The Press., 1915-09-15

Dr. James Stretch is at the John. son hospital owing to an infected abscess on his wrist.
 A. J. Barrett of New Orleans, g veteran of the late civil war, is the guest of his brother. Frank Barrett.
 Glynville defeated Orcuttville in a we'll played game of ball on Hyde park last Saturday, by score of 5 to 3.
 Stafford.
 Herbert Wightman has a new Chevrolet touring car.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening.
 Miss Flora Rabideau is spending 8 few weeks in Montreal, Gan.
 Mrs. Charles Depeau spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Gray, in Springfield.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Patterson of Brooklyn, N. Y.. were guests of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Wightman last week.
 Miss Carrie Wilson of Reading, Pa. returned to her home on Satur. day after a months visit with Rev. and Mrs. o. H. Puffer.
 Baptist Church Notes: The pulpit was occupied on Sunday morning by Henry D. Baker of Woodstock in exchange with the pastor, and he delivered an excellent discoure. The pastor preached at West Woodstock in the morning and offioiated at the funeral of Mrs. Phoebe Weaver, mother of Mrs. George Lyon, at South, Woodstock at 3 D. m, at the chnrch. The mid-week service will be held tonight at the vestry at 7.3O Sub-S jeot, "The Battle and the Victory, s'i John 16: 33. Kent R. Raokliffe of Boston is the guest of the pastor for two days and returns tomorrow to his work as teacher of music. The pastor will be absent on his vacation after next Sunday.
 The Junior fair, long anticipated by the boys and girls of the com- munity, will take place next Saturday afternoon on the grange lawn and in the grange hall. Last spring flower reeds were purchased by the grange and distributed by the teachers among the pupils of the. Pinney grammar school. A sewing class has also been held each Friday afternoon during the summer, and the girls will ex- hibit their work done at this time or any other work they may have. While the work has been under the of the grange it is the desire of the committee to have the entire community enter into the spirit of the day. Everyone, whether patrons or not, are invited to exhibit vegetables, flowers, fancy work. preserves and food. The ladies of the grange will have food exhibit and sale, the proceeds to be used to defray the expenses of the fair. Premiums will be awarded to children only. There will be no admission, and everyone is cordially invited to attend. A program of athletic sports is being arranged by the teachers of the primary and grammar school, which will commence at 3 o'clock. The com mittee in charge will be at grange hall Saturday morning and request that all exhibits be brought in the or as early in the afternoon IS possible. The judges have been appointed as follows: Vegetables L J. M. Larned. Wesley Bradway. F. L. Upham. Food Mrs. Geo. Lord, Mrs. Thos. Dobson, Miss Bertha Fancy articles Mrs. Emma Whiten, Miss Helen Anderson, Miss Mabel Booth. Flowers-Mrs. | F. A. Lasbury, Mrs. J. F.. Brown, Mrs. Bertha Goodell.
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 GARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the many acts of kindness during the sickness and at the death of our father; also for the flowers CLARENCE E. ORMsBY,
 RAYMOND G. ORMsBY
 MT. and Mrs. E. J. Roberts, who have been spending their vacation of four weeks in Canada, returned home last Saturday.
 Mrs. J. W. Williams of Morrow was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mary Little, and niece, Mrs. Chas. Smith, few days last week.
 Mrs. Everett Clark and daughter, Evelyn, of Portland, and Mrs. J. w. Erickson and daughter of Monson are l pending a few weeks with their mother, Mrs. Helen Larges.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Kober, who rave been spending a weeks vacation n Woodmont, Norfolk and Washing on, returned home Sunday evening. George Beloher drove Meyers baker art in MT. Kober's absence.
 A lawn party will be held at the lome of MT. and Mrs. Fred Bowden n Thursday evening for the benefis