The Press., 1913-04-30

MT. and Mrs. o. B. Brown and
 daughter, Barbara, were in Brookfield
 for Sunday.
 The Johnson mill was shut down
 Friday and Saturday while. the new
 boiler was being placed.
 Mrs. Edmund A. Burnham and son,
 Robert, of Syracuse, N. Y., have been
 guests of Mrs. 0. B. Pinney, Mrs. M.
 A. Harris and Mrs. T. F. Mullen.
 Randolph, the older son, a student at
 Mt. Hernon, joined his mother here
 for a short visit, all leaving town the
 last of the week.
 The transmission line was blown
 down last Saturday morning, just be-
 low the electric light station, by a
 blast set off by the contractors doing
 the highway work on the road to Will
 lington. The service was interrupted for some time and caused quite little inconvenience, especially to those using electricity for power. This has happened number of times and protest has been made to the high way commissioner and contractors.
 The service at Orcuttville Sunday was conducted by Mrs. J. W. Rollin- son. Rev. Miss Jones spoke most in- terestingly on the joys and persecution of Christian service, The visits of Miss Jones to these meetings have been sympathetic, inspiring and
 enjoye6s and many expressed
 regret that she was to end he1
 ate in town this week. Mex
 asaVergne Dimock S
 and Rev. J. w. Ballantine
 A barberry hedge is being placed around the grounds of the Congrega- tiona1 church, next to the walk. So many people, especially the children, have walked on the grass instead of keeping on the sidewalk that the turf has been worn away for quite little distance from the walk along the en- tire street line of the church property. The placing of the hedge will add to the beauty of the lawn and is along the line of the other efforts that are being made to beautify the unused plots of ground, and all should take pride in these efforts and endeavor to protect the improvements from being marred.
 The mems mass meeting last Sum- day afternoon at the Comique theatre was an inspiration to those churchmen who believe in doing things for the uplift of humanity. The newer ideals of practical social service were laid before the interested audience in a way seldom done from the pulpit in Stafford. The meeting got under way with some fine singing from the new song cards prepared by committee of the council of the churches. J. H. Valentine presided, introducing the speaker as one of the most practical leaders in the new forward church at Hartford. Winslow Russell held the close attention of all present from start to finish, his topic, Social justice, "taking up conditions in various ways as they exist in the nation, state and our town, and show ing clearly the duty of each man as a good citizen and as church man. The short -comings of the poor, as we'll as the rich, were discussed, causes stated and remedies suggested. That the church may be more efficient in the bringing about of social justice, MT. Russell elaborated in detail the new plan of church work, of groups of men from all the churches in a working for specific pur- pose, such as improvement of local affecting tuberculosis, a study of conditions as to the tene- ments occupied by mill workers, in teresting boys and girls in properly directed recreation, how to curtail the curse of intemperance, if the so- cial evil exists in this community how can the church best proceed to stamp it out. These are but few of the many live matters suggested which our business, professional and labor ing men ought to get together in the name of the church of Jesus Christ and try and solve. Business men were urged to put business methods into church work. Where this is being done great strides are being made forward for the kingdom of God, and social justice. The church does not ap- pear to be organized to meet the de- mands of the times. The Stafford federation of churches was commended because similar federations in other places, particularly Hartford, have put new vigor and activities on com mittees of church men. Many plans of work that each of the five commit tees of the Stafford federation could take up were suggested, and if this were done, Stafford would doubtless