The Press., 1909-09-15

AS @A@GA @@@00WAA9 49, pAAO - = = ~
U. for the season was held last Sun.
day. A large number we're present.
Miss Durham gave q report of the
minneapolis convention and Miss Ide
sang solo. The next meeting will
be held Sunday at 6 p. m. in the
assembly room. Topic, "The Chris
tian life a growing life. How pro.
NOTED 2" Leader, Miss Janet Dobson.
Evan Jenkins, 70, died at the home
of his son. George A. Jenkins. Tues.
day morning at $50, from a general
breaking down of health. Mr.. Jepk-
ms was born in Newton. Wales, g.
B.. and came to this country about As
years ago and had lived in Stafford
for the past "a years. He was spin.
ner by trade His wife died about 16
years ago. Four sons survive him,
George A. and Hugh M of Stafford,
Thomas P. of Stafford Springs and
William H. of Springfield. A son,
Everett O., died Jan IS The funer-
al will be held at the home of his
son, George, tomorrow at IL M
Rev. A B. Todd of the Baptist church
will offioiate. The burial will be
at the Street cemetery.
West Stafford.
We have not noted as we have passed
through this prosperous and beautiful viii
lage that it Is suffering all the blight and
which the license advocates say
will come to a town without a saloon.
On the contrary, we can think of nothing
that would make this village all the bad
things it is not more quickly and more
surely than to place saloon In 1t. CUES
ton: II a saloon would be bad for West
and Stafford, and Orcuttville,
and Staffordville, can it be good for Stat
ford Springs? The best answer is a ''No"
vote.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magill were in Whit
insville over Sunday.
Margaret Ballantine and Ralph
Gold return TO their college duties
this week.
Rev. Andrew Magill was in Brook
Ign Tuesday to conduct the funeral
service of former parishioner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter s. Brown of
New York city were guests of her
mother, Mrs. Charles Hitchcock over
Labor day.
Misses Ruth and Blanche Barlow
will make their home with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Barlow during this
school year.
Mrs. Jayne of Brooklyn, N. Y, has
been the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Chester Kellogg. The family return
to Westfeld, N. j., to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Johnston of
Brooklyn, N. Y. are receiving con-
on the birth of a daugh-
Ter. Mrs. Johnston was formerly
Bertha Patten of this village.
Edith M. Dimook gave a party
tuesday afternoon to a number of
little friends and their mothers, the
being her first birthday. The
pig folks, as we'll as the smaller ones.
mad very pleasant time.
Elinor Graves gave a party Satur.
lay afternoon to a few of har friends,
;he occasion being her ninth birth
lay. She received many pretty pres
'nts, among them two birthday
,akes. Refreshments we're served,
md all present will think of the day
IS one we'll worth remembering.
The members of the Thursday after.
loon club closed their meetings for
he season by giving a reception to
heir gentleman friends last week
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
:. A. Sturtevant, who kindly opened
Ter house to the young people. The
aides were masked and were covered
With sheets. and a prize was given
he gentleman guessing correctly the
lanes of the most ladies. They were
to ask q certain number of
questions of each masked figure.
spencer Broadway received first prize
md Norman Gold the consolation.
Refreshments were served, and the
guests considered the occasion q most
lifting conclusion to the pleasant
meetings of the summer.
Staffordville.
James Putnam has been i'll for q
ew days.
Lewis West has accepted q position
II the Garland mill
Miss Bertha Belcher has entered
he Stafford Springs high school
Forest Smith aud family have
moved iLt) the house vacat ID by
CHARLES Young.
Mrs. M H West and son, Louis,
'islted Horatio West and family in
springfield last week.
Mrs. Fred Bowden aud daughter
Hiss Idabelle, are the guests of friends
n Worcester and Boston.
Fred Bowden was the guest of his
BROTHER, Frank, in Han tford last week
md attended the state fair.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve their
Usual supper Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Brewer and
amily of Old Mystic are spending
wo weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. ALDER
lock.
Irving Fl. Agard, a graduate of
amherst college last June, has begun
york as head of the science depart
cent, Hoosiok Falls, N. Y, high
chool.
Master Ernest Belcher ia with his |
Mr.. and Mrs. William
Taylor of South Coventry, and ex-
eots to spend the winter there and |
% to school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bosworth and |
on are spending a few days with |
heir cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Iulett, in East Longmeadow. Mass.
nd Mrs. G. f. Bosworth in Spring