The Press., 1920-05-27
West Stafford.


 West Stafford.
 Mrs. E. P. Kellogg and son, Robert
 are visiting relatives in Mystic.
 J. M Billings spent the weekend
 with his sister in New Hampshire.
 MT. and Mrs. Norman Gold of Chico
 pee Falls were guests of MT. Colds
 parents over Sunday.
 Arthur Dorsey and family moved
 Saturday into the tenement in the
 Brady house recently vacated by MT
 Kidd.
 Carlos Chaffee has bought the house occupied by w. o. Atchinson of Mrs A. l.. Burt of Hartford. They will not
 take possession at once.
 w. D. Graves has commenced work on the bungalow being built by Ever. cit Perkins on the site of the B. L Dimock house destroyed by fire four. teen years ago.
 Deacon Bradway and Mrs. F. z Fairfield were appointed delegates te the Holland county association of Con- gregational churches, to be held May 25th at Talcottville.
 Next Sunday morning in the Con- | preach the fifth and closing sermon o1 the series on "Moralizing on Current Events" entitled observation on Me- morial Day, That Would Enoble Cur rent History"
 Mrs. w. O. Berckman was unable through illness to give the address at the Woman's Missionary society of the Windsor Avenue Congregational church, Hartford, last week Thursday l on Life Among the Southern Noun | taineers," as scheduled on the annual program, of missionary speakers from abroad as prepared by that church. MT. Berckman substituted. | Stafford. | Wallace T. Jones will sell his house. hold furniture at auction on Thursday i June Sd, at 1 p. m.
 1 Special communication of Wolcott lodge F. and A. M. Friday evening of this week. Work in the F. c. degree. | Regular monthly supper of the La dies Circle of the Universalist church next Wednesday evening. Hostesses, Mrs. E. c. Pinney, Mrs. M. M. Goodell | and Mrs. Sawin. At the last business meeting it was voted to raise the price 1 of suppers to 25 cents. Regular meeting of Stafford grange | next Tuesday evening. The following questions will be spoken on. Why | cannot farmer get enough for q calf skin to buy his boy pair of school shoes?" "Why must farmer pay $50 | for a suit of clothes the wool in which | cost the grower around $450?' How shall the work of the world be human ized." The grange will accept an in vitation from Mansfield to present a program at that place. June 7. Any | one desiring to go should hand their names to any of the officers of Staf- l ford grange.
 Albert F. Lyon, Fl, died at the John son Memorial hospital last Saturday | morning where he had been ill the past five weeks with Brights disease. He was a quiet unostentatious man, ever ready to do the kindly deed for | friend and neighbor, that counts for much in this busy life of ours. He was born in Union and his life has been spent in Charlton, Worcester and various places. The past seventeen years he has lived with his widowed sister, Mrs. L. s. Goodell. He leaves besides Mrs. Goodell, another sister, Mrs. B. Upham of Worcester, two brothers, Oliver Lyon of Lowell, Mass. and Henry Lyon of Woodstock Valley. Rev. A. B. Todd of Hartford, a former pastor, oficiated at the funeral held at his late home last Tuesday after noon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Todd sang Nearer my God to Thee" Burial was at the East cemetery, Union. The friends present at the funeral from out of town, besides the brother and sisters were a nephew George Upham and daughter, Mildred, of Worcester, Mass, and MT. and Mrs. Dudley of Hartford.
 StaffOrdville.
 Ernest Belcher of New Britain was at home over Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Bosworth and Lillian Goodell visited Hartford last Satur- day.
 Mrs. Fred Sanger and her three sons visited her mother last week at | Clarks Corners
 There will be dance given by the Clover Social club in Pearl Button hall on May 18th.
 Arthur w. Chandler was taken to | St. Francis hospital at Hartford last l week and had an operation for appen- l dicitis.
 Miss Sybil Converse, who had been | visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fred Sanger, returned to her home last week in Eastford.
 The Epworth League topic for next Sunday evening in the Congregational church will be-"Being a Good Com rade." Leader: MT. Von Deck.
 The Ladies' Aid society will serve their usual bean supper in the Con- gregational vestry this Thursday even- ing, hostesses, Mrs. Hathaway, Mrs Von Deck and Mrs. Miller. | Miss Mary Esther Hedges, formerly teacher of the local primary school was quietly married to A. c. Whita- 1 ker, of Auburn, Mass, May l. She | has the best wishes of her many | friends in this place. The Epworth League will hold an l entertainment in the Methodist vestry June 4th, consisting of dialogues and | tableaus to be carried out as a play, and special music. Admission for adults, 20 cents; children under 12 years, 15 cents.
 The annual business meeting of the Epworth League was held in the Con- gregational church recently and elect ed the following officers for the com ing year: President, Mrs. Edith Math- ews; department of spiritual work, Mrs. G. w. Miller; department of l world evangelism, MT. Miller; depart ment of social service, Mrs. Won Deck i; department of recreation and culture, Mrs. Frank Belcher; secretary and l treasurer, Mrs. H. A. Bosworth; or l ganist, Miss Florence White. ELLINGTON Crystal Lake,.