SWARMS OF BEES.
INVADE A CHURCH
Two large swarms of bees have made their home in the church building at Agnes Banks, near Richmond, New South "Wales. On a recent Sunday, while the service was in progress, the bees swarmed into the church and worried the organist to such an extent that she was forced to leave the organ and take a place among the congregation. They then attacked members of the congregation, and many lodged on the minister, Rev. Mr Dillon. The people hastily left the building, and the minister joined them, still in his clerical robes. Once outside the church the congregation. dispersed rapidly. There was no time to take up a collection, but one man entered the church, put the books away, and secured the minister’s clothing-
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 69, 20 February 1931, Page 7
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130SWARMS OF BEES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 69, 20 February 1931, Page 7
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