The Press., 1917-03-22
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 Miss c. s. Beckwith will have he millinery opening on Saturday.
 There will be 8 meeting Friday afternoon for work on surgical dress
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 Mrs. Wasserman and ohildrer have returned from a two weeks visit in Providence.
 Regular meeting of Baker chapter, O E. &, next Wednesday evening. Special meeting this evening with reception of grand officers and initi' ation
 The l. A aud A. O. H. held a whist and social at their rooms Sstur. day evening The first prizes for whist went to Miss Jeunie Mahan and Nicholas Ashe aud the consolation prizes to Miss Helen Fletcher aud Carl Mullins. Refreshments were served and all replrted au enjoyable evening.
 The week night meeting of the Congregational church will be omitted this evening on account of the Holland county TeICtnt meetiug at Rock yills tn day Dr Herring, secretary of Ihe national council will be the speaker at the evening session It is expected that there will be quite an attendance from the local church.
 At a meeting held in the parlors of the Springs house last Saturday afternoon the Boy Scouts formed their troop. About forty boys are now enrolled as members and actual work will proceed as rapidly as possible The Park commission voted to allow the troop to use part of the house in Hyde park asa meeting place and it is now being put into shape.
 Methodist Church Notes: Rev. O. J. Aldrioh will preach on Sunday morning on "Jesus, the Sinners Friend" In the evening there will be a union service in the Methodist church with sermon by Rev l. Raes Rev. O. Aldrioh will leave town on next Tuesday to attend the annual session of the New England Southern conference which oonvenes on We,lnes- day in Providence, R I. On conference Sunday. April l, there will be no services in the Methodist church.
 James Goodwill, a former resident of this town, died on March 11th at Watsonyille, Cal. where he has lived for the last fifteen years. He was born in Massachusetts in IS40 and came to Stafford when a young man. He married Miss Mary Jane West of this town in 1884. who survives him, and they moved from here about 1873. | They celebrated their golden wedding | in 1914. MT. Goodwill served in the civil war in Co. B.. 11th regiment of this state. He was a member of the c. A. R., Mason and an Odd Fellow. The burial was in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Watsonville.
 Fred Ruby had a near accident when Officer H. A. Aldrich of Mon- son ran in front of his car about 10 o'clock Sunday night As Ruby drew near the Monsou house he slowed his car down preparing to stop; before he stopped the officer ran out in front | of the car. Ruby applied all of the brakes but did not come to a stand | still until he had knocked the officer | down. He got out of the car to see if | the man was hurt, but found that | beyond few scratches the man was | all right. He stayed there and talked | with him until his passengers arrived | and then drove home. The cause of | the trouble was that Ruby had tire trouble and borrowed a lantern at Smiths house on the Monson road to | fix it. Instead of taking it right back | he carried 1t to Monson, intending to leave 1t on the way home. Smith thought he had stolen it and tele- phoned Officer Aldrioh to arrest him. When the matter was explained he let him go.