The Press., 1915-06-30

usual celebrate the FOuTUH Wio' l small party for relatives and friends.
 The we'll known local horse, J. U. !, s., will start in Wendsor Monday The little horse is going strong this
 season and bids fair to make goot showing.
 Mrs. John Foster was invited to
 take an auto ride yesterday afternoon When she returned she found table , spread under the trees at her home
 for supper and about 25 or 30 of hel
 friends gathered to help celebrate hel birthday. It was jolly party ane
 the occasion was all that could be ex
 pected of social event at this hos
 pitable home.
 The Central Vermont will run ar
 excursion to Watch Hill and Block
 Island on Thursday, July 8. The
 train leaves Orcutts 8. O1 a. m., Staf,
 ford 8.O7 a. m, due New London
 9.55 a. m., due Watch Hill 11.3O a.
 m., Block Island O5 p. m. Return
 ing, leave Block Island 2.15 p. m. ,
 Watch Hill 8. 45 p. m., New London 5.3O D. m. Round trip fares, tickets good going and returning July Sth only, $l25 tickets good to return until July 18th. inclusive, $1. 75. See flyers for particulars.
 Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. Will Batchelder have been spending few days at the Batchelder homestead.
 Fred W. Rabideau of New Haven was the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Rabideau, over Sunday. Mrs. Rodney Caryl and daughter, Pauline, of Dorchester, Mass. are the guests of MT. and Mrs. George Bray.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Larned and daughter, Winnifred, have returned to their home on the Street after spending the winter in Cleveland, o. John Keith of Union made a good 1 record in the chicken matching busi- ness this spring, setting ten hens on
 
 The Universalst Sunday school will hold their picnic at Evergreen Park Saturday, July 3 and all are asked to be at the post office at 9 a. m.
 The ladies of the Universalist church will meet for work next Wed. nesday afternoon at o'clock the regular monthly supper will be served. Hostesses, Mrs. John Stone. Mrs. F. A. Lasbury and Miss Lulu Ide.
 Baptist Church Notes: MT. Glover took an auto load of our people to the Sunday school convention at South Wilmington to-day. The bi- monthly covenant meeting will be held at the chapel at 2 30 on Saturday afternoon.
 The service at the Universalist church last Sunday morning in ob. servance of St. Johns day was at tended by large delegation of Masons, the Ionic lodge of the Springs being well represented. The body of the church was filled with Masons and members of the Eastern Star. The members of Wolcott lodge, F. 6 A M., desire to express their appreciation of the hospitality of the pastor and mem mbers of the First Universalist church for the service and able ad- dress given by the pastor in observance of the day.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tesday evening. A sewing class has been organized under the direction of Mrs. J. W. Robinson, and held it's first meeting in grange hall last Fri day afternoon when the following officers were elected: President, Miss Elsie Grundy; secretary, Miss May Swift; treasurer, Miss Margaret Cunningham. The meetings will be held each Friday afternoon from 3 to 5, and all are cordially invited to at tend. There was an attendance at last Fridays meeting of 22, and the indications are there will be larger number next Friday.
 Jennie s, wife of William A. King, died at her home on Windham Road Saturday evening", after long illness. She was native of Stafford, born June 2S, 1864, the daughter of Alfred D. and Ruhama (Cummings) Cady. Mrs. King was a teacher ill this village and later assistant in the Stafford high school from 1887 until hor fo Mr. Kinu op 26, 1889, when she went to Will limantic. She was one of the most prominent women in the city of Will limantio. She was president of the Willimantic Woman's club for several years, and was prominently identified with the First Congregational church and it's work. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Beebe, both of California, two brothers, A. M Cady of Hartford and H. F. Cady of Stafford; and a son, John King of Willimantic. The home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. William s. Beard of the First Congregational church officiated. The large number in attendance and the profusion of floral offerings testified to the esteem entertained for Mrs. King by the entire community. The bearers were George B. Stiles, Allen B. Lincoln, O. R. Utley, James W. Hillhouse of Willimantic, A. M. Cady of Hartford and H. F. Cady of Staf- ford Burial was in the Willimantic cemetery.
 The community was saddened on Sunday morning to learn of the death of Miss Sarah Sessions, who passed away on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock after short and painful illness. Miss h,~ s,,