Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-02
WlNDHAM.
Special Christmas Services at the Con-
sregationaI churoh-Death Of Mrs
Julia Buck chapin-other Matters Of
Interest.


Last Sunday was observed at the
Congregational church by special
Christmas music. The choir from the
branch church in South Windham unit
ed with the local choir, making a cho-
rus Of Is voices. A responsive service
with chants and hymns, in which the
congregation joined, was used, and the
choir rendered the following anthems:
Q Come All Ye Faithful, By P. A.
Schenecker, with also and tenor solos
by Mrs. ]. C. Tatem and w. H. Brown;
Nazareth, by Gounod; Good Tidings,
by J. c. Bartlett, with soprano solo by
Miss Abigail Bates, with violin accom-
paniment by Mrs. F. p. Guild. Rev.
Harry Grimes preached a. sermon APP
propriate to the Christmas seoson. Rev.
w. S. Kelsey is the choir director, and
Miss Gertrude Arnold is organist. The
church was attractively decorated with
laurel and evergreen. The local choir
.S:ls eft in tb. Stl'Vices n South Wind
ham in the afternoon.
Holiday Visitors in Town
Among the holiday visitors in town
for Christmas day or longer We're Judge
Lucius Brown and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Brown, Mrs Mary Norton, Nor
wich; Noyes Allyn, Gales Ferry; Miss
Helen Larrabee, Simmons college, Bos-
ton; Mrs d. +. Campbell, Salem, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. E w. Mcclure Brooklyn,
n. Y: Mrs. Georgene Rich, New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Saunders, West
field Mass; Mr.. end Mrs. Ellery Bates.
New York; Prof. and Mrs. James O.
Lathrop, Worcester. Mass; Bert East
man, New Britain; Miss Charlotte Par
sons, Boston: Mr.. and Mrs. w. +.
Gates, Lebanon; Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.
Gates and Mrs. Hattie Gates and son,
Winimantic.
Personals.
The Misses NJ. S. and A. NJ. Patton
left for Brooklyn, n. Y, Wednesday, to
sepnd the winter with their sister, Mrs.
Walter Able.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Beczwith, who
have been spending some time with
relatives in town, have returned to
their home in Lyme.
Rev. w. NJ. Brown preached in the
Brick church in Lebanon last Sunday.
Mrs. George Keeney and Miss Jo-
sephine Keeney have been visiting in
New Britain
Mrs. Horace Eaton was called 10
[ Millbury Mass, on Tuesday by the
[ illness OF her sister. Mrs. Dalrymplc.
Mrs. Charles LSrr0bee and daughter,
Marian were in Hartford Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LarFabee en-
terrain the Duplicate Whist club this
week
Miss Florence Card Of South Wind
ham was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
+. Names on Sunday,
Mrs. j. c. Fenton and Miss Mary
Perkins are I'm Boston for a short visit
George Cook and family spent Chdist-
mas in Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Webster, who
were married last weak I'm Worcester
have returned from their wedding trip.
Mrs. Phcbe Arnold has been confined
to the house by Illness.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Brown spent
/ Christmas with relatives in Brooklyn.
Miss Alice Webster has gone to New
Haven to study nursing.
Funeral Of Mrs. Julia Buck Chaplin.
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Buck
Chaplin were held at the COngrega-
tiOual church on Wednesday after
noon Rev. Harry Grimes Oficiated
and the church choir sang Blessed As
sUrance, a favorite hymn Of the de-
/ ceased. and Nearer. My God, to Thee
l The bearers were Benoni Bates, An
I drew Metzger, Mason aBtes and Hen
/ ~ Harvey. The burial was in the
family lot in the Center cemetery. Mrs,
/ Chaplin died on Monday at the home OF
Miss Emily Lyman with whom she
had boarded for several years. Death
was due to d general breaking down
from age, she being in her 89th year.
Mrs. Chaplin was wonderfully active
woman for one of her years, retaining
[ fun possession Of her faculties until
a few days before the end. She was
/ a widow. her husband having died
many years ago. as did n son and a
| daughter. the latter being the first
( wife of DIR. sam Huntington Of Nor
walk, a man prominent in Masonic
I circles. Mrs. Chaplin is survived by
1 three grandchildren, Mrs. Bertha c,
| Ginger and Walter Chaplin Of New
/ York and Mrs. Edith Hun Ellington Cook
| of Branford. There are also two
! great grandchildren. Mrs. Elizabeth
/ Fuller of Scotland is a niece and
Chauncey eager and Howard Bling
/ ham Of the same town are grand-ne-
/ pLcws
Christmas Observanees.
! The children I'm town celebrated
I Christmas several times. They were
given a treat on the closing day OF
/ school, Thursday afternoon. In the
/ evening the Congregational Sunday
/ school had a supper and tree, and or
| Friday evening St. Paul's Sunday
| school, which is attended by a good
| number from the Congregational Sun
/ day school, had a tree in the Library
] building.