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Show LOVING COUPLES CROWD OUT REGULAR WORSHIPERS Special Cablo to The Tribune. ST. PETERSBURG, May 7.--The. conrso of true love, running smoothly, has placed the rector and church wardens of Widford, a charming rural village within easy walking dlstanoe of the county town of Essox, In a rather unusual difficulty. It seems that courting couples aro In tho habit of walking from Chelmsford to Widford on Sunday evenings and they fiock Into the church In such numbers that the regular congregation Is crowded out. In consequence tho church officials arc at a ioss to know what to do. They cannot very well exclude Edwin and Angelina An-gelina as they arrive, arm In arm; yet, on the other hand, Widford parishioners find tho pows occupied when they put In an nppcara.nce. Years ago It used to bo tho custom to separate tho scxea In Widford church, tho men sitting on one ldo of the building build-ing and tho women on the other "Bide. The readoptlon of this old plan has been hinted at. but It Is thought hardly likely that such a course will have to bo resorted re-sorted lo In order to deal with tho present pres-ent situation. |