The Press., 1917-12-27
winter after visiting friends in Tol. Hand for q @nu1 4raok~r

land for 8 few weeks.
 Monday afternoon the annual meet ing of the Congregational Ecclesias
 tical socity was held at the church The following officers were elected fo
 the ensuing year: Society commit
 tess7 O.. -Raynaund Towne, Levi M
 Reed, T. O. Newell; solicitor anC
 collector, Nelson Horton; clerk ant
 treasurer, Raymond c BarTows. T The recent death and burial of Mrs.
 Fidelia Plank has not been mentioned \ in these columns. Her body wat brought by auto from Providence the
 first week in December for burial ir
 the cemetery here in Union ShC
 was born in Union Dec. 4, 1929, tho
 daughter of Elijah and Polly Lillie
 Severy and lived here the greater part
 of her life. Her first husband was
 Joseph Miller. After his death she married Asaph Richards. When she
 was again left a widow she married Mr. Plank aud spent the remainder of her life away from Union. The deceased is remembered here as a pleasant,, kind hearted. woman. pr. P. Booth ofioiated at the simple burial service.
 Christmas was celebrated at the church Monday night, and notwith- : standing the dashes of rain in the afternoon and early evening, there was a good number in attendance to enjoy the interesting exercises and to receive the beautiful fruit with whioh theatree was laden Dr. I P. Booth gave an address on the origin and meaning of Christmas. Miss Grace Tyler presided at the organ and led in the singing of Christmas hymns The -children's recitatious as usual were listened to with much in- terest. Among so many bright and happy little "orators" it is scarcely fair to mention anyone in particular, but the recitations by little Frank Kaleta and Mikie Sedlak were cer- tainly just about right. Conforming to war conditions in regard to the conservation of sugar, each child received peanuts and an orange iustead of candy. While the gifts were being distributed 8 pleasant social lime was enjoyed and then with many hearty Christmas wishes the people dispersed ito tE eil various homes.
 ', A. very pretty church wedding occurred on Christmas day at Union Congregational church when Mary, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Daniel Thompson, was married to Frank Durfee of West Dudley, Mass , at 2 p I'm !. Rev I: P. Booth of Stafford off Ciating. Miss Grace Tyler played the wedding march, Peter Thompson was best man and Miss Emma Du1fee bridesmaid. The ring service was used. The bride carried an immense bouquet of brides roses and wore a navy ,blue taffeta silk dress. The .bridesmaid was gowned in ruse col. cred silk charmeuse. Among the guests present from out of town were MT and Mrs George Curry, MT and Mrs. Daniel. Thompson of Spring field, Miss Durfee of Dudley. Mrs. Dnlfee was born in Union and has attended the local schools. She has an, unusual pleasant way and has the beat wishes of her host of ftiends. MI DuIfee is connected with the paper manufacturing business in West Dntilsys MasE where the newly mar Tied- conpleawill reside. their home being furnished ready to occupy.
 .3sg ....y SoMERS.
 .Olivers.J Lyman of Hartford spent Chi istmas in the home of his parents, Mir. and Mrs Edward Lyman.
 Dr and Mrs Henry Gillett of New York city are, epauding several days over Christmas in their home on Battle. street -:..:-.-* .--t .- ..'
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Crawford and dangIlter, Dorothy, have moved from tho house owned by Mrs. Susan P. Moore, to Springfield.
 Miss Mildred Gummo. teacher in Cleveland, O >. is spending a two weeks' vacation in the home of her sisteTs Mrs Ley Herrison ...','
 IIrssand;, Mrs Willard Prior of Worcester have been spending several days aSH ff1e home of Mir. Prior 's- parents. Mir and Mrs, H. A Prior.
 At the last short calendar session of DeoemDeF term 6f tie Holland. county superior court held Friday morning with Judge William s. Case of Hartford on the bench the only case heard was that of Charles D. Rood vs Bernard s Feiner, ct al Rood asked Judgment of foreclosure against Feiner on mortgage on farm in Somers. The court granted judg.. ment for $1, ,535. 15. Tie time limit to redeem was fixed for January, l., l9IS..
 Mrs. Elliott Kibbe. an aged resi- dent of this town, had 8 narrow escape from being burned few days ago. As Mrs. Kibbe was lighting a match on tl1e underside of the table the fringe on the spread caught fire, Pap. CTS lying on the stand blazed up, set. Ftipg fire to her dress and apron. She called to Miss Daisy Pelton, who is employed there and who was in an. other room. When Miss Pelton reach cd there Mrs. Kibbe s clothes were in dimes. She quickly snatched up a rug from the floor and finally succeed cd m extinguiahing the flames. Mrs Kibbe's clothes were badly burned.
 Miss Emilio Bugbee is spending sev- eral days in Springfield with her grand father, W. P. Fuller.
 Mr. and Ms. M. J. Warrington en- tertained the following Christmas day n an NNl- sA. . .&~... M ,r,Rj