The Press., 1912-03-27
Mis- q. :. Beokwith will have her

millinery opening on Friday and Sat
urday of this week.
Mrs. Adelbert Needham will return
tomorrow from trip to the west TO
the purchase of horses.
Miss Grace E. HARDWOOD is at hom
taking an enforced vacation from he
school duties in Rockville because o.
a sprained knee.
Mrs. G. w. Churchill, who ha
been making her daughter, Mrs. G
w. Amidon, an extended visit, lef
Monday for her home at Godfrey, Ill
The high school party, numbering
20, have returned from their Wash
ington trip, and have glowing &C
counts of the enjoyments of the visi
to the national capital
J. H Valentine took his Sunday
school class down to New York las
night for two days. The boys, Will
liam Theising, Howard Tuthill, DaviG
Shepard and Henry Pease, were antic
ipating their trip and are being royal
ly entertained.
The Current Events club will meet
Monday evening at Z. 30. The sub
ject will be Safeguarding Children
and Youth. Papers about The Dan
gers of Ignorance, The Need of Super
vision of Amusements and Vacation
Schools will be given by Mrs. G. P.
Bard, Mrs. F. Orcutt and Mrs. J. M.
Leach. Music, Miss A. D. Washburn.
Hostesses, Mrs. B. P. Cooley, Miss
M. E. Cooley.
Fred Novogroski of the Modern
Clothing company complains that the
boys are laboring under a miscon-
ception. The bars used for supporting
his awning are designed for that pur-
pose alone. The boys are using the
bars for acrobatic work and making
him expense for Strengthening. He
has been obliged to have the bars
Strengthened several times and at
present they are badly bent.
Charles A. Poindexter, 8S, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. John
Smiledge, Sunday morning of weak
ness incident to old age. Funeral
services were held in the home Mon
day afternoon, Rev. R. G. Clapp Off
ciating The body was taken to
Meredith, N. H, for burial yesterday
morning. During his residence here
Mr.. Poindexter has not been strong
owing to advancing years, but he has
gained the respect of those with
whom he came in contact for his many
admirable qualities.
Grace Church Notes: There will
be service Friday evening at 100,
the preacher being the Rev. J. Eldred
Brown of Norwich; Litany ON Satur-
day at 4, with address. The Wom-
ans Auxiliary will meet tomorrow
with Mrs. E. R. Brown at $50; G..
F. S. at Z. 30 with Miss Smith. Next
week, being Holy week, there will be
service daily at Al 5 p. m, except on
Good Friday when the services will
be at 8, y, and $500, with holy
communion on Thursday at 9 a. M.
At these afternoon services there will
be reading or address on subjects
pertaining to the events of each day.
The mid-week meeting of the Con-
gregational church will be held
Thursday, 7.15 p. m. Subject, RE
pentance in present-day thought.
What God thinks of sin and the need
of repentance, Mt 3:1-6; 41:2-17.
The second meeting of the PASTORS
class will be held Friday, 7.l5 to 8
p. m, preceding the lecture. The
topic will be what Christians be-
lieve." The subject for the Mems
class next Sunday will be The Big
Brother Movement and the Y. NJ.
G. A. The pastor preached last Sun
day on the themes, with God as
guide" and Under the Judgment of
Christ" Next week Thursday even
ing there will be a celebration of the
Lords supper to commemorate the
anniversary of its institution, and the
following night Good Friday service
will be held.
The time for which all-night light
service in the borough has been paid for
by subscription, under the aupsices of
The Stafford Progressive Federation,
will expire March 3lst. The annual
meeting of the Federation, now twice
adjourned, will be held sometime in
the near future, when a date can be
named that will not conflict with
other meetings, at which time the
subject of continuing all-night light
service will be taken up, and without
doubt committee appointed to bring
the matter before the voters of the
borough, to be passed upon at special
meeting to be called for that purpose.
Manager Lewis of the electric light
company will be present at the next
Federation meeting to answer any
questions in connection with the SER
vice rendered by his company; also
Mr.. Lewis will give figures showing
exact cost of continued all-night light
ing throughout the year, and has
promised to tell just how to get the
maximum amount of light in our
homes at the minimum cost. Taken
altogether the next meeting promises
to be interesting.
Methodist Church Notes: Owing
to the PASTORS absence at the annual
conference in Providence, R. l., no
prayer meeting will be held this week.
The church will be closed next Sun
day. The sewing classes will meet
as usual Saturday afternoon. Friday,
at 2 p. m, the w. F. M. S. will
meet with Mrs. ]. R. Parkhurst. Four
special services have been arranged for
Holy week, April 2-5. The first of
the series will occur next Tuesday
evening at 7. 80 and will be for men