Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-27
Holland County COLUMBIA
Lake Not Frozen Yet-Many Holiday Guests-Observance of Christmas Sunday

School Supervisor William H. Bliss whose field of labor is in the north western part of the state with head quarters at Winsted, is spending a week at his home on Chestnut Hill
 Miss Bessie Frink, instructor in the mercantile department and assistant principal in the high school at North Woodstock. N. H., is spending the hol- fday vacation with her parents MT. and Mrs. Allison l.. Brink
 No Ice on Lake.
 Columbia lake has not yet been frozen over
 Home for Holidays.
 Mrs. May Lyman Smith and her sis- ter, Miss Agnes Lyman, who are at Miss Dow's Boarding school for young ladies at Briar Cliff Manor, on the Hudson, are spending the holiday va cation at the home of their parents, MT. and Mrs. William A. Lyman at the Lake. Herbert D. Lyman of Vest minister is also spending the Christ Lyman.
 Miss Harriet K, Porter of Wellesley college is spending three weeks vaca- tion with her parents, MT. and Mrs. H. w. Porter,
 Lyndon Little of Worcester aead- efny is passing the holiday season with relatives in town.
 Among those employed in other places who are spending the holidays here are Llewe1lyn Latham of Cole brook, Miss Annie Palmer of Maple Hill, NeWington Miss Viola Lewis of GFosvenordale and Miss Maude La- tham of Middletown.
 A business meeting and social of the Young Peoples society was held at the parsonage Friday evening.
 Observed Christmas Sunday.
 Rev. E. o. Foster preached an excel lent Christmas sermon last Sunday at the morning service and there was special music by the choir. The church was handsomely decorated with ever being two beautiful poinSetttas. Plants in blossom grown and furnished by Mrs. Fred A. Hunt The evening ser vice was also of the Christmas char acter. There was special music and instead of the usual service the pastor read from the story entitled No Room at the Inn. Tuesday evening there were Christmas exercises at the church by the Sunday school. A Christmas tree made glad the hearts of the children.
 MT. and Mrs. Willard B. Clarke left for HaInden and other points Tues day, where they will spend the holiday season with their children.
 Family Reunion.
 A family reunion was held at the
  tns at Chestnut hill Christmas day, be- sides those in town. MT. and Mrs. Louis ". Little of East Hampton were present
 Farm Sold.
 Earl M Holbrook has sold his farm property located in South Pine street to New York purchasers. The p<op- erty sold comprises what was former 1y two farms and contains about 200 acles. The new owner will take pos Be Gsion as soon as possible and Mr. HoIbrook will for the present occupy a portion of his sons residence In Pine street.
 Success of Mir. Antes.
 The following item from & Green field, Mass, paper Is of interest to friends and acquaintanceS in this place: "A Self Made Man" We can- not help admire such men as Max An tes, one of the most prosperous farm CTS in Conway, or Franklin county, He started as a poor man working for others by the month l am told On his farm of 450 acres in ths south part Of Conway he raised 20 acres of to- bacco this, with other crops, He milks 50 cows, bought IS carloads of grain, paid $4.600 for fertilizer, and does bus mess on a big scale" Several years Of MT. Antes' beyhood days were spent in Columbia and he received the great CT part or AlS GOGGdliOh III thS 55dOo4S in town. When about 20 years of age he left his home here and went to work on a, farm in Conway and event ually purchased the large property in Conway known as the Marshall Field place. Mir. Antes picks and markets his tobacco himself, selling direct to the manufacturers, thus doing away with the middle man. MT. Antes has a sister, Mrs. Kate Wolff, who resides on Columbia Green and he annually visits her when on his tobacco sell ing trip.
 Misses Agnes and Evelyn Lyman Mrs May Lyman Smith and Messrs. Herbert and Clayton Lyman spent last Saturday in Norwich.
 Charles Hall has gone to Auburn, N. Y., where he will reside for the present
 The young people held a dance at Yeoman's hall Wednesday evening.