Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-31
OLD MYSTIC
Schools Hold Christmas Exercises Bad Fire at Barnes Place-Young Ladies Entertained.

The schools closed last Friday. The following programmes were rendered by the grammar school, Miss BoWker, principal for grades VI VII. VIII: Song, Holy Night, school; recitation, A Christmas Welcome, Fanny Mar chand; song, The First Noel, school; recitations, Santa Claus in Holland, Emily Babcock; Goody Santa Claus, Dorothy Massey; song. Q Little Town of Bethlehem school: recitations, De- cember Laura Goodwin: The Story Of Bethlehem, Horace $. Williams; song. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, school;
 Intermediate grade. Miss Kent, teacher. Programme: Song. The Beth lehem Babe, school; recitations, De- cember Emilio Scussel; At Christmas Time Bessie Rattigan: exercise, Why Do Bells Ring for Christmas? Mildred Brown, Edna Shank; recitation, The Story of Christmas. Gladys Whlttie- sey; exercise. Christmas. Third grade; song, Holy Night, school; recitations, Christmas Mildred Brown; kriss Kringle. Benejah Davis; Poor Santa Claus. Ferissa Jenkins: A Note to San a Claus, Lucy Whitford; quotations grade V; song. The Little Lord Jesus, school; recitations. To Every Boy and Girl George Welles: The Longest Day, Clifford DesleY: Snow Kisses, Rosie Belmore: Visa Versa, Fred AIarchand; X Visit from St. Nicholas, Leslie Ha- ley; song. Calm on the Listening Ear Dl lSIIt StnDO4s letItd LIOI. N1ill lo Iii1StS, Paul Massey: recitation, The Babes Stocking. Doris Peckham: exercise, Christmas. Edward Welles, Frank Se- bastian. Harold Main Benejah Davis; recitatiOns, Christmas is Everywhere, Eleanor Rattigan Christmas Bells, Daisy Sebastian; song, Cradle Hymn, school.
 Primary department Miss Clark, teacher: Song. Jolly Old St. Nicholas; recitations. What I Want, John Ken nedy Jr.; A Merry, Merry Christmas, Joe Rattigan: song. Holy Night, school; Christmas Stockings. Raymond Lam bert: Memory Gems, Charles Welles, Rosie Foley Ori Pencicara, Thomasine Marchand. Spicer Brown: recitation, Hang Up the Baby's Stocking, Florence Treese: song Away in a Manager, school: recitation, The Two Stockings, Bernice Burdic1: dialogue. Santa Claus. Annie Gilbert. Beatrice Clark, Olive CasWeH: recitations My Little Tree. Catherine Page Dear Santa Claus. Ronald Treese: song. Sing Hur- rah for Christmas Time, school; reel tations What Baby Wanted, Tony Che ney: Kitty's Stocking. Marguerite Pan- cicara song. c Little Town of Beth lehem.
 Fire at OakIawn.
 fire broke out Sunday about D. m. at the residence of Frederick A. Barnes. Oaklawu. The fire started in the cellar. People from Mystic, Old Mystic and neighbOrs gathered with fire eXtinguishers and water was ap- piled through hose from AIr. Barnes pneumatic water system. which show ed 15 pounds pressure when the fire vas finally put out. All furniture was removed from the house and the family stayed for a few days in their new tenement house just completed across the road. It is presumed the fire start ed from an ash barrel in the cellar rho will ba hHIWpPn and two thousand dollars,
 Personalities.
 Ernest W. Brown of Old Mystic was superintendent of the exhibit of the poultry show in the armory at New London this week
 George W. Harris of Baldwinville. N. Y, crop technologist of the bureau of plant industry, Washington. D. C., is spending this week with his family at the Harris homestead.
 Rev. 1T. " Morrill, spent Monday with his family at Wellsdeet Mass.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Bap- list church met Wednesday evening with the president, Mrs. Oscar F. CrUmb
 Mrs. Jeptha M. olmstead and daugh- ter. Miss Gladys Mary Olmstead have left for their new home at the Baptist parsonage. BIoomingda1e. N. J. Rev. Mr. Olmstead went about two weeks earlier.
 Entertained by Brotherhood.
 Friday evening, Dec. 23d, the Meth odist Brotherhood gave a reception in the NJ F. conference room in honor of the young ladies of the church. The Brotherhood was organized recently by the new pastor Rev. H. V. Merrill, and is composed of the young men of the village. Officers of the organization are: President, Everett Johnson; sec retary, Paul B. Eamphere: treasurer Philip Harris. Twenty invitations were issued. A programme of violin and organ music by Gustave Houschild and Archiide Lambert and several hu- murous selections read by Everett Johnson were enjoyed. The untangling of a cabinet of twine arranged near the ceiling caused much laughter Then the guests were invited to a fine repast prepared by the members of the Broth