The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-24

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officers for the coming year took place
with the following results: Presi
dent, Mrs. E. 81. Pinney; vice-presi
dent, Mrs. j. P. Marvin; secretar.
and treasurer, Miss Mary Smith
There will probably be meeting ev
cry two weeks.
Rev. Russell Fl. Oonwell, D. D.
l.. T.. D., pastor of the Baptist Temple
in Philadelphia Pa, will lecture il
Memorial hall next Tuesday evening
on "Acres of Diamonds. - DR.. Con
we'll breaches to the largest protestant
congregation on this continent. and il
one of the most famous lecturers Of
this country. He lectures here under
the auspices of the Harmonial Pro
gressive society, which will pay him
$3.50 for his services, and charge the
public nothing for the privilege OF
hearing him. The same lecture he
delivers in Stafford has been delivered
by him three times in his own church
in Philadelphia, and at a dollar q
ticket. The receipts on each occasion
were over three thousand dollars.
staRordville.
Eat Gorton's Cod6sh-no bones.
The Pastor of the Congregations
church desires to thank the friends who
so kindly remembered him at his home
last Friday evening. He and Mrs. Foge
appreciate the feeling that prompted the
observance of this, their eighth wedding
anniversary.
Mrs. H. Butterf1eld is on the sick
list.
Jessie Potter is employed at Mrs.
Motto's at Hydeville.
Mrs. George Drummond is confined
to her home by illness.
Mrs. VIM. Hammer is seriously ill
with typhoid pneumonia.
Mrs. Louis Stevens of the Springs
was a guest of Mrs. Arthur Adams
last week.
S. B. Amadon visited over Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Spencer in
Woodstock.
Rev. John Thompson preached at
the Baptist church Sunday evening
at Stafford Hollow.
Arthur Smith and Miss Mamie
Broadway were united in marriage at
the Congregational parsonage last
week Tuesday by Rev. @. G. Fogg.
The subject in the M. E. church
next Sunday morning will be "The
Christians debt, and how to pay it,"
and in the evening 1.-THE story of Jo-
seph and his brethren.
Next Sunday morning at the Con-
gregational church the subject will
be "God the Son." Matt. IS: 1918;
lesson Col. i. This is the third in
the series on the Trinity.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve their
regular supper in the vestry Thursday
evening. Hostesses, Mrs. M. E.
Hughes and Mrs. G. Hammer.
West Stafford.
Eat Gorton's Codish-no bones.
The infant child of Myron O. Kemp
was buried last Friday.
Mrs. Edwin Dimock has gone to
her brothers. in Westfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. Rabideau of Stafford
Hollow spent last week with their
Mrs. Michael Roberts.
Mrs. Josephine Glazier, 35, wife
IF Herbert A Glazier, died at her
nome on Saturday evening, after a
ong illness of complication of dis
Bases. Mrs. Glazier has lived in
Stafford nearly all her life and leaves
many friends to mourn her loss. Her
early loss seems unusually sad, as be-
sides her husband she leaves two small
Dimock and Doris; also
one brother, Irving Goodell, of Ell
Iington. Her funeral was attended
from the Congregational church Tues
day afternoon at l O'Clock, Rev. J.
o. Allen of the M. e. church of Crys-
tai Lake, of which the deceased was
a member, assisted by Rev. E. N.
Munro, officiating. Burial was in
the Center cemetery. The many floral
tributes testified to the high esteem
in which Mrs. Glazier was held by
all. The family have the sympathy
Of the community in their bereave-
ment.
The annual meeting Of the Congre
gational church was held at the
church Thursday evening, Jan. IL.
Reports from the different departments
IF the church work we're given by the
The report of the church
showed the total membership to be
81. 1t was voted by the church to
Jake collections during the present
year for each of the six benevolent
societies, in addition to the yearly
collection for the Missionary Society
If Connecticut. The Sunday school
'eport showed a total membership of
So. Eleven new members we're added
Turing the year. The receipts for
The year we're $26. 80, expenditures
S1S, 20, leaving balance of $500
IN hand. The report of the Senior
christian Endeavor society gave to-
al membership of So. Receipts,
S34. "a; expenditures, $50 so; cash
IN hand $11.35. The Junior Chris.
ian Endeavor reported ten members
md collection of SO Is. The La
lies Benevolent society reported re-
eipts of $11S. 81 and expenditures of
s45 80. leaving a. balance of $72. 81
IN had. The reports were followed
~ the roll-call of the church men,
'ers, to which AZ responded in per-
on and IA by letter. Following the
a bountiful supper and social
occasion were enjoyed in the vestry,
bout rs sitting down to supper. 1t
vas voted to have another annual
Meeting and roll-call at the close of