The Press., 1921-11-24
Stafford

Mrs. Albert Scripture of Willimantic is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Sibley.
 Leon Booth of Springfield, Mass, was the guest at the Booth home over the weekend.
 Mrs. Thomas Black attended the funeral Friday of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Etta Hunt, in Rochdale, Mass.
 Louis Depace returned the last of the week from the Johnson hospital where he has been for several weeks recovering from an operation.
 Rev. F. w. Tholen presented the Near East relief work to his people last Sunday morning and asked his church to bring their offering next Sunday to support this commendable work. He said our help is as much needed now as it was a year or two ago and unless we give and give liber- ally we shall be guilty of letting these unfortunate people die when we might have kept them alive. MT. Tholen is hoping that others besides his own people will generously respond to this appeal.
 The lecture given at the Memorial hall on Monday evening was very much enjoyed by large audience. Dr. Charles Aubrey Eaton proved to be a magnetic and forceful speaker and his pleasing personally soon won the confidence of his hearers. During the war he became of national and in ternatiOnal repute and America and her allies owe him a lasting debt for his patriotic services. The committee who were fortunate to secure so emi- nent speaker is to be congratulated. Dr. EatOns subject America at the Cross Roads," was timely one at this stage of the worlds history. It had no reference to Americas political situation either National of Interna- tlonaI, but the predOminating thought was to keep alive the soul of Ameri- can ideals that considers every man to be equal. He said in America every man has chance to rise from the lowest rank to become men of power and leadership. He referred to his association with Charles Schwab and said how MT. Schwab had risen in seven years from Obscurity to leader ship in the industrial world. Dr. Eaton believes there is dignity in la Dor and urged his hearers to teach their children to do some constructive work with their own hands, this he said the pioneers had to do when they came to the American continent. For ests had to be cut, fields cultivated, railroads to be built, schools, churches and banks to be established. Whereas the immigrant of to-day finds these things already for him. The Ameri- can people are at the cross road where they must choose to recognize and appreciate worth of every indi- vidual or else allow society to become stratified, which he said is the condi- tion in other lands where people are divided in classes and to rise from the lower to the higher is well nigh im- possible.
 StaffOrdville
 Fred Bowden has purchased a horse in Hartford.
 George Moore is visiting relatives in Springfield, Mass.
 Frank Belcher has purchased a pair of black horses in Hartford.
 Ernest Belcher has resigned his po- sitiOn in New Britain and returned home.
 Rev. and Mrs. Won Deck and chil- dren visited relatives in Bolton on Monday
 George Durham and family moved to MonsOn, Mass, last week where he had employment.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Simonds are moving this week to HydeviIIe, into the tenement vacated by George Dun, ham.
 play entitled "Thanksgiving" was given in the Congregational vestrv Tuesday evening by the school chil- dren.
 The Epworth League topic next Sunday evening at the Methodist church will be "The Goodness of Goo. Leader: G. w. Miller.
 Miss Lela BOwden of Hartford and Harold Barrett were the guests of MT. and Mrs. w. B. Belcher and family over the weekend.
 MT. and Mrs. G. w. Miller and MT. and Mrs. Herbert Bosworth and daughter, Ruth, will spend Thanks giving with Mrs. F. H. BallOu and MT. and Mrs. Frank BallOu in Hampden. Mass.
 Mrs. Juliet Bradway, age S9, died at the Johnson Memorial hospital last Friday evening. Death was due to a shock of apoplexy. She was surviv- ed by one daughter, Mrs. Julia Ems minger, of Hydeville, one sister, Mrs. s. I. Freeman, of Hartford, two broth rs, Horace Shippey of New Haven and Frank Shippey of Woodstock Funer- al services were held at the home of her daughter in Hydeville Monday aft ernoOn at p. m., with Rev. c. H. Puffer officiating. Interment was in thn StoffnPdUi1Io