The Press., 1917-12-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

Ray Harwood was home from Hart ford for the holiday.
 Miss AddIe spslman spent Christmas with friends in Atutl. Mass
 Miss Ann -McCulloeh spent Christ. mas Nith her parents aud sIs'er.
 Miss Mabel Meyers spent Christmas in Fabyap at the home of her brot CT
 Miss Mary Leach of SprinR6sli is spending the holIiay vacatIon ar home.
 George BraiThwairs of UxbridRe. Mass, was the guest of MT and Mrs. Frederic Faulkner over Christmas
 MT and Mrs. J. P. wa-ner re the Christmas guests st the home of then daughter. Mrs. Y. Bar lett, in New Haven
 Miss Frances. Allen of Sherwood, N. Y and sIstef. Mss Lucy Alden, of Hartford are spending the holiday vacation at home. -- s,-
 Mrs. MorrAlI, Sydney MurIall. of Nofw ich and Theo W MoIIall of Philads phia spent Christmas at the home of Mir. and Mus B. P. Cooley.
 The ssafRofd high quiu,es will tack up against the Alumni five at he Y. N O. hall Wednesday night. ] he enthusiasm is gertIng keener as the new year draws near, and with the opponents almost equally balanced a spirited RRme'wiH most uudout ted ly be played.-s 1 ~-
 The Stafford high five will j1urney to Ludlow tonight to play tue Lud low high quintet Although Sulll van, & strong support in the back Uourt, will not be able 10 play, a speedy game is anricipared and the local boys feel confident of bringing home the fleece.
 Mir. and Mrs. Augustus A Garvais observed their fifth we. ding auni- 5 versary At their home Christmas day A bonntiful dinner was served to twenty relatives and friends. MT ; and Mrs. 6aFYais were the recipients of a numher of useful presents. includ . ing 8 rocking chair from relatives of Mir. Garyais aj Relatives and friends were present from Bridgeport, Spring. : field aud Stafford Springs
 Mrs Dennis Gerard. 66. died Fri day night after a sickness of many years She has been a resident of this town for fifty years She was born in Canada in 1851 Ste was married here 22 yeaIs ago to Dennis Gerard who,snrviVes her. She also leaves two niecss, Mrs Thomas Young and Mrs Patrick Mccarthy of this town ard two nephews, Arthur Com. fort of this town snd John Comfort of Glatlu. ui4s. The funeral was held Monday st Sr Edwards church and the burial in Sr. Edwards cemetery.
 Grace Church Notes: It has been decided 70 change the hours of some rf the services for ihe remainder of the winter. The .eaIly communion ser viasa on the second and fourth Sun. days in the month instead of beiuR at Sslo'elOck will be hell at 10 m. and evening services on every Sunday at 5 p m., instead of 6 45 The ser vices for nexr Sunday therefore will be as follows: Holy communion at 10 a m. morning prayer and sermon at 10 3O a. m; Sunday school at I2 m., and evening service ar 5 m Some of the Christmas music wllI be repeated next Sunday.
 ThasnE6sls usset,pg5rf the stock holders of the Stafford Building aud Loan assosiation wIll be held at the rooms of the. s,sffoEd Rusness Mems association next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clnck. A new series of stock No. 4 will bs opened st this meeting All interested are invited to attend During the past year several houses have been built by stockholders and others were contemplated. but the htBh .cosf of labor and material caused the postponement The assooiarion Is in a very prosperous condition and is doing O. good work Many are planning to subscribe for the new series