The Press., 1919-05-01

l lpation to next Monday evening, at 7.3O
 when Bishop Edwin H. Hughes will b. present and address the people in the
 church auditorium. This will not be the bishops first visit to Stafford
 Springs. He was here once when , lyoung man attending Boston Univers- lity School of Theology and preached
 That was during the time when the
 late Rev. E. F. Clark was pastor of the
 local church. He is recognized as one of Methodism's most able leaders and most eloquent speakers. At the union service of Methodists and Congrega- tionalists in the Congregational church last Sunday evening Rev. O. J. Aldrich lgave cordial invitation to the people of the Congregational church to at tend the service and hear the bishop. Letters of invitation have also been sent to all of the other churches of the town, and it is expected that a large number of people of all denomi- nations will be glad to hear Bishop Hughes. The bishop has just recently returned from visit to the war de- Ivastated regions of Europe. During a bart of the time that he was in Europe he, with others, was a guest of the French republic. France is looking to lthe churches of America to help her Igreatly during the period of recon |struction. The churches are aware of the need, and are awake to their responsibility. The Methodist Epis- tcopal church plans to spend five mil lions of dollars a year for the next five years in France and other parts of war-despoiled Europe for relief of suffering and religious education. IOther denominations are planning to do similar work on large scale.
 West Stafford l C. F. Taylor has purchased place in East Berlin and will move his fam fly there at once.
 | Mrs Norman Greaves, who was Op- erated on at the Johnson hospital last week, is making good recovery. l Postmaster and Mrs. Louis Chaffee of Stafford Springs have moved into IC P. Bradway's tenement near the lchurch.
 Mr. and Mrs. Leon Carder are re- lceiving congratulations on the birth lof a son, Leon Carlos, born Monday morning.
 The Ladies Aid society will serve a supper in the church vestry this week Friday evening from to 8 o'clock. An entertainment will follow the supper.
 The second sermon of the series of Post Easter Messages on "The Earth ly Footprints of our Risen Lord' will be given by Rev. w. o. Berckman next Sunday morning.
 At the regular meeting of the Y. P. Is. c. E. next Sunday evening there will be Special music as follows: Solo, Lead Me All the Way" Miss Edith Battige; male quartet, Heaven is My Home," George Barlow, Herbert Glazier, Spencer Bradway, Charles Glazier; mixed quartet, Il Need the Prayers of Those I Love-" Mrs. La Vergne Dimock, Miss Mildred Glazier, Spencer Bradway, Charles Glazier. l Stafford
 ] Paramount and Aircraft Pictures, Tewwfifi Hall, HaH+9 Saturday. Billie Burke | in Arms and the Girl" and Fatty Ar buckle in "The Sheriff." Wednesday, Vivian Martin in Fair Barbarian" Regular meeting of Stafford Grange next Tuesday evening.
 Edward Rhodes of Ludlow, Vt., is visiting MT. and Mrs. G. H. Rhodes. MT. and Mrs. Jerome Orcutt of Bridgeport are the guests of Mrs. Julia Johnson.
 | Rev. H. A. Hersey and son, Theo- dore, called on former parishioners last Saturday.
 | A food sale will be held at Glover's store Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the w. c. T. U.
 The Baptist pulpit will be supplied lnext Sunday by Rev. G. F. Sibley of IBrookville, Mass.
 The annual parish meeting of the Universalist church will be held next "Wednesday evening.
 l Patrick Hassett will have an auc- tion sale of household goods at Staff ford Village Saturday at 1 p. m. 1 Mrs. E. J. Thompson has returned to her home after spending the winter with Mrs. H. G. Durham at Brookside 1 in Staffordville.
 1 Harold G. Skinner has returned to his home at Broad Brook after spend ] ing several weeks with his sister, Mrs. J. G. MacGreggor.
 | It is desired that all lot owners and all interested in Hillside cemetery make an effort to be present at the annual meeting to be held at the Grange hall on Saturday at p. m.
 The regular monthly supper will be served by the Ladies' Circle of the Universalist church next Wednesday evening. Hostesses: Mrs. Sarah Black, Mrs. H. F. Cady, Miss Mabel Booth. The annual meeting will be held in the afternoon at 4 o'clock
 Advertised letters in the Stafford ipOst-office May 1: Mrs. T. Ryan, Mrs. Sarah Brown, Mrs. Phila Benton, Mrs. John ,Bolen, Mrs. J. w. Risten, Miss Delvena Lafleur, 2, Miss s. w. Long, Miss Eaton, Miss M. Anderson, Miss Gertrude Ryder, Miss Carrie Williams, Renter Murphy Co.,, Aleck Juuse, M. Frank Ner, Fred Larkins, Everett Packard, Fabian Pallanck, Bucchioni, Dan Susy, w. B. Coggs- we'll.
 Real estate sales have been brisk the past week. Peter Nargo has sold