The Press., 1913-01-29

priate for the Sunday before Lent
 God refuge in trouble, and some
 thoughts for Ash Wednesday. The sewing class meets at the parsonage at 3 o'clock Saturday.
 Baptist Notes: The Christian En- deavor meeting will be held tonight at the home of MT. and Mrs. Asa Harris. Subject, Evangelism, '' Acts 1a: 14-44. Leader, Clark Brown. The Ladies' Aid society will meet for work at the vestry on Thursday after noon and will serve supper from 6 to 8. Hostesss, Mrs. Asa Harris and Miss Eugenia Thresher. -
 The oyster supper and social dance given by Stafford grange in their hall last evening was most pleasant affair and enjoyed by large number. Sup per was served to over one hundred, sixty-six being seated at time. The oysters and crackers were given by Messrs. Carl Lasbury and Clarence Wood. The grange will add good sum to the treasury. Music for the dancing was furnished by Lynch orchestra, with Charles Derusha as prompter. Regular meeting next Tuesday evening. During the lec- turer's hour the members will tell their various experiences in earning their dollar for the grange. Some are bound to prove interesting in the extreme.
 Hon. Herbert Knox Smith of Hart ford, who was comm issioner of cor porations. under the Roosevelt admin istration, will deliver an address on "Our commonwealth" at Memorial hall, Stafford, next Sunday at p. m. MT. Smith is an eloquent speaker, a patriotic citizen and we'll qualified to speak. on live issues of the day per taining to Christian citizenship. It will be remembered that as commits sioner MT. Smith had a great deal to do in exposing and leading to prose- cution several of the great trusts of the country, thereby starting a work which has been followed with zeal by the federal department of justice. MT. Smith speaks under the auspices of the federation of churches of Staff ford and Staffordville. A large choir, composed of the best singers in all four churches, will lead the singing. The public is invited.
 staffordville
 Mrs. Matthew Doyle has been i'll the past week.
 Mrs. Jessie Bosworth visited friends at the Springs few days last week.
 Ellery Chamberlin was operated on for appendicitis at the Hartford hos pital Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. David Gaudette were guests of MT. and Mrs. Myron Heck in Union Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Edmund Duplease and family moved last week from the Springs into MT. Lyons house, form l erly known as the Sanger homestead.
 The Ladies'. Aid society of the M. E. church will serve their usual SUD- per from 6 until 8 o'clock. Hostesses, | Mrs. Frank Belcher and Mrs. Charles Smith. Adults, 15c; children, 5c
 Rev. M. H. Jones invited the young people of the village one evening last week to meet M iss Lila Rilston, who is here with her parents from East Greenwich, R. I. MT. Rilston is ooss carder at New City mill.
 A bus will leave for Stafford next Sunday afternoon at 2.15 for the benefit of those desiring to attend the mass meeting in Memorial hall. Fare for the round trip, loo. Seats in the bus may be engaged of Rev. w. D. 
 The play given by the Rockville Society of Christian Endeavor, un- der the auspices of the Congregational young people, was a great success. The plot was interesting and the parts exceedingly well taken. The vestry was crowded, over $21 being taken at the door.
 Congregational Church Notes: On of the pastors illness with grip last Sunday no services were held. Prayer meeting will be post poned to Friday evening, 7.3O, at Miss Jones' Subject, ''The treasure and the pearl," Matt 13: :44-46. Next Sundays services as usual.
 Methodist Church Notes: Subject of sermon next Sunday morning will be "Follow me.'' Epworth League meeting at o'clock, led by the pas tor. Topic, ''The temptation of Tesus' Prayer meeting Friday evening at Mrs. Charles Smiths. Topic, "Confidence in God.'' This evening at 7.3O o'clock Rev. J. H. Rowland, district superintendent, will meet the trustees and stewards for he fourth quarterly conference. The Young Ladies' Helpful Circle are tudying a comedy, Miss Doulton's which they plan to give n the church vestry Feb. 27.
 West Stafford.
 Ellis Bradway is i'll with tonsilitis.
 Mrs. F. z. Fairfield visited rela- ives in Rockville Sunday.
 Frank Ellis has been confined to he house with a bronchial trouble.
 Miss Johnson and Roland Ellis of 5omers visited relatives in town Sun