Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
Windham County
CANTERBURY GREEN
Church Interests-ChiIdren's Night at
 Grange-Death of Henry ScItsam.

The subject of last Sundays ser mon was Get Right with God, the text from Micah ': '. At the open ing of the service Miss Edith Williams sang as a solo, It Is Well with My Soul.
 The choir is practicing for Easter the Tullor Meredith music, The New Life.
 Tomorrow's Christian Endeavor meeting at D. m. will have for it's subject, Favorite Books of the Bible and Why. John l: 1-5; 21: 2O-25. Mrs. S. B. Hadley leader.
 Six Special Services.
 Beginning this Sunday (March 21) at s D. m. a series of six services will be held at the Congregational church at the Green. These will be evan gelistic in character with preaching Sunday evening dates in the last half of each of the months of March, April and May.
 Birthday Social.
 The Junior Christian Endeavor so- ciety held their monthly birthday so- cial at the parsonage last Saturday, following the regular c. E. meeting with games and refreshments, ice cream and birthday cake. Miss Ruth Phillips was leader. This weeks lead CT is Miss Maude Graves and the sub ject is A Walk in China.
 Church Decorations.
 There have been renovations inside and out at the Methodist Protestant church at the Plains. The people have worked hard to give their church it's new dress and deserve great commen- dation. While repairs have been in progress service has been held in the town hall but before long the church's new opening will be celebrated.
 ChiIdren's Night. At the Grange meeting Wednesday evening a children's night program was given, as arranged by Miss Loretta Curran, the local teacher. Pupils talk ing part each by a reading and a reel tation were Leslie Gardiner. Ruth Da- wis, Irene Tramper, May LeCrow, Ruth Phillips and Beatrice Hart. interviewed Representatives. Canterbury churches and also the l local w. C. T. U. have passed reSolu- tions and made appointment of com mittees to interview the Canterbury representatives with the purpose of enlisting their special interest in sev- eral bills being considered in the leg I islature. One bill is in favor of a l state farm for inebriates Another l limiting licenses to hotels, etc. An other in favor of Sabbath observance A. Hale Bennett and Albert Stafford were the committee appointed by the Congregational church. Mrs. Colum- bus Smith was appointed by w. C. T. U.
 In a Few Words. James Lathrop, rural delivery car rier, is making his daily rounds fir a new car. Milo Apply is assisting ] him until he shall hold his license. l A new 1915 car was due to be de- 1 lived this week at Nathan Exley'S. Herbert Williams and daughter, Miss 1 Inez, have returned from a week il | Hartford and Mansfield. 1 Herbert Williams is working on the | house opposite the store owned by l Mrs. Helen Adams which Elmer Ben nett has rented for the summer. 1 Death of Henry SeItsam. l Universal sorrow is felt at the los: | of Henry Seltsam, who died last Fri l day. March 18th, in North Society aft 1 CT a lingering and painful illness. MT and Mrs. Seltsam came to Canterbur! only a few years ago from Bridge port, where their daughter, Mrs. Del muth Still, lives with her family, an( to whose home Mrs. Seltsam was takel March 18th for burial. MT. and Mrs Seltsam were members of the Epis copal church in Bridgeport. Here il Canterbury they identified themselve with the Congregational church at tn Green, where they have been mucl beloved. MT. Seltsam's younger grand children were all baptized there las year. A son. Fred, also has a hom and little famil yin Boston. Mrs. Selt
 sam is expected to return to Nortl
 Society. It is hoped she will remail
 in Canterbury.