The Press., 1917-08-23

 I George Moore visited relatives Springfield and South Hadley ove
 Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. John Lyon of West
 ford were with his brother, T. M
 Lyon, on Sunday.
 | Michael Pitts fell last Thursda
 from load of hay and received som
 very bad bruises.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Beloher ant
 family visited friends in SoutI Coventry last Sunday. :, Miss Sadie Melville of Somerville Mass. was the guest of her friend Miss Mary Gibson, on Oolburn Hil the past week.
 Mrs. C.G. Fogg and son, Edwin, o1 Hampden are spending their vacation on the Island. Her mother, Mrs. Burnham,: is also with her.
 Miss Leila J. Bowden returned tC her home in Hartford Monday after spending a week with her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. Fred Bowden.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. McOarthy and MT. and Mrs. T. M. Lyon visited their former pastor, Rev. Robert Williams, of New Haven who preached at Chaplin last Sunday, making the trip by auto.
 Next Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. G. H. Wright, will preach on the subject "An Open Door. '' Sun- day evening the Epworth League will have charge of the service. Leader, MT. Miller.
 Rev. G. F. Newton of Maryland, a former pastor of the local Methodist church, who is spending vacation with friends in Massachusetts and Connecticut, visited local friends here last Thursday and Friday.
 A veranda social and lawn party will be held at the M. E. parsonage and church on Friday evening. An excellent musical program will be rendered by local and out-of town talent. Ice cream and cake will be served.
 .' COngreg ational Church Notes: On next Sunday morning the Sunday school will take the place of the morning service commencing at II o'clock. The evening service will be omitted. The Ladies Aid society will serve ice cream instead of the regular supper Thursday evening of next week. A program is under way for an attraction for that evening".
 Thirty five friends of Pliny Clifford OOlburn met at the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowden, in honor of his seventh birthday, Aug. 16, in the afternoon. The party was held on the veranda which was trimmed with goldenrod and lawn. Friends were present from New York, Hartford, Holland and Stafford. Re- treatments were served and Pliny was jhe recipient of many birthday gifts besides BIO in money. All returned o their homes wishing him many nore happy birthdays.
 -. West. Stafford. : Miss Eleanor Graves of Springfield las been the guest of relatives. MT. and Mrs. Robert Mellor of Rockville spent Sunday with their nm Euoono Mo11or
 Mrs. Nelson Harrington and ohil- Iren of New Haven are visiting her Mrs. Marie Jensen.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Ray of Hartford l lave rented the Buckland cottage at he lake for the coming week.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Knight of have been spending week. with MT. and Mrs. Eugene Iellor, ,:
 Mrs. Janette Newell and Miss Newell are spending the ,eek with Mrs. B. N. Atwood at Iiantic. .-
 The services will be resumed next unday at the usual hours, IO45 a. l., 12 m. and 2 p. m., the pastor aving returned from his vacation.
 Mrs. A. E. Tutein, Mrs. M. l.. radway, Miss Eunioe Bradway and Hinton Bradway motored to Boston D Saturday and were week end guests f Miss Bertha Kitchen and Miss label Kingston. --'. The. Young Peoples society will old a lawn party at the home of [ iss Helen Preston Tuesday evening. here will be grab-bag and nance to see yourself as others see ou.* Watermelon and ice cream will 8 on sale.
 Crystal Lake District.)
 Miss Allie Pierce of Somers was at ames Smiths place on Monday. Mrs Frank Handle spent last Satur- ay with her daughter in Vernon.
 Mrs. s. H. Smith has returned one after a four. weeks vacation. wo weeks were spent at Palmer camp round.