Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-08
JEWETT CITY
Early Morning Fire on Ashland Street $50 Loss-HOw the Churches Ob- served Easter-Eight Join Baptist Church Sunday Morning.


 Church Sunday Morning. B. R. Gardner was notified of fire just before 1 o'clock Sunday morning and sounded tlfe alarm on the Baptist l bell, which was taken up at once by the Watchman on the Ashland min bell. The firemen responded with the hose jumper and truck in short order. The fire was in the brick tenement on Ashland street owned by the Ashland Cotton company and occupied by a Polish family. The damage was less than $50; insured The flames kindled in the mantel and freboard from an oyerheated stove, No water was turn ed on, chemicals being sufficient
 Baptized Eight.
 Sunday morning Rev. F. w. Potter. pastor of the Baptist church, baptized eight candidates upon confession of faith in the vestry of the church, the baptistry being used. Those who re- ceived the ordinance were Mrs Charles Armstrong, Misses Evelyn and Emma Gardner, Erma MyOtt, Lemuel Green, Ernest Saunders. Orrin Tarbox and Charles Irving Babcock-
 Easter Decorations.
 The floral decorations Easter at the Baptist church were especially attrac- tive. Hemlock tips were arranged along the choir rail, while underneath, extending from one side aisle to the other, was a solid bank of ferns and palms, with the green of no less than six sorts of begonias, which with their many shadings of pink blossoms and the pure white of ascension lilies here and there gave the necessary color for pleasing display Rising from the decorations close against the choir loft, could be seen the top and white arms of a cross tWined with ivy. The decorating was done by the x. L." and Golden Rule Sunday school classes.
 Baptist Easter Concert.
 The Baptist church was well filled at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon with an ap- preciative audience, who thoroughly enjoyed the Easter concert given by the Sunday school under the, direction of B. C. Wilcox, superintendent. The programme follows:
 The Song Victorious, chorus; respon- sive reading; prayer, by Rev. E. w. Potter; response by chorus; exercise, The Lily Class, Mrs. A. M. Browns class; song, Easter Voices, Mrs. G. H. Priors class; recitation, An Easter Surprise, Kathleen Dearnley; recita- T Solo, Ring, Easter Bells, Morton Brown; recitation. .SIeepyheads, Charles Irving Babcock; duet, Easter Day, Miss Alice MeBroOme and Mrs. B. R. Gardner; recitation, There Is Sun sine Enough for All. Mildred Hanover; exercise, Sleeping Flowers, five chil- dren from Miss Butts class-Vera Mo- Broome, Verna Tarbox, Kirk Wilcox, Earl Perkins, Clarence Haskell reel tation, The Reason Why, Alice Arm strong; song, The Illumined Tomb, by chorus; recitation, An Easter Lily, Vera McBroome; recitation, Jesus Goes Before You. Alice Gilbert; duet, Risen, Indeed, Misses Emma and Ev- elyn Gardner; recitation, He Lives To- day, Maude Kanahan; exercise, If Jesus Were Here Today. Mrs. D. L. Phillips class song, The Flowers Message, chorus, with violin obligatO by Miss Ila Brown; recitation, All Ma ture Now Awakens, Eva Smith; exeF- else, Springs Secret, Mrs. G. H. Pri- or's class; song, Ring, Bells, chorus, The committee who so ably arrang- l ed the pleasing programme! Mrs. G. H. Prior, Miss Alice A. Brown, Mrs. | Charles F. Gardner and Miss Ida l. Foster
 At the Methodist Church. l The decorations at the Methodist | church were of Easter lilies, narcissus, daffodils, ferns and potted plants, and were arranged by the Gardiner class. In the evening an Easter concert was given with the following programme:
 Singing, chorus; exercise, Clarence Jeffers' class; recitation, An Easter Bonnet, Fourneltea Robertson; rec itation, Easter Lilies, Harriett Me Cluggage; exercise, The Red, White | and Blue. Jessie Hewittson, Edith Howe and Bertha Davis; singing, choir; exercise, Roll Away the Stone, six boys; recitation, The Easter Car ols, Nellie Fields; exercise, The Brok- en Shells, primary class singing, by choir; recitation, Mary, Elizabeth Me l Cluggage, duet. Pass the Light Along, Ruth Robertson and Mildred McClug- gage, with chorus by ten little girls with candles; recitation, An Easter | Ledger Martha Davis; singing, choir; | exercise, The Risen Jesus, Miss Bessie ] McClug gage's class recitation, A | Grown of ThOrns, Anthony Fields; ex- ercise, Edster Windows, Irene Robert son, Isabel Robertson, Mildred McClug- l gage and Marian Dunbar: recitation, Two Offerings, Gertrude Mclaughlin, exercise, Lilies of Eastertide, Venna Robertson, Alice Smith, Florence Mo Laushlin; collection. by four little girls; address, Rev. MT. Thatcher; singing. choir.
 The programme committee was Miss | Bessie McCluggage, Mrs. Nellie Saun- 1 ders and Mrs G. H. Thornton, and the music committee Miss Annie Robert son, Clarence Jeffers and William Rob- | ertsOn, Jr.
 Congregational Church.
 The decorations at the Congrega- | tionaI church were underline direction ] of Miss Marian Robinson and the floral | committee of the Christian Endeavor society. There were a profusion of Easter lilies, potted plants and stock banking the front of the platform and upon the desk. A cross stood beneath | the pulpit. After the morning service ! in the Sunday school a review of the younger classes was held Miss Mabel Kanahan saying from memory all the | books of the Bible. In the evening a service of song and story was given, Donald c. Bliss reading the story.
 Holiday Notes.
 Alr. and Mrs H. F. Barber of Mo0s- up were guests Sunday of Miss Angie Gardner.
 Miss Mona Hart and Arthur and Ed ward Sullivan of Brooklyn. N. Y, are guests at the Driscoll home on North Main street.
 Mir and Mrs. William Cornell of