The Press., 1912-05-15
Judge M. B. Fisk is confined to his

home by illness.
 Grant Foster was home from Wor- cester over Sunday.
 Wm. G. Marsden of Pascoag, R. I. was here over Sunday.
 Arthur Melbourne has taken a DO sition in the office of the Fabyan com. pany.
 Rev. 0. H. Puffer of Salem, Mass. is spending the week at the Foster homestead.
 Rev. Wn. E. Gaskin of the Uni versalist church will be the speaker at the Memorial day services.
 Major C.B. Pinney returned Friday afternoon from New York, where he attended the governor at the bankers banquet at the Waldorf Astoria.
 A local bowling team will go to Springfield tomorrow evening to enter the Suburban teams event in the Vest ern Massachusetts tournament at Smiths alleys. The team will prob ably line up as follows: John Wilcox, O. E. Brown, Ernest Reynolds, O. B.. Pinney and E. D. Tufts.
 0rcuttville.
 Mrs. Warren Rogers of Monson is visiting Mrs. E. W. Preble.
 Miss Ruth Fletcher of Somersville has been visiting Mrs. Phoebe Moore
 Mrs. Charles Liddington of Athol, Mass, is visiting her brother, Paul Ginhold
 Stafford.
 Carl W. Lasbury is recovering from an attack of the measles.
 Wm.. Wobbecke of Pittsburgh, Pa. was the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Brown last week.
 Regular meeting of Stafford Grange next Tuesday evening. Work in the third and fourth degrees.
 Miss Annie Shippey of Hartford was the guest of her sister, Miss Blanche Shippey, over Sunday.
 Miss Annie Phillips of Springfield was the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Phillips, over Sunday.
 Miss Mary E. Smith has recovered from her recent injury to return to her duties in the Pinney Grammar school
 Mothers day was observed on Sun day at the Baptist church with special music and discourse on the sub ject, the congregation wearing the white carnation. The Rev. W. $. Mcintyre spoke in the name of the Lords Day League of New England in a union service of the two churches in the evening. The cottage meeting will be held at the home of Oscar N. Colburn this evening.
 Mrs. Emily R. Parry celebrated her Dist birthday on Monday at the home of Mrs. Emily M. Goodell. She was the recipient of many letters and post cards and gifts from near and distant relatives and friends, also lovely lowers, among them being 91 pink and white carnations from her niece, Miss M. Louise Richmond of Phila- lelphia, who, was her guest. Mrs. Parry is we'll preserved for lady of Ter years, being able to go about the louse without assistance. All wish Ter pleasant return of the day and lealth and happiness the year to ome. -a !a.
 Staffordvit1e ''
 Mahlon H. West and son, Arthur, nave accepted employment in Pitts ield, Mass, where they expect to move soon.
 Ellery M. Chamberlin, who has been in the Hartford hospital for blood poisoning for some time, re- turned home last Friday.
 A dance will be held at the. grove on Saturday evening by w. B. Ben 'on. Lynch's orchestra will furnish music. 0. G. Derusha will prompt.
 MT. and Mrs. James Roberts and 'amily of Waterford are moving into 'ne of Wm. Ferry's tenements. MT. Roberts is employed as loom fixer in he Garland mill
 Supper at Congregational church Thursday. Adults, 1Oc; children, ic. Under auspices of Y. F. s. c. g.. to be followed by rubber social. Ticket of admission, 8 portion of rub 'er. Prizes for largest amount 
 Next Sunday will be observed as Mothers day at the Congregational 'hurch. Y. P. s. o. E. subject, Why and how to please Christi" Tim. 3: 1-13. Friday prayer meet ng, "The church and the mid week service," Col 4:.2-3.
 Methodist Church Notes: The Eoung Ladies' Helpful Circle will i've a play entitled ''The Three )hauffers" in the M. E. church on he evening of May 23d. A rehearsal will be held on Wednesday evening. 'rayer meeting Friday evening. Sub- ect, Backbone. Sunday morning ubject of sermon, "What of the light?" Sunday evening the Ep- worth League topic will be "The esourcefulness of the spirit of truth. !" The Young Ladies' Helpful Circle meet Tuesday evening for 8 social ime with Miss Belcher. A May 'asket was hung to Rev. and Mrs. Hamilton last Thursday evening by i've young ladies of the church. More han bushel basketful of gaoGRieaI were donated by friends and parish oneEs Of the pastor and wife.
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. Frank Winter will sell her goods. at auction Saturday 1t p. m. .-....
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