The Press., 1920-12-02

| Ing.
 John Wesley Dimock, 85, passed
 away at the Johnson memorial hos
 pital early Wednesday morning. About two years ago Mr. Dimock suf- I fered a shock and since then has been l confined to his home. He gradually lost his eyesight but retained his cheerful disposition to the very last
 For more than fifty years he has been active in musical circles of Stafford
 and vicinity. During his early man. | hood he acted as organist and choris- l ter of the Methodist church and also l conducted singing schools. Later he was leader of the Stafford band for several years. During most of this
 period he was employed at his trade | as wool sorter in theSprings and at 1 Hydeville. His genial personality and l never failing good nature will be | long remembered by all with whom l he came in contact He is survived | by his wife, Jane c. Dimock, and
 daughter, Mrs. Nettie A. Comins, and four grandchildren, Louise F. Beck l with, Hazel B. Comins, Malcolm s.
 Beckwith and Harold H. >Comins. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2.30 p. m., at his home on High l street, conducted by Rev. o. J. AL drich, assisted by Wolcott lodge of MasOns.
 Stafford. Regular communication of Wolcott lodge tonight.
 William Remmert of Springfield,
 Mass, was a recent visitor in town. | MT. and Mrs. Herbert Wightman and Son, were recent visitors in Talcott- vile.
 Regular meeting of Wolcott chapter O. E. S., next week Thursday evening
 at 7.45.
 William Batchelder of East Milton, Mass, called on old friends the first l of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Cady enter
 tained family party of fourteen on l Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Sarah Black spent Thanks giving with her brother, William Ar
 mitage, in Westford Mrs. William Webster is helping 1 care for her father, who is i'll at his
 home in Merrows. | Rehearsals under the direction of
 Rev. Charles Puffer, have commenced | for the annual church play. 1 Herbert Glover and family of Prov
 idence R. l., took Thanksgiving dinner
 with his father, Jacob Glover.
 Mrs. John Ingham of Maynard,
 Mass, a former resident, is spending
 the week with Mrs. Sarah Black
 MT. and Mrs. John Brown enter | tained MT. and Mrs. Frank Engley and
 three children over the holiday. | MT. and Mrs. Raymond Patton of
 Walan, Mass, have been guests of her I parents, MT. and Mrs. William Park MT. and Mrs. Albert Boardman, and l daughters of Norwich, were guests of
 Mrs. James A. Johnson Thanksgiving day.
 Mrs. Julia Ensminger announces
 the engagement of her daughter, Edna Nettie, to Arthur w. Chandler of New Britain.
 MT. and Mrs George Bray returned
 Monday after spending a few days
 with their daughter, Mrs. Woodhead
 in Springfield, Mass. | Wolcott chapter, O. E. S., will hold | public card party in Memorial hall
 tomorrow, Friday evening. Refresh | ments will be served and a short en- 1 tertainment given. Tickets are twenty | five cents. l MT. and Mrs. Charles Phillipps, Miss | Elsie Phillipps of Woodmer, N. Y, and MT. and Mrs. R. J. Guyer from Storrs, | spent the festive season at Long | meadow, Mass, with MT. and Mrs. Phillipps' son.
 Rev. I. F. Booth and family, Mrs Clara Cummings, Mrs. Lucy Wads- worth, of this town and MT. and Mrs. John A. Farnum of Worcester, Mass, were guests of MT. and Mrs. F. J. Glover Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. Myron w. Leonard had as their guest over Thanksgiving, MT
 and Mrs. F. H. Aldrich, Mrs. Mary S. 1 Lombard, MT. and Mrs. Hartwell L. Hall, of Hartford, Mrs. Emily A. Bur dick and Erwin F. Hewlett of Stafford ] Springs, MT. and Mrs. Ensign E. Kibbe | of Somers, and Miss Ruth Leonard, of Boston,
 The Ladies' Mission Circle of the | Stafford Baptist church will serve an "S" supper followed by an entertain ] ment and sale of useful and fancy | articles in the church parlors Friday, l December 10th. Supper 25 cents. A
 sumptuous supper will be served at six sharp. The entertainment will l consist of songs, string solos, select
 readings and solos. There will also 1 be social season and sale of suitable,
 serviceable sundries. StaffOrdville. J Miss Elizabeth VonDeck visited rel atives in Bolton last week. : Miss Marion Turner of Springfield,
 Mass, was home over Thanksgiving.
 Miss Catherine Murray of Stafford . Springs was the guest of Mrs. w. E.
 Belcher over Thanksgiving. 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. Arthur West of l Springfield, Mass, were the guests of
 MT. and Mrs. Philo West over Thanks
 giving.
 l Mr. and Mrs. Frank Belcher visited l Mrs. Belcher's sister Mrs. Herbert
 Barlow, at the Hartford hospital last l Sunday.
 Miss Dorothy McDermott of Fall
 River, Mass, and Miss Esther Comins
 of Winchester, Mass, were the week.
 end guests of Mrs. Etta Durham.
 Miss Myrtle Barrett of Springfield
 was the guest of her uncle and aunt,
 MT. and Mrs. Willis Belcher, few
 days last week and over Sunday.
 The Ladies' Aid society will serve
 their usual bean supper in the M. B.,
 vestry Thursday evening. Hostesses:
 Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Turn
 CT.
 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bosworth en-
 tertained family reunion at their
 home on Thanksgiving day. Guests
 were present from Hampden and Mon
 son, Mass.
 Mrs. Fred Bowden attended the
 funeral of MT. Bowden's sister, Mrs.
 Addie Brown, in Bristol, on Tuesday.
 MT. Bowden was unable to attend on account of a severe cold. II MT. and Mrs. w. H. Dunbar of Bos- II ton and MT. and Mrs. c. J. Clark and