The Press., 1921-05-12

invited to attend and have a social time and meet the new minister and family. The following item was taken from the Norwich Bulletin:
 Rev. F. w. Tholen, who since May 1916 has been pastor of the Preston | City Baptist church, informed his peo- pie that his services with them would terminate on the first Sunday in May. A year ago he received call to fill the ! vacant pastOrate of the Baptist church at Stafford, which he accepted, but the Preston City church prevailed upon their pastor to stay with them The Stafford church has reiterated the call and MT. ThOlen with his family expect to leave on Wednesday, May the 4th. MT Tholen was formerly missionary for 15 years, serving in New York city ten years, and in Havre, France, five years. In Havre he worked in a mission which was established by the Hon. Lady Beauchamp and her broth CT, Lord Radstock. It was while in this service that he prepared for the ministry, continuing this preparation till 1911 when he was examined for ordination in the Fifth Avenue Baptist church Troy; N. Y, and was ordained in Martindale, where he then was pastor. While in France MT. Tholen's activities brought him in touch, with the consulates of foreign nations and during the illness of the British vice consul at Honfleur he rendered service in the cOnsuPs place. In 1900 MT. ThOlen was called to Brooklyn and then to New York city where in con- nection with his mission he waged warfare on the crooks and thugs along the water front. BrOughtOn Branden- burg in one of his magazine articles speaks of MT. ThOlen as being the worst enemy the lawless element had in New York city. Since 1910 MT. ThOlen has held pastOrates in Martin dale, N. Y, North Hebron, N. Y, and Preston City. Under his leadership these churches have felt stimulating influence and have taken a more at- tive part in the affairs of the denomi- nation. In the community life he has also taken leading interest and is just now completing the Hoover cam palgn in Preston for the suffering chil- dren in Europe. Their many friends regret MT. ThOlen and his family leav- ing them, but will follow them with their very Lest wishes to the new field of labor
 StaffOrdville.
 Chris. Gratlin spent the week-end in New York city. .' ~
 Nr. and Mrs. Modesto Festa started for Italy last Saturday.
 Julius Jurkovic returned home from the Johnson hospital Monday. Misses Bertha and Irene BeIcher spent the weekend with their parents, MT. and Mrs. w. E. Belcher.
 Miss Helen Hewlett of Springfield, Mass, spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. o. T. Hewlett. ...,
 The Ukafele club will hold dance in ChRpin's grove Memorial evening. The Ukalele club will furnish music
 Mrs. Josephine Vasley while alighting from an automobile last Saturday night stepped on round stone and broke her ankle:
 William Ceasar has resigned his posi-. ton in the pearl button company and expects to move to Willington where he owns farm.
 The play entitled "The Last Day of School" will be presented by the young people of the Congregational church this Thursday evening, in the Congregational church vestry. Ice cream will be on sale.
 The Moonshine quartette, which was obliged to dIsband last fall, owing to some of their best singers leaving town, talk of recognizing as they feel that they can obtain enough singers to fill the vacan- cies. There is quite a lot of talent in this vicinity.
 Mrs. Whitman Green, who has been with her daughter, Mrs. James Swift, for the past two months, left town Sunday to visit her daughter, Ms George Sut- ton, in Berlin, accom- panied by Mr. and Mrs. J. Swift, MT. and Mrs. c White and Martin Sparrow.