The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-10-29
Miss G. A. Beckwith visited friends
In willimantics. yesterday.

| A daughter was born to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Samuel Kierstrad the 14th.
| A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Ducharme last Friday.
Dennis Girard has returned from g
visit with his son. Henry, at Clinton,
Mass =
Charles Anderson. who has been
quite ill, is again able to be out and
around.
Miss Celia Holt is in Washington,
d. O., attending the Universalist con-
vention.
Louis Poierere, member of the
regular army. is renewing old &C
quaintances in town.
Miss L. s. Cady, who has been quite
ill, is gaining slowly and will soon
%be Athletic be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeGrey and SON. Ben
DeGrey, of St. Cesaire, Canada, are
visiting friends lin town.
James Lord, Miss Lord and Miss
washburn are expected to arrive home
this morning from the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. r. Prentice went
to Westford yeterday to attend the
marriage of the formers sister.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be observed at the Congregation
al church Sunday, and several will
unite with the church. =
John Baldi, Jr., who has been en-
ployed in Westerly, R. l., for the
past few months, has returned to his
home in this village.
Harry Pownall has taken a position
with Bidwell s. Co. He takes the
place of George Webster, who recent
ly resigned the position.
Local friends of Captain George H.
Foskit of Monson will be panied to
learn that he has had another shock,
and is in an extremely critical condi-
ton. a..
Miss Mary.I. Newton goes as a dele
gate to-day from the Current Events
club to the state federation of women's
clubs in Waterbury, Thursday and
Friday.
The first social of the Ladies' Aid
society will be given at the Congrega-
tional church next Wednesday evening.
Hostesses, Mrs. @. E. Butterfield and
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin.
The ten acres, barn and farming
tools, belonging to the late Lyman
Cushman, ON Stafford Street, will be
sold at auction. next Tuesday, at 10 a.
m.
An oil heater caught fire in the
ticket Office of the passenger station
yesterday. The. prompt removal of
the blazing stove by the telegraph
operator prevented any serious dam
age. !
A new and improved forge has been
placed in the Williams blacksmith
shop The bed is of granite just the
right shape, and an automatic blower
Of an up-to-date pattern furnishes the
wind. -.-..
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The sacrament of the Lords supper
md the ordipapce- of baptism will be
observed at the Aethodist Ehurdhs Snn-
lay morning. Several will be ad-
nitted- to full membership of the
church.
Next, Sunday being the fssst.of All
Saints, there, will be high mass at
st. Edwards church at TO- 80 in the
with vespers and benedic-
tion in the evening at 7.30. A priest
from st. Thomas seminary, Hartford,
will, assist at the services.
The following officers were elected
at the Kings Daughters meeting
Tuesday evening: Leader, Miss M. L.
Kingsbury; vice leader, Miss Mile
Royce; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Gertrude Rockwell; superintendent
of work, Mrs. J. W. Robinson and
Miss Lavilla Burr.
The large book devoted to COM
record of Holland and
Windham counties is now being de-
Lvered The book includes portraits
and biography and is handsome and
valuable volume. The press work is
good and the illustrations are first
class. The book, is published by J.
H. Beers & Go. of Chicago, and rep
resents a vast amount of accurate
work.
st. Edwards Social club isfnow
fully organized, with a membership
of fifty. as a nucleus. The gentlemen
are now busy fitting up society room
adjoining the parish hall. Thefol-
lowing officers have been elected
Chaplain, Rev. F. ]. O'Neill; presi-
dent, Michael Mack; vice president,
VIM. ]. Williams; secretary. James
Sullivan; financial secetary, Edward
Collins; treasurer, Timothy J. Des-
mond; executive committee, Rev. F.
J. 0'Neill, VIM Roach, Edward Will
cox, Eli Sarasin. =. g.. IN
The Ladies' Aid society held their
annual meeting at the N. E. church
parlors yesterday afternoon and eject
ed the following officers: President,
Miss Carrie E.. Eatons vice president,
Mrs. f. F: Patten; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. ERNEST Z. Taft; par
sonage committee, Mrs. @. G. Ellis,
Mrs. AT. Taft; executive committee,
Mrs. w. G. Ellis, Mrs. RE. Quinley,
Mrs. A. j.. Tilden; solicitor and col
lector, Miss Florence B. Washburn !;
entertainment committee, Mrs. w. H.
Reed, Miss Kate I. Lord, Miss Alice
NJ Reed, Miss Grace E. Harwood.
The town school committee held its
first meeting for organization Monday
afternoon. sAlvarado Howard was
elected chairman, and E., A. Burnham
clerk. On the choice of a school WIS.,