The Press., 1913-09-10

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 gagged in his work. Stafford. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thanl all our friends, who so kindly remem bered us by their many acts of kindness during the sickness and at the death o Augustus St. Mary, also for the flora emblems.
 MRS. AUGUSTUS ST. MARY AND FAMILY.
 Miss Annie Brown returned yester day to South Portland, Me, where she will teach the commercial course.
 Mrs. Charles Patten of Norwich and Mrs. F. B. Weaver of Philadel phia, Pa., were guests of Mrs. J. N. Sibley last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. A. Lasbury, Miss Flora Nothe and Lucius Hassen were the guests last week of James Hassen of Garfield, N. Y.
 Miss Margaret Glover is enjoying an automobile trip through the White mountains, being the guest of Miss Jennie Lilly of Worcester
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening. The Magic Mirror," given during the lecturer $ hour at the last meeting, was we'll worth repeating and it is planned to do so at an early date.
 The committee of the free lecture course for the coming season have en- gagged the following talent: Dec. 6, Wickersham Jan. 21st, Glinn Frank ; Feb. 10th, Lincoln Wirt. The course will close in March with a high class musical entertainment, which also includes a reader of marked ability.
 Baptist Notes: Mid-week service tonight. Subject, ''The ideal Chris tian: his faith, 1st John 5: 1-l5. Conservation service. Leader, Mrs. Swift. On Sunday the church ap- pointed delegates to attend the Ash ford Baptist Association, to be held :: at South Wilmington, Sept. .23d and 24th as follows: pr. F. P. Batchel- der, Dea. and Mrs. Henry 0. Thresher
 Universalist Church Notes: Will liam Gaskin, son of the pastor, occu- pied the pulpit of the Universalist church and will preach again next Rev. William E. Gaskin is at Clifton Springs, New York, for few weeks receiving treatment for a stubborn case of eczema. The Young Peoples Christian Union held their first devotional meeting since vacation last Sunday evening.
 The 70" supper at Parsons Retreat was greatly enjoyed by good num- Der. The spot proved an ideal one for such an occasion and the day per- feet. pr. Booth has put up two build ings some distance in the rear of his home. that command fine view of the valley toward Hydeville and the Hollow. On account of the death of Augustus St. Marie the social in the evening at grange hall was postponed till next Saturday evening.
 Augustus St. Marie, who died last morning, was born in Can ada March 18th, 1928. He came to he states in 1843 and has lived in hem more or less since. He was married in Thorndike, Mass, to Marie Lachapell in 1865 and came lere from Belchertown to live and ! york for MT. Whitman in 1876, and ! las made this place his home ever ince. The funeral was held in St. church at 9 o'clock Monday morning. The burial was in St. Edwards cemetery. He leaves, be- tides his widow, three daughters, Miss Della at home, Mrs. Wm. Dimock of 5omers, Mrs. Thomas Jenkins of the Springs, and one son, Edgar, of this place.
 Staffordville
 William Phelps of Worcester was nome over Sunday.
 There will be mass at St. Joseph's chapel next Sunday morning at 9| clock.
 Miss Marion Cole of Allston, Mass. 1as recently been the guest of Mrs. B. }. Phelps
 Mrs. Lima Booth returned home after spending several days put of town.
 Benjamin Phelps, employed at Iyon's store, is having two weeks va- cation out of town.
 Miss Dorothy Belcher has returned nome after visiting her cousin, Miss Ethel Brown, in Monson.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Brown of Monson were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Willis Belcher over Sunday.
 Miss Pearl Hanna returned home ast Saturday from Blackstone, Mass. lfter spending two months with rela- ives in that place.
 Miss Bertha Belcher, who has been pending several weeks with relatives n Jewett City and Coventry, returned nome last Wednesday.
 On Wednesday evening at 8.3O, in he M. B. church, there will be a meeting of the Library Association of 5taffordville, to act upon the resigna- ion of the president and vice-presi- lent and transact other business.
 Rev. Marian H. Jones, a former pas- or of the local Congregational church, Ias accepted the call as pastor of the Congregational church in Canterbury. Miss Jones spent few days last week 1t Mrs. Browning's getting her house. hold goods ready to be sent to the Congregational parsonage in Canter bury. Her local friends wish her suc- cess in her new field of labor.
 Rev. Wilfred D. Hamilton breaches his final sermon in the Staffordville Motb0dict ohuroh novk Cuu1ou v,oorv,