The Press., 1917-03-01

a Our census takers, Marc Hatch, R. Hatch, Raymond Park and F. A. Lasbury, have nearly completed the work allotted to them.
 ". T Jones is confin to the house by the grip. His meat market was cared for last week by R. A Booth when leisure from school duties per- mitted.
 The regular monthly supper will be served at Uuiversalist church next week Wednesday evening. Hostesses Mrs. Charles Puffer. Mrs. F. J.Glover and Mrs John A. Foster.
 Baptist Church Notes: Covenant meeting Saturday afternoon at 3 30 o'clock. Subjects for Sunday services Morning "Christ's Relation to Creation" Evening Right Against Might. !"
 The moving pictures being shown in the town hall Tuesday and Friday evenings are of high order and are drawing good houses. The village is to be congratulated on having men in charge who are disposed to give she public pictures of this class.
 Probably the oldest member of the Universalist church is Mrs Amelia Oroutt Fenton of 726 4th Ave, Trinidad, Col She passed her 89rh birthday Feb. 18th and followed her usual custom of sending an offering to the Sunday sohuol birthday box She is a native of Stafford, going with har son to Colorado some thirty years ago
 The Washington party held in grange hall last Thursday evening was a most enjoyable affair. The supper served was excellent and good music furnished by Mrs. Joseph Roberts and daughter Miss Gladys. added much to the pleasure of dancing during the evening. Both halls were elaborately decorated with the national oolors Much credit is due the committee, Miss Ruth Dunham, Mrs. Chas. DlmOek qua Earl Gary
 Staffordville
 Mrs. Wm. Clayton of Boston was home for the week end.
 A M Sanger has accepted a posi- tion in Pittsf1eld, Mass.
 Wm Phelps of Worcester was home with his parents over Sunday. l
 Rev. Miss Brown has been suffering with a grip cold for several days.
 Charles Hedges of Boston is spend ing a week with his aunt, Mrs Elwin Phelps.
 Mrs D NJ. Brown of Boston was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Philo West last week.
 Mrs. Lima Booth returned home last | after a visit with relatives in springfield.
 Miss Esther Hedges visited her cousin, Emory Phelps, and family, in Hartford last week end.
 Mrs, o. J Clark and two daughters to their home in Ellington Tuesday after spending little over week with her mother, Mrs. Etta Ounham.
 Mrs. B. A Sawtell visited her laughter, Mrs Wm. Smith, last week. fir. and Mrs. Smith returned home with Mrs. Sawtell to Greenwich, dass. for few days.
 Thursday evening at the Congre vestry there is to be the usual upper followed by an unusual enter ainment given by the Baptist society if Stafford Admission for adults, 0 cents; children, cents.
 Seventeen young friends of Miss Mildred Chandler, daughter of MT md Mrs. Wm Chandler. gave her a urprise party last Saturday night in lonor of her fifteenth birthday. Re. reshments were served and a most delightful time was enjoyed by all
 Everett E. Mathews died yesterday morning in the Johnson hospital of ,eritonitis. MT. Mathews was AS ears old. He was born in Union, ut lived in Staffordville the last part if his life. He is survived by a wid- w. The funeral will be at the house sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Miss Brown officiating. The Iurial will be in the Staffordville emetery.
 The pastors subject next Sunday morning in the M. E church will be The Inner Light ' Sunday evening he Epworth League topic is Prepar- ng Happy Memories. '' Next week Thursday evening the play will be iven entitled "A Tax on Bachelors, !" with the following cast of characters William Ashton, the Bachelor, O F Williams; Robert Mantel, the private ecretary, Thomas Dillingham;; Mrs. 2obt. Mantel, the wife of the secretary, drs Bessie Medbery; Chas Thorpe, he lawyer, Berton Beloher; Dr. Ed yard Evans, the family physician, Francis Medbery; Perkins, the Valet, Harry Smith; Bodley, the butler, Ernest Belcher; Mrs. Laura Kings 'ury, the widow and the mother, Bertha Beloher; Mrs. Henry Ashton