Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-23
PUTNAM

fTOSTdH1S OL SLI1SIAldS lloSAS al 1 ranged by the churches of Putnam in II sure additional beauty at the special H services planned for Sunday. At the | Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 4.30 | o'clock there will be a vesper service. The musical part of the service under the direction of A. r. Burns of Daniel son.
 At the ConEreg ational church a Christmas concert will be given. The l concert will open with an organ prelude 1 followed by the processional o Come All | and the junior choir. The concert will 1 include songs, recitations, exercises and l carols At the Methodist church the Christmas sermon will be preached at the 1O.45 a. m. service Sunday and Christmas con cert will be given at 9 o'clock service, | members of the Sunday school to be as- sisted by the choir. The Christmas tres exercises at this church will be on Mon 1 day evening at ' o'clock
 1 Christmas carols will be sung at St. l Philips Episcopal church Saturday eve l ing at 11.3o, followed by a midnight eel 1 ebratior Of holy communion. The Sun 1 day services at this church will be at 8 and 1O.45 o'clock.
 l The funeral of John O'Brien was held ! from his home Thursday morning at o'clock with services at St. Mary's church Rev Charles r. Bedard being ] celebrant of the high mass of requiem. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. The service was attended by many relatives and friends, including delegations repre- senting the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Cargin council, K. of c. The bearers were Thomas Brogan. James Brogan, Thomas Welch, Thomas Mo Gam, Henry Quinn and John Gerety. Having performed nose dive during the preceding afternoon and night the mercury stopped at two above zero in it's downward plunge early Thursday, morn ing, the coldest of the winter. Many actually were made uncomfortable in their homes by the cold during Wednes- day night for the gale forced the frigid
 blasts into all but the warmest inter iors. There was some damage from the blow out of the northwest, but +his was
 of little consequence. Some hanging
 limbs partly broken by the ice storm of
 a month ago were broken off in neigh
 boring towns and came tumbling down, saving the necessit yof removing them,
 as would have been necessary.
 4 brass quartet VIII accompany the
 choir of carol singers that Is being as
 senlbied by Agent Robert W. Boys of the
 Manhasset company to sing in this city
 and at Pomfret Saturday evening. It is
 possible the carols will be sung for the
 ratients at the Day Kimhall hospital. At
 Pon1fret the singers will visit several
 residences. including those of Rev. J. H.
 Bigelow, John Ash and Ben Grosvenor.
 The comron at Woodstock Hi1l hps
 been cleared of the debris with which
 it has been filtered since the ice storm tore innumerable limbs from the splen-
 did trees that border it. Thirty men and
 boys put in big days work gathering
 the limbs saving the wood and burn ing up the brush as well as trimmng
 the trees Incidentally the rroup of
 workers built a shed for the Con1muritv
 club. mernbArs of which made ready and served the workers a dinner in the yes try of the church.
 Rev. Jean Ronx, M S.. pastor of St. James church at Danielson, has sent check for $75 to Mrs. w r. Rafferty. chairman of the Thanksgiving fund of the Day Kinball hosnital and particular apnreciation of this gift is felt
 This (TEridayN afternoon at tho Tour tellotta Memorial High sschool in North
 Crosvenordala a Christmas tree party is
 to be held for the faculty and student
 body. The affair will mark the end of
 the fall term the school closing today
 until after the holiday period.
 Announcement was made by the post
 office derartment that an open comOeti- tive civil service examination is. 10 be held in this city January 14 to i'll the vacancy in the position of nostmaster at
 North Grosvenordale. Applicants must
 submit to the examiner c7 the day of | I4g,o
 selves within the past two years.
 Following the are new elected officials 1 of the Sunday school of the Methodist
 church: President D. R. Gilbert: assist
 ant superintendent. l.. F. Battey; secre- tary. Thomas Richmond assistant sec retary. Miss Ina Aldrich: treasurer. ]. ] Herbert Marsh organist. Mrs Ellsworth Wilcox: chorister, Leroy J. Trim; su- perintendent home department. Mrs. L. E. Richardson superintendent primary department, Miss Grace I. Bennett; as sistant superintendent. Miss Ruth Pratt superintendent of cradle roll, Mrs. Stan ley Shaw
 Miss Wilhelmina Frost, student at southfeld Point Hall, Stamford, is to
 spend the Christmas period with her parents MT. and Mrs. 4. V. Frost of thi. city.
 Miss Anna Arnold of the normal school of physical gymnastics at New Haven is spending the holiday season al the home of her parents, MT and Mrs s C. D. Arnold.
 Israel Putnam lodge of Odd Fellows is 10 eject officers for the ensuing year al 2 the next meeting.
 A Mr and Mrs. George Bennett of Wood stock have announced the engagement oi their daughter. Hattie E. Bennett, te ! .cIt F Baker of Elliott
 Henry C. Randall of Providence was 3