Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
COLUMBIA
Observance Of Christmas Sunday Six Tables of Wllist-Teann with 70 Cans of Milk Upsets on ley Hill.


 Miss Harriett K. Porter of Wellesley her parents, Mir. and Mrs. H. W. For ter.
 Miss Bertha Latham, daughter of A. A. daatham of .-this place who for some time has been in the employ of the Singer Sewing Machine company in Hartford and vicinity is now enn- ployed at the Home fer 1ncurable Children, in Newington.
 Christmas exercises were held by the Hop River Village Sunday school Friday evening at the sehoolhouse. The exercises were well attended.
 Frederick Manning of Yantic spent the weekend with the family of Ed ward P. Lyman.
 Christmas Sunday Services.
 The church was handsomely dec orated for the Christmas season. There was special music Sunday and a E. o. Foster. A large congregation MT. and Mrs. L. NIoreH Cook and children of East Waliingford spent the week -end with the family of Howard A. Rice on Columbia Green.
 Mrs. May Smith and her sister, Miss Agnes Lyman who are employed at MissNWoodS boarding school for girls, at Bfiar Cliff Manor, on the Hudson, are spending a weeks vacation with
 
 man of this place.
 Herbert Lyman of Canterbury is visiting relatives in this place.
 Preacher From Hartford.
 Next Sunday the pulpit is to be oc- cupied by Mir. Newman of the Hart ford Theological Seminary.
 Entertained Whist Club.
 Mir. and Mrs August Nordland en- tertained the whist club at their l. d., last Monday evening. The rooms were handsomely decorated. There were six tables. The prize winners were Miss Grace Randall and Philip IsHan.
 Milk Team Upset.
 Milk carrier Mark Edwards had a lively experience Tuesday morning while on his way to Wilimantic. The and his horses smooth. In going up the hill near Cyril Greens the horses slipped and fell; the heavily loaded wagon started down the hill dragging the horses with it, and finally skidding turned over, dumping seventy or more cans of milk. Fortunately the corks were secure, and only one or two cans If milk were lost. He secured another team nearby and took his load to the city.
 MT. and Mrs. Willard B. Clarke left Wednesday to spend the holiday sea- son with their children. They will visit New Haven. Hamden and Hart ford before returning home.
 It is seldom that we have two ice storms so carly in the winter. Mon .tav's storm while not 1oading the trees so heavily made pretty slippery tray- cling for man and beast.
 Sever inch ice had formed on small ponds Tuesday.
 Gave Two Plays.
 The Christmas exercises by the Sunday scFooI at Yeomans hall We'd nesday evening were listened to by an appreciatiye avdience- A Christ mas tree laden with gifts made the chi dren ha7py. These were distribut- cd by a inevitable Santa Claus who appeared in the hall at the proper time. The exercises consisted of songs and recitations by younger members of the school and two short plays Christmas i~ he Air" and Santa at Home' the r. nr, in three acts. Candy was distributed to all in the house. Cyrus Hilton af Glastonbury is spending a few days with Mir Mrs. James P. title.
 Miss Emily Pierson of Cromwell the woman suffrage leader. was in this vicinity with her automobile looking after representatives -elect. She vas unaccompanied and her own efauf- feur.