The Press., 1902-12-25
William Lee Is home from skaneat

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 Miss Eugenia Lee is home from Pough- keepsle for the holidays.
 Miss Bertha Witt Is homo from the Connecticut Agricultural college.
 Charles Tetrault of Providence, is home for the Christmas vacation.
 Miss Florence Smith, who Is teaching at Hartford, is home for vacation.
 Miss Grace Harwood, who is teaching at Milford, Is home for the Christmas va cation.
 Miss Holmes, who Is with Mrs. Horton at Stafford Street, secured a small mess of dandelions last Thursday.
 Charles Dundearo of Meriden, a candy maker, has taken position with his brother-in-law, Alfred Bernardo, during the holiday.
 Miss Alice Fitton, Miss Louise Web- ster and Maurice Demond, students at Bay Path, are enjoying short vacation at their homes.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford high scnool alumni association will be held at the library rooms Thursday after noon, Jan. 1st, at 3 o'clock.
 Michael Shea, who has been working for the Eastern Ship Building Go. of New London, Is home for the winter. He expects to return to work next spring.
 Christmas will be celebrated with due solemnity at St. Edwards church with masses at 7.3O, 8.3O and 10 30. There will be vespers at o'clock in the evening.
 The Young American club will run g dance January 3d, for the benefit of W. H. Hewitt. Admission will be B cents. A good time Is promised and the object is certainly worthy one.
 E. l.. Abel has sent in his resignation as local station agent for the Central Vermont. Two petitions for the appoint ment of a successor to Mir. Abel have been sent in to the company, one for William Welch, at present employed at the freight office, and the other for Frank Golf, the present baggage-master No appointment has as yet been made.
 Stafford.
 H. F. Cady has given up the agency of the Maverick laundry.
 Claude Pinney Is at home from Yale for the Christmas vacation.
 Fred Dimmick, who Is employed at Ag- awam, is spending Christmas with his family..here.
 Rev. George w. Shepard spent Tues day in Springfield, where he was located @ number of years ago.
 The weather for the past three Sun. days has materially lessened the attend ance at both churches.
 The pastors Bible class at the Baptist church will be started in the Sunday school again next Sunday.
 Christmas shopping has been quite brisk this week and the stores have kept open evenings to accommodate custom. CTS.
 The Ladies' Missionary circle of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Asa Harris next Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
 The local grange is making a much needed improvement by building new fence around the lot in the rear of their building.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church will meet for work next Welnes- day afternoon at two o'clock, and will serve their usual supper at 5 30
 Charles Whiton, the marketman, has leased the store in the grange building formerly occupied by Mrs. Simonds and Is fitting 1t up for his meat business.
 Lucius Goodell was in the village Tues day with bad looking arm, carried in { sling. The trouble, he said, was bae fracture of the arm. caused by fall. Steadman Williams and Emory Sands brought home a string of twenty-nint handsome pickerel last Monday, caugh through the ice on the Staffordville reser voir.
 The Baptist Sunday school will mak merry with their Christmas tree Thursda, evening, and will furnish pleasant littl entertainment In connection. All ar welcome.
 The many friends of Ed. Dwight, wh, has been seriously ill for long time, wil be pleased to learn that he Is up an, around the house, with probability tha he will soon be on the street again.
 Miss Genevieve DImmick is at hom, convalescing from her severe attack o appendicitis, and Is fast regaining he usual health. She expects to be able t return to Westfield about February 1st.
 The most valuable and appropriat Christmas present of which we have an knowledge was received by Mrs G. W Shephard at the Baptist parsonage. ] was an upright grand piano, from he husband, purchased by MT. Shephard 1 Springfield last Tuesday.
 The closing of the school term on Tues day afternoon was made more than us ually pleasant occasion in Miss Mary E Smiths room. A Christmas tree was prt vided, as has been the custom in forme years, on which each scholar was remen bered. But there was an additional fe, ture this year, the teacher herself bein among those who received gifts. Mis Smiths present was a handsome calende clock, from all her pupils, which was el tirely unexpected and great surprise the teacher. Miss Smith values her gi very highly as a souvenir of the devotio of her scholars.
 II StaMordvi1le. ,l Elwin Phelps Is i'll. A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Jol ' Pagan on Monday. Charlie Cushman and family moved