The Press., 1907-12-18

 l J. Carl Converse of Springfield ii visiting here. He is much improved in health. -
 A social dance will be held al borough hall on Saturday evening by Wood and Jacobsen. .-.,
 Hugh Mcintyre. employed on tht electric road at Norwich, is i'll ant his father has been called there to see him. Appendicitis is feared.
 Little Edith Tonon is i'll with diphtheria, and the apartment in tho Furnace avenue block has been quarantined. Her parents. who are in the Adirondack region, have been notified.
 The annual Country Olub's assem ply will be held New Years night al Eaton's hall. Whist will be the feature of entertainment from to 10 o'clock. after which there will be dancing, with music by Lynch orchestra The committee of arrange. menus consists of Christopher Allen, O. B Pinnay and O. F. Chandler.
 Stafford.
 Do not forget that your subscriptions for The Press and all magazines and pa pers may bs renewed at the post office
 Miss Anna Potter of New York city is spending the winter at Mrs L. s. Goodell's.
 MT. Conklin of East Lyme has moved here. and is employed by Wm. Park as hostler.
 The annual communication of Vol colt lodge, No. 60. F. 6 A NJ. will be held this week Thursday evening, and full attendance of the members is desired.
 Baptist Church Notes: The Ladies' Aid society meets for work Thursday afternoon and will serve the usual supper at 6 o'clock. .-Ohristmas ser mon on Sunday morning. In the evening exercises by the Bible school
 Clifford Oolburn and Wm. Brown of Northfeld are the guests of their parents.
 Uuiversalist Church Notes: The subject of the Christmas sermon will be The Messiah. What he was ex- pected to do; what he is said to have done; what he actually did and is doing. "-The Y. P. O. U. will meet in the assembly room at 30 D. ID Sunday. Topic. Christmas {" Leader. Walter Ide. It is expected that the Life Hymnal. the new service and song book, will be introduced into the Sunday school next Sunday. The Christmas festival of the Sunday school will take the form of a supper Tuesday. Supper will be served at 5 o'clock It will be followed by games and entertainment in the vegtry. All members of the school are invited
 The branch library has received 8 new lot of forty books from the main library. These are now on the shelves for inspection and circulation The following magazines and papers are received regularly at the branch, and may be read in the reading room or taken out when the SD ,oeeding mum Der has been received: Munsey's. Har- per's. McOlure's. Worlds Work. Out look, Ladies' Home Journal, Stafford Press, Homiletic Review, Christian Endeavor World (Senior and Junior), Service (Baptist). The Wellspring, Good Housekeeping, Onward. Univer- salist Leader, Outing. Worlds Al manac A large number of back numbers are on file. The reading room is open daily from 30 to 5. 30 p m.. and Saturday evenings from ' to 9. It is free to all residents of Stafford.
 West Stafford.
 The primary department, taught by Mrs. Fay. win have Christmas exer- cises in their suhool room Friday after noon. The public is cordially invited to attend.
 The children of the Sunday. school will give concert and Christmas tree next Tuesday evening at ' 30. Decor ations will be in charge of Mrs Belva Wilbur.
 Fire. caused by defective chimney, broke ont in the house of E. A. Tetrault last Thursday afternoon. Considerable damage was done to three rooms and the loss is estimated at about $15O. covered by insurance.
 Mir and Mrs William Battige en- tertained about 25 of their friends at their new home last Wednesday even. ing. Games were played and refresh. pnents served, and the guests departed wishing the newly married couple long and happy future E.
 Mir. and Mrs. LaVergne Dimock re. turned from their wedding trip Tues day evening. the 11th, and on Thurs day evening were given a surprise by their friends at the home of Mrs. Dimock's father, A very enjoyable evening was passed. and the young couple have the best wishes of those present.
 stAnordviIle.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. A. West spent two days in Brimf1eld last week.
 Arthur West, who has been employ. ed in Somerville, Mass has returned home.
 There will be a Christmas enter. tainment and tree in the Methodist church next Tuesday evening.
 Rev J. E. Fischer did not exchange pulpits last Sunday on account of the storm, but if pleasant next Sunday he will exchange with Rev. J. A. Wood of Holland.
 At the Congregational church next Sunday the annual collection will be