The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28

Columbia-Miss Ruth Wilson.
 Daughters of Columbia-Jessie Male, Ruth Latta, Minnie Willis, Edna Hat field, Margaret Smith, Ruby Woodruff. Night-Mrs. 4. B. Barnes.
 Little stars from the primary depart ment-Christmas stocking, Eleanor Davenport; Christmas bell, Ella Rice; Christmas candle, Edith Covert; Christmas candy; Olive Rice; Christ mas fairy, Jennie Chalmers; Christmas tree. Florence Darby
 Sunday morning at 1O:8O at the Grand Avenue Baptist church the pas tor, Rev Charles c. Smith, will preach on, Farewell 1gU7" There will be no evening service.
 At the East Pearl Street M. E. church, Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. E. c. Tullar, will preach in the morning on the waning year and ln [ the evening his topic will be, Our Re | lation to the Evangelical Movement"
 At Grace P. E. church, Sunday even- ing there will be Christmas praise service by the vested choir.
 Sunday evening at 6:3O at the Grlnd Avenue Congregational church there will be union Christian Endeavor ser vice for the Fair Haven district and it will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Sheath and Rev R. E. Brown. This will be a preparation meeting 10 the Chapman campaign. The topic will be Sayings of the Heart" There will be good sing ing and large attendance is exp pact- ed
 There was break in wire on the Grand avenue drawbridge yesterday causing quite little delay to the cars. At one time six cars were stalled. The repairing outfit was sent out from the barn as soon as possible and repairs were made.
 Rev. Charles c. Smith will speak at a union Christian Endeavor service of the central district of the city, to be held at the Church of the Redeemer Sunday evening.
 Rev. R. E. Brown, pastor of Pilgrim church, officiated few evenings ago at the wedding of Miss Florence Van Edera and H. Doud. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the uncle of the bride Superintendent Cleary of the Western Union Telegraph company, ! in Winthrop avenue. Only the relatives and q few intimate friends attended, MT Doud Is mechanical engineer in 1 New York, where the couple will re- sidc. MT. Brown was called in to per form the ceremony by reason of the fact that the couple formery/resided in 8 town in Iowa where he was pastor, and they were all well acquainted. All the attendants at the wedding were former western people
 After the meeting of Live Oak coun- cil Royal Arcanum, Thursday evening, there were two games of carpet bowls between teams No | and No. ?. The team No. 1 had for skip John w. Wes- sell and the other players were Chas. Kean, F. H. Hemingway, James J. Har- ney. Team No. was composed of ]. E. Griffin, skip; Frank Ronald Sol Kean, 10. s. Wade and H. Hull In the first game the No 2s, downed the No. i in the close score of 16 to IA. It was an exciting game and was claimed by both teams almost to the very last. In the second game team No. i was victor In score of to f.
 John w. Kessel and family are enter taning Mrs, A. NJ, Schappa and dangh- ter Gladys of Westfield, Masssaat their home in Lloyd street r ID II af { church will preach Sunday morning on the theme, Joy of Finding the King dom' a~ The two extra carriers who had been employed at Station A for Christmas
 were also at work yesterday and vii
 be on to-day. Yesterday witnessed q large amount of registered parcels ar ? irving, which were nteded for Christ. [ mas delivery, but which were delayed The Christmas business has struggled along later than usual Two of tho 5 carriers are iii. Carriers Maurice Cair of Lombard street Is ill with grip and
 his place is being taken by Edward P
 Fryer Patrick McCartln of Pine streel is threatened with pneumonia and his } place is being taken by James Nc. , Kson
 Miss Florence |. Barnes. 114 Ex-
 change street left yesterday for MT , Vernon, N. Y, for a visit with relatives , She was accompanied by her grand
 mother Mrs, c. W. Booth. On Thursday evening MT and Mrs
 NJ E. Butterheld entertained the mem
 bers of the seaweed club at their home
 12 Welcome street. They served re
 treatments and the evening was great ] ly enjoyed with games and music. $ A very successful whist was givei EThursday evening by Mrs James Len
 of Clinton avenue.
 g The funeral of Peter Baddow will b, i, attended at his late residence 69 Clin
 ton avenue this afternoon at 1 o'clock
 Rev. George A, Alcott will officiate.
 At her late residence, 543 Quinnlpia - avenue, funeral services for Mrs. Cor : nelia Potter Rice, wife of Reuben J
 Rice. will be conducted this afternoon
 at 2:S0.
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 7 Miss Mary Curran of 47 Lloyd stree h was given a surprise linen shower o u Thursday evening by nineteen of he l. girl friends, who came with all kind
 of handsome pieces of linen to shove
 upon the bride to be, Luncheon wa
 followed by speeches and best wishe
 Among the guests were the Misse n Caul1eld, Maroney, Dallou, Mahle
 Landy, Wright, Maley Falby and otf - CTS
 Miss Bertha Niles is at her parent
 home in Fair Haven for the Christm;
 vacation. Miss Niles is a junior
 Smith college, and she is not only ol I, of the highest stand members of h r- class but she is also one of the mo
 popular.
 Another firemen's ball is being a