The Press., 1910-01-05
Mru. R. A. NOthplok is ill at he1

home on High street.
 Waldo Lathrop. a student at Yale
 Is visiting friends in town. : Bishop Brewster will be at Grace
 church next Sunday morning at l 0. 45 8 Charles R. Lohs4 has returned from , a visit in New York and New Jersey. Four persons united with the Con- ! RreGational church by confession of
 faith Sunday.
 The Red Men win have a meeting
 next Thursday night. A good at- tendance is desired.
 l Miss c. s Beckwith has returned 3 from a visit of about Q week with relatives in Jewett City. ], E A Farnell of WoonpockeE has
 returned to his home after spending a , few days with Mr and Mrs. Walter Scott
 The Girls club of the OongreRa-
 tional ohu.ch will meet with Mrs James Mclaughlin next Tuesday at
 715 p m.
 James Warren has an electric test
 at his Main street score that has been nrolifio source of amusement the
 past few days.
 Julian Sebastian fell down stairs
 last Wednesday and fractured two of
 his ribs He was attended by Dr.
 O. B Newton.
 ". E. Benton will hold dance at Sena's hall Saturday evening. with music by Lynch's orchestra and T Jenkins prompter.
 A sooiable will be held at the M. E church parlors next Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. There will be games, etc, after supper.
 The annual meeting of the corpor- ators of the Stafford Library associa- tion will be held at the library build
 ing next Monday at 3 p m.
 John Fitzpatrick is confined to his home with sn Liberated tooth. F. E Fitzpatrick is enjoying nature on C rural route during his sons ill., ness ....s.. s..
 Next Sunday, at 30 p m, the county president from Rockville will be at A O. R. hall to install the officers for the ensuing year. All members are requested to attend Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary are invited.
 The week of prayer is being ob served by the Methodist and OonRre- gational churches with union services at the Congregational church last night and tonight, and at the Methc- dist church Thursday and Friday evenings
 Friday, Jan 21st, is the date fixed | for the crayon lecture promised by Rev. G. A Grant for the benefit of | the Ladies' Aid society of the Metho- iist church. Those who have en- joyed Dr. Grants "ohalk taIks'' for the Sunday school will eagerly await further announcements.
 Rev R O. Gragan, formsr rec or at St Edwards made an unsuccess ful attempt at suicide in New York city a few days ago Rev, Gragap has been mentally deranged for some time, but this Is the first occurrence to indicate that his malady is taking a violent turn. His recovery seems assured
 Dionigi Tonon. the 19-months=old son of Mir. and Mrs. Peter TonoD, died Monday evening from the effects of burns received several days before The little fellow, while at table, pulled Q bowl of hot broth over on him and was badly burned The burial was from St Edwards church yesterday. Rev. J. s. Wadsworth. formerly 8 popular pastor at the Methodist church, has resigned his pastorate at Brockton, Mass, after 8 very success full period of nine years. During the time Mir Wadsworth has been at Brockton he has added 500 to the membership of his church. He has been in this conference 25 years and has announced no plans for the future.
 The Country club will meet fer whist next Monday evening with Mir. and Mrs Christopher Allen This is she first party of a series for which some of the members will open their homes. Play will begin at 8 o'clock and, as usual, no prizes will be given Hostesses, Miss Mary Converse. chair man nf the ladies' committee; Mrs. J Carl Converse and Mrs. Lewis Mo- Laughlin.
 Charles F. Beckwith has sold ;. the card clothing department of his busi- ness to Arthur L. Kelley of ProVi- dencs, and will confne himself in the future to the manufacture of hand stripping cards. all sizes and styles, used In the textile mills. This plant Is the only one of it's kind in the state. It was established in 1870 by O. " Beckw1th, and has an honor able record of 40 years. In the face of fierce competition at times and earnest competition all the time it has maintained It's position in the trade, and by the quality of the work produced has made an enviabIe name for the product Business at the plant is good at the present time, and the change is made owing to the ex- cellencs of the opportunity to close out the department and the machinery will probably be taken from town MT Beckwith will finish what or ders he has for card clothing, but will take no new ones.
 At the meeting of the court of burgesses last evening the following were made: Street MarahaI RoiIaau. ohief