The Press., 1918-04-11
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Sunday with an added stripe to his coat sleeve havingSgained the rank of top sergeant.
 The young ladies of the Baptist church will serve 8 corn supper Thursday, April IS, at the usual price, l 5 cents.
 Mrs John Bowden and Miss Mar garet Keefe spent few days last week with their brother, Mathew Keefe, Jr.. of Peterboro, N. H.
 The sale of Thrift Stamps has been lively with the Phoenix Woolen Go. since all employees of the company were presented with folder and stamp.
 During the month of March the work done by the local branch of the Red Cross was as follows: 10 hel- nets, 3 sweaters, 10 pairs of wrist lets, IA pairs of socks, 26 hospital shirts, IS pajama suits and 933 surgical dressings.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening. Chief topic for disoussion, "Would it be to the advantage of agriculture if, several small farms were combined under one management instead of being worked separately Music is in charge of the pianist, Mrs. Inez Lasbury.
 The familiar figure, of Palmer hn AV1T streets An attack of grip neoessitated his being taken to the Johnson hospital and when he had recovered sufficiently to make the trip he was taken to the soldiers home at Noroton. He came here from New London some twelve years@ago and for several years made his home with Mrs. Sarah Black who conducted the hotel. Much of the time during the past few years he has lived alone, although nearly blind.
 Miss Esther F. Warren, who has been substituting at the Red school. house in Union for the past six months, has resigned that position and accepted a position in the Model school at Eastford where she will take normal school course which will fit her for the present day teaching and was recommended by Supervisor Bliss who is over the schools of Union, Ashford, Eastford and Canterbury. Miss Warren has begun her duties this week and will continue for the rest of the school year.
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 Piano tuning and expert piano player work. Formerly with Sedgwick & Casey. Hartford. Chas s. Cady, Box S3 Staf- fordville. If
 Newell Delphia is at the Johnson hospital for treatment.
 There will be an ice cream sale in the Nj. E vestry Saturday evening.
 Miss Bertha Beloher was the guest of friends in Hartford over Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Clarence Turner are entertaining his mother for a few Week[
 Mrs. Lizzie Morrell entertained her friend. Mrs Scott of West WilIington, over Sunday.
 Rev G H. Wright and family are visiting friends in Hartford for a few days this week.
 Mrs. F. G. Medbery and two sons were the guests of relatives in Willi. mantic over Sunday.
 Elwin Phelps and son, Benjamin Phelps, were with relatives in Boston few days last week.
 Mrs. Lima Booth, who has been visiting relatives in Springfield for several weeks, returned to her home here last Friday. w. 0. Taylor of South Coventry has been visiting his daughters, Mrs. Frank Beloher and Mrs. Wm. Chand- Ter, the past week.
 Mrs. J. O Meyers and four ohil. dren, with Miss Bertha Denslow of Hartford were guests of Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Wright on Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Joseph ZabiEansky and family moved this week Tuesday from Wilmington Hill into the house vacated by F. G. Medbery. Mir. Zabilausky has employment in the pearl button shop.
 On Saturday, at g. 30 D. m. in the vestry of the Congregational church, Mrs.. G. Peroival Bard of Stafford Springs will speak in the interest of Red Cross work. All interested are requested tu be present.
 A farce, "Zerubbabel's Second Wife, will be presented in the Con- gregational church vestry, Friday, April 19. Cast of characters: Matilda Wiggins, Ruth Bradway; Peggy, Miss Wiggin's near sighted maid of -all.work, Florence White; Zerub- babel Scrubber, Ralph Bradway. The orchestra will furnish music. ICt cream will be on sale. Admission Adults, 10 cents; Children, cents.
 Methodist Church Notes: It ii expected that the pastor, Rev. G. H. Wright, will preach his final sermon next Sunday. His subject will b' "God's Time Versus Mans Time. , MT Wright has made many improve ments on the parsonage since he ha been here and has done much for thu church and it is regretted that he i to leave here so soon. Rev G. c Sorivener will hold business meetin Friday evening in the vestry at z. 3t o'clock. /
 The following resignation, in part from the Staffordville Congregations church, was read by the pastor, Rev O. O. Lyon. at the Easter service March 31:
 Three years ago last October yo invited me to become your pastor