The Press., 1913-04-09
Meeting of the LsA. A. o. H. Fri


 Miss Alva Crosier has resigned her position in the Pero store, and will be married in the near future to Wm. French of Stafford Hollow.
 Miss Mary Converse returned Thurs day from a three-weeks' absence from town, during which she visited Allan tic City, Philadelphia and New York.
 Rev. R. G. Clapp expects to move his goods to Lowell next Tuesday or Wednesday. His address will be 64 Porter Terrace. Mrs. Clapp and AL Ian are at 90 Chestnut street, Lowell, until the goods are settled.
 A one-week's mission service will begin at St. Joseph's church, Stafford vile, on Sunday, May IS. There will be a sermon and devotional exer- cises every morning and evening for eight days, including the following Sunday. The sermons will cover the whole range of Christian belief and practice, and the preaching will be done by missionary of St. Paul, the Apostle, from New York city.
 An attractive line of Is prizes are offered at the Red Mems dance to be given in Society hall Saturday even- ing, April 18th. The prizes include two portable poultry houses, pen of 10 bullets and a rooster, white orping- tons, ten bullets and cockerel, R. l. red, and several smaller pens. The prizes can be seen at A. M. Linn's, Benton street.
 There was meeting of the Congre- gational church members Sunday evening and a meeting of the Congre- gational society Monday night. At both meetings it was unanimously voted to extend a call to Stoddard Lane of Hartford to become settled pastor. MT. Lane will finish his studies in May. He preached here March 30 and made a very favorable impression.
 The Current Events club will meet Monday evening. Hostesses, Mrs. J. | 0. Converse and Miss Mabel Meyers. Topic, current literature. Commit tee, Miss Ballantine, Mrs. O. B. Pin ney and Mrs. A. Jacobsen. The com mittee would like to have each mem- Der bring the title of some book that she has read and give the reason why she liked or disliked it in answer to the roll-call. Miss Ruth Butterfield will give a violin solo.
 At the session of the New England southern conference, which closed yesterday, pr. Horton, until recently pastor of the local Methodist church. did not take an appointment, owing to the illness of Mrs. Horton's aged mother, who resides at Niantic, in this state. Several of the larger churches were offered him, but all of them were so remote from Niantic that Dr. Horton thought it: best to take a supernumerary relation and supply from Sunday to Sunday until Mrs. Horton is able to rejoin him in the work. He will reside at Niantic.
 Grace Church Notes: Next Sun day services as usual. Wednesday, | 7.3O, K. O. K. A. Thursday after | noon at 8 o'clock the Woman's Guild | will meet with Mrs. M. B. Fisk. Sat- urday, 2.30, last meeting of the sew ing class. This meeting will take the form of a social. On Tuesday, April Is, the Woman's Auxiliary will hold a service in the Guild room, with an address by Mrs. J. A. Riddle, one of the board of managers of the Connecticut branch of the Auxiliary. The meeting will be at 2. .45. It is hoped that other women of the parish, not members of the Auxiliary, will at- tend. Tea will be served.
 Congregational Church Notes: Mid week service Thursday, 7.3O. Topic, "The duty of watching, faithfulness born of loyalty, the punishment of unfaithfulness, the second coming of Christ. '' Friday at 7.15 B. M. H. and Boy Scouts in chapel. Next Sun day the pastor will give his parting messages from the pulpit, Last We'd nesday night a very pleasant musical program was enjoyed, and the pastor was pleased to greet informally so many of the parish and townsfolk. He also appreciated the gift to him. self and Mrs. Clapp of $40 from the Ladies' Aid and others, together with it's kindly words of esteem and regard.
 Rev. W. P. Buck, the new pastor of the Methodist church, is not an entire stranger in this locality, as he was stationed at Rockville four years. MT. Buck comes here from Brockton, Mass. where he has been two years. His other pastorates include New Lon- don five years; Christ church, Provi- dence, three years; Provincetown, three years; Taunton, four years; Mystic Bridge and Noank, four years. He started in Jewett City in 1887. MT. Buck is an able preacher and brings to the local parish a lot of valuable experience. He is a married man and has family. MT. Buck is a graduate of Wesleyan university. He is greatly aided in his work by Mrs. Buck, who is the president of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the conference. MT. Buck will preach at both services next Sunday.
 There is agitation in Rockville and Willimantic for lower electric light and gas rates, and it is needless to state that lower rates would be accept able here, as the same company serves the local public with electricity. There is no doubt that a lower rate would mean increased business. The electric light, owing to it's conven- fence, is very popular, and while the