The Press., 1913-03-12
G0NTERS.

a f1ve-weeks' stay in New York city and Mount Kisco, N. Y. Mrs. Teed went to attend the funeral of an aunt and stayed to visit relatives and att tend to business interests.
 While John B. Kibbe was unloading tobacco at A. s. Hulburt's warehouses last week Friday his horses became restless with the cold and started on the run for home, uprooting mail boxes and scattering blankets and parts of harness along the way. Olif- ford Parsons stopped the horses un- hurt after they had run about mile.
 The tax rate is 17 mills on $1.
 Those who pay $75 and over are |: Mary E. Billings, $l47.22; o. s. Fuller, $97.7O; Mabel l.. Fuller, $1O4. 29; George E. Homer, $75. 65 ; A. s. Hulburt, $1O2; E. L. Hurl- burt, $92. 90; B. T. Hurlburt, $88. IA; !; A. l.. Hurd, $82.87; George E. Keeney, $133. 51; Lafayette Keeney, $166.17; Mayro Keeney, $187. 34 {; A.F. Kibbe, $75. .56; Mabel G. Kibbe, $4O4. 34; William McMullen, $77. O1 i; W. o. Pease, $113.47; B. F. Pinney, $96. 13; Anna L.. Pomeroy, $115; E. O. & A. Sherman, $8O. 58; Somers- vile Manufacturing company, $2455. 73; Jeannie Seymour, $92.92
 The electric lights in the church, which were used for the first time last week Thursday, are the gift of Mrs. H. R. Kibbe and Mrs. Ernest s. Fuller. The chandelier and the brackets which have stood on either side of the puplit since MT. Kibbe ! presented them several years ago will be retained in his memory, but will be done over in dull brass and equip ped with electric lights to match the other fixtures. It was planned to have the work all done in time for the or dination Thursday, but the mistake of an congressman delayed the work several days. In addition to that al- ready mentioned, the full equipment consists of a desk lamp, lights for the organ and side lights for the body of the church. In the basement the hall and kitchen have been light ed and the stage provided with foot lights.
 The ordination of Rev. Earl H. Thayer as minister of the Somers Con- gregational church took place last week Thursday. The morning exer- cises consisted of a meeting of the churches invited by the Somers church to take part in a council to pass on the qualifications of the candidate. The churches invited were those of Andover, Bolton, Columbia, North Coventry, South Coventry, Ellington, Gilead, Hebron, Mansfield, Marlboro, Rockville, Stafford Springs, West Staff ford, Holland, Union, Vernon, Will lington, East Hartford and Moravia, N. Y., Individuals invited were Rev. George W. Banks of Springfield, Rev. Dr. Frank W. Merrick of Spring field, Prof. A. R. Merriam of Hart ford, Rev. Dr. P. S. Moxom of Spring field, Rev. O. M. Perry of Ellington, Rev. Charles H. Ricketts of Norwich, Rev. B. P. Root of Northampton, Rev. Thomas lyric of Hazardville, Rev. E. T. Briggs and Rev. Sherman Thompson. Rev. Cryus M. Perry, who called the meeting to order, read the call to the council Rev. Percy Thomas of Rockville was chosen
 
 of Columbia scribe. A quorum of delegates answered to the roll-call, and the next business was the reading of the records of the church and ec- clesiastical society. The candidate read a paper setting forth his doctrine and religious experience. Rev. MT. Clapp of Stafford Springs moved to have a roll-call of the council, to which each delegate should respond by questioning the candidate if he desired. Following the roll-call the council went into executive session to discuss the candidate. Dinner was served by the Ladies' Aid society to about 75 in the church basement. The first business of the afternoon session, called to order by the moder- ator at ? o'clock, was the reading of the minutes of the morning session, and report of the council. In the executive session it was voted to sus- tain the examination and to go on with the ordination. Rev. MT. Rick etts Rev MT Pronfiss and Rev MT Jones were appointed to present MT. Thayer to the council The ordina- tion sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Frank w. Merrick of Faith church, Springfield. Dr. Merrick pointed out that the business of the minister, as in the times of Isiah, is to proclaim ''release to captives and good tidings to the people. 'To make all men see' the grace and goodness of God" The remainder of the program was as fol- lows: Prayer of ordination, Rev. Alexander R. Merriam of Hartford solo, 'Lead me all the way," Mrs. O. A. Pease; right hand of fellow ship, Rev. David B. Jones of Filing ton; charge to the pastor, Rev. Percy Thomas of Rockville; charge to the people, Rev. Charles H. Ricketts of Norwich; hymn 75O; benediction, Rev. Earl Harrison Thayer. In March, 1727, 186 years ago. the first | pastor of the church, Rev. Samuel Allis, was settled here