The Press., 1918-03-28
The banks will 9e closed -to:morFow

The banks will fe closed .to:morFow, Good Friday. - --'.---: -s'e. Is W. E. .skDemond .of North Adams. Mass., is in town.
 A son was born to Mir. and Mrs. Lawrence Petterle last Friday.
 R. H.. Fisk has been assigued to work on tue next liberty loan at Nor. wich.
 Mrs. Sarah Fournier is spending two weeks in Bristol with. Mrs. John Gagne.
 Sergt. Adelbert Needham of Camp Greene, N G., sailed for France Monday.
 A war rally will be held at the Comique theatre Sunday evening, April 2.
 MT. and Nils. Henry Roehm will spend Easter in Hartford at the hom Q of Mrs. Anna Kuehne.
 E. L.. Burr will close his dry goods store on Saturday night and expects to move to New Haven later.
 Mrs. Fred Wildey and Mrs. c. H. Meyers are in Boston for few days Mir. Wildey and MT Meyers will join them for the week .end.
 The Ladies of the Congregational church will hold their. regular mis- sionary meeting with Mrs. c E. Buttertield on Tuesday afternoon.
 Thomas Cummiskey, who was recently operated on for hernia in. New York and has been home Tecuperating, has almost entirely recovered. He has received a discharge from the army
 1 \ union service of the M. E. and Congregational churches will be held on Friday evening at 30 at the M. E. ohurcb, when the pastors of the two churches and the Rev. J. W. Ballantine will take palt..
 The anpeuncement was made this | morning of the high school honors and are as follows: ValediotoriaD, Linda Mitchell, average 94 6-10; salutatorian, Thomas Fraser, average 91 9 1O;, third place, Jennie Mullins, average 9S 7.1O. These marks are the highest that have been reached for a number of years. ..-
 Frank Wakefield, aged 70, died at St. Frances hospital, Hartford. Sun- day of paralysis He is an old resi- dent of Stafford Street and his late home was in Windsor. He is survived by sister, Mrs. J. A. Staunis, of Stafford Street. The burial was in Stafford Street cemetery with services at the grave Rev. Levi Rees offioiated.
 On Sunday morning. April 7th, the celebrated Boston artist, Darius Cobb. will exhibit his great picture, "Thea Master, "- at the Congregational church Mir. Cobb is highly trained orator and singer as we'll as painter, and will explain in speech and song how he prepared himself to produce his masterpiece and what tic mission of the Master is. +' *'-'
 The committees organized for this town are stat ting plans for the Liberty Loan drive which comes in April. Christopher Allen is general chair man, Richard Valentine chairman of publicity, NJ D.~O'Connell chairman of speakers and meetings, R. W. Ellis chairman for canvassing, F. c. San- ford chairman of finance. The chair: man of the different committees will select associates to act with them as local conditions demand.
 At the Congregational church on Sunday next the pastor will preach at the morning service. on "The message of the risen life, '' and the musical program will be as follows: Prelude, ''Easter Morning." Mailing; anthem, 70 King Immortal. Bracket; duet, "The Conqueror'' Coombs; anthem, Behold the Risen King,'' Dressler postlude, Victory Hosmer. On Sunday evening at 45 the church school, assisted by the pastor, Mr.. Waite and the church quartet, will present the Easter pageant, ''The Immortality of Love and Service, " by H. Augustine Smith of Boston. uni. versity. Members of the. school in costume will represent the characters connected with tbe Easter story, while the. various agencies for patriotic ser vice in our country to-day will be illustrated also. Lighting effects will be secured with the stereoptioon. A collection will. he taken to defray necessary expenses.
 Stafford. /. .. -4- Paramount Pictures Town Hall, Saturday, March 3Oth, Mae Murray Inl ':The Primrose Ring" fantastic story with enough of the prosaic for balance. It will be one of the signal: successes of the year. Everyone will be better for having seen this Lasky masterpiece Wednesday, April Sd. islanche Sweet and Thomas Meighan head a splendid cast that will add to the reputation of any the atre showing the best. Mir. Meighan's 8 splendid work with Pauline Frederick in hers latest photo plays will add much to his popularity in "The Silent Partner. z The story Is purely drama, and drives home the value of loyalty ih business and in life.
 Red Cross meeting next week Tues day afternoon. =.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. James A. Johnson has gone to Worcester, Mass. ,. for an extended visit.
 Mrs John Bowden received a card from Mir. Bowden saying that he had arrived in France safely. .
 Mrs. F. B. EngIey and son of WallinRford are visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. P. Brown.