Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 25, 1916, Page 2

—h—‘——v — m——=————g | mates of the poor fas 5 may enjoy Chrii dénner that ive & comvert The concert whic] vacation. = - van was a visitor in Nor- Carload of Trap Rock. A carload of trap rick has been un- loaded at the station by Superintend- ent Kramer and is being put or Leb- anon avenue, Miss Hannah King of Bridgepori 18 nding the holidays at her home on - indham ayenue. : ! Barl H. Macreading left Friday to - spend Christmas at his home in Provi- l s it o : 7l (| the fine £ L was on hand to gi S 3 the, afternoon. started at 2 o'clock was thoroughly appreciated by. the inmates. Gatou Hotns Aioh 2 » 28 Years—Moliday Visitors and Week-end - Guests. ot o The 8 o'clock mass —_——— WILLIMANTIO OFFICE: OBITUARY. ‘Tetephone 210-2. e S Mason D. Squirer. ° The death of Mason D. Squier oc- .curred at his home in Columbia Sat- Death was due to Mr. Squief was born 67 Church St. ‘Heénry OFmEbY. ] of Henry Brown Orms= held from the undertakis ram N. Fenn on Chu PEDRO BOUND OVER ON CHARGE OF SEDUCTION on in French. isses M. J. Milner, Irene Gallagher and Mrs. R. urday merning.” Bolos wbre heart disease. 3 e e e R Macreading is solicifor | for the Colchester Electric Light com- A. T. Van Cleve left town Saturday for New York where he will spend Christmas with relatives. William H. Button was a caller in ‘Mgriboro Baturday. ames F. Purcell was the guest of friends in New Britain Saturday, Miss Jda Magner is the ieat of her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Barton in Hart- in Windbam in_ 1841, dence. Mr. thaniel and Lydia Fuller Squier. is survived by nine children, Mrs, A, ‘William Macht, o on ‘ot Noa | parlors of Hi Lofi South Coventry for New York on Thanksgiving Day, With Pansy Ken- nerson, Whose Father Entered Com- day -afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Robert 8. Moore officiated at the services. Burial was Center cemetery. JEWETT CITY Arrangements for Singing at Com- Tree—Sunday School Festivals—Death of Francois Nadeau—Homecomers for the Holi- At 7.15 in the evening vespers were sung by Rev. mas was by the Milner was -Damage by Gal THhe heavy wind Friday night caused considerable damage in aml{rtm parts of the town. Limbs were blown from against fenced) causing Nortland, Mrs. in ‘Windham Mrs. Edward LaBonte, Mrs. mond C. Squier of M. of Andover and Ned W. of Man. . 10 regular choir, organist. Frank A, Ray- Peter Pedro, who was brought to 'olumbia, William city Friday afternoon by State Policeman William B. Jackson, peared before Justice of the Peace George H. Andrews of South Coven- try Saturday morning and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of seduc- Pedro left South Coventry on Thanksgiving day with Pansy Kenner- with whom he had been living as man and wife in New York. is but- twenty years of age, his father, John Pedro, was ap- Christmas Sunday Services. The Christmas services were held in the churches about the city Sun- day and for the most part special mu- The choits in some of the churches were enlarged for the singing of the Christmas music. Basketball Game trees and fell them to fall. Welcorfled After 28 Years. A family reunion was held at the home of Fred Arsenault on River ave- nue Friday evening to welcome the homecoming of Alphonse Arsenault, a brother whom the family had not Twenty-cizht years ford for the holiday. James Herowitz of New Haven is at s home on Hall's Hill avenue for a 'w days' vacation. . Miss Bessie Monaghan left Friday for a week's visit with reiatives in Middletown. sic was heard. The borough will be full of music tcnight at quarter of five, when.each of the grotips of singers, leaves its the accused " anchest: prgipad éen in 28 years. Timothy O'Connell of East Haddam st of William Jbhnson on pointed guardian ad litem. The girl also appeared in court and stated that she had left Pedro with the understanting that they were to be married 1s they reached mitted having starting poitn to march to the Tree of Light at Fanning park. start at some distance from the pars, all singing as they go, sick and shutins and those who cannct go to the park to hear the music may hear some of the song: leaves the Riverside grammar scheol, another starts from Lisbon others from the Methodist charca, the corner of North Main and stres Green avenue, and from E. A. Fa: residence on Bast Main will march to certain points ani wait t> be summoned by a trumpet call. The ago Mr. Arsenauit left home for the west and has since resided in different After a vacation spent The fans of the city will have a chance to see the famous.G basket- ball team of Manchester in action this evening when they will face the Em- eralds of this city for the second time The previous meeting of these two teams resulted in a victory for the Manchester team, and the lo- cal boys intend to even up things this western cities. h so that ihel it relatives in Fort Eduard, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beckwith of New London are guests of Mrs. Beck- with's sister, Miss Josephine St. Onge. Eagleville Man Found Nearly Frozen. Early Sunday morning people on their way to church discovered a man s |1ving in an outbuilding. Tae man was well dressed but could not explain how he came to be there. It is thought was Intoxicated and became be- wildered and sought shelter under the ived with the man, whose arrest was made upon com- laint of the girl’'s father, when he jearned of the circumstances. P. M. S. Basketball Team Wins From Tourtelotts, 53-15—Officers of Bap- tist Sunday School=Jolly Four Plan. ning Dance. ‘The first home. game of thé Plainfield hool basketball squad was played in Milner’'s hall, Friday evealng between the High School and ‘a strong this season. cause and the accused was bhound over to the March term of the superior court under $1,000 bonds which were furnished by his father. Bankruptcy Hearing Postponed On account of the illness of Referee A. J. Bowen, the meeting of the credi- tors of the bankrupt estate of Austin Broken Wire Caused Fire Alarm to ' team representing Tourtellotte Memo- rial school. The first half of the game and Lambert, scheduled for' Saturday waving of a red light starts th morning was postponed one week. ferent groups, who then mar:a, group at a time, to the park. the instrumental pieces will accompany most of the The group of 25 little singers with wee trees and from\J. H. Tracy'’s residence and sings unaccompanied at the park. CHRI %TMAS FESTIVALS. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus Vis't One School—Programs Given. Officer McGuire took man to the police station where he was taken care of. frost-bitten. the visitors fought hard and managed to kecp within a few points of the lainfield score, but at no time during the game was Tourtellotte in the lead. The first half ended in a score of 17 Early Saturday morning many were ringing of the fire not ringing any Fire Chief Thomas Foley immediately started an investi- gation ‘which lasted well before it was that the cause of the ringing of the was caused by a_ broken wire. This was caused by the high wind which prevalled throughout the might. Murray’'s Boston Store Willimantic, Conn. Both feet were Dr. Burr was summoned and rendeéred medical attention. man had been embloyed as a mill op- erative in Eagleville and haa pocket a pay envelope containing his Weekly wages. On Holiday Visits. George Wood, Jr. rard Amgquist, | Gus lobert Hines visited frisnds in Willimantic Sunday. C. Wilfred Lacroix and Llovd Chap- Westerly on Sunday. ‘Miss Florence Brown is spénding a few days at’her home on Pleasant Mr .and Mrs. John J. V. Woods_ of South Milford are spending Christmas with Mr. Wood’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wood of Little Ilats. Mr. and Mrs. Frances Kelley of Wor- cester, formerly of Baltic, are guests of Baltic, are guests of Mr. Kelley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Kel- startled by the alarm several times, special number. Watchman for Siik Company. John James has resigned with the New Haven road and is night watecl man for the Windhma Silk company. Mr, James had been employed by the railroad in the loca] yards for a num- ber of years. Check of $150 for Clerk. One of the merchants doing busi- ness on Main street presented one of his clerks a $150 check as a Christ- mas present, Saturday stood that this same clerk re- d a $100 check from his employer last Christmas, Arthur Jone: well together wl be a zood back guard. . The Christmas exercises and trees at Congregational churches were held Saturday night. At the Baptist church Lemuel Greea peared as S Santa Claus visited the Congre 1 church, to the greaf delight of tue The program at the Baprist Processtonal man were in Tourtellotte. smashing victory seore being 53 to 15. Many compliments were paid Coach Collins, who has spent many after- noons in coacking the téeam. Thes next same will be played with Putnam at Milner’s hail. Baptist Sunday School Officers. The officers elected for the Baptist school for the eénsuing year William C. C. Hill, superintend- Frank Smith, asistant superin- Elmer Johnson, secr: tary and treasurer; Harold B. Burges: assistant EeG it and - Miss Gertrude Sweet, second asistant sec- ¥ retary and treaSurer; Mrs. John Ben-| When the history of ¥viation in the present war is written it will contain Sunday Labor Stopped. An Italian contractor who is erect- ing a building on Union streét had a few men and a wagon at work@Sun- day carting away dirt from the exca- Chief Richmond heard of the work UDeing done Sunday afternoon and at once went to the place and had the man call off his men. told of the law regarding working ‘on Sundays and "Kas allowed to go. Tree at the Elms. A large Christmas tree which had been placed on the lawn of The Eims Main street, Thread company, ¢hiurch follows: Awag in a Manger, primary depart- It Came Upon the Clear, juniors; Hark! the Herald An- ley. ,&eorgs Roy of Hartford, formerly of Baltic, is spending Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roy. Lawrence B. Authier of New Haven is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Mar- garet Authier. James Cullen of Sprinzfield is spend- ing Christmas at his home on Fifth reading and prayer, Christmas tc All, David Clarke: We 411 Can, Ruby Gra; Dorothy Cornell; Nora Haddad, Beatrice Cathart, ma Dearnley; The Child of Lizht, Holly and Mis The Littie Lights, STORE CLOSED TODAY CHRISTMAS aKthleen Dearnley: erd Boy, James Haddad; Holly Berries, Minnie Mager; Christmas, John Harris, Albert Frank- Morton Brown, Willie Franklin sistant librarian. Heard About the Streets. John Stone is ill. with pleurisy. Miss Rose Foster left Saturday for New York, where she will spend her week’s vacation with friends. Authur Anderson of Worcester 18| corps read like fiction. spending Christmas with John Ben- was prettily deco- rated with electric lights, which were lighted Sunday evening. A number of. young people formed a chorus -and Christmas carols were sung during the evening. A Columbia machine placed on the veranda of the home also fur- nished music to the number of people who had gathered to witness the ex- As most of the girls staying at the house have gone home for the holidays, another tree will be held on Wednesday evening for them. Melodies of | * mimethy Sullivan of Bridgeport, for- is spending a few Mr. and Mrs. merly of Baltic, days with his parents, Dennis Sullivan of Main street, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Brennan and family of Dayville, formerly of Baltic, are guests of sisters, the Misses Brennan. Roderick Jodoin of Hartford is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Happiness, Ruth Cathcart, r of Bethlehem, Hattie Jenkins; The Sweet Refrain, Kathleen Spidell, Ellen Christmas Stars, Char- Noble, Ruth Rathbun, Haddad, Rose Crumb, Verna Tarbox, Doris Burr, Flora Littlefield, Marg:ies Enid _Spidell, Violet Harri Keeping Christmas, Haddad, Ethel Morgan, Ellen Willecox, Ruth Davis. At Congregational Church. Congregational church was led by a chorus <how. The recitations and children’'s Recitation, Once on a Stilly Night, Annle Eicheiberg and song by A Christmas Mr. Bremnan’'s Edgar Dupius of spending a short recess at hls home May the Spirit of Happiness Enter Every Heart This Christmas Day George Rochelean o Hartford is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ro- cheleau,. Jr. 3 follie Ratney is spending the Academy recess at her homie in Ridge- Bonus of One Month’s Salary. agent for the American Express company, has re- ceived notice that all the local em- ployes who have been in the employ of the company for one not receive a salary of ov receive.-as a bonus one month’s salary. The payment of this bonus will be in four installments, Doris Myott, Cilark and Ralph Dénnison, both stu- dents at Brown university, are spend- g a shert recess at the home of their arents here. William Fournier is employed at the Hopkins and Allen plant in Norwich, Miss Rose Colombie is the guest of friends in Wauregan. r $2,009 will college is spending a few days at her home here. Many of the Plainfield High School | mans. There have been numerous en- gagements in which British aviators have closed within 20 yards of their adversary, firing point blank into nim. There have been both English and French instances of aviators, last resort, deliberately crashing into month with friends in Woonsocket and Post graduates were abie to greet cach other Friday evening at the busket- All were very glad of an portunity to talk over old times at H. S. Doris Bliss; Dilemma, Marian Jeffers; read or told stories to the Thildre they were Wayland Stetson, The H. C. Murray Co. Miss Anna Sevigney is the guest of friends in Springfield, Mass. Fred Johnson and George Brennan were Westerly vi Total of $2,500 Christmas Gift. The employes of the Hall and Bill when they opened their pay envelopes tors Sunday. Saturday noon to find that they had a present of a sum of money equivalent to ten peh cent. of their yearly wages. The checks reach- ed as high as $120. this company is about $25,000 for the year for the fifty employes and this would show that $2,500 was given by the company to their employes as a Christmas gift. Dana Potter is spending a few days in_Jewett City. Unclaimed letters at post ‘Marshall and David_Ballou. Hewitt and_ Frank Williams recited Barbara and Christmas at his home in John Clabby is at his home in Prov- idence for Christmas. Miss Alice McGuire of Willimantic is spending Christmas with her fa- ther, James McGuire. Mr. and_Mrs. Owen McShean daughter. Viola, are spending Christ- mas in Plainfleld. Christmas Masses Today. The masses in St. Mary’s church to- day (Christmas) will be at 6 o'clock, 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Toohey of Bridge- port are spending Christmas Mrs. Toohey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cooney of High street. Miss Mpyrtle Crandall of Brockton is the guest of friends in town. William McGill, clerk in the Baltic Mills_ company's _office, few days at his home in Whitinsyille. Miss Elizabeth Taylor of New Bud- ford, formerly of Baltic, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Taylor of Main street. Students Home for Vacation. Grant Whitford gave Karlene Alling sang Jack Frost. Ballou and_Ellen Faust sang Christmas Pessimist. an exercise. The pay roll of YOUR SHOPPING EARLY Pick out your presents while the picking is good and have them delivered later. warerooms are full of suitable The junior choir sang Sleep, with soles by Helen Magel, Reatrice Alley and Hd- Rebecca Hewitt Gwendolyn Alling sang The Sweet Re- frain. Ruth Ballou told about the Kit. while she held her real, live kitty, which viewed the pre- ceedings with most solemn exprossion. A Merry Christmas was given by Al- vin Eichelberg. Myrtle Stetson recited, aiso Loretta Alley. white robe sang a motion song, Hush- a-Bye, Baby, the church beia ened during recitation was by Karlene Alling and Edith Williams. AVIATORS OF WARRING NATIONS HAVE BUSY DAY. Present a Spectacle That Cannot Be Imagined, ‘With the British Armies in France, Dec. 24, via London—(From a Stail ‘Correspondent Press).—A day of sunshine—a rarity in December on the British front—recent- 1y caused a temporary revival of ac- tivity among the aviators, presenting a spectacle which a few years ago could have lived only in the imagination. Out of the distance there came early e e h“lc'l: !Mkli heat of the aerial combat the Germans i T il they tgol eat of the a ot G T y!“&m let go bombs which fell into their own h ward Faust. Club Gives Minstrels at Hebron. In spite of the bad going and the high wind which prevailed Friday ev- ening some members of the X. Y. club of this city went to Hebron and staged’ a minstrel show which proved After the show danc- ten’s Christmas, a great success. ing was enjoyed Irene Stewart iz a ay Cheer at Town Farm. As is the custom of the town offi- cials such has been done for the in- OBITUARY. Francois Nadeau, “the form of German aeroplanes. Get the spirit of Christmas Good Will and Cheer into your voice and send it on to some absent loved one Telephone. ‘The Southern New England Telephone Company PRESIDENT AND MRS. WIiLSON SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS With Several Thousand Men, Women at such high alttudes that the na- chines become all but invisible. there will be a fight amo when the more daring aviators male startling plunges through the inter- vening mist to catch their oppofent The second half was more speedy | unawares. Always there t and for twenty lively minutes the|manoeuvering for position and specta- Plainfield hoys proved to bé much too fast for the visitors, only allowing|the modern airplane can do, even to them to maks 2 points in the last half. Daggett, Burb ‘Washington, Dec. 24.—The president and Mrs. Wilson attended a commu- nity Christmas eve celebration here today -and for more than stood on the steps of the treasury de- tors are filled with wonder at what excelling the birds in their own ele- g and Smith played | ment by flying upside dcwn. ife Burke proved to| Most of the fightng aviators en- partment ‘Singing Christmas with several thousand med, WoMmen With them were Fran- re, Who was deavor to ‘“get on the other fellow's and_Morrey starrad for { tail.” This means a position above The game ended in a and chiidren. cis B. Sayre and Mrs. Miss Jessie Woodrow and slightly behind for Plainfield. the| where one can fire down Miss Ruth Sunn, as- Margaret Wilson was one of the lead- ers of the singing and Secretary aand Mrs. McAdoo stood with her. The celebration, held under the aus- pices of the Washington Playzrounds association, was participatel Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. wards, groups of the boys and girls went to their own neighborhoods and tmas s ident had not planped to attend, but just before the singing be- gan he walked over from the House with members of his famfily, He was handed a sheet of music and At intervals he and Mrs. Wilson talked with the children and wished them a merry Christmas. This morning the president and his thers, however, prefer to attack position almost directly underneath, thinking they have a steadier fring platform in climbing than in diving. The latter-day machines have suca wonderful stability that they can only be brought down by direct higs, kill- ing the pilot or piercing the tank, in which latter event the 21ir- plane generally catches fire and fails in a blazing spiral. often blow airplanes out of the line by making punctures in their wings, hut the machines thus damaged generally are brought safely home. joined in singing. some of the most thrilling chapters of wife went to church and in the even- ing they visited relatives. A large tmas tree has been put up the second fioor of the White House for tomorrow’s celebration in whi Josephine Cothran, grandnicce and Ellen granddaughter, will be the principal the strange world conflict. ish flying corps, whic! most nothing at the war, has already established records of daring and attainment which even in the colorless official reports of the grew from al- eginning of the McAdoo, his Recently thore have been fights on the British front Providence . |in which from 60 to 80 machines were is | engaged. Such battles begin with in- dividusl fights and gradually develop All_government departments will be closed tomorrow and with congress in recess there will be little official ac- ’ into what the aviators term a The Jolly Four are expecting to hold | eral melee, Practically all members of the cabinet wiil be in the city. ident has no engagements during the as reinforcements arrive Music will be furnishafl b¥ | from both sides. the Ideal Singing orchestra of Web- There have been as high as 96 sep- arate and distinct fights in_a single day and does not pian to go to his of- day on this front alone. % point where the British and French lines join there have been fights COAST GUAND CUTTER SENECA which the French have come to the RECOVERS A DERELICT Codlin of Pembrose, assistance of the English and the Eng- lish have gone to the assistance of the French to help defeat the Ger- ed to New York. 24~—The 3Srazilian a derelict at sea for the past week, has been recovered by the United States coast guard cutter Seneca and is being York, according to a wireless message bark Nepthis, a German and sending him down. received here from the Seneca at noon today by Captain Dunwoody, division commander of the coast guard ser- At that hour the cuttér and the bark were about 150 milés off Sandy ter one instance of that sort a British addressed to the followin aviator brought his machine ison Kelpatrick, Miss_Catherine Coun- nor, Mr. P. Bannon, Monsier Francois with only one wing. He could only effect a landing with his engine going and had deliberately to collide with a Captain Dunwoody sald that because the condition of the Nepthis was not known here it was impossi- tree, seriously injuring himself. There was_one memorable occasion when three British machines deliber- ble to say when the vessels reach port. The Nepthis went adrift from a tow- ing tug during a sto’m off the New Jersey coast about ten days ago. She ‘was being brought here from Brazil to be converted into a steamship. crew of twelve were for a time be- lieved to have perished, but a passe ately dived into a formation of 17 German machines, destroying two of the hostile planes and themselves es- caping unhurt. Another British aviators attacked 11 Germans and once a second lieutenant of the British corps attacked five hostile ma- of The Associated | chines. He in turn was attacked from points of telescopic observation their | lines. approach had been signalled long Le- Misses Una and Margarite_Donahoe students at Trinity collegze, Washing- and John Donahoe, a stu- dent at Si.John's preparatory school, , are spending the col- lege vacation at the home of their parents, Ferncliffe Villa. Post Office Hours Today. Postmaster Thomas J. Sullivan has posted tHe following hours for today Francois Nadeau died Saturday =f- home on Mathewson DARKEN YOUR GRAY HAIR | Have Besutifcl, Soft Hair of an gifts — something for each member of the family. fore even the first tiny dots were visible to the naked eye. British guns |er Co. sent several men down to town were ready and British aeroplanes wcre already climbing above the ruins of the shell-torn Flemish town to|office and drug store, and will be il- lumined each night during the week. He was born in Canada Jan. 14, 1841, the son of Elizabeth Decsrosier and Ambrofs Nadeau. by his wife, a son, Joseph Nadeau, two daughters, Mrs. Louis Goslia of Jewett City and Mrs. Edw. Fontaine of New Bedford, and Damase Nadewn. -Contagidus Cases. Call and look over our store He lnaiivyes for Christmas gifts. challenge the invaders. While the German machines were still over their own lines, the British anti-aircraft ger liner in the Transatlantic service behind but turned and got in the rear £ th, picked them up and brought them to of the hostile craft and, keeping “on its tail,” drove it down. The British aviators take great sat- isfaction at the result of a recant fight when they attacked a German ‘bombing squadron which was trying. to cross the British Probably the Reason. There is a sanatorium in Massi- chusetts where patients are curer 'y absolute silence. Most of them are sail to be husbands. — Cincinnati Times Bridgeport—Mrs. J. Percy of Bridgeport will give a large bridge party Friday, Dec. 29, at her residence, The Anchorage, Black Rock, for Miss Alice Pierce, whose marriage with Jo- nathan Grout of Brooklyn, takes place Westbrook—The Essex Light & Pow- to wire the community Christmas tree. The location is central, near the post. “Archies,” began to speak. There was (Christmas) 8 to 11, 3 to 4 and 6 to 7. a sharp, angry crac.k A moment later a shrapnel shell burst into a white puffball just in the path of the on- AU st tno white Nothing that can take the place of powder smoke seemed no Evea Dark Shade. Not even a trace of gray shows in your hair after a few applications of Q-Ban Color Restorer to hair and scalp. Q-Ban is no dye, is harmless, but makes scalp and hair healthy and restores the natural color glands. your hair is gray, streaked with gray, d, bl thin or falling, directed on There are three cazes of diphtheria Roland Bryant on Greene avenue, Sarah Gill in the east part of the town and Josephine Hourigan on Miss Lela Centerbar has George Reeves of Chicopee is visit- ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reeves of Main street. The different students of the Acad- emy of the Holy Family are spending recess at_their homes. Miss Anna Bibeau of Willimantic is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bibeau. LINCOLN'S Furniture Stere Telephone 285-3 Main and Union Streets Willimantic, Veonn. coming airplanes. Soule street. scarlet fever. Holiday Gues Alice and James Blair and Miss M. H. Whitecross are spending Chrisunas in_East Brimfield. - Dr. J. H. McLaughlin enterti‘ned his brother Charles of the Yale Law schotl larger than a pinhead, but it soon spread until it appeared as an exag- gerated toy balloon and floated as 'azi- ly against the sky. Then there was another puff, and then another, until that bhalf a hundred “Archies” must be going, and the sky became & fretwork of white sffioke- ballsc, each 'one marking a spot breaking shell had showered n bullets upon the fast travel. ing Germans. Plunging in and out among the ex- the Academy apply Q-Ban as Soon all your gray hair and entire head of hair gradually turns to an even, beautiful dark shade, leaving all iyour hair healthy, fluffy, soft, radiant, thick, full of life, fascinating; so even- ly dark and handsome no oneé will sus- pect you used Q-Ban. druff end_falling bair. money-bacdk guarantee. g medium inla big bottle at Lee & Osgood’s Drug Out-of-town people supplied by parcel post. s Columbia Grange. Herbert Lyman of Baltic is spend- ing the holiday season with relatives in Columbia. Columbis grange held a meeting on Wednesay evening. A very interest- ing Christmas. programme had been arrangtd and was successfully carrfed ! ploding shrapnel, the approaching air- There was a Christmas tree and | planes left a trail of these flecks and powder puffs in their wake. Up and up, through the danger zone of their own guns, tHe Pritish aviators climh- er ecgerly to the flight. The distant hum of the hostile motors could now be heard, mingled with the louder, bee-liffe drone of the English ma chine. and between the scarcely per- ceptible intecvals fire .came the staccato notes of the machine guns. The British airmen had opened fire before reaching the Ievel of_their adversaries Now the British machines began to close in from various directions and turned suddenly and Santa Claus Miss Martha Bothwell of Har‘t.rd is at_her brother’s, David Bothwell’s, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Johnston ¢f Hart- ford and Dr. Norman Tracy of Boston are at J. H. Tracy’s Francis Y. Brown is at home from Cushing academy for a week's vaca- Also_stops don- THERE 1s no advertisin Eastern Connecticut equal letin ror business rosults. every member of the grange shared in the fruit thereof. there in person and made everyboGy happy. Obljgations were expressed to the lecturer, for to The Bl{l- Santa Claus was Mrs. F. E. Robinson entertained tie kindergarten class at a Christmas par- ty in the vestry of the Congregitional church Friday afternoon. DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST 752 Main Street, Hours—9 a. m. to 8§ p. m. Mrs. Bertha arranging such an enjoyable COLCHESTER Fine For Intoxication—Trap Rock For Lebanen Avenue Improvement Surplus and Profits $175,000 Established 1832 Acsuracy in accounting, couftcogs %ervi_ce, promptness and liberality in dealing, and a seund business policy i administering its Capital $100,000 ‘William Hom, the invaders e ten There is Nothing Like it of the “Archies” started for their own lines. Their ening for intoxication and breach own affairs, characterize THE WINDHAM the peace was tried before Judge Cav- anaugh Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. He was found guilty and was fined five dollars and costs, amounting $16.25, which was paid. NATIONAL BANK, which aims thereby to establish with customers relations that shall prove reciprocally permanent, pleasant and JAY M. 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