The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
John A. Pease is to move to Mon

Michael Kmetz has opened genera
store on West Main street. !.
A theatre party last evening went
to Hartford to see ''Potash ant
Perlmutter, - at Parson g theatre.
The Italian. Tirolese society con
Quoted largely attended dance Satur
day evening. Cini's orchestra played.
At the first of the series of Lenter
services at the Congregational church
on Thursday evening Rev. W. P.
Buck will be the preacher.
The reconstruction of St. Edward {
church convent commenced few days
after the fire. The work is under
the supervision of Contractor H. r.
Gillingham.
Conductor Parish of the Italian band
will open his music store in the store
formerly occupied by the Dew Drop
Inn, instead of in the Rockwell block
as he originally intended.
Mrs. Christopher Allen returns
to day from Greenwich where she has
been the guest of her sisters, the Misses
Davis. of Davisville, R. l., who are
spending the winter there.
Clifford Herring, who has been EN-
ployed by the Connecticut Go. as ex-
press messenger on the Stafford divis-
ion for the past year, has been trans
ferred to passenger service on the
Manchester division.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve: their
regular supper Thursday evening,
March 18th. This will be followed
by a Lenten service at 100. Supper,
5 cents.
The Cradle. roll members and their
mothers we're entertained at the
Congregational chapel yesterday after
noon by their superintendent. Mrs. @.
R. Newton. Interested friends assisted
and music, games, favors and refresh
ments gave the little tots jolly
afternoon. a.
The final dancing lesson of Miss
Dorothy Orcutt's juvenile class was
held at Society hall yesterday after
noon The first half was finished in
December with a masquerade party
and this was an exhibition dance with
pretty favors. Many parents and
friends were in attendance, r:
Early in May John Sena says he
will put men to work on extending
the stage in Comique theatre. When
the work is completed the stage will
be % feet deep and 4s feet wide
The stage will then be fit for the put
ting on of plays that cannot now be
staged there
Rehearsals for the A. o H.
presentation, "T'riss," are being
held frequently and the progress that
is being made is indicative that the
play will prove big success. 1t will
be given here in st. Edwards hall
on the evening of March II, and in
Memorial hall, Stafford Hollow the
evening following. There will be
soAOs UotWoou tbo OUTS ny !" iss
Angelina Sena. Lynch's orchestra
will furnish music both evenings
Tickets go on sale at J. F. Warren's
and at H. F. Cady's Friday morning
Methodist Church Notes: This
evening will be held the postponed
of the Y. P. A. in the
church parlor. Thursday evening our
first Lenten service in the vestry to be
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Puffer.
Friday afternoon the w. S M. s.
meets with Mrs. R. W. Ellis, the
Junior League as usual in the even.
ing. Next Sunday at 10 80 public
worship with reception of members
and the Holy communion. At 6. As
a stereopticon lecture with fine colored
slides, entitled 1.-THE Passion Play"
the famous drama of ODER -Ammergau
Stafford.
Miss Alice D. Webster is visiting
friends in Rockville.
Alva Sands has purchased steam
sawmill and will use it in his lumber
business.
Topic for Y. P. @. U. next Sunday
evening is Responsibility. Leader,
Paul Booth.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
of the Universalist church will serve
a salad supper March Is.
Miss Ethel Robinson of Salem,
Mass, spent last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Robinson
Mr.. and Mrs. William Park an.
nounce the engagement of their daugh.
ter Miss Mabel Campbell, to Ray.
mond Patton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harvey Patton of Newtonville,
Mass.
Miss Margaret Glover has become
one of a partnership of three. in d
millinery esta blishment known as
"The WEDGE" at Quincy, Mass. TT Q
other partners are the head milliner
and head trimmer formerly employed
by Miss M. E. Ring of Boylston
street, Boston. Miss Glover has the
best wishes of her many friends in
the new enterprise. / .t.s
The teachers and students of the
Universalist Sunday school will hold
their second social next Friday at 8
O'Clock. Each member may invite one
guest. Entertainment has been ar.
ranged for both children and adults.
All members are requested to practice
before hand on making shadow"
hand pictures of rabbits. dogs, etc.
Become as expert as you can.
Melissa Lenora Ruby Burleigh, 50,
died at the johnson hospital last
Thursday. She had long been an
invalid with rheumatism and Rrioht,s