The Press., 1912-06-19
Samuel Farmer and family were in

Miss Mary Converse has been guest of Mrs. Roger Grant at Hart
 ford.
 Robert Demond of North Adams
 Mass, has been a guest of Franl
 Engley.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Scott of Woon
 socket, former residents, have littl
 daughter.
 Miss Stella Bartlett, who has beel
 employed in the Robertson store, ii
 confined to her home in Wilmington by
 illness.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Melbourne o
 Toronto, Canada, are at present stay
 ing with MT. and Mrs. John T. Mel
 bourne.
 Thomas Daigle and wife, who have
 been living in Utica, N. Y, the past
 year, have returned to their home
 here.
 | The Foresters will hold memorial
 service at their hall next Sunday al
 8 o'clock. All Foresters are requested to be present.
 The Haymakers' picnic, which was to be held in Bolieau's grove last Sunday, was postponed until next Sunday on account of rain.
 The next meeting of the ministerial association has been postponed from the 24th to July lst, and will prob ably be held at Staffordville.
 Eleven members of the Knights of Pythias marched to the Stafford Springs cemetery Sunday from their hall to perform decoration exercises.
 Charles H. Meyers, ST., was oper = ated on in the Lawrence hospital at New London yesterday and is resting comfortably. The operation was per formed by Dr. Sullivan.
 MT. and Mrs. A. D. Charter are to- day attending the commencement exercises of the New Britain normal school, where their daughter, Miss Ethel V. Charter of the class of ITO of the Stafford high is to graduate.
 Adelbert Needham received 8 car load of horses from the west last Fri day evening and has already made an number of sales. A handsome pair of colts weighing 320O pounds went to the stable of Couche Bros. of Willi-I mantle Monday.
 Mark Jackson, a son of Samuel Jackson of Springfield, formerly of this borough, graduated from St. Johns college at Danvers Monday, making the three-years' course in two years. He is to enter the office of the H. J. Perkins Go.
 There will be an excursion to Yer mont and Montreal July and 3, re- turning July 8, inclusive. The round trip fare will be the present price of a ticket one way. Tickets will have stop-over privileges at any station where regular trains are scheduled to stop.
 Miss Ruth Burwell entertained twenty y-six young friends Friday after noon in honor of her,sixth birthday. | Flags were appropriately used in the able decorations and in some of the avn games, as it was flag day. Many ,ifts were presented the young hostess md the children had a merry after loon.
 Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Morse of Law renee, Kansas, are visiting their broth ar, Dr. F. l.. Smith. Dr. Morse will go the last of the week to attend the 5Oth anniversary of the graduation of l his class at Amherst college. Out of a class of fifty four, twenty five are living, although quite a number, in- cluding pr. Morse, enlisted in the army, directly after graduating.
 The high school teachers and schol- ars held an enjoyable picnic at 8 lake in South Coventry Saturday. The weather was ideal and it was a jolly party that returned tired but happy from the days outing. Miss Louisa W. Wobbecke and Arthur J. Melbourne had charge of the sports, which re- suited as follows: Seniors, 23 points; juniors, 25; sophomores, 10; fresh men, 22.
 Mrs. Ella Hampston, 83, widow of Robert Hampston, died last Sunday night after an illness of several weeks of weakness incident to old age. The deceased was an old and respected resident, having lived here for many years. She leaves three sons, James and Lawrence of this town and Mi chael of Providence. She also leaves a daughter, Agnes, wife of O. E. Kelly of Hartford. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at o'clock l from St. Edwards church and the interment was in St. Edwards ceme- tery.
 A change of time will go into effect on the Central Vermont railroad next week and there is much local dissatis- faction, and travelling men who make | this town are re-arranging their schedules with much difficulty tot meet the new conditions. For this | town the bad feature of the new time card is the inability to go north until l 1O.35 in the forenoon The boat train for the north is to be discon- tinued and the 2 o'clock train for the I south is also omitted. The new schedule is as follows: North bound, IO.35 a. m., 4.3O p. m, 7.1O p. m., g. 45 p. m. South bound, 6.O7 a. m., 7.5S am, 11.31a.m., 7.1O pm. The change of time on the railroad will make new plans obligatory in the mail service. Chief Clerk Sand CTS is expected here to-day, and with Postmaster Abel will formulate a schedule to meet new conditions The chances seem good that the manu- lecturers and merchants will not be