The Press., 1916-03-29

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 the new building is now we'll unds , way.
 Harry Markoff has had lumbe
 plaued near his store preparatory t
 the erection of barn back of hi
 building.
 There will be a meeting at tn Current Events club rooms for wnr
 on Surgical Dressings, Thursday afte,
 noon at 2. 80.
 A union Lenten service will b
 held at the Methodist church on Thurs
 day evening. Rev. O. H. Puffer vii
 be the preacher.
 There will be 8 meeting of tn
 Woman's Missionary society of tn Congregational church with Mrs. Rec next Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. N W. Royce and daughter Miss Jennie of Monson, and Ere, Royce of Lebanon are guests of MT and Mrs Stephen Pease and family. A republican caucus to elect dele gates to the state convention and cleo the town committee will be held a borough hall Thursday evening a '. 80.
 Thirty y-nine years ago Monday tn, Staffordville reservoir mbled, let ting lose a flood that did damag. between the amount of $400, 900 and $500, 900, and the loss of two lives.
 While Louis Chaffee is away, Bern ard Hanley will take his position ir the post coffee, E Charter will take MT Hanley's route and R. B Tiff will take MT. Charters route
 There will be DO services at the Methodist church Sunday. Rev. w. P. Buck, who was quite i'll yesterday, is much improved this morning and plans to go to the conference this afternoon
 Supper will be served by the Ladies Aid society at the Congre. gational church next Wednesday even ing. Hostesses: Mrs. L. B. Baker, Mrs. J. M. Larned, Mrs. Anders Jacobsen.
 The engagement of Miss Lena Irene St. Jean, daughter of Mrs. F. X. St. Jean of Granby, Mass, to Henry J. Levene of Holyoke, Mass former. ly of this place, has been announced. The wedding will take place in April.
 Radical improv ements have taken place in the Whiton store. MT O'Halloran has had large Baldwin store refrigerator installed and new partition has been put up between the sales department and the storage section.
 Rev. and Mrs. R M. D. Adams, formerly of this town, but now of N. Brookfield, Mass. have been spending four months in Orange Park, Florida. Mr. Adams is now much improved in health and they expect to start north April 10
 The wedding of Miss Sadie M. Rice of Worcester to Louis Chaffee of this place will take place this noon at the hcme of the bride on Atlas street, Worcester. Rev. W. H Craw. ford of Somerville, Mass, will per- form the ceremony.
 First and second degrees were worked by D. J. Mccarthy of Rock. vile at a meeting of the Knights of Columbus Sunday afternoon in Society hall. The following took the degrees Timothy Buckley, Carl Mullins, Ber- pard Mullins, Henry Wise. Jr., John Dupre, Joseph Lazzerin, John B. Bolieau and Albert Palshaw.
 Elbridge O. Goodwill, 50 years old, died in the Hartford Hospital W Wednesday, night of pneumonia. He was born in this town, the son of the late Henry Johnson Goodwill aud Sophia (Tuoker) Goodwill. He resided at 372 Trumbull street and had conducted a bakery on that street up to a few years ago. He leaves two brothers, both of Hartford.
 The mission at Grace church, which comes to an end this evening, has been largely attended and very help. ful. Thursday evening at '. 30 there will be a service in the Lenten course, with sermon by Rev. Edward T. Mathison, rector of St. John s church, Rockville. The Woman's Auxiliary meets Thursday at D. m. with Mrs. Andrew Whiton. Sunday services at 10. 30 and 6.45.
 The Stafford Young Mems club, after prosperous winter season, will close Saturday at 9.3O p. m. A more detailed report will be given later. An opportunity will be given the women of the town to witness gymnasium exercises by the juniors at the club Thursday from 8 80 to o'clock. Mothers of the member are especially invited. All are urged to attend as an encouragement to the boys and see what the club is doing in the way of physical culture under the direction of Supervisor Peter Reynolds.
 Baker Chapter, O. E. S., enter tained the officers of the Grand Chap- ter of Connecticut Wednesday even- ing. About 80 sat down to the banquet served by the Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational church in the chapel, following which the meeting took place in Ionic hall. The grand officers present were: Grand Matron, Mrs. Jennie Margegraff of Waterbury 1; associate O. M., Mrs. Mary Mix of West Haven; Grand Chaplain, Mrs. Hattie Sticple of Newington Junct ion i; Grand Marshall, Mrs. Elinor Eager of Waterford; Grand Ruth, Mrs. Myrtle Playford of Hartford; Past Grand Master, E. E. Fuller of Holland. Speeches were made by each of the grand officers. In behalf of the Baker Chapter Mrs. Carrie Clark presented Mra Maroooro@ xu;tb o oond ;,oapk oot