The Press., 1914-05-13
R. S. Converse has new Rec car.

cestrr over Sunday. 's' ''
 Charles R. Newton has purchased
 new Ford automobile. .-.,
 Irving J. Avery of Springfield wal in town over Sunday. *a @
 Regular meeting of the L, A. A o. Fl. tomorrow evening. ',,p..,
 Miss Beatrice Congdon spent th' week end in Hartford. .,.u,.b, ...Y
 There will be regular meeting 'oi Baker chapter, o. E, s., this evening.
 Misses Fife and Ruth Duncan oi Monson are guestss of Miss Gertrude Pease. .... ... y,an
 Mrs. Sylvia Hoffman of Worcester has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. Haroll Jones.
 James Hampston of Hartford, Il for mer resident, spent u few days in town last week. .... ,"
 The Aid society will hold their regular meeting at the hospital next Tuesday at ,. 3) D. m.
 JHrues Warren and Wm. Delligan are attending the state convention of tho K of c. at Greenwich. t.as
 Mrs Joseph Mullen is moving from Fnrestvillr to one of the J. M. Lord houses on West Main street.
 The Missionary society of the Con. gregational church met with Mrs, Q. E. Butterheld yesterday a.teruoou.
 The local ball team will play the fast Criterians of Hartford on the Hyde Park grounds next Saturday .m.
 A gool-size crowd Rnve Mrs AL fonso Garvuis Hn enjoyable May has! ket party at her home last evening. VI
 Chester Kellogg, who is in n seri- ous condition with asthma and heart disease, is a little more comfortable,
 The Warren Woolen company has added two new jacks, a napper m a shearing machine to the equipment.
 The Merchants and Warrens, tied for second position in the bowling league contest, will play match to-, night
 Mrs. Eva A. Wagner president, and Mrs. Minnie McIntire, delegate, leave to-day for Waterbury to attend the w. R. o. convention. #
 J. W. Schofield has just hal Cort- right metal roof put on his house S F. Clark has also placed an order for the same roofing to be applied to his house.
 The personal property at the Frank Keefe place, consisting of farming tools anl household furniture, will be sold at auction on Saturday. May 23, at p. III.
 The borough has put on man andt cart to keep the streets cleaned Residents can help by putting their waste paper and other litter in the re- ceptacles for the purpose.
 A party of IA friends gave Miss Hildreth Whitaker a surprise party at her home last Friday evening, the occasion being her 14th birthday Games and refreshments were features and general sociability prevailed.
 The body of Mrs. Josephine Bowker Lockwoo was brought here for burial last Friday. The service was from Grace church, Rev. P. V. Norwood and the burial was in the Stafford Springs cemetery. Mrs. Lockwood resided in Hydeville about 25 years ago and is survived by her husband, a sister and a brother.
 The Knights of Pythias will ob- serve the sixth anniversary of the for nation of the order here next Friday ! evening with an open meeting. The will consist of an ad- dress on the order, speaking and sing ing. Miss Ruth Durham, reader, has been engaged for the evening. l Ice cream and cake will be served, joyed either in dancing or at whist.
 At the annual meeting of the Cur rent Events club Monday evening the following officers were elected to serve for the coming year: Miss Mary Bal lantine, president; Miss W. s. zAdams'I and Mrs. c. R. Newton, vice-presi- dents; Mrs. Anders Jacobsen, record ing secretary; Mrs. o. H. Meyers, Jr. treasurer; Mrs. E. F. Leach, corre- spending secretary; Mrs. F. G. San ford, auditor. The original rhymes in response to the roll-call caused much amusement. Miss Elinor Val entine sang "White Throat" by George Aspinwall, and for an encore "The Maiden and the Butterfly" by Eugen d Albert, with Miss Alberta Eaton accompanist. The officers, Miss Mary Ballantine, Mrs. G. Perci- val Bard, Mrs. O. R. Newton, Miss A. D. Washburn, Mrs. 0. H. Meyers, Jr., Mrs. B. F. Leach and Mrs. F. G. Sanford, served ice cream and small cakes at the pleasant social. The club will study the "Islands of the World" next year, and the program committee, Mrs. James McLaughlinid Miss Margaret Ballantine and Mrs, T. II. OpelMau, are aG 'WoEk on .CHe year book.
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 O. W. Lasbury is confined to the house by illness. 4,.nE~ s+e,I.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening
 There will be special meeting of Wolcott lodge tomorrow night. Work in the F. O. degree. g.
 MT. and Mrs. Sawtelle and daugh- ter of Blackstone, R. l., were the guests over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. F. J. Glover.