The Press., 1919-05-22
MT. and Mrs. Michael O'Halloran

MT. and Mrs Michael O'Halloran visited relatives in Lee, Mass, on Sun day.
 Bartholomew Mullins arrived in New York from overseas last Thursday night. MT. and Mrs. Fred Teal and daugh- ter, Elsie, spent Sunday in Pittsfield, Mass. a... Ralph Prouty has taken position at the Campo fruit and confectionery store.
 Mrs. Joseph Russell was operated on at the Johnson hospital Monday. She is resting comfortably. George Pendelow has recovered from his illness sufficiently to resume teaching his classes at the high school. Domenic Improta, formerly of the Davis Bros. barber shop, has taken a position as draftsman at the Towne office
 Miss Mary Smith and Frank Smith are adding spacious veranda on the front of their residence on Highland Terrace.
 MT. and Mrs. N. Hemenway, accom- panied by Miss Nettie Needham, were guests of Henry N. Hemenway at Buckland on Sunday.
 The w. H. M. S. of the Methodist church will meet in the church par lors on next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It will be the annual meet ing. May enigmas.
 John M. Leach is entertaining his sisters, Mrs. B. L. Burr of New Haven and Mrs. H. B. Newton of Springfield. His little grand-niece, Helen Newton, of New York accompanied them
 "The Man and the Maid" will be given by the L. A. A. O. H. at the Vic tory social Thursday, May 18th, in St. Edwards hall. Musical selections The body of Peter Bondville, who died at Camp Upton last winter of in- fiuenza, was buried last Friday in the Stafford Springs cemetery. His sis ter, Mrs. Merrill Converse of Torring- ton was here Friday.
 During the convalescence of Mrs. Fred Wildey the family, having closed their home on Grant avenue, have moved into suite of three rooms at the Springs House where they will board for the summer.
 Raymond Tschummi gave a theatre party to ten young girl friends Mon day evening. They enjoyed an even ing's entertainment at Paramount 1 theatre, and then adjourned to one of the local ice cream parlors. A large delegation from Day Spring Lodge, F. & A. M, Monson, is expected to visit Ionic Lodge next Tuesday ] evening. This will be past masters l night and the M. M. degree is to be worked. Refreshments will be served at the Springs House.
 On account of the condition of the diamond last Saturdays baseball game between the local team and the Eagles of Hartford was cancelled. The dia- mond is now being improved and put ! into first-class shape. For this Satur- day afternoon game has been sched- uled with Chicopee Falls. With Geo Wise as pitcher, it is expected that this opening game of the season will be we'll worth seeing.
 Real estate sales are shown by the following deeds filed at the town | clerks office: Timothy O'Grady to Peter Tonoly, the wood and timber on
 land formerly owned by John Brown i; Joseph Depeau to Louis Allard, land | and buildings in Furnace Hollow; La Vergne Dimock to Minnie L. Perkins, l five acres of land in West Stafford j; William A. Ferry to Irene M. March ant, land and buildings in Hydeville | (two different tracts, one of two acres, ! the other of one); Ava w. Sands and | Esther J. Allard of Springfield to
 Bertha Deron of Stafford, three acres | of land in Stafford. The following exercises have been planned by the grades of the borough school for Thursday afternoon, May
 18th, at 2.15 at Hyde park: Marching
 to the field and singing of America; ;
 Maypole, Kindergarten; q See You," grade 1; clup dance, grade 2; shoe
 maker dance, grade 3; flag drill grade
 4; wand dance, grades 5 and 6; hoop
 dance, grade 2; Star Spangled Banner.
 Parents and friends are given cordial
 invitation to gather at the park and witness the exercises. Ice cream will
 be sold, the proceeds of which will be used to buy new records for the school
 victrola. If stormy the exercises will
 be held the following afternoon.
 M. E. Church Raises its Centenary
 Quota.
 On last Saturday evening there was ! a meeting in the church parlors of the
 financial campaign committee in which the details of the canvass were decid- ed upon. At the close of the Sunday morning service the pastor called the committee of eighteen people to the Ifront of the church and briefly spoke some final words to the congregation
 and to the committee about the i'm portance of the task and led in pray CT of consecration. At 2 o'clock the
 canvassers started out by two's and
 reported to the chairman of the com. lmittee, R. w. Ellis, at o'clock. When
 the report of the last team was in i, was discovered that the church people
 had exceeded in pledges their annual
 quota of $2,304, and also their five year quota of $11, ,520. Report of this fact was made at the evening service
 and that service became a praise and testimony service instead of preach ing service. This week other pledges Iare coming in to increase the total
 If the other churches of Methodisn
 take hold of the Centenary task witf
 the enthusiasm and sacrifice of the To- cal church Methodism will raise with
 out question the $1O5, 100000, that is it's Centenary goal. Other churches
 in this vicinity to raise their quotas or the first day were Danielson, Soutf
 Manchester, Norwich and New London
 HOLLAND