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New Britain herald., 1922-12-20
Three Attractive Menus For Christmas Dinner and How to Prepare Them
IT IS fortunate thing that Christ

| IT IS a fortunate thing that Christ
 mas. the brightest of all the festi- vals, comes at the darkest period Of the year. Even when the days are at their shortest and the weather at its drearicst. we have Christmas to | think of and pre2are for.
 Though Christmas is festival shared in by all the Christian nations of the world. yet each nation has de- veloped it's own especial celepra- tion. Christmas as we know 1t may | almost be said to have developed since Dickens wrote the beautiful Christmas Carol" Up to that time Christmas was more church festi- val. Dickens taught us that it might. and should, be time of good will I to men," of family gatherings and for taking thought of those who are lonely or in need.
 Tradition Prcscribes
 Goose for Christmas
 Of course. one of the most import ant parts of the celebration is the Christmas dinner. Here Is an ortho- dox menu for a quite sufficiently elaborate Christmas dinner. First raw oysters. Then clear soup. If the housewife has an enameled ware soup kettle which she keeps duly go- ing with all the odds and ends and left-overs, she has afoundation for her clear soup. To quart of this soup stock. strained out, add one Nf s,, pieces. Cook for two or three hours, Set off and when cold skim. Reheat and settle with the white of an egg, as one would coffee. Set aside and heat when needed.
 For the roast have the Christmas goose of English tradition. The goose is noble bird, imposing in appearance and most excellent sin flavor. Many housewives, however, fear to try goose as it is not easily roasted. It needs much basting for one thing and a rather slow oven. If, however, the hostess owns an en- ameled ware roaster she need have no misgiving. These roasters are self blasting and the arrangements for ventilating allow the goose to cook as slowly or as fast as is needed.
 The goose must have apple sauce as it's accompaniment Apple sauce when properly made can be appetiz- ing. The apples should not be pared and sliced until just when they are to be cooked. Put in an enameled ware saucepan with just enough water to keep from burning and cook quickly; add sugar just before renfov- ing from the fire, also dash of lemon juice if the apples are not sour. Cooked in this way the apple sauce will be golden amber as the enameled ware will not darkcn the fruit Onions and boiled rice also go well with the rich roast goose. A fruit salad is refreshing next course. Canned pineapple covered with layer of sliced bananas, with spoonful of whipped cream on top is a very good salad and easily pre- pared.
 For dessert, of course, comes the plum pudding No longer can the pudding enter in a glory of blazing brandy to the awe and amazement of youthful guests, but it can still wear it's sprig of holly and be as de- licious as ever. Here is an old Eng fish rule for the genuine article. Take half pound of stale bread crumbs,
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20

one cup of hot milk. Soak the crumbs in the milk and let 1t stand until cold. Then add quarter of a pound Of sugar, the beaten yolks of
 four eggs, half pound of raisins,
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20
CHRISTMAS NV THE KITCHEN

comes in well, Housewives in the country will find the Canned string beans very good Serve with fruit | dressing,
 The most orthodox dessert after plum pudding for Christmas is minee pie, but the old fashioned mince pies are so formidable. Bought minee meat canned is good and baked with nice homemade crust IS as nice a pie as one need have. There is. how ever. rule for so-ealled mock minco pic which makes pie not so rich and therefore better after such re- past. Take four good sized soda crackers, roll them out, add one and one-half cups of sugar one cup mos lasscs, the juice of half n lemon, one cup of .rasins chopped one-half cup of dates chopped, one-half cup Of butter, two eggs well beaten and spice to taste. Bake in enameled ware pie plates in fairly quick oven.
 Now we have had two quite full and elaborate Christmas dinners but there are families who are not large
  practical nor. are their purses lonf enough to make that kind of dinner very reasonable. so let us see what we can find that is also entirely cor rect for Christmas and yet within the reach of modest means
 A Christmas Dinner
 For Small Family
 First get quart of small oysters. Take a pint of them and make an oyster stew. With the help of an enameled ware double boiler there will be no trouble with this, for there will be no danger of the milk curd- ling,
 Buy an old fowl or hen. These are cheaper than the roasting fowls and quite as good in flavor. Cut it up as for a fricassee. Put on the fire in an enameled ware saucepan and cook slowly until tender. Have ready a rather shallow enameed ware bak- ing dish. Put in the chicken and add a plain pastry crust and bake. With this chicllen-pie serve cranberry sauce prepared as with the sucking pig. A very nice vegetable to go with the chicken-pie is cauliflower. If that is not available canned corn is also good.
 For dessert try a Norwegian prune pudding. Pick over and wash one- half pound of prunes. Soak them in cold water for an hour Then cook in a saucepan until soft. Separate the prunes from the stones. Crack the stones and take out the meat; add these meats to the prunes. Then add one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, two cups of boiling water and cook all together for ten minutes. Then take one-third of cup of cornstarch, add cold water to. this until it is thin batter, add to the prune mixture and cook five minutes. Pour all into mould and put away in a cold place for several hours. This is good made the day before. Serve with cream.
 Now here is a simple but excel lent meal and, ended off with black coffee, no one need ask for better to give them a truly
 MERRY CHRISTMAS.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20

information by which they expect to arrest the consignee and break up smuggling of drugs irom Medtcrra- mean ports. W
 Two unsuccessful attempts to haul away the Ash without proper ex- animation aroused suspicious Of cus- toms inspectors. A sharp instrument thrust Into one barrel hit tin box 3 inches high and 2fept in diameter Ten similar boxes, each containing hundreds Of cubes Of pure morphine hydrochlorate, were dug out of tho. barrels.
 One tin contained several thousand labels for ounce packages. These /e dIcated the morphine came origlnniiy from Switzerland to Mnrseilca whence the Fenchprch iailea Nov. 80,
 Inspectors believe the snusgiers intended to leave behind for cxamih- ation the barrel that contained only Ash. Half the shipment hni been loaded on truck Saturday. when the drivers haste and the recollection that opium had recently been discov- cred in fish barrels caused the off. cials to detain and examine the load.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20
FIND NARCOTICS IN
 BARRELS 0F FISH
Biggest Seizure in History of New
 York, Valued at S10O,O00

New York, Dec. 20.--By seizure of s100.00o worth of morphine, hidden In barrels of dried fish from the car 90 of the British steamship Fen church, owned by the Mondrich steamship company, Ltd. of London, customs officials believe they have tapped the source of contraband mar cotics that have flooded the city re- gently. The seizure Is the largest ever made at this port. according to William Sanders, deputy surveyor.
 From truck driver. who called for the fish at Pier 16, Brooklyn treasury department agents ohtaIned
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20
INTENSE SUFFERING
 IN WAKE OF WRECK
Survivors of "Reliance' Found on Bleak Island 0if Canadian Shore

sault Ste. Marie. Mich. Dec. eo.-- A week may elapse before all of the survivors of the Inflated tug Reliance are able to travel to their homes so intense was their suffering from cold and hunger after their tiny craft was disabled and abandoned at the Lizard islands. it was said here today. The 20 persons who reached here last night are under the care Of physicians and will remain at hospital and hotels until they have fully recovered. One man. Walter Longacre, is in q serious condition with both hands and both feet frozen.
 With the arrival of these survivors the S6 on the Reliance when she was disabled have been accounted for. Seven reached the Soo Sunday, two are in Canadian lumber camp, three still are aboard the tug Gray which Is engaged in taking off Su- perior light for the winter, 20 are re- cuperating here and four lost then lives.
 Yesterday arrivals suffered great hardships before they were found Monday on one of the bleak islands near the Canadian shore.
 The first day after the wreck brought the death of three of their companions, Captain John McPherson. Fred Began and Gus Johns, who were swept overheard as they tried to launch a lifeboat. Only one of the boats got away safely. It carried eight men and one woman who reached the mainland last week.
 Spent Whole Day Dsscmbarking
 The following day 1t became ap- parent the Reliance could not long withstand the pounding of the high seq and a raft was constructed of barrel slaves and a stairway torn from the tug. The storm still rage6 70 fiercely that little hope of land- William Cow, fireman. swan 75 yards to the islands through the icy waters and stretched line along which the raft was pulled. It was . perilous trip. even for the 75 yards. and only three persons could board the raft at the time. The entire da, was required for the party to disem- bark.
 On land, they still faced dangers as great as those on the raging waters of Superior. The temperature wa. below zero, there was no shelter and only the scantiest of food supplies.
 Continued cold weather might block efforts of rescue craft to reach them until too late.
 Live On Light Rations X But they existed for five days on . few cans of meat, two slices of bread each and scraps of water soaked cake brought from the tug. A fire in the open and hut construct ed of brush afforded their only pro- tection from the storm that continued during their entire stay on the is- land. .@ f \; The storm abated yesterday but severe cold weather continues and al craft on the upper lakes are making headway with great difficulty. Only uHe vessel remains to pass through the American locks, which probably will be closed for the season today Or tomorrow. The Canadian canals will remain open until the end of this week.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20
SAVED FROM POORHOUsE

Patchogue, T.. l., Dec. 20.-Death { at the age of 106 years prevented Joseph Vercento from being taken to the Suffolk County almshouse. It all so freed, temporarily at least, his aged wife of the necessity of going to the same institution, against which she, as well as her husband, had been fight ing during the last years of long life. 9
 < Joseph Vercento lived with his wife, 96 years old, and his son, Joseph Vercento, Jr.. 76 years old. in q shan ty at West Hempstead. Up to three years ago. he had been able to earn a pittance by doing odd jobs. When he could work no longer, the son became tfe sole support of the family, which he supported on earnings of five or six dollars a week.
 Recently A. c. Still, ovtrseer of the .l,cor, has been allotting the Vercento family $S month out of the publif fund for that purpose, but three days ago told the elder Vercento that he would be more comfortable and better cared for in the almslouse and ought to go there. Vercento at first refused to go, but gave his consent reluctant, on the condition that his wife should accompany him. The aged couple were to have been taken there yes terday.
 When MT. Still called to take then to the almshouse yesterday morning he discovered that the husband had died an hour before his arrival. The son said he believed he would be able to support his mother with some slight assistance. Mir. Still agreed that the township would do it's part toward her support and charitably inclined residents of Patchogue, when the cir cumstances became known to them. volunteered to supply any deficiency thai Tnjpht l. Q lacking
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20

one cup of hot milk. Soak the crumb in the milk and let 1t stand unti cold. Then add one-qrarter of | pound of sugar, the beaten yolks O four eggs, half pound of raisins Three Attractive Menus
 For Christmas Dinner
 .--:-;
 Dickens Christmas Dinner
 Oysters on the Half Shci.
 Clear Soup
 Roast Goose with Apple Sauce Onions Boiled Rice
 Fruit Salad
 Plum Pudding
 Coffee Fruit American Christmas Dinner
 Clams on the Half Shell
 Clear Soup
 Roast Sucking Pig with
 Cranberry Jelly
 Sweet Potatoes Onions
 Mock Mincc Pie
 Coffee
 Economical
 Christmas Dinner
 Oyster Stew
 Chicken Pie with Cranberry Sauce
 Norwegian P1,nc Pudding
 CofYpn one-quarter of a pound of entrants the same of figs chopped fine ant a little fine cut citron. Then take half pound of suet, cut up and stil to cream. Add this to the other mixture. Then add spices, cinnamon and cloves, tablespoonful of each A half teacupful of cider follows and last of all the whites of four eggs beaten stiff. A small sized enameled ware dishpan will be found most useful for mixing this pudding. Ii should be carefully tied in cloth and boiled for six hours in preserv- ing kettle. This pudding is very good when cold and GU, into slices and fried. so there is no haste about eating it all on Christmas day. Black coffee and fruit will finish a very substantial dinner.
 As Surprise Serve
 Roast Sucking Pig
 Another orthodox menu has for its central point a roast sucking pig. As this is a very rich dish begin with raw clans, always a good ap- petizer, then a clear soup as before; small portions in cups will be ann pie. Then the pig. Don't try to cook 1t unless you have an enameled ware roaster, as 1t is no easy task to cook a sucking pig. With the roaster, however, there is no trouble at all. The perfectly pasted pig will emerge the beautiful golden brown 1t should be, and may be borne proudly to the table with lemon in its mouth
 The fat of the pig demands an acid and nothing is nicer than our pretty, wholesome, red cranberries. Cooked in an enameled ware sauce pan which will not darken their col or, they may be served with the pig either as sauce or jelly. They tell us in the south that sucking pig and sweet potatoes go together, and they ought to know. Onions are also a good addition. After such hearty meat course string bean salad
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20

i,s4b those repaired during the frst half of November,
 Locomotives in need of repair De. cember were placed at 1S.009. a de. crease Of 3i7 since November l6 and s7a per cent of the number in op- eration. or these i4,450 were in need of heavy repairs, "a decrease for the period of 670. Serviceable loco motives December numbered 46,525 an increase of 4al In the Is days the statement said.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20
MAINTAIN SPEED ON
 REPAIRS TO ENGINES
Attention Given 13,4s1 Locomotives Between Nov. 15 and Dec. |, Only
 Six Less Than Record Number.

Washington, Dec. 20-Railroads re- paired 13,4S4 locomotives between November 15 and December |, six fewer than the greatest number turn. ed out of their shops in any semi
 monthly period in about two years the car service division of the Ameri- can Railway association announced today. The number also exceeded by
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20

York and San Francisco and between east coast ports and Europe.
 shippingmen who inspected the old vessel said her hull today was as sound as when she slid down the ways b3 years ago.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-20
yEGGs, LOOT TOTALS $500.

Spring Galley. Iil., Dec. eo.--Eight men early today blasted the safe of the local post office, obtaining about $500 and escaped in two automobiles, after running fight with a posse of farmers.
Ellsworth American., 1922-12-13

years been superintendent of the
Orono system. He will be superin-
tendent and general manager The
main office of the company, it is un-
derstood will be at Orono While
the title has changed hands, the man
agement of the Ellsworth plant will
remain with the Bar Harbor & Union
River Power Co. until January 1,
when the transfer of management
will take place. Frank A. Anderson,
who has been in Ellsworth since last
spring getting acquainted with the
local situation and plant, will be the
local manager.
~ The Ellsworth school fair was held
on Thursday and Friday of last week
in Hancock hall. The middle of the
room was filled with seats for the
programs held each afternoon and
evening. The decorations were very
pretty, and the booths showed care
and ingenuity in devising pretty
showplaces for the several phases of
school work. The model school
work and paper cuttings and draw
ings by the younger pupils were de-
cidedly interesting. A booth for the
sale of "eats" and soft drinks was
held at the end of the hall. The
Red Cross demonstration booth was
new feature this year, and there
was also well-d;splsyed and inter-
esting section devoted to the local
Farm Bureau. A program was added
to the fair. On Thursday, the city
grades presented a pageant THE
Gifts of Learning" with a program
by the rural schools. The fair is an
annual feature of school work that is
gaining in force. 1t is a decidedly
worthwhile feature to encourage
good work in the schools of the city.
Members of the DEVILS Den sport
ing club of Boston university were
present Friday afternoon at the an
nual Christmas party held at the
Y-D club on Huntington avenue.
Miss Elsie Janis, who is appearing in
Keith's this week, entertained the
200 men with stories and songs.
Maj. Gen. Edwards also got a rous-
ing reception. Presents were dis
tributed from the Christmas tree,
after which a dozen initiates were
put in the roaring depths of the
DEVILS Den, among them being Capt.
Chester of the military department
of the College of Business Admins
tration. and Buster Williamson, Bos-
ton University halfback. In the eve
ming the men occupied the entire
front of the balcony at Keith's and in
red bandanas gave Miss Janis a
great reception. In charge of the
program were Joseph French of
Chelmsford, Daniel J. Driscoll of
Dorchester, Merrill Y Papen of Ros-
lindale. Robert F. Summers of Quin-
cy, John ]. Murray of Cambridge and
Charles E. Bellatty of the College of
Business ADMINISTRATION Boston
Globe.
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MARRIED..

BLACK-NORWOOD- At Southwest
Harbor, Nov. 80, by Rev. Lewis c.
Morrison, Miss Alice M. Black of
fremont to Richard Norwood of
Attleboro, Mass.
DAIGH-FROST-A Bar Harbor Dec.
9. by Rev. James D. O'Brien, Miss
Sadie M. Daigh to Carroll Z. Frost,
both of Bar Harbor.
MOORE-BRIDGES- Bangor, Dec.
10. by Rev. jeremiah Mccarthy, Mrs.
Exzilda Moore of Bangor to Luther
w: Bridges of Bluehill.
LITTL At Penobscot,
Dec. 4, by Rev. T. P. Kelley, Miss
Alice Little of Penobscot to Roy NJ
BoWden Of Castine.
MORSE-GRINDLE- Bar Harbor,
Nov. 80, by Rev. w. E. Patterson,
Miss Gertrude A. Morse to Theodore
w. Grindle. both of Bar Harbor
PERT-STINSON-At Rockland, Nov.
80, by Rev. Benz. P. Brown, Mrs Ida
May Pert to Lyman E. Stinson. both
of Stonington.
ROBBINS-JOHNSO At Rockland,
Dec. 5. by E. r. Keene. ESQ.,, Miss
Lena Bell Robbins of Stonington to
Edward J. Johnson of Rockland.
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any disease germs in the water, and
makes it safe for drinking purposes,
even though river water may enter
the system. Applied in proper guam
tity, it does not affect the taste of
the water. AS further precaution
the company is making repairs on the
pumping well to prevent the en-
trance of river water. In the spring,
the recommendation of the engineer
that double we'll be built will
probably be carried out.
Guy Closson. aged twenty years,
son of David Closson of Bayside,
was seriously injured yesterday
afternoon by the explosion of a gun.
Closson, who was employed on YES
sci, was at Mckinley. With COM
muzzle-loading gun, that had been
loaded long time. His companion
snapped the gun. and it did not ex-
plode the charge. Closson then took
the gun and placing it at his shoul-
der, pulled the trigger. The charge
was exploded, and blew back through
the lock and stock. Blossoms right
eye was destroyed, his right cheek
bone fractured. and there were bad
cuts in his cheek and above his eye.
He was brought to his home at Bay
side last evening, and to-day was
taken to the East Maine general hos
rital at Bangor.
Last Wednesday the Bangor Rail
way & Electric Co. completed the
transfer to the Penobscot Water Co.,
of all its holdings of water supply
property, comprising three plants, in
Guiding that at Ellsworth. At a
meeting on Wednesday OF the Penob-
scot Water Co. Herbert Payson of
Portland was elected president; Ver-
non F. West of Portland treasurer,
and these two, with Jasper Everett,
directors. Mr.. Everett has for some
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CARD OF THANKS.

OFHND OT TEIfNNcs
We desire to express our sincere
gratitude to neighbors and friends for
their kindness and sympathy shown
in so many ways during the illness and
at the death of our dear one; also to
the lodges for their beautiful floral
offerings.
Mrs. Carrie E. Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle D. Holt
Mr.. and Mrs C. Earle Smith
Ellsworth, Dec. II, 1922.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS
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which swept New Bern, North Caro-
INA where she is now living.
Fortunately for her, the fire was
checked before reaching her home,
but buildings a block and one-half
away were dynamited to check the
flames. AS a result of the fire, over
1000 are homeless, two and a half
millions in property were destroyed
and the city within the fire zone is
a mass of ruins The mayor of
Raleigh describes it as a fire without
a parallel in North Carolina history.
In the same class with the request
OF the postoffice department to mail
christmas parcels early is the re-
quest to avoid the use of the small
sized greeting cards and envelopes.
1t is not an order but a request, for
the sake of expediting and making
safe the handling of Christmas mail.
They cannot be run through, the
cancelling machines, and when can
celled by hand, the address is likely
to be obliterated They do not fit
the distributing cases, and cannot be
tied securely with packages of let
ters of ordinary size. In short, the
small cards and envelopes are an
abomination in every postoffice, and
seriously retard the handling of
mails.
The recommendation of State
Sanitary Engineer Brennan for the
protection of the Ellsworth public
water supply from contamination by
river water, and to make the water
safe for drinking purposes at all
times, are being carried out. A
chlorinator was installed week ago.
and is now in OperatiOn This lille
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BORN.


EARSTOW-At Bar Harbor. Nov, II.
to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar S. BarstoW, a
daughter.
CANTWELL-At Bar Harbor, Dec S.
to Mr.. and Mrs. John CantwelI, a
son.
CROCKER-At Bucksport Dec 8, to
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Crocker, a
daughter (Adele Louine).
GORDIUS-At fremont, Nov. 80, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Gordus. a
daughter.
GRAY-At Bar Harbor, Oct %, to Mr.
and Mrs Linwood C. Gray, son.
GRINDLE-At Bluehill, Dec. Z. to Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence A. Grindle, a
daughter (Jennie Eva)
REDMAN-At Bucksport. Dec Z. to
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney f. Redman, a
daughter Norma Helen)
WALLS-At Otter Creek, Nov 27, to
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Walls, a SON
WHITE-At Bar Harbor, Nov. S. to Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph L. White, a SON
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IN MEMORIAM.

In fond and sacred memory of Har-
old F.. Moore, who passed to higher
life December 10. 1918.
Four years have passed, our hearts
still sore;
AS time goes on we miss you more.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Moore
and family,
Leatha M Moore
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ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond Shack
ford are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a daughter, born Sun
day, Dec. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore have
gone to Bangor to attend the State
grange.
Miss Harriet Hartman of Frank
lin is with her sister, Mrs. Harvard
Clough, who is i'll.
Dalton Franklin has gone to Dex
ter, where he has employment.
Mrs Nettie DeBeck of Waltham is
visiting her sister, Mrs. P. E. Clough
W Joseph Patterson of Brewer spen
the weekend at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Asa Flood.