The Press., 1909-12-01
Mrs. T. ". Ballentine is i'll.

l Mrs. J. W. Ballantine is Ill.
 There will be a dance at Stnrte vant's hall Saturday evening
 MT. and Mrs. O. F. Kellogg anC Mir and Mrs. E. P. Kellogg spenr Thanksgiving in Hartfords
 Walter v Stebbins of Hampden, Mats was a guest of his aunt, Mrs. M. A. Gold, on Friday and Saturday.
 A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mrs Robert Greaves Satur- day evening at 8 o'clock. when her daughter. Alice N was united in marriage to Charles H. Brown ot Stafford by Rev. J. W. Ballantine. Only the immediate family was pres- ent After a brief wedding tour Mir. and Mrs. Brown will commence hoUse- keeping in one of A. D. Oady's cot. tages at Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. N. s. Chaffee, Miss Mayme Ohaffee, Messrs. William, Frank and Robert Chaffee, Walter and Fredrique Colby of Enfield, Mass spent Thanksgiving day with Mir. and Mrs. Milo A. Gold. Mr. and Mrs OhafFee remaining until Satur- day night. The 35th wedding ami vresary of MT. and Mrs. Chaffee and 3Oth of MT. and Mrs. Gold occurred on Friday. Mrs. Chaffee and Mrs. Gold are sisters.
 The Ladies' Aid society will hold sale and entertainment in the church yestry next week Wednesday evening. The play, "How the Story Grew, |" will be given by the following characters: Mrs. Brown, Mrs M. A.. Gold; Mrs. Green, Mrs Fairfield 1; Mrs. Bean. Mrs. LaVergne Dimock ; Mrs. Rice, Mrs M. l.. Bradway ; Mrs. Doolittle, Mrs. Ladd; Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Pomeroy; Mrs. Taylor, Mrs E. D. Ellis; Mrs. White, Mrs Mckinney. The tables will be in charge of mem bers of the society, as follows: Apron and fancy work, Mrs. Ellithorpe and Mrs. Glazier; mystery packages, Mrs. Kellogg i; candy, Miss Mabel Graves and Miss Mary Ballantine. Admission, 10 and Is cents.
 Staffordville.
 Frank E. Belcher, who has been quite i'll, is improving.
 Willie Phelps has been confined to his home the past week with the humps.
 Miss Ethel Cavanaugh, who has been employed at Stafford Springs, has returned to her home.
 Misses Eva A. Brown and Myrtle D. Brown of Springfield were the guests /. f their parents Thanksgiving.
 Methodist Church Notes: The topic for the Friday evening prayer meeting will be "A clean heart," Ps. 51. The Epworth League topic for Sunday evening will be "The ruin of idleness, Matt 25: 1-13. Leader, Mrs. George Miller.
 Eugene O'Connell, John LilIey, Mrs. Mary J. White, Mrs. Lizzie Mrs Albert Lock and Mrs Florence West attended the wedding and reception of Miss Nellie O'Oon. nell and Jesse Hopton of Monson Thanksgiving day.
 There will be a church fair held in the Methodist vestry next week Wednesday and Thursday evenings. A sale of fancy and useful articles, ice cream and homemade candy will be- on sale. Also farce will be pre- sented. entitled "No Men Wanted. 7" Adm ission, 10 cents.
 Congregational Church Notes: The Ladies Aid society will serve a sup per Thursday evening. The Junior Christian Endeavor society will meet Friday afternoon at half past three with Miss Jones at the parsonage Conservation meeting. Leader, Ethel Brown. After the meeting there will be a social The Bible class will meet next Tuesday evening at the parsonage. The Ladies' Aid society wlll hold a fair Dec. 16 and IT.