The Press., 1912-04-24

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 Miss Parker, pianist at the Com ique, has resigned her position. Mrs. Charles Fox has returned home from an extended visit in Hart. ford.
 Adelbert Needham sold 10 horses Monday, the best sale of the season for one day.
 Wilfred Dickey has returned from weeks visit with his parents in Mapleville, R. l.
 Nathan Morse of Akron, Ohio, was the guest over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. M. P. J. Walker.
 Mrs. George Colburn and Miss Mary Dunnigan left last evening fol Jamaica, where Mrs. Colburn will join her husband.
 Michael Burke, who has been em- ployed as foreman in the finishing de partment of mill at Utica, N. Y. has returned to town.
 The Knights of Columbus held a pleasant social in Society hall last evening. Whist and dancing were features of the occasion.
 Daniel Fox of the Rhode Island Worsted Go. returned the first of the week after a few days visit with his family in Burlington, Vt.
 The Men and Religion Forward Movement committee will have a meeting at the Congregational chapel Sunday afternoon at B o'clock.
 Henry Award of Butte, Montana, a former resident, is renewing old ac- quaintances here. MT. Award is now fish and game commissioner for Mon tana.
 Mrs. Fred c. Wright of Vernon, Vt, is spending some time at her old home here with her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Crawford. MT. Wright and his two sons were here over Sunday.
 The members of Grace church parish will tender a farewell reception to Rev. and Mrs. R. M. D. Adams Sat urday evening from '. 30 to 9 in the guild room. All members of the parish cordially invited.
 There was an alarm of fire yester- day forenoon, calling out the depart ment. The fire proved to be chim- ney blaze at the house of Mrs. Joseph Labreche on South street, and was ex tinguished without loss.
 Notice has been given that towns appropriating $2O, 900 for macadam roads this season will get $9n00 from the state. Stafford is one of the towns making the maximum appropri ation and will receive 5000.
 The Young Peoples Auxiliary of the Methodist church had an enjoy able meeting last evening. The en- tertainment was mock presidential republican convention and was a lively affair. President Taft and Ex- President Roosevelt were tied in the vote
 
 social Friday evening of this week. Tickets are g cents each, including dancing. Ice cream will form an extra charge. The hall improve ments will be completed by next week in time for the grand ball to be given May 3 by the l.. A. A. O. H.
 Congregational Church Notes: Mid week meeting Thursday at [. aO. Sub ject, "Has the church outgrown the mid-week service?' Friday at 7.15 last meeting of pastors class. Topic, "When and how to join the church. " The pastor preached last Sunday morning on ''The exaltation of apos- tleship," and in the evening his topic was 1.-The enlargement of life in the face of death. ''
 The Stafford Candlepin association has decided to run a tournament at Tufts alleys, commencing next Mon day. This event will be open to residents of Stafford and Wilmington. The events will be an individual open, two-men team, three-men team and a special five-string individual event for silver cup offered by the man. ager of the alleys. A small entrance fee will be charged.
 Following a time honored custom, the ladies of the Methodist church will celebrate Wednesday, the first of May, with their annual May day fes- tival Chicken-pie dinner will be served from 5 till o'clock. Home made candy, flowers and various use- full and fancy articles will be for sale. Dinner and entertainment, 35c; en- tertainment alone, 15c. The enter tainment, which will be announced later, will begin at 7.45.
 Thirteen proved an suspicious num- Der for very successful ministers meeting at the Congregational parson- age Monday afternoon. The recom- mendations of the Men and Religion team received careful consideration, and some of the points were com mended to the committee of thirty five for early discussion. Words of appreciation and farewell to MT. and Mrs. Adams and of greeting to MT. and Mrs. Hamilton signalized the meeting also as unusual
 All the Boy Scout Patrols in town were represented at the field day at Ellithorpe farm last Saturday. Thirty two boys under the supervision of Scoutmasters Plumb, Cooley and Clapp, with the assistance of Richard Valentine, participated in baseball and running and jumping. The ball game was close until the last inning, when the patrol from the Hollow won. The broad jump went to them also. The high jump was tied and the race was won by a member of Wolf Pafrol froY1 t1ro GDriOoS