Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-26

Christmas Carol, Harold Nell; The Message of Gladness, Davis Johnson; singing by the choir; recitations, iA Legend of Santa Claus, Miss Arlene Burdick; While Shepherds Watched, Everett McCluggage; recitation, Elm ma Marcini: singing, choir; recitation, l Mother Earth's New Dress, Hattie Fields; recitation, Day Ever Dear, | Bertha Davis; recitation, When l Awoke, Theodore Davis; recitation, John Chadwick.
 l After the closing numbers of the programme Rev. J. B. Aldrich oc- cupied a few moments with seasona- i ble remarks and pronounced the ben ediction.
 Between midnight Christmas eve
 and sunrise Christmas morning three inches of light snow fell. With the
 mercury at about freezing all day the
 Yuletide weather was ideal. The state
 road was in fine condition for sleigh ing but not one sleigh was noted,
 neither was there much automobile travel. People seemed to be enjoying the day mostly in their homes, by their own firesides.
 The local post office did a record business both in incoming and out going Christmas mail. George Aver took more holiday mail over the R. r. D. route than was ever carried that way before. Owing to larger space ai- flowed in transportation on railroad lines, very much augmented by more carefully wrapped packages. the Iamount of damaged holiday bundles
 was very much less than in years
 heretofore. With the improved ac-
 com-s odations in the new office Post
 master Finn and Assistant CruInb are
 dispatching and delivering with nc
 delay.
 l An unusual rush of late shoppers on
 Christmas eve, all with money in their
 pockets and Merry Christmas in their ihearts made the closing hours of bus
 mess exceedingyr speedy. Merchants are able to report ready cash sales or all sorts Of goods with a generally profitable Christmas business.
 The first flock of English starlings were. seen Christmas day. hopping around in the snow anxiously eyeins , the kitchen windows looking for hol- ! iday handout They in many cases . got 1t. and judging from the great Ipecking and squeaking they enjoyed it |, too. It is noted that ten Englisf
 starlings and like number of EnglisI f6pdltO"S VIII AcOA pCctCCldl1y GU ItlN same little crumbs, but let a blue jay or crow show up and there is troubl, 1 in an instant. Now is the time, al
 a great many Jewett City people al ways do, to nail a piece of suet to {
 post or tree, and enjoy the society o one's hungry winter feathered neigh i. bors.
 : One little four year old boy iron 2 Groton came to visit his grandfathe over Christmas. He came with hi
 mother on the last train at night
 Thursday morning when the little fel X low looked out to see the ground al
 white, he informed his grandfather 5 that they didn't have such nice snoI
 in Groton.
 Miss Mary WheeIock of Brfdgepor
 is a visitor at her parents home O
 Main street.
 MT. and Mrs. F. F. Burfeson are en t tertaining their daughter, Miss Halli t Burleson, of East Orange, N. J. t MT. and Mrs. Erme Myott of Yves s Medford, Mass. are holiday guest = with MT. and Mrs. Nelbert Myott C h Mathewson street. if MT. and Mrs. c. F. Gardner enioye !: a Christmas visit from Mir and MT. e Nj. A. Appleby of Westford, Conn. Mir : Appiey was Miss Emma Gardner. y Fred C. Clarke and his sister. Mis : Elizabeth M. Clarke, of Hartford, ar e at the home of their parents, MT. an 3. Mrs. A. M. Clarke of Main street, fc s, the holidays
 Ie F. H. HiseoX enjoyed his Christina le at home for the first time in twenty = two years. His draft of extra holida n, duty was such as to allow him tn le unusual privilege.
 sr James Cotter of Hartford was { A home with his mother on Mechan