The Press., 1915-06-16

Mrs. Paul Garvals June ;. : MT. and Mrs. Alesandro Muzl'
 have little son born June 10.
 Elder Amasa Morse is spending
 few weeks with his daughter, Mrs
 Edson, in Springfield.
 Children's day will be observed next Sunday at the M. E. church Special services at p. m.
 Miss E. Mae Lathrop, who was re- elected teacher of the Orcuttv1lle school, has sent her resignation to the school board.
 Judge Richard T. O'Connell and Miss Margaret O'Connell of East Hartford were guests of their brother, Attorney M. D. O'Connell, over Sun- day.
 The F. B. L. will hold it's regular meeting at Society hall June 16. A good attendance is desired as there is important business to see to-, also com pany from Manchester to entertain.
 Children's day will be observed at the Congregational church next Sum- day. The young people are especially requested to attend the morning ser vice The program given by the Sunday school will be at o'clock, | and the regular evening service will be omitted.
 There are four new cases of diph- Eheria. Two of these are on Willing ton avenue, Flora Fontanella and Lora Fontanella. Harry Wise is i'll with the disease and Thomas Frazier of Willington avenue. Quarantine has been removed at Miss Mullins boarding house on Furnace avenue. Mrs. W. H. Reed gave a party in honor of Miss Stuart and Miss Smith at her home on Highland Terrace before their departure. Members of Mrs. Reeds Sunday school class were present and both Miss Smith and Miss Stuart were remembered with gifts. There were 1 4 present and it proved very pleasant occasion.
 At meeting of representatives of the various organizations in town, held on Monday, committee was formed to put through community Fourth of July celebration. The fol lowing officers were elected: Chair man, Rev. P V. Norwood; secretary, Richard Valentine; finance committee, MT. Mitchell, MT. Park, Mrs Pinney, Miss Cooley, MT. Siswick; music, MT Myers, MT. Lynch, MT. Norwood; fireworks, MT Jacobsen; sports, MT. Pinney, MT. Ellis, MT. M. O'Halloran, MT. Valentine. The object is to have good old fashioned celebration- sports for man, woman and child in the morning, ball game with Mon- son in the afternoon and fireworks in the evening, band concerts both afternoon and evening. This is town affair, for town folks. Let's all turn out and make it record breaker Detailed program will be announced later
 Stafford Athletic Association Notes.
 A track team composed of Joseph Fitzpatrick, Richard Murray, Wm. Carey, Ed. Harwood and Tom Mullins will represent the association in the 1OO-yard, 22O-yard, 40O-yard and half-mile runs at a track meet in Southington on Saturday. This meet ing is run by the St. Thomas athletic club and will be good one. The best wishes of the town go with our boys in this, their first appearance
 Stafford.
 Mrs. Elenore Puffer is at Rose Villa for the summer.
 Thomas Simons is recovering from a severe attack of pluerisy.
 Dr. Batchelder of Boston is spend ing a few days at his old home here.
 Miss Anna Findeisen is spending few weeks at her home in Concord, Mass.
 Woloott lodge will hold a meeting Thursday evening. Work in the M. M. degree.
 Mrs. Geo. Kepler of Norwich is the guest of Mrs. Nella Weston for a few days.
 The grange have received an in- vitation to visit Willington grange Wednesday evening, June 23. Quite a number signify their intention of attending.
 Baptist Church Notes: The mid- week service will be held at 73O to- night at the chapel. Subject, The Heavenly Vision, Acts 26: 19. The pastor will attend commencement of Colgate university, Hamilton, N. Y., and the reunion of his class, 1855, and in his absence next Sunday the Rev. John W. Ballantine of West Stafford will preach. The Sunday school will be held at the usual hour, but the preaching service will follow the Sunday school at 1.15 D. m.
 The following item from the Derry News will be of interest to the many friends of Rev. Wm. Gaskin. During the pastorate of the late Rev. Wm. E. Gaskin he was frequenE visitor at the Universalist parsonage. 'The Rev. William Gaskin, son of the late Rev. William E. Gaskin and Mrs. Gaskin of this town, was ordained to the Christian ministry of the Uni- yersalist church in Rumford, Me-, Wednesday, June 2. An extended program was used in which the Rev. Frederic F. Foshay, of the Baptist church, the Rev. J. M. Arters of the Methodist church, and Rev. Lee s. McCollester, D. D., dean of the theological school of Tufts college, participated. Rev. MT. Gaskin is graduate of Pinkerton academy, and of the Crane theological school, Tufts