Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-27

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 Day Schools-First Italian Child
 Born at the Ferry-Man Bitten by a
 Hog.
 Christmas exercises for the Sunday school and friends were given in the M. E. church Christmas eve. The chancel rail, windows and chandeliers had been decorated with laurel and running pine with polnSetta flowers. The following programme was given: Voluntary by the OrganiSt, Mrs. Eu- gene La Fontaine; song, Night Divine, augmented choir; responsive reading superintendent and school prayer, Rev c. Wilson Harrison; song. Ring, Ye Bells; recitations. by Edna Chap man, Ernest Blinn; song, Silvery Light, quartette, Mrs. D. c. Perkins, Miss Kate B. ColVer, Charles H. Chapman, D. R. Poyey; recitation, Laura Me Guire: song, Bethlehem; Fecitations, Newton CIahin, Lloyd Blinn and Cor don Maniere; song. The Shepherd with the Sheep; recitatiOnS, Gertrude Allen, Emily Blinn, Marjorie Claf1in; song, Sweet the Peace; recitatlOnS, Madeline Birch, Mabel Blinn; song, The Herald Song; recitations. Alton Chapman, William Blinn; solo, Silent Night, Miss Ruth Lawson; recitation, The Night Before Christm Mary Birch; re- marks by pastor; closing song, Bells of Rejoicing. All were invited to the ves- try, where a Christmas tree held gifts. Each child received a box of candy in addition to a gift.
 Close of School.
 The closing exercises of the village school. taught by Miss Grace Chapman, were held Friday afternoon. A num- Der of parents and friends of the school attended. The following pro- Rramme was given: Song, If You Are Good. school; recitation, Christmas Day, Madeline Birch: recitation, A Let ter from Santa Claus, Mary Birch' recitation St. Nick's Narrow Escape, Gertrude Allen; recitation, 4 Song of Christmas Laura Mcclure; song, The Cricket's Christmas, school; recitation, Christmas is Here, Newton Clahin; recitation, The Night Before Christ mas. Mary Birch; selections, Maria AL lyn. Gordon Maniere, Marjorie Clafiin; recitations. One Christmas, John Bar rett; Waiting for Santy, Madeline Birch; song, Child of Bethlehem, the school Thomas Latham addressed the children and their friends, he being the first teacher in the school building when it was dedicated and having taught many terms there. He reeited a poem by Will Carleton. A Christ mas tree was dismantled of it's gifts i for teacher and children with candy and oranges. two weeks vacation over the holiday season began.
 The school in district No. 1, Long Cove. also held special exercises Fri | day aIIeInOOh W1Al A BOOo dllC4l0dA4CE and the programme was much enjoyed 1 The teacher. Miss Vera Massey, of Old 1 Mystic, returned to her home for the 1 Christmas vacation.
 At the Stoddard district school at i Allyn's Point there was a Christmas | tree with the exercises, Miss Hall of 1 Groton being the teacher.
 Mr. and Mrs. Smith Entertain.
 Mir. and Mrs Latham Smith enter i tained Monday at dinner a number of | guests from out of town. The menu l was roast pig, salads. fruit, cakes, pie, ] candy and coffee Among the guests were Mir. and Mrs. Allen Young, Water ' ford; Mrs. Thomas Vickery, Mir. and Mrs Edward WinsloW and Gilbert Winslow, New London: Everett Ma son, New York; Mir and Mrs. Herbert Rogers, Norwich; MT. and Mrs. Walter Gardner, Mrs. George Bradford, New London; MT and Mrs. Fred w. Turner, Mrs. Myrta Mather and son Walter of
 Personal Mention.
 Miss Mary Rudd Gibbs was a caller in the village Monday. She will re- turn to Radcliffe iii about two weeks
 First Lieut. Charles SatterIee of the revenue cutter service, who has been assistant inspector of life saving sta tions on the Maine, New Hampshire and Massac achusetts coasts, with head in Boston, arrived here last 1 with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Satterlee, before assuming his new duties having been placed in command of the [. s. steamer Acushnet at the Woods Holl station. Mass.
 Bitten by a Hog.
 Henry L. Richards of Long Cove is suffering with a painful hand from the bi4e of hog.
 Christening Party.
 The christening of John, the young son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Oraphello, took place Sunday afternoon in St. 1 Patrick's church, Norwich. the party going by steam cars and returning by A stringed band was in at the home. The child en- joys the prestige of being the first Italian child born in this vicinity. Among visitors in town for Christ mas time is Mir. and Mrs. Elmer Sat : -erlee and daughter Rebecca from New Haven, Mir. and Mrs. Nelson Parker I of Norwich and Miss Harriet Bishop Brown of Hartford. Mir. and Mrs. Henry w. Hurlbutt a large family party at dinner Christmas day. Among the guests were Mrs. Amanda H. Perkins if Gales Ferry. MT. and Mrs Rowland ! Perkins and son Harold of New Lon lon. Mir and Mrs. D. c. Perkins, Miss Jennie Geer Perkins Miss Laura A. Perkins of the village, Mir. and Mrs. T Nelson Parker of Norwich and Mrs f Lucy A. Hurlbutt of Gales Ferry
 At the NJ F. church Sunday the text 1 I Or Christmas chosen by the Rev. c. : I Wilson Harrison was these words. The 1 New Born King. I The district superintendent, Rev. G. f -. Scrivener, is to hold the quarterly conference at the NJ. E. church Jan. sth.