The Press., 1913-10-01
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Orient chapter this evening. Miss Mabel Small of Birmingham
 Mass. was in town last Thursday am
 Friday.
 Lawyer Frank Harris of Syracuse
 N. Y., is a guest of his mother, Mrs
 M. D. Harris.
 Miss M. A. Quinn of the Johnson
 hospital was at her home in Williams
 town, Mass. over Sunday.
 Baker chapter, order Eastern Star will have another baseball whist a the lodge rooms Friday evening.
 The Ladies' Aid society will hol6 their annual meeting at the Oongre gational chapel Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. '
 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Allen, Miss Beatrice Congdon and MT. and Mrs. Fayette Bennett were in Ashfield a few days last week.
 There will be meeting of the To. cal candlepin association at the Tufts alleys next Monday night, when ar- engagements will be made for the com- ing season.
 A. I. Mitchell has bought a seven passenger Cadillac touring car through the Smith, Cooely 6 Newton agency. J. H. Valentine also has a new Oadil- lac five-passenger touring car.
 Several people think that Albert Brodeur, wanted for murder in Spring field, passed through here last week. He called at the houses for umbrellas to mend, but he had only one um- brella with him.
 Mrs. Annie Forgette, 52, died at her home near State Line Monday of paralysis of the throat. Her husband and several children survive her. The funeral was held from St. Ed wards this morning.
 Dr. and Mrs. Frank l.. Smith started yesterday morning for Law renee, Kansas, where they will be guests of his sister, Mrs. Morse. They will go to St. Louis, Mo, before re- turning home the last of October.
 Louis Gerard and Dennis Murray of this place were before the Rockville police court last Wednesday, charged with intoxication and vagrancy. Ger ard was sent to jail for ninety days and Murray was given sixty days.
 Residents of the borough who de- Dire to accommodate patrons of the fair one night, with or without meals, may register by addressing the secre- taries or treasurer of the fair associ- ation, stating how many people can be taken care of.
 At the annual meeting of the Wom- ans Guild of Grace church the fol- lowing officers were elected for the coming year: President, Mrs. F. L.. Smith; vice-presidents, Mrs. R. H. Fisk, Mrs. Noel M. Pease; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. O. F. Beckwith. It was voted to hold rummage sale in the Guild room on Oct. 18th.
 Thursday and Friday are Jewish holidays, and the Modern clothing store will close both days, opening Friday at 5 p. m. Samuel Kuslansky will also close his place of business the same days. MT. Kuslansky has made arrangements with five duly qualified representatives of the faith to come here and have a service at his home.
 The committee appointed by the superior court to examine into boun diary line between land of Mrs. Mary E. Pease and Michael Roberts of West Stafford includes Attorney M. D. O'Oonnell, Wm. A. Preble and Milo A. Gold. The committee will hold meeting Oct. 9th to hear the evidence. Attorney R. H. Fisk represents Mrs. Pease and Attorney W. H. Reed MT. Roberts.
 The season at the Country club will be officially closed Saturday. The finals for the presidents cup will be played off by Henry Gilmartin and Angus Park. Refreshmetsn will be served by the ladies' committee. The contestants for the Saturday afternoon handicap cup were tied Saturday, and some time next week O. B. Pinney and Henry Gilmartin will play the decisive game.
 The celebration of the tenth anni- versary by Court Oronoco, Foresters of America, at St. Edwards hall last Friday evening drew a good crowd and proved a popular entertainment the best local talent represented, and a dance The minstrels will appear again at Memorial hall in the Hollow this evening. The minstrel entertain ment will last from 8 to 9 and there will be dancing from 9 to 12. ....
 W. o. T. U. Notes: The regular monthly meeting will be held on Fri day in the Methodist church, Stafford vile, at p. m. This is an open meeting; subject for general discus sion, "Do you believe foreign temper ance work pressing need?" The dates of the state convention at Bridge port are Oct. Is, 16 and IT, beginning at 1.3O p. m. on Wednesday, Mrs. Mary B. Wilson of Philadelphia, na- tional superintendent of work among foreign speaking people, will give a public address in the Methodist church Oct. l 9th, at D. m. '' @'@ 's,
 Thomas Melbourne, 60, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Rand, in Orcuttville, Saturday of rheuma- tism. He had been ill for, long time. MT. Melbourne was employed in various woolen mills in this section for many years, his last position being in Monson He leaves a widow, one