The Press., 1911-01-18

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 The vital statistics for 1910 show 137 births, A marriages and TT deaths. .ts
 Miss Ella 0. Connor. teacher in grades aud 6 Is confined to her home with tonsilitis.
 Smith & Cooley have filled their ice house with 10 inch iue, and W. F. Bidwell & Go are now engaged in harvesting. The local dealers have not begun cutting yet Stafford. CARD.-Mrs. David Holmes wishes to thank her neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness during her illness.
 Mrs. Wm Loughheed has returned from fortnight visit with friends iu Watsrtowp, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs E o. Piuney will leave next Wednesday for California, where they will spend the remainder of the winter,
 Rev. A. Arnold Ross will taks for his t,xt next Sunday, by special re, quest. 1T count it a small thing to be judged by mans opinion. '' The consolidated ice house, Michael Swift, Wm. Ferry and Frank Smith s ice houses are being filled by Russell OoIburn by a No 1 ice taken from Hydeville pond.
 J. M. Larned and Misses Isadore and Ruth Dunham attended the stat grange meeting at Ha tford last week, Miss Ruth Durham taking part in the l1oturer's program.
 Cottage meeting to o-night at Wallace Jones'. Mems club Thursday night. Next Sunday at 7.15 p. III instead of the sermon, chapter from Twice Born Men" will b, read
 At 8 dinner giveu by Mrs. Austin Witt, January 15th, Mr aud Mrs J B. Hough aunou unced the engagement of their niece, Alice 0, Matthew, to Harry L Thompson of Hartford.
 Miss Louise Wander Beck, Mrs Charles Prince and daughter, Marion, have returned to Paterson, N. J hav- ing rented the home of the late Mrs Mary Prince to MT. and Mrs. Bray for the winter. Miss Sarah Alden, who has lived with Mrs Prince for the past four years, is visiting Mrs. Iuez Lasbury.
 The young people of the Universa- list church will give pi, k tea in the ladies' hall next Wednesday evening from 6 to g. Salads, cold meats, es- caIloped potatoes. baked beans, etc. i, will be served. At o'clock an en- tertainment will be given, consisting of recitations and a farce, entitled "A Love of a Bonnes i" Cast: Mrs. Fastone, Margaret Glover; Dora Fast one, Janet Dobson, Mrs. Olippsrs, Annie Brown; Katy Doolan, Louis4 Wobbeoke; Aunt Hannah Hopkins, Mabel Booth; Kitty Clipper, Julia Loughheed.
 Clarence W Bradwsy, son of Mrs Ella Bass of this town, was married last Wednesday morning at South Birmingham, Mass where he is pro prietor of the Elite lunch, to Miss Laura s Harper, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Jeremiah Harper of West Jed dore, N. s y, by the Rev Chester H Howe, pastor of Park street Baptist church, at the parsonage. The wed ding had been secretly planned, but Mrs Wm. A Humphrey, sister of the bride, learned of the well-laid plans and, with two friends, established an ambusoade In the home of friend op- posite the parsonage. Then came the carriage that, of course, was to speed the newly-wsds away. The blcck- ading party thought how nice it would be to taka possession of tht waiting carriage The plAn was quickly carried out. bat just as quick to act was the wedding party within the parsonage A wave of haud, the driver whipped up his horses and she carriage, with the three suIp ised W 1men within, went speeding away AmIle opportunity was aff orded the newly married coull' u board Wor csster car, happy in the thought that shey had carried their ruse through to success after all The wedding WAS a simple one, the couple b'Irg unat tended The bride wore a lavender costume.
 Staffordville
 Mrs. Davis Belcher is ill.
 There will bs supper at the Con- gregational church Thursday.
 Charles Corbin of HydeviIle has been quite i'll, but is improving.
 Mrs D. N. Brown was the guest of Mr and Mrs Philo A. West over Sunday.
 Mrs. Emily Walbridge has recently been visiting her daughter, Mrs. El win Phelps. -...s--
 The mauy friends of Rev. Henry M, Vaill are sorry to learn that he remains seriously i'll.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Lewis Allard Jan 14th Mrs. Matthias Heck of Union is with Mrs. AlIard.
 John Lilley has bsen visiting a few days with his son and wife. Mr and Mrs J. Wesley Li1ley. of Monson.
 Mrs s. E Marohant, Mrs. Jane Pagan. Miss Bessie Converse and little Selah Sanger, who have bseu i'll, are recovering.
 Mrs. Allen s. West, Jr.. and two children, who have been spending a mum bar of weeks with her mother,