The Press., 1921-12-29
sTAFFORD RPRm0a

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 Rev F. A. Manderson will sell hi
 household goods at auction next Sat
 urday at 1 p. m.
 Arthur Taylor of Springfield spen
 the holiday visiting his parents, MT
 and Mrs. Philias Taylor.
 John Hopkins of Worcester ii
 spending the holiday vacation at tn
 Murray home on West street.
 The annual business meeting ant
 supper of the Congregational churcI | will be held on Thursday evening
 January 5th.
 There will be meeting of the M
 w. of A. next Wednesday evening. Ii
 is important that every member attend
 because of special matter which vii
 be taken up at this time.
 About eight thirty o'clock on las
 Thursday evening the fire department
 answered an alarm for chimney fire
 at the Wynings home off East Main
 street No material damage was sns.
 tained.
 The regular meeting of Myriad Re
 bekah lodge will be held next Wednes-
 day evening, with initiation. The
 president, vice-president and D. D, president will be the guests of the
 evening. Supper will be served at six o'clock.
 Next Wednesday an institute of the W. c. T. U. will be held by Hartford and Holland counties at the Center church house, Hartford, from 10 a. m. to p. III. Each member is urged to take friend, a song book and cur rent temperance item.
 At the Current Events club meeting next Monday evening Miss Clara s. Bostwick will speak on Current Events. Committed: Mrs. R. l.. Quin. ley, Mrs. G. W. Stevens, Mrs. R. W. Ellis, Mrs, William Abbott. Hostess. Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin.
 MT. and Mrs. William E. Whitaker entertained the following guests over the holidays MT. and Mrs. B. W. Shaw of Brooklyn, N. Y, Miss Maude B. Weeks of Providence, R. l., Miss Hill dreth Whitaker of Hartford, MT. and Mrs. Charles Chapin and two daugh- ters, Bartara and lola, of Enfield.
 The treasury department announces a new treasury certificate now on sale maturing five years from date of issue and taking the place of the securities (W. s. s. and thrift stamps) which are to be discontinued January 1stnext year Denominations are $25, $80 and $500 respectively. Also beginning Jan uary l, special proposition is madefor the exchange of postal savings &C., counts for treasury certificates. In- formation regarding these certificates and the Redemption of thrift stampsal fisIelH ard discontinued January i. can be had at post offices.
 ChTistnaas carofers again made the early morning tour of the borough that has become customary during the past few years. They were greeted at various places on their route with ! coffee and lunches that were tokens of ! the appreciation of those who heard | their voices raised in beautiful har- mOny in honor of the birth of Christ. So pretty has become this annual cus- tom that they were waited for and | lights were lit along their way. The | number of the carolers seemed larger this year and is an indication that the | custom is also popular among the | singers.
 While Christmas carolers were fill ing the midnight air with their melo- lies the fire alarm brought large proportion of the town out on the | street about 12.45 on Christmas morn ing in a vain effort to locate a fire | hat was supposed to be located on | Benton street. The fire truck made | he rounds of the various streets in | he vicinity. No unusual lights were 'ound other than late Santa Clauses 1t work in some of the homes. After l debate on Main street the \ origin of the alarm was traced to \ ate pedestrian homeward bound who I saw sparks in the interior of one of \ he houses near Benton street caused | 0y an occupant putting wood on the | ire, and making all haste for the fire | llarm brought the firemen out on an | call.
 The management of the Red Cross | benefit originally undertaken at the request of the Red Cross local author | ties, scheduled last week for Decem- l ter 18th to 31st, was asked during it's I final rehearsals to cancel the program 0n account of the cost of production. In order, however, to keep their en- sagement as far as possible, and bring | heir efforts to some worthy fruition, he players will present their comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest" Ut St. Edwards hall on Saturday eyen- ng for the benefit of fund to pro- yide the Stafford Boys club with a shower and heating plant. Rev: F. J. O'Neill has extended the courtesy of a free hall and the esponse of the community to the bus ness advertising section of the print d program has been generous one orchestra will furnish mu- ic for the evening which will in- Jude dancing after the play, and it is loped that substantial sum may be ealized.
 The Christmas spirit of peace and ,ood will seemed to prevail to an un- sual extent this year. Shopping be- an early and the giving within and without the homes was abundant The oys and girls home from schools and 'olleges added to the pleasure of amily and social life. The churches were decked in Christmas greens and with special music and fitting sermons ave comfort and inspiration to large umbers. Collections were taken for elief work in the East. The Sunday chools had their usual Christmas fes- ivities Friday or Saturday evenings vith carols, recitations, plays and dia- ogues. Christmas trees and Santa