The Press., 1917-09-20
Miss Ruth Larned returned hnlloo Ah

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 Miss M. E. Fitzpatrick will holt her millinery opening on Saturday. Miss Mary Leonard returned Wednes Wednesday to her school in Hartford Miss Louise Griffiths returned Tues day to Mt Holyoke where she is now a junior.
 MT. and Mrs. George Perry ar, spending their vacation week ill Waterville. Me.
 John Sena was operated on at the Hartford hospital Friday. He re- turned home Sunday.
 Peter A. Sena is recovering from an operation which he underwent al the Johnson hospital.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Melcher are entertaining her mother, Mrs. E. L. Knox, of West Plains, Mo.
 Miss Louise Beokwith returned Monday to Simmons where she will resume her studies as a senior.
 MT. and Mrs. G. B. s. Amidon, Harlan and Henry Amidon and Clara Armitage spent Thursday at R. s. Amidon's. -.-.
 Miss Dorothy Pinney will return Saturday to Dana Hall, Wellesley, where she has been preparing for college for the last year. ...
 W. Eaton, J. Letturey, Wm .Comins, D. Sullivan and P. Costello will bt the Stafford representatives in tht athletic events at the Rockville fail to-day.
 The young people of the Congre gational church and parish who ar' twelve or over are invited to a socia to be held in the chapel Friday even ing at 7:3O o'clock. --
 The Red Men will hold dance al Red Mems hall Saturday evening. Poehontas will give a dance in Rec Mems hall the first night of the fair, Oct. 10th. Woods orchestra will furnish music for both. dances.
 !, The wedding of Miss Beatrice Congdon to Donald Darymple Mitchell will take place at 6 o'clock, the even, ing nf September 27th. The cere. mony will be at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Allen and the rela- tives of the young couple will make up the wedding party.
 There was session from until 1 o'clock at the White school Saturday to allow the new teachers in town, also those from other towns, to observe the methods of teaching in the Model school. :, There were eleven visiting teachers, also MT Ireland, the super. visor of Coventry school.
 Rev. P. V. Norwood, recently rector of Grace church, who has been at Oxford, England, the past year, returned to this country last week Tuesday and has been spending few days in the borough. He will take a position as instructor at the Berkeley divinity school at Middletown.
 Mrs Ernest Robbins, while going through a Wilmington house in the process of repair, last Thursday, tripped at the top of flight of stairs and fell the full length fracturing an arm in two places. Mrs. Robbins was immediately taken to the Johnson hospital and is getting along we'll.
 The selectmen and town clerk will be in session on Saturday at the town hall, Stafford in the morning from g to 12, and at the borough hall from 1 tO p. m for the purpose of mak- ing voters. There are 52 names on the list to be made in this district and 6 in district l. The reg istrars in both districts will meet for the final revision of the voting lists on Mon- day from 9 a. m. to 5 D. m. ..a.
 Dr. F. l.. Smith, who began the practice of medicine here forty years ago the present month, has purchased a home at Vernon Center, nearly opposite the Congregational church, and will remove there in the near future His daughter and her hus- band, Mir. and Mrs. G. T. Williams, who have recently returned from 8 four years stay in Europe, will make pleasant home on East Main street, occupied by Dr. Smitl's family for the past twenty-four years will be offered for sale. @-s .aas ,s
 Next week is library week when an effort will be made by the National Eibrary War council to raise million dollars fer providing. with the assist. ance of ethe-,American ibrary asso- Giation, for placing collections o1 Well-chosen reading matter wherever the military ort naval forces of the United States are assembled in camps or training stations The opportion' ment for Staff0rttat0 raise is $250. The necessary books and the money tc make them savailable. will ke secured mainly through existing libraries all over the United States. :. The follow ing is from Governor Holoomb's state. ment to the people of this state ! This object will appeal to every citizen. Connecticut has promptly responded to and met every patrioti demand upon it and will not fail te generously respond to this appeal. II is requested that the contributions offhe citizens of this library funt shall be made during the-week begin ming September 24. Subscriptions may be forwarded to George s. God ard, State Librarian, Hartford. ''
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 sAa The third annual Junior fair wa hald at grange hall Saturday. II kspite4ofsbhe. early frosts there was 1 good exhibit of fgardan products, ant a few of thesladies had even, protected N.a.,d E,or,uI1k su0,,ac hoOukif01 AoDora