Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-03
LEDYARD
Christmas Festival at Congregational Sunday SchooI-Hiekory Tree 2so Years Old Cut DownEx- Senator Allyn Gives Site for Grange Hall. :.

Allyn Gives Site for. Grange Hall. :.
 The Ledyard Congregational church
 held its Christmas festival and con-
 cert Monday evening in the yestry.
 There was an attendance of nearly 100. The program, in charge of Mrs. John w. Finnegan, assistant superintendent
 of the Sunday school, was carried out
 as follows:
 Singing, The Birthday of Our King,
 choir; welcome, Dorothy Biatherwick:
 The Wise Mems Journey, Fannie Gray:
 recitation by Barbara Goodenough and
 Anna Blatherwick: song, Tell Me the Story So Sweet and True; recitation, When Santa Claus Comes, Mildred Cray; Mrs. Santa Claus. Mary Belle
 Budreau; Little Christmas Tree. Les- lie Holdridge; Happiest Christmas, Stella Budreau; song, On to the King, Christmas Eve, Addie Main: Gifts from Santa Claus, Willie Gray; The Beautiful Garden of Toys. Doris Main; Christmas, Elmer Main; song, The Wise Men Came, choir; recitation by Louise Clark; recitation. One Christ mas Tree, Laura Morgan; song, Way ing Holly and Evergreens. Miss Nell lie Geer's class; song, choir, Shine! Blessed Star Above!
 Rev G. H. Goodenough. pastor of the church, pleased the little folks and some of the older ones by his address. His subject was Happiness. Boxes of candy, oranges and cake were distributed to those, present. It proved a very pleasant gathering. Miss Lydia Baldwin, who is spend- ing her vacation at home, recently spent three days in Bridgeport. School Perfect in Attendance. Mrs Ursula Avery. teacher in dis tendance for the month ending Dec. IS. Mrs. Avery also had perfect at- tendance for the whole term. This is the best record of any teacher in town and Mrs. Avesy's pupils are as proud of the record as their teacher. Miss Florence Cook of Hartfod is enjoying her vacation with her uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. Olive H. l Avery.
 James B. Gray recently lost val uable horse.
 A large tree was blown down near the residence of John Watson in the highway. By the orders of First Se- lectman Charles Gray it was removed by Latham Smith.
 Dogs Kill Sheep. : Mrs. Sarah H. Main of Lantern Hill recently lost a valuable sheep and turkey, both being killed by dogs. Lafayette Main has also had more sheep killed
 Tree 25o Years old. Frank G. Maynard recently cut down a hickory tree which was a landmark feet tall. The rings showed the age 1 of the tree to. be about 250 years. The tree was three feet across the stumL and would square eight inches for 70 feet.
 MT and Mrs. Wilkes CaswelI were sister in Mystic
 Mr.a and Mrs. Starr of New Lon- don and Miss Fannie Healey of Will lfmantic were Christmas guests of MT and Mrs. Isaac G. Geer. Gift for Site of Hall. Judge Samuel E. Holdridge on Mon- day executed deed for ex-Senator William I. Allyn, whereby Mir. Allyn gave a. warranty deed for tract of
 land near the Ledyard church to Led yard grange. This land, which MT. AL lyn gives outright to the grange with out any reimbursement, is very val uabIe site for a new Grange hall The gift shows the philanthropic spirit of MT. Allyn.
 MT. and. Mrs, Carl weiman. who were recently married have gone to Leavenworth, N. H., where MT. Wei man has found employment Miss Bertha Lamb and Mrs Lena Colver of Groton were Sunday guests of Mrs. Fannie Clark . recent guests of their daughter, Mrs Joseph Dean of New London. MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Gray and Mrs. Stephen Peckham were Christmas guests of MT. and Mrs. Everett Peck ham of Norwich.
 Isaac ". Geer, the oldest man in Ledyard, is very feeble. Miss Florence Cook and Mrs. Oliu Fl. Avery were Thursday visitors with Miss Aidene Clark of Mystic. Miss Bertha Lamb, with her mother Mrs. Fannie Lamb will leave Sunday for East Orange, N. J., where Miss Lamb is teaching.
 Two New Teachers. The Ledyard schools will open Mon 1 day after two weeks vacation. There will be two new teachers, Miss
 Baker of Norwich in District No. and Miss Helen Goodenough in Dis | trict No Il. Miss Baker is a grad 1 uate of the Willimantic Normal schoo, and Miss Goodenougn graduate oi
 Mt. Holyoke college.