The Press., 1913-12-03

 f Mrs. Ellen Needhan was the que r of relatives in Monson over Thank giving. @7zs
 Mrs. Marion Goodell of Lynn Mass, is the guest of her sister, Mrs } F. l.. Upham.
 James Williams of New York wa
 the guest of MT. and Mrs. F. A. Las
 bury over Sunday.
 Mrs. Wm. Fuller and MT. Orowl o Springfield spent Thanksgiving witt MT. and Mrs. Austin Witt.
 Earl Walbridge of Mystic was thu guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Walbridge, over Thanksgiving.
 Mrs. May Moseley and son, Harrison. were members of the family party al Russell Oolburn' g Thanksgiving day.
 Miss Ethel Robinson of Revere, Mass. spent few days recently with her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. W. Rol' linsOn
 Preparations are under way for g union Christmas praise service at the Universalist church the last of this month.
 Miss Louisa Richmond of Philadel- phia has been a guest of Mrs. B. R. Parry at the home of Mrs. l.. s. Good ell last week. :,
 Miss Jennie Lilley, Miss Bessie Farnum, J. A. Farnum and Charles Farnum were Thanksgiving guests of MT. and Mrs. F. J. Glover.
 Miss L.S. Cady of Monson and MT. and Mrs. Leon Booth of Springfield were Thanksgiving guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. I. P. Booth. ~.%''
 MT. and Mrs. Asa Harris entertain ed on Thanksgiving A. s. West and family of Springfield, and Mrs. Mary Heck and Mrs. Lima Booth of Staf- fordville.
 F. J. Glover, administrator of the estate of the late W. H. Black, adver- tises an auction of the Furnace Hol- low hotel and contents Saturday, Dec. 6, at p. m.
 Universalist Church Notes: Topic for Sunday morning sermon, "Christ at the Door. '' Young Peoples Chris tian Union devotional meeting at 6 p: m. Topic, Advent.
 Miss Blanche Shippey, teacher in the Pinney Grammar school, is ill at her home in Woodstock, where she went for the Thanksgiving recess. She is threatened with typhoid fever. Her place is being filled by Miss Blanche Soule.
 The free lecture given by L. B. W ick ersham in Memorial hall next evening will doubtless draw the full house that these lectures al- ways do. He is man of wide repu- tation and is called the Return Date Man.'' His subject is' Day Dreams. "
 A most enjoyable Thanksgiving dance was that held in Memorial hall last Thursday evening. The music was excellent and the fine floor seemed to have an extra polish. Dancing promptly at 8 o'clock and continued until 1. There was large 
 At the union Thanksgiving service at the Universalist church Sunday evening, Nov. 23, Rev. l.. B. Curtis gave an interesting sermon, and the several musical selections finely sung by the choir were much enjoyed. Mrs. Moore presided at the organ in ler usual pleasing manner. The beautiful solo by Mrs. Mullins, "The Lord is My Shepherd" was impress i've and rendered by her with much 
 Baptist Notes: The union service of last Sunday morning to hear Dr. Kneeland was enjoyed by all. A re- port of the same appears elsewhere. pr. Kneeland also made a very help. full address to the boys and girls of the Sunday school. The mid-week ser. vice4is changed back for this week to this evening and will be at the vestry at 7.3O. The subject will be "Our church at work for our country" Deut. 8:12O, led by Miss Nettie Brown. The ladies are requested to meet at the vestry this afternoon for special work. The Ladies' Aid so- ciety invite all to join them in a visit to Plymouth and the land of the Pill grims on Thursday evening at 7.3O at the church. Dr. F. P. Batchelder of Boston, assisted by the stereopticon, will act as guide for the party. Ad- loo. The proceeds will be used toward the fund for church re- pairs.
 Staffordville
 Mrs. John G. Rishton spent a few days in Providence, R. l., last week.
 Mrs. E. Harrigton spent few days with relatives in Springfield last week.
 There will be mass at St. Joseph's chapel next Sunday morning at 9I o'clock.