Connecticut western news., 1907-04-04
SALISBURY

Mrs. COrnella Bird or Great barTlIg- ton is visiting her niece, Mrs. F. r. Scribner.
 Rev. MT. Goddard was quite ill last week, but was out Sunday, and preached a most excellent sermon. The flowers at the church were very beautiful.
 Easter day at St. Johns church passed with the usual marks of spirited effort. Beginning with sunrise service the day was full one for all, with three servl- ces besides Sunday school. Mention should be made of the floral display. which this church owes to the kindness of Mrs. Scoville, and affords such pleas ure to the congregation. Special offer ings for missionary objects were received at the morning service. The Sunday school made it's annual contribution to this object at the o'clock vesper ser vice. The offerings were above the average of former years. The rector, Dr. Davies, preached on Human Life After Death at the morning service, and briefly addressed the congregation at vespers The infant of MT. and Mrs. Abram Martin was received into the church by baptism at this service, the rector officiating. The congregations were large, many members of other churches attending the afternoon service.
 The next entertainment in the St. Johns Lyceum course will be a lecture recital on Russian music, by A. G. Sal mon of Boston. The recital will be held April 30, in the Scoville Memorial Li- brary, at s pm. MT. Salmon is grad nate of the New England Conservatory of Music, and has pursued his studies in Germany and Russia, where he was a pupil of Rubenstein. He has made ex- tensive concert tours, and IS specially we'll known as an exponent and author ity on the "New Russian School" of music, while for many years he has been a contributor to musical maga- zines on his favorite subject. He Is also a composer of numerous works, princl- pally for the p1anoforte. Tickets fol this recital are 30 cents each, and can be procured at Roberts, and Bartrams stores i'll Lakeville, at Clark s in Salisbury, ol on application to Mrs. Henry Davies.
 The Junior Guild of St. Johns church wishes to announce through the pres that the Japanese tea will be given ol Saturday, April 13, instead of April 5 as heretofore stated. This promises t. be one of the most picturesque func tions ever given at the Scoville Library and will be held in the afternoon. Ca naan visitors can make easy connections
 Miss Mary Sedgwick, who has been il for several weeks, is slowly recovering Her great age is against very rapl' recovery.
 Among the guests for Easter were Mr. Ingersoll and daughter, Mrs. W w. Greenwood and children, MT. an Mrs. Haviland, Miss Anna Clark of Ne' York, D. T. Warner and Allen Goddar from Yale, Howard Allen of Schene' tady, N. Y, Mrs. Bird of Great Ba rington, Mass, Charles and Harol Everts of Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Frank Ostrom of Goshen, spe1 part of last week with friends.
 Mrs. David Jones is visiting hs daughter ill Waterbury.
 Mrs. William Conklin visited frient in Litchfield last week.
 Mrs. G. H. Clark is spending a fe days in Hartford.
 E. O. Williams spent Saturday al Sunday with friends ill Pittsfield, Mas
 Mrs. l.. M. Eggleston spent Tuesd' i'll Hartford.
 Mrs. Dell Seeley, of Stamford was
 town the first of the week.
 Mrs. J. M. Selleck is visiting frien in Hartford and New Haven.
 The young people had an inform dance i'll the library on Tuesday ey ming.