The Press., 1915-04-21

Owing to the lateness of the season the farmers institute will not be hele this spring as planned.
 Last Thursday evening Pinney grammar defeated the Alumni by the close score of IA to 13, the closest game played by these teams. 5 Murray and Cunningham did excellent work, Murray making 10 points, ana Cunningham 12 for their respective teams. The lineup:
 p q s Alumni. Cunningham If Glover lg Rabideau If Lord re Dobson s Murray c Pagan rg D. Murray, Mathieu Ii Decarli To French If Baskets from the floor, Cunning ham 5, s Murray 4, French From fouls, s. Murray 9, Cunningham 2, Rabideau ?, MatIieu. This was the last game of the season, notwith standing the fact that each team has won two games, and although the team organization came rather late in the season, the young people, and some not so young, have greatly en- joyed this lively sport.
 Stafordville.
 We wish to extend our hearty thanks to our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during the sick ness and death of our mother.
 MIR. AND MRS. CLARENCE W. WHITE
 AND FRANK E. WHITE.
 Miss Catherine Silk of Boston was home with her mother the past week.
 MT. and Mrs. George Fisk of Bos- ton were guests of local friends over Sunday.
 Misses Florence White and Jessie West are confined to their homes with the humps.
 There will be preaching services held in the Methodist church next Sunday morning and evening.
 W. 0. Taylor of Coventry was the guest of his daughters, Mrs. William Chandler and Mrs. Frank Belcher, last week.
 Mrs Frank E. Belcher and son, Earl. were guests of her parents, MT. and Mrs. William Taylor, of Coventry over Sunday.
 George Bosworth of Springfield. Mass and Raymond Kemp of Hol- yoke, were guests of Herbert A. Bos- worth last Sunday, making the trip in MT. Kemp's automobile.
 John Morrell and mother moved last Thursday into the house he recently purchased, vacated by Benja- min Phelps MT. Phelps moved into Mrs sArthur Vests house.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church will serve their sual bean supper in the vestry Thursday evening. Adults, 10 cents; cents. Hostesses: Miss Idabelle Bowden and Miss Bertha Belcher.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Brookman of MT. and Mrs. George Lyon of North Windham, MT. and Mrs. Brown Marble of West Stafford and Mrs. N. Hemenway, Miss Nettie Needham, Mrs. Charles Irons of were among those that attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary White last week Tuesday afternoon.
 Lester Hiram Childs. 66, died at his late home last week Wednesday afternoon at 2 o',look, after short illness with pneumonia. The deceased was a son of MT. and Mrs. Horace Childs of Monson and was born Feb. 16, 1S49 He was united in marriage to Miss Fannie P. Miller of Union, Oct. IS, 1870. They have resided in Staffordville for many years. He was kind husband and will be greatly missed He is survived by his wife, but leaves no other near relatives. The funeral was held in the Methodist church last Friday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. O. O. Lyon officiating. Mrs. J. H. Mccarthy and Mrs. F. E. Belcher sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul' and "Go Bury Thy Sorrows '' The interment was in the local cemetery. Everett D. Miller of Providence, R. l., and Mrs Nellie Anoney of Warren, Mass, were among those that attended the funeral from out of town.
 West Stafford
 Mrs. W. O. Atchinson is quite i'll.
 Mrs. Laura Holmes is confined to the house by illness
 Mrs. Mari Chase of West Hartford is the guest of Mrs G. M. Barlow.
 Rev. Andrew Magill and son, Charles, made a short visit at O. P. Bradway's last week.
 Four headstones of Quincy granite have been erected on the Chase lot in the North cemetery.
 H. A. Pownall is still confined to the house and Frank Fitzpatrick is acting as substitute mail carrier
 Miss Mildred Walkley and friend, Miss Irene Sowter, of Hartford, were with Mrs. Annie Walkley over Sunday.
 LaVergne Dimock has severed his connection with the Rhode Island Worsted O.. and has entered the employ of contractor Graves. MT. and Mrs. Abner Chaffee of