The Press., 1911-08-09
ASHFORD. WestfOrd

a most excellent time.
 ASHFORD. Westford
 Darius BarlCw of New Haven, a former resident, visited relatives here the first of the week
 The town school committee adver- tise for bids for transporting of school children in the town.
 Misses Ad Wilbur and Elinor De- Wolf of WilIington were guests of Mrs. E. Wilb1r Sunday.
 westford Hill.
 Miss Helen Hutchinson is spending few days at E. L. Whites,
 Miss Myrtle Chapman spent Tues day with Miss Dorothy Pierce. @*
 There will b, preaching at the Con- gregational church next Sunday.
 Miss Dorothy Pierce of Providence is spending a part of her vacation at Joseph Dimock's :. .-~ s,-
 Andrew Amidon and family spent Sunday in Abbington with their c ,usin, Mrs. Bert Whitehouse.
 Mrs. M Cushman is making general repairs on her barn. M. G. Chapman, and E Oushman doing the work.
 Mrs. Alice Sherman and daughter returned to their home in Brimfield, Mass last wet k, accompanied by: their cousin, Miss Jennie Kidder. Warrenville. ~=>.f
 Miss Laura Bicknt Il is visiting ini Norwich this week. '>'
 MT. and Mrs. Don Hattin spel t their vacation in N W Hampshire.
 Herbert DAwley and family of Nor wich called on friends in Westford last week
 Mrs. Bernioe Case visited her broth ; er, George Mathewson, Willimantio, last week.
 R,v. B. 0. Bugbee and 0. D. Ohap- man were in Willimantic last week Wednesday. -,
 Mrs. Auguste Karhan and family of Mrs. Louis Baker.
 Miss Inez Brown, who has been; visiting Mrs. J. A. Brown, has re-t turned to Willimantic.
 Miss Hattie shroye, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Ellen .Braok- ley, has returned to Boston :=.
 The family of Dr. O. W. S.. Frost of Waterbury are at Idlewlld, " their summer home, West Ashford. H.. r.. ;r.
 Miss Ruth Brown of Bridgeport Is visiting her relatives, Mrs. John A. Brown and family for a few days. ,.,1
 Mrs. Edward Marble and daughter, Miss Clara of Worcester, are at the Marble homestead through August.
 Milton Durkee and his sister, Miss Ethel M. Durkee, returned last week from their visit in Ashaway, R. l..
 Miss Julia Martin of Chaplin and Miss Elsie Chester of Providence, R. I. called on friends in town last week.
 The regularly quarterly meeting of the woman's mission circle met Wed. nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. s. Louks.
 Clinton Baokus and Charles Backus and son, Charles, Jr., of Chicago, came from the west in their sautoHao- bile and called on old friends in town recently. '.. '-
 Deacon Stephen Robbins and sister, Sarah Robbins, have returned to Bris- tol. The trip was made in the auto mobile with MT. and Mrs. David MatheWson. -.--..----- >Sa .5il
 John A. Murphy continues remark ably active for one eighty-four years of age. Last week he took an auto- mobile ride to Mansfield Center and visited his daughter, Mrs. Albert James. t ~ ..
 The Church homestead is being fully occupied this summer. Mrs. J. W.
 
 H nry, and family of Hartford are spending the great,r part of the sum- mer there. .:.> .~-...
 The regular annual meeting of the Ashford Bible associat on will be held Wednesday, Aug. 18th, in our grove at Warrenville. Come and get "near to Nature" and spend 8 day among old acquaintances. .<.. -
 We were favored with an ideal day for our Sunday services of preaching, Sunday school, baptism, communion and O. E. service. At the m 1rning service the pastor spoke to a congre- gation mum bering about 100 people, Appropriate to the day, the subject was "Ohristian baptism, '' Acts 9: ST. 38, Al After the brief session of the Sabbath school many gathered by the river side to witness the baptism of four of our young people. Those who took this signifioant step in their Chr lstian life were Douglas Weeks and his brother, Ellsworth, Albert Louks and Miss Ada LanpheAr, daughter of Deacon W. H. Lanphear At the communion service, which followed the ordinance of baptism, the hand of fellowship was extended by the pastor to the four recently baptized, aLd in behalf of the church these were well comed with joy into the fellowship and fraternity of the church. The ser vice of O. E. wa held as usual at 7.3O o'clock, led by the pastor COVENTRY.
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