Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-26
PUTNAM
Events of the HoIiday-Postoffic Clears Up Big Business-Three Youths Appropriate Automobile for Early Morning Joy Ride-carol Sing erst Tour.

1'A4' anu MIS- AFlnuF Lawson or Peacedale, R. l.. were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. k. Davison and fam- fly.
 Mrs. c. M. Green is entertaining through the holidays Mir and Mrs Cuskley, from Plymouth, Mass.
 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Benoit of Paw tucket spent Christmas with relatives 1n Putnam and Danielson.
 Miss Marjorie Richardson of Brown university is spending the holiday sea- son at her home in Putnam.
 MT. and Mrs. M Angel have return ed from visit with relatives in Brat tleboro, Vt.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles T. Thayer and daughter, Katherine, were Christmas guests of relatives in Danielson
 Miss Nellie Burleson of Stafford Springs is spending two weeks here with her parents.
 Henry D. Kent of Attleboro was a visitor with friends in Putnam over the holiday.
 Thomas McDermott spent Christmas at his home in Danielson
 Miss Rose Belair and Miss Rose Rock visited relatives in Boston Christ mas.
 Mir and Mrs. J. Richard Carpenter were holiday guests of relatives in Woodstock.
 Ice Fishing Trip.
 A party of local men have been at Union for an ice fishing trip believed to have been the first expedition of it's kind enjoyed by Putnam residents this year.
 Following a constantly growing cus- tom, large number of Putnam people and their guests enjoyed their Christ mas dinners at the hotels in Putnam
 MT. and Mrs. John Reece of Norwich Mrs. D. F. Shea and Miss Katherine Tigue of Danielson were Christmas guests of ex-Mayor and Mrs J. J. Me- Garry.
 Christmas Masses at St. Mary's.
 Four masses were celebrated at St. Mary's church Christmas day, the first one at a. nl There was special mus ic, the choir being assisted by an or chestra at the s.15 mass. The large col lecuons or the day were intended as gifts to the priests of the parish
 report reached the ears of the po- lice early Christmas morning that a motorcycle was lying beside the road near the Little River bridge, on the hospital road. It had evidently been there all night, but when an officer went after the machine it had been taken away.
 Pilot Picked Up Chickens.
 Not all of the fowl in New England was killed to do duty at Christmas din- ners A train that arrived here from Boston Thursday morning had two fine chickens lying on the pilot Both were dead, evidently the victims from a flock that had been run into by the train.
 Putnam High schools basketball team and the freshman basketball team of the school went to Danielson on Christmas night to play the teams rep resenting KillingIy High school. The n g Nnd a c11 the meeting between the teams was the first of the season, breaking their tie for leadership in the pennant race
 Holiday Crowds at Theater.
 Over- capacity crowds were at the Bradley theater Christmas afternoon and evening for the vaudeville festival of seven big acts that Manager George M. Fine provided as a holiday bill and to mark the second anniversary of his taking over the management of the house, where he has achieved a deserv- ed success
 The seven acts on the Christmas pro- gTamme constituted 8 big city vaude- vile offering. Madox, in an acrobatic act: Frank Garfield. singing and orig inal monologue: the Musical Buskirks. a crackerjack offering; May Macdon- aid. the Victor songbird; Alta and Corletta, aesthetic dancers; Chester and Jones, singers and dancers, and Jeanette London & Co. in a very clever sketch in each instance were winners of big applause. Alta and Corletta were special favorites, their act being one of the most beautiful and classic of it's kind seen here. Another team that made a big hit was the exceed ingly clever Busl1irk combination, their electrical anvil chorus being a decided novelty here.