The Press., 1912-04-10


 Easter concert was given up, but tn baptismal service which was to clos
 the program, was held, five candidate being baptized. The Wednesday even T Ing meeting will be held at the hom fof MT. and Mrs. Monroe Wright. Tn tsubject will be ''The kind of life W
 shall wish we had lived,'' Luke 16 Tl9-Sl. Leader, Charles Phillips
 The Ladies' Aid society meets at tn tvestry on Thursday afternoon fo
 work and will serve supper from t fl 8"2N Hostesses, Mrs. Oscar Colour ahdMEs. Will Webster. Co-operatinI
 with the Men and Religion Forwar'
 Movement convention, the Sunda,
 morning union service will be helt
 at sthe Universalist church. Tn
 choir is invited to join with that o
 the ezUniversalist church for rehearsa
 on Thursday night. Sunday schoo
 wihe be held at the usual hour ant place; No evening service will D,
 held, that all may attend the closing
 union service of the convention at tn,
 Methodist church at Stafford Springs Ha*% .'* staffordville
 %' Junior C., E, at Miss Jones' Friday <at 8 p. m.
 William Phelps Of Worcester wa. home over Sunday. < 7 .-.' ! Mrs. May Fiske Clayton is quite il and unable to teach. school this week.
 : There will be. business, meeting o1 tho XEpMorth League, following the supper Thursday evening. sn
 Miss Eliza J. Chaffee, who has been; spending some time in Rock. Nille, returned to her home last week. r April Is is the date of the enter. tain1nent at Congregational church. This is supper night: Tableaux by young people and music from MT. Valentines Victor records
 Mrs. H. B. Smith of Southington, who has been spending a number of days with her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Hamilton, at the M E. parsonage, left Monday to visit friends in Ware, Mass. -'.'''''"< '; '''' .s :.:,'
 The boys and girls of stafordville and outlying districts who wish. to enter the. juvenile garden contest are requested: to meet E. H. Plumb in the library. room room, or. k, Monday 9 evening at tS1k kI [: ?U: a-tF :.rIr...;v ~E.; .. ,,<.1y-<. .The!Young Ladies' Helpful Circle will serve Q bean supper Thursday evening. Cakes and pies are request ed tQ be donated by the ladies of the chnFInch,a4 'as* usual. Price:- Adults, 10c;. children 5cs. ....,.,t4 ...>,.;r
 Mrs. Maggie Whitman of West Eaton, N. Y,. who has been visiting local relatives, left last Thurs. day for a visit with her sister, Mrs. W. V. 'Odell, In Blackstone before re- turning to her home. @ .-e&a >'- s.@ ''
 Regular meeting. in the M. E. vestry Friday ,eyening. Subject, ''What?" Sunday, morning. at the M. B; church the subject of l the ser; mon will be ''The rock that is higher thaR l." In the Ssvvee1nning the Ep- worth Eeague topic, 'Isaiah's Jerusa- lem home; the deoadent oity Ameri- oaAs peril" {" Isa. 1:21.24, Matt fK: 2D494t Leader, Rev, w. D. Hamilton. ss: s<>~ ; .l:. ..,..t. ~-, s- s . Congregational Church No otes: Geibel 6 Lehman's beautiful Easter service, "Ahelnia, '' was given at the Congregational church last Sunday by the choir, with the Sunday school and congregation Pots of Bermuda lilies made the Easter decoration. Many of these were given. by the sis ter and .theldaughter of the late John Li1ley, who used t~to worship in the church. Geranium plants in bright bloom were distributed among the Sunday school scholars, and pale pink carnations to the. children of the Cradle Roll who were present. Six men from the local churches represent the village in the committee of the Men and Religion Forward Move ment, whose meetings are to be held April 1914 at Stafford Springs. It is hoped that large delegation of men will ll1attend these meetings. The bus will leave Belcher's barn at 1.15 D., m prompt The subject of next Sunday mornings sermon will be ''The Easter 4 pilgrims,'' Heb. II .l3Ss, Y. ~P.ssS. c. EG subject, "How can-we enrich our. Sabbaths?" Mark i22,: B-28. Tuesday, Bible class, The! teachings of Christ, '' Matt 6, 7. Wednesday, prayer meeting, ''The Christ of to-day,' Rom. 8: 1O-39. Both meetings at Miss Jones'. Next week s Bible class will be omitted, as the pastor will attend the Lyman Beecher lectures at Yale theological seminary during the week.
 :: The Staffordville library and read ing. room has been greatly improved in its appointments through the kind ness or James SWlrG, who: has placed in the rooms seven bracket lamps which he found unused elsewhere. The library, which is little more than a year old, exists at present in bor- 'rowed quarters at the house of Miss Jones, the Congregational minister. But the intent of those interested is 4IyS, r.. ;9dd o -1;I1oc.o oAeo ;., in every respect, with a home as we'll as a name of it's owT. Gifts of over 800 books have been added to the 20 or more loaned as atsstarter by B. G.. Cooley and R. H. Royoe.s Seventy nine people are registered as drawing books, Over 675 have been drawn besides numberless magazines and periodicals. The rooms have been kept open (with few exceptions) every Monday and Saturday evening fOr men and hOvs. and on Tuesday and