The Press., 1917-07-05

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 Fred Royce, who is stationed il Springfield, visited his wife in towr Tuesday.
 Washington Graves has commenced alterations on the block on Furnace avenue purchased by F. H. Baker.
 Wm. Herring and family of Rock. vile are spending two weeks at the Harwood cottage at Crystal Lake.
 Miss Sadie Kennedy of old Mystic spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs Fred Wildey.
 Miss Harriet Louise Wildey has been a guest of MT. and Mrs. w.. 0 Sanford at Bolton for few days.
 Miss Verna Terry, who is employed in the local telephone exchange, left Tuesday for a two-weeks' vacation at Beckett in the Berkshires.
 The Italian band has play ed in New London twice this week. Sunday they went down to play with the organization of Sons of Italy. Tester day they were there again to play in the Independence day parade.
 The Fourth was celebrated here very quietly. There were no fireworks, however two baseball games, played in Hyde park, furnished recreation for tile people.
 MT. and Mrs. Brigg of Springfield, Harold Mckinney and Miss Bessie Ryan of Thompsonville were the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Slater over the Fourth.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Mitchell and two sons, who have been guests of his brother. A. I. Mitchell, started last Monday for a cottage beyond Bar liar. bor, Me, which they have taken for the season.
 The Y. P. B. will be held Friday evening at 2. 30 o'clock at the Oongre- gational church, West Stafford Miss Ruby Gold will have charge of the meeting.
 The park commissioners have greatly improved the grounds by relaying the bank wall the whole length of the drive. The illuminated entrance to the park is a great success. They are also erecting playground apparatus for the small children.
 Rev. o. J. Aldrioh and family are on a trip to Massachusetts. J. R. Parkhurst will lead the prayer meet ing this evening. Rev. F. E. Mander- son will preach in the Methodist church on Sunday morning and the evening service will be omitted.
 Miss Allana Mix and Walter Stephen Pease will be married at Grace Epis. oopal church Monday morning. The will take place at ten 3 o'olook and there will be no attendants. There have been no invitations, but the popularity of the young couple in- lures a large attendance of relatives and friends at the church. The bride md groom will leave town Monday | Afternoon for their new home in JloN6lduu, OIllO.
 The wedding of Elizabeth Whitaker If this town to Ohas. O. Ohapin of | Enfield was held at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Whitaker Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. The | Rev. O. J. Aldrich performed the cere- nony and the bride was attended by | Ter sister, Miss Ethel Whitaker. The 1 groom was attended by his brother, Aroha Chapin, of Enfield. The bride | was dressed in white crepe de chene and carried bouquet of white brides roses. Her sister, Miss Hildreth Whitaker, played the wedding march. The ceremony took place in the parlor under an arch of pink laurel. The hall and dining room were decorated with roses, peonies and syringas. There were many friends from this town and other places who attended The presents, which were displayed in the dining room, were many and | beautiful, consisting of cut glass ware, lilVerware, household goods and gold. After the ceremony light refreshments were served. The bride and groom will make honeymoon trip to New | Jersey and will be at home in Enfield | lfter the first of September. Miss has made her home in this own most of her life and has many | friends who wish her we'll.
 
 The regular meeting of the Woman's E | Christian Temperance Union will be leld next Wednesday at 3 o'clock in he Congregational church at Stafford | lille. Mrs. Carrie Griggs of Willi- nantio, state superintendent of work or soldiers and Sailors will speak on he1 work of the Red Cross as a unit | # the W. O. T. U. Articles for hos ,ital use will be shown and an given for the local union o serve their country in this way. It s possible that Mrs. Griggs will also peak at a meeting in the borough on he forenoon of the same day. All of the W. o. T. U. are re- Iuested to do their Red Cross work in | with this organization that t may have full credit for any efforts n this line. Mrs. F. H. Plumb.
 The following are extracts from a etter just received by the Rev. and | Mrs. L. Rees from their son, Alwyn, who is engaged in Ambulance work in France: "I have only time to write just few lines. have been on duty .or forty eight hours and only have lbout four hours for sleep. We are now in the worst section on ihe French front. If you notice the | place that is mentioned most in the | French despatohes for the last ten Jays, you will know where we are. We have three advance posts and one in the rear. Our advance posts are he third line trenches only three