The Press., 1920-01-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS

oI AT IohD SI hlNUS Harold Comins of New York spent the Christmas holidays here.
 Raymond HarWood of Hartford was home for the holidays.
 Thomas Cummiskey of the New York World passed Christmas with his parents.
 Frank Harris of Syracuse, N. Y. was here for Christmas.
 G. s. Baker of Middletown was home for Christmas.
 Ralph Lee of New Haven spent the holiday with his parents here.
 Mrs. Helen Lyon of Springfield vis- lted friends here on Christmas. Regular meeting of Myriad Rebekah lodge next Wednesday evening. Thomas Simons has been employed in Baltic for the past two weeks. A. ". Tuthill spent Christmas with his son, W. D. Tuthill, in Hartford Attorney M. D. O'Connell spent Christmas and the weekend in Col chester.
 Mrs Frank A. Woodland of Spring field is the guest of her sister, Mrs Fred A. Sweet.
 MT. and Mrs. E. D. Kinsman spent Christmas in Norwich at the home ot Mrs. David Anderson.
 J. T. Johnson of Providence, R. I spent Christmas at the w. E. Whitaker home on Grown street. Stanley Griffiths left Monday morn ing to take a position as wool sorte1 ! Tor a company in Bristol. Sumner Brown of Springfield a stu. dent in Amherst college, is visiting Frederick Bruce this week. MT. and Mrs. John McKnab of Phil 1 2!a!ph.-; GI6 slenUing this week a | the home of Mrs. McKnab's mother 1 Mrs. Emma Whitaker on high street Fred A. Sweet is in Philadelphia this week attending the business con vention held at the Continental Hote by the l.. k. Myers & Go. of Valparaiso Ind.
 MT. and Mrs. George Gary and Mrs l Gary's mother, Mrs. Rutzen of St | Paul, Mich. were Christmas guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles | Nining in Longmeadow, Mass. | Mrs. J. J. Hassett and daughter Mary, who had been visiting at the l O'Halloran's here on West Main stree for the past three weeks, have re i turned to Orange, Mass. Margare Hassett, who was also here with hel mother, returned to Springfield
 The funeral of Anders Jacobse1 who died at his home on upper Eas Main street last week Tuesday was hclt Saturday afternoon. Rev. l.. Rec! oiticiated at the services which were III the home. Burial was in thu Springs cemetery. Besides his wifi, he leaves son, JOhannis, and sister Mrs. Hans Hansen of Holland.
 The L. A. A. o. H. have elected tn, following officers for the ensuing year President, Miss Mary Brosnan; vic, president, Mrs. Stella Schrier: finan cial secretary, Miss Marie Mullins; recording secretary Mrs. Mary SuIli van; treasurer, Miss Catherine Mur ray; mistress at arms, Miss Mar, iOConnell; sentinel Miss Mary Sulli van; chair lady, Mrs. Catherine Mur ray.
 The following looks have Eeen ad ded to the library and will be read for circulation Friday The lion mouse by c. N. & G. M Williamson The rain-coat girl by J. Lee; Si Harry by A. Marshall; Lamp in tn desert by E. Dell; In appIe-blossOr time by Mrs. c. L. Burnham; Tn black drop by A. Brown; Helena b Mrs. H. Ward; Red and Black bv ( $. Richmond; The search by, G. I Lutz.
 The class of 1919 held their frs reunion Saturday evening when the Lanqueted on turkey and all the "triu mings' in the Springs house. Nine ( the graduates were unable to attent This left 20 present-enough to hay very good time, which they di, They were chaperoned by Mrs. T. Chapin. The class hopes to hold a annual reunion in future years aroun Christmas time as they are nearly a at home at that time.
 Mrs. Elizabeth (Jackson) Grad
 wife of Timothy Grady, a resident
 this place until recently died at u Mercy hospital in Springfield la \ Wednesday, after an illness of abo1
 two months following an operatic
 undergone in Boston. She had bee . removed to Springfield a short tin Fl before her death. The funeral SC ! vices were held in Springfield Satu E day morning and the burial was ! St. Edwards cemetery here MI
 Grady had long been a resident
 this place, coming here with her pa
 ents when quite young. For a numb
 of years she was employed in u
 Robertson Dry Goods store, duril
 which she made a large number
 friends. III health caused her to gi
 up this position some years ago. R
 gently she was taken to the hospit
 Later MT. Grady sold his block
 Main street and moved to Monsc
 Mrs. Grady leaves, besides her hu ! band, her mother, Mrs. Marga1 Jackson of Monson and three brothe
 Samuel s. Jackson and John
 O'Brien of Springfield and Michael Ie O'Brien of Monson. Her mother oogs 97 years old, the oldest woman MonsOn.