The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-04
STAMFORD
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 Stratford, Jan. 1.-The annual meeting of the stratford Trust com pany will be held in the bankers room, Thursday, January 16, 1919, at 10 a. m., for the election of officers and such other business as may reg ularly come before it.
 The board of directors of the Strat- ford Trust Go. have declared a semi annual dividend of 3 per cent. upon the capital stock of this bank to be paid to stockholders of record as of December 31, 1918, payable on January 15, 1919, from the earnings of the year ending December 31, 1918.
 Miss Eleanor Peck of Philadelphia is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Vii liam Peck, at Peck's Mills. Miss Peck is a graduate of one of the Philadel- phia hospitals. She will return in a short time, and will then take up her duties as a full fedged nurse. Miss Peck has many friends in town who are pleased to know that she is get ting along so we'll
 The Rev. William Nicholl, the nev- pastor of Bethany church. arrived town this week, and will commen.a his active duties on Sunday. He is known as an active, energetic man, and one who is thoroughly in earnest He has been filling the pulpit f g. Baptist church in East Poestenshiu, New York, for the past year or two It is with feelings of regret on their part that he leaves the work there, and it IS said that his ministry there has been very successful. However, MT. Nichou thought 1t would be best fer him to take a work this way, and hslng somewhat acquainted in town, havir ? spent some time here this past summer, decided that this was the place to locate.
 The following officers have been elected by the Cupheag club: Charles 1T. Sillinan, president; Edwin c. spaIl, vice pres' lent; John Graham, secretary; Frank Hanson, treasurer, Paul P. Lowell. Burton c. Warner and Edward F. Leeds were elected to the board of governors. The 38d anni- rersary of the club will be observed { January Fist.
 The services in Bethany church will as usual tomorrow We shall ex- tend g hearty welcome to our new pastor, the Rev. William HCtcholl, who comes to Us from New York State and who will occupy the pulpit both morning and evening. He will preach in the morning at 103O and in the evening at 7:30. The session of the Sunday school will be held at the close of the morning service. The Young Peoples meeting will be held at 6:45 followed ,by the evening ser vice, at which time MT. Niohou will preach. The public is cordially in vited to attend these services.
 The annual meeting of the First Ecclesiastical society will be held on Thursday evening of next week and the annual meeting of the Congrega- honal church for the presenting of reports will be held on Wednesday evening, January 15. At the Congre- gational church on Sunday morning the sacrament of the Lords Supper will be observed and the pastor, the Rev. R. c. Whitehead, will preach communion sermon on the theme, Living Leters" The Sunday school will meet at the close of the morn ing service. The young peoples meeting win be held at 6 80 in Pack ard hall There will be the usual de- Votional service and the newly elect ed officers will be installed. Miss Ger trude Wilkinson is president for 1919. At the evening hour an unusual service will be held, the members of the Hollister Heights Sunday school being present and repeat for the sec ond time the program of Christmas exercises which were given last Mon day evening. The choir of the church will repeat by request, the Christmas music and a special offering will be | taken for the Hollister Heights school. Communion service will be held at the Methodist church on Sunday morning and in the evening there will be an illustrated lecture on Armenia and Syria. The pastor of the church, the Rev E. c. Carpenter, has secured new and powerful stereopticon flight.
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