The Press., 1909-12-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Samuel Rogers and family were ae
 Niantic for Christmas.
 Dr. Arthur Meyers was home from
 Mystic for Saturday and Sunday.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford club will be held next Monday eYen- ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Alfred Bernardo and children are visiting relatives in Meriden.
 Michael F. Shea and family of Worcester have been guests of Mr. and Mrs John Shea.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Scott and son spent Christmas with Edwin Farnell at Woonsocket. R. I.
 John Burr of New York was with his parents. Mir. and Mrs. E L. Burr, for Christmas and Sunday.
 James Warren returned Tuesday after spending Christmas and Sunday with friends in Providence.
 Mr. and Mrs F. A. Sweet attended the funeral of his uncle, G. P. Ken yon, at Providence, R l., on Sunday.
 The Central mill Was shut down Thursday, Friday and Saturday, giving an opportunity to make some slight repairs.
 40. Garvais expects to have the roof on his new block this week, and will push the interior to completion as soon as possible.
 Arrangements are completed for the whist party and dance to be given by the St. Jean the Baptist society at St. Edwards hall Friday evening.
 The annual Christmas social and dance held by the Masons last Satur- day evening was we'll attended. and as usual proved a very enjoyable oo- casion.. -~s
 Members of Court Oronoco, F. of A and their families are looking forward with pleasurable anticipation to the dance to be held at Society hall Sat. | urday evening.
 Fred A. Sweet is attending the con- vention of the agents of the Home
  thIs week at the Home Herald build ing. Chicago, Ill.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Fl. Valentine are entertaining their niece and nephew from Portland, Oregon. Miss Dorothy Gilbert and Kenneth Hall. who at- tend college in the east.
 A union NeWYaar.s prayer meeting wiil- be held Saturday morning at o'clock in the chapel of the CUngre- gational church. Rev. Dr Grant will lead and everybody is invited.
 Mrs M. D. Harris had for Christ mas guests her sister, Miss Ella Foster. and Mrs. Hamilton of Boston, her son, Attorney Frank Harris of Syracuse, N. r and Mir. and Mrs. T. F. Mullen and little daughter, Ruth.
 The annual Country club whist party and assembly, one of the most enjoyable of the winter functions, will be held at the Springs House next Saturday evening. Lynch's or ohestra will furnish music and tickets will be 50 cents each.
 Current Events program for next Monday evening: Current literature; roll-oall; clippings; music, Miss G. A. Washburn. Committee, Miss M. G. Booth, Miss E. G. Cushman, Miss E. A. Brainard. Hostesses, Miss Celia Holt, Miss Carolyn Brown.
 The Christmas music of the Congre- gational church, not given last sun- day because of the storm. will be rendered next Sunday morning. In the evening the monthly union meet. ing will be held in this church and the choir will sing the cantata, ''The Message of the Star.''
 Next week the Methodist and Con- gregational churches will unite in I observance of the week of prayer, on z Tuesday and Wednesday evenings ip the Congregational chapel at 7.3O , o'clock, and on Thursday and Friday evenings in the vestry of the Metho- ! dist church at the same hour. At the meeting of the school board ! Monday afternoon 1t was decided to ( Transfer Miss Isadore Dunham to I Miss Hazel Oomins to Stafford Street and Miss Josephine Newell to Orcuttville. This leaves I vacancies as Crystal Lake and Grow ' Hill, and Committeeman Glazier was empowered to secure teachers before the opening of the winter term. All N of the public schools will resume '. sessions Monday. Herbert Goodell was before the V borough court Friday, charged with "a cruelty to animals. On she night of 8 Nov. 18th, it is alleged that the de. f fendant hired horse of Browning of i to go to Westford. The A horse fell and broke leg and was not O given sufficient care by Goodell. it is 6 claimed. Ths defendant pleaded not guilty, and was placed under a bond a of $1OO for appearance Jan 10. The f, complaint was brought by Humane I, Agent Samuel B. Harvey of Wflli- h mantic. O The cantAta, ".Foxy santa" at q ahe- Congregational chapel Friday q evening was greatly enjoyed by the s' large company in attendance. The cl young people by their pleasing inn tl of Santa Claus. his musi- \ gal attendants. snow fairies, frost elves, k and boys and girls intent on giving q pleasure to others, produced the true al Christmas spirit. The gift tree, with a Its tiny colored electric lights. stood tC h the churnh. and generous bestOWal Hi