The Press., 1907-07-03

Durham, Harold B. P1nney and Rev Harry Adams Hersey will represen the Y. P. O. U. at the national con vention in Boston next week.
 Next Sunday morning the subject of the sermon at the UniveTsalis church will be Eternal life. What 1t is." The sermon will be followed by the celebration of the Lords Sup per.
 Miss Grace E. Mead of Las Vigas, New Mexico, is at her home here fol the summer. Frank H. Mead oi Franklin, Mass, and o. H. Tooth. acher of Berlin, N. H., were also guests of Mrs. T. H. Mead over Sun day.
 Charles Smith of Hydeville fell down stairs Monday evening, injurinR himself severely. Dr. O. B. Newton found concussion of the brain, scalp wound and an injured wrist, which, considering MT. Smiths age, seem serious.
 A special meeting of the Univer- salist society will be held in the Ladies' hall Monday evening, July 8, at 7.3O. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the subject of improving the church edifice. All members of the society are requested to be present
 Baptist Church Notes: 0. E. We'd nesday, 73O p. m.-Next Sunday ser vices will be resumed in the church, which has been entirely renovated, including repainting walls and ceil- ing, new carpet, Estey philharmonic organ and electric lights. Morning service appropriate to reopening, and 7.3O p. m. regular service of song.
 Miss Lena B. Sontag and Everette W. Stotts are to be married July 4 at Providence, R. I. Miss Sontag is we'll known locally, having spent 8 large part of her life here and mak- ing frequent visits since removing from the place. Mir. and Mrs. Stotts will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. John Bissette while on their wedding trip.
 If the day had been made to order it could not have been finer than last Friday, when the Universalist Sunday school held it's annual picnic at Orys- tai Lake. Three barges were we'll filled. besides many single teams going over. About one hundred sat down to the we'll filled tables at l o'clock. Later in the afternoon Q program of 20 numbers. arranged by R. Alberton Booth, consisting of numerous athletic sports, was much enjoyed by partici- pants and spectators.
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 There will be mass at St. Joseph g chapel at 6. 80 a. m. Sunday.
 Miss Alice Cole and Miss Lottie Cole of Allston, Mass, are visiting local friends.
 Miss Eva Brown of Springfield and Miss Myrtle Brown of Pitts6eld were at home over Sunday. F..
 Mrs. Fife Clark and infant daugh- ter of Terryville are with her mother, Mrs. H. G. Dunham, at Hydeville.
 Junior Christian Endeavor at the Congregational vestry Friday at 4 o'clock. Topic. Seeking the Lord. ]" Conservation and roll-call.
 MT. and Mrs. G. E. Webster and two children of Springfield and MT. and Mrs. A. s. West, IT,, of Worces- ter are guests of Mrs. Lima Booth this week.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church have decided not to serve any more suppers through the warm weather. They will have an ice cream sale every two weeks.
 The subject at the Congregational church next Sunday morning will be "The power of the cross J." Holy communion will be observed. In the evening, "Am honest with God?"
 The Ohildren's day concert held in the Congregational church last Sun day evening was largely attended. The church was tastefully trimmed and the children did exceedingly we'll.
 MT. and Mrs. G. W. Miller, MT. and Mrs. H. A. Bosworth and little Herbert R. and Vivian and Lucy Kemp will be guests of Mrs. F. H. Ballou in Rock Meadow over the Fourth.
 F. A. Brown has gone to Matteson, Me-, where he has taken a position as boss finisher with the Somerset Wors- ted company of that place. His family will remain here for the present.
 Christian Endeavor meeting this evening at the Congregational vestry. Topic, "How our lives may be oonse- orated to our country" The meeting will take the form of 8 memorial ser- vice to the memory of the late Leroy N. Agard. one of the charter mem- bers at the founding of the society IF years ago.
 Mrs. Wm. Clayton and Mrs. Arthur Smith attended the funeral of Oliver Ferry at Springfield last Saturday. On returning. as they were driving home from Monson in the rain be- tween 10 and II o'clock in the even- ing, while going down hill, they got slightly out of the road. The right wheels went over large rock and the carriage was tipped over and they were thrown out. Although consider ably shaken up and somewhat fright ened, they proved themselves to be energetic and courageous. They promptly liberated the horse from the carriage, in total darkness. It was wonderful that they escaped serious injury, with as spirited an animal as the horse appeared to be. They walk l..s..-<. AI..-...S S.-..-AS-.s.