The Press., 1908-02-19
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Mrs. F. G. Sanford is visiting in Norwich.
 Mrs. F. F. Dunfleld has gone to Berlin, Mass. for a visit.
 E l. Burr is confined to his home with an attack of the grip.
 N. J. Comfort of Palmer has been visiting here a part of the week.
 Adelbert Needham is confined to his bed with a relapse from an attack of the grip.
 Rev. MT. Hersey and Rev. MT. lyric will exchange pulpits next Sunday morning.
 Mrs. T. R. Prentice and child of Turnerville are guests of MT. and Mrs. Louis Helm.
 Mrs. A. D. Charter and Mrs. E. s. Charter are visiting in Brookf1eld, Boston and vicinity.
 The third in the series of Masonic dances will be this evening in the rooms in the bank block.
 W. E. Demond has returned from his trip to Jamaica and the Isthmus much improved in health.
 Roy Sanford is employed in the First National bank during the absence of Bert Wightman.
 J. F. Cotter and family have re- turned to town, cpd MT, Cotter has taken his old position with the cleo tric company.
 Miss G. S. Beckwith has gone to New York for few weeks. where she will be she guest of her sister. Mrs. T. O. Tiffany,
 Eddie Rudge. who is on the Mis- souri. will leave the ship at some point on the Pacific in March, his time of enlistment being up.
 The supper and concert planned for this evening at the Methodist church has been postponed on account of prevailing health conditions
 Mary J. Simonds of this town was granted divorce from her husband, George F. Simonds, at the last session of superior court Attorney R H. Fisk represented the plaintiff.
 Mrs. Fred S. Hall of Mont Clair, N. J., is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orcutt. of Village Hill. MT. aud Mrs. Hall have just returned from a trip to Jamaica.
 A new time card went into effect on the Central Vermont Sunday There are no changes in time of the passenger trains effecting this station. The evening train for the south will in future stop at Orcutts, if Jagged.
 Stephen Green, boss of the spinning department at the Stafford Worsted | company, has resigned his position and :will go to Stoughton, Mass Albert Dracup of Gilbertville, Mass, has taken his position here Both MT. and Mrs Green have made many friends locally who are sorry to have them leave.
 The family of H. O. Butterfeld are again in quarantine owing to further developments of scarlet fever. It was decided by Health Officer Park ( hurst. after consulting with County I Health Officer Yeomans of Andover, that it would be unwise to open the schools this week. The intention ] now is to resume sessions next Mon- I day. Books used by the students who have had scarlet fever have been ( burned, and all other books are to be 7 fumigated.
 Work on the bridge and the grading for the electric road is progressing. With good weather it is expected that the last pier will be completed in & week. The grade between the street and the bridge is to be lowered sever al feet, which will give considerable material for the filling. The large bank at the Rhode Island plant has faded away materially under the on. slaught of the steam shovel aud the large number of teams. Many of the teams have now been laid of owing to the impossibility of working con- tinually on the right of way.
 All the ladies of St. Edwards church invite all the gentlemen of the congrekation to be their guests at the great parish social dated for next Thursday evening at St. Edwards hall No ticket of admission will be required. though the limited capacity of the hall will restrict admittance GO parishioners over 14 years of age. Everything will be free. and under NR ha xnflt ko amusements to suit all tastes. and Lynch's orchestra will furnish she music A buffet lunch will be served between the whist and dancing.
 Those fortunate people who have previously seen and heard Miss Aida Donnell in her readings and imper. sonstions, are rejoicing that she is to appear here Wednesday evening, March 4th, with Miss Margaret Cow, oontralto soloist, at the Oongrega. tional church. under the auspices of the '. P. s. O. E. Stafford audi. ences have always been wholly capti- vAted by Miss Donnell's charming personality and unushaI talent, and this. her third appearance. is awaited with much pleasurable anticipation. [" As & dramatic reader she is consider ed to be near the head of her pro- fession, and she is becoming a great favorite in Hartford '' '- Hartford Post. Few readers are gifted with such notably entertaining qualities as Miss Donnell showed in her several readings "-Brockton Times.
 Mrs. Henry O. Mclaughlin died at Gloucester. Mass. last Wednesday from the effects of a shock. after a long illness. Mrs. Mclaughlin was born here, the daughter of John K. Lord, and was united in marriage here