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| r. lf | .t. U. One of the most ietnresting religious
 services in the city Sunday evening was
 the vesper service at the Grand Avenue
 Baptist church, the first in a series te
 be held in July of object-lesson sermons | for Eyes and Ears" The subject was
 "The Banner of Love" Il the frs part of the service the pastor, Rev. B.
 w. Stone. used in illustration the flags
 of various countries and emblems, giv- | ing interesting bits of historical data,
 The second part of the talk on 1.-The
 Banner of Love" the religious bearing -the banner of Jesus Christ-was given
 with the pastors usual enthusiasm.
 He said this banner of protection was ever over the people who trusted in God
 and His Son. These services, only an
 hour in duration, promise to prove most interesting and helpful.
 Miss Nellie G. Linsley, who visited her sister, Mrs. c. H, Gray, of New town, over the Fourth, has returned. Her mother. Mrs. Sarah M. Linsley, of Wolcott street. who aceompanied. her daughter, will remain over for several |days.
 Beginninf1 last Sunday the 10:3O a. m. high mass, through thessummer, will be omitted and low mass said in it's place at St. Francis church. ~
 The sisters at St. Francis convent on Ferry street attended the funeral of the late Sister Lucy. of St. Patrick's eon- vent, yesterday.
 Rain came down pretty lively yester- day morning and the sudden clearing in the afternoon was a, surprise. There seems to be sufficiency of moisture in the ground for the present and the sun is very much needed to forward the crop. Some of the corn in the country about here is suffering for the sun. It is very backward. and unless there is
 plenty of sun this month much of 1t will
 not come to maturity.
 East Rock lodge No. SS, 40. U. W. will make no assessment this month. So reports Financier Ezra Healy, who has
 received the moneys for the lodge for Iso many years, and with general ac- Iceptance to all. The lodge is In a pros porous condition and iss doing an excel lent work in the line of frat insur-
 ance and benefits for sick members.
 At the Cedar Hill station yesterday morning it was an animated scene just before the early trains left for the east and north. There were probably two hundred passengers at the station and several vans of baggage and express matter filled out the platform, The Shore Line train went out with nine cars Most of the people were return ing from Fourth of July stops at the shore and Fair Haven. This station. started in a small way. has become one of great importance.
 { Neglect. or forgetfulness, has resulted in no mention or praise given to the people of Blatchley avenue who so beautifully observed Fourth of July with the evening illumination. Hun dreds of Chinese and Japanese lanterns, with flags and bunting. transformed the \ avenue, between Chapel Street and Grand avenue, into veritable fairy land: and some Of the people on the side streets also decorated and illumirl- ated. The people of the avenue are re- sponsive to suggestions of patriotism, and their celebrations on Independence day are always whole -souled, beautiful: and most successfully