Miss Rose E. Seguin was a visitor and Miss Addie Hyde and others the &enm‘: %"_ Pind Genung, D. D, | Norwich Saturday. rs. Judge Shumway of Danielson and WINDHAM Mrs. S. L. Frink were the judges and they decided the arguments were in Christmas Service ‘at Congregational Church—Personal Mention. favor of the affirmative. Christmas Guests, mOnE those Yo overe home for) There will be a Christmas service at the Congregational church on Sun- day morning and the following music Christmas were Warren A. Tanner from the medical school at Burlington, will be given by the choir: In Old Ju- dea, Geibel, t&nor solo, by W. H. Vt., Charlés Edwin Blake, student at Brown; Th ) Former Pastor Called. Rev. Andrew J. McLeod of Andover, ~ — ‘The Christian Endeavor society con- neoted with Line meeting house has elected the following officers and committees for 1910: President, Mrs. Carl b president, Miss Es- ‘brother of Capt. Christmas Tree. The schools in the village had a of | Chapman, Miss Olice Tanner, Miss Susie Brown. . Home for Vacation. The local teachers are at home for holiday vacation: Cora Kellogg from her teaching in the high, school in Milford, N. H. at the {H %‘l‘. Rubty g:llo:c, teacher in Central llage, af parsonage; Miss Bsther Gallup, teacher in Moosup at her fa- ther's on the Elm farm; Ralph Kellogg of the Norwich Academy, at the par- sonage; Miss Maud Chapman, our hSE sonage. Miss Maud Chapman, our popular taa:h‘er. has gone to her home in Nor- ‘William Baker of Boston is a guest at_the parsonage. Ear] Gallup of C. in; Pomfret is at his fa- ther's on the Fairview farm. Miss Cynthia Phillips has closed her cottage for the winter and gone to stay with relatives in Westerly, R. I. At the Jast regular meeting of the grange W, H. Barron of Danielson was present as Pomona deputy. There was a lars: attendance. It was the annual rolleal! DAYVILLE Attended Mother’s 85th Birthday— Holiday Visitors. Miss Ida Bafley of Worcester is setaying with M Bernice Cogswell for the winter vacation. Terrence Brennan is spending a few days in_town. Miss Florence Allen is spending her W with Mrs. Willlam E. La e, Miss Lena King returned to Fitch- burg, Mass. Miss Rita Alble of New Haven is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. G. Sayles. Mrs. Cyrus Norton is now working for Charles Ayer, having left the em- ploy of the Assawauga company. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Bellows enter- tained Mrs. Frank Geer of Norwich. Levi Blanchard is spending his va- cation at Providence and East Green- wich, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Evans were in wam Trinity, Lewis S. Palmer and wife, James S. Palmer and wife. T. D. Pond_and wife are with their children in Providence over Christ- contralto and soprano solos, by A. E, Harvey and Miss Gidman and chorus. The children of the Congregational mas. Mrs. Michael O'Neil is with her hus- band in New York over Christmas. Miss Florence O'Neil is_spending Christmas with friends in New Lon- Sunday school are to have a su Hampton on Sunday, to celebrate the dog. VR . and tzeo on Christma m‘-.napp;t.r de‘{dfg his mother, who was 85 v tree years o HAMPTON g“r:-::q“:d:lih?MI e & ):rs. J-Bmu Cu:npcbell lll ,ont;lru.lnlng —_— 1 ydney rown o aryville, ass. Masquerade Ball in Grange Hall—Per- | noliaays. in New Fork o "8 the| el Bonnett s visiting in Fos- sonal Mention. ter, R. L Mrs. Charles Page is uflmu!y in with pneumonia. A most successful masquerade was Mr. and Mrs. E. W. McGuire of New recently held under the management of | York are guests of Dr. Gulld. Frank Phillips in Grange hall. Among Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown were at Mrs. Dr. Barnes is improving, now being able to be out. Mrs. Herbert Keach is suffering with aq_severe cold. John Shaw of Lowell, M: spending the holidays with h er, Mrs. W. F. Shaw. _ WEST W0ODSTOCK Church Social Enjoyed by Many—Ill with Pneumonia. Miss Ruth Bosworth has been very 1l the past week with pneumonia. The puplls in district 7 will have a Christmas tree Friday affernoon. There will be Christmas trees at both churches Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Perrin enter- tained Misses Gertrude Smith and Teresa Landy of Providence over last Sunda; E. Perrin and family and guests tertained at Frank May's in were East Woodstock Sunday. A sized company enjoyed the social at the Congregational church last Saturday evening, Vocal and in- strumental musie, readings and games furnished enter ment. The pro- eeeds are for misslonary work. Master Earle Perrin will spend_the vacation week with his sister, Mrs. Earle Bugbee, in Millbury, Mase. School closed Friday for one week's vacation. ABINGTON Fox Hunting the Popular Sport— Christmas Tree at the Church.’ Fox hunting affords much pleasure to the sportsmen In this section at present. Mrs. Frank Hildreth, who was re- cently operated on for appendicitis, at the Day-Kimball hospital, is making favorable recovery. Mrs. Harrlet Brown, a resident here for the past two years, has moved to Darielson. Albert Fay of New London Is at his home here for the holidays. Nelson Platt of a Maine university will also spend his vaaction with his parents here. There was a Christmas tree and ex- ercises at the church Friday evening. G. P, Sumner spent Sunday in Hart- ford. closed for NORTH_STERLING. Christmas Tree at the Church—Num- bering Rural Mail Boxes. The annual Ohristmas tree w at_the Church Friday evening. Mrs, George H. Potter is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. Leon Dexter, at Moosup Valley. < Mrs. George Blackmar has been vis- iting friends In Foster Center. The boxes on the rural delivery route are heing numbered this week. Irving Salisbury has bought out the blacksmith business of Eugene Fraser at Sterling. Arthur Scott and family of Wor- cester ara spending Christmas with Mr. ané Mrs. Frank O. Plummer. HOWARD VALLEY Lester and Elmer Hawkes are cut- ting lumber for Willlam Phillips near Beach vnd. ‘Voluntown. o ‘The Valley school closed Tuesday. Miss Riley, the teacher, and the pu- tertainment STERLING the many handsome and unique cos- | Martha Nuttall's in Brooklyn on Fri- tumes seen on the dancers were: Am- |day. erican Indian, Roy Rowland; colored Mr. and Miss Lovell of Brooklyn, N. waiter, Frank Phillips; sport from |Y. are guests of their uncle, H. E. ‘Wayback, Stanley ‘eaver; domino, | Parry, at the inn. Mrs, Stanley Weaver; Little Girl in Charles Webb is fn Norwich for Blue Grace Scott; Japanese Lady, | Christmas. Bertha Bennett; farmer, Andrew Ben- Miss Sarah Johnson left Friday for nett; jockey, Percy Ford; preacher, [a visit in New Haven. She was ac- Lewis Fitts. Music was furnished by [companied by her mnephew, Wallace Frink’s orchestra and the Harmony | Kelley. club catered. Mrs. Benoni Bates has returned from Miss Hattie Irons of Elliott's was |a visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. in_town recently, » Saunders, in Westfleld, Mass. Miss Bertha Bennett of Windham School closed Thursday for a ten was the guest of local friends last |days’ vacation. There were Christmas week. exercises and a tree for the children. Mrs. John C‘levehnd of Hartford ‘was a recent visitor here. w3 snd Mrs. By Lathrop of PHOENIXVILLE roo] were the guests of rel ; s roy mw:n,m. week. " 184VeS | Gprigtmas Tree at Schoolhouse—Fox Mrs, Grant Jessup and daughter will Escapes Trapper to Be Shot. be the guests of New York relatives Fope during the holidays, Through the efforts of Miss Irene Miss Lena Averill of Pomfret was | Reed and Mrs. John Greene the chil- in town calllng this week. dren are going to have a Christmas Jeriah Hyde and Frank Palmer were |tree at the schoolhouse. in Scotland Tuesday. Miss Elsie Dickey has returned from Mrs. Brahney of Providence was a [ West Haven. recent visitor at William Riley’s. Mr. and Mrs. J. McNair of Lynn are George E. Nicholls was a visitor in |at their home here for the holidays. Scotland this week. hoO. d}L Latham has purchased a fox- ———— . und. Nathaniel Lyon shot a fox Wednes- THOMPSON day which hdfl a wire about his hips . . e esca) e tra r, but s Resignation of Rev. C. I. Ramsey Not |to the sportsman. e Accepted—Wedding Reception. William A. King of Willimantic was g st a visitor here last week. 4 The town schools have Mrs. Sarah M. Latham and son Wil- two weeks' vacation. fred are spending the holidays with Miss Mary E. Chase of Southbridge |the former's sister, Mrs, J. L. Barrett, and Mrs. Grace Noyes of East Doug- |in Manchester. las are with their parents here. Albert and Edward Greene, with John Johnson and Miss Rena Peter- | their teams, are employed on the Pom- son were married recently. On their |fret state road. return from a wedding trip last week [ Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Dickey returned they were given a surprise party at |home for Christmas. their home in Brandy Hill, Mrs, De Riva is having an addition The resignation of Rev, C. L. Ram- |built to her house. sey was votéd upon Sunday by the Henry May and O. H. Latham went members of the Baptist church and |[to Hall's reservoir fishing last week Monday by,the committee and both and found the pond practically covered declined to accept it. It is generally | With fishermen, but they got a good hoped that it may be withdrawn. string of pickerel and perch, The Christmas concert is to be held | First Selectman Warren of Eastford Saturday evening, December 25, in |[and Woodward of Hampton ran the the Congregational vestry at 7 o’clock, |line and relaid the bounds between the Although there is to be no special | two towns Wednesday. Christmas service at the Baptist | Miss N. P. Holman is entertaining church this year a number df season- |her niece, Miss Emma J. Bennett, of able expressions of appreciation are | Pittsburg, Pa. be'!‘nhg made to workers there. g sncp i o> le new lot of over fifty volumes refe?uy ;ecelvded lron; the state are WOODSTOCK catalogued and put into ecirculation i i from the public lbrary. Christmas Exercises in Gl'l'!l'. Hall— h,\ leni!.km"y barrel was packed at Academy Closes for Christmas. the home of Miss Ellen D. Larne " Tesday afternoon and. sent to. Rew. | _W. J. Lindeman of Tarrytown, . Y. Joel S. lves for distribution. by the | i* snending the holidaye with his fam- ladies of the Congregati y here. the Congregational church. | "1 "X ademy closell for the Christ- mas vacation on Thursday. The teach- ers, Miss Ware and Miss Emma Al- — len, left for their homes Thursday. Mrs. H. B. Mowry spent the week- [ Donald Perley of Clark college, Wor- end in New York. cester, arrived home Wednesday. The concert given by the M. T.| The Congregational Sunday school Sunday school was a grand success | held their Christmas exercises in and was largely attended. Grange hall Friday evening at seven J. W. Baker and family will spend | o'clock. The entertainment commit- Christmas in Mystic with Mr. and | tee was Mrs. B. R. Ritch, Mre. H. B. Mrs. Lathrop. Kingsbury and Miss Florence Wilcox. Fred Denison. the new shipping clerk Louis A. Chandler of Boston spent at’the mill, is ill. Christmas with his sister, Miss Nellio The U. S. Finishing company Is|D. Chandler. v : bullding an addition to their fce house, Bt a2 s WESTMINSTER SOUTH CANTERBURY. : B Exercise — Christmas eodore W, Yerrington wi A 2 heotore ston was in Nor. Mrs, Charles E. Waldo was guest of her sister, Iyon, at Woedchuck Burr Smith and tended Geo: were invited. held at Humes hall. was Temperance b There company present and all had time. large the g The C. E. meatin Mrs. Nelson S un ‘| was in charge of Deacon She—The West Point_boys are so handsome. He (sourly)—Yes, uniform. their families in leaving China to es- cape the Boxers in 1900. The fi OF sately, Sibore. oo ine the The lad church and were given by friends previous to the entertainment, making gifts an addi- tion to the church treasury. ‘The Juvenile grange, No, 6, met Sat- gmtermn. as programune the officers . Aage Johnson; overseer, Lina Bidwell; lec- i - Maxin e 'Hnu:hhnn: gate keeper, Michael Sher- H 7 stew- schools closed for cation. were recent visitors in town. Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Willlam tives In New York. Fun for Pupils Who Went to North given his parents a box of dates welgh- day until after™the Royee had presents for the puplls, but they were at the north pole. Each pu- pil was presented a ticket to the north g SOUTH COVENTRY . e e Frink ot Miadietown B, Stanley, unday. X S nters are repairing the roof of Mr. Keech's house, which was dam- aged by fire on Sunday. Am our young people home for the holl are Miss Ethel Hull, N. * 5';"";'7 l{?\;&!‘:l- Ruth, !?d‘l“:h';‘" of L W, ns, Miss Edith Tracy, Miss Fanny White, J ria. ladies of the Col gave an entertainmen December 17. H. H. sale At the close of the following were elected: Master, therine Sheridan; chay Sheridan; e secretary, Sarah Pl dan; treasurer, ard, Keeney Hutchinson; steward, Mary Mathein; Pomong, Clark; Flora. Helen Mathein; Olive Hutchinson. Mary Ceres, Mrs. Michael Sheridan invited a party of friends to her home Monday evening. The first of the time was de- voted to quilting, after which dancing. was enjoyed by the young people. Re~ freshments were served at the close and the South two weeks' va- Prof. and Mrs. Alvord of Hartford the evening. Birch Mountain Eleazer Pomeroy of Windsor spent ‘White. Mrs. D. Maneggia is visiting rela- EAST WILLINGTON Pole for Presents. Henry Osborn of Bayonne, N. I, has g 80 pounds. Mrs. L. 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