The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-02-20

home over Sunday.
George Colburn of Springfield spent
Sunday with his parents.
Rev. 1. P. Booth of Chester, Vt. .
is visiting his family in town.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. A. Hersey Wis
tied relatives in Hartford last week.
Subject for the evening service at
the Baptist church next Sunday will
be Ruth, the Maobitess. -
The Y. P. O. u. will meet in the
assembly room Sunday at 5, As p. m.
Topic. "The value of believing some
thing" Leader, Miss Jennie Mac
Oallum.
Topic for Christian Endeavor meet
ing tonight in Baptist chapel will be
on Foreign missions: The kingdom
in the islands, Leader, Mrs. T.
Melbourne.
services will be held at the Univer-
salist church, at 1O.45 a. m. and Z
p. m, next Sunday. The evening
service will be the last one for the
present
BY a new arrangement with the
main library the branch will be sup
piled with fifty books each month, in
addition to regular library privileges.
These books will be kept on the
shelves at the branch and issued by
regular card as desired. The ex-
change of sets will be made the first
week in each month.
The public reading in the assembly
room Friday at 7.3O p. m. will be
devoted to further selections from the
writings of Charles Dickens. The
attendance at the readings has been
sufficient to warrant their continu-
ance, but the committee would be
gratified if more persons would avail
themselves of the privilege offered.
Seventy-fiv couples attended the
Masonic ball in the memorial hall
last Friday evening, which proved
grand success in every way. Music
of the highest class was furnished
by Shorts family orchestra, and the
concert given by them in the early
part of the evening which consisted
of vocal, violin and cornet solos, es-
pecially the solo by Master Short,
was very we'll rendered. Prof. Kelly
of Springfield did the prompting, and
with his new changes kept the dancers
always on the alert. Light refresh
ments we're served, and very social
evening was at the disposal of all.
stanordville.
Mrs. Lester Childs, who has been
ill, is improving.
Mrs. @. W. Miller has been i'll the
past week with the grip.
Mrs. Herbert Bosworth visited
friends in Palmer last week.
Miss Jessie Potter has returned
from a two-weeks' visit in Worcester.
Mrs. Lima Booth has been confined
to her home the past week by illness.
Mrs Sarah West was seriously i'll
the first of the week, but is better at
this writing.
Mrs M. H. Neff of CLARK Corners
spent few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Fred Sanger. last week.
Christian Endeavor society We'd
nesday evening in the Congregational
Vestry. Topic, Foreign missions:
The kingdom in the islands. -
Sunday morning at the Oongrega-
5innal church the subject will be
: What is Congregationalism ?" In
the evening the Methodists will unite
in a union service at the Congrega-
tional church.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve their
regular supper in the vestry Thurs
day evening. Hostesses, Mrs. G.. w. |
Miller and Mrs. 81. A. Bosworth. |
There will also be a "rummage sale"
in the vestry the same e1ening. All
are most cordially invited.
Junior @. E. society will meet Fri
day afternoon directly after school
with Harry Smith. Topic, "The
world for Christ. - A pleasing fea-
ture of these sessions is the music,
there being occasional solos, duets
and other specialties; also poems
learned at school from standard au-
bhors are recited in unison.
West Stafford.
Henry Greaves is confined to his
home with the grip.
Miss CLARA Munro is attending the
Hartford conservatory of music.
Word was received here Monday of
the sudden death of Mrs. Charles F.
Root, formerly of West Stafford.
The J. S. O. E. will meet next Sat-
1rday at 8 O'Clock. Topic, "The
world for Christi Leader, Bertha
Ireaves.
Don't forget the supper and enter
5ainment at the church Friday even
ng. Admission, 10 cents; supper and
/ s. cents.
The young people of the Y. P. S.
J. E. are rehearsing the play, "Mr.
Bob," and intend to give it in the
,hurch vestry March 7th and 9Th.
TOLLAND.
VIM. A. Agard and Miss Lucille
Agard are guests of relatives in New
York
/
Mrs. Frederick s. Meacham of Wa
erbury has recently been the guest
# relatives in town.
Miss Anna D. CLARK of Vernon
Jenter was the guest over Sunday of
Ter sister, Mrs. L. B. Price.
The Epworth League of the M. e.
hurch had very successful valen-
inc social in the town hall FRIDAY