The Press., 1897-02-11
TOLLAND.

Mrs. Palmer, mother of Jedediah Pal mer, who has been sick for long time, died on Wednesday. The funeral was attended on Saturday morning, Rev. A. H. Post officiating, burial at WiIlimantic.
 Two sleighing parties were entertained at the Kfbbe House last week, and were served with supper. One party was from Stafford Springs on Thursday evening, and one from the Rockville high school on Friday evening.
 afFhe old social club held a social dance in the town hall on Friday evening.
 A union service was held in the Con- gregational church Sunday morning, ad- dressed by P. 0. Butterf1el Id, and a union service in the Methodist church Sunday evening, at which a report of the work done by Mir. and Mrs. Butterfield as printed below was given. During the time. they have been here they have shown ness in it, that has won for them very friendly interest from all, and it is felt that much good has been accomplished.
 Hans L. Johnson, .56, of Buff Cap, was buried to-day at 12 o'clock. MT. John- son recently returned from the hospital for an operation for cancer on lip, which resulted in his death. A widow and two, small children survive.
 MT. and Mrs. P. 0. Butterfield, repre- sentatives of the Conn. Bible Society, who have been making canvass of the town during the past five weeks, have completed their work here, and the fol- lowing is condensed report of their work Every family in town has been visited, and they have done personal work in the houses, and offered the Bible for sale, or have given it where it was needed. Arranged by denominations they find there are Seventh Day Advent fam lilies of 12 people, 20 Baptist of 77 people. 59 Congregational of 239, Episcopal of 29, g Lutheran of T9, 94 Methodist of 3S9, 1 Presbyterian of 2, B Roman Cath ollie of 147, Unitarian of T. Universal ist of 1, 9 families of 58 persons with no
 
 people. Sixteen different churches" are represented by the above families, as fol- lows: Seventh Day Advent, Holland, 4 families; Baptist, Holland, 12 families, Rockville 4, Wilmington 3; Congregation al, Coventry 1, Rockville 12, Holland 45 i; Episcopal, Stafford Springs 6, Rockville 22; Methodist, Ellington 5, Rockville 8, Wesley chapel 12. Holland. Street 68; Roman Catholic, Stafford g. Coventry 1, Rockville 27. Divided according to na- tionality there are 196 American families of 746 people; French of 6, 5 French Ca nadian of 20, B German of 146, II Irish of 42, Danish of 30, 9 Swede of 7, 7 Bo- hemian of 42. They found 66 protestant families and 363 people who are not rep resented in church or Sunday school. There are 9Roman Catholic families and 6S people not represented in church. There are 103 children between and 1G years old in Sunday school, and 59 of the same age not in Sunday school :, ? Roman Catholic children are in Sunday school and 29 are not. They sold 5f copies ot the Bible and have given 34 copies They found II protestant families without any portion of the Bible; 2 of, these were supplied. 12 Roman Catholic families had no Bible; 1 supplied. They have conducted 35 services, and 36 have seem. ed to begin christian life. 57 people were induced to join the home depart ment of the Sunday school. WillimantiC is their next field of labor. FLORA.