The Press., 1920-10-21
WELLINGTON.

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 Card of Appreciation-Theo Mirtl and family wish in this column to express their thanks to all who on October 9th, showed respect and sym pathy by their attendance at the funeral and burial services of his father, Theodore Mirtl, ST.
 Misses Cunning and Palmer and Mrs. Hutchins left for New York on Friday by the boat train.
 Miss Leila Church of Rockville is guest of her sister, Miss Jennie Church, at the Ryder house. Miss Mildred Mirtl is teaching in district No. 3, Tolland;~ her sister, Miss Carrie, is with Emily Parazek, of district No. 1, attending the Willi- mantle high school.
 Mrs. Estelle J. Pratt is at her home, most of the summer. Her daughter, Mrs. Richard Burchnall of Hampton, with her baby daughter, Alice Eliza beth, are visiting her.
 Miss Hall, the treasurer of The Mission society of the State, and Mrs. Brown, as her guest, motored to Waterbury on Tuesday to attend the three days meetings of the Baptist state convention, in session there. Pastor Bacheler and Mrs. Smith were delegates to the Sunday school convention at the borough on Tues day. On Wednesday he motored to Waterbury to attend the meeting of the Baptist state convention in session there.
 Our busy pastor had four funerals
 last week and on Saturday the we'd ding of William Pobuda and Miss Margaret Toberman at the parsonage, young people of the community to whom all extend hearty congratula- tions.
 from William Bacheler of Milton, Mass, to whom the years bring in creased resemblance to his honored father, Rev. and Judge Frederick B. Bacheler, long the much loved pastor of the Stafford Baptist church, and dean of the association and the state convention. Pastor and Mrs. Bacheler went on Monday, to Hartford hospital to call upon Mrs. Hans M Hansen, IT,, who has been operated on for appendicitis and complications. Although for a time in a very serious condition she is improving and looking forward to the return to her home and family. She and her little daughters have been missed at church and Sunday school The funeral of MT. Pokorny, one of the Parazek button-shop workmen, was held at the home and very largely attended on Saturday. Rev. MT. Bach eler officiated and the ritual of Will lington lodge, No. 126, c. s. P. S., was read. Great sympathy is felt for the devoted wife, son, Harry and daughter, Georgiana. MT. Pokorny had been ill for long time of dis dressing malady that affected his head and went to New York for treatment, passing away in a hospital there. He had great musical talent and had been very helpful in Miss Dunning's or chestra in the Sunday school and was highly esteemed. Flowers were sent from the Sunday school. Mrs. Brown and Miss Mersereau represented the church and Sunday school at the funeral.
 On Thursday the remains of Miss Mary Weston, S8, native of the town, daughter of Jonathan Weston, were brought from Elizabeth, N. J., and buried in the family plot in the old Hill cemetery. Rev Theodore Bach eler oficiated. The funeral party, a grand niece, Miss Ellen Dudley, and others, were met by Misses Me.sereau and Ricketts. Mrs. Brown attended fhe-- service at the cemetery. Miss westoM was the last of this old and highly respected family MT. Weston built the house and lived for the whole of his married life on the Hill where MT. Cosgrove and family live, now known as Belcroft. He was the first clerk of the Baptist church, town clerk for years and the first regularly appointed post master of the own. His epitaph written by his pastor, the Rev Samuel Mallory, is a fine tribute to rare and beautiful character.