The Press., 1913-11-12
Mrs. Jens ohristensen was piven 1,


 dohn Christensen, last Wednesda.
 gening, the occasion being her 95tl
 Birthday. The visit of her friends we'll as the material tokens of thei
 teem, were keenly apperciated by rs. Christensen and the festivitie M the evening proved very enjoyable At the baseball whist given by tn,
 Eastern Star last Friday evening tho Bridgeport table won the largest mum
 Der of games, 32, and Princeton was Rlshe winner in runs, scoring "A. Bridgeport was represented by Mrs. Anders Jacobsen, Mrs. Hannibal Al. Eden, E. F. Engley and O. H. Meyers. The Princetons included Mrs. E. B. Hannant, Mrs. E. F. Engley, H. F. Cady and Harold Pinney.
 The public utilities mission Twill have hearing here some time next week, the date to be announced later. A petition has been presented to the commission by the borough officers, asking that 8 fagman be stationed at Spring street and that the road be prohibited from using for switching purposes the sections of track that cross the highway. A gen. eTal expression of opinion is desired at the hearing, and it is hoped that the citizens will make it point to be present.
 All Christian people are asked to remember that next week has been ap- pointed by the federal council of churches of America as "Home mis- sion week, and are urged tc pray for all forms of home missionary work. Union services have been arranged to be held Tuesday evening in the Con- gregational church, with address by Rev. Sherrod Soule; Thursday even- ing in the Methodist church, with 60 stereopticon slides and with lecture furnished by Rev. H. E. Swartz, en- titled, ''New Americans for a New America ;'' Friday in the Baptist church in Stafford, with address by Charles E. Prior of Hartford; and a meeting, probably Thursday after noon, arranged by the ladies, of the churches, to be held in the Episcopal The public is most cordially invited to attend each of these ser- vices
 There was a small attendance at the annual town appropriation meet ing on Monday afternoon. Only a very few attended from the borough. E. o. Pinney presided. A tax of 12 mills was voted in place of the 10 mill tax of last year. The two mills were added on account of the state tax and to help pay for the new addi- tioE to the borough school building. The usual appropriation of $sO was made for the observance of Memorial day. There was no opposition to the clause to see if the town would reopen the old county road leading from the house of Mrs. Rose Tetrault to the house of John Mitchell in West Staf- ford, and it was voted to reopen the road. The following appointments of minor officers were made by the se- lectmen: Sealer of weights, Jacob Glover; sealer of leather, G. l.. Den his; wood measurers, T. M. Lyon, O. B. Pinney, G. M. Barlow, H. 0. Holt, B. T. Eaton, B. E. Fletcher, O. B. Gary, E. R. Curtis; public weigh DTS, E. O. Pinney, 0. H. Moore, O. P. Bradway, G. L. Dennis, George J. Gary, H. M. Hemingway; sextons, Burt T. Lamb, John Kane, E. D. Ellis, O. D. Glazier, Wm. H. Heald, Russell Colburn, Henry Boyer, Clar- once Turner, H.O. Butterfield, Lyman Weeks, Philis Taylor.
 % BOWLING.
 Tuesday night the Manufacturers raised the high team total to 1885. W Wednesday night the Independents hung up total of 1851, and Thurs lay night the Clerks topped them all with a total of 1872. The Independ- ents rolled a new team string of 49O over the Crescents' 453. III. B. Pin aey has tied Snow for high single honors with 112. Wednesday even- ing the Crescents dropped two points to the Independents.
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