The Press., 1916-03-01

Miss Ella Foster of Portland, Me-
is a guest of her sister, Mrs. M A
Harris.
Mrs, James Stretch of Simsbury,
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X
s. Converse. #
} This evening at the regular meet
ing of Myriad Rebekah lodge refresh
ments will be served.
Miss Harriet Wildey, accompanies
her father, Fred Wildey, to Boston
for few days last week.
Icemen are busy at State Line a
present There has been large
harvest there this season.
Ri. Rev. John Milan, bishop, o.
Hartford diocese, was the guest yes.
terday of Rev. F. J O'Neill.
George N. Wood has returned &c
work in the Arnold market after
several weeks absence because of sick
ness.
Romeo Serafin has opened restau'
rant in that part of the building,
until recently occupied by John
Pierola & Sons.
The F. B. L. will have leap year
dance at the Redmen's hall next
Tuesday evening with music by
Woods orchestra. -s, -
Prot. Antonio Parish, new coy.
ductor of the Italian band, intends
to open a music store in the Rock we'll
block over Wasserman's store about
March /. Prof Parish has moved
his family here.
The S Y. M @. I'd team will play
i the Stafford Hollow picked basketball
team next Wednesday evening in the
local club The S. Y. NJ O. juniors
and the Pinney grammar school
quintets will furnish the preliminary.
Miss Ella Connors, retiring as a
teacher of the 7th grade of the local
school, was given a farewell party
last evening by Miss Mary Hanley at
the Hanley home. 1t was a costume
affair and proved a very enjoyable
evening for Miss G nnors and the
many young women attending
CUMMY's COLYUM. IL
ADVICE.
Better go it hard--Lent is in the i'm
mediate offing. Dance while you con-
ventionally 'kin.''
Says Chief Wise, eff only good part
of that Sunday night fire crowd will show
up in St Edwards hall during our fair,
we'll try to keep their interest up i'll an
other way" Guess the freboys will, at
that
THAT'S RIGHT.
Not all the races that are run
On road, rail or in the air,
Have got .~ -
The race to fill paper space g.
So badly 'skun.'
Types we meet-The Gushy guy: We
often meet this kind of humanity AS
soon as we come into his presence he
starts to set the atmosphere in fervid
motion by expounding bis tool-opinions
on certain questions that even seek the
nanny-goats of great statesmen. He
seems to think that his mental machine
ry is capable of taking in the raw and Of
turning out at very short notice a per-
feet product. He certainly loves to talk
and hardly, If ever, leaves an aperture.
while ''spouting," for anyone to get in.
rejoiner, which accounts for his t'"'getting-
by" for the time being. But, when the
listless listener begins to take enough
interest to pull apart Gushy's state
ments, the illusions he makes, wheth-
er mentally or verbally are anything but
com plimentary.
Stafford.
Walter Hayton of Holyoke was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Goodell
over Sunday. ~
Topic for Y. P. @. U. next Sunday
evening is Friendship - Leader,
Sampson Murray.
Mrs. Florence Nelson and daughter
returned to their home in Brooklyn,
N. Y, last Sunday afternoon.
1t is expected that Rev. W.. ".
Harris of Whitefeld, N. H., will
preach next Sunday at the Baptist
church. :,
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
church will meet for work Thursday
afternoon and will serve their regular
supper from 6 to 8. s.. 7.7...
Mrs. Cora Lloyd. recently house
keeper for g. D. Ide, is recovering
from an operation for gall stones in
the johnson hospital. 80
Mrs. Frank Lasbury is max ing good
recovery from her recent operation at
the johnson hospital. Mrs. Lima
Booth of Staffordville is caring for
the home during Mrs. Lasbury's i'll
ness.
Mr.. aud Mrs. @. Fl. Booth and
daughter, Vera. of Springfield were
the guests of Rev. I. P. Booth over
night Tuesday, having come to enjoy
the Vermont sugar party with their
relatives here. 49," .s-.,.f
The Vermont sugar party at grange
hall on the evening of Feb. 22d
proved very pleasing novelty. the
white tables being an agreeable sight
with their paper napkin soldier hats
topped with cherry colored hatchets.
The warm sugar, to be cooled on
snow, proved toothsome dainty
when helped by pickles and dough.
nuts This whole event was received
with SO much favor that it is likely
to become an annual grange affair.
At the basketball game in the town
hall on Saturday afternoon the 8.
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