Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-18
BALLOUvILLE
Thick Ice on Reservoir-Address on Lineoln-School Pupils Give Enter tainnent-Washington Birthday So- cial Planned.

Thursday evening cottage meet ing was held at the home of Joseph l.. Pray. At it's close MT Pray pleased the company with selections on his new Sonora
 Mrs. Thomas Allshaw of this place underwent a successful operation at St. Vincent's hospital, Worcester on Friday. Her daughter, Iva, and sis ter-in-law, Mrs. A. B. Simmons, vis- tied her the next day.
 Miss Ellen Pray is spending week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Pray, as the schools in Newington. where the teaches are Garfeldizing.
 A number from this village attend ed the High School Senior play at Danielson.
 Crossed Ice With Sled.
 Ice was so thick on BallotRifle res ervoir that George Berbue with horse and sled hauled across load of wood.
 Lincoln's birthday was also the na- tai anniversary of Joseph E. Pray, son of Joseph L. Pray, of this village.
 Lincoln Sermon.
 Rev. W. D. Woodward spoke yes- terday on the religious side of Abra- ham Lincoln An offering was talk en for the Freemen's Aid society oi the M. E. church.
 Pulips' Entertainment.
 There was given at the Catholic church ar enjoyable entertainment by the students of the village schools. The children evinced the fine drill given by the teachers. Good music was, interspersed. After The Star Spangled Banner had been sung the following programme was rendered: Exercises, Flags of other nations; recitation by Dorothy Wallen, Socks For John Randall; Tiny Totts' Wand drill; costume song, Claire German; cornet solo, Donald German; costume song, Ida F'ountaine; Independence Beii,' Clair= German; Butterfly, dance; song, Battle Hymn of the Republic; Three Bears Up to Date; song, by Margaret .Kilday; chorus, Silent Night: exercise. Soldiers. Sailors and Nurses. Harold Bloomingberg and pupils; cornet solo and America, by Donald German. Social atN Clubhouse. The last social before Lent. was held at the club house Saturday ev- ening. Monday evening a number I went to Attawaugan to attend tho masquerade ball. On the same even ing the monthdly business meeting
 was held. and usual reports read
 A list of members revised to date has
 been posted.
 Ready to Sell Thrift Stamps. There is some sale of thrift stamps at the post office but Postmaster Pray would be pleased to see more engag. ed in this patriotic effort. and vii gladly give information to prospective ! purchasers. Line up, boys, and; helr your boys and others win the war fol democracy!
 Washington Social. Next Friday evening there will bs a public Washington Birthday socia given at the Methodist church in At. tawaugan. Exercises of varied character are planned, including z talk by the pastor, Rev. w. D. Wood ward on A Visit to Mount Vernon an( the Tomb of Washington
 Birthday Celebration. Mrs. Samuel Huntingdon celebrated her seventy fourth birthday Sunday A number of friends extended con, | bratulations, and she received a show 1 CT of postal cards. To Attend Worcester Mestinq.. Rev. W. D. Woodward goes toda, l to Worcester to attend the first in
 series of trans continental missionar,
 meetings. Bishop E. H. Hughes ha.
 asked the pastors and laymen to at tend as far as possible. The meetins
 is to be addressed by Dr. s. Earl Fay
 Tor. Dr, Frank Mason North, Dr. Fret
 B, Fisher and others, includin,
 Bishops Hughes and Lewis, and Ralpi s. Cushman, last named pastor il l Danielson for five years.