The Press., 1898-12-29
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 I Miss Jennie Mann of Monson is visiting Miss Edith Hurlburt
 Miss Laura s. Kibbe of New Britain is home for the holidays.
 The Y. P. $. 0. E. held social in the chapel Monday evening.
 Miss Nettie Worthington of Waterbury | is spending the holidays at her home in town.
 Miss Lillian w. Lee of Springfield spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lee.
 Next week will be observed as the week of prayer. Meetings every Sunday even- ing conducted by the pastor, Rev. Paul Strayer.
 Miss Witherell of Holyoke, Mass, graduate of the New Britain normal school, has been engaged to teach the center school.
 The Wachogue Dramatic company of East Longmeadow will present military drama in four acts at the town hall, We'd nesday evening.
 The remains of Edward Hyde of Broad Brook, formerly of Somers. were brought to town last Friday and inferred in the family lot in the west cemetery
 The Christmas entertainment given by the children of the Sabbath school, in the church last Saturday afternoon, was we'll attended and much enjoyed, very in- teresting program being rendered in manner highly creditable to the partici- pants. At the close bountiful chicken pie supper was provided and partaken of by 200 or more in the town hall below. social time was enjoyed, and children and those of larger growth went home filled with happiness and Christmas cheer. Regular meeting of the grange next week Thursday evening, Jan. 5th. Topic for the lecturers hour-Town History with the following program: Song by | the grange; Some items in the early his tory of Jones street, l.. w. Percival | P1ink street, B. D. Avery Davis dis | trict, Edwin Davis; Ninth district, Cliff ford Parsons; paper, Men and women born and reared in town who have gone out into the world and achieved dis tinction, A. D. Noble; Men and women | who have received distinction at home, Mrs. Jennie R. Noble; recitations, Dwight Percival, Mabelle Avery; news of the the day, Marion Ravens; music, Inez | Kibbe; readings, Mrs. s. A. Davis, Mrs. Farnham dialogue, "Woman's Rights, 9 from my opinions and Betsy Bobbitts.
 Rev. G. c. Richmond of Easthampton, Mass, was ordained pastor of the Congre- gational church in Somersville Tuesday evening. Rev. Dr, A. R. Merriam of Hartford preached the sermon on "Intel- lectual Loyalty to Christi" and Rev. 0. R. Hamlin of the Payson church at East hampton made the ordaining prayer. Rev. c. E, Mckinley of Rockville gave the charge to the pastor. The pastor should be Gods man," and a strong preacher, He emphasized the fact that only one minister in ten is an effective preacher. The church does not need more organizers or more sociologists, but more preachers of power and influence. Rev. O. w. Means of Enfield gave the right hand of fellowship. Other parts were taken by Prof. J. H. Sawyer of Will liston seminary and Rev. w. T. Hutchint of Indian Orchard At the council in tho afternoon Rev. MT. Mckinley was mod orator and Rev. MT. Mcknight of Eas . Longmeadow scribe.
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 Miss Sadie c. Willard is at F. T. New
 combs for a weeks vacation from he school in South Manchester. a| Miss Florence E Aeard Is at hom
 from Smith college.
 Christmas exercises were held at tn Q Methodist church Saturday, and at tn
 Congregational church on Friday evening Frederick Komer was at home froI r New York over Sunday.
 Hon. l.. A. Fuller of Putnam, Maurlc
 B. Fuller and wife of New York, Ray d mond A. Fuller of Worcester, MT. an Mrs. Lorenzo A. Litchfield and Lucius r f Fuller of Willimantic, spent Christina l. at Mrs. L. s. Fuller's-
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