Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-26
DANlELS0N AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANELsoN

dull holiday afternoon lies in'attempting ! to put through a business call over the i telephone, or any other kind of a, tele- phone call fonfhat matter. You will find the faithful operators on duty, as usual, They do not figure in what the typewrit- or has started to click off here, other than that they are custon1arify courteous, as Is the rule with them on all other days of the year, notwithstanding that they have folks at hom and would like to he with them and.in them on day like Christmas for. instance, as do other people.
 But, in any event, you put in your call for, we'll say man who has had rush of a Christmas season and .hef doesn't an Swer, but somewhere on the line a per son is perturbed by more or less persist ent ringing and in half minute someone picks of the hook and you say Hello, Bill" or something like that and an acid female voice promptly tells you wrong number" and slams up the receiver. giving the impression that, excluding herself, the world is all mixed up and nobody else is on the job, though the telephone ring may have interrupted an utterly useless employment of time on her part-and you wasn't calling her at all, y'understand. ''wrong number ?. as. easly,sa as Par don me, please" but giving. an entirely different impression More truthful would be wrong person answering, but sne seldom hears that. Did you?
 It's really funny when one has bump of humor. It's especially funny on a hol- lday when the world is supposed to be more than ordinarily good. na.ured.
 There isn't chance, it appears on this g6th day of December, that all who are operating motorAzvehcles and expect to continue to do so uninterruptedly throughout the winter will get their reg strations by next Sunday night. Mum sers of them are still b1ithely going along and running the old busses without a thought of tomorrow. They haven't sent n their money for their registrations as ret and they are fully aware that the police will bounce down upon them next Monday morning if they go about with cars bearing last years numbers. For his no one has to do any worrying ex- cept the people who own cars and haven't registered. Only there is day Of reck- oning at hand and those who figure in the reckoning should not complain if they have to pay some penalties The warnings have been numerous and ample. Those who ignore them will learn that there is something more involoed than newspaper talk, whatever that may mean. Christnras was a very quiet holiday in
 
 might be rated an extra Sunday in 1922 This is not to be taken as indicat- ing that the holiday WAS not joyful one for hundreds of Danielson's citizens, for h was really that, and there were many happy homes and firesides about which family members who have not been re- Knited for year gathered As early as o'clock Christmas morning the streets were lined with people going to early -E-,l BeveFal times during the morning hours. No diversions were planned for any part If the day until evening, when they was basketball and dancing and move en- lertafnments to help round out what was } very quiet and happy holiday in Dan lelson, free from much that has been condemned in modern day observances of Ihe festival in the larger communities of the county.
 DazAeason members of the W. c. T. U. Rre interested in the fact that the next Etate conference of the organization ts to be held in this part of the state at Put name, on January 12. A l1rge deiega- tion of members from the loca chapter will be inattendance. Sessions are 70 be held in the morning and afternoon and there will be an interesting list of speak ers and musical programs of unusual at- tractiVenesz.
 Singers of Christmas carols journeyed about DanielSon Christmas eve bringing Joy to shut-ins and others who has re- Euested that they come to their homes and sing The custom is such a yreCty one that it has seemed Strange to many that larger numbers have not aroused themselves to take part in the carol sing. Ing, which. is source of happiness. fol many and reminder of Cte festival sea Ion
 Prisoners at the wfndElam county iai In Brooklyn had as happy holiday al one might anticipate under similar cir. cumstances. They were give na splen did dinner of roast pork and vegetables and various other things thaS enter into the making of holiday dinner, anC they had 1warm quarters and are com fortably clad and otherwise are not sui fering any ills of winter-nor being ask ed to pay anw of the bills incident tt getting by in a season that imposes rum erous obligations on those who are per mitted to retain their freedom of action
 At the town farm in kiIlingiy, too, in mates fared we'll on the holiday MT and Mrs. Oliver Bassett, in charge of tn nome, sawto it that their charges wer given feast and there was the usual re membrances from friends of these ol people who have a comfortable home an are given every possible attention.
 MT. and. Mrs. John Reece of Norwich Mir. and Mrs. Robert Millea of Providenc and Mir. and Mrs. J. J. McGarry of Put nam were Christmas guests of Mrs Man Shea of North Main street
 A candle light service was held in tn Congregational church in South Killing y Sunday evening: There were man lighted candles, special music by tk choir and the church was decorated fo the occasion.
 At the new parish house Of the Wesl deld Congregation church a Christina earold will be presented on Friday ey !sning of this week, this marking the firf use of the structure, which has been ur der construction since early fall. Several merchants here stated at th week end that they had broken an n cords in their history flor sales. Tn shopping period here at Christmas tim las been an unusually good one, bette han almost any one antictpated.
 Henry c. Benton of Providence was .7istor with friends in Danielson over u holiday period.
 ice men are hoping for fsw more cal lays that harvesting may be- undertal sn later this week. Ice has reaehe nearly to "a thickness where cutting ca be prOhtably undertaken.
 F. A. and F. c. Davis hSVe engage h trucking enterprise that viii, give daily service between this place, Prov Hence and intermediate points. This set vice is one of the outgrowt7fs of the d. yelopment of state highway lanes b tween, Danielson and the Rhode Islar capital.
 The Christmas tree exercises of u fCorgregational BEble school were held she church Monday afternoon and wel we'll attended.
 A. A. Jacques of South Killingfy h;