Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-24
PLAINFIELD

Possun Received from Fiorida-seven
 More Stars for St. Johns Parish
 Service Flas-cantata at conerega-
 tionaI Chureh-Georee Weeks Taken to Baekus Hospital.
 Henry Dodge. a fireman on the New York New Haven and Hartford rail road, is spending a few days. at his home here
 Mrs. D. W. Tracy of Providence was . Plainfield visitor Saturday.
 Edward Henderson of Taftville was home for the holiday.
 Cecil Bradford employed at the C,harlestown navy yard. is spending few days at his home here.
 Christopher Krauss, member of the national army stationed at Camp Devens, is home on four days fur tough.
 'Possum from Florida. A large 'possum was received from Florida by Mrs. Charles Como All the with the animal. which will be served for Christmas dinner.
 John Bradford, employed at the Quincy navy yard, is home for the Christmas holiday.
 Extra Fine Ice.
 Frank Evans, local ice dealer, is filling, his icehouse with 12-inch ice. 4 large force of men is at work housing this nice ice, which local bus mess men say is the best ever cut at the pond at this time of the year.
 Misses Hannah Hartnett and Fran ces Manning. both local school teach 'ers, are spending the vacation at their homes in Worcester.
 A large number of local people at tended a. dance in Canterbury Satur day evening".
 Transportation facilities for holiday travellers was very poor Saturday evening, as the trains were very late- The 7.15 train pulled out of the station for Providence at $50.
 Seven More Honor Stars.
 Seven more stars can be added to St.. Johns service flag, as more mem bers of the parish have enlisted in Uncle Sam's fighting forces. This would make 49 stars on the flag. The seven young men are Arthur Dayon Ernest Eesper. Fred Hopkins, Manuel Saliva, Emil Cote, Joseph Belanger and Felix Vincent.
 Frank Hillner. employed here paint ing houses at the Lawton mills and q member of H. Newton Marshall paint ing forces ill spend the Christmas holiday at. his home in Boston.
 Miss Mabel RazouN. English teacher at Plainfield High school is spending the vacation at-her home in Boston.
 Miss May Rollins, teacher at the To- cal grammar school, is at her home in Leominster. Mass.
 
 and Ruth Moore of Deep River teach CTS at the grammar school. have re- turned to their homes for the holi days.
 Many local. people were Norwich visitors Saturday.
 Miss Beatrice Neal of Auburn. Me and Miss Clara H. Williams of Lisbon Falls, Me, teachers at the high school are spending the holidays at their homes.
 Miss Gertrude Handy. a member of the hish school faculty: is at her home in Cotuit, Mass
 Catholic Church Services.
 Masses at St. Johns church were read at 8 and 10.30 o'clock Sunday by Rev. William A. Keefe. The Holy Name society went to holy communion in a body. Evening services were held at : o'clock. Confessions were heard after the services The Christmas ser vices Tuesday will be held at 6, l.30 4nd a. m. High masses will be sung at 6 and g o'clock. with benediction Of, the blessed sacrament at the 2 o'clock mass.
 Cantata at Congregational, Church.
 Services at the Congregational church were held at Il o'clock The Hood, Ph. D., of Atlanta, Ga. At the evening service at [ o'clock a cantata The Star of Promise. by E.. T. Ashford was sung by the choir. The program IOiiOWS. BenOlQ TOT zion $ Sake,s tenor solo and chorus; Oh, Come. Emanuel contralto and chorus; Watchman, Tell Us of the Night, soprano and male chorus: O Little Town of Bethlehem contralto and chorus; Now. When Jesus Was Born- soprano and chorus; The Radiant Star. soprano; Christmas Voices, male and female chorus: Room for the Christ Child, bass; Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne. tenor and chorus; Star of Thousand Years. final chorus
  lnghast, ysoprano:' Miss Edith Peter son, contralto James Jackson, bari tone, and Sidney Mathewson. tenor. nart in the cantata were Miss Evelyn Hudson, Mrs. Sidney. Mathewson. Miss. Eva Smith Mrs. Walter Lat hrop. Mrs William Krauss, Miss Amy Walker Mrs. Arthur Mat1lewson, Mrs. Charles Barwick and Mrs. Rhoda Kingsley; also Walter Latlarop, Philip Peterson John Gallup, :. George Krauss; John Grabb and Cecil Bradford.
 Taken to Baokus Hospital. 2 George Weeks. local young ma h. is a patient at the Backus hospital as the result of an accident while cutting ice at Evans pond He was manning the engine when trying to oil up when the fywheel struck his knee. breaking his kneecap. First aid was rendered by fellow workmen. after which he then was, taken, to, the hospital
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