The Press., 1908-07-29

A that the south is largely populated by native Americans, who become sure , enough" Christians, as they say, when they become Christfans, we can understand why the, liquor traffic has received so heavy blow. The oity of Birmingham, Ala, one of the greatest business oenters of the south.t is "dry,' ; and it's suburbs are "dry, and they have gone dry from busi ness standpoint. In the west, Illinois, after long struggle. passed the local option bill, and already twelve hun dred towns have gone no-lioense, and many more will go when they vote.: Gunnison, Colorado, which MT. Spoon worst place he ever saw, when he was forced to spend a night there some years ago, has gone dry and thirty seven other Colorado cities went dry" at the same time. Since then twenty two others have so voted. Oregon has sent twenty -four counties out of the liquor business; Minnesota IT, Nebraska 2O. Wisconsin, II. Michigan 10. Maine still holds to prohibition. New Hampshire and Vermont are heartily sick of: results of giving up prohibition: and are fast becoming dry" by towns and cities. In Massachusetts 8 majority of the cities are no-lioense. In Connecticut the liquor men are making 8 desperate fight to hold all they have and to make gain~..if possible. They have engaged all exr, pert, and allowed him $50OO 8 year for expenses, to leave no stone un- turned to win victory for the liquor power. Here is where the great fight is going to be made, and here is where the citizens of Stafford have their opportunity and duty. s. Let every man do his utmost to carry the town for no license. . Martin Hunt is visiting Irwin Hunt of Rockville. ...
 The band will hold a meeting on Friday evening. ...-... ...-. ..-.sx The Misses Sessions are visiting friends in Rockville. -s>. ~..- ...e.@
 Miss Margaret Glover is visiting friends in Woodstock. ..|.z..' <s<.
 Misses Elvira and Neva Todd are visiting at Packerville.
 Miss Florence Chapman of Orange, N. J., is visiting friends in town.
 Earl Williams is the guest of his grandmother, Mrs. George Latham.
 There will be no services at the Universalist church August ? and 9.
 Mrs. Brookins and Miss Mary King of Dalton, Mass, are visiting Mrs Charles Phillips.
 Mrs. Timothy Collins and son and Mrs. Nell Bremen of New Britain are the guests of Mrs. Thomas Simons.
 The Stafford grange has been in- vited to unite with the Somers grange | at picnic at Crystal Lake to.mor- row. 'a.~*
 Hesther, daughter of MT. and Mrs. l William Walbridge, entertained her young friends last Friday in honor 1 of her sixth birthday. #
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Rect of North Olymer, N. Y., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Walbridge, who enter tained Esther Hastings of East Milton and Gladys Phelps of StatfordvilleS last week.
 Baptist Church Notes. .-The l.. A. s. meets for work Thursday afternoon and will serve supper at 6 o'clock. I Elvira Holmes. meeting1 Friday at 3 p. m-Next Sunday com munion follows morning preaching. service. Five o'clock open-air service. will be addressed by Rev. H. "A. Blake.
 staHOrdvillo.
 Mr. O'Connell has purchased a new: 
 A number of people attended the excursion last Saturday from. this. place.
 Mir. and Mrs Orlando Smith of. Wales is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. M. H Vest
 Mrs John O. Booth is the guest of her daughter, Mrs George E. Web. ster, in Springfield
 Bruno Hagedom and daughter, Miss Mabel Hagedom of Manchester, were recent guests of Mrs. George Gray.
 Mrs. William Chandler and daugh ter, Mildred, and Mrs. Frank Bel cher, and two sons have been spend ing the past week with relatives in and South Coventry. >
 The Epworth League meeting will be held Sunday evening at 2 3O Q o'clock in the Methodist church. Topic, "How Jesus masters our prej- ndices, ; Acts 9: 1922, Phil. 3:1-6.. Leader, Mrs. Grant Hammer.
 There will be an ice cream social on the M. E. church lawn this week Friday evening. As there was great demand for ice cream at the last sale, it is hoped there will be as large crowd to enjoy the festivity Friday evening.
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. Charles Glazier is visiting friends in Wallingford.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Ellis have been visiting in Chaplin.
 O. P. Bradway has been spending few days in Block Island.
 Mrs. A. K. Taloott of Rockville spent Wednesday with Mrs. Barlow
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert Holmes of Rockville spent Sunday at F. 2. Fair fields.
 MT. and Mrs. George Butler of Mass. are visiting at