The Press., 1906-09-12

ing her parents in Hartford this week
The Y. p. o. U. will meet mex
Sunday at 6. 45 p. m. Topic, "Prac
tioal piety."
Miss Susie P. Carpenter has left 70
six weeks trip to Canada, Regini
and the Rocky mountains.
Miss Ethel Robinson has taken
position as teacher at the Industrial
School for Girls at Middletown.
Rev. A. B. Todd made a flying tril
to his old home at Amesbury, Mass.
last week to attend the funeral of his
aunt.
/. Russell Jencks and Henry Walker
are enjoying a carriage drive to North
CRANKY and a visit with relatives
there.
The special communication of Vol.
colt lodge, f. 6 A. M, announced
for Thursday evening, has been post
poned.
"The Universalist denomination
will be the subject of the sermon al
the Universalist church next Sunday
morning.
Christian Endeavor meeting this
evening at the Baptist church. Top
ic, The triumphs of Christianity. "
Leader, Mr.. Holtham.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. D. johnson and
son, Roy. returned home to Hartford
last week, having spent a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. David E. johnson.
Subjects to be treated at the Bap-
fist church next Sunday are: 1O.4
a. m, Waiting upon God" 7.3O
p. M, Missionary activ tiles and
achievements in Japan
The state convention of the Uni
versalist church, to be held in SIAM
ford next Tuesday and Wednesday,
will be attended by representatives of
the Stafford Universalist church.
The ladies of the Universalist
church will meet for work next We'd
nesday and serve their usual supper
at O'Clock. Hostesses, Mrs. Mac
Callum and Mrs. II. O. Fisk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel H. Medbery
and daughter, Gertrude, of Bloom
field were recent visitors at the Bap-
tiet parsonage. Mr.. Medbery was a
resident of this town 35 years ago.
Regular meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday. The lecturers hour:
"How to encourage labor on the farm
in the home and so give time for men,
tai improvement. Mrs. John Brown,
Mrs. Plumb; reading, John Brown;
Economy on the farm" Luther
Crawford and Mr.. Plumb.
Advertised letters in Stafford post
office: Mrs. Carrie Baker, Jennie NJ.
Donnelly, John W. Hartman, E. F.
Harrison, care Ferguson Farmer, W.
T. Simpson, Ralph Stanton, Johan
Vasek, Filardo Antonino, Thomas
Voglia, Al Signor Vomenico Maria
Carlo, Yiuvag Viletel, g. Carlucci 2,
Fiore Antonio, Sign. Francesca Fran
zepu, Brongna Nicola.
A meeting of the ministers of Stat
fordville and Stafford Hollow was
held at the Universalist parsonage
Monday morning. Rev. Mr.. Fischer
was chosen chairman, and Rev. A. B.
Todd secretary. It was decided to
hold union temperance meeting in
The Baptist church, Stafford Hollow,
Sunday evening. Sept. %, at z
o'clock. The speaker of the evening
will be announced later.
Absolum Shaw, 70, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. M.
Dimmick, last Thursday evening at
O'Clock, after an illness of only five
days. Deceased was born in Brim-
field, Mass, November 3, 1926, and
his education in that town.
He was a wool sorter by trade. He
was married to Miss Mary A. Sher-
man in 1851. Later in life he came
to Stafford, where he has since resid-
cd, living with his daughter, and en-.
gagged in farming. Deceased was a
man of sterling character and was
much respected in the community.
Besides his wife he is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Dimmick
Of this place, Mrs. Lambert Ferry of
and Mrs. Laura Ellis of
Springfield, and one sister, Mrs. Ann
Joburn, of Sturbridge. Funeral was
held at his late home on Sunday and
burial was at Wales, services being
conducted by Rev. Fl. A. Hersey.
One of the twenty conventions of
the Connecticut Sunday School asso-
citation will be held in the Univer-
salist church of Stafford Friday after
noon and evening, Sept. 81. There
will be three addresses by specialists
at each session, in the afternoon from
3 to O'Clock, and in the evening
from z. 30 to $50. Between the ses-
,ions there will be a conference of
workers. The specialists are Miss
CLARA Louise Ewalt of Ohio and E. @.
Knapp, instructor in Bible school ad-
in the Hartford School
If Religious Pedagogy. The third
speaker is Rev. Elliott F. Talmadge,
The general secretary of the S. S.
All Sunday schools in
Stafford, Tolland, Rockville, Union,
Ashford, Wilmington and vicinity are
invited and urged to send delegates.
supper will be served at p. m. by
The ladies of the Universalist. church.
It is suggested by the tour committee
hat all delegates from the Stafford
churches bring basket lunches. This
gives Sunday school work
BIS in this section a rare opportunity
If hearing specialists discuss the latest
md best Sunday school ideas and
Delegates planning to at.
lend will confer favor by notifying
Mrs. Austin Fl, Witt. Stafford. nv