Show I New Year Surprises By 81 Mary Graham loaner Bonnet Q 1123 IUS Western N Newspaper r Union N OLD TIME custom um u. u on th the first day of the New Year III f was for tor a group of people to prepare surprise baskets filled with fruit and nuts nut and candles candies and a a jar of Jam or a pudding and fixing the baskets bas baa gayly with ribbon take them around to less fortunate ones Many and many were the small towns where the people followed this custom and as s the basket was present present- presented ed a happy N New Nv v Year was wished to the recipient It would be well for tor many of th theold the old customs to be preserved I |