The Press., 1921-08-04

Miss Mary Mccarthy and Miss Ellen Hassett are spending week at Block Island.
 Misses MOllie Kuslansky and Bettie Snyder of Hartford spent the week end visiting relatives in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Mayo left on Monday for a two weeks vacation that will be spent in and about AL. tany, N. Y.
 Miss Ruth Walker, MT. and Mrs. Christian Wolfe, Miss Rhoda Wolfe 1 and Mr. Cortland Fitzsimmons are visiting at M. P. J. Walkers. --
 Strazza Post, The American Legion, will hold midsummer meeting in their club rooms in the TonOn block on Friday evening at seven-thirty o'clock.
 There will be a special meeting of the A. O. H. Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. County president Mur- phy of Rockville will be at the gather ing and some important business is 1 to come before the meeting.
 The third annual canoe carnivals will be held at Rau's west-side Crystal Lake, Saturday afternoon August 18th. There are eight events on the program and suitable prizes will be given to the winners of the different events. The prizes will be on exhibition next Tuesday in the window of the Lane variety store. Souvenirs will be given free to each decorated canoe and entry in the sports and races.
 Thn PHVV1o OR who died at his home on Center street on last Saturday evening, was held at St. Edwards church on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock with Rev. F. J. O'Neill officiating. Interment was in St. Edwards cemetery. Thomas J. Mullins was born in Ireland, the son of Thomas and Catherine Mullins, and was 68 years old. He has been a resident of Stafford for the greater part of his life and was employed at the Warren WOOlen company for the past seven years. In September, 1876, he married Miss Rose Murphy Roche. His kind and genial nature made for him many friends, who were surprised at his sudden death, which was attrib- uted to heart trouble. He is survived ty his wife, two sOns Bert and Louis, of this borough and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Anderson of Stafford Springs, and Mrs. Rose Clark of New London, and four brothers, Daniel, of Springfield and Edward, John and Bartholomew of this town, and one sister, Miss Julia Mullins, of High street.
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 Rev. T. Bacheler and family are to te on the Sound coast with family friends for the month.
 Mrs.. Smith and her troup of Girl Scouts are to camp on Island No. at the A. A. Lake. Several years ago Mrs. AmidOn, now of blessed and af- fectionate memory, asked us to name the lake. This is merely suggestive.
 MT. and Mrs. Chauncey F. Reed are having as always a succession of friends who find Konjockety attrac- tions delightful for long or short visits Last week it was a party of Yale officials motoring from New Haven to Portland, Maine.
 Mrs. Orpha Knight has moved in to the pretty and substantial small cot tage she has had built for home on the River road in a charming location, commanding wide view, where we trust Mrs. Knight may pass many | quiet, restful and happy years.
 Miss Ethel Ellis passed the week end at Greencrest, Mrs. Smith, Miss Ellis and Miss Marie Smidt motoring to Springfield to meet her, on Satur- day morning. The two sisters left for Martha's Vineyard, where they are to spend the month of August, on Mon day.
 Rev. B. w. Darrow and Mrs. Dar- row left HolyOke the 1st to pass their vacation at their cottage on ''The Ridge' in Northfield. They have sold this cottage, possession to be given later, and are thinking of building on lot they have owned for some time, also on "The Ridge" Mrs. Darrow's aunts, Mrs. Loomis and Miss Rose, will. keep the Holyoke parsonage open during their absence. They are looking forward to their visit here the last week of August, when he will occupy the pulpit the last Sunday in the month. They will be entertained at Deacon Brackets.
 Every day we look at the daily papers to find an explanatory edi- tOrial regarding the fragmentary man ner in which the vicious shower clouds are scattering their forces over the country side. The one that killed COW for Clinton Eldredge Thursday late afternoon, brought dash of hail to Maple Corner, lasting 30 seconds possibly, a bucket full, coming with crash upon the tin rcof of the bay window, big ones, as large as Walnuts. An interesting sample, DuC luckily the high wind had taken the remain der to some other locality. The down pour of Sunday afternoon practically broke up the church service. We were one of those who when it grew dark, "stole silently away"
 Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others can not keep it from themselves" The thoughtful kindness of Mrs. Hall and Miss Hall, as thoughtful and far reaching as the sunshine, is always as much appre- ciated, but not taken as matter of course, if not for obvious reasons made mention of, but the drive that included call and visit in the lux urious car on Friday afternoon were so much enjoyed and such a benefit that the recipient takes pleasure in saying that only shut-in, if on a hill-top, can fully appreciate the joy of motion, of change and of surprise at the general Improvement that in many sections adds to the natural beauty of the long familiar environ ment.
 The following clipping from Sus-