The Press., 1909-02-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Bus leaves Springs 7.15 both nights.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 The regular meeting of the board of selectmen will be held Monday.
 Mrs. Andrew Amidon spent las week with Mrs. Clough of Holland.
 Miss Mary Converse leaves to-day for a trip to Bridgeport, NorWalk anC Milford.
 Olin Brooks has been confined to hil home for 8 week with an attack oi the grip.
 MT. and Mrs Christopher Allen and Miss Beatrice Congdon returned Mon- day from short visit in Providence.
 MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Amidon spent Wednesday and Thursday of last week with MT. and Mrs. Andrew Whiton of Hartford.
 Mrs. S. M. Stebbins and Miss Bertha Stebbins of Monson were guests over Sunday of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Barrett.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Wight and son of Indian Orchard and Mir. and Mrs. W. H. Stafford of Taunton were at Hortonhurst over Sunday.
 There will be a meeting of the Home Missionary society of the Con- grsgational church at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Adelbert Needham has returned from his western trip. He bought 8 carload of horses which will be sold at auction at Springfield as soon as they arrive.
 Rev. Fl. A. Blake is attending the New England conference of Congre- gational churches at Manchester, N. H. Mrs. Blake is spending the week at Athol and Worcester.
 sa The kindergarten room at the high school building has been fitted up with electric lights, and can now be used for a meeting place for anything con- nected with school work.
 Nine fables were in play at the Country club whist party Monday | night. The highest scores were made by O F. Harwood, J. NJ. Leach, Mrs E. F. Engley and Mrs. Anders Jacob.
 By . change in the bylaws of the borough the license fee for selling goods at auction or of peddling or vending, will hereafter be $2 a month, or fraction thereof. This ap- plies more particularly to the peddlers who come in here carrying their stock in packs. The change was made in order to conform with legal requirements.
 Among the young people at home for Washington's birthday were Misses Alice and Ruth Walker of Brooklyn, John Burr of New York, Harold Crane of Amherst, Harold Pierce of Springfield, Miss Rose Hanley of New Britain, Miss Bertha Witt of Springfield. Miss Gertrude Holt of Willimantio, Miss Louise Webster of Boston, Miss Margaret Mo Carthy of Springfield.
 Grace Church Notes: This being Ash Wednesday, there was service shis morning at 30, and there are to be a children's service at 4, and evening prayer, with an address, at 7.30 p. ID. Beginning with next Sunday. the early service will be re- sumed and held in the guild room, until all may be held upstairs again The renovation goes on we'll. and would be soon finished if the tiling for the ehanCel floor had come promptly. Services at 4 and at p. m., on Fri days, with ont of town preachers, will be held during Lent, beginning next week. A supper was given by the Woman's Guild in the library hall last evening. ..s..
 Reading Room Notes: The Sunday afternoon song service was we'll at- tended and enjoyed by all, which is still evidence that music has it's charms. A number of young ladies were present to help with the singing. Miss Msble Pease presided at the oraens Miss Washburn and her Sun. day school class were present A gift from this class was the first received toward Btarting the reading room, which shows their interest in good work. A. Bertrand entertained the boys again Friday night. An enjoy able evening was spent by all present. Thanks and a come again was extend cd to him when he left.-Our friend has arrived and will give the mem- beTs of the reading room a supper next Monday evening This includes all that have attended and enjoyed the privileges of the room, and all that Is necessary on your part is to ask J. R. Parkhurst for a ticket and meet him at the room at 2 Monday evening. and he will take you to the place where the good things will be found. Get 1our ticket by Saturday night, sosEhat we may know how many to provide for.