Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1916, Page 14

- Written Specially for The Bulletin. “A farmer is never satisfled,” says E. W. Howe in Sayings of a Country Town. “Don’t expect it.” The assertion is made rather perkily, not to say dogmatically. One isn't asked to consider whether it is so or not, but is informed in the fewest and the rhost inescapable words that it 1s so. Ever since 1 read it, last night, I've been thinking or dreaming about it. I wonder if it is really the fact? If it veally is, then I wonder whether it's a felony or merely misdemeanor? Or whether, perhaps, it isn’t either but is just normal and universal to man- kind? “A farmer is nevel satisfied” éh? ‘Well, is anybody else? Is John D. Rockefeller? Is Kaiser Wilhelm? Perhaps you've heard the story of the eastern king who languished under a mysterious sickness which, his Wise Men assured him, could never be cured till he dressed himself in the shirt of a wholly happy man. So his agents scoured the kingdoms and the conti- nents in search for* a wholly happy man. They found many who pro- they were, but shrewd question- ing brought out a different state of mind. Over and over again they re- turned to the. palace "to report that they could not find a "wholly happy man. Over and over again they were sent back to renew_ the search. At last, one hot and hopeless day, as their caravan toiled wretchedly along a broiling road, they found a beggar lying in the sun and singing lustily. “Why do you sing?” they asked. “Why shouldn’t I7” he responded. “Are you so happy?” they asked. “Perfectly habpy,” he replied. So they hurried up the Chief Cross- Examiner of all Cross-Examiners, who proceeded to insult him and lay traps for him and coax him and scare him, and bully him and browbeat him, after the usual manner of cross-examiners. But all in vain. There wasn't a thing he didn’t have that he wanted; there wasn't a wish in the world he cared to make; there wasn’t anything in the way of reward or advancement that he would even look at; so at last the big- wigged Cross-Examiner of all Cross- Examiners had to report to the Head of the Expedition that, at last, they had eertainly found a perfectly happy man. Whereupon the Head of the Ex- pedition, bursting through the sur- rounding ranks of camels and drome- daries and tame elephants and janis- saries and bowmen and spearmen and private detectived) rushed up to the g‘rzer apd imperiously demanded his t. “Haven’t got any,” laughed the hap- Py beggar. And investigation proved that he hadn’ There are several morals, it seems to me, in this oriental apologue. One is that when the doctors don’t know what's the matter with you, they gen- erally ordeér you off to Florida or Col- orado, or bid you do something or get something impossible. ‘This—when you can't do it or get it—relieves them from responsibility for the result. Another moral is that you can’t have what doesn’t exist, no matter whether you're a multimillionaire or an eastern kiung sitting high on a throne of royal state. Another is that happiness consists, not in having things you want so much as in not wanting things you don’t happen to have. Another, perhaps, might be that it's more comfortable to be a lazy, lousy beggar than a working and worrying farmer. Take your pick. Or hunt up any other you may be able to find in it. Personally, I'm not so much interest. TERRIBLE ITCHNG PIMPLES ON FACE Large, Red and Hard. Burned So Spots Appeared, At Night Could Not Sleep, ——— 1 HEALED BY CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT —_— “A few pimples made their appearance on my face, and thinking that they would soon disappear I did nothing to remedy . them, but after a couple of ‘weeks I then bard and they itched and burned so that soon large red spots appeared caused by my rubbing. At nightifI T ‘would rub my face it would itch terribly so that I could not sleep. “I chanced upon a Cuticura Soap Olntment advertisement and sent for a free sample, and then bought more and my face ‘was healed.” (Signed) Miss Edith Q. Schuman, 17 Bedford St., ford, Conn., Sept. 20, 1915, Sample Each Free by Matl ‘With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad- dress post-card ““Cuticura, Dept. T, Boss %on.” Sold throushous the « SPEGIAL - BARGAINS on Ladies' and Gents’ Diamond Rings, Scarf Pins and Watches. Also on Solid Gold and Gold-filled Stone and Signet Rings. . { A large assortment of ihe finest French Ivory at the lowest prices. h stock. z ef sz Sterling Plated Three-piece Carving Sets, $2.45. A beautiful Calendar fo each custo- ™ J. OGULNICK & CO, 82 Franklin St. ’ Phone 71412 e PSR YOU WANT. Lo Dl your us. ness befors punie, E SATISFACTION NOT LIFE'S END AND AIM i ; ed in any moral at all as I am in the intimation plaimly conveyed by the tale of practically universal human belief in one socidlogical fact, ta. wit, namely, that is to say: The fact that the open and frank erection of selfish onal happiness the object of life logically results in :fluy and shirtless beggar, drowsing clam-like at the roadside. Indeed, it is doubtful if any human being ever arrives, though shoeless and hatless and shirtless, too, at the same state of utter content as that of the peaceful clam. lying motionless for years in the particularly dirty mud of a sewer-neighboring beach, and drow- sily absorbing the juicy bits of carrion and sewage which the restless and un- happy ocean eachtide drops into its open shell as the easiest and cheapest way to get rid of them. e L Are you willing to be a clam in order tc be perfectly satisfied? Or even a shirtless beggar at the side of some far eastern mule-track? Does the ideal of perfect happiness, complete con- tentment, satiated satisfection, really charm you when you come to see what it leads to and by what means it must be_attained? ‘When Mr. Howe says that “a farmer is never satisfied,” he is simply con- densing into a phrase the thought of scores and hundreds of farmers’ cus- tomers and visitors. Only last summer a customer who called at my gardens and wanted some head lettuce, sniffed with undisguised contempt when I ex- plained that I hadn’t any‘that partic- ular day; that my sowing in succession badn’t kept strictly to customary schedule, because of the unusual ‘weather, so that, while my third-sowed piat was used up, my fourth-sowed had not _yet headed properly. “Oh, yes,” she said, tossing her , “that's the usual farmer's talk; always blaming the weather.” I didn’t say anything but I thought to myself: “What should I blame but the thing which causes the delay, to my loss and your inconvenience?” There seems to be an idea prevalent in some quarters that farmers, as a class, are especially given to grouch- iness; that they really enjoy finding fault: in short, that they are never satisfled and never could be; no, not even if daily miracles of ideal weath- er and abnormal crop-fecundity should be worked for their behoof. I wonder if it is €0? If we are, take us “by and large,” an agglomeration of snarlers? | know one who isn’t. For I hap- pened to overhear him, the other day, when another one asked him how he was. “Fine as a fiddle,” came the hearty response. “Dy’e know this snow,"— it was then snowing and drifting like a young blizzard,—"is worth a hun- dred dollars to my ‘rye? I hope it'll keep on till it's two feet deep over the bull ten acres!” In fact, I know two'who aren’t. For I met another, a couple of weeks ago, and asked him how his season had turned out. “First-rate”, was his reply: “as well as I could ask and a durned sight better'n I had any right to expect.” He explained that inability to secure adequate help in the spring had com- pelled him to put in his crops without his usual careful preparatign of soil, but the undance of fain had more than evenéd up things. He had har- vested a big yield of oats and a whacking crop of potatoes, both of which are scarce and high. He had not only saved the wages he wanted to pay in the spring, but he had ob- tained phenomenally high prices for an unusually big harvest in the fall. A1l due to a highly satisfying slant in the weather. It is extremely probable that there are some farmers who just enjoy be- ing miserable; who would rather find fault than give thanks; who prefer suarling to smiling; who can’t even eay grace good-naturedly; who os- tentatiously carry an unending com- plaint against everything and every- body in the droop of their eyelids and the pucker of their lips and the malevolent twist of their cervical ver- tebrae. But how about others in other voca- tions? The very worst snarleyow I ever knew wasn’t a farmer, but a doc- tor. The most sour-souled spiritual dyspeptic I ever dodged when I saw Kim coming wasn't a farmer, but a lawyer. The very meanest and sting- est hunks of a pgnny-grabber I ever heard of wad't a farmer but a mil- lionaire in a big city. But those in- dividuak cases don’t justify me in as- serting that all @octors are grumpy or Bl§ lawyers grouchy or all rich men misers. A pression_is that there's of “human nature” in lawyers and bankers,— and all the rest of the My own a whole lot doctors and d farmers, “billin’ ”. My further impression is that the way in which a man looks at life or takes its chances depends more “upon his inside machinery than on his daily pursuits. And my strong conviction is that the farmer who, more than any other man, depends for his results on the erratic operation of weather and other cenditions which he can neither fore- see nor prevail against—that the far- Hart~ {mer who is always and everywhere at the mercy of droughts and.freshets which fall indiscriminately upon the just and the unjust, has inherently and oy reason of his surroundings a better right to bewail failures that are not often mor generally his own fault, than most other folks. Anyway, I'm sorry to see a man of Mr, Howe’s usually keen observation and alert common sensg parroting sthe superficial sneer about farmers never being satisfied As a practical ‘matter of prosaic fact, it is a mighty Ilucky ing for Mr. Howe and a good ma: other iterators of the old sneer that farm- ers don't give up in discouragement, even when they aren’t fully satisfied. If the farmers of the country” didn’t take an awful lot of bad luck with more or less of the Billiken spirit and face it a more or less unfad- ing grin. and go back at it, over and over and over again, some of their too ready critics might eventually find themselves short, not.only or lettuce, but of potatoes and flour lamb-chops and beef-steaks. S5TE E. DesSureauit delivered an eloquent The music_was Christmas sermon. under the able direction of Mzs. V- A. P. Quinn. The church was effectively decorated by Dennis Welch, Arthur ‘DesSureault and Exeas Cassavant. Exercises of M. E. Sunday School. The Versailles )i'Lcl H. ldl;..hm held Christmas tree exercises in the vestry Friday evening. Preceding the distri- bution - of presents, the pieasing program was rendered: Vio- lin solo, Alfred Baldwin, accompanied on the piano by H. R. Bushnell: Who Is It? Elsie Currier, Mildred Philli Gladys Carlson, Lizzie Benker, a Richards, _Francis Filliger, Teddy Lambert, Jessie Currier, Louis Mell, Edmund Mathewson: recitation, Mil- dred Phillips, Hilda Filliger, Xisie Currier; song, by the members of the class of Miss mas Speech, J Albert Phillips; cornet duet, Harry Sengman and John Allen; Iva Richards; I Wonder, Richards; recitation, Walter Seifert; Merry Christmas, Harry. Allen _and Teddy Lambert; duet, Ruth Bthel Richards. Eugene Currier impersonated Santa Ciaus, adding much to thé pleasure of | CI the younger members. Mr. Currier was assisted in the distribution of presents by the members of Mrs. €. W. Perkins’ class of boys... * One of the features of the even! was the presenting to 15 members of the school awards for perfect attend- ance during the year, as follows: An- nie Browe, Annie Hedler, Janie Lam- bert, Lillian Babbitt, Mary Babbitt, Bdith Phillips, Alma Boutliier, Mabel Lambert, Oberline Lambert. Kurt Sei- fert, AlfredsBaldwin, John Krumbhols, Willie Seifert, Herbert Richards and Harry Baldwin. ~ Christmas Sunday Services. At the Versailles M. E. church’Sun- day Rev. Charles Smith delivered an able Christmas sermon. A choir of female voices sang the Christmas mu- sic. Miss Jessie Sengman was at the organ at both services of the day, The concert given in the evening drew a full house and won praise for both the committee having it in charge and theé members of the schoQl. The music commitiee consisted of Misses Jessie Sen; n, Anna Frohmander. The pro- gramme committee: Mrs, H. E. Learn- ed, Mrs. H. A, Richards and Miss Cora L. Tarbox. The program included: Responsive reading; hymn No. 187, congregation; song No. 1, school: Welcome Address, Edith Phillips; Who Is It? Elsie Cur- rier, Mildred Phillips, Ethel Richards, Elizabeth Benker, Iva Richards, Fran- cis [illiger, Teddy Lambert, Jessie Caurrier, Lewis Mell and FEdmund Mathewson; solo, A Christmas Lulla- by, Jessie Sengman; reeitation, Mil- dred Phillips, Hilda Filliger, and Elsie Currier; song. No. 2, school; solo, A Dear Little Stranger, Ruth Allen; recitation, Earle Mathewson; song No. 6, school; Little Beginner, Francis Filliger; Christmas Stocking, Oberline Lambert solo, Snowflakes, Bthel Richards; Merry = Christmas, Harry Allen and Teddy Lambert; song No, 8§, school; There's a Wonderful Child, Helen Mell; song, primary class; Message of the Bells, Herman Czikow- iy, Helen Benker, Genevieve Dennett, Edna Lawton, Gladys Lawton, Mabel Lambert, Donald - Allen :;song No. 10, school; recitation, Iva Richards; Five Little Evergreen Trees, Alfreda Durr, George Benker, John Filliger, Albert Mathewson, Irving Allen, Clifford Mell; I Wonder, Herbert Richards solo, Dolly and I, Oberline Lambert; Story of the Stars, Miss Tarbox's class; New Stars for Jesus, Albert Phillips, George Czikowsky, Adolph Czikowsky, Oscar Mathewson, Jennte Lambert. Willie Seifert, Nancy James, Mary Babbitt Christmas Speech, James Currier; In @ Manger 8o Low, Ethel Richards; On a Christmas Day, Albert Phillips; song No. 14, school; Little Tommy’s Prayer, Clara_ Allen Christmas Crowds, Gertrude Topliff: song No. 18, school; recitation, Albert Mathewson; Giving, Ruth Allen; col- lection; closing song, school. Village Interests. ‘Death on Tuesday morning removed one of Occum's old residents, George W. Benker, a resident of the village for the past quarter of a century, Mr. and Mrs. #. N. Wood of An- thony, R. I, Mrs. W. G. Tripp of South Coventry are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Perkins. Mrs. Charles Blanchard is suffering from' the results of blood poisoning in her left thumb. Frank Fitch escaped serious injury as the result of the skidding of his car on the macadam road between this village and Taftville when the car left the road, plunging over the steep bank and landing but a short distance from the edge of the pond of the Ponemah mills. ASHWILLETT Santa Claus’ Whiskers Take Fire at Christmas Entertainment — Pulled Off and Thrown Into the Stove. Mr. and Mrs, Nathan N. Main en- tertained their children and grand- children Chrjstmas day. & Miss Emma Johnson, a *graduate vrse from New London epent Christ- mas eve and Christmas day with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. Mrs. Grover C. Main. D. tained relatives Christmas day. Gilbert Miner and son, Gilbert, of Jewett City were Christmas guests of Mrs._ Julia A. Crumb and C. F. Hay- ward. Amasa A, Morgan has gone to spend the winter in Shunoc. Amasa Main moved the first of the week to-the S. P Egglaston house, where is is chopping woods Santa"s Whiskers Caught Fire. from Norwich over There was a Christmas tree and exerciges Saturday night at the school- house. harmg. o Dog Lived To Be 18. Ben, the Irish setter, which C. F. Hayward, has had a n of years, umber died Christmas day from the effects of thma. He thirteen ago and as years old. the wood p! Not Too Soom. - » It looks as though flxovBHfln Em recitation;- Herbert | mas 8. Vergason and family enter- While acting as Santa Claus, | Mass. Harry Guile's whiskers took fire and the teacher, Willard Eccleston, pulled them from his face and threw them in the stove, s0 no one suffered any These cold days keep the men at iles. following | G et Banta b a Tt i ; San n a ] - tella Bennett; Tommy's Prayer, Mary Maki; recitation, Elsie Coombs; The as Sdné Mattie Bennétt; Lit- Christmas Stockings, Hans Han- ; Naughty Doll, Evelyn Christian; s ng, Santa’s Coming, Estella and Mattie Bennett. At the close of the exercises Fred- erick A, Hicks, impersonated Santa Claus, in a pleasing manner. The church and tree were beautifully trimed by the committee. Exercises at School. Miss Gladys Bushnell held Christ- mas exercises last Thursday afternoon only a few being out to them, owing to bad weather. Santa -appeared at the close of the exercises and gave each pupil a Christmas present. The teacher has labored hard to make this term work a success, Mrs. Mabel Nelson and children of Hartford and her brother of New York spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sachette. Mrs. Clayton Perry and family are spending the holidays at Mr. and Mrs. Ef\m. Perry’s. Hicks and Grace Dawley spent Christmas with the latter’s sister, Mrs, John Perkins of Jewett City. Roy Barstow and family Crristmas at George Barstow's. - Clement Bushnell of New London and Arthur Bushnell . of South Will- ington spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Emily Bushnel. Harold Carr is spending his vaca- gon with his mother, Mrs. Carrie arr. tle s spent BROOKL Congiegational Sunday School Eleots Cfficers—Parish Supper, Tree and Entertainment. The officers elected to represent the Congregational Sunday school of. Brooklyn for the year 1917 are: John F. Meyer, superintendent; Mrs. Sher- mman Russell, assistant superintendent; Miss Florence M. Blake, secretary and treasurer; Miss Dorothy Blake, as- sistant secretary and treasurer; Miss Ella Lawton, librarian; Miss Stella Havens, assistant librarian; Miss Daisy Meyer, organist. The Sunday school has added twenty-three new pupils during the year 1916. Gold picees will be awarded the following who have been present every Sunday during the year: Helen Ward, Charles Perker, Charles and Robert Cooper; those who have been present for.the iast two years and will have a crown added to their gold pieces, are: Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Lawton, Miss Catherine Lawton, (Miss Mary Crosby, Mrs. F. Downs, Eugene Downs, Charles Scott and Bessie Page, and Jehn F. Meyer. “ Parish Supper and Tree.. The parish supper and Christmas tree entertainment was held at the chapel Tuesday evening and was a great success, largely due to Oliver F. Downs, who was chairman of the supper committee. The supper was greatly enjoyed by one of the largest gatherings in some years. The sing- ing and recitations by the children of the school please all attending. Miss Kina Oschman of Boston, from the School of Expressions, gave a read- ing and being encored gave a . few comic selections which were more than then enjoyed by the members and friends of the school. - At the close of t entertainment Santa appeared and presented each child and those present a present, also a box of candy and an orange. The pastor and his wife received extra presents from members of the church and school. Personal ltems. Miss Nina Oschman of Boston fpent Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Meyer. ¥ Mrs. John F. Meyer and daughter, Myrtle, are spending a few ys at South Coventry at the home Mrs. John B. Smith. » Raymond Kinmonth of Tufts col- lege is spending the holidays with his parents, Rev. A. E. Kinmonth and Mrs- A. E. Kinmonth. "SCOTLAND - Christmas Boxes Sent to Children— Auction at John McCarthy’s Farm. A short Christmas program was held Friday night, the 22nd, in Grange hall, /after which oranges, pop-corn and candy were distributed. There were also twenty Christmas boxes dis- tributed to the children, sent here to the Sunday school by James McGee. Christmas Visitors. Several out of town visitors were here with relatives over Christmas ard Brenn of Bpringnold. Mass: Har- a n of ass.; old and Earl Kenyon, of Willimanti Miss Charlotte Lovi of Plymouth, ; BErwin and lwin Webb. of Wi tic and Florence Vickers of Mrs. Lathrop went Nmm.l? where she will ‘winter. to Test of the Auction Sale. John McCarthy sold his farming h-rhmmtu. horses and some house~ hold furmiture at auction here Tues- day, the 15th. Mr. M?d_ Mrs., Thomas Clark of Hartfc spent Christmas with rela- tives here. William Adams, 'hv‘; has M‘;\‘u St. Joseph's hospital, removed to the home of F. P. day the has | There was special A BEVY OF PRETTY GIRLS NIFTY COSTUMES ASSISTED ROSE EMMETT, JACK SHAW and Fia 2 -HOUR Sacetoning. Gomady Floor, 10C A7 H5 e s o A COMPLETE CHANGE OF SHOW—PICTURES AND ALL—MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY OUR SHO = - - ” R MONDAY ‘ 1.30, 3, 7, 8.30 | COMING MONDAY AND TUESDAY PARAMOUNT—JESSE L. LASKY PRESENTS—PICTURES e MARIE DORA FILM STAR in “COMMON QGROUND’’ BY MARION FAIRFAX i PATHE \V_E‘RI.' | CHRISTIE COMEDY TODAY AND TONIGHT RITA JOLIVET in a Film Version of Geo. Broad- hurst’s Successful Drama “An International Marriage” P e e s o e PATHE WEEKLY CARTOON COMEDIES 4 - WOODSTOCK Theft Detecting Socisty Elects Offic- ers—Funeral of Mrs, Henty K. Saf- ford—Christmas Play. Miss Gretchen Rutishauser a nurse at the Clifton Springs Sanitarium is home on a on. Miss Louisa Howard has returned from a visit to her Drother in Hart- ford. : H. W. Bowen is confined to the house gv_illness. Harry Child was a Christmas guest at Valleyside. A Elected Officers. The Woodstock Theft Detecting So- ciety at its annual meeting Tuesday evening elected the following officers: President, Edw. L. Chamberlain vice president, Charles M. Perrin treasurer, David Aldrich; clerk, 'Will- iam M. Gallup; coilector, Horace B, Andrews. - Standing committee—W. S. Kenyon, B. R. Ritch. E. Allisoin Potter, _John M. Perrin, Jr., Arthur G. Morse, Henry | K. Safford. Pursuers—L. H. Healey, J. T. Hall, A. W. Kenvon, E. E. Trask. W. P. Harris, C, H. Potter, FF H. Miller, G. M. Sampson. Literarv committee—Mr. and@ Mg, O. A. Hiscox, Mr. and Mrs, C. Perrin. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Butt: Auditors—F O. Chaffee, H. R. Saf- ford and O. A. Hiscox. ) Mrs. W. J. Linderman have return- ed from a visit in Uncasville. Death of Mrs. Henry K. Safford. Darla Skerman Safford, wife of Hen- ry K. Satford, died Monday night aft- er an illness of several months. She was born in East Woodstock. June 11, 1864, the daughter of Robert and Cyn- thia Underwood Sherman. She leaves her husband, one son, Robert K. .in 4—SHOWS TODAY—4 sl 1-30, 3.15, 6 and 8.15 May Tully Presents Vaudeville's Cloversst Sketoh FINDERS KEEPERS A POWERFUL PLAYLET THAT WILL KEEP YOU ENTHRALLED}. FROM START TO FINISH THREE KELTONS KELLY AND DAVIS Musical Wonders of the Uni- The Two Black Dots, Com verse in a Pleasing Offering Singing and Dansing. . HARLIE "FHR P K HAPLIN * Your Favorite Comedian In His Latest Comedy Sensation. WILFRED LUCAS AND CONSTANCE TALMAGE IN THE MICROSCOPE MYSTERY ~Five Part Triangle Feature wfiuuon with her parents, in Malden, ass. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark spent Christmas day with Mrs. Clark’'s par- cnts, at the parsonage. Christmas Tree Cmitted, There was no Christmas tree at the Methodist church as formerly, ow- 1ns to fhe llmess of the pastor, Rev.|\eigon Carpenter: a sons, What We Y o e Have for Christmas, Lewis and Marfan Returns From Hospital. Saffora; Babies' First _Christmas, Rey. J. R. Miller was able to return | Gladys Davis; Snowflakes, Marion Saf- to his home Sunday from the Day- | ford; Follow the Star, choir; The Kimball hospital, where ke underwent | Christmas (Spirit, Ruth Moor ar operation last week. He is im- |for Christmas, Fred Graves, Jr. proving slowly. Year's Christmas Presents, Randall, Amos Cornell; Poinsettias, Susan Whitford; Santa Claus humeorous rendering of Yankee Doodle, it ot the ‘Svening: Merry. Christans of e evening: Merry C! Bells, choir; Christmas Has Come, Helen Brown: Suggestlon to Santa, Charies Hart; A Friend's Christmas Greeting. Frank Hoxfe; Joy to the duet by Miss Williams and : Little Town of Béthlehem, business at_South Woodstock, and a 5 7 : e e Saente. L) daughter, Mrs. ar.)k“'in W. Keyes, of mm Milnor, North Daketa. ooy S The ‘fuperal was held Friday after-| Funeral of Albert Evans — Holiday noon and was conducted by Rev. F. Week Guests, penter and Julia Cornell; Oh, the Hap- B. Harrison, assisted by Rev. H. D. Bake; Burial was in the cemetery on Woodstock - Hill. The meeting of the Woodstock Farmers’ Co-operative association is to be held at Agricultural hall, South Woodstock next Tuesday eveming. Mr, and Mrs. E. R. Rollins and Miss Elizabeth Rolling spent Christmas in' Providence. N Gave Christmas Play. At the Christmas Tree exercises of the Congregational Sunday school last Tuesday evening in_Academy hall a play, entitled, The Vision of the Prophets, arranged by George H. Ham- ilton was given in four s‘gnes. Dr. White and family of Boston have been guests of Herbert W. Bowen. Mrs. James J. Williamson is spend- ing a few days in Springfield. Rev. 'F. B. Harrisson and family spent Christmas in Townsend, Mass. THOMPSON Family Gatherings Monday—Cantata, Tree and Entertainment For Sun- day Schools. Miss Sarah Crosby is enjoying two weeks’ vacation with her parents here. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Backus had with them over the holidays, their daugh- ter, Muriel, from Smith College, and son, Lawrence, who has just returned from the West. Family Gathering. There was 'a family gathering at Nathan Chase’s, Christmas day, In- cluding Mr. and Mrs. Allan V. Rey- nold@s and daughter, Ellen, of Worces- ter, Mr. and Mrs. Winifred Houghton, Mr. and Mrs, Fred fhb‘;:-[dddy and daugh-~ ter, Esther, of Sou! ige. Rev. W. B. Chase preached the Christmas sermon in the Congrega- tional church Sunday morning. The choir assisted with special musie. John Child and Miss Agnes White were guests of Mrs. R. C. Paine over Sunday. Christmas Cantata. The Christmas cantata at the Cen- tral Baptist church Wwas well carried out Saturday evening in connection with the usual tree and entertainment. The Conmg::lonll Sunday school held its_celel Mrs. from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Harry ‘Whittemore, in Worcester. The Munyan family gathered at the home of Oscar Munyan, Christmas day. 5 lydr!. F. M. Knight is with relatives n Providence for the holidays. WEST THOMPSON Christmas , Sunday Service—Holiday Week Visitors—Rev. “J, R. Miller Returns From Hospital. Misses Gertrude and Agnes John- son spent the week-end and Christmas viness of Christmas, choir; When P: pa_Played Santa Claus, *Miriam_Cor- well; A Secret, Pear] Burdick: Love- light Best of All, Beatrice Hart: When Jesus Came a Stranger, sung by Miss Williams and Mrs. Sagur; 8 Christmas Beliefs, Myrtie Phillips: The Christmas Pearl, Lydia Lathrop;: Good Night, choir. EKONE Rev. Emmons White spent Christmas with his parents in Saybrook. The Christmas concert and tree om Saturday evening was a success apd largely attended- Misses Esther Gallup, Minda Tan- ner, Gladys Gallup, Eisie Brown and Alfred Prait are at their homes here for the Christmas recess. FlorencegGallup is visiting in Dan- ielson.« Mr. and Mrs. George Gallup enter- tained all their children and grand- children. and Miss Nettle Gallup Christmas day. The party numbered 18. A tree laden with presents de- lighted all in the evening. All are pleased that Mrs. Leottie Gallup was a.:l:ytn return to her home here last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis entertained eight Mrs. Martin Woodworth and Miss Elizabeth Woodworth of Danielson ;ere- Christmas guests of Mrs, C. H. ike. Mrs. Betsy Spears of Foster Center has been spending a few days with Mrs. Clayton Wright. Miss Laura Chase of Canton Center spent the Christmas vacation with her parents here. Mrs. Addie E. Call spent the holi- day with friends in Danielson. Mr. and Mrs, Cyrus Battey of Moosup visited at Herbert Battey’s Sunday. Clifford Davis and Miss Cylinda Viens spent Saturday and Sunday in Providence. Mrs. Mary Dwyer visited her sister in Putnam, Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. James Kent enjoyed the holiday by entertaining friends from Webster, Danielson and Waure- gan. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Milligan and daughter of Wauregan spent Christ- Toas with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Milli- gan. Mr. and Mrs. Winfleld Colwell were (‘.;hrlstnma suests of Danielson rela- tives. Albert Evans, a resident of Elmville for many years, died at his home here Saturday night after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted Wed- | relatives Christmas. nesday afternoon by Rev. E. A. Legg The storm has caused very icy trav- of the Danielson M. E, church. Burial { eling. . was in Dayville cemetery. J - S SOUTH WOODSTOCK - EAST WOODSTOCK L D ——— Mrs. H. K. Safford died at her homie Willimantic Pastor Speaks Before the|here Monday Vafternoon. The funeral Community Club on European Ex-| 3 o'clock with burial periences. A Mabel Cahoon spent Christmas vacation with Mr. and Brs. Young. Lewis Duffy from New Haven wad in_town over Christmas. Fred Williams is_slowly reeovering. Mrs. John Lowe has returned home from a visit to her son in Wakefleld. George Nelson was home for Christ- mas. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold have taken charge of the Bowers Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wells spent Christmas in Providence. Mr. William Nelson was home for over Sunday. Jameg Carison of Worcester spent the heliday with. her family. ¥r.- and Mrs. Marshal spent Sun- day with A. R. Scranton. CLARK’S CORNERS Mrs. Ethel Neff, Amos Stone and "1‘“" Clars Stone were In Hartford 'uesday. Mr. and Mrs. Willils E. ‘Wade and Jchn Hammond motéred to New Lon- q'gn and spent Christmas with Mrs. ade’s parents. Allen Jewett and daughter, Mrs. Vio- la J, Clark, spent Christmas with Mr. Jewétt’s son, Eimer C. Jewett, of Brockton, Mass. = Springfield csmd the Wins gone to to spen e o ter with their daughter, Mrs. Myron + Miss Mildred Parks of New London spent the holiday at E. E. James of New Haven cent visitor at P. J. Navin's, Paul Swenson of Hartford spent the week.end and Christmes with his par- ents, Charles Swenson and wife. Miss Agnes White is home from He- bron, where she has been teaching. Edith Eddy of Stafford Springs is spending her vacation of two weeks at Valley Alan and Ethel Upham are home for a week. Willlam and Mabkel Richard- son are at Roscoe Alton’s for the va- cation. At the meeting of the Community club Wednesday evening an interest- ing address was given by Rev. Vernon . of Willimantic who gave Reminiscences of his European trip at the outbreak of the war. A solo, Memories, by Ruth Witter, and-a read- | ing extract from Pickwick Papers by Eleanor Linderman completed the programme. ' CANTERBURY GREEN Features of Christmas Sunday Service —Tree and Concert Monday Even- ing—Santa Claus a Jolly Guest. — The Sunday morning’s service was made beautiful by the old tmas Chris by Miss Bdith Williams. Shflstmu song, Christmas right poinsettias gav: Flanagan ’to the front of the church. Lillian and Nellie are at home for the holidays. Paster Absent—Service Goes On. Miss Alice Cunningham conducted a service at the Meéthodist church Sun- the absence day in _of the pastor. re Christmas music. 7 these my breth- ver, ye have done it unto Me.” Tree and Concert. a re- Miss