The Press., 1918-05-30

Fred Hirsch of Baltic has returned to this town and ia employed by thu Rhode Island Worsted Co. He vii move his family here when he caI avail himself of tenement.
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. Cora Gold has returned to heI home here. Her brother, Oarlol Ohaffee. of Boston is with her.
 MT. and Mrs. W. o. AtchinsOn at tended the funeral of their cousin, Belle Hancock. in Monson last Sunday.
 W. P. Harding and family have moved to Hampden. MT. Guiette o1 Springfield has purchased the Harding farm.
 The spring meeting of the Holland County Sunday School association, district No. 4, will be held at the Congregational church next Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2 p. m. Rev. w. O. Berokman will lead the de- votional service and there will he addresses by W.J. Woodin of Hartford, Rev. J. l.. Curtis of Somers and Rev. J. T Garter of Ellington. Rev. P. E.. Thomas of Rookille will preside. The meeting promises to be of much in. terest and fnll attendance is desired. Stafford.
 - Paramount Pictures, Town Hall Saturday, June 1. Pauline Frederick in ''The Love that Lives" The story: A young scrub woman accepts the atten- tions of broker in whose office she tolls with one thOught-tO educate her boy. After long years of sacrifice for her son, a mother gives up her life to allow the girl he loves to be rescued. Wednesday, June 5th, Vivian Martin and Sessue Hay akawa in Forbidden Paths" The story {: SatO, Jap. loves his ward, an American girl. She loves a young diplomat, who goes to Mexico and is inveigled into mar rlage by Mexican adventures. Return ing home he realizes his true love, and Sato, studying the situation, brings the two together by sacrificing his love and the lives of the adventures and himself.
 Mrs. J. N. Dilworth of Worcester, Mass, is the guest of Mrs. James A. Johnson.
 All the stores will close every Thursday afternoon through the Sum- mer months.
 Mrs. John Storm spent the week. end with her sister, Miss Harrie Mclean, of Boston.
 Regular meeting of Woloott lodge, F. & A. M, Thursday evening, June $ Work-M. M. degree
 Regular meeting of Stafford Grange next Tuesday evening with surgical dressing work in the afternoon.
 The regular monthly supper will be served at the UniverFalist church next Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock Hostesses: Mrs K O. Pinney and Mrs. Martin Goodell.
 Baptist Church Notes: Sunday morning subject: "Silenoe " Ezek 3: 15. Evening: Christian Endeavor Conservation meeting. Topic: "Chris- tian duty anu privilege " Mark 12: 2S-34. Leader: Oscar Colburn.
 John Andrews Colburn. 83, an old time resident of Enfield, died Tuesday evening, May 2I, after about two weeks illness. He was a native of Stafford and was born April 22, 1885. son of Ebenezer and Mary (Andrews) Colburn. His early life was spent in Stafford and he moved to Enfield 26 years ago where he had since made his home He was active in church and social work, a great lover of flowers and keen student of literature. He is survived by his widow M. Emagene Smith, and two Alice L. and Zella M., all of Enfield. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon at 1.3O at his home on Enfield street and was con. ducted by Rev. David 0. Reid, pastor of the Enfield Congregational church Burial was at Hillside cemetery in Stafford, at which the Stafford quartette rendered "Nearer My God to Thee'' and Jesus Savior Pilot Me-" faVorite hymns of MT. Col. burn.
 Somewhere in France, May 5, 1918.
 I must write a few lines for I haven't written for quite a little while. but it's my own fault, as I grow more lazy every day. am we'll as I ever was and still thinking of you all the while, and am longing to be home with you. I am sick and tired of this country. I have seen quite lot of it too We have taken some long rides and few hikes. Talk about the rain and mud, it is some- thing awful. We just had three days of sunshine and it's plenty warm enough when the sun does shine. It is raining to-day and it will most likely keep it up for three or four days, and that's the way it goes all the time, l haven't been in the trenches yet, although my company has been in twice, and have been lucky, as they have only lost a few men They are a good bunch of fellows. Most all of them are from Ohio and are all enlisted fellows that form part of the national guard and are called the Rainbow (censored). There is a lot of talk about them be. ing sent back to the states, but I don't believe much of it am