The Press., 1905-08-16

| Mrs. Charles Fox will sail from
Europe the goth.
Miss Margaret Cooley is with
friends in Oneida, N. Y.
Miss Rose Hanley is visiting friends
at Worcester and Fitchburg.
VIM. r. Handy has taken a position
as machinist at the Central wooden
mill.
Misses Mary and Helen Leach have
been spending a few days at Masha-
paug.
Mrs. M. R. West of Hartford is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. M.
Leach.
Miss Bina Seymour of New York
city is the guest of her friend, Miss
Alice j. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. I.G. Baker of Spring
field have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
@. B. Pinney.
@. P. Hodgson and family leave
this week for a vacation at his cot
tage at Mantle.
John F. Hanley of Boston and Miss
Mary McQuillan of Willimantic are
guests of W. E. Hanley.
Mrs. Benjamin Fessenden of Provi-
dence was the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
O. B. Newton last week.
Lott O'Halloran has been unable
to be at his accustomed place for
few days owing to illness.
Manlio Baldi left Monday evening
for New York, from which place he
leaves to-day for Venice, Italy.
The September term of superior
court will convene September 9TH,
with Judge eager on the bench.
Mrs. Andrew Wilton and Miss Lucy
Wilton of Hartford have been guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Stevens.
The new telephone directory, just
issued. shows that there are now 80
instruments in use in the Stafford ex-
change.
The Methodist church will be open
all summer, as the pastor will not
take his vacation until later in the
season.
Miss Mary Squires is spending a
vacation in Baltic. Mrs. John Morris
is taking her place at the Brown
bakery.
The Congregational church will
be closed the next two Sundays. The
regular Thursday evening prayer
meeting will be held as usual
Officer Henry Mellen, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, was at
Meriden over Sunday. Special Officer
Hayes was on the street during Officer
Mellen's absence.
The 18th annual camp meeting of
the Willimantic association will open
next Monday. The opening sermon
will be delivered by Rev. Thomas
lyric, pastor of the local Methodist
church.
Earl Walbridge is enjoying a vaca-
tion with relatives at Mystic.
Misses Ethel and Esther Cady of
Hartford have been guests in the fam
lily of their uncle, II. F. Cady.
Rev. G. W. Sheppard returned Sat-
urday from his summer vacation, and
will occupy the pulpit of the Baptist
church next Sunday.
The Universalist church will be re-
opened for service next Sunday morn
ing, and the pulpit will be occupied
by Rev. 1. P Booth.
Rev. and Mrs. George Thompson of
Mount Vernon, N. Y, have been
spending several days with Mr..
Thompson's mother, Mrs. Emily
Thompson.
Miss Abbie Richmond from War
renville and Miss Julia Work from
Rochester, N. Y, and Mrs. Marble
from Worcester have been guests of
Mrs. L. s. Goodell.
Stafford grange will hold it's annual
outing and picnic next Saturday at
Crystal Lake, and it is desired that
every patron will be present and en-
joy the day to the fullest extent.
Belcher's bus will leave Staffordville |
at I. 30 in the morning and Bolieau's
bus will leave the Springs at the |
same hour, the final start being made |
from grange hall at 8 O'Clock. Pa.
irons are expected to provide refresh
ments for the occasion.
West Stafford.
Leon Cady is a guest of friends
here.
NJ. S. Upper was in Thompson
willie and Springfield last week.
F. W. Preston, Jr., is with his
brother, Orville Preston, in Auburn
dale, Mass.
The Misses Hattie and Lucy Smith
were guests of their couson, Mary
Smith, in New Haven this week.
Mrs. S. H. Smith and daughters,
Hattie and Lucy, have been in their
cottage at the Advent camp grounds
in Springfield for few days.
Among those who were at the camp
grounds in Springfield Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry J. Greaves, Eunice and
Carl Broadway and George Barlow.
Rev. and Mrs. e. N. Munro have
gone to Westfeld, Mass. for their va
cation. During their absence there
will be no preaching service until
the first Sunday in September. The
Y. P. s. O. E. service will be held
as usual.
The social at the parsonage last
week was a success in every respect
There were several present from other
parts of the town. While these are