The Press., 1910-12-21
gTAPFoRp SPRINGS.


 Donations of subscriptions to mag.
 a8lnas or pApers. or of current or re. : cant numbers of books, will be vel
 comed by the Young Mems club.
 word may be sent to O. F. Chandler
 st che Savings Bank.
 A civil service examination for
 rural carriers was held at the local
 poat cfacs last Saturday, and one man
 tOok the examination. By a new
 Euling clerks in second d.class offices,
 employed slnce Dec 1st, are subjsct
 Co a civil service examination. The
 clerks in the local be do not come
 under thiS ruling, but future employees
 will be subject to 1t
 There will be a meeting of the l..
 A. A. O. B.. Fbursday evening. At
 the last meeting of the Ladies Auxi.
 HaEy the following officers were re. elected: President, Mrs. Margaret A. HAnley; vice. president, Miss Bes- sic Carey; financial secretary, Miss
 Margie Mullen; recording secretary, Mt@ ROss Mahan; mistress at arms, MrB. Mary Young. Miss Mary Mullen was elected sentinel. Miss Mary Fitz. patrick who has filled the ofiOa, de. cliuing reelection.
 The Ohrissmas services at St. Sd. wards church will be the same, as on Sundays, the only difference being in the dsCOEAtlons and Christmas hymn. Rev. George J. Donahue will ofaciAte ut both morning services, while the pastor Is attending Stafford | Vills and Westford As the regular oFsAnist, Miss Frances McCarthy, has nct fully recovered from pneumonia, Mlas Agnes O'Neill of Willimantis, the pastors sister. will act in her stead.
 There will be A friendly gathering of St Edwards pazishioners at their hall Christmas night, after the reliR. ious services for She day are over. A program of innocent amusement com pmtfbls with the festival has been ar- ranged by the gentlemen of St. John Bapstst Union. assisted by their lady friends. No price of admission will be charged. neither will children be admitted on account of the limited Epace, but every person who attends will have the opportunity to con. lRihute 25 cents coward a charitable ,anBa- (
 The merchants have their windows trimmed with mefchan- fisa suitable for holiday giving while some will go out of town, the 'eocks are so complete locally and the 'SsOrtment 60 large, shat many con. 2 Iider it . wnste of money to 30 Co the ' 'isies and will use the extra cash Shat would otherwise be spent fn carfare . enlArging their purchases, and also ave the BAkisfactian Of having Ieft : heir money Ak home. Very fsyl owns of she siHe of Stafford offer the Acilities for economic and complete ' nerchAndising available here. The k \ e1t threa days will be the last op- for completing the Christ :. aas list1 and aaless all signs fall hsrs is aoing to be big volume of -l asinsss Aons in Stafford. z
 Mru. Harrfss A Hyde, 7s, widow f. gchn V Hyds. RAs found dead in a, e ahnis sanday morning at her m O@s oa Morton street The cause T her 8eaeh wAs heart disease, she al swing bssn addicted wlAh ft for a, yEsrAl ysarA MrA Hyde was born n , eeaROrd January 94, 1887, the te A1Bhssr of Alonzo A. Howard and ai mgeline CoItohs and rsaiasd here un- sh ! her marriage with Nr. Hyde, sl pril 2e. 1870. They then removed |, Buda, III, where they spsns their dr Arried life. A few years after her sh uaband's death Mrn. Hyde returned ii StARuEa. where she had since re. in Bed She was Q woman of sterling Ia Esnss mnd beloved by all with whom hs s same in contact She leases wlvn other, A. L. Howexa Ue this town. ts 'a . nistsr, Mu. George v. Cham. to rll Wsss Hartford. The funeral au v hola &ROm her late home Tusvdav ba ssrnooo ~ 1 80, pr. c. A. Grant oa aotntinR. Ina burial was in the sn A4oEd Springs cemetery. uf