The Press., 1908-12-02
srAFFoRD SPRINGS.

Miss Mfllie Royce spent Thanks giving at her home in Wales
 MT. and Mrs J. H Valentine are spending few days in New York.
 Blanchard oonant of Camden. Me i, has been the guest of w. E. Hanley.
 MT. and Mrs. W. W. Bradbury of Chicopee were in town over Sunday.
 Mrs. Rafftery and children and Miss Kate Clark were at Collinsville for Thanksgiving.
 Adolph Pfeiffer of Harrisville. R. l.. is spending two weeks at the Springs House.
 Frank J. Preston was home for Thanksgiving with his grandmother. Mrs: J. H. Spelman. ....
 Mrs. W. B. Foskit and Mrs Henry O. Foskit of Foskit's Mills have been Kueats of Mrs. J Nj. Leach.
 Miss Rose HAnley of the New Brit. ain normal school was home for the Thanksgiving vacation.
 Several local members of the K. of 0. went to Windsor Locks Sunday to witness the work of the Sd degree.
 w. H. Spedding of New York and Miss Imogene Howard of Worcester were at F. H. spelman's for Thanks giving.
 Miss Sarah Lucy has finished her season at Miss Beck with's millinery rooms, and has reformed to her home in Wales.
 Mrs. D. ". Foskitt of Palmer. Harry Foskist of Springfield and W. A. Foster were at the Foster home ateaa over Sunday.
 Service was held by Rev. MT. Adams at Buff Cap last Sunday. 2s being present. This is the largest congregation for some time.
 Mrs. E. P. Newton and H. ". New. ton iof Monson and Miss Upton of Amherst were guests of MT. and Mrs H. E. Newton Thanksgiving.
 The Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary society met with Mrs Blake at the parsonage Tuesday after noon. The society hss recently sent c box valued at S135 to a missionary in Alabama.
 The Ladies Aid society will con. duct Q rummage sale Friday, from 9 .. m to 9 p. m., at the CongreRa- sional church parlors. As far as pos. sible articles should be at the church Thursday afternoon.
 New telephone have been placed e follows: ". H. Heald's residence, 16-12; DaDalt Brothers grocery store. 52-6; O. b. Preston, West Stafford, 3S-12; F. A. sturteyant, west Stafford, 3S-5; Paul Tossardt, Ellithorpe, 33-12.
 The unusual mildness of the season has led to unreasonable conditions The lawn at the high school has a liberal sprinkling of dandelion blos- soms. Joseph Stuhlbach has pansies In bloom. and M. B. Fisk straw berry blossoms. MT. Ellery, the market gardener. was in town Tuesday with rAdishes grown out of doors. At David Blackhnrn's the currant bushes are budding out.
 The Autumnal grand conclave of the Knights of King Arthur in Grace church parish was held last Friday and Saturday. Stafford Castle was visited by Castle Joyous Gard of the Church of the Atonement of Westteld, Mass. Friday afternoon a prelimi- nary conclAve was held in the Guild room At Grace church. and an exem- plIfcatiop of the first degree given. In the evening solemn eyensong was held in Grace church. Rev. R K. Smith of Westield sang the service, and Rev. D. R. Judd of Thompson vile preached the sermon. Rev. ". ]. Brewster brother of the bishop of this diocese of Warehouse Point and Rev. Mr. Hawkes., minister of the Congregational church in Somer- vile, Mass, occupied seats in the ohAncsl. The knights attended in regAlin, after which they marched through the streets to Society hall, where the degree of knighthood wss conferred on two esquires. At 7.30 the next morning 8 corporate com- munion of the two Castles was cele- bxmsed in Grace church, Rev. R. NJ. D. Adams being the oelebrant. Ath- lstic gmmss. including jumping. 100 yards dash and a relay race, were held ct the fair grounds later in the Stafford winning by a score of 20 points to 25 points. After banquet in the Guild room Castle Joyous Gard left on the 2. 15 car.