The Press., 1922-05-25

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 MT. and Mrs. James Murray and MT and Mrs. Joseph Connors of Brooklyn N. Y, are making extensive improve ments of their farm known as tho Merrick Worthington place.
 Rev. and Mrs. Fuller entertained tho members of the Junior Helpers Tues day afternoon in the church vestry Interesting games were played ant refreshments served and the children had jolly good time Meeting of the Junior Helpers this afternoon at 3.45 Subject for next week, What good comes from reading the Bible?" Lead. CT, Edith DimOck. c. E. meeting Sun day evening at 2 o'clock Subject Lessons from great Foreign Mission aries" acts 13: 1-12. Leader, Mrs. F A. Fuller.
 Belle, IA, third daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred Lievre of Somers road, died Saturday of complications following an attack of whoOping cough, after three weeks illness. Besides her fath- CT and mother, she leaves five sisters and two brothers, the elder being nineteen years old the day his sister was buried. The funeral was held from the Somers Congregational church Monday afternoon at 23O. Rev. MT. Curtis officiating. The flowers were very beautiful, among them a large basket of white and pink car nations given by the school children. plYrS al in
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 The Stafford Grange will hold a public whist Friday evening.
 Mrs. Edward Brown of Worcester, Mass, was the guest of Mrs. F. J. Glover on Tuesday.
 Mrs. Richard Pinney and infant son returned to their home yesterday from the Johnson hospital.
 Miss Mary Dibble of Evergreen Av- enue, Hartford, was the guest of Mrs. Arthur Cady on Monday and Tuesday.
 William Rhodes and son, Irvan, of Springfield. Mass, were the guests of his brother, George Rhodes, over the weekend.
 Miss Morgan of the Universalist publishing house, Boston, Mass, gave very interesting talk on Sunday school work, Monday afternoon at the assembly room.
 The remains of the late Albert c. Scripture who died on March 21st, were brought from Willimantic Mon day morning for burial in the family yard at Stafford Street cemetery.
 Joseph Hogerl of New York City is spending several weeks at the home of MT. and Mrs. Jean Denis of Stafford Village, prior to sailing for Europe, where he will remain a year visiting places of interest.
 The Phoenix Liberty Land will fur nish music for the observance of Me- morial day, accompanying the soldiers to each of the outlying grave-yards in the forenoon and to the Springs cemetery in the afternoon. The land has been engaged to play at Somers on Sunday afternoon, to assist in their observance of Memorial day.
 Mrs. Bertha Doren, GA, of this town, passed away last Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Bolz at Edgewater, N. J., after an illness of two days of double pneumonia. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, burial at Fair mount Cemetery, N. J. She is survived by her husband and six children. Mrs. Bolz of Edgewater, N. J., Amelia DO- ren and Alma Rost of New York City, Selina Brink of Warren, Mass, and Charlie and Robert Deron of this place. The Deron family came from Jersey City Heights, N. J., four years ago and bought the Ava Sands farm
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 William Phelps of Worcester, Mass, was the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs E. B. Phelps, a few days last week.
 MT. and Mrs. c. J. Clark and family of Ellington were the guests of Mrs. Clark's mother, Mrs. Etta Durham, last Sunday.
 Mrs. Edith Mathews was called to Monson, Mass, last Saturday to at tend the funeral of a friend in the old folks home.
 MT. and Mrs. O. T. Hulett have re- turned home after visiting with their daughter, Mrs. F. M. Smith, in Brook field, Mass, for several days.
 The pastor will preach next Sunday morning and the EpwOrth League will hold a devotional service Sunday evening. Leader: Mrs. White.
 MT. Parkhurst of Stafford Springs occupied the pulpit in the Congrega- tionaI church last Sunday morning and preached a very helpful sermon.
 There will be a May basket social and entertainment in the M. B. church vestry this Thursday evening. Price for adults, 15 cents; children, 10 cents.
 All those interested in decorating the soldiers graves are requested to meet in the M. B. vestry Monday even ing to arrange flowers for Memorial day.
 MT. and Mrs. James Campbell and son, MT. and Mrs. Louis Rubsam of Long Island, N. Y, were the guests of Mir. and Mrs. J. Schwanda over Sun day.
 Rev. and Mrs. VonDeck are expect ing to return from New York today. Mrs. VonDeck has received special treatment from a specialist and is much improved in health. -.t
 Mrs. w. c. Taylor, George Taylor and two children and MT. and Mrs. George Belcher and little son of South Coventry were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Frank Belcher the first of last week.
 John Marvonick~ has purchased the nronertv of Martin SparroW. known as the Prescott Belcher place, on the west side of the reservoir. MT. Mar vonick intends to build house soon. The house that formerly stood on the site was burned number of years ago.
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 The work at the church is going on rapidly and gives promise of combin- ing utility and more beauty.
 The Girl Scouts will present their play at the Sunday school rooms on