Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-24

orchard of young trees has graded his fancy apples and packed them in cases like the Oregon apples are packed and is catering to the local market
 They are being sold by the dozen. One case recently held but 62 and the cases are 10X12x1S in. The New England orchards if properly cared for could produce fruit as perfect and with a great deal nicer flavor than any of the western apples. The blos- som ends of the apples on the mar ket are nearly as perfect as the west ern ones; there are few blemishes shown and they are very fieshy ap- pie.
 Holiday Home Corners. Miss Louise Gardner of North Adams, Mass, is spending the holi- | days here on Clairmont farm. Mrs. Way of Bozrah was a recent guest of her daughter, Mrs. William | Robinson.
 Mrs. NJ. F. Eddy was a recent guest of Miss Grace Woodmansee of New | London.
 Bertram Bailey of Trinity college is spending the Christmas recess at his home here.
 Miss Nellie Driscoll of the Willi- ! IlldAlllC NOiIudl SCLOOl IS passing the | Christmas holidays at her home here Lewis Bogue, Jr., of Palmer, is pass ing few weeks with relatives here.
 Louis Vanderwaart, who is taking a course in mechanical engineering at the General Electric works at Lynn. is spending the holidays at his home here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Seymour Stoddard of 1 Mystic were guests of friends here re- gently.
 F. A. Tracy spent Saturday in sa- lem.
 Miss Lucy Bishop of Guilford is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lila .Chivers.
 George Schlough of Waltham is spending the Christmas recess with his grandfather Edward Jones. Jason Kingsley and the Bentley Bros, have taken the contract to cut a hundred cords of wood on the Clair mont farm.
 Mrs. Carlos Bentley and children. Mary Carlos, and Kenneth, are spend ing the week in F'itchville with Mrs. Bentleys parents, MT. and Mrs. Louis Brand.
 Mrs. Clifford Costine and children Kenneth, Stanley and Arnold left Saturday for a months stay in Pitts field with Mrs. Costine's parents, MT and Mrs. John Kuhnlee.
 The village school has closed for ten days vacation, reopening Jan 2. There were no special closing exercises but each child was remembered in a | pleasing manner.
 Tree and Goodies.
 The Sodom school closed for two i weeks vacation, reopening Jan. 9th. The following brief programme was ! arranged and carried out in the pres ence of the -arents: Song, The Brown 1 ies. school: poem, Christmas Bells, Vincent Petrowsh; poem, Wake Up! Wake Upl John Murphy; song, Day break. school; reading, Christmas in 1 the Woods, William Murphy; poem, | The Christmas Turkey, Ernest Sher- man: song, Our Flag, school; poem, The Night Before Christmas, John R. McHale, Jr.: poem, If Santa Claus Were Poor, Catherine Murphy; read ing. Gr9ndpas Christmas, Olive Ladd; song, Christmas Bells, school.
 A Christmas tree was prepared for the children. Tyler Ladd assisted by l William Murphy, unloaded it and all present received a gift Mrs John Aver, in her generous manner, helped fill the tree by providing for each child a horn of plenty filled with homemade candy. sugared dates and popcorn. Mrs. Mary Ladd, interested in the school and it's welfare, furnished re- treatments, fancy cookies. wafers and oranges.
 PunctuaI Pupils.
 The average attendance for the fall term was 95; the following pupils were perfect in attendance during the entire term; Ernest sherman, Olive