The Press., 1920-02-05

| Sale will be closed Saturday, Feb. th. | Get in now and save money. Modern | Toggery Shop. "Always more for less. ' Regular meeting of Baker chapter
 o. E. S., next Wednesday at 745 p. m.
 Miss Jessie D. Bennett went Monday to her sisters in Abingdon for weeks visit.
 Mrs. Edward c. Eldredge and fam fly attended the funeral of her brother
 at Stafford on Saturday.
 Mrs. Clarence E. Eldredge has her
 sister, Miss Carrie Allan, of Baltic,
 with her for visit to break the
 monotony of winter
 The Lipps young people, Marie,
 Beatrice and Fred, have all been in
 the choir of the West Hartford Bap-
 tist church, and a great help. Miss
 Marie is recovering from humps.
 Mrs. Esther Brown Dimock and her
 son, Joseph A., and wife. made no
 mistake in closing the farmhouse and
 going to Hartford for the winter,
 where, with MT. and Mrs. J. A. Hou-
 chens, they are all very happy and in comfortable health.
 Rev F. w. DarrOw, in addition to his pastoral work in West Hartford, has
 for some time now been preaching each Sunday afternoon in the Baptist church in Canton, finding the work interesting, the people faithful and the Sunday school and Young peoples society promising.
 Prof John Marshall Barker, of Bos- well known here as an occasional guest at Belcroft, and as preacher on occasion, has new book on the mar ket entitled '' The Social Gospel and the New Era" setting forth in striking manner the need of creating new idea regarding the organized life of the church and it's influence upon the community. The book will doubt less attract much attention.
 When a master artist is in demand to decorate for a special occasion, conditions Icing favorable, no mistake is made in calling upon Jack Frost who had the job we'll in hand forCan- dlemas. That the display has ever been excelled no chronicle is availatle The WCOdchuck that failed to come out lost a eautiful sight, and, if he was not in too much haste to resume his nap, had a view of his diminished shadow upon the spotless snow. What the outcome will te WeatherWiSe it is impossil le to determine, this being | an off year for weather prophets, and a 1eap-yea- at that.
 The Scout lasket ball team is for | tunate to secure the fast Storrs team | for the first game of the season Sat urday evening at 7.3O at Scout head quarters. A good crowd should be present to welcome the boys on their | first appearance as a team. Admis- | sion will be 15 cents. The line up for
 the locals will probably be as follows Center Mirt i; Forwards, Zemina and Norman Bligh; Guards, H. Porkorny and Wood. Patrol Leader Zermina who has been al sent from basketball practice for the last few evenings on account of illness is much improved and will probably help the locals to stage a fast and exciting game. February Sth to 14th is B. s. of A., National Anniversary week, the Boy Scouts of America having been char tered by a special act of congress on February 'Sth 1910. The anniversary is to Ie celebrated locally by Troop No. 1 with special services in the church on Sunday morning. The troop will te in charge of it's patrol leaders and will occupy seats in the church reserved by lunches of ribbon | of the patrols colors. The subject of the Scoutmaster's sermon will be The Ioy who Could Not Sleep Nights" There will be special music and all friends of the troop are invited l Friday the 18th, which by the way | is a lucky day, will see the formal | celebration of anniversary week. It
 will take the form of a father and
 son banquet in the social room of the | church. The fathers of all scouts are
 urged to attend. There will be the formal investiture of each scout with | the official badge.