The Press., 1896-02-06
HOLLAND.
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rows notice in another column. (Correspondence.)
 The Epw0rth League held song and picture service in the M. B. church Sun day evening. The eastern scenes were shown by a stereopticon. The service was we'll attended and was much enjoyed. aFhe exercises were in charge of Rev. J. B. Ackley.
 -Wm. Hungerford, of Jersey City, was the guest of w. A. Agard over Sunday
 Miss Edith Sumner spent several days last week with her cousin at Smith college.
 The Old Social club held dance at the town hall on Friday evening.
 The third quarterly meeting of the Rockville c. B. Union was held here on Tuesday of last week. The xafterpoon session was the largest ever held by the union The common topic of the after noon was Christian Endeavor and Mis- sions, and papers were presented by mem- bers of different societies. The, Juniols, of Holland, gave very pretty exercise ,1 while perhaps the most prominent feature of the afternoon was an address, by MT. Armenag Harutune Haigazian, of the Hartford Theological Seminary, and a native of Cilicia3; who spoke on missions Turkey. He was intensely intereatfng, and the impression can never be forgotten by tiFose who hea1dkhim.< The evening session began at o'clock, and the church was packed, every seat. being taken, and many chairs and settees were brought in even standing room was not plenty. After praise service, led by the presi- dent of the union, Rev. l.. P. Hitchcock, of Ellington, the banners were given, for best local attendance by Vernon to Rock vile society, and for largest union at tendance by Rockville to Vernon. The short speeches which attended this part of the program were spicy and to the point. The address of the evening was delivered by Rev. w. G. F.nnell, of Mer- iden, who spoke on "Our motto, deeper spiritual life,"' and held all by his intense enthusiasm and earnestness. The even ing closed with consecration service, led by the president. The orchestra, from Ellington, added very much to, the inter- est of the occasion by their choice selec tions,. which were so we'll rendered. Also the male quartette rendered several selec- tiOns very creditably.,v
 The ladies of the M. E. church hold a Pig supper in the town hall on Wednesday evening", .. .- .. >.,
 The Endeavor society observed last Sunday as Endeavor Day, and very in22 teresting service was held at p. m., in the Congregational church. A large rep resentation from the Stafford Springs so- ciety was present and assisted in the pro- gram. The program sent out by the Uni ted Society was used, and the exercises were conducted by s. w. Stillwell of this place. Remarks were made by Rev. A. J. Mcleod, ,Revr,Ar H. Post, and Rev,,J. B. Ackley. Reports of the societies were given, and altogether it was a.very, en- couraging outlook, for the coming year, shown by the results, of the past. FLORA.
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 The drama, Boys of.1776," present. ed by. the Old Dramatic Club in the town hall, Thursday and Friday evenings, Jan. 3Oth and 31st, was decided success. It had been well prepared and was thor anghlE enjoyed by a large. and aepreeia- tive audience, netting about $6O, appro- priated for the beneit>ef the public li- brary. 'sa=s :.
 A few intimate friends of Miss Kate Woods gave her a pleasant surprise last Saturday evening. in honor of her birth day. .,~... ~~
 Miss Ida Bugbee is at Deep River with her friend, Mrs. Carrie TseFrench.-
 MT. Orcutt of So1nersville is moving to Monson this week, where he wilE'earry on the meat business withFhfs father.' ''- J. B. Mcknight, optfcfan,, of EfTing- ton, was in town last Friday, also Frank lin Smith of Hazardville, .,
 -Mabelle B. Avery began student life at Monson academy last Monday. . The Creamery Company paid 3:6 cts. : per space for December's cream. Bernie, son of Randall Kibbe, is suf- fering from kidney trouble, brought on by overlifting
 } The Ladies' Aid Society meet We'd nesday afternoon with Mrs. c. s. Fuller, and will hold social in the evening. } Mrs. Maude Pomeroy Kimball of FL lington is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. c. Newton Pomeroy. s}''- ) George Chapman and wife of Broad Brook spent last Sabbath with his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Chapman. ) Norris o. Terry of Enfield called on } friends in town last Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Allison Allen of Aga. ] wam. Mass, visited her pafVhts; Dr.. and . Mrs. Wm. B. Woods, last Thursday, and were 'Pptesent'at the enteEtainment in the the eNenln8 1nat, 1c