The Press., 1914-07-01
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in the races at South Birmingham next week.
 James J. Downey of Catskill, N. Y., visited his cousin, Mrs. Fred E Leavitt last week.
 A daughter was born last Thursday to MT. and Mrs. Frank 0. Marsdale of Pittsfeld, Mass, formerly of this town.
 Mrs. 0. L. Keefe of New Haven. who has been visiting her sister, Mrs, F. E. Leavitt of Center street for a week, has returned home.
 The Sunday evening service at the Congregational church will be omitted during July and August, and the first two Sunday in September.
 Miss Ethel Charter, who has taught in Stonington for the past two yeals, has resigned and has accepted a posi- tion. in South Manchester.
 J. Hawley Larned arrived in town on Friday from Asheville, N. O. MT. Larned made the trip north by boat from Charleston, S. O., to New York.
 Regular meeting of Myriad Rebekah lodge this evening. Bertha Bidwell, D. D. G. M, of Glastonbury will be present. There will be refreshments.
 Mrs. Edward F. Dempsey and daughter, Genevive of Dudley, Mass. |, are spending few weeks at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Mederic Gagnon.
 Mrs. Titia Smith of Maiden, Mass. !, is renewing old acquaintances in town this week. Mrs. Smith goes from here to her old home in Ripley, Maine for the rest of the summer.
 The big chimney at the Faulkner plant was blown down with dynamite about o'clock Tuesday morning. Preparations were made the night be- fore and the early hour chosen to avoid the chance of accident.
 Grace Church Notes:
 Services next Sunday, Holy Com munion and sermon at TO. 45, followed by Sunday school. Evening services suspended till September. The Sun day school picnic will be held, weather permitting, on Saturday, July II, at Crystal Lake.
 The Country club is planning an attractive program for Saturday. There will be refreshments and dis play of fireworks in the evening. Play will be started early in the afternoon in. the handicap matches for the Presi- dept's cup. The greens committee offer cup in tennis tournament for the ladies, and play in this event also will be started Saturday afternoon. Taken altogether the events for the 4th will awaken plenty of interest and there will be large attendance of members.
 Mrs. Anna M. Campo, widow of Valentine Campo, died Sunday morn ing at the age of 66. She was taken Saturday afternoon with cerebral hemorage and lived but few hours. Her husband died about six years ago. She leaves two sons and two daugh- ters. The sons are Louis and James of this town. The daughters are Mrs. Mary Fontanella of this town and Mrs. Lena sSchielenger of Rockville. The funeral was held from St. Ed wards church yesterday morning, and the burial was in St. Edwards cemetery.
 Although the Stafford ball team had five men disabled, an effort was made to play match on Saturday with the Ohicopee Falls team, and one more of the players was added to the list. Napoleon Gilman, who was behind the bat, was hit on the leg near the knee by ball in the second inning, and was obliged to leave the game. He will probably not be able to play Saturday. The visiting team was late in arriving and only five innings were played. The home team put up poor game and the re- suit was 9 to ?, in favor of the visi- tors. The score