The Press., 1909-01-13
WELLINGTON.


 usual midweek prayer meeting will be resumed in the Baptist church parlor. A large attendance is hoped for.
 Visitors to the Pinnacle are not in- frequent these spring-like days. and the views since the foliage is gone from the trees are much finer than in summer time.
 Sunday morning Rev. Austin Gard her. pastor of the Congregational church, preached a very spiritual sermon from Ool. 3:11. Topic, "Ohrist only"
 Mrs. Darrow is an accomplished artist, the walls of the parsonage being adorned by the works of her pencil and brush, and she and her husband are both musicians of much ability.
 At the Baptist church Pastor Earle W. Darrow's text was "Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life" An excel lent sermon, listened to with closest 
 In the absence of the assigned leader, Miss Cunning. the Endeavor was led by Rev. MT. Darrow. The was good despite the. threatening weather and the subject we'll sustained.
 The Frederick Morrison, who died last week in Berlin. spent his boy. hood in this town and often visited his brothers here, the late Charles and Edward Morrison. His twin sister, Miss Fanny Morrison, is still living in Windsor.
 The class for the study of Pilgrims Progress on Friday evening at Maple Corner was pleasant and instructive. The next meeting will be held on Friday evening at the same place. Any one desiring to profit by these in- formal meetings will be welcome.
 Several from here attended the benefit social for the relief of the sufferers at the hall, South on Tuesday evening. A hastily prepared program served to Ihow the abundance of available | alent in the community.
 Mrs. Emily Chaffer Carpenters 83d birthday, which occurred on the enth, brought her a shower of cards l md other tokens from her many riends. that began on Saturday and l till continues. The first suggestion l if this expression of regard came from TOhn MerriCk, Minneapolis, Minn.
 Clarence s. Preston, whose child. lood was passed on the Hill with his Hon. and Mrs. s. T. oreston, and who has been 8 frequent | ,isitor, announces that after sixteen ! ears' practical experience with Allen 5 Hall Oo., decorators and furnishers | f Boston, he has taken the position f manager of the decorating and department of the Crocker Hantle 6 Tile Co.,, 232 Weybosset treet, Providence, R. l.
 So many of the beautiful thoughts f Henry Van Dyke are floating about D the public print that his name is a ousehold word. This is one of the 1ost recent that touches a responsive ord in many a heart: "Give me ood work to do, that I may forget lyself and find peace in doing 1t for 'hee. Though am poor, send me 3 carry some gift to chose who are oorer, some cheer to those who are lore lonely" We are glad to have 8 one of our Christmas gifts his House of Rimmon," published in october by Charles scribner's Sons, lew York.
 Frederick Morrison. whose death 1 Berlin January 6 was reported in he New Britain news, was born in tafford Springs May g, 1881. His ather was John Morrison of New 'ork, his mother Betsy" Palmer of Iebron, through whom he was a of Elder William Brews- ,r. In 1856 he married Elizabeth 'eming Stillman of Wethersield. s young man he was a member of 1e official staff of the Connecticut ate prison. and later was an officer ] both the Massachusetts and the hode Island reform schools He re- loved from Berlin to Holyoke, Mass. l 1869 and was there connected with le Merrick Thread company for near 7 thirty years, retiring in December, 898, and returning to Berlin, where 8 passed the rest of his life. In olyoke Mr. Morrison took an active art in public affairs and was on tho hool board for many years. He as a member of Holyoke's first oity and served several terms |ch in the council and as alderman. @ was always a hard working official, Id his whole public service was arked by a rugged honesty of pur- )se and achievement. He is sur- we'd by his wife and two sons. Fred. ick Stillman of Amherst, Mass, and illiam Brewster of Auburn, N. Y. rs. Emma J. Morrison Holman of ,uth Wilmington is a niece, daugh- T of his brother, Edward, and Syl- 'ster Preston Morrison of Eagleville nephew, son of Charles Morrison.
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