The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-04-18

The Junior o. e. meeting will b
Friday afternoon at Mrs, Coles
Leader, Helen Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray ant
family have moved into one of s. B
Amadon's tenements.
Mrs. Arthur West, Miss Irene Mar
chant and Bessie Marchant spent las
Saturday in Springfield.
In spite of the rain Sunday morn
ing the Easter concert was nicely car
ried out at the M. E. church.
The Bible class of the M. E church
will meet at the home of Miss H, E
Porter Friday evening at 7.3O.
This evening the topic of the @
e. meeting is "Christ's life: lessons
from his resurrection miracles.
Mrs. David Belcher, while walking
in the cemetery last Friday, killed 8
black snake that measured 4 feet.
Miss Eva Brown of Springfield and
Miss Myrtle Brown of Pittsfield spent
Easter at home with their parents.
Rev. John Thompson and family
moved last week to Attawaugan. His
many friends wish him great success
in his new field of labor.
The Easter concert held at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening
was very largely attended, and did
much credit to those who had it in
charge.
Mrs. Lima Booth, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Grace
West, in Worcester, and Mrs. VIM.
Peel in Nashua, N. H., returned home
the first of the week.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve their
regular supper in the vestry Thursday
evening, with Mrs. G.. W. Miller and
Mrs. H. A. Bosworth as hostesses.
Next Sunday morning at the Con-
gregational church the subject will
be "What is the church for? '' Les
son, Matt. 81: 800; Titus 2:1-15 {;
Ps. Sc. In the evening, Deepening
the spiritual life. -
Jonathan Earle of Staten Island,
N. Y, was the guest of Abbie S. and
George 7. Fiske last Friday and Sat-
urday. Mr.. Earle, who is "a years
of age but is still young and vigor-
Gus, was during the civil war at the
head of one of the largest wholesale
houses in N. Y. city.
The funeral services of Mrs. Calvin
Porter, whose death was mentioned
last week, we're held at her late home
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock. Rev.
Mr.. Fisher of the Methodist church
officiated, assisted by Rev. J. Thomp-
son. The floral tributes we're many
and beautiful. The bearers were S.
B. Amadon, F. S Bowden, F. G.
Drummond and G. Moore.
West Stafford.
Mrs James B. Smith died very
suddenly yesterday morning.
Mrs. Ann Talbot has been a guest
at W A. Shearer's.
Louisa Kibbe of Springfield is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. G. D. Glazier.
Mrs. Orwell Preston and children
of Boston are visiting at F. W. Pres
toms.
Twins. son and daughter, have
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Gagne.
Clovis Baker laid a new chimney
at Barlow's store last week, as the
old one had become unsafe
Mrs. @. E. Kellogg, who has been
spending some time with her SONS in
Brooklyn, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 2. Fairfield were
in Springfield over Sunday as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Phil
lips.
Mrs. F. R. Washburn and daugh-
ter, Adelaide, are spending the week
in Springfield, where Mr.. Washburn
is employed.
The families who have been living
in the house owned by the so called
Mountain Park company have re-
turned to New York.
1t is expected that Rev. J. P. Mar
vim of the Universalist church at
Stafford will exchange pulpits with
Rev. E. N. Munro next Sunday morn
ing. In the evening at O'Clock the
Easter concert will be repeated, as
owing to the severe rain storm last
Sunday morning there was but a
small attendance.