The Press., 1917-09-20

PENNEY, -,-..., active in the advancement of the public schools, an advocate of higher salaries for the teachers, a beautifier of the village, champion of clean politics and clean living Always he has been to us a man of strong body and able mind, earnest, honest, public spirited, living among us in genial, wholesome fellowship. And we like to think of him as never ashamed of the gospel of Christi '' As other strong men passed from earth, and the prosperity of the church declined, he kept his place, paid his money and did his work. an example of faith and courage and good cheer. His services will be sadly missed at the communion table and at the com. mittee meetings, and his welcoming of worship, but we shall be thankful that we had him so long, and stronger, it must be, in the religion he exemplified. For his family we feel the profoundest sympathy. By them his loss will be most severely felt. No man could have been a stronger, gentler, more helpful hus- band, father and grandfather than he was. Ideal was the life that he lived in the midst of those he loved. God he with them till they meet him again. To all of us may life in this world and the next mean more because of the way in which our brother walked.
 .* ..i Stafford.
 Paramount Pictures, Town Hall Sept 22d, Sessue Hayakawa and Myrtle Stedman in 'The Soul of Kura-San." A Japanese American love story, but more than that, tense dramatic tale that tells of deeper passion than love. We quote the following from the text: "She strug- gles, cries for mercy-he says Women have no souls; only beauty'-Toyo wheels to find Graham covering him with 8 pis- tol......Toyo presses Kura Sans dagger to his lips-then as he raises it to strike that he may follow her (Kura-San) along Ahe mOonlft path to her heaven, the pie lure ends.'' Cast: Sessue Hayakawa, Webb, Thomas Kusihara, George Kuwa, H, Korriskl Sept. 25th, Louise Huff and Jack Pickford in ''Seventeen. A delightful comedy of the days that only happen once, when young whiskers itch at their roots and love and spring run rampant, and one bOrroWs ones fathers evening clothes and speedy roadsters from an auto company in order to elope with, lOve's young dream. It almost ends dlsastrously- but 1t doesn't. Cast Louise Huff, Jack Pickford, Winifred Allen, Madge Evens, Walter Hfers, Dick Lee, Richard Posson, Julian Dillon, Helen LndrOth, Anthony Merlo.
 Fred Rabideau and John Bowden started this morning for Aver.
 Sunday, October .7th, will be ob- served as rally. day by the Universalist church and Sunday school.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Slocumb and daughter, Emelie, of Wakefield, R. T., are the guests of W. H. Webster and family. ,..--..- -:-
 Miss Anna Depeau has returned from tile Johnson hospital and is makin good recovery from her recent opeIation. .....
 Mrs Chas Prince, and daughter, Marion, of Paterson, N J., were the guests last week of MT and Ms Geo. Bray. ...>
 S1he Stafford grange will give harvest supper and social Friday evening. Supper served from 6 to 8. Supper, 25 cents Dancing tickets, 25 cents. ..".
 Baptist Church Notes: The Ladies Aid will serve supper at the chapel to: night from 6 to 8. Hostesss Mrs. Jolln Wightman, Mrs. Asa Harris. Staten mission day will be observed Sunday morning. Special addresses and collection on behalf of missions. Delegates. will be appointed to attend association meetings held at Warren ville Tuesday and Wednesday. Even ing subject: "Shall we Forgive?"
 The membership campaign which the Holland County Farm Bureau is wagings should deeply interest not only the farmers here abouts, but especially the merchants and manu. facturers- fact all the people of the town. Any movement which is a help to agriculture cannot fail to be of very material help to every business interest and to all consumers. The bureau has made big beginning and is "making good," but its use- fulness will be vastly increased if every live man of Stafford feels a thrill of county pride and does his bit to help on the work.
 StafEordville.
 Mrs. George Potter has accepted a position in the Pearl Button shop.
 Mrs. o. P. Lyon of Monson is stop- ping for few days with Rev. and Mrs. o. 0. Lyon.
 Charles H. Sahuch of Hartford was the guest of MT. and Mrs. EIwin Phelps over Sunday.
 Miss Zalma Cooper of Stafford Street was the guest. of Mrs. Edith Mathews over Sunday.
 Rev. c. G. Fogg of Hampton, a former pastor, occupied the Congre- gational pulpit last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Zabilansky of Wilmington were the guests of his brother, Louis Zabilansky, over Sum-