The Press., 1920-02-19
HOLLAND

Howard Ayers has taken position
 in the silk mill in Rockville.
 Alfred E. Abbey, deputy jailor of the Holland jail, has been quite i'll.
 The prayer meeting of the Congre- gational church will be held at the parsonage Thursday evening.
 A special meeting for prayer missions will be held tomorrow afternoon al 3. 80 at the home of Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
 Anthony Oliver of Skungamaug had dog that had the hydrophobia, last week MT. Oliver had the dog killed before it injured any one.
 The Day of Prayer for Missions
 will be observed Friday at the home of Mrs. Samuel Simpson, at 33O. All women are invited to be present.
 Mrs. Ernest Cooley and son, Ken meth, of Manchester, have been spend ing some time with Mrs. Cooleys parents MT. and Mrs. John M. Bowers
 Miss Margaret Beebe of Willimantic, primary teacher in the Hicks Memo rial school, resumed her duties Mon day after being ill for the last two weeks
 Louis Gilman, son of Mrs. Lillian Gilman, in the south part of Holland, was taken with a sudden attack of appendicitis last week and was taken to Hartford hospital for an operation
 At the fourth quarterly conference of the Lee Methodist church Rev. Will liam H. Bath was instructed to confer with Rev. MT. Soule as to the best method of federating the two Holland churches
 There were no preaching services in the Lee M. E. church on account of the illness of the pastor, Rev. Wm. Barher, but the Sunday school con- vened as usual A number of the Methodist people attended the Congre- 5at:onal church.
 Charles s. Hurlbut has been appointed town fire warden, and he has appointed the following deputies to attend to all forest fires in town: Skungamauy, Abial l.. Metcalf; Buff Cap Harry Morgan son; Grants Hill, Joseph MetcaIf; Cedar Swamp, Clayton Reed; Snipsic, Ruper Vest Lord District, Clarence Aborn ; Holland Street District, Lorenzo B. Spar row; White School District, Rufus J Leonard.
 A Esten Clough had the misfortune to have the shed where he housed his new Rec truck cave in with the heavy weight of snow. The truck was badly injured. The top and tody were ruin ed. The wind shield and the steering gear were broken MT. ClOugh has nad the truck repaired, but the in- surance has not been adjusted yet Inc insurance company has never had but one similar case, which happened last Friday in Meriden.
 The Study class met Monday eyen- ing at the home of Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Case. Mrs. Edwin $. Agard read selection from "The Listening Ear by Henry VanDyke. Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow read Mrs. Ez. Brown on '"Woman's Rights," by Frances Bow man. A fishing pond game was en- JOyed where each fished and caught heart with a fortune inside Other games were played and social time was enjoyed. Refreshments were ser ved Mrs. Case was assisted as host ess by Mrs. Harry R. Bartlett. The annual roll call and business meeting of the Congreg gational church was held Thursday evening. Re- spOnses from number of absent members were given The treasurer's report showed the receipts to be $1,- 13O.10, the disbursements $1,O44.86 The Kibbe fund for repairs amounts to $1,452.52, the interest of which can te used only for repairs of the church. The different Missionary money amounted to $26S, besides $16 given ty the Sunday school for the Ar menian relief fund and over $40 was given for temperance work in the state. The Woman's Guild has after the years disbursements $1O922 bal ance on hand. A present of $1OO was given to the pastor, Rev. B. F. Case at this meeting. Rev. Sherrod Soule superintendent of the Missionary So- clety of Connecticut, was invited to cooperate with the Rev. w. H. Bath district superintendent of the Lee Methodist Episcopal church of this district in drafting plan of church federation to te presented to the two churches in Holland. After the busi- ness a social time was enjoyed and refreshments were served