The Press., 1903-12-17
Albert Locke is quite ill.

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 A son was born to MT. and Mrs Angelo Cosagranda Friday. the 11th.
 Chauncey orcutt. who has been il with the grip. is now more comfort able.
 The public schools in the town vii close next Tuesday for two weeks va cation. sEre,
 Egle, daughter of Pietro Cercena died at her home on River street yes terday.
 Irving Preble of Orcuttville, wh, has been quite i'll, is now more com fortable.
 William O'Connell has recovered from an illness that laid him up for { few days.
 A patent was granted last week tt Amos Gagnon on his selective tele phone device.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. NJ. Horniss are al Narragansett Pier, R. l., for the res or the winter.
 Miss Nellie Stern of Brooklyn, N. Y., is the guest of MT. and Mrs, Joseph Stuhlbach.
 The annual alurlni reunion of the Stafford high school will be held Wed; nesday evening, Dec. SOth. j.
 A Chrishtmas tree and appropriate exercises will be given at Grace church next Thursday evening.
 A eantata is under preparation for the Christmas tree exercises at the NJ. E. church next Thursday evening.
 O. T. Jewett of New York, who spends the summer at his place at Orcuttville, was in town this week
 Alfred Bernardo has gone to New York to purchase fruit and other necessary articles for his holiday busi- ness. .-.....-
 W. R. O. supper Friday from to '.
 D. J. Mccarthy is home for the Christmas vacation from the Yale law school.
 The New Years assembly of the Country club will be held at the Springs House. Friday evening, Janu' ary 1st.
 There will be Christmas tree and a cantata by the children at the Con. gregational church next Thursday evening.
 The electric light company adver. tises to furnish electric illumination for Christmas trees or show window displays.
 The Temple of Honor will go tC Roland Bates at Moose Meadow to- morrow evening for social. Jordan $ orchestra will furnish music.
 The officers of the Modern Woodmer of America will be installed Tuesday evening, January 5th, to be followed by a dance.
 G. W. Eaton & Son have taken the exclusive agency for Ford's weather strips, as per their advertisement in another column.
 The annual meeting of the Congre- gational church will be held in the chapel Thursday evening, Dec. 31st Supper will be served at 6. 30.
 Frank Aldrich of South Coventry has had A. W. Kingsbury place a stone in the Stafford Springs cemetery to the memory of his father, E. w.. Aldrich.
 The stores will be open every even- ing next week, with the exception of the grocery stores, which will be closed the usual nights except Thurs day evening.
 E. H. Hopkins has purchased the Brown cafe. Mir Hopkins has been in charge of the place for MT. Brown for nearly two years, and has built uI a good business.
 E. Slivy, a native Syrian, adver- tises in the locals that he will have a sale in the borough this week Friday and Saturday. A line of Syrian rugs, Mexican drawn work and oriental goods.
 Phillip McGrath, employed by Raw itser Bros, injured his hand quite badly while loading team last week His forefnger had to be amputated and the next one was badly hurt. He was attended by Dr. O. B. Newton.
 The Young American athletic club will hold their annual New Years ball at their hall on Westford avenue Thursday evening, Dec. 31sl. Lynch's orchestra will furnish music, and Ed. Fields will prompt Tickets, 75 cents.
 George A. Spaulding, 70, formerly of Stafford Springs and Ware, died ir Northampton, Mass, Dec. 9th of pneu. monia. The burial was in Putnam. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Harvey G. Strong of Amherst, Mass, and Mrs. Archie S. Campbell of Hardwick, Mass. srss
 Next Sunday will be observed a. Christmas Sunday at the Congrega tional church. In the morning thert will be special music by the choir ana a Christmas sermon by the pastor. Al the afternoon service at 4. 30 the can tata entitled, 'The Story of Bethle hem, by John E. West, will bt rendered.
 Ashbel B. Studley, 77, who died al his home in Worcester Sunday, was 6 native of Mansfield, but came to Staf ford when very young with his par. ents. He was employed for a number of years in the Fox mill, and wa. married while living here to Mis- Emeline Orcutt, sister to Mrs. JosiaE Converse, and after his marriage lived for a number of years in the vicinity of the Methodist church. Mrs. Stud ls,~~ l erxsl |