The Press., 1908-10-28
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

| Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK Ol0V0lauO VI
Hartford were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
James Fitton last week.
John Carroll was before the borough
court last Thursday for drunkenness.
He was fined $5 and costs.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tobin and
daughter of Holyoke, Mass , have
been spending few days with rela'
tives in town.
The date for the dance at the French
club hall on Westford avenue, an
nounced for Friday evening. has beer
changed to Saturday of this week.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the M E church will meet
on Friday afternoon promptly at
O'Clock with Mrs. Charles Hodgson.
1t is desired that there be full at.
tendance of memb bers. as it is the an
nual meeting. There will also be q
report of the rummage sale and dis
cussion as to how the proceeds shall
be used.
Decker's 8 moving pictures from New
York city will be exhibited this even
ing at st. Edwards hall The com
paDy has given solid assurance that
this enter tainment will be of the very
highest order as regards subjects and
treatment. The views will be main.
ly religious. historical and comical.
AS the instrument to be employed in
projecting the scenes is the camera
graph, the views will be unusually
steady and distinct, and will not tire
the eye by the flicker so noticeable in
other machines. Performance begins
at 8. admission, l 5 and % cents.
D. J. Hanley has completed the
enumera' ion of the school children,
and there is gain of "a for the year.
The total number is 1898, in place
of 1914 last year. In the borough
the enumeration of GAG was a gain of
13 over the previous year. The
enumeration by districts was as fol-
lows: First district, 129; I'd dis.
trict, borough, 646; Sd district, no
school; 4th district, II; 5th district,
"a; 9th district, 80; 7th district, no
school; 9Th district, IS; 9th district,
no school; 10th district, 20; 18th
district, no school; 18th district, Is +;
18th district, go; 14th district, 10 3;
18th district, 13; 10Th district, 10;
total, 1898.
There will be an entertainment
given in the guild room Of Grace
church by the Girls Friendly So
oiety next Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock. Admission: Adults, sc !;
children, 1Oc. This entertainment
will consist of drill, followed by
the farce, ''Our Aunt Robertina. "
CAST: Mr.. Aspen. retired merchant,
Clarence Wood; Gladys, his daugh-
ter, Hazel Butterfield; Robert Aspen,
an English cousin, Herbert West /;
Aunt Robertina, a notable spinster,
Helen Butterfield; Emily, a maid,
Annie Mason; Phibbs, man servant,
Harold Butterfield; tramp. Theo-
dore Morrall. Home made candy
and salted peanuts will be on sale.
Grace Church Notes: Stephenson
Mason sang solo, "There is Green
Hill," at both morning and evening
services last Sunday. Next Sunday,
being All Saints day, the rector will
preach on subject particularly ap-
propriate to the day, and continue the
series in the Church the following
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lecture on Friday evening at 7.3O.
Subject, 'tThe church and the church
man. Choir rehearsal Saturday
evening at 6.45, as there is to be a
Halloween social, in the guild room,
at z. 80, to which all the children of
the parish are invited, both older and
younger. Next Wednesday evening
there is to be short play, "Aunt
Robertina," together with other at
fractions, as noted in another para
graph.
At the public hearing held by the
court of burgesses Monday evening,
in regard to the proposed change in
the electric road track in front of the
Congregational church, the profile
and survey was presented for in
spection. Quite a number attended
the hearing and there were no OBJ
Il jeotions to the proposed changes,
which should have been made before.
It il said the railroad officials stand
ready to make the change as soon as
the court of burgesses decide on the
grade. The plans call for the lower
ing of the track about IL inches at
the crossing from the church to the
bank building, and the moving of the
rails east at this point about the
width of the track. The proposed
change in grade and track commences
in front of Miss Whiton's store. AT
the Furnace avenue crossing the plans
call for the lowering of the track
about inches.
The town school committee met for
organization at the library building
Monday afternoon. Myron p. Avery,
the new mem ber. who takes the place
of Ralph Wiers, was present. The
election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: Chairman,
W. III. Black; secretary, M. D.
O'Oonnell auditing committee, Burt
T. Eaton and M. D. O'Oonnell; build
ing committee, John A. Foster and
Burt T. Eaton and M. D. O'Oonnell
committee to arrange schedule of
terms and vacations, Robert HI. Fisk,
Burt T. Eaton and M. d. O'Connell
transportation committee, the acting
visitor in each district; acting visit.
ors. district No. /, Stafford, W. H.
Black; district No. 2, the borough.
Robert H. Fisk and M. D. O'Connell
districts Nos. 4, 5, and 10, Stafford
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