The Press., 1920-03-04

Mrs. Mary St. Marie, S4, died last
 Friday Her death came as shock
 to her friends, as she was sick only a
 week with pneumonia. She was born
 in Canada in 1886 and came to the
 states at the age of IF. She moved
 from Belchertown to Stafford in 1876
 and has since lived here. She is sur
 vived by three daughters and one son,
 Miss Della and Edgar of this place
 Mrs. T. P. Jenkins of Stafford Springs and Mrs. William Dimock of Somers also seven grand children and two great grand children. The bearers
 were the four grand sons. The fu- neral was held at St. Edwards church on Monday, Rev. F. J. O'Neil officiat- ing.
 Staffordville
 Paul Lulliman, who has been quite i'll with the grip, is recovering. l Mrs. k. l.. WaIbridge, who has been i'll, is improving.
 Miss Esther Hedges and Henry Hedges of Wolliston, Mass, were the guests of local relatives last week. l George Bradway of Union has spent several days with his niece, Mrs. Fred Bowden.
 Domenico Sartor has accepted posi- ton in Springfield, Mass. ! George Belcher has accepted employ ment in New Britain.
 Mrs. Etta Dunham, who has been car ing for two of her grandchildren, who have been ill with scarlet fever in Filing ton, returned to her home here on Mon- day.
 The pastor will preach as usual next sunday morning in the M. E. church. The Epworth League topic for next Sun day evening will be "Life Lessons from the book of Proverbs.' Prov. 20: 1-I5. leader, Mrs. Miller.
 The Epworth League will give 3 very interesting entertainment Friday even- ing in the Methodist vestry. There will be tab'eaux and dialogues, to be carried out as play, and special singing. Ad- mission, 20 cents for adults 10 cents for children under 12 years. William Ferry has recently sold the house formerly occupied by Mrs. Good will to Pearl Button employed
 The StaffordvlIe Pearl Workers Pleas ure club will hold an apron and necktie party on Saturday night, March 20th, at : 20 o'clock at the clubs hall. Admission men, 10 cents women, 25c. The women are to bring their apron and necktie, There will be dance later on in the evening.
 West Stafford The Woman's Missionary Study Cir cle will meet at the parsonage next Thursday at 3 o'clock Rev. w. o. Berckman last week attended in Hartford the Connecti- cut state pastors conference of the Inter Church World Movement.
 Stewardship Sunday was observed y pulpit presentations, and also Life work Recruiting Sunday, on the dates assigned by these associated world movements. Next Sunday at the close of the sermon, the celebration of the Lords supper will te observed.
 At the Congregational church the pastor preached in January, a series of four sermons, entitled There is long, long, trail;" In February, series of five sermons on "In mem or.um;" in March course of evan selistic messages on "The life that now is, and that which is to come," will be given. In the interest of the Inter Church World Movement a sur vey of West Stafford was made by George Barlow and Herbert Glazier
 Florence Ruth Bradway is ill with measles.
 G B. Marble has gone to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Armstrong at Wilson. Wendell Pease of Springfield was the guest of his brother over ashington's $ birthday.
 Mrs. E. l.. Dimock who has been con- fined to her bed for the past nine weeks, has been taken to the local hospital for treatment. She has improved slightly during the past week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Carlos Chaffee have been with Mir. and Mrs. Chas Kellogg for several weeks. At present Mir. Chaftee ! is in the hospital for treatment for a corn on a bunion which proves very painful.
 Again we hear from those 9 bullets belonging to Mike Roberts with com plete record from October 25, when they began to lay. Up to January 1, they laid 40 eggs, during Janu,ry 39o, February 346, making total of llS5 eggs The breed is k. l. Reds and Whit, Wvan dottes. Then comes along Wilbur Wiere with the overwhe' ming record of eggs since last October from flock of ij(?) In our opinion, the duty of servin! the public is Iargelya thankIeSs one, and now, when nature is doing her best tc tie up the service, there is gool deal tc contend with. The snow blow caused a good deal of comment, for it plowed either too deep or too shallow, too wide or too narrow, but now that it is laid by for repairs we have to get along without
 it altogether. Personally we cannot for get when we had to make our own path through drifts as high as our head in order to get to school and are grateful that the state keeps the road open fol our children.
 l MT. and Mrs. Richard L. Royce ol Ludlow were guests of friends in town over February 22d Mir. Royce leaves