The Press., 1909-08-18
Frank Patches of Rochester. N. Y.

Frank Patches of Rochester, N. Y. is spending vacation in town.
 Miss Ethel Chapman of Springfiel is she guest of Miss Mabel Meyers.
 Mrs. John Connolly, who has bee seriously i'll with pneumonia, is con valesoing.
 Attorney M. D. O'Oonnell has re turned from an extended vacation il Colchester and Canada
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Meyers, Jr. and Mir. and Mrs. R. M. Fisk art at Hotel Tudor, Nahant, Mass, for { vacation.
 Daniel Sullivan, formerly with J M. Leach and Brown Bros. of thil town, has taken a lucrative position as manager of the children's depart ment in the store of Steefel Bros. al Albany, N. Y. MT. Sullivan hal been in the employ of the W. J. Woods Oo. of Springfield.
 Orcuttville.
 Miss Gertrude Frasier is visiting her cousin in Hopewell.
 Fred Thonet of Holyoke spent Sun. day with MT. and Mrs. Everett Per. kins.
 Henry Erickson has returned home after spending several weeks with his sister in Springfield.
 Stafford.
 Raymond St. Marie is visiting rela. tives in Somers.
 Wm. Ingham of Maynard, Mass. was the guest of Mrs. W. H. Black last week.
 Miss Mildred Dilworth of Rock vile was the guest of Mrs James Johnson last week.
 Mrs. John Banville and daughter, Irene, of Fall River are spending a few days with Mrs. Ernest Bassette.
 Miss Euphemia Dobson and Miss Annie Phillips have returned from a visit with friends. in Thorndike, Mass.
 Regular services will be held at the Universalist church Sunday. A cordial invitation is extended to all whose churches are closed, CT who are visiting in town.
 Staffordville.
 W. Goodell of Hopedale, Mass. !, called on local friends last Saturday.
 Ernest Belcher is spending a few weeks with relatives in South Ooven- try.
 Rev. and Mrs. Robert Williams s are entertaining relatives at the par sonage.
 Mrs. Agnes Guethire of Hartford spent last week with her mother. Mrs. Sarah Sanger.
 Ernest M. Goodell of East Long, meadow, Mass, was recently the guest of local relatives.
 Mr. and Mrs Grant Hammer and Miss Blanche Hammer visited friends in Ohicopee, Mass. last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis Allard were the guest of Mrs Allard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Estin Beloher of Union 
 The L. A. s. will hold an ice cream sale in the M. E. vestry Thurs lay evening. If stormy, the next lair evening.
 Mrs. Lima M Bosworth attended he Epworth League institute at Will imantio camp ground last week. as from the local chapter.
 Congregational Church Notes: Rev. Hugh Graham will preach next Sun lay morning at the usual hour. The Tunoir Christian Endeavor meeting is postponed this week.
 There will be a sale of aprons and useful articles for the benefit of the Methodist church August 3Oth, on the church lawn. All those interested are invited to make the sale suc- oess.
 Methodist Church Notes: This evening the weekly prayer meeting at 7. 30. Sunday morning preaching by the pastor Sunday school at 12 o'clock. Sunday evening praise and preaching service at 73Op. m. All are invited.
 West Stafford.
 Horace Gilbert Davis. 81, died at his home, 57 Allen street, Friday, after an illness of nearly five weekS. He. was born in West Stafford Novem- Der g, 1927, and spent his boyhood here. He lived in Chicopee for few years. and from there moved to Springfield. where he spent the re- nainder of his life. He married Jlarisse O. Cook, November 30, 184S, who survives him. Last year MT. and Mrs. Davis celebrated the 6Oth of their marriage. MT. Davis was a teamster for Sackett & Reynolds for a number of years, and for about 20 years was a member of ihe Springfield police department, re- firing about 5 years ago on account 1f advanced age. Besides his widow, ne leaves three daughters. Mrs. Julia Emery, Mrs. Howard T. Reynolds md Mrs. B. W. Ladd, all of Spring ield. The funeral was held at the lome Monday at 3 30 o'clock. The ourial was in Springfield cemetery.
 UNION.
 Mrs. Carrie Clapp of Holland is