The Press., 1907-01-09
Christian Endaavor meeting

Baptist chapel tomorrow evening al
80.
Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Todd spent
Monday and Tuesday in Hartford and
Bloomfield.
+. s. Chatterton of Acworth, N.
H, is in town caring for his brother.
in-law, Homer Lord.
Rev. I. P. Booth of Chester, Vt.
has been at his home here with his
family the past week.
Rev. George L. Thompson of New
York city spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. E Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. T. Hersey Of
Boston has been visiting his brother,
Rev. H. A. Hersey, the past week.
Rev. Judson P. Marvin and family
of Methuen, Mass, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Henry o. Fisk on Stafford
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stevens OF
willimantic were the guests of Mrs.
Stevens parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Wilton, over Sunday.
Subject of sermon at the Baptist
church next Sunday will be PRO
gress, fellowship and cleansing" In
the evening the subject will be "The
gospel of Mark.
Christian Union meeting at 5.45
p. m. next Sunday evening in assem-
bly, room. Subject of meeting will
be IAN idea of heaven-where is it
What is it? Leader, Gilbert D. Ide.
Earl j., aged II months, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Julian.
died at his home last Tuesday after
an illness of about four weeks. Flu
neral was held Thursday. Burial in
st. Edwards cemetery at Stafford
Springs.
List of unclaimed letters in Stafford
post office Jan. 1st: Miss W. L
Blandell, Miss Agiolina Rosa Staff
2, George f. Brown 8, Rudolph
Stengle, W. W. johnson, Daniel Neal,
Charlie Furness, care Mr.. Chapman,
Edward Baxter, Joe Coutri, Prof.
Jules Marc.
The week of prayer is being OBJ
served by the Baptist society. This
evening the service will be held at
the chapel, Thursday evening at
cChilds school house at Moulton Hill,
Friday at the chapel. These services
begin at 7.3O and the public is in
vited to attend.
1.-THE gospel of oontentment' will
be the subject of the sermon at the
Universalist church next Sunday
morning. At p. m. the third in
series of lectures on the life of the
Apostle Paul will be given. Music
will be by the young peoples new
choir. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended.
Mrs. Harry A. Hersey entertained
the mem bers of her Sunday school
class, together with their lady friends,
at the Universalist parsonage last
Friday evening. A very pleasant
evening was spent in numerous games,
etc. Light refreshments we're served,
which added greatly to the evenings
entertainments.
The third lecture of the course
given under the auspices of the Fl. P.
U. will be held in Memorial hall
next Tuesday evening. Ebert Hub
bard of East Aurora, N. z, chief of
the RoycrUfters and publisher Of che
will lecture an on can
age OF common sense. - Admission
free.
A series OF informal free public
readings will be given in the assembly
room Friday evenings, except Jan. 25,
from 100 to 9 O'Clock, beginning Fri
day, January 49, The object will be
not study, but entertainment in the
society of the best authors. At first
the course will consist entirely of
short stories or selections, and the
readings will be announced by title in
this column. The reader is not an
elocutionist, but such as he is he is at
the service of all who enjoy informal
reading. ..
The branch library and reading
room was opened last Monday in the
assembly room. The following
newspapers and PERIODICALS
are received regularly: Current num-
bers of The Outlook, Harper's Month
ly, Worlds Work, Munsey's, Outing,
Ladies' Home Journal. Springfield Re.
publican, Hartford Times daily,
Boston Saturday Evening Transcript,
Stafford Press, McClure's, Our Dumb
Animals. Religious: Christian En-
deavor World (senior and junior), Ser
vice Baptist Y. P. W, Universalist
Leader, Onward Y. P. O. w., Reli.
gious Education Society, Homiletic
Review. In addition to these are files
of back numbers of standard maya
zines. Current numbers may be
drawn when one month old. Library
cards are issued on the main library,
Auu any UOOA bAOAOAA un0y 10 uA0WAs
At the meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday the work of the various
degree oranges will be considered.
Master ]. NJ. Larned will speak on
the past and present of Stafford grange,
with hints as to advantages to each
to the grange as a whole,
to the farmer in his profession, in the
home, and as q community. The
master of East Central Pomona has
been invited to be present or to con-
tribute a paper on the work of this
higher grange. while the Pomona leo
turer will state what literary efforts
are being made. Letters are expected
from the master, lecturer and chair
man of the legislative committee of
the state and national oranges, stating
the work being done by the two high