The Press., 1909-12-22

There Is to be a sweeping reduetio in prices, at the Shaw furniture store, froE now until Jan. 18th. A visit will con vince any one interested of the remark able values offered.
 The old problem of What shall give him for Christmas,' is settled her much mora easily than elsewhere. Jus come to seel Haskell Aronson.
 -Oysters R In season, and we have fin ones. Also all fish in their season, as tn Central Market, s. Rogers, proprietor.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Roy Sanford is home from Mt Hermon for the holidays
 The annual Masonic scciAI come Saturday evening. and the usual goot time is anticipated.
 The girls, of the G. J. O. met witl the Misses Jennie and Freida Schnei der at their home last evening
 Mrs. Timothy Grady and Mis- Jennie Mahan are employed at ths Roosrtssn store during the holidays.
 The revised tax lists new are iu the hands of the tax-payers, and arc being perused with considerable in. tereat.
 There will be a meeting of the Manufacturers association at the library building at 7.30 to morrow evening.
 Lillia. the 2O-.uonths.old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Emil Oini, died yes. terday morning. The funeral will be from St. Edwards church this after noon.
 It has been necessary to change the date of she Stafford Country clubs whist party at the Springs House from Friday, the 31st. to Saturday evening. January 1st.
 Edwin Johnson, we'll known here, a policeman in Hartford, on account of i'll health, has retired on half pay, which he is entitled to after 30 year1 of continuous service.
 James Clark of Rockville was be- fore the court Monday. charged with drunkenness and was given l 5 days at Holland Walter Monks. for a similar offense, paid g and costs.
 The stores and barber shops will be open every evening this week and will be closed all day Saturday Christ mas day. The manufacturing plants will also close on Saturday.
 The entertainment given by the junior minstrels, under the direction of Joseph Chandler, at she Gem last week. was very we'll received and will be repeated tomorrow evening.
 The school in Grow Hill district closed last week with 8 Christmas tree and appropriate exercises. Lena Possardt and Herbert Plumb were perfect in attendance during the term
 At the Methodist church on Friday evening at 2 80 the cantata, "Nise Men From the East.'' will be pre- sented, followed by the Christmas tree. There will be special Christmas music at the Sunday morning service
 The following will be the special music at the first service at Grace church on Christmas morning: "Oom- munion Service in O." (Tours) solo, by Miss Florence Smith, Angels From the Realms of Glory. "( (shelley).
 Court Oronooo of Foresters will have a dance at Society hall New Years night for members of the order and their families. Music will be by Woods orchestra, and A. Guilman will act as prompteF. The committee in charge includes H. Grundy, J. F. Carey, 2. Bolieau and O. Jacobsen.
 The program for the whist party to be given at St. Edwards hall New Years eve by the St. Jean the Baptist society is about completed. There will be whist from to 10 and dancing from 10 to 2. Music will be by Lynch's orchestra, Prof Jenkins prompter There will be three prizes for gentlemen and three for ladies. Admission will be 25 cents, and the proceeds will go to St. Edwards so. ciety.
 The Current Events club has pre-. scented the borough with six neatly painted tin refuse bins. The bins have chains attached, and have been fastened to poles and posts on Main street. The chains will insure the permanenoy of the improvements. The borough has assumed charge of empty ing the bins, but all can assist in see- ing that they are used. The children especially, being SO active, can do much toward keeping she loose pa- pers and other things from the street.
 Christmas services will be held in the Congregational church next Sun. day. The music of the morning will be: An organ prelude, Christmas Chimes, Engleman; offertory. March | of the Magi, Dubois and postlude. Triumphal March, Barrett. The | choir will sing an anthem, "Ohrist. fans Salute the Morn,' Schneider. and carols-'' There's 8 Song in the Air." Cooms, and Ringing the Bells, 7" sohilling. Mrs. T. F. Mullen will sing a solo, "Cradled All Low ly," A. J. Davis. In the evening the choir will render the cantata, "The Message of the Star, :" Fl Wood. man, with organ prelude, Holy Night, '' Dudley Buck, and postlude, 'Chorus of the Shepherds, ' Leem- mems. The Sunday school and its friends will keep Ohristmas with 8 oantata by the children, ''Foxy Santa" followed by a tree and gifts. at o'clock, Friday evening.
 St. Edwards Notes: The feast of the Nativity will be observed pre-. Disely the same as Sundays, with maaaaa nk khA aama honra. 8 15 nnd