The Press., 1905-12-20
". R. O, meeting this afternoon.

from an illness.
 Mrs. Wm. Burwell, who has beel quite i'll, is more comfortable.
 Mrs. J. O. Cleaveland is the gues of her son in Providence for the holi days.
 W. E. Hanley has presented the fir department with 20 pairs of rubbe boots.
 The house belonging to the 0. W Beckwith estate on Grown street i advertised for sale.
 There will be a regular meeting O Winter Post, G. A. R., this evening. A large attendance is desired.
 Patrick Sullivan, who is taking z course at the Philadelphia dental col. lege, is home for the holidays. Miss Blanche Cleaveland is em' ployed at the office of the Williman tic normal school for a few weeks as stenographer.
 Miss Lucy Davis of Minneapolis, Minn., who is a student at the North field seminary, is a guest of MT. and Mrs. F. F. Patten.
 The Christmas services at St. Ed wards church will be held at the same hours as on Sundays. 8. 80 and 10. 30 in the forenoon, and 80 Mon day evening.
 There will be a supper and social at the Methodist church next Wednes- day, with Mrs. Hattie Cleaveland and Mrs. Frank Willis as hostesses. Supper served at six o'clock.
 Rev. Charles Brooks of Wellesley, Mass, supplied the pulpit at the Con- gregational church last Sunday. Rev. Webster Woodbury of South Framing ham, Mass. will supply next Sunday.
 Christmas will be observed at the NJ. E. church Monday evening by a musical service and a tree. There will be Christmas music at the Sun- day morning service, and a hymnal service will be held in the evening.
 The family of Arthur Spellman at Orcuttville are recovering from an ill- ness that attacked them Thanksgiving. The indications are that the water or something they ate poisoned them. They have been attended by Dr. 0. B. Newton.
 The St. Edwards basket ball team has reorganized and will play the first game Saturday evening in Rock vile. The team is as follows: E. Collins, f; Nick Asch, f; J. Shea, T g; A. Mullins, g. Center has not yet been filled.
 The Central Vermont railroad is ad vertising the annual mid-winter ex- cursions to Canada. The round trip ticket to Montreal from Stafford is S9.S5; to Quebec, S11.S5. Tickets will be good going from Dec. 29th to Jan. I'd, and returning, good until Jan. 31st. Stop-over privileges will be allowed in Canada.
 NJ. J. Hassett made busine ss and social trip to Springfield and Palmer last Thursday. MT. Hassett is de- popular with the boys, and as he was expected home on the even- ing train it was decided to arrange little reception for him. A bard was hastily organized and other prepara- liens liens lfsaade. A slight hitch was caused iii the program owing to the fact that the object of the demonstra tion got off at the water tank instead of at the station. Jack Williams, in the capacity of master of ceremonies, and others located MT. Hassett in Squires' barber shop and escorted him to the station. The procession then formed, and led by MT. Hassett and MT. Williams, marched up the street The baud played, red fire burned, flags waved and glad hurrahs rang put along the line of march. For an affair it was one of the most successful ever pulled off locally.
 stafford. Miss Nettie Brown of Northfeld | eminary is at her home for the holi- lays.
 A Christmas tree and concert will | ,e held at the Baptist church next | Monday evening.
 Adna French ias accepted position IS fireman in the Connecticut woolen nill at Daleville.
 Miss Evelyn Taylor and Miss Mil red aud Miss Jennie MacCllium spent in Springfield.
 Topic for the Y. P. S. C. E. to-mor- ow evening in the Baptist church, What our denomination stands for. '' Subject of the sermon at the Uni ersalist church next Sunday morning will be Gods greatest gift, the re- eemer of the world
 There will not be any Christmas rec at the Universalist church this ear, but instead bountiful supper will be served free of charge to the 'unday school next week Wednesday followed by a social in the estry for the young people.
 There was a large and representa- i've audience present at the lecture ast Thursday evening by Rabbi Ohas 'leischer of Boston. The speaker 7as listened to with close and un. ivided attention. The subject was Democracy, and the rabbi fulfilled he high expectation of the audience n the manner in which he handled he topic. The community has sell om, if ever, had the privilege of istening to a speaker with so high a egree of intelligent and effective latform power.
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 Miss Ida Wilson is employed at frs. E. T. Loomer's at present.