The Press., 1912-11-06

| Heck, Mrs. Lima Booth and Mrs. Asa Harris were the guests of Mrs. O. B.. Corbin in Meriden last Sunday, mak. ing the trip in James Lewis automo' bile. .s.
 The John Gould death item in this column last week should have been under the Wilmington head, and the Allen S. West death notice under the Wilmington head should have been under the Staffordville head. .~
 The Woman's Christian Temperance meeting will be held Friday, at 3 p. m., at Miss Jones'. The storm last week made attendance small. The report of state conference will be re- peated. This is an important meeting.
 Rev. MT. Hamilton will be out of town Friday and Saturday of this week. He will attend the re.opeling exercises of the Wilbraham academy for boys at Wilbraham, Mass. MT. Hamilton is an alumnus of Wilbra- ham. ..
 A new metal ceiling has arrived and will soon be placed in the MethO. dist church. The ceiling is of the panel design, colonial style, and will add much to the attractiveness of the interior of the church. Other i'm provements are also contemplated. The Young Ladies' Helpful Circle are arranging to have electric lights in- stalled. ....'.
 An evening service of unusual in. terest will be held at the Congrega, tiOnal church next Sunday evening at 7,46, when Mrs. Laurence Thurston of China will tell of the wonderful opportunity opening up In the New China, toward which the attention of the world is now directed. The people of all the community are cor dially invited.
 . Congregational Church Notes: The sacrament of holy communion was celebrated at Congregational church last Sunday. The text of the sermon was from Phil. 2:5, Have this mind in you which was also in Christ Jesus. '' The ohildren's sermon. "One definition of a school" Regular ser vice next Sunday a. m. At the meet ing of the church Miss Jones was voted as delegate to the state confer ence of Congregational churches at New Haven Nov. l2, l3, IA. At the Y. P. s. O. B. Mrs. A. A. West will tell of the state O. E. convention re. oently held in Hartford. Wednesday prayer meeting at Miss Jones'.
 Methodist Church Notes: The pastor will meet all the boys of the church over 10 years of age at the parsonage Wednesday evening. The Ladies' Aid society met last week Monday evening and elected Mrs. Grant Hammer and Mrs. Charles Smith for committee for the annual fair. Friday evening prayer meeting topic will be- The manifestation of Christ, !" John IA: 1O-31. Leader, Mrs. H. Boeworth. The pastors Sunday morning subject will be ''Why study the Bible?'' Sunday evening the Epworth League topic, "The ungath. cred harvest" John 4: 85, Matt. 9: 36-38.
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. Henry Greaves is visiting rel atives in Rockville.
 Wilbert Greaves has taken a posi- tion as machinist in Hartford.
 Richard Royce has received employ ment in one of the thread mills at Willimantic. 1- ,' MT. and Mrs. George Barlow and children took an auto trip to- Mans- field Sunday. -
 Miss Florence Ryder goes Saturday to West Upton, Mass. where she will spend the winter.
 Mrs. G.M. Barlow and son, Claude, spent Saturday in Hartford and saw " "Freckles' played at Parsons.
 MT. Powers and men of Springfield have been digging an artssian we'll at Brown Marbles. The we'll is 55 feet deep. :.
 The Ladies' Aid will serve it's an- nual chicken-pie supper in the yestry next Tuesday evening from 5.3O to 8 o'clock. Price of supper, 35c.
 Mrs. Clark Gates of Moodus and Mrs. L. A. Aborn and Mrs. Adelia Dimock of Crystal Lake have been recent guests of Mrs. Janette Newell.
 Mrs. Lawrence Thurston of the Yale university mission in China is to address the morning congregation of the church next Sunday. She is a: very interesting person and very popu- lar.
 Roy Barlow has resigned his posi- tion as clerk in the c. M. Barlow store and will go to Highland Park, Manchester, where he will fill a similar position in Carriers grocery store. MT. Barlow has mads many friends during his seven-years' work here who wish him success in his new position. John Lisk of Monson is now clerk at the store. \. . Y. P. s. O. E. Sunday evening. Topic, Temperance progress oyer the world, Nal. 3:18-18; 4:1-6.