The Press., 1910-12-28
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 Mr. and Mrs Prescott Green spant Christmas in Prevldehce
 The Stafford basketball team was defeated at Monson Monday 95 Go 4.
 woods' orchestra will furnish music for She New Year bait at Wales Sat nrdAy.
 Misa Annie Ellsry from Newport, R. T, came here last Wednesday and had she body of htr father, George " Eilery. t. ken to Newport for hurisl n s-a s@
 The borough assessors will ba in session on Thursday. Friday and Sat nulsy of this week in WaEren's blSOk 70 receive tax lists.
 The Stafford Savings bank has de- clared the usual semi dividend af 3 per cent. basis of per cent Der year, on all deposits amounting 0 &20OO and under. and 3A per cent per ysAF on deposits amounting to over s2OO0
 The mission study class of the Con- krsgMtional church will meet next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with Mra Gilbert Amidon of Furnace avsnae The third chapter in the text book will bs reviewed and each anamhsr Ia reqnsstsa to bring a our Eent Itam on home missions.
 
 Both the poss office and the express company had She largest amount of Christmas business t1 handle this year thMn theyever had. The express oom- pMny had to wolk delivering on Sun day morning and the post office was open part of the morning to accommo- dAse those wishing to get their Christ mAs packages that came late Saturday evening.
 Frank Malloy and Miss Madaline LazEarin were married by Rev R M D. Adams at Grace church Saturday morning. The bride was attended hy her sister. Miss Lucy Lazzarin. A wedding supper was served Sunday evening at she home of the bride on Brown avsnue to about 30 friends and relatives Mr MaIloy is employed as assistant designer at the Rhode Is. land plant.
 Miss Mary A. O'Bryan of Ware. Mas, has been engaged as teacher in the commercial department of the high school to succeed Miss Frances Howe, who resigned on account of ill., heaIth, and expects to go to Porto Rico next month for the rest of the winter Miss Josephine A Bashma !, who was obliged on account of illness to give up her school at Orouttville, isexpected to return and take charge of She school as the opening of the winter term. The schools will open next Monday.
 Over $50 children of St Edwards parIsh enjoyed the Christmas tree held at the hall Monday afternoon. Thoss who lived outside tho borough were taken to and from their homes in the pastors auto. six at 8 load. The youDgstsrs appeared to like the ride. better than the popcorn and candy, though the driver keps . slower pace than usual while carrying such precious freight. The car ran 15o miles that day with children only. It's record for seven months is Is, 900 miIee, and 1900 riders. People who reported the much loved vehicle as "all in'' ak the time of tine slight mishap of a week ago were greatly bewildsred on seeing it very much "Out'' SO soon again, without al scratch or a dent or change of speed. and as brimfull of happy faces as of yore.
 Among those who were in the bor- ough for over Christmas were: Miss Susan B. Cheney of New Haven and EllorA Mix from Storrs at LA. Mix's, Harold Crane of Amherst and Miss HAkkfns of Rockport at W.R Morse's, MT. and Mrs. o. Baker of Spring field with Mrs. c Fl. Baker. MT. and Mrs. w. B. Robinson and daughters, Dorothy and Janice, at E. J. Ohand- lar's, Miss Elizabeth Harrison of North Adams, Maurice Demond of Greenfield and Miles and Daniel Demond from Springfield with Mir and Mrs. ". E Demond, Carl Kuehne Gf Berlin, Miss Emma Kuehne of Orange. N. J., Frark Page of New York, Richard Valentine from Prince ton university, Dr. Arthur Meyers of Mystic, Mrs. L.. F. Eaton from Provi- dence, Misa Beatrice Oongdon from IugIsside, Miss H. E. Werner from New Bedford, Joseph Shea from Med way, William P. Welch from Monson, Miss Bertha Wits from Springfield, Miss Minette Avery of New York at P.J. Gordon's, John Fitzpatrick from Palmer. N. ' John Burr from New York, Misses Alice and Ruth Walker from Brooklyn, Alvan Smith from Holyoke, Miss Florence Smith from Rochester. Miss May Chandler from Simmons college. Boston. Mrs. Put nam Drulsy of Brooklyn, Harold Pierce from Clark college, Gilbert Wagner from Boston Tech, Miss Jessie Psase from Kesne. N. H Mrs. Wm MorrAll and sons, Theodore and Sid nsy of Norwich and Charles MorrAll from Wayne, Penn, with MT. and MFs- B. P. Cooley, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Meyers of New Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walker and two ohil- dren of Msdford, Mass, aud MT. and Mrs. A A. Hainsworth and son of Batavia, N. r, with Judge and Mrs. J. R. Reed, Harold BuIterield from Rockville, Ralph Prouty of Spring field, Malcomb BeCkwith from Hart ford. Clyde Harrington of Springfield. Harold Oomins of Danbury, Attorney