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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
PLAINFIELD
Funeral of Mrs. Samuel Peterson
Seniors Play Draws Big House
Water From Station Tank Wasted.

The funeral of Mrs. Samuel Peter
son was held Thursday morning at
nine O'Clock from her home on Plain
field street. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Harrington of the
Episcopal church of Pontiac, R. 1.
James Royle sang a hymn in very
impressive manner. There was
large number of beautiful floral trib-
utes. The bearers were the three
brothers, Gust, Henry nd Frank Lund-
gren, and her son, Rudolph. Burial
was in Pontiac, r. 1.
Seniors Give Play.
The Senior class of the PlainfieId
High school played The Time of His
Life, last evening in the Peoples
theatre before a crowded house in a
very pleasing ard satisfactory man.
ner- The cast follows:
B EIo Grey ;........ Clarence Winsor
Mrs. Bob Grey 49,. Doris Potter
Tome Carter, Mrs. Greys moth
Mrs. Peter Wycombe
Ruth Mathewson
Mr.. Peter WyCombe. Howard Kenyon
Dorothy Landon -. Margaret TootiIl
James Landon, Sr. Francis Coleman
Uncle Tom ... Dewey Seguin
Ohcer Hogan ........ Floyd Main
The members of the cast were
coached by Benjamin Dawson.
Water Waster
A special known as the ping pong,
which does switching here every noon
took on water at the tnk on the
Providence and Willimantic line Fri
day. In filling the tank on the en-
CINE the fireman forgot to push the
rod away and when the engine started
the cab struck it and tore it down.
For while water was gushing in q
large stream around the section
where the tank is located but the
break was repaired before any resious
trouble resulted.
G. r. S. Initiation.
The Girls Friendly society of st.
PauPs Episcopal church are to have
initiation ceremony Sunday after the
| morning services in the church. Rev.
James George will officiate
Heard and Seen.
Miss Helen Moran is spending the
Christmas vacation with her parents,
in Willimantic.
Miss Grave Dodge will leave today
for Philadelphia, where she will spend
some time at the home of relatives.
Miss Meta Springer left Friday for
Maine, where she will spend the va
cation with her parents.
The ground in this section was
covered with thin coat Of ice. AS
soon as the light rain which was fall
ing touched the ground Friday it
would freeze, making very bad and
very dangerous walking, but no Sc
rious accidents were heard of yester-
day.
Jesse Alexander had his hand cut
while at work in the No. 1 Mule room
Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
CITY Briefs,
CHRISTMAS CONCERT.
To Be Given by Bible School of Con-
gregational Church.

The following is the program for
the Christmas concert in the Bible
school of the Congregational church
tomorrow Sunday:
Professional, number 1874; prayer,
pastor; anthem, Hank, Hank, My Soul,
choir; responsive scripture, number
81; hymn, A Little Town of Bethle-
hem, number 12S; A Legend of Cathay,
Ruth Child; song, primary depart
ment; presentation of gifts of primary
department.; scripture reading, junior
department; presentation of gifts of
junior department; presentation of
gifts of 5unior G. E. hymn, The First
Noel, number 1872; They Gave Him
Their Treasures, Helen Phillips; pres
entation of gifts of intermediate de-
partment; solo, Now the Day Is Over,
Speaks, Miss Josephine NJ Clifford;
presentation of gifts Of senior depart
ment; presentation of gifts of adult
department; hymn, Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing, number 1876; presentation
of gifts of Home department; The
Story of the Other Wise Men, Miss
Florence Sargent; hymn, As With
Gladness Men of Old, number lie;
benediction.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
YANTIC
Members of Grace Church Sunday
School Give Christmas Entertain
ment-Woman's Guild Meets-Gen-
eral News.

The members of the Sunday school
of Grace church gave a Christmas en-
tertainment in r ire EngImC nan i ri
day evening. The programme follows:
Address of Welcome, Ralph Gibbs;
song, Christmas Again, by a quartette
Miss Beulah Carpenter, Paul Chivers
and George Leonard; recitation,
Grandfather's Spectacles. Clyde Car
penter; recitation, Santa's Pack, Celia
Broming; song. Ire.and's Isle, solo
parts taken by Paul Chivers and
George Leonard, assisted by Miss
FOlernce Carpenter and Miss Beulah
Carpenter; Rotations, Christmas
Questions, Miss Marion /. Gibbs;
When Santa Claus Comes, Alfred
Brown; One Night in Bethlehem. Lila
Smith; The Christmas Pie. Grace
Broming; dialogue, Christmas scene.
taken from Little Women, Miss Helen
Gardner mother, and Miss Inez Wood
worth, Miss Irene Woodwork, Miss
Edna Morris and Miss Olive Bishop
as the girls; recitation. What He
Wants from Santa Claus John Brom-
ing; duet, Excuse Me, Teacher, Miss
Charlotte Bentley and Paul Chivers;
recitation, When Grandma Goes
Away, Henry Hamilton: recitation,
While Shepherds Watched Their Flock
by Night, Claude Robinson; Just Be
fore Christmas, Percy Robinson; farce,
The Sewing Circle Meets With Mrs.
Higgins. and the parts were ably sus-
tanned by Miss Edna Bentley, Miss
Sybil Kilroy, Miss Venie Bogue, Miss
Lois Manning, Miss Irene Woodwork.
Miss Inez Woodwork, Miss Lucy
Bishop, Miss Olive Bishop, Miss Edna
Morris. Ellie Bentley, Frederick Kings
ley, Frederick F. Manning and Roscoe
Bentley. There wasn't a dull moment
in it. 1t ended with n Virginia reel,
and then the room was cleared for
general dancing The entertainment
was in charge of the Sunday school
superintendent. Mrs. Ellen Beswick,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
A DAY OF SLIDES.
Dignity Did Not Count and Every
body Appeared to Be in the TangIe-
foot Glass,

Slippery Sims and Simpering (Sin)-
derellas slid all over this town Fri
day What happened to the stout
people would be d shame to tell! Take
any ordinary town of about this size
on a dreary December day when its
streets are already coated with ice
and add a drizzling, freezing rain. Add
also any reasonable number of per-
sons willing to take chance on then
ability to outguess what their feet are
going to do. Turn them loose on any
street that may happen to strike your
fancy and let them do their own
"shake we'll before taking" and you've
got a possibilities cocktail that's war
ranted to bring results.
Here in DanieIson Friday there was
any number of attempts at break
Ing sidewalks, pavements-and other
things-by falling upon them a la
Charlie Chaplin. Everybody was
doing it. Such a carnival of grotesque
acrobatics has not been seen here
since the days when the Cave men
used to chase the Indians out of their
cabaret shows.
The slipping troubles descended up
On the just and the unjust in equal
neasure-and there was little to
choose between as to their thoughts
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18

run over by an automobile. The boy
couldn't control his sled on the icy
going. Complaints from drivers about
the danger of running over children
who were coasting also came from
other parts of the city.
1t is very probable that notices VIII
be posted today forbidding coasting
on certain steep and dangerous mills
in the city, all of these hills faVOr1tCS
with the young people. In most cases
the danger arises from SledS dashing
out from side streets onto much tray
eled routes and at points where driv-
ers cannot see whether sleds are COM
ing out of the side streets. Other
hills will be made free" hills, where
coasting will be comparatively safe.
Public Christmas Tree.
Next week the children of Putnam
are all eXpectant of joyous times and
their visions of the public Christmas
tree that is to be erected on what is
known as the pOstoffice lot on South
Main street are something wonderful
to hear about. The tree as planned
for will be something of a novelty
for this city. The tree that has been
selected is a big one. 1t is to be
be illuminated for the first time next
Wednesday evening.
TownspeopIe Walked in Slippery
1t seemed almost a possibility for
anyone to slip up in Putnam Friday
and almost slide into the next town.
If the curvature of the earth were
sufficiently decided, one might have
been in danger of shooting off into
space. The freezing rain made the
going in this city something to marvel
at. There were falls galore. Some
horses fell, but no serious damage was
done. Sand, ashes and sawdust were
used in many places to make good
tracking on walks and across streets.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18

or expressions on the matter, though
the Just are entitled to the benefit of
the doubt. Nothing is conceded them
in the way of points more impressive
while hUmpeI for a dump, nor were
they more impressive when stretched
fiat in the highways or by-ways.
The local Chesterfields had a field
day in assisting fallen beauties to
their feet, at wFeh appealing service
they were quite artistic-unless they
happened to slip.
What befen humanity was shared
equally by horses, Fords and automo-
biles; also bicycles and motorcycles.
spurred slid all over the streets-and
1lattened themselves against them.
Cars did some Of the dizziest slides
thai one can imagine and one rider of
q bicycle had the machine complete
the revolution of a circle for him
son crossing the street.
A dozen persons fell in Main street
within ten minutes at noon. This pro-
vided amusement for the onlookers
but it was anything but a joke for
some of those who fell, though no one
was reported as badly hurt. Scores
got tumbles in town during the day
Those who did not fall were duly
thankful and said Blessed be the
Sand Man.
Trolley cars went suffering along
their routes making Roadway not
Withstanding the ice coating on the
overhead work
Our local Cloud Sticker who is al
ways sober when he makes predic-
lions or discusses the weather. sobrie-
ty being a great asset in a predictor
Of any kind, said that the rain was
not very heavy; in fact he didn't
think it weighed much of anything in
spots. He also was quite positive it
wasn't very wet, because peoples
clothes didn't appear to give that i'm
preston. He admitted without reser-
vation, however, that the rain was
very slinnerN
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
BACHELORS ROMANCE,
Given BY Seniors at OrPheum Thea
ter Friday Evening.

"A bachelors Romance, given as the
annual senior play by the class of 1916
was presented in the Orpheum thea
ter Friday evening. The play was at
tended by a large audience, though
many were kept away on account of
the bad walking.
The cast and the music played dur
ing the evening was as follows:
The cast, arranged in the order of
their appearance:
Martin. Beggs, Edward w. CundaT:
Mr.. Mulberry, Rene Caron; Mr.. Saw
age, Silvio B. Maynard; David
Holmes, Henry c. Aylsworth; Sylvia,
Florence NJ. Potter; Gerald Holmes,
Eugene M. Reed; Helen LeGrand,
F1orfna Tetreault; Miss CIemantine
Ada Mae Dawson; Harold Reynolds
Homer w. Dixon: Harriet Leicester
Helen Dove; James, Raymond Smith.
The coach was Mr.. w. H. Barron.
The musical was the following:
March, Stars and Stripes Forever.
Act l, overture. Woodward; act 2, Sc
lection, Tone Poem; act 3, selection,
A Perfect Day; act 4, march, The
Slippery Slide.
Motion Pictures as Business Attrac-
tions.
Motion pictures are to be shown on
the exchange block this evening at 8
O'Clock as a part of the Business
Mems programme plans. reel will
be shown at s o'clock and then there
will be an intermission until 9 o'clock
when another reel will be shown.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18

and c. E. Carpenter, who had as az
ststants Miss Sybil Kilroy, Miss Venie
Bogue, Miss Edna Bentley and Mrs.
c. D. SEWN. Mrs. Howard Bishop was
accompanist for the singers.
Met With West Side Member.
Local members of the Woman's guild
met with Mrs. Charles Carpenter of the
West Side, Norwich Wednesday after
noon. After the business session, a
social hour was enjoyed, during which
the hostess served dainty refreshments.
The members were able to add SIS to
their treasury as a result of the food
and fancy work sale held in the Yantic
hall last week.
There was a meeting of the vestry-
men of Grace church Monday evening
F. W. Clapp of Willimantic was q
visitor here Friday.
Blacksmiths have been unusually
busy during the past week, the ice
storm of Friday making it unsafe to
drive
John Curry has had electric. lights
installed in his shop
To Be Bridesmaid.
Miss Sy bill K:lroy leaves town today
Saturday for Spencer. Mass, where
she is 10 be bridesmaid for Miss Helen
CHASER, whose marriage with Julian
Cabot takes place Christmas day Miss
Chaser was a former resident here,
when her father was overseer at Yam
tic West Farms
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18

the Baptist and Congregational
churches Sunday At the Baptist
church the programme includes:
Prelude, Gloria in Excelsis, Henry
Smith: Anthem, The Herald Angels
Sing, Fearis; Anthem, Brightest and
Best, with violin obligato by Miss
LA NJ. Brown, Lorenz; PostIude The
Marvellous Work. Hayden. Organist,
Miss Alice A. Brown.
In the evening there will be a mu-
steal service in the main audience
room by the young people of the
church Rev. ]. A. Spidell's morning
subject is Bethlehem. In the even
ing it is, How a Young Christian May
Succeed in the World.
Congregational Church.
The musical programme in the
morning at the Congregational
church includes: Prelude; Anthem,
Lift Up Your Hears, Hopkins, arr. by
G. NJ. Evans; solo from The Star Of
Bethlehem, F. F. FIaxington, Mrs.
John LaFontaine; Anthem, Peace On
Earth, Gabriel; Postlude selected. In
the evening, in the audience room of
the church, a Story and Song Ser
vice In Quest of the King, will be
given. The story will be read by
Mrs. r. F. Cheney, and the music will
be sung by a chorus choir. There
will be solos by Mrs. L. G. Bucking-
ham, Mrs. John LaFontaine and Theo-
dore a. Robinson. The choir includes:
Sopranos: Mrs. John LaFontaine.
Mrs. l.. G. Buckingham, Mrs. Edw.
Hurlock, Misses Ruth Stewart, Mary
McNicol, Elizabeth and Katherine
Eiehelberg.
Altos: Mrs. E. H. Hiscox, Mrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18

John stwart, Misses Harlan Robinson
and Ethel Thompson.
Tenors: Z. r. Burleson, w. E. Mar
shall, Frank Wilcox, Alex McNicoL
Basses: T. A. Robinson, S. F. Brown
and e. s. Hiscox.
Organist f. S. Leonard. Chorister.
Mrs. Z. H. Hiscox.
Rev. Charles A. Northrup of Nor
witch, will preach in the morning.
Methodist Church.
Rev. Samuel Thatchers morning
subject at the Methodist church is
The Measure of a Measureless Love.
In the evening it will be Present In
dications of Discipleship.
Episcopal Service.
Rev. L. c. Sherbourne of Poque-
tanock will conduct an Episcopal SER
vice in Slater Liblary hall, Sunday aft
ernoOn.
Injured BY Fall.
F. c. Whiting is unable to walk for
several days on account of fail In
his barn Wednesday. One foot was
injured. and on Friday Dr. ]. Byron
Sweet was called and found a mis-
placed bone and torn ligaments.
Slated to School.
The streets and sidewalks Friday
were glare ice, and navigation had tC
be conducted with circumspection. AL
bert G. Brewster, who lives a mile
from the village, sl1ated from his
home to the Riverside Grammar
school at noon.
Personals.
William c. Bliven has been confin-
ed 70 his bed for a week with a Sc
we're cold.
Mrs. o. F. Miller and Miss Josephine
Miller are in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
PICTURE OF BETHLEHEM,
To Be Shown at Congregational Sum
day School Service, Dec. &c.

The Congregational Sunday school
is to present to the public the great
and beautiful picture of Bethlehem.
Never has picture of such size been
seen in any church or other public
building in this town. One must
measure off 81 feet to realize how big
II IS. Inc picture will be the back
ground for a short and irnnressive
Christmas service Sunday evening.
December 26. As the time of the
service will five o'clock it will be
convenient for most people to attend,
The main purpose of all the effort put
forth is to receive gifts of money and
clothing for Whatever object, at home
or abroad, that appeals to the giver,
1t is being suggested that the gifts
of money be made in sealed envelopes
with the object marked on them.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
OBITUARY..
Mrs. J. Clara Morgan.

A Naples, n. Y, paper has the fol-
lowing of local interest:
Saturday, December 4, occurred the
death of Mrs. J. Clara Morgan Of
Worcester. Deceased was born in
Naples s. years ago and was a half
sister of John c. Morgan of this place
Her husband, Joseph w. Morgan, died
number of years ago. Besides her
halt, brother, deceased is survived Ey
one stepson, Frank Morgan of Worces-
ter, who was present at the funeral
which was held on Monday"
Mrs. Morgan was a cousin of the
late Mrs. Andrew K. Leavens of this
place, and was with her at her dea tn,
and remained with Mr.. LeaVens and
cared for him until his death. Since
then she has passed most of her time
at West River. She had visited here
but a few weeks ago and was remark
ably active. She arrived in New York
December LIST, and was apparently in
her usual health.
City Briefs.
Passenger trains from the Shore line
were run through this city Friday aft
ernoon, some of them expresses of
Pullman cars.
The trustees of the Putnam Savings
bank are to have their last regular
monthly meeting of the year Mon
day.
P. J. O'Brien has returned from a
visit with relatives in Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18

Mrs Grace S. Wheatley of Haw-
kins street is entertaining Mrs. w. J.
Hill of Boston.
Mrs. S. D. Horton is slowly, but
steadily recovering from the effects
Of serious injuries received in Worces-
ter last summer.
Robert A. stanzell of Meriden was a
visitor with friends in Danielson on
Friday.
Public Movies Arranged.
A. L. Reeves is to have charge OF
the public motion picture display that
base been arranged for the Christmas
season by the Business Mems assoc
citation.
Henry C. Bennington of Concord was
a visitor with friends in Danielson on
Friday.
Sold Expensive Stallion.
A horse breeders publication is au-
thority for. the statement that M. B.
Smith, who died in Main recently and
who was formerly a resident of Dan
ielson, sold some time before his
death to a foreign government, stall
lion for which he received $4,000.
Danielson's two basketball teame
have taken trimmings this week end.
the defeat for the K. H. S. team be-
ing the first OF the season.
The public schools throughout the
town close next Friday for the an
nual Christmas vaca ton.
There has beer let-up in the bus
tness of the town court this week aft
er a quite lengthy period of activi-
ty.
Some talk has been heard this week
of a proposal to alter one of the Main
street business blocks into theater
Much New Machinery Arrives.
More than a score of carloads of
machinery have been received here re-
Gently for installation in the Quine-
baug mills, where it is being set up
as rapidly as possible.
An effort is being made to interest
scme manufacturer in buying or leas-
ing the now vacant plant of the Dan
ielson Worsted company at the head
of Water street It is said the de-
mand for factories is good and such
a good one as the local plant ought to
meet someone's wants.
Overturned Automobile Riehted.
A delivery automobile of the Mass
Bakery company of Providence that
slid backward down the ice-covered
hill a. Little Rest Thursday after
noon and turned turtle was finally
righted and found not to be badly
damaged. The car was Ell route from
Danielson to Providence and was not
equipped with tire chains.
Chance to Brighten Holiday.
Those in charge of public institu-
tons in this part of Windham coun-
ty are preparing to give the inmates
holiday dinners on Christmas and TO
otherwise invest them with the spirit
fthe day. 1t has been suggested
that little hemembrances from country
people to the inmates of the Children's
home near Putnam, would not be
amiSS
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
BALTIC

There will be Christmas services at
the Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day. At the morning worship at 1890
a. m. there will be special music and
sermon; subject, Items in the Christ
mas Message. At p. m. the choir
will render the cantata The Prince of
Peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
PUTNAM
Death of Thomas S. ColIins-Commu-
nifty Christmas Tree to Be Lighted
Wednesday-Death of Mrs. J. Clara
Morgan-Christmas Concert at Con-
eregationaI Church.

Wednesday-Death of Mrs. J. Clara
Morgan-Christmas Concert at Con-
gregationaI Church.
Thomas S. Collins, who has been ill
for about a week, died at his home on
Mr.. Collins illness, which was not re-
garded as serious at first, developed
into pneumonia. He is survived by
his wife. Mr.. Collins had been resi-
dent of this city for years and had
been employed in various capacities.
Relief Corps Officers.
The following are the newly elected
officers of the w. R. C.: President,
Mrs. Mary ]. Wright; senior vice pres
ident, Ella w. Wood; junior vice pres
ident, Mrs. Mary Pray; treasurer, Mrs.
Mabel Carpenter; chaplain, Mrs. Mary
Kenyon; conductor, Mrs. Sadie VIII
liams; guard, Mrs. Anna T. Albee
delegate to state department conven-
ton, Mrs. Mabel J. Carpenter; alter
nate, Mrs. Nina Perry.
Leases Middletown, N. ", Hotel.
Landlord Teddy Cassent is going to
Middletown, n. Y, where he has leased
a hotel Middletown is a city of about
$4,000 people. 1t is anticipated that
Mr.. Cassent will give Middletown a
star baseball team next season, as he
did in Putnam last summer
The hunt for the burglars who got
into Smith Brothers store at Pomfret
and the railroad station in the same
place a week ago this morning, co1l-
tinues, but without definite success,
it is stated. Officers have been work
ing out some clews, but as yet moth
ing decisive has come of them.
Risky Coasting.
Complaints began to reach the po-
lice on Friday that youngsters are
again endangering their lives by TAX
ing reckless chances in Coasting on
certain hills in the city. Friday aft
ernoon one boy who was sliding on
the steep hill on School and Front
streets, came within an ace of being
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
RHEUM ATISM
CAN BE CURED

gia, Neuritis, LumbagO, Sctatica, Rheu-
matOid Arthritis or GOut, matter
FREE book. Frederick DugdaIe, Nj. D.,
372 BoylstOn Street, Boston, Mass,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18

Submarines utilize storage batteries
and electricity for power when sub
merged.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
JEWETT CITY

Special Chrictmas Music ARRANGED
For Tomorrow in Baptist, congre-
gationaI and Methodist Churches
Boy Able to Skate to SchooI-F. c.
Whiting Injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-18
OANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DAN!EL.SON

Borough People Have a Day of Slides
The Bachelors a7mance Present.
ed BY High School seniors-Twen-
ty-Seven Foot Picture to Be
Shown at Congregational Christ
mas Service.