The Press., 1909-12-22
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 John Ensminger of Orcuttville who has been quite Ill, is improving ! Dr. James Stretch Ia confined t. his rooms wish an attack of rheuma ' tism.
 Mrs. Margaret Jackson and Mir ant Mrs. T. Grady will spand Christina in Monson.
 3 Mr and Mrs Pres ,ote Green spen Sunday at Providence Mrs. Greer remained for the holidays. The regular quarterly meeting oi the Foresters and election of officers will be Thursday evening.
 Stafford.
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 Mss SARAH L. SESSIONS.
 Mss JANE E. SESSIONS.
 Wm. Parks is in New York on 6 business trip.
 Miss Mildred MacCallum is spend. ing the Christmas recess with her parents in Ludlow, Vt.
 The annual meeting of Woloott lodge, E. A M, No, 60, will be held next Thursday evening.
 The house recently occupied by Berj Johnson. and purchased by Wm. Park. is being torn down by George Lord.
 Miss Gertrude Wightman returned to her home last Friday from the Springfield hospital, where she un- derwent an operation for appendicitis
 George H. Bray of Palmer has taken a position As boss dyer at the Riverside mill. MT. Bray had been with Holden 6 Fuller at Palmer for she past 27 years previous to Uoming here. -.- ...-
 Rev. Harry Adams Hersey will take up his residence in West Somer- ville, Mass., Wednesday. Dec 29 His address will be 22 Kidder avenue, and his telephone will be in the Somerville exchange of the Boston district.
 Baptist Church Notes: All mem- bers of the parish are invited to a Ohristmas dinner in the chapel Friday from 5 80 to 7.3O At 73O there will be the distribution of gifts. Sun. day at 10. 45 8 m ''The Real Christ mas" |" At 7.15 p. m "God's gift |"
 The Christmas exercises at the Uni- versalist church will be simple owing to the prevalence of whooping cough. There will be 8 short program, con- sisting of reading. singing and speak ing, followed by the picking of the fruit from the trees. Exercises con- mence at o'clock. All are cordially invited. I
 John Powers of East Longm sadow last week finished drilling \ we'll for James Johnson, and the drill has been taken to the house occupied by Cl . 7e Pinney, where a we'll will be sunk Mir Johnson's we'll is sunk 66 feet below the bottom of the old we'll through solid roek, where fine vein of water was struck.
 Universalist Church Notes: Next Sunday the last service under the present pastorate will be held. The Lords supper will be celebrated at I she close of the service. There will 1 be one christening and possibly some members received into the church. The Circle and supper will be held Tuesday evening, instead of Wednes. day.
 The funeral of Miss Susan N. Sessions, who died suddenly last Wednesday morning, was held Sua. day at o'clock in the Baptist church, Rev. A. B. Todd officiating. Miss Sessions was a woman of many ster. ling qualities and was a resident of this place for many years. where she will be greatly missed by a large circle Uf friends
 The Stafford Ministerial Union met last week at the Baptist chapel. Rev. G. A. Grant was chosen presi. | dent, and Rev. Robert Williams secre- tary and treasurer This was Rev and Mrs. Hersey's last meeting with the Union, and best wishes were ex. pressed for their future. Sympathetic messages were sent to Rev. and Mrs. | Ballantine and to Rev, E. L Batch. elder. The branch library will be closed from Dec. 26 to January 1. January 1 it will reopen in one of the rooms of the post office. The hours will be she same as heretofore, 3 80 to 5-3O p. m and Saturday evenings from 2 to o'clock A librarian will be in charge during these hours, and as the library branch will be distinct from the other department of the office, patrons are asked to observe the hours. There will be no fine on books falling due between Dec. 2s and Jan. l.
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. J. ". Ballantine is comfort. able at this writing.
 MArngret Ballantine is home from Smith college for two weeks.
 Miss Bertha Waterman is spending her Ohristmas recess with her parents in Torrington.
 MT. and Mrs. e. B. Marble are spending Christmas and New Years h Westboro. Mass.
 Rev. Shsrrod sOule, secretary of the Home Missionary society. will occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
 The Christmas tree and exercises of 'he Sunday school will be held in