The Press., 1918-02-07

MlAs GmAA4t nave Ddeu hE WlusFt au for 8 few days to. attend wedding.
 Mrs, Mary Jacobus is at the John. son hospital having been successfully operated upon Tuesday morning by Dr. Seeley of Springfield and Dr. G.
 P. Bard.
 The evening train south, which is generally two or more hours late, reached this week. what we hope is the limit, when 1t arrived on Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock.
 At the Current Events club meeting aud play next Monday evening 1t has been deoided that while the members and guests will pay no admission fee, box for contributions to the Red Cross cause will be placed at the entrance
 There was a narrow escape from serious fire at the home of John Campo on Prospect street on Tuesday morn ing Mrs Campo was athome alone with her children aud discovered the fire in the partition. Samuel Johnson, the milk dealer. on stopping at the house discovered her plight aud im- mediatply mortified Chief, Wise. who, with a few fiTemen, went to tho house with extiuguishfrs, and after two hours of hard work finally subdued the fire There is DO water on Prospect street, and if the fire had got beyond control it would have heen very serious matter.
 At a smoker held in the Ruild room of race Gohureh last evening. Rev P V. Norwnod. formerly rector of the church, but now instructor at tue Berkeley divinity school at Muddletowa. gave an informal talk on his ' NJ. c. \ work in England among the soldiers. MT. Norwood returned last September after being iu England for nearly two years The first part of the time he was at Oxford taking a scholarship course. and tine latter part was in the Y. NJ. O. work He told of the way the people of Enaland aocepte1 the hard ships that the war has imposed upon them without complaining and their wonderful calmness before and after the many air raids and the great re- ioieing when it was announced that America had declared war against Germany. There were about forty men present ar tho talk and it was 8 very interesting and enjoyable time
 West Stafford.
 Mrs David Ramsey of Chioopee Falls is visiting her daughter, Mrs. 1 Louis DeMars. ST.
 MT. and Mrs Herbert Holmes of | Rockville spent Sunday with Mir and 1 Mrs. +. 2. Fairfield.
 Edwin Wright has enlisted in the engineering corps and is now stationed | a Fort Slooum, N. '.
 The prayer service on Thursday | evening will be held at the home of MT. and Mrs. M. L. Bradway.
 Mrs. W o. Atchiuson has returned from the Johnson hospital and is slow ly recovering. Mrs Hamilton of the is with her
 Albert N. Davis has passed the exams aud enlisted at Boston as a first class private in the aviation section signal officers reserve corps.
 The men will serve Hoover supper In the church parlor next Tuesday evening from to 8, to be. followed by SD entertainment. Price, 20 cents
 The choir rehearsal will be held lt the home of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Friday evening; at 30. All of the ohoir are requested 10 be present.
 Warren E. Aver, superintendent of the town almshnuFe for over two years has resigned on account of the health of Mrs. Aver, to take effect A priI I As they will probably move away they are advertising in another column some of their household goods at private sale.
 The funeral of Marion c. Chapman, Wn0 was klli6u Ill bll6 H4GNabuE 5ba1t | at the Smith S Cooley mill last week Wednesday, was held from his late home near Smith's crossing on Satur day afternoon at l o'clock, Rev o. J Aldrich officiating. Mrs. H. A. Glsz,er and Mrs. W A Abbott sang [" Sometime We'll Understand" and Shall We Meet Beyond the River !" I he burial was in-the Center cemetery. MT. Chapman was a kind and in- dnlgent husband and father and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. The family have the sympathy of their many friends in this sad which follows so closely fhe death of the son, Howard, last June. .-.
 Crystal Lake Distrietl
 GARD OF THANKs.-We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the many acts of kindness, for sympathy shown us during our sad bereavement, also for the oveIy flowers.
 MRS N. c CHAPMAN AND CHILDREN.