Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
GALES FERRY

Rev. Walter P. Buck of Kew Lon-
 don again conducted services in the
 NJ. E, church Sunday morning and spoke from St. Luke 2: 19-11. preaeh~ ins a fine Christmas sermon. At the offertory Misses Gertrude Alien and
 Mary Birch sang the duet Christ the Lord is Born, Silent Night, Holy Night. At the Sunday school session l Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt was in charge of a missionary program for centon- ary work. A Christmas service entitled The Star of the Orient was given Sunday evening at [ o'clock, a program ot music, recitations and readings.
 Owing to the prevalence of whooping cough among the children Of the place the usual Christmas festival with Christmas tree will not be held as has
 been the custom for many years.
 The birthday of Mrs. Henry W. Hurlbutt occurred Friday last and | Mrs. Hur1butt was given a surprise party by her daughters. Mrs. Nelson | Parker of Norwich and Mrs. ]. Ed | mund Norman of the village, with her l daughters-in-law, Mrs. Rufus W. 1 Hurlbutt and Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt. l also of the place.. All were present with their children. Mrs. Lucy A. l Hurlbutt, sister, also attended and a relative, Miss Fanny Bill yHur1butt,
 of Corona. L. I. A very enjoyable
 time was spent. Mrs. Hurlbutt de-
 rived much. pleasure from the unan- nounced celebration.
 i Mrs. c. E. Colver of the navy yard received from Miami, Fla, Dec. 20th. l a coeoanut in the husk weighing four pounds, sent through the mail. with ] the necessary postage placed on the husk. by her brother. an engineer on a yacht there. It arrived at the Gales Ferry postoffce when the mercury was lowering around zero.
 J. Frank Corey. assistant clerk of the con1mon pleas court, who had been in New London last Thursday, at a court session, stopped over a train on his return to Norwich to visit his sum
 fner cottage on the bluff, to which he
 will build an addition in the spring.
 The burial of Austin A. Lester of
 Norwich, who died there Dec. 1s. was
 in the family lot in the Gales Ferry
 eemete4y Saturday afternoon.
 The village school, taught by Miss
 Grace A. Chapman, closed Friday for the Christmas vacation of one week.
 The following program of closing ex-
 ercises was given: Recitation, wei come, Dorothy Fabel { song. The
 Fairies Christmas. school: recitation,
 Jack Frost and the Christmas Trees.
 Edith Fable: dialogue. Eisie's Christ
 mas: recitation. Mrs. Santa Claus
 Plan. Kenneth Keeney; song. The Christmas Wreath, school recitation, by Nellie .Belgpr: recitation. If Mile is a Mile, Ruth Fabel: dialogue. 1 Want What I Want, David Carter, Gordon Maniere, Stanley Faford, Paul Blair; song. Oh Little Town of Beth 1 lehern. school: recitation, The Best Day. Ernest Belger;. recitations. Play ing Santa Claus. Viola Riley: X Boys
 Letter to Santa Claus. David Carter; ] Christmas Time is Children's Time Ethel Main. song Star of Bethlehem school; recitation. The Brave Little ) ; Trees Elm Beth Bennett: recitation
 hv Matilda Kleuss: song, Silen, , Night. school. Refreshments were served at the close Of the program 2 and pleasing feature was tht : opening of mystery packages. Punil. n perfect in attendance for Decen1beI !, 1 were Dorothy Birch, Fn-Eeth Ren. retf. Nellie Berger. Edith Fa bel, Mil
 dred Keene, Paul Blair and Stsnle, Faford. Two pupils. MiIdren Keer, and Paul Blair, have haen perfect Il y att iendarce for the entire term. : Miss Fanny Bill Harlbutt of Core na. L. J.. who was the enest lest weei = a tthe home of Miss Julia c. Richard q q at Long Cove, and at the home of he v uncle Amos HurlbHtt, with other To II cal relatives left Saturday with he sister law, Mrs. Frank W. 4ur1 < butt, for Corona, and will leave ther 7 this week for Charleston. W. Va 2 where the entire family will mak T their home.
 Hilliard Bruce of Middletown was | guest last week of W. Fred Smi tn au 'tl Norman L. Brown of the village. Nil . Bruce, who has been employed at tn Y state hospital in Middletown for II months, will go Jan. to Noroton t = take up his new work as inspector il E the State Soldiers horne.