Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM


 struck and killed woman at Greene-i yiilea R, l. The truck was loaded with for the ,Manhasset Manu- -acturing company of this city. |
 Rev. E, E. uliery of Springfield. Mass, Is to be acting rector of St.I Philips Episcopal church during the | winter and will conduct services here every Sunday.
 Putnam people awoke Thursday. morning to find that this city was to enjoy 2 white Christmas after all.
 There were large congregations at all the Christmas morning services at St. Mary's church.
 Oliver Marchisseau of Danielson, who Is at the Day KiubaIl hospital, was knocked down and injured when he walked in front of the automobile Of County Commissioner John 4. Dady of this city at Danielson on Christmas eve.
 The engagement of Miss Katherine Cocroft of Providence to Rev. Charles Jarvis Hartman, rector for several years Of St. Philips church in this city. has been announced.
 Christmas afternoon and evening programs at the theatres in Putnam, furnished entertainment for hundreds Of citizens,
 ]. J. Whitehead, Jr., was in Balti- more to spend the holiday with his parents.
 Rev. and Mrs. John Walker of Phil adelphia were Christmas guests of Dr. and Mrs. r. A. Morrel. Rev. Mir. Walker formerly was pastor of St. Philips church of this city,
 Wspcuasset tribe of Red Men has 3 biz Christmas tree party planned for this evening at their hall on Pom fret street. All the members of the order and their wives are expected to be present. and there is to be q gift for every member of the order.
 A watch night service is being planned to be held at the Second Con- Gresa ational church of this city on Wednesday evening fo next week.
 There was a Christmas tree gather ing for members of the Sunday school at the Methodist church Christmas night at 2 o'clock.
 There was a Christmas tree and entcrtainment Thursday evening at tho Baptist church.
 Dv. and Mrs. !. E. Kent were at tarchnont to sperd the holiday sea P son with Dr. and Mrs. Jan1es NJ. Kent. The Woodstock Theft Detecting so- Hietv. which is to have it's annual meeting within e few days, is one of the oldest organizations In this part of the state, having been founded in l793.
 It is being ruTnored about town that the Fisk Tire and Rubber connany is @agotia'ing for tre nurchase of ore Of he mills now engag ged in mannfqct'7r- I ing cotton products in this city, and 1 hat the plan is to re~eQuip the plant "a tire fabric mill. Santa Claus was gocd to the 12s zF.S tE-a rorarv home for children on Christ mas day. He saw to it that they had 2 tempting holiday dinner-with duck IS the important item on the menu 1 and, when evening came, q Christmas l tree that was a delight to the little peopie.
 The dinner party was q great gath 1 erinS. Thera was an abundance oi rood things to eat. for Mir. and Mrs 1 D. c. Park in charge of the home, had 1 pared neither time nor effort in pre- paring the feast, With the l'hera, | Aelpings Of duck there were veeeta : and dessert and other things-aot te mention candy. | There was no lack of sugar, either Cor the Christmas dinner, trough the l Tha nksgivirg day feast found the I children at the home mana aiog to get l along without that commodity The tree eatherie~ oriana1iy ha6 been planned for Christmas eve. Stu, aents at the Howe Marot snbool foi l vonng ladies in Thomnson desired tc i Send many gifts howevef, and a. many of these gifts. cou1ilte from tn, 1 homes Of tire girls in various parts c the country. bad nct arrived Wednes t9ay evening. so the Christmas tree a the chi1dren's horne was postpones until Christmas night.
 i This event was a real delight. Tier. were gifts for a1l the littIe people. Tht many things with which the gift ire, was laden conFA. in some eases iron 1 relatives and friends of the children The distribution 10 the little penpl, was marked by Unhounded happinas
 N"d they went to bed thinking tha
 this is good old world. after all ] Christmas cheer and good wishe 1 came in abundance Thursday to tn
 F patients at the Day KimbaH hospi tal. An eariV event of the day was ;
 Christmas tree gathering in the wom
 ems ward. where tree and gifts, pre- scented by Mrs. William OImsted, wifi Of the headnaster of Pomfret scfo0
 had been set uD. It was laden wit
 Tifts for the children. All the pa
 tients, nurses and employees at the in
 stituGon gathered about the tree |
 receive gifts, and there were rernem
 brances from various sources. Tn
 woman's board was generous an
 thouehtful in it's gift-giving to nurse. l employees and patients. Gifts camt
 too, from the Salvation Army to tn , children. Christmas greens were pre-
 sented av Edith Bowen, representfn
 the Sunday school of the Raptis ] church, and Rev. Beynton Merrill an young people of the Congregations church came to present gifts ,esneeial
 ly intended for soldier and sailor pa ] tie1is. Rev. Mr. Merrill was chapiai of the battleship Pennsylvania durin
 the war
 All together the patients at the hos
 pital found Christmas much briehte , through all that was done to mak i them cheerful and happy and WI , leave with them pleasant and endul
 iIi" memories.
 The town farm natients, too. wel ' recirients of Christmas gifts on tF holiday and were given a bountifl . holiday feast.
 a Up West Woodstock way they we, : boosting of q citize~ who hung up h stocking for the s9th Christrnas da
 He is ". G. Clark. and is said to ! hale and hearty. It is being pointe ' out that hts lonsevity cannot be use ' as an argument for nrohinitien for I
 always has believed in q moderate uI s of beverages now under the ban. 
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