The Press., 1910-05-04
Cyril JohnsOn to Give Hospital
 to Stafford.

Cyril Johnson, the we'll known woolen manufacturer, has decided to remember the town in very substan- tial manner. He proposes to build and endoW Q handsome hospital. and already has the plans partially com. pleted. The building will be of brick, with a granite basement, 80 by 40 feet in dimensions. The base. ment will be fitted up for 8 boiler room, store room and other purposes. The first floor will have . receiving room, operating room, one bed room, etc The second floor will have six or seven bed rooms, with wards for men and women. A steep slate roof will cover the building, which will be finished of with rooms for the nurses and attendants. Mir. Johnson announces that his present plan is to build at the Hollow, where he has Q desirable site.
 Stafford.
 Miss Ethel Rollinson, who is teach ing in Montpelier, Vt, Is i'll with diphtheriA. ...
 Mrs. Matthew Keefe was called to Boston last week to attend the funeral of her sister.
 The Y. P. O. U. meeting at 6p m. Subject. "Prayer. Leaders, Rev. A. A. Ross and Richard Pinney.
 There will be a social and dance in Memorial hall on Friday evening Masons and their families are cordial. ly invited.
 Baptist Church Notes: Mid.week meeting tonight in the chapel. The L. A. society will meet for work Thursday afternoon and will serve supper at 6 o'clock Hostesses, Marc Hatch and Mrs A. B Todd Next Sunday evening at 2 15 there will be service of song.
 The Young Peoples Christian Union of the Universalist church will serve a salad supper in the ladies' hall next week Wednesday evening. The supper will be fol. lowed by an entertainment, in which many of the younger members of the union will take part. Supper, 15c; entertainment, loo.
 The death of Benjamin Johnson oc. cured at the home of Nelson Jenks last Friday, where he has been cared for for the past few months. Mir. Johnson has been . sufferer from can. oer for several years, and formerly lived alone in one of the houses near the mill pond which was torn down some time ago. Rev. A. Arnold Ross of the Universalist church of1ciated at the funeral held Sunday.
 At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Circle of the Universalist church, held last Wednesday, the following officers were elected: Presi. dent, Mrs H. F. Oady; vice. .presi- dent, Mrs. Austin Witt; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. F. A. Lasbury direotresses, Mrs. E. O. Pinney, Mrs F. J. Glover and Mrs Inez Lasbury. For the coming year the ladies will meet for work from 3 to each We'd nesday afternoon. and serve a supper the first Wednesday in each month. Hostesses tonight, Mrs. H. F. Oady, Mrs. I. P. Booth, Mrs. W. H. Black. At the annual parish meeting held in the evening the following officers were eleoted:' O. B. Pinney, parish committee for three years; R. Al. burton Booth, clerk. Meeting was adjourned for two weeks.
 Staffordville
 Rev. Mir. vaill is confined to his home by illness.
 Mrs. Phebe Winter of Willimantio has been spending a week with Mrs. J Eliza Chaffee.
 Mrs. Charles White moved last Wednesday into the house vacated by F. A. Brown and family.
 Mrs. Frank s. Miller and Lura E. Miller of Worcester spent 8 few days at Ezra s. Oolburn's recently.
 MT. and Mrs. Ed. Murphy and family moved last Saturday into the Oady tenement from Stafford Hollow.
 Mrs. G. E. Webster and two dauRh- ters of Springfield were the guests of her mother, Mrs. J. o. Booth, over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Elias Bannister and daughter of Jackson, N. H, have recently moved into Mir Giltrop's basement.
 H. K. Jones of Hartford was the guest of his daughter, Rev. Marion H. Jones, at the Congregational par. sonage over Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Andrew Goodwill at. tended the funeral of MT. Goodwill's sister, Mrs. Sarah Butler, of Palmer, Mass, last Thursday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Benjamin Dickerson of Stafford Hollow moved Monday in to the basement of MT. McCarthy's house on the back road.
 The members of the Bible class and Girls Auxiliary and e few other friends gave Q surprise pound party last Saturday evening to Rev Miss Jones, in honor of her birthday. Re. treatments were served and an excel lent time was enjoyed by all present
 Methodist Ohurch Notes: Friday evening the prayer meeting will be led by Mrs. Booth. As the pastor will be out of town next sunday. J. R. Parkhurst of Stafford Springs will preach, and Sunday evening Mrs. M. H. West will be the leader for the Epworth League service. Next week Thursday evening the annual salad supper will be served in the vestry.
 The saorament of the Lords supper