The Press., 1920-12-23

| the DoBOTCe SLOTe uuIIuS IAS puSy ! Christmas season.
 St. Edwards parochial school closes . today for the Christmas and New Year holidays. School will open on Monday January 3,
 Miss Dorothy Pinney of the Mac lean school of Boston, is spending the Christmas holidays with her pa rents on East street.
 MT. and Mrs. Theodore Morrall of Hartford are spending a part of the Christmas vacation with his mother, Mrs William Morrall.
 The annual play of the Alumni is well underway. Rehearsals bear encouraging results. The association has decided to end the evenings en- tertainment in both St. Edwards hall and in Memorial hall with a dance. Woods orchestra has been engaged for one evening and Lazzerin's or chestra for the other. Reserved seats will be sold at the B. c. DeBorde store commencing at one o'clock on Monday, for the performance in St. Edwards hall on January first.
 At St. Edwards church the Christ mas morning service will be at the same hours as on Sundays. First mass, at Staffordville, at 7.15. Second and third at St. Edwards, 815 and 10. 15. At the last mass male quartet will sing the following:
 Prelude, Nazareth" Gounod Asperges Me, Chant Kyrie, Kahn Gloria, Kahn Credo, Kahn Offertory, "Adeste Fideles," Gounod | Sanctus ct Benedictus, Kahn Agnus Dei, Emerson Postlude in C., Ashford
 West Stafford.
 Rev. Andrew Magill of Jamaica, N Y, called on relatives last week, stop ping over on his way to Whitinsville, Mass. | Clarence Glazier cut deep gash in his leg just below the knee, while chopping birches last Friday morning. Two stitches were required to close the wound.
 The Ladies' Aid will serve supper next week Friday evening from to l o'clock, with Mrs. Charles Slater, Mrs | Newton and Miss Holmes as host esses. An entertainment will follow. There will be an entertainment and l Christmas tree in the vestry Friday | evening-at o'clock when "Old Colony | Days," under the direction of Mrs. Louis Chaffee, also songs and recita- tions, will be presented. l While Stephen Pease was making his usual trip last Thursday afternoon one foot of his horse broke through the stone arch bridge at Forestville causing the horse to turn a complete somersault and landing on his back | against the cement rail One shaft was broken and there was a few minor damages to the harness, but Steve and the horse finished the trip without further excitement
 Sunday evening while returning from Somers, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ellis had a miraculous escape from what might have proved a serious accident. AS they were coming up the hill they met car driven by Fer dinand Kraust of Rockville, who had with him three ladies' As the two | vehicles met, MT. Kraust evidently l lost control of his machine for he ran it directly across the road smashing the rear wheels of the carriage to kindling wood MT. and Mrs. Ellis were not thrown from their wagon, but the sudden drop of the seat gave them a severe shaking up It is ex- pected Mr. kraust will settle for dam age done, but up to Tuesday he had not reported the case to the state.
 Stafford. | Miss Anna Findeisen is spending the holiday at her home in Concord, | Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Horseman are the guests of her parents, MT. and Mrs Oscar Colburn.
 William Loughheed of Brooklyn, N. Y, is spending his Christmas vacation at his home here.
 Frederick Glover has been elected first vice-president of the Somanco Rifle club at the South Manchester Trade school.
 MT. and Mrs. Jean M Denis of Staff ford Village have as their guest for the holiday season, Joseph Hoegerl of New York City.
 The Stafford Delphian chapter will imeet next Monday evening at the home of Mrs. F. J. Glover. Roll Call: De- cline of the Greek Drama The price of the tickets for the presentation of the play Stop Thief at Memorial hall next week Thursday evening will be 50 35 and 25 cents. The price includes dancing after the play. Seats will go on sale at H. F. Cady's store on Monday On Friday evening at o'clock a Christmas supper will be served at the Universalist church for the members of the Sunday school and all others old or young who are interested in the church. In the evening there will be Christmas tree, a short program and games for the children. StaffOrdville Miss Eva Richardson is visiting her parents in Leominster, Mass, for two III weeks.
 Mrs. Eliza Dugdale of Hydeville left town Wednesday for visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fay O'Keef of Dover, N. H.
 Miss Frances Hodgen and Miss Irene Merriam are visiting their pa rents in Acton, Mass, for their Christ mas vacation.
 III There will be Christmas tree and entertainment in charge of M1s Von- Deck, on Friday evening at the Meth odist church. H Sunday evening at the Methodist church inc FnWOrth will be held at the usual hour. Lead CT: Mrs. White
 There will be a masquerade dance given by the Pearl Button Workers Pleasure club at their club house Friday, New Years Eve. Music by klecak,s orchestra There will he