The Press., 1913-10-08

Rev. and Mrs. Thomas lyric ot
 Hazardville were in town yesterday. Mrs. A. W. Jolly of Saylesville, R.
 l., is visiting Mrs. Frank Butterfield.
 There will be regular meeting of
 Myriad Rebekah lodge next Wednes-
 day evening.
 MT. and Mrs. w. A Foster of Hart
 ford have daughter, Jeannett Brown
 ing, born Sept. 25th.
 MT. and Mrs. George Colburn from
 Jamaica, West Indies, are spending a
 month in this town and Springfield.
 The borough court was more than elf-supporting the past year. Re- ceipts were about $7OO and the ex- penses about $50 less.
 The annual meeting of the council of the federation of churches will be held at the Methodist church, Stafford Springs, Sunday at p. m.
 Mrs. H. E. Jones is visiting at her old home in Farnumsville, Mass. MT. Jones will go there for day or two before going to New York on busi- ness trip.
 Mrs. Louisa Eaton celebrated her 97th birthday on Tuesday, receiving many relatives and friends. Tokens of flowers and confectionery were car ried her.
 MT. and Mrs. 0. Allen and Miss Beatrice Congdon accompanied MT. and Mrs. Bennett to their home and are spending a week in Boston and vicinity.
 Mrs. M. D. Harris and Mrs. 0. E. Butterfield will represent the Congre- gational Sunday school at the county convention at the Union church ill Rockville next Tuesday.
 Contractor H. R. Dillingham; has completed his work on the Gary building. MT. Gillingham is local contractor and the building does him credit
 There will be Columbus day so- cial dance at St. Edwards hall Mon- day evening, the first night of the fair. Music will be by Lynch's or chestra, B. J. Mullins prompter.
 Mrs. J. H. Valentine has as a guest her sister, Mrs. Gilbert, from | Portland, Oregon. Miss Elinor Val entine has returned from the New Jersey coast, where she has been with friends
 Rev. and Mrs. l.. Rees are enter taining Dr. Raymond Hooker from Richmond, Va. Miss Nita Rees has returned to her home here, having graduated from her hospital training at White Plains, N. Y.
 Hunters were in Hyde Park bright and early this morning A determined effort will be made to arrest any man hunting in the park, and the court will be asked to make the penalty as severe as the law allows.
 The Junior League are arranging an outing at the place of the camp fire on Converse hill for Saturday af- ternoon, leaving the church with Rev. ana mrS. aG z O II un- pleasant, it will be postponed.
 Mrs. David Bissett and Mrs. John Foster have returned from Chicopee, Mass, where they were invited to visit Cabot chapter, o. E. s., on Monday evening. A reception to the grand officers was the occasion.
 The stores will pretty generally fol low their usual custom of closing af- ternoons during the fair. The manu- featuring plants will close the first two days of the fair to give employees a chance to attend the exhibition.
 Mrs Bertha A. Morse, assistant de- partment inspector, of Hartford, visited Winter W. R. 0. last Wednes- day for the annual inspection. Af- ter the meeting a supper was served and a pleasant social time enjoyed. Regular meeting next Wednesday af- ternoon.
 Thirty-three attended the Current Events club meeting Monday evening and three new members were voted in. The seasons work on South America was begun with a paper by Mrs. Frank Orcutt. Mrs. 0. E. Brown, accompanied by Miss Mabel Meyer, sang lullaby.
 The concert program for the fire- mems ball, to be held in St. Edwards hall next Tuesday evening is as fol- lows: March, Our Flirtations, Sousa overture, Bits of Remick's Hits, No. 13, Lampe; waltz, Remembrance, St. Clair; selection, Lucia Di Hammer moor, Donizetti; duet, selected, Thom- as; march, Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa.
 The cups of the Stafford Country club were presented at the golf grounds last Saturday afternoon. An. gus Park won the presidents cup in the handicap tournament. H. E. Gil martin received a cup for winning the most Saturday handicap matches dur ing the season. Miss Mabel Meyers was the winner of the tennis tourna- ment cup. After the final in the ten his match the cups were presented to the winners by Wm. Park. The ladies' committee served a lunch.
 At the annual meeting of the Wom- ans Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church the following off, cers were elected: President, Mrs. | E. K. Taft; vice-presidents, Mrs. Frank Orcutt, Mrs. W. P. Buck, Mrs. 10. P. Hodgson; secretary, Mrs. A. 70. Eaton; treasurer, Mrs. Hattie Wal colt; corresponding secretary, M Miss Florence Washburn; solicitor of membership, Mrs J. R. Parkhurst; ; solicitor for Missionary Friend, M-s Horr;o Noo5bo,,,