The Press., 1912-11-20

Ichurch there VIII DC speclal music Selections will be sung from the can- tata, GA Song of Thanksgiving" by Fred Peace.
 Charles B. Prince, former resi- dent, and Mrs. Prince celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home in Paterson, N. J., on the 8th inst. Miss Sara F. Alden of this town contributed an original poem written for the occasion.
 Baptist Notes: The mid-week ser vice will be led tonight at the ves- try by Mrs. Connors. Subject, Mis- takes often made,'' Prov. IA: I-24. Next Sunday a. m. the pastor will speak on the theme of Thanksgiving, and an offering for home missions will be taken. Tn Sunday evening ser vice will consist of a concert by the Sunday school.
 The ladies of the lUniversalist church will meet for work Thursday afternoon and an invitation is her eby extended to all ladies of the parish to be present, as there is extra work to be done. At six o'clock the members of the Y. P. c. U. will serve a sup per, which will be followed by an entertainment. Charlos Holden of Palmer will give a sleight-of- hand performance, and program consist ing of recitations, songs and instru- mental music will add to the even- ing's enjoyment. Supper, 1Oc; en- tertainment, lOc.
 Many friends were shocked and pained to learn that Miss Carpenter had suddenly passed away at ll.3O Monday night, last week, at the home of Mrs. Emily M. Goodell. A short time previously she had gone with a party of relatives and friends, includ ing her brother and niece from Canada, to the ancestral home at Westford for a few days, caring for its valued heirlooms of other days. Probably the joys of those days pre- vented her from realizing the too great tax on her limited strength, and soon after her return here she was obliged to keep her bed several days, but on Monday was able to go out for short walk. But her old trouble returned, and seemingly without a moments warning, she passed on. Miss Carpenter was the daughter of Amasa and Mary Richmond Carpenter and granddaughter of Michael Rich mond, and was born at North Wood stock, Oct. 28, l84O. She removed to Cleveland, O., early ill the sos, and later to London, Canada. After that she lived several years in Wash ington, D. O., and for a time with friends in Wisconsin, but later re- turned to Westford and made her home there for many years, living most of the time with her grandpar- ents. Her life was largely devoted to tender ministries to her grandpar- ents, aunts and uncles, and many others so fortunate as to know her. She came here nine years ago with her aunts, Mrs. E. R. Parry, Mrs. Juliet Child, and her uncle, Elizur Richmond. The uncle and one aunt, Mrs. Child, have passed on before her within the year. She was a member of the Baptist church of Westford and was a helper of the church here. Her funeral was held at the h me of Mrs. Goodell on Friday at II a, m,, and was private on account of the feeble health of Mrs. Parry, being conducted by the pastor, Rev. l.. B. Curtis, and the former pastor, Rev. A. B. Todd, who gave an address and prayer. Scripture selections and poem, "Be- yond," were read by the pastor, and appropriate selections were sweetly rendered by a quartet, Mrs. H. R. Wightman, Miss Alberta Eaton and Messrs. F. A. Lasbury and F. J. Glover. Exquisite taste was shown in flowers and all appointments. The burial was in the Westford village cemetery, where the casket was opened for the sake of the old home friends. Friends present from out of town were B. P. Carpenter and daughter, Miss Louise, of Ceilings wood, Canada, Miss Louise Richmond of Philadelphia, George W. Comstock of New York city, Mrs. Frank Car penter of Wethersfield, Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Todd of Torrington.
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 Rev. MT. Vaill, who is i'll, is slow ly improving.
 Mrs. Fred Bowden is confined to her home by illness.
 MT. and Mrs. Grant Hammer visited MT. and Mrs. Fred Bowden last Sum- day.
 H. G. Durham has been confined to his home by illness for several weeks.
 Mrs. John Pagan was successfully operated on for appendicitis at the Hartford hospital yesterday.
 The ladies of the Congregational church meet with Mrs. Arthur West for work on Thursday at p. m.
 Rev. Ernest F. Neumann of Hart ford theological seminary, who preached so acceptably at the M. E. church in September, has been very i'll with nervous prostration. He is now slowly improving.
 The seven-day old son of MT. and Mrs. Horatio G. West, died at the home of it's grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Jerry Wilson, Monday morning. There was prayer at the house by Rev. M. H. Jones. The interment was in the Staffordville cemetery Tuesday.
 Junior O. B. will meet Friday at 3 p. m. Officers elected for Nov. and Dec. were: President, Ed. Harring- ton; vice president, Dorothy Belcher; ;; secretary, Maxwell Lambert; treas-