The Press., 1911-09-20

Mrs. Newland Merritt entertained
 the Social club Thursday evening with
 four tables of whist from 8.3O tc
 10 80 o'clock. The first prizes were
 taken by Mrs. Edward Harrington of
 Springfeld and Martin Cunningham oi
 Hydeville. The booby prizes went
 to Miss Ruby Townsend and Benjamin
 Phelps. After whist refreshments
 were served, and the company de! parted at late hour reporting fine
 time.
 Methodist Church Notes: Next Sunday morning Rev. Mir. Adams will preach, and in the evening there will be a union temperance meeting at 7.3O. Speakers, Rev. F. M. Adams, Rev. A. A Ross, Rev. M. H. Jones and J. R. Parkhurst. Monday even- ing the members of the church elected by ballot the following trustees : Chairman, T. M. Lyon for term of two years, H. G. Durham for three years, c. W. Miller for three years, Herbert Bosworth for two years. Grant Hammer for two years, James Johnson for two years, E. Y. Fisk or one year.
 In Staffordville center on Saturday afternoon there will be held junior garden fair and field day, at which exhibition will be made of the fruit of the boys gardens, and also of that of the neighboring farmers who will so honor the occasion. T. NJ. Lyon has given the use of the green next his store for the occasion. Prizes will be awarded the boys according to the comparative merit of their exhibits The judges chosen are MT Kellogg of West Stafford, George Cooley of Stat fordville and F. H Plumb of Orcutt- vile, who has inspired she boys to this effort Mir. Plumb during the spring and summer originated an i'm formal garden club among the young people of Staffordvllle, which this fall Is to he fully organized with president, secretary and treasurer of their own. In c1nne ction with the exhibition there will be given a pro- gram from ? to p m , including i'm promptu field sports and contests among the boys, under the direction of Richard Valentine of Stafford Springs Ribbons will be awarded for first, second and third in. each event. There will also be contests of 8 different sort among the girls, under the leadership of Miss Hattie Elli- thorpe of the local school. It is hoped that wide interest will be shown i'm this first effort of Stafford to interest and enthuse it's young people along agricultural lines. This junior fair Is new departure. Honor it and the boys and girls by your presence. Fruit and vegetables for exhibition should be brought before 10 m. on Saturday. All are welcome. Ia case of stormy day the events will be postponed to the following Saturday.
 The marriage in the Congregational church on Sunday afternoon of Miss Hattie. Hathaway and Henry Washing ton Adams was an occasion of con- siderable interest in the village. Miss Hathaway is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Hathaway. formerly of Peru, Mass. The family, since the sale of their Massachusetts home some five months ago, have lived in Staf- fordville, another daughter of MT. and Ms. Hathaway being Mrs. Clar- ence Turner, whose husband bought the Fisk place here one year ago. Miss Hattie Hathaway. the bride. of Sunday, had on Thursday of the preceding week received her diploma as full trained nurse from the Pitts field Training school Mr.. Adams, the bridegroom, has charge of the in- terests In Northampton of Arthur Our tiss James of New York. The Hathe- ways have many friends in Stafford ville and the wedding was largely at- tended. The brides sister, Miss Bessie, acted as maid of honor and a little niece, Miss Dorothy Turner, as flower girl. Theodore Adams of Northampton was best man and Charles Hathaway gave away the bride. The pastor of the church, Rev. Marian Hastings Jones, offici- ated. The ushers were J. W. Rollin- son, G Ernest Cooley, Roland Royce, Omer Cooler, Rnbrelle Wilson and AL lison Lyon. It was very simple and unostentatious weddinR-the bride and her sister in simple white, the service an adaptation of the beautiful Episoo- pal form. Church friends, Mrs James Swift and Mrs. Clarence White, had decorated the church with golden rod and white life everlasting, massed at the altar and crowned with, mists of the luxuriant asparagus green Mrs. Arthur West, the church or ganist, played the wedding march from Wagner's "Lohengrin" music The young couple started in the late afternoon by automobile on their we'd ding trip They will make their home in Northampton, Mass. Guests at the wedding who greeted the newly married couple at the home of MT and Mrs. Clarence Turner. where col lation followed the service, were i'm. mediate relstives-Mr. and Mrs Wm.