The Press., 1911-11-22


 ward cemetery The boy appeared to be recovering from a two weeks illuess With dip' theria, but failed rapidly Sunday, He was in the gram . mar department of the Pinney school A sister is now ill with the same disease.
 Staffordville.
 Mrs, T. M. Lyon and son, Allison Lyon, tpant Sunday with friends in Westford.
 pGir of twins, son and daug h ter Ware born to MT. and Mrs. Peter Rabic and Nov. 18th.
 Miss Elsie Oorbin of Palmer was the gnest of her parents, MT. and Mrs Charl Corbin oyer Sunday.
 Rev. William Judd of the Hartford seminary preached in the local Metho- dist church last Sunday morning.
 Library and reading room will be closed this Saturday evening on &C., count of the lecture at the Hollow.
 Boy Scouts tool hike last Satur- day to the Gulcb, in company with Rev. R. M. D. Adams of Stafford Springs.
 MT. Belcher's bus Will leave at z 25 Saturday evening to accommodate those wishing to attend the lecture at Memorial hall, Stafford.
 Deacon R H Royce was appointed delegate from Congregational church and is attending the state oonferent @ of Congregational churches at Dan huIy this week
 The Congregational church last w9ek rf rfc3ived as a gift from several old ohuIcA members and Stafford de- soendnats set of twenty five Bibles for use in their Sunday and mid waek services
 Supper at the Congregational church this Thursday p. m. Adults loo ehil1.en, 5o Hostesses, Mrs. Fred Sanger and Mrs. Henry Vaill. MT. Carpenter, after the supper, will en- certain with his records.
 Earl Beleher, who was seriously in- jared by being kicked by horse two weeks ago last Friday, returned home last Sunday, accompanied by his par ants, MT and Mrs Frank Belcher. His many friends are glad to learn of his rapid recovery.
 : The funeral servic9 of Mrs. Marion A ndrews,' widow of George Andrews, formerly of this place, WIS held in the Congregational church Thursday afternoon. Mrs Andrews was the mother of three children, one of whom, a son, Charles R. Andrews, is living in New London, together with his Wife and children. SIX grand children sulv.ve her, three of whom she cared for in the home of her de- c aased daughter, Mrs. Herbert West, of Somerville, Mass It was there she died at the age of 71 She was a mem Der of the Staffordville Oongre- gational church, whose pastor officiated at her grave Hymns were sung at the servise by members of the ohurc oEioir, Mrs Clarence White and Miss Maude Smith. "Is Is Not Death to Die" and "Asleep in Jesus. ''
 Congregational Church Notes: Y. P s. 0. E Sunday evening. Sub jtct, "A Thanksgiving meeting. Echoes of peace and blessing," 1st Thes. 5:14-24. Rev. J S Porter of Manchester will be the guest of the sooiety and will speak of the gospel work in Austria Wednesday, prayer meeting. at Miss Jones'. Grounds of thanksgiving,'' Psalm 118 Iu our nation, our family, in external gifts and spiritual blessings. Junior O. E. Friday, 3 D.. m Subject, "Our pledge. '' Leader. Marion Turner. At the. meeting last Friday p. m. the foil lwing officers were elected for the ensuing two months: President, Irene Belcher; vice president, Marion Turn. er.; secretary, Rosa Hubert; treasurer, Dorothy Turner; committee on hymn books, Dorothy Belcher; on Bibles, Elsie Smith; on leaflets, Helen Con. verse.
 west Stafford.
 Mrs MoIntire of Hartford is at N. D. Graves.
 Charles Mcclellan is having a t.le. phone put in.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Pownall were in Rockville Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Slater have returned to their home, here. "
 Mrs. Frank g. Fairfield visited friends in East. Longmeadow last week. .>3 '@, '''
 Rev. John Porter, missionary at Prague, Austria, will occupy the pull pit next Sunday.
 There will be a dance at Sturte. wants hall Saturday evening. Lynch'l orchestra will furnish music.
 The Ladies' Aid will hold a sale the first week in December. A rag. time sociable will be given by IA la dies.
 Mrs. Bancroft of Springfield, who was a teacher here, in West Stafford g years ago, Is at Mrs Bslva Will bur'a.
 George Barlow, with his wife an( Roy Barlow, attended the funeral oi their father, Anson Barlow, in West ford last Friday.