The Press., 1907-06-12

Smith visited friends in Hartford Sat urday.
 Mrs. Philena Preb.e will sell he household goods at auction Saturda. at 2 p. m.
 Mrs. J. P. Brown and Miss Anni, Wobbecke visited friends in Spring field Sunday.
 Charles Phillips and son. Norman spent Saturday and Sunday in Gil bertville. Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Austin Witt attended the Fuller-James wedding in Spring field, Tuesday. June 4th.
 Rev. and Mrs. F. l.. Batchelder ar rived at their home for the summer on Tuesday, the 4th, from East Mil ton. Mass. A business meeting and social of the Y. P. O. U. will be held in the assembly room Thursday evening. Ice cream and cake vii be served.
 Rev. George Shepard, formerly of the Baptist church here, but now located at Deerfield Center, N. H.. has accepted call to Sufield.
 The Edmund Sullivan place, re- cently sold at auction, has again changed hands, Luther Crawford sell ing to Mir. Williams of Wilmington.
 Next Sunday will be observed as Ohildren's day at the Baptist church by an appropriate sermon in the morn- ing, and 8 concert by the Bible school at 7.3O p. m.
 ''The Merchant of venice," given by the pupils of the s. H. s., was we'll received, drawing a good house and causing much amusement with the local hits.
 A special meeting of Stafford grange will be held next Tuesday evening. Refreshments will be served. Work in the third and fourth degrees.
 MT. and Mrs. George Comstock of New York city were guests last week at Mrs. l.. s. Goodell's. Mrs. J. o. Bugbee is again with Mrs. Goodell for the summer.
 Rev. F. H. Divine, superintendent of missions of the Connecticut Baptist convention. will speak at the Baptist church Wednesday evening at 7.3O. All are invited.
 The Phoenix Woolen Go. have finished their office on the drive in front of the mill. It is one of the neatest buildings of it's kind in town, and great addition to the grounds.
 Wm. Park has purchased the A. H. Preble place and will commence building at once. The house now on the site will be removed to ground now being made ready between H. M. Jenkins store and the bridge.
 MT. and Mrs. G. H. Pinney of Brooklyn celebrated the 6Oth anniver- sary of their marriage in their home in that city last Saturday. MT. Pin ney is 84 years of age and his wife is 91, and both spent the early years of their life here. The couple were united at the Universalist church here. A. D. Cady acted as best man and Miss Julia Fairman was bride maid. Among the anniversary re- membranes was @ beautiful floral piece from Stafford relatives.
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 s. B. Amadon spent Tuesday in Springfield.
 Mrs. William Chandler is visiting friends in New London.
 Mrs. H. M. Vaill is entertaining her sister from New York.
 Mrs. l.. Brewer is spending 8 few days with her father. MT. Browning.
 Mass will be celebrated at St Jo- seph's chapel next Sunday at 8 8. m.
 The experience social held in the Congregational church was largely at- tended and was a success.
 Mrs. Mahlon West and two chill dren, Arthur and Allen West, visited relatives in Warren, Mass, last Sun- day.
 Presiding Elder Rev. J. H. New. land held the first quarterly confer ence in the Methodist church Tuesday evening.
 The Epworth League will hold a prayer. meeting in the M. E. vestry Wednesday evening. Leader, Mrs. Herbert Bosworth.
 0. E. meeting Wednesday evening in the Congregational church. A temperance topic, "Who are slaves and who are free men?''
 Junior 0. E. Friday afternoon. after school, in the Congregational vestry. Topic, Isaiah's song of thanksgiving. Leader, Harry Smith.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the M <. church will serve their usual SUD- per in the vestry Thursday evening, with Mrs. Grant Hammer and Miss Nellie Dugdale as hostesses.
 Several people from Staffordville attended the funeral of Leroy N. Agard in South Hadley, Mass. last Sunday. MT. Agard was formerly an active Christian worker in the Con- gregational church of this place.
 The subject at the Congregational church next Sunday morning will be Capital and labor,'' a solution deduced from practice, by a former workman. In the evening the post poned subject, Joseph the good father of Jesus.
 Leroy Agard, formerly of Stafford, died at his home in South Hadley, Mass, last Thursday with quick con- sumption, after an illness of only