The Press., 1907-01-02
HOLLAND.

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 is the guest of his family.
 A masquerade ball will be held al
 the town hall Saturday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick s. Meacham of Waterbury are the guests of W. A. Agard.
 Miss Edna s. Edgerton is the guest of MT. and Mrs. l.. G. Merrick of Bristol.
 Edward Weber of New Britain has recently been the guest of his sister, Mrs. John Dunn.
 Harry T. Newcomb of Columbia college is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. F. T. Newcomb.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Pierson and family of Hartford are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Gardner Webster.
 Harris W. Price recently spent several days with his grandmother, Mrs. D. o. Essex, of Wilmington.
 There are two very serious cases of diphtheria in town-Lilla Newcomb, daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. T. New comb, and May Brown, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Winnie Brown.
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar Willis of Rouk- vile, MT. and Mrs. Herman Schmeiske of Lenox, Mass spent the Christmas holidays with MT. and Mrs. George Brooks at their home in Holland.
 Thursday evening a sleighride party of thirty one young people from Vernon Center came over to the home of MT. and Mrs. Lewis B. Price. Re- treatments were served and 8 jolly good time enjoyed by all.
 Owing to the illness of Rev. H. T. Barnard the people of the Oongrega- tional church worshipped at the M. E. church. Rev. J. A. Wood gave a very interesting discourse on the topic Fear not, for am with thee.''
 Mrs. Maria M. Brown died Wednes- day at the home of her son, David A. Brown, aged 81 years and 9 months. Mrs. Brown leaves five sons, Albert D. Stedman of Vernon, a son by her first marriage, E. P. Brown of the Hartford Lumber Co.,, who resides in Bloomfield, Seth Brown of Chicago, Ill, David A. Brown of Holland and Smith H. Brown, Jr., of Newport, R. I. The funeral was held Saturday at 12.3O o'clock at the home of her son, David A. Brown. The services were conducted by Rev. J. A. Wood, who spoke in touching manner of the cheerful spirit of the deceased.
 The fourth quarterly conference was held at the M. E. church last We'd nesday. Dr. J. I. Bartholomew, presiding elder, was present and con- ducted the business. The reports from the different departments of church work showed hourishing con- dition. The pastor, Rev. J. A. Wood, was unanimously invited to re- turn for another year. The following were elected as official board and for the coming year: Trustees, J. P. Root, J. I. Rhodes, John E. Olough, Loren Reed, David Brown; stewards, J. P. Root, Gard ner Webster, J. I. Rhodes, J. k. Olough, l.. H. Reed, Earl F. Olough, James H. Olough, Mrs. Martha Web- ster, Mrs. Susan Reed, Mrs. Ida Brown, Mrs. Alice Steele, Mrs. Isabel Wilson, Mrs. Alice Anderson; Sunday school superintendent, John <. Rhodes; president Epworth League, Muriel B. Wood; president Ladies Aid society, Mrs. Ida Brown; stand. ing committees issions. J. P. Root, G. E. Olough; church extension, E F. Olough, Mrs. George Eaton, Mrs. J. H. Clough; Sunday schools, Mrs. J. P. Root, Mrs. Martha Webster, Mrs. E. F. Clough; tracts, Grace Clough, Rosa Wilson; education, Mrs. J. P. Root, Mrs. Leila Hall, Mrs. Ida Brown; Freedman's Aid and Southern James H. Clough, David Brown, Mrs. Alice Steele; church Gardner Webster, J. E. Jlough; parsonage and furniture, Mrs. George P. Charter, Mrs. Isabel Wilson, Mrs. J. P. Root, Mrs. Ida Brown, Mrs. Alice Steele; music. J. P. Root, Mrs. Leila Hall, Mrs. Alice Anderson; conference claimants, J.. Root, J. I. Rhodes; t<"mperance, J. [. Rhodes, Gardner Webster, John B. Jlough; estimating committee, J. P. Root, J. I. Rhodes, G. Webster; audi ;ors, G. Webster, J. H. Clough; re- ,ording steward, J. P. Root; district James H. Olough; trier of appeal, Earl Olough; delegate to camp meeting, J. I. Rhodes.