The Press., 1908-01-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 Miss Mabel Meyers spent Sunday in Springfield with Miss Ethel Chapman.
 Miss Carrie E. Comins. who teaches in Springfield, Is home for the holi- days.
 Miss Della Jacobus of Mt. Kisco, N. Y.. Is with her sister. Mrs. Fred Wildey.
 Miss Foster of Boston spent Christ mas with her niece, Mrs. T. F. Mullen.
 Mrs. John o'Halloran and children of Ware have been visiting relatives in town.
 Miss Eugenia Lee of Columbia col lege. New York. is in town for the holidays
 The Teutouia association will hold their eighth annual masquerade ball Friday, Jan. 24.
 There will be a special msetiug of the w R O. Friday afternoon for in- stallation next Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Carl Converse and children of Springfield were Christmas guests at the Baker homestead
 Mrs. James Morris has been confined tn her home with illness. and Mrs. Wilson Kihbe has been with her.
 The Warren Woolen company is cl lsed down for few days. but will ptobably resume operations tomorrow.
 The Stafford Savings bank has sold to William M. Woodland of Hartford the Blair place near the Village Hill school. house.
 Mrs. E. R. Hunt of Worcester and Mrs. L. s. Williams of New London are visiting their sister. Mrs. Jo- seph Bolieau.
 The library will be open as read ing room Sundays from 1 to p m., during the months of January, Feb ruary and March.
 Harmony Temple of Honor have three candidates for next week We'd nesday evening. The initiation will be followed by an oyster supper.
 New telephones have been added as follows: Rev. Thomas lyric. 27-2; Rev. H A. Blake, 35-3; R. NJ. Fisk. 21-3; A. L. Towards dry goods store. 45-3
 Miss Jennie Banford and Miss Ma bel Foster are guests at the wedding of Miss Helen Sturtevant Buck and Joseph L.. Irwin of Philadelphia, at khe Buck home in Palmer to-day.
 The friends of Hugh MoIntire, who recently had an operation for appendi citis at Backus hospital, Norwich, will be glad to learn that he is getting | along nicely
 Dr. James Stretch returned last | Friday afternoon. after a six-weeks' illness The doctor is not fully re- covered, but is much improved and hopes to care for his practice.
 Mir. and Mrs E l.. Davis, H L. Robbins, Miss Leona Robbins of Springfield and Mr and Mrs. F. 0 Ball of Monson were guests of MT. and Mrs. w. E Robbins over Christ mas
 At a meeting of the school board, held Monday afternoon, it was voted to discontinue the school in the Lull district owing to the limited attend ance The pupils in the district will be transported to West Stafford.
 The night school will open next Monday evening at ' o'clock, in the school building, on the top floor. Principal F. F Dunfield will have it in charge, and will be supported by a corps of regular and volunteer teachers. All persons who wish to attend the school as scholars are asked to be present at she place and hour named above.
 The Stafford Ministerial union met on Monday last with Rev. Mir. Fischer of StaffordvilIe to the number of 12, including wives. A plan to supply the Union church, for the benefit of Mrs. Roger, was preached, informal discussion of ministerial interests and simple lnnch' was indulged in, and once more "blue Monday was routed with social cheer.
 A jolly good time is the verdict of the Congregational Sunday school on it's Christmas celebration. The chapel was decked with pine, laurel, alder berries. tinsel and colored lights. Tables were spread, handsomely decorated with miniature Christmas trees, holly, candy boxes and fruit. After substantial supper served to Asre fSF khnfr euts and the home department, games were enjoyed Santa Claus capitally impersonated by J. P. Wagner, dis. tributed gifts to all, and caused much joy among the younger scholars.
 John Davidson. 40, a valued em. ploye of Smith 6 Murray, died at the Springfield hospital Monday morning from she effects of a stroke of apoplexy sustained last Friday. MT. Davidson is we'll known locally. as he has had charge of ths David Robertson store several times when the proprietor has been absent. His genial disposition made friends for him wherever he went, and the grief felt for his early death by his friends in Springfield is shared by those who knew him here. He had worked for Smith & Murray nearly IS years, coming to Spring field from Scotland in 1889. He was unmarried, and his only surviving near relative is a sister in the old country.
 The Christmas observances at the Methodist church passed of very suo. cessfully. The music on Sunday was of the best quality and finely rendered. The pastor in the evening read Van Dvke,s "The Other Wise Man." to II