The Press., 1901-02-14
Miss Mile Royce is III with the grip.

trip.
A. w. Kingsbury is confined to his
home by Illness.
G. B. Pinney is In New York to attend
the Yale banquet.
Rev. ]. F. O'Niel OF st. Edward's is III
with tonsilitls.
Mrs. Samuel Rockwell is visiting
friends In New Haven.
Mics Mary Leach is recovering from an
attack of the prevailing malady.
Miss Mary Smith is the guest Of MIR.
and Mrs. Charles circuit at Monson.
Harold Parkhurst has taken the posi-
ton Of station agent at West Wilmington.
Miss Alora Mix entertained party Of
friends Saturday afternoon at birthday
party.
Miss Lavilla Burr has had slight at
tack of the grip, but is able to be at her
duties again.
Frank Mcfarland and Miss Bertha
Williams of Somersville visited friends
in town Sunday.
There will be social at the M. Z.
church next Wednesday, with supper at
six O'Clock, served by Mrs. A. N. Nichols
and Miss Mary Kellogg.
Miss Maud Chandler is home from Mt.
Holyoke college on a leave OF absence,
on account of vaccination.
The Young American athletic club will
hold their unique basket social and dance
in their hall Saturday evening.
R.W. Wyning, manager Of the Stafford
Floral company, goes to Baltimore next
week to attend the meeting Of the ma
tional carnation society.
Fred Sweet will leave the last of the
week to join the Breezy Time" company
in New Jersey. Mr.. Sweet has a posi-
ton In the band and orchestra.
About twenty five couples attended the
social dance in the opera house last even
ing. While the phrase, "a very enjoya-
BILE time," Is becoming somewhat hack
neyed, it is the only expression that really
conveys the proper idea Of the occasion.
Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Ladish are making
three-weeks' visit with friends at Law
renee and Providence.
Charles Prince of Patterson, N. j., a
former resident OF this place, has been
visiting relatives In town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Collins, Jr., of
New Britain have been spending the week
with Mrs. Collins parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Simonds.
Sleigh ride parties have been numerous
this week, both day and evening. The
pupils of the Plnney Grammar school en-
ioyed a ride Tuesday.
"Conversion from Bible standpoint"
will be- Pastor Williams subject at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning. In
the evening "Heaven, its song and sing
ers'' will be the subject.
The Ladies' Missionary circle of the
Baptist church will hold a meeting in the
chapel next Wednesday afternoon and
will serve missionary tea from S 80 to z
O'Clock for ten cents each.
The Monday Night whist club held
another of their enjoyable meetings In the
hotel parlor last week with Mrs. Henry
Gerould and Mrs. F. j. Glover as host
esses. First prize winners were Mrs.
Eva Lewis and Mrs. Mary Gerould. The
BOBBY capturers were Lucius Smith and
Miss Ruth Leonard.
StsfFordville.
By the rummage sale held by the La.
dies Aid society Of the Congregational
church, Feb. LIST and ID, the sum of $33
was realized. The society is indebted to
R. M. Chamberlin for the free use of his
store and assistance during the sale.
George II. Robertson OF South Coven-
try has been awarded the contract fol
carrying the mail between Staffordville
and Stafford Springs for the next four
years, commencing July first, at con.
tract price of $194.9O per year. r. M
Chamberlin, who has been on the route
twelve years, will continue to run as US.
ual, and on April first will put on an ad
ditional team to meet other trains.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Congre
gational church held their annual meet
ing 10 the vestry last Thursday afternoon
and evening, and officers were chosen fol
the ensuing year. Appreciation of the
faithful work of the president, Mrs. Geo
Andrews, was shown by her reelection
to that Office for another year. Mrs. W
D. Roberts was chosen secretary anG
treasurer; first vice president, Mrs. Ed
gar Swift second vice. president, Miss
Elizabeth Heck social committee, Mrs
Arthur West; Mrs. w. D. Roberts, Mrs
Edgar Swift, Misses Eva and Myrtle
Brown solicitor, Mrs. w. D. Roberts.
West Stafford.
Miss Mabel Truesdell Is home from
Springfield for short vacation.
H. A. Glazier of Ellington was the
lguest of his parents, Deacon and Mrs. J
D. Glazier, last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthewson of Thomp
sonville were recently the guests of MIR
and Mrs. Henry Mckinney.
g. P. Broadway has closed his machin,
shop for an indefinite length Of time, OF
account of Ill health.
The school at Orcuttville and the pri
mary department of the Center school arr
not In session, as the teachers, Miss Ma,
Broadway and Miss Josephine Newell, ant
nearly all the pupils are i'll with tn
mumps.
, The Christian Endeavor society vii
hold measuring social" at the churcl
vestry on the evening of February 20
/. A clam chowder supper will be serve,