The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-12-27

| ciety. Funeral services were largely
attended in the church at Somers on
Sunday afternoon, Rev. e. P. Root,
pastor, officiating. Singing of two
selections, "Lead Kindly Light" and
"Nearer My God to Thee" by a
quartet consisting of Mrs. o A. Pease,
Mrs. W. @. Pease, George Kibbe and
E. B. Little. Bearers were four
grandsons of the deceased, Fred and
Arthur Pease, Charles W. W. Pease,
with Raymond Bubgee and Willard
Fuller. Burial in the West cemetery.
TOLLAND.
Miss Clara Mccormick spent Christ
mas at home.
Miss Florence Bowers of Manchester
was at home for Christmas.
Lafayette Ladd spent a few days
the first of the week at home.
Miss Elsie Morgan is spending the
Christmas holidays at her home in
Wothersfeld.
Special Christmas music was given
from the new hymnal at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday.
William Agard, Jr., who is in
business in Boston, spent Monday
and Tuesday with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hall and
daughter spent Christmas day with
Mr.. Halls parents in North Coventry.
Miss Gertrude Allen Of Newport,
R. I is spending few days with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. H
Allen.
J Captain Dearborn of the Wesleyan
varsity football team, has been visit
| ing his aunt, Mrs J. H. Allen, at the
| Methodist parsonage.
| The advent" portions of the can
tatas, "The Great Light and "The
Nazarene, we're given Sunday morn
ling at the Congregational church.
Solos were rendered by Mrs. New
comb, Mrs. Sterry, Miss Agard and
Mr.. Barnard.
! The following students are at home
for the holidays: Miss Lila Agard
of Smith college, Harvey Clough of
Amherst, Henry Stafford of New York
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
! Harry Newcomb of Columbia, Miss
Mary Leonard of the New Britain
normal school, Harold D. Allen of
Wesleyan.
| The schools of Miss Agard and Miss
Morgan united for Christmas exercises
on the closing day of school. Songs,
recitations and exercises were given.
Raymond Steele as Santa Claus de.
| lighted the children, as he handed
them their gifts from the we'll laden
Christmas tree. Christmas exercises
were held in all the schools.
One hundred and ten sat down to
supper at the Congregational church
Monday evening, and forty more
listened to the interesting exercises
by the school. The duets by Mr.. and
Mrs Barnard and Mrs. Agard and
Mrs. Tilton, and the whistling solo by
the superintendent, John Edgerton,
| were special features of the entertain
ment. Charles Leonard took charge
OF the distribution of presents from
tie beautiful tree.
t@The annual Christmas exercises of
she Methodist Sunday scl7oe1 we're
lid Saturday evening in the church.
The walls were tastefuny decorated by
Earl Clough. Santa Claus was i'm
personated by Raymond Steele, Who
took the presents from the tree. The
entertainment was we'll given.
Special features were solos by Doris
Brown, Dorothy stillwell, Susie
Crandall, Nellie Hewitt and Ernest
Clough. A well-rendered duet was
given by Mrs. Edgerton and Mrs. Hall.
MANSFIELD.
Miss Leila Morse is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Charles Chapman, at Cur
leyville.
The annual <Ohritmas tree and con-
cert was he1d in the Methodist church
Monday eTening.
CLIFTON and Cora Grant of Connec
ticut Agricultural college are spending
the holidays at their home in Mount
Hope,
MT, and Mrs. e. G. Sumner and
Mrs. Sara Sumner, all of Eastford,
spent christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Sumner.
Fhllo4 G. Hanks and Mrs. Sara G
Stought$on, both of this town, we're
united IL marriage by Rev. Clarence
Pease' Sunday evening.
A Christmas concert was carried
out by tf'e Baptist Sunday school Sun
day evening. A Christmas tree will
be enjoyed Thursday evening.
Irving w. Patterson, G. A. @. 'O5,
no" STUDENT at Brown university,
spent few days recently with his
sister, Mis-. FL. L. Garrigus, at Storrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Kingsley and
daughter, Edna. of East Hartford are
"A'" MIS-. Kingsley's parents on
Spring HilI for Christmas and New
Years.
Schools i'm town closed Friday for
tWo-weetks' vacation. In district
NO II TIE teacher, Miss Vera Free
man, has Tesiened Her Successor hos
not as yet been named
Mansfield Depot.
Inc Misses Tilden spent Christmas
in NORWICH.
f. .. Smith of Hartford spent Sun
day aG Mfrrill Smith.
Jospe9 Garvey spent Christmas with
MS sister, Mrs. Sanderson.
Mr. fand Mrs. Comfy of Conateville
spent <Christnas with E. B. Durkee.