Connecticut western news., 1909-12-30
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 ill is reported as on the gain.
 Miss Cornelia J. Ryan is home from Brooklyn for ten days visit.
 F. L. Bristol and family spent the le cent holiday with Dover friends.
 Richard Roselle was with Jersey City friends oyer Christmas and Sunday.
 MT. aud Mrs. w. w. Kelchner and son were guests at Sharon Inn recently.
 Dr. Ralph Deming of Germantown, Pa, is at his mothers home for the ho- idays.
 Ephraim Allen conducted services ill t.e Advent Chapel Sunday afternoon and evening.
 Miss Helen Smith of the Danbury Normal School is home for the mid winter vacation.
 Miss Emma Beuedict of Wassaic, N. Y. spent Christmas with her sister, Mrs. Charles Rhynus.
 The family of w. R. Houghtaling are up from New York occupying their home over the holidays.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pike of Mount Vernon, N Y.,were Christmas guests uf MT. and Mrs.-U. M. Prindle.
 A valuable synchronologlcal chart and key has been given to HotchklsS Library by Mrs. A, Duane.
 Rev. Samuel R. Cooper of North B:ooknelu, Mass, preached ill the Con- gregational church Sunday morning.
 Miss Mary Mackey is with her mother and sister ill Brooklyn. MT. Mackey joined his family there on Monday last.
 William H. Kilchner is in the hosp tai here as the result of an operation performed last Sunday by Drs. Chaffee and Robinson.
 Friends of Montgomery Schuyler, Jr., will be pleased to learn of his appoint ment as first secretary to the America Legation at Tokio, Japan.
 Miss Fannie Robinson has returned to her home in Brookfeld, Mass, accom- panied by Miss Eleanor Rhynus, who goes to spend the holidays.
 pr. aud Nus. J. A. Moore and son of M1llerton were with the St. Johns over Christmas, as were also tho family of Dwight St John of Sharon Valley.
 Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Knight, Mrs. M. 5. Cole and Miss Sedgwlck were guests of MT. and Mrs. Edmund Barss at Lakeville on Friday and Saturday.
 Frank Roselle has been appointed station agent at Bronx Park, N. Y. Having served five years as assistant at Woodlawu, he is to be congratulated on his promotion.
 Among those home for the holidays are Miss May Kenny, a student of New Rochelle college, Gerald Bassett from school in Hoboken N. J., Fred Hotul ng and George Wilbur from Brook lyn.
 The death of Henry Peck aged nearly 50 years, occurred Wednesday, Dec. 22. The funeral was held from his late resi- ,dence the following Friday at 3 p. m. Dr. D. Parker Morgan officiated. The burial was in Hillside cemetery.
 The Christmas festival of the Sunday school of Christ Church was held on the evening of St John the Evangelist's Day December P. The service consisted of carols, hymns and scripture reading with responses. An address was made kIo Do r1Z church wardens distributed the gifts among the children.
 The Congregational Sunday school en- tertained parents and friends on Satur day evening. Here, also, very effective decorations had been arranged and two beautiful trees on either side of glow ing grate fire, made picturesque back ground for the children's appearances. Carcls and recltations by the wee little ones as we'll as the older ones were well rendered. A pleasant feature of the program was violin solo effectively rendereGtby ''Valberta" a youth of much talent who is visiting relatives ill the village. Distribution of gifts completed the evenings pleasure.
 The storm of Sunday greatly inter fered with the usual Christmas services ill the churches. However, the seasons iollifcation and Sunday scLool service was celebrated ill each of the village churches in a manner entirely fitting and appropriate. The Sunday school at the Methodist church held their eXer- cisys on Friday evening, Christmas eve, delightful programme of songs and recitations being pl>Gsingly rendered, Following the program, gifts from two well laden and brilliantly lighted trees were distributed, and later a supper was served to all the school members and friends. The interior of the church and the dining room were hung with Christ