The Press., 1917-01-11

Miss Lynola Avery has returned to her home in Stratford after spending week in the home of her brother, Daniel Avery.
 Ice cutting has begun on W. O. Pease's pond, Stephen Ledger being in charge. The ice is of good quality and about 10 inches thick.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry L. Burdiok of Chioopee Falls were week end guests in the home of Mrs Burdick s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Gager.
 Chickenpox is quite prevalent in town, those ill with it at present being Rebecca Gager. May and David Desso and Harold Warrington.
 Benjamin A. Gager came Tuesday from his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., to spend two weeks as the guest of his parents, MT and Mrs. Henry M. Gager.
 Miss Marjorie A. Moore has re- turned to her studies at Mt. Holyoke college after spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Frank O. Moore.
 Mrs. E. Ellsworth Niles has re- turned to her home in New York oity, after spending two weeks in the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Everett P Russell
 A. Sikes has returned from 8 months visit with his father. c. B. Sikes, and his brothers, Charles R. Sikes, Jr, and R. A. sikes, in Ellington, and is now boarding in the home of Bert D. Cooley.
 The Misses Evalene l.. Smith, Gertrude Pinney, Verna Gowdy and Mildred Meacham have returned to Willimantic to continue their studies at the State normal school after spending 10 days in the homes of their parents.
 Miss Florence Warriner of Warren, Mass, was unable to resume her duties as teacher in the Prink street school on account of the serious illness of her father. Mrs Clifford J. Parsons acted as substitute teacher during Miss Warriner' s absence.
 Miss Rachael Keeney, who has been visiting Miss Katherine Baker in Yonkers, N. Y., returned to Smith college last week Wednesday. Miss Dorothea Kaeney has returned to Columbia university after spending her holidays at home.
 At the annual church meeting in the chapel Friday evening only thirty members were present on account of the severe storm, but number of the responses were sent. The follow ing officers were elected: Clerk, Charles s Fuller; church treasurer, Charles S. Fuller; treasurer of benevolences, Mrs. H. G. Kibbe. | E P. Russell was reelected deacon for term of three years and Mrs. A. Vail Smith, Mrs Edward Lyman and Mrs H. G Kibbe were elected members of the standing committee | for three years A Vail Smith, Jr |, was chosen superintendent of the Sunday school. At recent business meeting of the Ladies Aid society held in the home of Mrs. R. S. Bugbee, the following officers were elected President, Mrs. Raymond s. BuRbee; vice. president, Mrs. Lester H. Baker; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Ernest s Fuller directors, Mrs. w. A. Pease, Mrs. Nor man s Wilson, Mrs Charles w. W. Pease and Mrs. A. Vail. smith. A year was reported, the total receipts being $463, One hundred and six dollars was made at the Christmas supper and sale. The society has paid the debt on the par sonage and has installed electric lights in the parsonage beside sending m issionary barrel and doing other regular work.
 In the Shome of MT. and Mrs. John Spencer of Somersville at 3. 80 o'clock last Thursday afternoon, their daugh- ter, Lena, was united in marriage to Lawrence Gowdy, son of MT. and Mrs. |