The Press., 1917-04-19
Miss Mary Haniey spent the week

end in Holyoke.
 4. D. Ellis & Sons are to redut
 the hours of working at the Orcut
 vile mill from 60 to 57 hours wee
 and also are to make an increase of
 per cent. in the wages now paid.
 The honors for the senior class (
 the high school were announced ye'
 terday. There was an unusually goo showing in the marks, there bein
 five over ninety and eight over eighty
 The valedictorian is Esther Warre
 with a four-years' average of 9S. a The salutatorian is. Mabel Colour with 92 3, and third honor by AliC Garden with the average of 90. 5 There was only a difference of 3-1O per cent. between the third homo and the fourth standing, Alice War having anR average of 9O.2. The othe speakers for high honors were ohose by the faculty without regard to marl standing: Isreal Rabinovitz, Franl Johnson and Richard Murray. Stafford
 Paramount Pictures, Town Hall Always a high-class program here-th best productions. featuring the most notet stars April Both. Blanche Sweet il Thousand Dollar Husband" in parts April 24th, Fanny Ward in "The Gutte Magdalene, " in 5 parts. An extra shov has been arranged for Saturday, April 2 the greatest of all movie stars, Mary Pickford in "Behind the Scenes, de lightful drama of stage life in its many vivid eolors and aspects, in parts.
 MT. and Mrs Joseph Depeau have moved to their newly purchased home
 Miss Flora Nothe has returned from few days visit with friends 1T Monson.
 Norman Phillips has taken employ ment with the Westinghouse Go. o1 Springfield.
 Mrs Ruth Bassett and son, Walter, have returned to Holyoke where they formerly lived.
 Baptist Church Notes: The Ladies Aid will hold supper tonight from 6 to 8 o'clock Sunday morning sub jeot: "The Discussed Talent. " Even. ing subject: "Burnt Offering'
 At the meeting held last evening in grange hall in the interest of boys and girls club work much interest was shown for the garden club work being done among the boys aud girls. Miss M EstelIe Sprague, assistant state club leader, was the speaker of the evening and found all the ladies present interested in 8 canning club A club will be formed, and any ladies who were not present, but would like to join, are requested to leave their names with Mrs. F. A LasbnIy or Mrs Emma Whiten A canning dem onstration vii be given early in the season.
 Staffordville
 Julius Browning was in town over Sunday.
 Archa M. Sanger of Pittsfeld, Mass !, was home over Sunday
 Elwin Phelps has accepted empluy- ment at the Hydeville mill.
 Thomas Gillingham is in New York for few days visit this week.
 Miss Elizabeth Ahern of Bronx, New York, is the guest of her sister, Mrs c. A. Gillingham
 Miss Mary Carrig, teacher in Rock Meadow, was the guest over Sunday If Miss Idabel Bowden.
 Gertrude Burris of Matawau, N. J. is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs Dillingham;. this week.
 Mrs Homer Odell, formerly of this place, died at Bondsville last week Her funeral was held last Sunday.
 G. W. Miller attended the district stewards meeting at the Methodist church in Willimantio on Tuesday.
 Miss Bertha L. Belcher was the guest of Mrs. Charles N. Smith of Mass, few days last week.
 MT. and Mrs. F. G. Medbery and family moved last week into the house vacated by MT. and Mrs. Samuel Lambert.
 A son was born to Mir. and Mrs. Herbert West of Philadelphia on Mon- day, and grandson to MT. and Mrs Philo West of Staffordville Congratu. lations.
 Methodist Church Notes: The pastor, Rev. G. H. Wright, will preach upon the subject "A Miracle of the Night, |" next Sunday morning. The Ladies' Aid society will serve their usual supper in the vestry Thurs day evening from 6 to 8 o'clock. Mrs. T NJ. Lyon and Mrs H. A. Bosworth. After the supper a will be held for the new pastor and wife. Rev. MT. and Mrs. Wright. The Stafford male quartet will sing. A general invitation is 
 The funeral of Harold R. Gilling. ham, whose death came as a shock to the entire community on the 8th, was held at St. Edwards church last Fri Jay at 9 a. m. with requiem high mass, Rev. F. J O'Neill officiating. [nterment was in St. Edwards ceme- ,ery. MT. Gillingham was born in St Johns, N. B., Sept 5, 1871, coming to New York at the age of where he learned carpenter ing, and Nov. 2S, 1894, married Miss Catherine Ahern of Bronx, NY, who survives him. Five years ago Mr. with his family, came to Stafford, where he has since been 'ne of our leading contractors. MT. whose cheerful disposition won him a large circle of friends will ,e greatly missed, and the bereaved amily have the deepest sympathy of heir many friends. Besides his wife he leaves four daughters and one son, Rose, Elizabeth, Angela, Lillian