The Press., 1909-11-17
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 Max Job has resigned as boss dye at the Rhode Island company.
 Harvey Chapman and Otis Chapman passed through here Tuesday on thei way for brief stay at the old home stead in Westford
 Miss Mabel Kingsbury will repre- : sent the Current Events club at tn, State Federation of Women's clubs a Cheshire Friday and Saturday.
 Mrs. J. H. Real is a guest of Ahe daughter, Mrs. Clarence Walker, il Medway. Mass Judge Reed will join Mrs Reed for the coming Sunday. The Woman's Foreign and Home Missionary societies of the Methodis church will meet with Mrs, Hattie Wolcott on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
 Attorney Willis H. Reed was cleo. ted director of the First National Bank of Stafford Springs last Satur- day. to fill tho vacancy caused by the death of the late Col Charles L. D al.
 Mr. and Mrs Hannibal Alden were in Hartford Sunday to attend the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. Frank Fuller. The deceased will be remem bered as frequent visitor here when she was Miss Mamie Isham. \ Court Oronooo, .Foresters, will hold an open meeting at Society hall this evening Supreme Chief Ranger John F Oosgrove and several of the grand officers will be present. An enthusiastic meeting is anticipated.
 The funeral of Frank Babcock, 51, was held at Crystal Lake Saturday, Rev. J.H Ballantine officiating. Ire deceased leaves daughter, Mrs H. O.. Cook of Hartford. The death oo- cured Tuesday of last week The burial was at Cystal Lake.
 In the case of Sedlak of Union against Josefschak of Wilmington be- fore the borough court Saturday, in an action to recover part payment made on farm and for labor performed, judgment was for the plaintiff in $90 and costs Attorney Fisk represented the plaintiff
 The M. E Sunday school, including primary and home departments, are to have a social Friday evening st 2 30. Dr. Grant will give a chalk talk, and an informal program of music and recitations will be carried out Light refreshments will be served The social is free and for mem bers of the school only.
 K. O. R. A. Notes: There was social at the Merlin's house Tuesday evening of last week, which was we'll attended and appeared to be an en- joyable and pleasant affair. Some of ably be in the nature of informal socials this coming winter, with the Merlin and members of the castle. The next conclave is due, probably at the castle hall, next Tuesday evening at 7.3O p. III. Ralph Prouty was elected regent for the unexpired term of the absent king, Harold Pierce. which expires Dec. 1st.
 At the Christmas sale of fancy articles to be held in the guild room of Grace church on the evenings of Nov. 30 and Dec. 1st the old time favorite. "Mr. Bob,' will bs pre- senSed with the following cast: AuI Rebeoca. Mrs. Allen Mix; Katharine, Miss Templeton; Marion, MT. Bob, Miss Mason; Patty, the maid. Miss Hazel Butterf1eld; Robert Brown, a lawyer, Robert Fisk; Philip, Mrs. Templeton Jenkins, the butler, Arthur Melbourne. The Grace church symphony orchestra will be in attend anoe during both evenings. The sale will open Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock Tea will be served from 3 to 5 The doors will open each even ing at 7 p. m.
 Mrs. James Pierce. 75. died Mon- day evening of intestinal trouble at the home of her son, W. A Pierce, on Maple street. The deceased was born in Granby, Mass, but was a resident of Wilmington for about AS years About six weeks ago, after the death of her husband, she came to this town to make her home with her son. She had been i'll for the past three weeks Besides her son with whom she re- sided, she leaves another son, E A. Pierce of Rockville. and a daughter, Mrs. George Crane of Chaplin. and sister, Mrs. John T. Burnham, of East Hartford. The funeral will be held to-day at p m. from the home of her son, and the burial will be in the Stafford Springs cemetery. Rev. c. A. Grant officiating.
 The cast for "A Celebrated Case, /" to be presented by the Knights of Columbus about the middle of Janu- ary, is as follows: John Remand, condemned to the galleys for life, Lott O'Halloran Count de Mornay, re- turned from exile, James Warren; Duke D'Aubeterre, commanding king's own regiment, John Sullivan; Wis count Raoul de Langey. betrothed to Adriene. William J. Hanley; Denis O'Rourke. sergeant in the kings ser vice. Michael O 'Halloran; Seneschal, Danel J. Hanley; corporal, John F. Carey; Duchesse D'Aubeterre, Mrs George Flanagan; Adrienne D'Au- beterre, M. Ella Browne; Valentine de Mornay. Elizabeth A. Carey Ohanoinesse of the College of D'Hy- eres. Margaret Hanley; Julie. Nellie Desmond; Adrienne Remand. Bessie Roache.