The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-01-05

d f. f. Patten Is in New York for
Q few days.
Miss Mae Simons is confined to he
r home by an attack of the grip.
. Nine desks have been added to tn
sophomore room of the high school,,
Charles Grenier of Cohoes, N. y.
{ is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
. Victor Grenier. =.
Miss Loretta Simons has taken
. position in the Office of the Rhode
, Island Worsted Go.
L. O. Potter of Pittsield, Mass,
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. A
/. Mitchell, last week.
A big sleighride party went from
here to Stafford Hollow Saturday
evening. They attended the dance in
Memorial hall. !.
/ Ernest D. Royce left Saturday tc
take charge as superintendent in the
Great Falls Wooden company's mill
in Somersworth, N. FL.
The annual meeting of the corpor.
ators of the Cyril and Julia @. John
son memol ial hospital. inc. will be
held at the hospital Mold y, the 18th,
at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Eaton were
called to Monson last night by the
serious illness of his mother. ME-
Eaton returned this morning leay ing
her in about the same condition. J.
At the annual meeting of the
Congregational church Thursday even
ing, following the supper, the follow
three years, J.Carl Converse; (deaoons
holding over. @ Fl. Moore, j. H.
Valentine; clerk and treasurer, y. 'E..
| Brown. The above officers with the
following make up the church COM
mittee emeritus Mrs G. III Baker
and Mrs James McLsughlin), Mrs.
| NJ. F. Harris, Mis- O. E Butterfield,
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin, Mrs. F q,
Spelman and superintendent J. p
Wagner O F Chandler was reelected
clerk of committee on missiuus. -, The
following Sunday school officers were
ratified at the meeting: Superintend-
emit, J. P. Wagner; assistant superin-
tendent, J. Carl Converse; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Mabel Meyers !;
executive committee. Miss M. McCul.
loch, Mrs NJ. A. Harris, Mrs @. e.
Butterfield. @. H. Moore. The attend.
ance and reports were very gratifying
and prosperous year is anticipates,
Stafford :
Regular meeting of Wolcott lodge
Thursday evening. - .....sg::i ..-.. -
Topic for the Y. P. G. U meeting
Sunday evening, Torchbearers on
the Christian Highway" Martin
Luther. Lea 'er, Rachel Glover.
Mrs. Ellen Needham, housekeeper
for Luther Crawford, had the mis-.
fortune to slip on the ice recently
causing badly dislocated shoulder. .:
The installation of the officers of,
Stafford grange will take place Jan.
49, They will be installed by Deputy
Walter E. Price of Warehouse Point.
Plans are about perfected for the
entertainment by the Suwanee River
Quartstte on Jan. 49, The enter
tainments to be given in Memorial
hall, under the auspices of Pinney
grammar school. 49, @ .a
The Ladies' Circle of the Universal.
ist church will meet for work this
afternoon. The regular monthly sup.s
per will be served at 6 O'Clock.
Hostesses: Mrs. Lucy Wadsworth,
Mrs. Geo. Fl. Bray, Mrs. Thomas
Dobson, Mrs. Inez Lasbury. -
The dance given by the jolly K
club in Memorial hall Jan. was a
great success, both financially. and
socially Woods orchestra furnished
excellent music. People from Rock.
Vile, Monson, Wales and Stafford
Springs attended the dance. About
125 people were present.
went to New York last week to attend
reunion of valued cousins lost to
his family over 40 years ago and
found recently The roll call was a
very helpful event. An excellent
supper was prepared by the ladies of
the Aid society and was heartily
appreciated. A goodly number Of
responses of the faithful were received
from those absent as we'll as those
present, and the address of DR.. Goats
was one of his best, on the five-year
program of the national convention 4
An offering was taken for the help of
the church. The choir rendered very
pleasing aid to the occasion. The
mid-week service will be held as
cottage meeting at the parsonage this
evening at 100. Subject, s 1.-THE
Holy Spirit, the Comforter, - John
IA. On account of the storm of last
Sunday the Lords supper was de-
ferred until next Sunday. Sunday,
Jan. Is is the close of the present
pastorate.
Staffordville.>
Mrs. Julius L. Browning was taken
to the johnson hospital last week
Monday for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Cooley have
commenced housekeeping in one Of
Mrs Wallis tenements.
The regular baked bean supper will
be served in the Congregational
vestry Thursday evening.
Mrs. F. e. Belcher and son, Earl,
and Miss Bertha Belcher, spent o few
days with relatives in South Coventry