The Press., 1914-02-18

Mrs. ". H. Reel is spending two
 weeks in Brooklyn, the guest of Mrs.
 Walter Benson.
 Regular meeting of the Pocahontas
 at Society hall next Tuesday evening.
 The raIslng mp of officers will be fol- lowed by a social at which refrsh-
 ments will be served All mem bers
 are requested to be present.
 Principal A B. Morrill, ofeth state
 normal school at New Haven has
 agreed to give lecture here on eluoa- tional matters, under the auspices of
 the Stafford Business Mems assooia-
 tiou. The date aud other details
 have mt yet been arranged.
 Mir Boyd's training class will meet
 in the Congregational church next
 Monlay evening at 7.s0. Topics i:
 New Testament Clurse-James and
 His Letter; Paul the Missionary.
 Church History Cnurs,-A Crusading
 Church, A Monastic Church.
 A Washington tea party is to be given in the chapel uf the Congrega
 ti0nal church by the Girls club of : the church Saturday afternoon, from
 3 to i o'clock, and will be an inter estiny event. Attractive menus have been prepare ! for fifteen cents, and dainty colonial mails will dispense nuts and hom9, ma le candies. Men, wom 4n and chil Iren will be welcomed.
 Owing to the storm the social and dan .e nf the Country club planned for laSr Saturday night was again post pIneI. The first date arranged was cI 'ele Hwing to the small pox scare Unless something unforeseen occurs to D evenr, the program will be carried Q IT next Saturday evening The two Accomplishments will add zest to the eveu wher those interested finally as- s3mLl ..cIl W Id not have been ex fail iG X.L Je -ue of the jolliest fnnct ms If the season.
 TLJse- Tho have been disturbed over the lack of old-fashioned winter weather have had chance to enjoy the g01d old kin the past ten days. l Beginning a week ago Sunday the | weather turned cold and kept doing a | little better. until Wednesday, Thurs i day au Friday were three very keen winter days. Friday night and Sat- urlay the snow storm came, and be- fore it ceased about 20 inches had d>fal- len. Only the most necessary busi ness was transacted Saturday and much difficulty was experienced in get ting around. Trolley service was delayel l. hut there was no blockade. Trains ou the Central Vermont were the railr lad men hal their troubles. Mon lay several inches more of light suow fell again delaying the cars.
 The h1me of Mir. and Mrs. John FIster at the SrTeet was the scene of a very lively p Irty last evening, when about 75 of their friends were with them Last nights party was given by Mir anl Mrs. Fn-ter as a return 5NCuG III OA l ( urprise made on the couple last year. T The Foster homestead is noted for it's and joy was practically last evening, which is. the ule for social events at the Street. T Dancing and cards were the amuse- nent features, and light refreshments :. we're served. The dancing was in the lig dining room, and after the test z t received last evening there seems 10 doubt of the stability of the floor. The old fashioned dances were en- oyed with much enthusiasm, and ew of the newer numbers were sand. viche1 into the program. Marshal 8olieau took a couple of loads from ihe borough, the trip being made in ;w0 big sleigh barges, with straw as a foundation for the passengers. There was also a load from the Hollow in The party broke up about midnight. A chorus on the piazza, while. waiting for the teams. main- ;ained with much earnestness that MT. and Mrs. Foster were "Jolly Good Fellows, and there were no dissent ing votes.