The Press., 1909-12-22
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAMFORD STRINGS.
 w. L'Esterance, Jr., of New Yorh is the guest of Mrs. D. N. Browne.
 Miss Hattie Werner of New Bed- ford, Mass., is home for the holi. days.
 l The K o. K. A. met for social and business meeting at the reotory last evening.
 Alfred Scott resumed his duties at the Stafford Worsted company Mon- day after an illness of a week.
 Treasurer Fisk of the agricultural society is sending out checks for the premiums awarded at the last fair.
 Superintendent Damon of the Rhode Island Worsted company, with his family, now occupies the Rawitser house.
 W. E. Benton will hold 8 social dance at Sena's hall Friday evening. Lynoh's orchestra will furnish music, T. Jenkins prompter.
 The lunch cart will be closed from to Christmas day to give an op. portunity for a private party who will celebrate with a dinner.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred A. Sweet are guests of their parents for the holi. days, after an absence of nearly year in Maine and New Hampshire.
 The graduating class of the high school cleared $1OO from the presen- tation of "Valley Farm,'' and this amount will be added to the Washing ton fund The class of 17 will start for Washington March 18th.
 Leon Cleggs was before the borough court yesterday morning, Deputy Judge O'Connell occupying the bench in tie absence of Judge Heald. Cleggs was charged with drunkenness. found guilty and sentenced to 10 days at Holland.
 Dr. L. F. Eaton has sold his dental business to Dr. A. H. Fournier of Norwich, and will act as travelling representative of the we'll. known bond house of Bodell 6 Go. in western Massachusetts. The doctor has practiced his profession in town for the past Is years and has made a reputation for the excellence of his work.
 Walter Scott, who has been super intendent of the Stafford worsted plant for the past II years, is to leave here about the last of February to go to Woonsocket. where he is to have a very responsible position with the Samoset company. He is to be the agent for a large worsted mill which the company is about to build. MT. Scott has been with his present com pany for the past 9 years. and by his faithfulness to his duties. as we'll as his knowledge of the business, has worked his way up. His local friends, while regretting that he is to leave town, will congratulate him on his bright prospects in his new field The appointment to i'll the vacancy made by the resignation has not yet been announced Tn another column Mir. Scott adve1tises his local real estate for sale. Alfred Scott, who also works for the local concern, will also go to a better position in the new plant
 Grace Church Notes: The Sunday school and parish entertainment and tree will be held in the guild room of the church at quarter of seven on Friday, Christmas eve. Christmas hymns, carols and appropriate reoi cations will comp 1se the entertain ment, which will be followed by the usual festivities of the tree. Mem bers of the parish and friends are cordial ly invited There will be services Christmas day, choral Eucharist at eight, and a communion without music at ten a ID. As many as can are urged to receive at the earlier cele- bration. Next Sunday morning, at the usual hour, there will be special Christmas hymn and carol singing There will be no session of the Sunday school, but all the scholars are re- minded to be present at this service instead Stamps will be given, both on Christmas day and on Sunday, to those who bring their stamp books The "Christmas Star" offering will be made at the Sunday morning ser vice.
 The program for the annual reunion of the High School Alumni association in Society hall, Johnson's block, next Wednesday evening, has been com- pleted, and it is expected that the meeting this year will be fully as en. joyable as have been those of the past few years. The committee has secured as entertainer Mi6s Aida Donnell, a re ader and singer who has won great favor on the several occasions on which she has already appeared in Stafford, and who has a wide and envlable reputation The annual business meeting of the association will also be held at the reunion, and the latter part of the evening will be given up to dancing, with music by Lynch s orchestra. Any person who has ever been a bona f1ds member oi the high school for at least three years is eligible to associate member ship in the alumni association All that is necessary to become an asso ciate member is to attend the reunion and sign the constitution. Any sucE persons who have not yet joined ar' urged to take this opportunity to c