The Press., 1915-09-29

Mrs. Grant Hammer has been con
 fined to her home with rheumatism the past week.
 :. Miss Pearl Bowden and Ernes Cooley visited friends in Monson last Saturday, making the trip in hi. auto.
 The Pearl Button Manufacturing Co. have bought the Arcade of Mrs. Rose Silk and also the Cady house ot H. F. Cady.
 MT. and Mrs. James Roberts and ffamily moved last Saturday from the W. P. Amadon place to Orcuttville where Mir. Roberts has. employment. Mrs. Almira Chapman, age 88, Mrs. Harvey Barrett and Ernest Cooley visited MT. and Mrs. Julius Roberts in Springfield last Sunday, making the trip in MT. Cooley's automobile.
 Mrs. H. A. Bosworth and two chil. dren were guests last week of MT. and Mrs. Frank G. Hulett of East Longmeadow and attended the wed. ding on Wednesday of Miss Frances Elvia Hulett to William Seligman. In the Congregational vestry next Thursday evening the Ladies' Aid society will serve their regular baked bean supper at 6 o'clock. Everybody invited and requested to remain for 8 social time and sing the old time songs and familiar hymns. Rev. MT. Tunnicliffe's subject in the Methodist church next Sunday morning will be "Heart and concience in relation to the prohibition of the siquor traffic. '' The Epworth League topic for Sunday evening will be "The vindication of a heroic life. '' Leader, Miss Lima Bosworth.
 The regular meeting of the Wom. ans Christian Temperance Union will be held next Wednesday in the Staffordville Congregational church at 3 o'clock. Topic, Prohibition and the farmer. Committee, Mrs. O.. l.. Turner and Mrs. A. Vest. There will be reports of department super. intendent, and also of the state con vention at New Haven by the dele gates Mrs Plumb and Mrs. Kellogg. r Clarence l.. Turner's father, Henry J. Turner, 72, died at his home at Becket, Mass last Saturday. He leaves besides his widow, two sons, William H., of Springfield. and Clarence L., of Staffordville, two brothers, Edmund B., and George W. 7, of Beckett, three sisters, Mrs. Emma Cummings, and Mrs. Mary Hamilton of Bloomfield, and Mrs. Sophronia " Whitaker of Springfield. His widow was Miss. Sarah Lister. whom he married on November 28, 1866.
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 MT. and Mrs. G. M. Barlow and sons spent Sunday with Miss Emma Blank en burg at Vernon. .>.~
 George Ellithorpe, Frank Williams and Louis Demars attended the Brattleboro fair last Wednesday.
 Marshall Bradway is at Potter Hill, R. overseeing an extensive repair job for the Bradway Machine Go.
 Mrs. Charles Amidon of Hartford spent part of last week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. G. B. Marble.
 Erskine Holmes has returned from visit with his sisters, Mrs. Emeline Tiffany of Barkhampstead and Mrs. Lydia Lane of Pleasant Valley.
 4H O. E.oonsecration service next Sun day evening. Members who can not be present kindly remember and send responses. Subject, "What will make our society a greater success?'
 The O. E mystery social last even- ing was we'll attended and much en- joyed. The central to solos rendered by Miss Eleanor Lee of Pomona, Ga. ,, who is a guest at M. A. Colds, were much appreciated. -..
 A Rally day service by Margaret Slattery will be given next Sunday at the Sunday school hour. Two vocal duets, "All my life in service I would give." and "Gather the people together," will be rendered by MT. and Mrs. Spencer Bradway and Miss B. Sturtevant and Miss H. Preston. The teachers of all de- partments are sending out invitations and. a. hearty response is looked for. The Rally day committee consists of Miss A. Holmes, Miss Sturtevant, Miss Preston and Herbert A. Glazier, superintendent.
 A pretty home wedding was solemn ized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Worthington Saturday at 1.3O D. m, when their daughter, Laura Edna, was married to Glen Edson Smith. Rev. B. H. Thayer performed the ceremony. Miss Leona Robbins of Orcuttville was the maid of honor and Charles Warrington of Gardner, Mass, a brother of the bride, was best man. The bridal party entered the parlor, which was hung with laurel and goldenrod to the wedding march from "Lohengrin, " played by Mrs. Arthur Keery, a cousin of the bride. The bride wore a gown of soft white satin, trimmed with oriental lace and pearls The bride presented her maid of honor and pianist with gold lovers' knot hatpins. After weeks wedding trip they will make their home in the Kibbe. house owned by Mrs. A. l.. Pomeroy in Som- CTS. They will be at home to their friends after November 1. Mr., Smith has responsible position with the Somers Creamery Go.