The Press., 1915-02-24
Regular meeting of the L. A. A.

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 Miss Alice Hanley is visiting rela tives in Derby, for a week or so Henry E. Newton of Dana, Mass. , visited friends in the borough yester- day.
 There will be a meeting of the
 Eastern Star tonight at the usual
 meeting place.
 The February number of the "oraole, the high school paper, will be published this week.
 Adelpert Needham has carload oi heavy draft horses weighing from 2600 to 3200, coming from the west and due to arrive here next Monday.
 There were eighteen patients in the Johnson hospital the first of the week. This is the largest number the hospital has had at one time since it was opened.
 The union Lenten service this week will be observed in the Congregational church on Thursday evening with sermon by Rev. O. H. Puffer, and in the M. E. church with sermon by Rev. l.. B. Curtis.
 Next Sabbath evening the Rev. J. H Buckley of Rockville will preach in the Methodist church in exchange with the pastor, Rev. w. F. Buck. The Fourth Quarterly Conference will be held March 4.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred wildey have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary, to Phillip Benuing Barton of Willsboro, N. T., at the Congregational church, March 15, at 7.3O p. m. A sociable and apron sale will be held by the Ladies' Aid society in the Congregational chapel this evening. Supper will be served at 6.15. The entertainment at 7.45 will include au illustrated monologue, "Old Sweet hearts. ' by Charles R. Newton.
 Lott o'Halloran, superintendent of speed classes for the Stafford fair, recently attended the secretaries meeting in Hartford, and it was arranged to have four $500 stake races on the circuit, to consist of ,. pace, 2.2O trot, 2.1S trot and 2.25 trot.
 The tourteen-m months old daughter, Beatrice, of MT. and Mrs. Daniel Newell of Rockville, died Monday. The child was running across the floor and fell and went into con- vulsions and died before a doctor could be summons. Daniel Newell formerly lived here.
 W. s. O. Russell will present an illustrated lecture, on Iceland, March 12, under the management of the Current Events club. MT. Russell is director of the science department, Central high school, Springfield, Mass. and has spent four summers in Iceland in study and exploration.
 At the monthly social of the | Stafford Business Mems association, held at the club rooms last Friday evening, the first prizes for whist went to Mrs. Hannibal Alden and O. B. Brown. The consolation prizes were awarded to Mrs. R. W. Smith and O. H. Meyers. Refreshments and dancing followed the whist. As usual it was very enjoyable occasion.
 The Young Mems club and s. H HS., came together last night at Borough | hall in their second game of basket | ball, and the s. H. s. again came out | in the lead, but the Y M. O. put up a stiff battle from the start and made | the s. H. $. boys work some. Here is the summary: *., Il
 S. H. s. Y. M. 0. Murray c Turschman Bernard Mullins If Batty Mullins Fletcher If Tom Mullins Griffiths lg J. Rafftery, Dawson Shepherd rg W. Rafftery
 Score: s. H. S., 16; Y. NJ. O., 13.
 The subject for the Current Events club Monday evening will be Islands connected with Napoleon. Hostesses, Miss F. B. Washburn and Miss M. T. Russell. Program: Corsica, Elha, St. Helena. Reading, Ode to Ma poleon. Music by male quartet, composed of R. W. Ellis, H. E Bur- we'll, O. H. Moore and J. Carl Con- verse. Committee, Miss M. E. Cooley, Mrs. W. H. Reed, Miss Ethel Moore. At this meeting it is hoped that a subject for next years study may be decided upon.
 Stafford.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange Tuesday evening.
 Miss Marjorie Dimmiek is recover ing from her recent illness.
 J. W. Robinson lost a valuable horse the first of the week.
 Mrs. Ruth Bassett is at Springfield hospital, and at last reports doing we'll
 The first meeting for practice of | the basketball team will be held in the town hall this afternoon. per- mission having been granted the school board by the selectmen. H. F. Cady is quite ill at his home with pleurisy. L. B. Jerome has also been absent from his duties at the store for a week, and is also i'll in the same home. Mrs. Jerome of Quaker Hill is assisting in the care of him.
 The Ladies' circle will meet for woik next Wednesday afternoon as usual. From 6 to the regular month- ly supper will be served. Hostesses, Mrs. Ellen Needham, Mrs. F. J. Glover, Mrs. O. H. Puffer and Mrs. | John Foster.
 Walter Bassett broke through the | ice while crossing the mill pond |