The Press., 1913-01-15
Earl Gary has taken a position with Otto T,udwio of Hortford

Earl Gary has taken a position
 with Otto Ludwig of Hartford.
 E The annual meeting of the incor- operators of the Johnson memorial
 hospital will be held at the hospital
 next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. I Baker chapter, o. E. S., will hold
 a baseball whist Friday evening. ETickets may be purchased at the door.
 Playing will commence promptly at I8.15.
 E The annual meeting of the council
 of the federation of churches was held
 last Sunday in the Congregational
 chapel. Officers were elected as fol-
 lows: President, Rev. l. P. Booth
 vice presidents, J. R. Parkhurst, B. F. Cooley; secretary treasurer, F. H. Plumb. The constitution was slight
 ly amended and will be printed, that
 each delegate may have a copy. Plans
 were perfected so that the various
 lines of work of the federated church
 may be properly financed. This in- cludes summer outdoor and winter indoor rally meetings and lectures,
 mission work by the evangelistic con-
 mittee, community welfare work by
 the social service committee, various kinds of printed matter, song books, bibles, etc. Chairman J. T. Mel
 bourne gave an interesting report,
 with figures of attendance, names of various speakers, etc, at the Orcutt- vile meetings Several spoke en- sconragingly of these meetings. Chair man J. H. Valentine reported for the |committee on boys work, and Rev. lR. e. Clapp for committee on mis- fiona
 The American Wool and Cotton Reporter is getting data on textile workers who have spent years in the
 business, and among others publishes the following sketch of John Furnace of this town, with his picture: "John Furnace was born in Yorkshire, Eng land, September g, 1844. At the age of nine he went to work in the cotton mills of that city, putting in ten years in the card room and IS years as a slubber tender. At the age of 37 he came to this country, landing in Boston July 4, 1881, and going to Stafford July 8, four days later. His service with the Warren Woolen company has practically covered his entire stay in this country, a period of about thirty and half years, with the exception of two months, when, this mill being idle, he worked in Gilbertville, Mass. His life as a spinner has been twenty mine and half years. The first year he entered the employ of the Warren Woolen company was spent in the picker room. At the age of 68 he is still with the Warren company doing good work, and, as stated by his em- ployers, his term of service with this company has been efficient and faith full"
 At the annual meeting of the Stafford library association held at the library rooms Monday afternoon the following directors were elected Allen, Charles Warren, Joel H. Reed, Miss Celia Holt, Mrs. 0. B. Butterfield, F. H. Baker, F. F. Patten, Cryil Johnson, w. H. Heald. The me ting of the directors followed and the following elections made: President, Cyril Johnson; vice. president, Joel H. Reed; secre- tary and treasurer, Wm. H. Heald; W. H. Reed and B. P. Cooley; book purchasing committee, Miss Anna Heald, Miss Margaret Bal lantine, Miss Margaret Cooley, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin; children's table Miss Edith G. Cushman, Mrs. R. W. Ellis, Mrs. W. H. Reed and Miss Anna Heald. The libra- rian's report shows the circulation as follows: History, 359; poetry, 1855; fiction, 6481; science, 2O5; literature, 298; travel, 327; juve- nile, 434O; magazines, 688; total, 12,8 ,83. The total number of volumes is 1887. In the reading room there are 12 monthlies, eight weeklies and two dailies. The num- Der of patrons enjoying the reading room the past year is 45O3. Books added by purchase during the year, 2l3-by gift, 10. Books rebound, 212; replaced, 2l. During the year the work of the library in connection with the schools of the town has in- Books have been sent out to three school libraries. Periodicals presented to the library, Mrs. Chris 5opher Allen, Worlds Work" Mrs. B. W. Smith, "Life;" Mrs. Gather inc Hicks, Hartford Courant; Chris- 5opher Allen, Springfield Republican; Lewis Mclaughlin, Scientific Ameri- can and The Press; F. E. Cady, Mon- Ion Register; Miss Amy Arnold, The Nautilus. Volumes presented, J. H. Reed, 5 vols. ; A. R. Graves, vol. Mrs. Wm. Lee, 3 vols. Mrs. Josiah Converse, 1 vol. Miss Celia Holt, A O |