The Press., 1883-05-03
-F. s. Pierson has made great improve

-F. s. Pierson has made great improve ments in grading, etc., about his new house on East-st, also has bought of l.. W. Crane the lot next north of his house, on which he is now excavating cellar fo1 Q new house. Next north of this house land is reserved for a street to run west and intersect Elm-st., 8 short distance north of the Congregational parsonage.
 Ut is expected that Rev. J. F. Hawley will accept the invitation of the Congrega tional church of this village to engage as g supply, with @ view to settlement.
 Sidney F. Needham, one of the oldest residents of the borough, died on Monday evening, after very brief illness, of ty phoid pneumonia. MT. Needham was 8e years of age. He had seen the entire growth of the village from. the beginning to its present hourishing condition. Few Known to everybody his cheerful face and presence will be much missed. He has been useful man in the town, filling i'm portant positions, and always of thrifty in. dustrious habits, and of honest, straight forward character His funeral yesterday was largely attended. Mrs. Needham, his wife, lies very low with the same disease, and her recovery is hardly expected. They had lived together as husband and wife for over ffty-four years.
 The school meeting last evening had fairly good attendance Mir. Holmes was moderator, and as chairman of com- mittee on plans reported one which the committee had approved, and which the meeting felt satisfied with. Parties stood ready to finish it, with furniture and heat lag apparatus for $14, 100, and it was safe to say that competition would secure bet 1 ter figures. A vote was passed to build, and to authorize the treasurer to borrow money for building. w. H. Smith, F. F. Patten and W. A. Comins were chosen to nominate proper committees. They brought in these names, which were ac- cepted: Building committee-C:J: Holmes, w. D. Heald, c. G. Ellis auditing con- mittee-W. H. Cooley, c. F. Harwood, Alvarado Howard to secure title to pro- posed site-G c. Parkess, R. D. Davison. A vote of thanks was passed to Committee Holmes for his constant and judicious work ill promoting the interests of the dis l trict.
 SUNDAY SERVICES.
 Rev. G. V. Maxham will preach in | Preble's Hall, Orcuttville, at D. m. Prof. M. R. Riddle of the Hartford Theological Seminary, who preached at the Congregational church last Sunday, is one of the American committee of scholars | to whom was committed the work of re- I vising the New Testament He is pro found scholar, and pleasant speaker, and 8 man of fine social qualities. Next Sun- day the pulpit will be filled by Rev. Her bert Macy, who this waek graduates from the seminary, and who has accepted an in- vitation to preach to San Francisco church.
 Preaching at Works school house next Sunday at 12 o'clock, by Eld. A. Morse. sTAFFoRDvLLE.
 Next Tuesday, (8th) is the date to which the auction sale of the B. A. Con- verse & Co.,, mill property at Stafordville stands adjourned. See advertisement. STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 The Stafford Cornet Band will give open air concerts every Thursday evening during warm weather, weather permitting. The Busy Bees will give an entertain ment, including supper, in the ladies' hall at the Universalist church next Wednes- day evening. Substantial suppers, served from o'clock on through the evening at 15 cents each. There will be readings, recitations, and singing in the vestry. All are invited.