The Press., 1904-12-21
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

The F. of A. will hold their semi annual election of officers at the reg ular meeting Thursday evening. A full attendance is desired.
 There will be 8 supper and social in the M. E. church parlors next week Wednesday evening. The ladies are requested to come early and bring sewing materials.
 Senator Charles l.. Dean presided at the memorial exercises, held last week Wednesday evening at Maiden, Mass, for the late Dea. Elisha Slade Converse, Malden's beloved philan- thropist.
 The following officers were installed at a cabinet meeting of the Epworth League: President, Edna l.. Reed 1; first president, Florence B. Wash burn; second vice. president, Mrs. Benjamin Arnold; third vice-presi- dent, Maud Arnold; fourth vicepresi- dent, Irene E. Bemis; secretary, Ha- gel E. Comins; treasurer, Ralph ". Lee.
 The many friends and acquaint- ances of Mrs. Florence Parsons Fay Tor, former resident of this borough, will be pleased to hear of the election of her husband, Albert E. Taylor, as mayor of the city of Chicopee on the republican ticket. MT. Taylor is at present secretary and treasurer of the Fay Tor -Bramley company. His fath- CT, George S. Taylor, was the first mayor of the city.
 There will be a meeting of the Current Events club Tuesday evening. Members please notice the change of date. Program: Quotations from Shakespeare; miracle plays, Mrs. Or cutt; ParsifaI described, Miss Jennie Orcutt; morality plays. Miss Sadie Comins;' 'Everyman" described, Miss Lord; early English drama, Mrs. AL den; selections from Shakesperean music. Hostesses, Mrs. F. H. Spell man and Mrs. L. Mclaughlin.
 The Stafford high school, in pre- liminary game, defeated Monson acad- emy IT to 13. The hne-up:-
 Stafford. Monson. Bolieau, Ii rg, Rourque Hanley, If Ig, Graves, English Preston, G, Briggs West, lg If, Cahill Parkhurst, rg If, Faulkner 
 Score, Stafford high school IT, Menson academy IS. Goals from field, Bolieau ?, Preston ?. West, Parkhurst, Briggs 3, Faulkner, Graves. Goals from fouls, Parkhurst 5, Briggs 8. Referee, Shea. Time, two 15-minute halves.
 The St. Edwards basketball term defeated the willimantfcs lsst satur- day afternoon at St. Edwards hall 19 to IS, in a close and interesting game. The St. Edwards team led up to the last five minutes of the game, when the Willimantics made a desperate effort to secure the game, but were unsuccessful The lineup:
 St. Edwards. Willimantic. Ash, If rg, Sullivan Collins, If Il g, McGuinness Mack, c c, Dondere Mullin, l g rf. Morrissett Shea, g If, Utley
 Score, St. Edwards 19, Williman- tic Is. Goals from field, Ash 2, Collins 3. Mack, Mullin, Shea 3. Goals from fouls, Mullen 8, Utley, Sullivan ?, McGuinness ?, Morrissett. Referee, J. Sullivan. Time, two 2O- minute halves. .-...
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 On a recent visit to Worcester l learned some facts ahout Clarence E. Norris that may prove interesting to some of the older residents of your borough who knew his father, Nathan N. Norris, Jr., as boy and man. The son attended the schools in Worcester, where his parents lived and, gradu- ated from the Worcester academy to enter Brown university, standing high in all his classes, and taking several prizes for essays in French and Latin. He showed such exceptional talent for the languages that on his graduation from Brown that he was strongly urged by the faculty to take 8 post graduate course, and will complete it next June. The past summer he has spent in travel and study in Europe. He is nephew of the Misses Norris on Westford avenue, and has talents that will be apt to bring him 8 pro- in the near future.