The Press., 1912-06-19
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Rev. w. D. Hamilton was in Nase
 Britain last Saturday.
 Rev. Robert Williams of South
 Britain was in town visiting local
 friends the first of this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Smith and
 family moved last week to the house
 vacated by M. H. West and family. Misses Pearl Hammer and Bertha
 Belcher attended picnic in South
 Coventry last Saturday, Miss Belcher
 remaining over a few days as the guest of relatives in that place. Congregational Church Notes: Plans for the church and Sunday school picnic will be discussed after the mornings service. Y, P. s. O. E. subject, Reading that is worth while, :" 1 Tim. 4:7-16. Wednesday prayer meeting, e'ChHist and the
 individual, !" John 1:.35-51. Meeting will be at Miss Jones' 7.30p. m. Junior O. E. meeting, 3 p. m, Fri day.
 The play given at the COngrega- tional church last Thursday evening was great success. The parts were all we'll taken, the comedy we'll chosen and entertaining, and the whole impression charming. Several parties came up from the Hollow and the Springs Receipts were $36. 5l. Appreciation is especially due Mrs. A. A. West for her perseverance in carrying through this three-act com edy, upon which rehearsals were be- gun over year ago, but which was interrupted at that time by the illness and death of Mrs. Vests father. '%s
 Methodist Church Notes; The Children's day concert will be heldt next Sunday morning at 10. 45, with the following program: Processional;;i song, June is Golden, by schools Children's day greeting, Berton Bel cher; recitation, Growing, '' Hazel Belcher; song, '''Children's Day." byl school; prayer; responsive, reading song by primary department; exer- else, "A Word from the, Flowers, ; Ernest Smith, Dorothy Lucy, Clifford Belcher, Herbert Bosworth, Gladys Goodell; recitation, "Who Wants the Boys?'' Merton Thompson; recitation, ," A Hint to the Boys, "Hazel Belcher song, "Smiles,'' by school; address by pastor; exercise, What They Stood For,'' Mildred Chandler, Irene Belcher, Arlene Hammer; recitation, '"The Flowers Mission,'' Dorothy Belcher; song, Just To Be True, !" by school. ;'' recitation, ''How to Help" Earl Belcher; recitation, The Earth is the Lord's,'' Blanche Hammer; song, Daisies" Dorothy and Irene Belcher; exercise, Chil- | dren's day drill, by the juniors; col lection; closing hymn, "Tell thet World of Jesus,'' by school. Sunday school will be omitted. Epworth | League at p. m. will be led by pas tor. Topic, ''How persecution, has extended the knowledge of .God.'' Young Ladies' Helpful Circle will meet this Wednesday evening with | Miss Lizzie Brandon at Mrs. Dun- ham S. The Ladies' Aid society will1 serve their usual supper Thursday night from to 8 o'clock. Hostesses,. Mrs. Fred Moore and Mrs. Grant l Hammer. Adults, 1Oc; children, SC. West Stafford. szslk
 O. F. Bradway has purchased a touring car. s
 Miss Gladys Preston of Newtonvillet f is home for couple of weeks.
 Miss Blanche Sturtevant is attend, ing the graduation of her cousin in Jollinsville.
 Mrs. Lorenzo Kidder of Waltha1n, Mass. has been visiting Mrs. Con verse F. Horne. 'A>.@
 Mrs. La Vergne Dimock. and two are visiting Mrs. Bullard of New Salem, Mass .. -.. ..-z...s 4l
 MT. and Mrs. Merrick Bragg of East Hartford have been visiting at C1oury MChluu0y $.
 Miss Margaret Ballantine, who graduated from Smith college yester- lay, returns to her home here to-day. Y. P. s. o. E. Sunday evening, '' Reading that is worth while" 7" Tim. 4:7-16. Leader, Miss Eunice Bradway.
 The Y. P. s o. E. will hold |" measuring party'' social in the ves-. try Friday evening at 7.45. Admis- sion will be two cents for each foot tall and one cent for each extra inch. Cake and ice cream will be on sale.
 The Y. P. s. 0. E. has elected the following officers for the ensuing six President, Miss Mary Bal lantine; vice-president, George M. Barlow; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Marshal Bradway; recording secre- tary, Mrs. Richard Royce; treasurer, Spencer Bradway. K
 Mrs. Sophronia Colton, TT, a former resident of Stafford. died at Hadlyme the 18th. She was born, in this town in 1885, a daughter of < Jason and Erlinda Cady Peck; andi resided here many years. She was in 1850 to Clayton w. Lyon; from which union there were two sons, both of whom survive Rev. Clarence 0. Lyon, pastor of the Con gregational church at Hadlyme, and Clayton P. Lyon, prominent farmer 1 and lumberman of Monson. Her second husband was Almon Cotton The interment was at West Stafford | Hill cemetery last Saturday afternoon.
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 WestforC Hill.