The Press., 1912-07-03

side cemetery presented by Miss Celia Holt adds much to the appearance of the cemetery. The two large granite pillars are eight feet high and three feet square The caps are moulded and cut with the words Hillside
 Miss Katherine Hochla was married to Anthony Becker last Sunday at St.. church.
 The Methodists had an enjoyable picnic at Evergreen park last Thurs day. Weather conditions were ideal and there was a large attendance There was a complete program of sports, including a ball game. The ball game was between the boys and girls. The girls played right handed and the boys left handed. The game proved one of the most unique and in- features of the day. There were no accidents and it was tired but happy crowd on the return trip.
 The first of the open-air religi ous services under the auspices of the Federation of Churches will be held next Sunday afternoon at 1 p. m. at Hyde Park. J. T. Melbourne, chair man of the evangelistic committee, will preside and lead the singing of familiar hymns. There will be in- accompaniment and the public are cordially invited to be present and join in the singing. The service is expected to last about 45 minutes. Rev. w. E. Gaskin of Hollow will give the address from the steps of the mansion.
 Congregational Church Notes: Mid week meeting Friday. Topic, Loyalty to Christ and country; the interre- lation of problems of good citizenship and questions of the Kingdom of Heaven. Preparatory lecture. Next Sunday the pastor will preach in the on "Foretastes of suffering. " There will be admission of mem- bers by letter and communion service following and baptism of children preceding. Any parents desirous of having children baptized are asked to notify Rev. R. G. Clapp. Theme for the evening, 'The rewards of the " The Christian Endeavor meetings will be discontinued for the 
 Stafford.
 Ice cream at the post office to- night.
 Miss Ethel Robinson is home from Hartford for the summer.
 Mrs. Asa Harris has returned from a visit with friends in Worcester.
 Mrs. Eliza Holbrook is recovering from an attack of congestion of the lungs.
 Miss Ruth Durham has been con- fined to the house for few. days by illness.
 w. F. Remmert, who graduated from Bates college last week, is home for the summer.
 Rev. I. P. Booth and son, Paul, visited friends in Brockton, Boston and Providence last week.
 Mrs. Lucy Wadsworth and Mrs. Clara Cummings are spending a few weeks with Mrs. Dwight Hall of Say brook.
 Mrs. Morris Findeisen and grand son, Morris, of Concord, Mass, were the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Brown.
 An automobile party of five from New Haven and Westford were the guests of Mrs. Emily Goodell one day last week.
 A union picnic of the Baptist, Uni versalist and the Staffordville Congre- gational Sunday schools is being talked of.
 A lawn party, under the auspices of the grange, will be held on the grange grounds next Tuesday evening. Ice cream will be on sale.
 Mrs. M. E. Lombard returned to her home in Hartford on Monday after a weeks visit with her brother, M. w. Leonard
 Mrs. Harry Thompson of Hartford is the guest of Mrs. J. B. Hough. Miss Lucy Matthews and Harry Thompson were also her guests over Sunday.
 The Pinu6y Grammar school, in charge of Principal Mary E. Smith, had an enjoyable outing last Wednes. day at Hartford, visiting the capitol, Elizabeth park and other points of in, terest.
 Baptist Notes: The Ladies' Aid society holds food sale at the chapel this afternoon from 4 to o'clock. The mid-week service topic tonight will be Missionary progress in Africa. '' Leader, Mrs Hatch. The bi-monthly covenant meeting will be held on Saturday at 3 p. m. at the chapel.
 Universalist Church Notes: Holy will be celebrated at the service of the church next Sunday. The sermon will be preached by William Gaskin of Crane theologi. cal school, Tufts college This even. ing the meeting of the church before will be held. The pastor, Rev. Wm. E. Gaskin, will preach at the open-air meeting held under the auspices of the federated churches of Stafford at Stafford Springs, Hyde Park, at p. m. Sunday afternoon. Unusually good music was rendered