Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

until January D nd St. MaryB Scnool | is to close this "Wednesday afternoon l tsa ssa. the holidays fe'Denihs January were held Thursday morning at S:30 l from his home. No. 174 Windharn road. The requiem high mass at 5 Joseph's chufeh at g clock was sung | by Rev. John E. Clark. AS the body 1 was borne into the church q funeral march was played by Professor Lavin. l At the offeitory, De Profundis was sung by te choir. As a waiting hymn. William Costello sang Nearer Christopher Cook of New Haven, John Daley and Jeremiah Murphy of l Willinantie. delegates from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; 1 Joseph ?. C6tter, James F. Twomey 1 and John N. Br2nsfieid, Past Grand ] Knights and delegates from San Jose Council, Knights of Columbus Of this city. There were beautiful floral ] forms, At the home Christopher Cook 1 service, the ritual Of the Brotherhood l Of Hallway Trainmen being used. Burial was fin St. Joseph's cemetery. l Relatives and friends attending the I funeral came from New Haven, 1 Hartford, Providence, Springfield and Hampton.
 1 Postmaster John o'Rourke stated Tuesday afternoon that the mali be- ing handled at the local p6stotfice this Christff1s is the heaviest in the history of the office but that provided noth- ing unforeseen happened, every parcel
 brought into the postofiiee would be
 in the hands of the owner by noon Christmas, as has been the rule in
 years past. Through the use of tte auto truck belonging to Dennis Nag ! gerty who is aided Iii deliveries by James Twoney the larger parcels
 are being delivered more expeditiously this year than ever before as 1t is possible to make several additional trips each day. The force Of men employed at the office has been in-
 creased and now numbers, twenty -six
 as follows: Postmaster John
 O'Rourke; Assistant Postfnaster Dan-
 tel A. Sullivan, ninee regular city
 carriers, and two special delivery boys,
 The mail pouches being received at the office daily numbers about one hundred and fifty but until Tuesday night all of these were handled as ! fast af they arrived. The stamp win dow clerks at the office were rushed
 Monday and the largest business in
 the history of the office was done. The rush Of Monday was also felt at
 the sub-station at the Bay State ) Drug Store, where Harvey Bronson,
 who usually handles the business
 alone, found it necessary to get two helpers for the day.
 There are but two parcels at the
 local postoffiee the owners of which
 the postal authorities are unable to
 trace as the nafaes ef the party send
 ing them as we'll as that of the party to whom they were sent have been lost. The parcels were found in the , mail Eecals covering of any sort. One of them, small leatheFette box, con- tains pencils, etc, supposedly a gift , to a child. The small Christmas card attached to it reads, 'To Mildred'' , The other parcel contains two pieces of steel, eleven inches long which, are , thought to be automobile accessoJies.
 Tie annual Christmas entertain.
 neRt of the Sunday school of the io- cal Msthodist Episcopal church was held Tuesday night at the church with large number of members of the church and their friends present.
 The entertainment of the evening,
 which was pleasing to all, was in charge of Miss Ethel Simmons, who | An4 Ho q SOtnkaAbtCE lflG MtESGS MAT jorie Beebe and Marion Ide. W. B. Watrous, secretary Of the Sunday
 sehcol, and Fred P. Davoll also as-
 sisted in arranging the Christmas
 tree decorations. Owing to the ill., 1 ness of J. H. Bentley, superintendent
 of the Sunday school, the gifts from
 the Sunday schools Christmas tree
 were distributed by W. $. Watsous sect etary of the Sunday school and | Rnharf Hphx5xs n11 sk the s9hooi received an orange and a box of Christmas candy, while Santa Claus furnished gifts to many of the younger members of the school. The ' pastor of the church, Rev. c. Hariey
 smith, extended an invitation to ali those present and invited them to en- jty the evening as guests of the Sun.
 day school. The following program was pleasingly carried out under the direction of the committee noted above: Song by school No 63: vel.
 come address, Nellie Dainton; ReHec. tions of Small Boy, Arthur Hall; Postal Bells, Marion Hanson; Viet Versa. Arthur Childs; Santa Claa,
 Song. Hollis and Eugene Lewis: Tht
 Messase of the Stars. Mildred John.
 son; The Lords Prayer, pastor lead
 Williams; A Trade. Merlyn Towne
 song. Hark the Herald Angels Sing \ primary department; Now a Merr, Christmas All; Cora and Faith ChiIds Martha. Clough; recitation. Marjori
 Earrows: When Christmas sniile El Across the World Alice Hanson; If Could Knit, Benjamin Anderson
 Down at Grandps's House, Dototf, \ Meeflsoni song. Upon the Honsetof urinary; recitation Alma Anthony ! \ Letter to Santa, Gladys Peters
 bsfsIs SsaF. saris crlstas asa tT, Ruth I' Easter Ter \ rtstth chiids; Christmas Morains
 Nae Anderson; Santa's Cake, Cor N rhilds; song by school. No. 60: sons ' Santa Claus' Heralds: primary de T pertinent; Christmas tree.
 Al The annual Christmas social of tn J telenhnre company employees wa rj held Tuesday night at the cofnpan
 building on High street and d lafe
 ntnnfar of the ef1apleyes and tfiei \ friends attended. The Christmas Ire
 and the gifts it contained were 3 fea
 tgre and mauy present received som \ remembrance as Christmas gifts. Ei Threads.
 \ Mrs. William Scales of ssrinSfei,
 Mass. is visiting relatives for ovt ! the holidays.
 Ora Proctor nf Sprinsfeld was tf
 guest fo Miss Stella Rushee Monaa
 Walter Larned of Ash street is vi.
 in9 il tends in Hartford.
 Miss May Shepard was in Hartfoi
 on business Tuesday.
 Dora Krasne is visiting reiativ,
 ili Providence, R. !.
 Mrs. George Mc6rey Of Mort \ Wtndharfa was g local visitor for u H day Tuesday.
 Mrs. James Lawler and children Martin Wjn6ho m ava Jx { r..