The Press., 1908-01-29

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 Stafford Jan. 10, 1885, and her CD
 tire life, was spent in this town. wit
 the exception of two years in German
 soon after her marriage to Mir. Weave
 in 1876. Seven years ago she suffer
 ed severe stroke of apop1exy, a
 V hioh time it was not expected sh could live, but she so far recovere'
 her health as to be able to be abou
 with the aid of ., cane.. She becam, a member of the Universalist churcl when young woman. and was great ly interested in all that pertained t' it, acting as organist for many years She leaves. besides her sister, Mrs
 Mary Prince, with whom she lived step. daughter. Mrs. Blanche E. Sibley. uf this place. The funera will be held Friday at p. m. at ith' house Burial at Hillside cemetery .Universalist Church Notes: Mex Sunday morning the pastor vii preach on ''Our best slave, and wors master.i'' The Y. P. %. U. Twill meet at'6. 80 p. m. in the assembly room. Topic, Preparation. '' Lead CT, Miss Alice Durham. IA special collection for the benefit ofsfthe Con necticut Sunday School association will be taken in the Sunday school. Every pupil is asked to bring some amount of money for this collection, and it ia hoped that all will give generously. -9he class work in the Sunday school promises to be- of in. creased interest now that the Sunday School Helper and leaflets have ap. peared under new editor and with new and modern features.
 More than one hundred persona gathered to witness the public install lation of Y. P. O U officers last Sun- day evening, and to participate in the meeting. Harold B. Pinney, retiring president, opened the meeting. read the scripture and called upon the pas. tor of the church to act as installing officer. The pastor briefly outlined the purpose and. character of the Y. P. O. U. work, and then installed the officers. Miss Mae MaeCallum,. the new president. presided during the rest of the evening and introduced Fred A. Champlin of Hartford, state Y. F. O. U. secretary, and Rev: John W. Ballantine of West Stafford MT. Champlin gave an interesting state. ment of the Stafford union and, its relation to the state union, and MT. Ballantine presented the, subject of |" "Attention'' with foroeful argument and apt illustration. Representatives from several churches and young peoples societies in town were pres ent. Miss Mabel Kingsbury. gave words of greeting from the Congre. gationalist Y. P. s. c. E.. society. and Revs A. B. Todd and J. W. Ballan- tine extended the greetings of their respective Endeavor societies. Miss Lulu Ide, Isadore Dunham, Lucy and Alice Matthew furnished special music. The regular choir and organ ist assisted. In the morning the pas. tor preached to young people about 't Growing up." Miss Mae MacCalium assisted in the devotional exercises. <.
 tCommunicated.)
 On Friday, Jan 17th, Rev. Fred erick t.: Batohelder was 9S years old His birthday anniversary was spent at the home of his son in East Milton. Mass. and was made especially pleas ant through the large numbsr of letters of congratulation and good will received from friends in Stafford and elsewhere, including those from some of his former pupils and old associates An exchange of letters with his genial young friend, Miss Rachel Glover. whose birthday ami versary was the same as his, added not little to his pleasnEs, He also received calls from number: of his immediate relatives. and aoquaint- ances. A noteworthy greeting. came in the letter from his old4time friend and fellow student in Brown Univer- sity, Providence, in. a1837:9, Rev Henry G Weston, D. D ;. presidant of Orozier Theological Seminary, -Qhes- ter. Pa. His friends will be- interested to know that his health has been good since leaving Stafford in @NoVem Der for his winter home, and he is as thoroughly interested as ever in the great activities of the world, and especially so in everything pertaining to the interests of the Masters king. dom. About fifty-fve,~ years ago he first came to Stafford to reside, and most of this time has been spentstin the home of his adoption. Last New Years evening marked the forty sixth of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. Batchelder in, the home where they have resided so~ long, by Rev. Isaac Weodbury, pastor of the Stafford Baptist church.. Asa Wiley, Esq a brother of Mrs. Batchelder, and his son, Frank, both of Fairfield, are the only others now living who were present on that occasion. MT Batchelder extends to all his acquain- tances and friends his cordial good wishes and his thanks for all their kind remembrances of him hitherto.
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 Mrs. Philo West is. i'll with the grip.
 Mass will be oele brated at St. Jo- seph 6 chapel next Sunday at 9 8. m.
 Mrs. William Whitaker spent last week Thursday with Mrs. Wm. R.. Potter, .4
 Mr. and Mrs Ellery M. sOhamberlin and Mrs Charles Smith and son, Ernest. are recovering from the:grip.
 A son was born. to Mr.. and Mrs :. Frank Bannister last Friday. and died Saturday afternoon. ! Mrs. Bannister is critically i'll. :