The Press., 1907-01-09

Daughters Of Liberty Installed their


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Daughters Of Liberty installed their
new officers Wednesday evening. !.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bugbee of
East Longmeadow spent Sunday with
their son, Raymond ;Bubgee.
Week of prayer was observed by
meetings held Tuesday evening at the
Battle street school house., Wednesday
evening at the ninth, district, Thurs.
day evening at North Somers, and
Friday evening at the Center, as
usual. s g.s4
A large number Of the, members of
the Congregational churcEa<and parish
attended the reception to the pastor,
Rev. Edward P. Root, and his family
at the home of Mrs. Mary Patten and
her daughter, Miss E. Louise Patten,
on New Years afternoon and evening.
Refreshments were served and it was
very pleasant social occasion.
The annual business meeting of the
Congregational church was held Sat-
urday afternoon, Rev. E. P. Root
chairman. The following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year ::
CLERK and treasurer, Charles S.
Fuller; treasurer of benevolences,
Miss E. Louise Patten; auditor, Ed
ward B. Little. Two of it's mem bers
have been removed by death during
the year, Charles j. Stephenson and
Dea. Loren W.. Percival. Three
joined by letter. The annual mis-
sionary barrel is to be packed and sent
this week.
The Christian Endeavor society has
elected the following officers and COM
mittees: President, Fred O. Davis;
vice president, Frank @. Moore; sec:
rotary and treasurer. May Little; COR
responding secretary, s. D. Percival;
committees meeting, E. s.
Fuller, E. W. Avery, Blanche Avery,
Cora Bradley; lookout, Mrs. H. A.
Skies, Amelia Ward, Mabelle Avery,
William Healey, s. D. Peroival; mis-
sionary, Mrs. W. P. Fuller, Mrs. W.
O. Pease; music, Belle P. Fuller,
Blanche Avery, Mrs. E. W. Avery !;
social, Caroline J. Griffin, Ernest Cor.
bin, Spencer Davis, Belle Fuller,
Roselle Parsons, May Little; flower,
May Little, Ullie Dimock, Mrs. S. D.
Peroival. Fred Davis.
Mrs. Ollie T. Huntoon Billings of
Somers has petitioned the general
assembly to legalize her marriage to
James G.. Billings. She is the daugh-
ter Of James Huntoon. foreman in the
mills of the Somersville Manufactur-
ing company, and Billings, minor,
is the son of Arnold Billings Of Som
ers. Last July Miss Huntoon's par
ents urged that she and young Bill
ings marry. She was anxious and he
was willing, and they made trip to
the Office of John r. Washburn, a
notary public of West Stafford, for
merly Justice of the peace. The;
marriage was performed according to
the formula used by Mr.. Washburn
when he was a Justice. When Arnold
Billings heard Of the marriage he
was wroth, and soon ascertained that
legally no marriage had been per-
formed, as notaries public are not
among those who may perform the
ceremony. Owing possibly to parental
assistance and advice, young Billings
skipped to Vermont, and the oonfding
young woman was in a pretty predioa-
ment. Her father sought to have an
other marriage performed, but Bill
ings senior was obdurate and wouldn't
listen to the proposition, taking the
position that the entire proceedings
were illegal; the boy was minor,
no consent Of parents had been given
and the notary was 1ot.qualified to
perform the ceremony. Suit was,
brought against young Billings. who.
was brought back. A serious crini-
nal charge was also brought against
him. On one charge he was held un-
der $500 bonds for trial in Che supe-
rior court for eTolland county, and q
heavy bond was given to secure his
attendance in the superior court on
the criminal charge The courts
cannot legalize the Billings Huntoon
marriage, for there has been none in
the eye of the law. Considerable
sympathy has been expressed for the
young woman in this case, for both
she and the young man believed that
they were married. Hartford Oour-
ant.
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