The Press., 1922-01-26

1 Kibbe Chapin Pierce of Hartford spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Belle c. Pierce.
 MT. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Gager are l spending three weeks in their former home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Mrs. B. D. Cooley returned last week from Wallingford, where she visited her brother, William Worth ington.
 Miss Mabelle P. Gager, who teach es in the Springfield schools, spent the weekend in the home of her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Charles M. Gager.
 The senior class of the Stafford high school will present the play, "The Professors Daughter" at Piedmont hall on Saturday evening, February | 4th.
 Miss Jessie E. Foote, a former teacher in the Center Grammar school, but who now teaches in Manchester, spent the weekend as the guest of Mrs. w. A. Pease.
 Mrs. Edward s. Lyman; Mrs. Frank Combs and Mrs. Archie Cooley will entertain the Ladies' Aid Society in Piedmont hail. Friday afternoon and evening. Supper will be served at 63O
 The Child Welfare club of Somers- vile met Thursday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Arthur Goldthorpe with a large attendance. Mrs. William w. Gordon of Hazardville gave an interesting paper on While the Chill dren are Growing Up social hour was enjoyed and refreshments were served.
 Mrs. Theodore Hurlburt entertained the Somers Woman's club at her home last week Wednesday afternoon. Papers on humorous authors and se- lections from their writings were giv- en by Mrs. Chester w. Pomeroy, who wrote on Holmes and Riley Mrs. Cliff ton M Ellis on Lowell and Field and Mrs. Charles NJ. Gager, Mark Twain.
 A family party met in the home of Erwin D. Avery, Thursday evening to celebrate his 77th birthday anni- versary. Those present were Mir. and Mrs Forest E. Avery and son, Erwin David MT. and Mrs. Valirus Kibbe and children, Valirus, Barbara and Gerald and Miss NIabelIe P.
 
 with a Victrola There was also a birthday cake containing 77 candles.
 The dog which was killed in East Longmeadow recently and was found to have the rabies, passed through this town, having come from South Manchester and bit several dogs. Two dogs belonging to Fred Worthington and one belonging to s. Rocco have already been killed after showing signs of the disease, so the officials have ordered a quarantine on all dogs, which order has been posted to go into effect at noOn, to-day.
 The club rooms have been secured | for the use of the Y. M. c. A. groups at Somers, and have been cleaned and painted. The ladies of the church have given them a fine stove In the near future the boys are planning a supper to which will be invited the members of the local committee and their wives: At this event the boys hope to give the adults of the town a little insight into the plans which they are going to carry out in the future. A Wesleyan deputation team is booked to visit Somers on February II and 12.
 Mrs. Orelie Provencher, 95, died at the home of her son, Stephen Proven cher in SOmersvi1le Saturday morning after a two weeks illness. She had the unusual distinction of living to see five generations of her family grow up. Mrs. Provencher was native of Canada. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs Augustine Jo- lierof Waltham, Mass, Mrs. Freder- ick Salois and Miss Emelie Proven cher of Lawrence, Mass, Mrs. Alfred Boucher of Fitchburg, Mass, and two sons, Noel Provencher of Thompson vile and Stephen Provencher of Som ersville. She is also survived by 51 grandchildren, 15 great grand chill dren, and eight great great grand children. The funeral was held Mon day morning at at All Saints church, Rev Dennis O'Brien officiating.
 The Mark of Greatness.
 IL was q most successful little din ner party and Dauheln felt very grate- ful that it was in his honor. All these celebrated people had been gathered together lU meet hini. II Was most Kind of bis hostess. for really he was only humble-a very humble he ho@ed-artist. A distracting thing was the fact that the hostess little son stared at him constantly and persist ently throughout the whole meal. After dinner he managed to get the | boy to one side. and he asked kindly You gaZed at me all through dinner I and l fee! flattered. Would you like | me 10 draw something for you in your | autograph book" No, sir" answered the NOungster But mother said that | you had q recedinG chin. Won't you do il for me just once? And then I'll | show you how l can Wriggle my ears 7" | Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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