Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-25

Many HouSeholdS EnreFtatHln9 '7oh
 day Guests-Merchants Happy Over Biq Christmas Trade - Benevolent Society Provides for the Needy-H. s. Alumni to Play Regulars.
 Mrs. Frances Pillard of Meriden and Basil Pillard, a senior at Yale unlver- sity are holiday guests of MT. ana Mrs. H. F. Glendintng.
 MT. and Mrs. Roy Bergengren 3f Lynn and Mrs. c. S. Dayton and ehil- dren of South Norwalk are spending
 Miss Jennie M. Stott, commerclai teacher at the high school, is spending the holiday recess in Providence and Southbridge.
 Miss Marion D. CholIar is spending the holiday season in New York, the guest of her nieces. Misses Barbara and Marion Rowland.
 Eugene Reed of Yale is spending the vacation period with his mother, Mrs. Frederick M. Reed, High street.
 John M. Dove of Brown university is spending the holiday recess with his mother, Mrs. Helen $. Dove. Guests from Winsted.
 Thomas Head. Jr., and Miss Mary Head of Winsted are guests of Michael Head and family for a few days. Henry Burton and family are spend ing Christmas with relatives III Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Sarah Nolan and brother, Frank Dunn, of Bridgeport, are holi- day guests of Mrs. James J. Dunn, of | North Main street.
 Silvio Maynard student at a Bos | ton school of wireless telegraphy, is I at his home here for the holiday vAca | tion.
 D. F. O. Cornell, station agent, is spending the holiday at his home in Franklin, Mass.
 1 Holiday Visitors. Mir and Mrs l.. E. Kennedy have | as holiday guests Misses Nellie and | Margaret Sullivan of Hartford and Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yahn oe the i same city and John Whalen of Boston. superintendent of schools here, was q | visitor in Danielson Saturday. To Attend Family Reunion.
 Rev. and Mrs w D. Swaffield will be in Maiden Wednesday for a reun- ion of the members of the Swalicld family.
 Clarence Peterson, student at Clark college, Worcester is spending the holiday period at his home here.
 Record Christmas Trade.
 At the close of business Saturday evening many of the merchants i1 Danielson reported the best Christmas l trade ever experienced here.
 W. W. Wheatley is spending the hol- iday in Providence.
 Dr. D. H. Dickerman of New Haven conducted the service at the Pente- costal church Sunday morning. | D. B. S. Distributes Baskets, More than two score baskets of food stuffs were distributed to worthy fam flies in town Saturday evening, for Christmas dinner, the charity being under the direction of the Danielson Benevolent society.
 Defeated Bartlett.
 By easily defeating Bartlett High school, 31 to 12, Killinaly High school strengthened it's hold on the lead ir the Quinebaug Valley Basketball league race and now looks like a srre championship winner for the 1915-11 season.
 No Respecter of Persons.
 Icy streets brought the naughty and the careless to their knees Saturday DanielSon's streets were a mass of ice at the week end following the freeze IF that came in on the wings of a violent gale.
 Will Not Return.
 It was announced Saturday that Paul N. Swaff1eld, former histor! teacher at Killingly High school, has decided not to return here to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation l ClACSl1NC laoL T I1udy, o4 INOy Christmas Festivals Tonight.
 Tonight will bring Christmas tret exercises at the Methodist Ba ptist ant Congregational churches, and the lit tie people are very much interested q the programs that have been ar. ranged. A Prosperous Town.
 The croaker's How long is thi: prosperity going to last?" is drowned 41I usually-unequalled - merry Christ mas. All are happy-the future may well take care of itself; it always has Killingly is a mighty prosperous town
 Christmas Party.
 The annual Christpnas party of the Nadel Arbeit club was held with Mrs Alfred L. Reed. Hawkins street Twelve members attended. For sup. per consomme, stuffed peppers, ho rolls, fruit salad, English plum pud. ding and coffee were served. Enter. tainrnent included the projection w:t1 a stereopticon of cartoons of member. of the club, drawn by other members each illustration accompanied by Sr original poem.
 Heavy Traffic. Crowded and late trains were tn, rule Saturday night, when hundreds O holiday visitors were travelling oyel tine local line. On the whole, how ever, the good nature of the trave1ers was in evidence and they were will ing to allow much for conditions cEe' ated by the unusual amount of travel Chief Grimshaw Home. Captain Michael J. Grimshaw 1e turned from St. Vincent's hospital a Worcester Saturday evening. While he is making splendid recovery afte, his operation for appendicitis, 1t vii be some time before he is able 50 re- turn to duty. In the meantime tn, disposition of officers as at presen arranged will remain in force.
 White Way Indicates Enterprise.
 While Danielson's Christmas White Way has come to be something of ar old story to business men here ani to residents in general, it proves { source of interest and enjoyment tt out of town people and is taken as z mark of progressiveness and nvel, town spirit by strangers. This is fro. quently made clear by the remarks ct visitors here and by passengers or trains through the borough, who fre- qCently are heard to comment favor