The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-12-22
U. o. G. c. meeting next Monday even

ing.
Harmony Temple of Honor meeting
next Wednesday evening.
Miss Teresa Clark is home from Ware
for the Christmas holidays.
Regular communication of Ionic Lodge,
F. A. M, next Tuesday evening.
Edward Clark of the Third Connecticut
Volunteers is home on furlough.
Lincoln Athletic club will give social
dance in their hall Saturday evening,
December 31st.
The Buff Cap school will have Christ.
mas tree next Saturday at p m. Carols
will be sung, and Rev. Mr.. Martin will
speak. All are scordially invited. On
Christmas day there will be holy com
munion and sermon at the school house
at p. m.
The fishing at Crystal Lake will i'm
prove. Five thousand fish were placed
in the lake Tuesday. The varieties are
rainbow trout, lake trout, and land-locked
salmon. If they live and do we'll consid-
cradle fun will be had with them later.
The fish were received from the state
hatchery by G. F. Beckwith
The special train for Willimantic next
Saturday evening for those who wish to
witness Roster & Bial's "Gayest Manhat-
tan" will leave Palmer at 5 10 p. M, Mon
son at 5.Is. Stafford at 5.45, West Will
lington at 5.57, and South Wilmington at
6.O1, arriving in Willimantic at $50. The
fare for the round trip from Palmer and
Monson will be 81, and from Stafford 80
cents. Tickets for the attraction sell
from % cents to 81, and can be procured
of station agents. 'Gayest Manhattan
has been playing to crowded houses in
Hartford the first three evenings of this
week, and the newspapers speak in the
highest terms of the production. The
indications are that the special train will
receive liberal patronage.
The Christmas exercises at the Metho.
dist Episcopal church will be held on Sat.
urday evening at Z O'Clock. The young
people Of the Sunday school have in prep.
aration cantata, "Santa Claus Tri.
umph." The youngsters plan for Santa's
coming, but the aunts, uneles and Mother
Grundy, who are of a materialistic turn
OF mind, oppose the whole idea. How
these obstructionists were banished By
Count Zoo and the Queertown band, anC
Santa makes his triumphant appearance
are the materials for an interesting pro
gram. A Christmas tree in full bearing
will have prominent place. A box fol
the less fortunate ones of the church viii
be filed, as usual. Anything contributed
either clothing, provisions Or money, will
be wisely used. The Sunday services
will he appropriate to the day.
GRACE CHURCH NOTES. Sunday
school Christmas festival will be held OF
Christmas Eve Saturday. ATT O'Clock
there will be choral evening prayer in the
church, with catechising, and brief ad
dress by the rector, and the singing o
carols, old and new, the church choir as
sisting, to be followed by the speaking
of pieces by the children, the lighting o
the tree and the distribution of gifts
which will take place In the basement
The offering will be for the SCOT Fund.
The carols to be sung will be as follows
"What Child Is This ?" Ut. Fiel
"Good Christian Men Rejoice" Old German
| "a Carol for Christmas Eve" Traditi0na
mo. Kings Of Orient Are" Old Tun
sit Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
Rev. T. D. M, il
All are cordially invited. ....T The service
on Christmas day will be as follows: 73
a. M, Holy communion; 1915, morning
prayer, holy communion, and sermon;
p. m, evening prayer and sermon. III
offering at the second service will
for the "Rectory Mortgage Fund" Tn
order of music at this service will be a
follows:
Professional, Hymn 4a, 80 Come. all Ye Fa,tt
full Readin
venite, DR., BoyC
TIE Deum. j. L. HopkiI
. Benedictus, Novel;
1ntroIt, Anthem, 'Behold, Bring You COO
T1dings, Clal
Kyrie, TOul
Gloria Tibt, Gouno
| Hymn, stChristians Awake" Old English TuI
ofTeFtory, bass solo, "Christmas Morn," Gouno
Sursum Corda, Garre
SanetuS, Sta1nt
RnchaTistic Hymn, DR.. Cove
Gloria In Excelsis, Old Ch8l
Nunc Dfmittls, Gregorta
Recessional, Hymn 81, HENDERSON