Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-30

Christmas Exercises-band of Garoi Sinsrs Give Observation-Disclosures Party.
 The government anemometer at Riverview cottage registered TO miles Friday night last. breaking any record heretofore made from it's present posi- ton. Electric lights failed early In khe evening, but later were doing bus ness.
 The Old Mystic school closed Friday afternoon with the following exercts- ichool; recitation, Christmas, Thorn tsine Marchard: song, Christmas Comes Again, Miss Perkins room; ecitation, Santa Claus and Mouse, Robert Marchard; song, Joy to the World, school; recitations: Christmas, Grnestine Brown; When Santa Claus Comes, Ida Cini; song, When Santa Claus Comes, Mrs. Burch's room, reel ations, Santa Claus Comes on Christ mas Eve, Dorothy Beckwith; Q Clap. Zap Your Hands, Ernesetto Remor' Strockings, Ellison BeclSwith. Mary oldridge, Anson Morgan; song, Un- CT the Stars. Maud Shank, Bruna aracari; recitation, Christmas Time, leonard Marchard: reading, Christ las Bells, Spicer Brown; song, Good Hing Wencaslas, Mrs. Packers room; <AAANO 3urdick: Tinlie, Tinkle, Little Bells, Louis Cercena; Santa Claus and the Mouse, Flora Pearce; song, Tell Me What My Gift, Mrs. Burch's room; recitations. A Rest for Santa, Bruna Caracari; A Wise Precaution. Roy Se- bastian; song, On Christmas Day. Miss Perkins room;. recitations, Christmas Gifts, Dorothy Whiting; Why, Mary Desfosses; The Two Lit tie Stockings, Helen Hauschild; A Christmas Worry. Sally Stewart; song. Harkl The Summons. Seventh and Christmas Fairies, Lizzie Main; A Catastrophe, William Schramm; An Oversight Wilfred Brown, Jr.; recita- ton, Old Santa Claus, Dorothy Bur dick; song. Away in Mangsr: reel tations, The Santa Claus Mission, Coming, F1ora Fontanella; Santa Claus Joke, Helen Goss; Song Fox Santa, Howard Cady; song, A Christ nas Song, Seventh and Eighth grade ,gpils; M recitation. a A schsmsr sns gea. a. Juit, Seventh and Eigth grade pupils; ecitation, Welcome Santa Claus, Iary Waller.
 A large tree contained gifts for pu- ills in the higher grades. Santa Claus mpersonated by Charlie Welles en- cred the school room and distributed lifts to the pupils in first and sec md grades, after which a box of andy was presented every pupil. This vas Christmas gift from MT. and Mrs. Percy ]. Stowe. of Riverview MT. and Mrs. Stowe for their kind ness.
 Christmas Concert.
 A Christmas concert was held Sun lay evening In the Methodist church The program follows: song, Hark The Herald Angels Sing, girls chorus; song, Joy to the World, school; pray CT, Rev. Fred Eugene Coburn; reel tations, A Christmas Greeting; Santa Coming Down the Chimney, Wilfred Brown, Jr.; song. There's a Song in the Air, girls chorus; song. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, school; Ernestine Brown; Hobart Siswick; song, While Shephards Watched Their Fiocks By Night. school; reading Christmas Bells, Miss Esther Barnes; song, The First Noal, Miss Ruth A The Gift of Love. Miss Charlotte Mar chard; remarks, Everett Johnson; mo- tices and collection; closing song Glory to God in the Highest, school Miss Della A. Williams officiated as organist. She was accompanied by Mrs. Claude Chester and Miss Heller Hull as violinists.
 sang Carols.
 The following young people of Ol6 Mystic formed themselves into 2 Christmas choir and sang Christmas carols Sunday evening around the viii lage streets for the enjoyment of tho shut-ins: Miss Eleanor Burrows, Miss Fay Johnson, Miss Dorothy Harris Miss Margaret Henderson, Miss Nancy Avery, Miss Ruth A. Burrows, Noxvir c. Smith, Everett Johnson, Clifford Desley, Elisha N. David and Theodore Perry. The program consisted of Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angel. Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful, ana Silent Night.
 At Methodist Sunday School.
 Christmas exercises and Christina. tree were held by the Methodist Sun. day school Tuesday at 7:30. ?. m., ii gram was rendered.: Joy to the World congregation: prayer, Rev. William Crawford; greeting, superintendent Horace Q. Williams; recitations, Santa and the Chimney, Wilfred Brown, Jr. A Visit From St. Nicl1olas, MMdre, Peckham: solo, Away in a Mange Lay, Everett c. Johnson; recitations Charles Pearl, Ernestine Brown duet, Silent Night, Miss Emma A Williams, Miss Jennie Swanson.
 Santa Claus, impersonated by Ever ett C. Johnson arrived at this time fl lis automobile and the presents iron the tree were distributed by Sant. Claus, and Leslie Haley, George Davi, and Clifford Desley. Coffee and cook ies were served to all.
 Gave Party.
 Miss Flora B. Ingram of Burnett Corners gave party Saturday eve ming at the home of her cousins, MI and Mrs. Robert Young of Main stree Old Mystic. Guests were presen from Stonington, Mystic, Burnett Corners and Old Mystic.
 The Baptist Sunday school held tn Christmas entertainment Thursday a 2:S0 D. m., in the church parlors
 Miss Lucy Anna Lamb was strickel by a shock Saturday evening at he home in Main street. She was takel Sunday to Memorial hospital, Nev
 A Correction.
 Tn The Bulletin last week. and i, this weeks Courier the Old Mysti correspondent stated that Mrs. Wal lace A Phillips of North Stoningtoi was visiting her sister, Miss Susan H Babcock in Old Mystic. Mrs. Phil lips has been confined to her bed fo the past three months, requiring tn services of nurse.