The Press., 1914-10-21

y Miss Sadie Rice, teacher in dlstrl' n IA, was the guest of Mrs. Haiti
 Pomeroy over Sunday. ] MT. Eands Mrs. Henry McKinne
 have been spending few days wit } their son in Thompsonville.
 Miss Maude Greaves and Edwar } Green were quietly married at tn home of the brides mother, Mrs Selina Greaves, last Saturday after
 noon at 8 o'clock. The ceremony wa performed by Rev. J. W. Batlantine
 Angeline Holmes, 70, widow o1
 Augustus Washburn died Saturda.
 morning at the Hampden County
 hospital Springfield, of cancer. Mrs
 Washburn was born and spent the
 early years of her life in this village.
 She leaves one sister, Mrs. Lydis
 Lane of Pleasant Valley, and two
 brothers, Philander Holmes of Brook
 field, Mass, and Erskine Holmes o1
 this place. The funeral was held in
 the local Congregational church Mon
 day morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. l..
 Rees of Stafford Springs. officiating.
 Burial was in Hillside cemetery at
 the Hollow.
 Church Notes: In the absence of
 the pastor, Rev. Martin Williston of
 Hartford occupied the pulpit last
 Sunday morning. O. P. Bradway and M. A. Gold were the delegates chosen to attend the county conference at Rockville on Tuesday, and Mrs. F. z. Fairfield and Mrs. M.. A. Gold will represent the Sunday school at the cmven ion at Stafford Springs on Friday. Subject of Thursday evening service will be, ''The sources of the church of tomorrow, Deut. $: 1-9. Dea. Bradway will lead the service next Sunday evening. Topic, "The Christian and the bal lot. " -.
 The good attendance at the meeting of the Rockville Christian Endeavor Union at the local church last Friday evening proved that rain does not dampen the ardor of endeavnrers. Miss Josephine Newell, president of the union, presided. The praise service was led by o. H. Moore and the devotional service by Rev. D. E Jones of Ellington. The minutes of the last meeting and treasurer's report were given by the secretary, Miss Ethel G. Moore. The banners for both local and union attendance were won by the Rockville Baptist society. On recommendation of the president the union voted for an amendment to article Of the con- stitution and the officers of the union will hereafter consist of a president, one vice. president, a secretary and treasurer and an executive committee, which shall be composed of one mem Der from each society belonging toi the union. As the officers of the past year declined renomination, the fol- lowing names were presented by the nominating committee and were unanimously elected: President, Rev. H. D. Pierce of Rockville; vice -presi dent, O. H. Moore of Stafford Springs; secretary and treasurer, Miss Christine Bush of Rockville; executive com mlttee, O. F. Chandler of Stafford Springs, Miss Dorothy Mcknight of Ellington, Oliver Driggs of Vernon, Arthur Vinton of North Coventry Miss Mary Ballantine of West Stafford and Miss Doris Ahern and Miss Katie Dunn of Rockville. The union dele gate chosen to attend the state con- vention at New Haven on Oct. 23, 24, 25 was George B. Davis of Vest 1 Stafford with Thure Rydholm of as substitute. The union has more than met it's apportionment for the headquarters building at Boston, as SIP. 50 has been given in cash and pledges for that purpose. The suggestion was made and enthusi- received that a union enter tainment be given soon, the proceeds to be used for the benefit of the Ellington society whose church was recently destroyed by fire. The ad- dress of the evening was given by Rev. L. Rees of Stafford Springs. His theme was, "The faith of the future.' ' At the close of the program refreshments were served by the local society.