The Press., 1913-02-12

| ing from a two-weeks' visit in Maine.
 Bidwell 6 Go. will begin cutting ten-inch ice on Warren's pond to-mor row.
 The Smith 6 Cooley ice house ii being filled with nine-inch ice from the Baker pond.
 Regular meeting of Court Oronocc Thursday evening. The degree team will work the first degree on five can didates.
 Mrs. Peter Bondville has returned to Thorndike, Mass, after spending 2 few days with her daughter, Mrs. Merrill Converse.
 The L. A. A. O. H. will hold theil annual May ball Friday evening, May 2d. Plans are already on foot tC treble their former successes.
 The members of the junior depart. ment of the Stafford Young Mems club are asked to be present Thursday afternoon at 4. 45 for picture.
 The union Lenten service will be held Friday evening at 7.3O at the Methodist church. Rev. L. B. Curtis of the Baptist church will conduct the service, using the subject, "The Heavenly renewal ''
 Five men speakers made the meet ing an interesting one at the Orcutt- vile schoolhouse last Sunday. J. R.. Park hurst and William Lee will lead the service Feb. Is, and J. T. Mel bourne and Rev. P. V. Norwood of the Episcopal church Feb. 23.
 Raymond Ormsby, formerly of this town, has accepted the position of janitor at the Johnson Memorial hos pital and will begin his duties March 1st. MT. Ormsby has had five years experience at the state hospital at Concord, N. H. , and is we'll qualified for the work.
 A committee from the Stafford Business Mems association appeared before the court of burgesses last evening in favor of the borough sprinkling the streets and having the expense assessed to the abutters. The plan is we'll under way. The borough officials have several bids under con- sideration. The assessment will be laid after each season and the tax col lected the next spring when the other borough taxes are collected.
 The following young matrons will give a George Washington sociable and supper at the Congregational chapel next Wednesday evening: Mrs O. E. Brown, Mrs: B. P. Cooley, Mrs. R. ". Smith, Mrs. O. H. Mey- CTS, Mrs. c. R. Newton, Mrs. O. H. Moore, Mrs. E. D. Tufts, Mrs. H. B. Burwell, Mrs R. G. Clapp, Mrs. O. B. Pinney and Mrs. T. F. Mullen. An illustrated lecture on the Revolution ary period of U. s. history will follow the supper.
 Otto Ladish, Al, died Tuesday af- ternoon from the effects of a second shock. The funeral will be held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Augusta tomorrow afternoon. He leaves two brothers, Herman of this town and Oscar of Lawrence, Mass. and four sisters, Amelia in Germany, Mrs. P. Whitman of Indian Orchard, Mrs. Charles Daily of Rockville and Mrs. Alfred Whittlesey of Lawrence, Mass. He also leaves a wife, who lives in Philadelphia.
 The Hudson garage have just closed l contract with the Fabyan Woolen company for three Pope Hartford touring cars, to be delivered in about two weeks. One will be used here, one in Mystic and one in Worcester. Other recent purchasers are E. J. Sweet and W. H.. Bumstead, who have placed orders for Ford cars. The rep of the Hudson company will be at the Hartford show, and will be pleased to show their friends and patrons any of the popular cars which they represent in this locality.
 Congregational Church Notes: Mid week meeting topic, "Work and wages in the Kingdom of God," Matt 25: l4-3O; 8.3Op. m., church committee The pastors class on church will hold its second ses- sion Sunday at 5 p. m. to discuss What Christians believe;'' a review will also be given of the first session on becoming Christian for the bene- it of those who could not be present last Sunday. The class will meet about six times. The mems Bible | class will take John :35, 3: 25 for next Sunday. There will be a | Christian Endeavor social this even- ing at o'clock and business meet ing for adoption of new constitution.
 The Manufacturers won from the Crescents, 3 to o, last evening.
 Manufacturers. Tare, 7S 95 S8- 261 | Smith, 75 84 S4- 243 |