The Press., 1898-04-07


Epworth League will be held at the M, 3
church next Wednesday evening.
The New England Southern conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church will bt
opened at Attleboro, Mass, next Wednes
day. Rev. J, /. Bartholomew will go OF
Tuesday.
The Epworth league will give Whittier
evening at the. Methodist church mex
Wednesday evening. A Maud Muller
drill will be feature of the evening
After the entertainment there will be q
social. A light lunch will be served
Admission, 10 cents,
The spec'al@ train to Willimantic to-
night to accommodate those who wish tc
see the comic opera, 1.-THE Isle of Cham
pagne," at Looner opera house, leaves al
6 55. Fare for the round trip, go cents.
Reserved seats for the opera, at 81, are
| on sale at the station.
F. The social at the Methodist church last
evening with.th young ladies as hostesses,
was very pleasant accession. The por-
trait gallery was a great attraction, and
the spelling match afforded much amuse-
ment. In the afternoon the. Ladies Aid
society elected these officers President,
Mrs. J. H. Reed; Vice President, Mrs.
H. F. Parker; Secretary and Treasurer.
Mrs. Lucy Chapman.
GRACE CHURCH NOTES.-The services
during the rest of holy week will be as
follows: This evening, (Maundy Thurs
day., at 7.3O, holy communion Good
Friday, 10 a. M, morning prayer and lit
any 7.30 p. M, evening prayer and ser4
mon; Saturday, 4 p. m, evening prayer
and infant baptism. The offerings on
Good Friday, both morning and evening.
will be for the "clergymen's retiring
fund" one of the offerings required by
the canons of the diocese. The services
on Easter day will be as follows: z a. M,
holy communion 1915 a. M, morning
prayer, holy communion and sermon /;
4 D. m. ehildrens services and Infants
baptism, to which all are invited. The
offerings at the first and second services,
unless otherwise specified, will be applied
to the benefit of the parish. The rector
asks for an average offering of So each,
although the smallest contribution will
he thankfully received. 1t is hoped that
the total offerings will reach at least
300. The offerings at the children's SER
vice will be for missions. There will be
no, session of the Sunday school next Sun
day noon, and the regular evening service
will also be omitted. The church will be
open all day Saturday for the reception
of flowers and plants, to be given or
loaned The order of music at the Sec
ond service on Easter day will be as fol-
lows:
GEn'ha efT.fa iqo ,oTO poloStjna
Chant-"Christ our Passover Warrington
TIE Deum, Garrett
Jubilate Aldrich
Introit, 1t7-"He is risen," German Monk
Kyrie, Tours
Gloria Tibi Tours
Hymn, 112-"Jesus Christ is risen today Carey
Offertory-"God hath appointed aday," Tours
'Old 100Lh."
SurSum Corda, Tours
Sanctus Tours
Fucharistic Hymn 221, DIR. Glover
Gloria in EXcelS1s, Old chant
Nunc Dim1tttS, Gregor1an
ReceSSional, ia, German
The settings chosen for the hymns and
chants are all old familiar tunes, and the
congregation is asked to join heartily in
singing them. An effort is being made. to
have every adult parishioner pledge
something to the support of the parish
for the financial year which has just be-
gun. MI
Stafford.
CARD OF THANKs.-We desire to ex-
press our thanks to our kind neighbors
and friends for their timely aid in saving
our home from the flames, which act of
kindness we shall not soon TO get.
L. S GooDELL,
E. NJ. GOoDELL.
Geo. p. Spencer, optician, will be- at
Chauncey Circuits, Orcuttvile, April 2.
Blacks hotel April s, land Mrs. Ferry's
Staffordyille, April g., Mr.. Spencer sells
new Waltham watch that's beauty
solid nickel movement, patent brequet
hair ring, gold cap and hfnges-always
sells for seas he sells it for So it liz not
surprising that he has already COM
menced on his second hundred. See it.
Claude Pfhney is enjoying his Easter
vacation at his home.
Evan jenkins spent Sunday with friends
at North Adams, Mass
Miss Susan Sessions is making q visit
with friends at Webster. -
E. H.Pinney is confined to thess house
with a badly swollen face. If
Elmer DruIey Of Tufts college, is at
home for the Easter vacation.
Raymond Towne of Union, was guest
last week of the Misses Sessions.
Miss Emma Bodwort of Wales, has
been spending few days with Miss Ma
bel Belcher
The Mission Band of the Baptist church
will meet with Ernest Hulett next Satur-
day afternoon at O'Clock.
Dennis P. Michigan of Monson, has ac-
cepted position as loom-fixer with the
Riverside Wooden company.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Chaffee are at
their home for few days, but expect to
return to Hartford Saturday.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. S.
G. 3. this evening-''The Grace of Hos
pitality." All are cordially invited.
On Wednesday evening supper will be
served by the ladies of the Universalist
church from to 7.3O, for ten cents.
Mrs. Daniel Troy and family moved
with her household goods last Friday to
Somers, where she will remain for the
present.
Owing to other engagements of Rector
Martin, which prevents his being here,
Episcopal services in the town hall will
be omitted next Sunday.
Rev. L. y. Druley usually has the hon.
or of being the first to have peas above
the ground, but this year he isn't in it, as
Mrs. James Holbrook has had some sweet
peas up above the ground for over week.
Work on the unfinished strip of mac
adam road will probably be resumed in a
few days, as State Highway Commissioned
Mcdonald has sent instructions to the Sc
lectmen to have work commence April
10Th.
1t Is generally conceded that the burn
ing of Elder Goodell's barn last week was
caused by the thoughtlessness of. some
boys, who had been playing about the
premises just before dark, and smoking
grapevine cigars.
The bicycle season has set in with a
boom this year, W. H. Dunbar, the
agent at Hydeville for the Outing wheel