The Press., 1917-12-20

All who have made full paymen
 flr the liberty bonds through thu
 Stafford Savings bank and the Firs
 National bank can obtain the bondI
 by calling at the banks.
 The mills in the borough were
 partly closed down on Friday or
 account of the electricity supplied by
 the high tension line from the north
 being greatly reduced. On account of shortage of coal this is liable to
 happen on certain days, when the mills will be notified On these days the mills can only run W hat machinery they can supply by their own power As most of the mills are now equipped to run almost entirely by electricity they are liable to be more or less handicapped.
 Christmas will be observed at the Congregational church next Sunday. There will be special music at both morning and evening services. A chorus choir will render the anthems For the evening an elaborate program has been arranged. The quartet and chorus will be assisted by Ralph Mixer, violinist; G. H Wonder, cellist, of Hartford, and Dr. G. Feroival Bard, pianist Besides accompanying the choir numbers, MT. Mixer and MT Wunder will play solos, and there will also be concerted mum bers for piano, organ, violin and cello. Among the numbers on the program will be an anthem by Coombs, written for chorus, with harp, violin and organ acoompaniment. With the piano and cello added this anthem is most interesting. At the morning service a special collection will be taken in aid of the Halifax relief fund. On Monday evening at 2. 30 there will be a Christmas eve celebration consisting of a pageant illustrating the birth of Christ, followed by distribution of gifts from the Christmas tree All members of the church and parish are cordially invited.
 Grace Church Notes: On next Sun day, the fourth Sunday in Advent. the services will be as usual with the ex- caption of the early communion, which will be at o'clock instead of 8. During the winter all early com. munion services on Sundays will be at o'clock Christmas, which is one of the greatest festivals of the church year. will be observed with celebration of Holy communion, with special music at o'clock on Christ mas morning Adlam's communion service. and the anthem will be Mag areth." by Gounod As Christmas is one of the days of obligation, every communicant of the church should attend this service The Christmas tree exercises for the children of the Sunday school will be held on Mon- day evening at 63O in the church hall The Christmas eve carol ser vice, which proved so popular last year, will be held on Monday evening at & o'oolook. The church will be lighted only by candles, and the choir will carry candles in the procession During the service the large Yuletide candle will be lit by three boys. who then sit down around the base of the and listen to the singing of the carols. Rs the shepherds of old heard the singing of the Angelic choir on Christmas night The program for this service is as follows: Hymn 9. "It Game Up1n the Midnight Clear"; hymn 50, "Angels from the Realms of Glory;'' opening sentes and Lords prayer; gloria in excelsis lesson: Luke 2, 1-14; hymn 53s, All My Heart this Night Rejnices;" creed and prayers; lighting of the Yuletide candle; solo, ''Holy Night" offertory, Christmas carols: "Away in a Manager, '" Good Christian Men, Rrjoioe," " "God Rest you Merry, Gentlemen, "We Three Kings of Orient Are," ''The First Novel;, |"
 'What Chlld is This?" 'Good King Weuoeslas. Prayer and Blessing recessioual hymn .5s, 70 Little Town of Bethlehem. The offering at this service is asked for the relief of Armenian and Syrian war sufferers.