The Press., 1884-03-20

Mrs. Minnie Headly Hall, vocalist, will assist in the Grand Army entertain ment next Friday evening. The projectors pledge themselves to fully satisfy all pat rons with most meritorious entertain ment. Doors open at T, and entertain ment begins at 8 sharp.
 Mrs. c. 0. Painter is spending the winter with her husband, Prof. Painter, in Washington, and is in much better state of health than when resident of Stafford Springs.
 The steam fire engine was received back from the shops last week. ''good as a new machine" the builders say. A trial of the machine was made yesterday, under charge of man from the shops, and, save for hitch at the start, 1t did better work than 1t has ever done here, though the leakage of water suggested faulty packing.
 The program for, Friday evenings en- tertainment has a very attractive look. Read it over.
 -Auctioneer Preston yesterday sold the gene Ellis for $1 1925. The property is considered to be we'll worth the price.
 A CARD-To the donors of the beautiful floral tribute, and the numerous friends for their many acts of kindnes and their sympa- thy during his recent sad afdiction, the un- dersigned wishes through the columns of the Press to return his most sincere thanks.
 M, P. HANLEY.
 sTAFFoRDvILLE. ..
 MT. Horace Cortis and wife are ex- pecting to start for the west Gittle River, Kansas,) in few weeks, to make theil aew home with their sons Their de. parture will be regretted very much by many friends.
 By request of the M. B. society MT. J. O. Booth will repeat his lecture on Con. trast in their church on Friday evening (Ma, oh 28th) at 7:45 o'clock. Admission l5 cts. children 10 cts. Proceeds to b, gwen to the M. B. church.
 Any person who wishes to know the financial status of district Mo- Stafford 7ile) will do well to examine the full and complete report for the year ending Sept lst, 1883, made by the district committet of that year, which is in possession of the present committee. The bill aga1nst thu district for the same year are in the car, # the treasurer. ***
 Rev. J. J. Cooper, pastor of the M B. church, will preach next Sunday morn ing, at Il a. m. preparatory 6:3O; Sab bath school 12:15.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 The annual festival given by the ladie )f the Universalist parish at the town hal ast We elk was unexpect edly successful fo while extensive and careful preparation hat b-en made the weather and the roads wer' such as to forbid any very cheerful antic 1 ipations. The hall was filled the frs light, and the attendance the second nigh vas good. We have attended these pleas mt annuals for twenty years and during that long period have witnessed in ever, kind of weather and in every condition o the roads the same unvarying and gratify ng success both from social and fnan cial point of view. Other excellent enter tainments of the kind we have had in town but we can call to mind none that hav' been as long and unbrokenly continued O. 1 that have become as widely and firmly es abolished in the public estimation. They nave in fact become standard and are look ed forward to and pleasantly anticipated ] by many, much the same as Christmas and Fourth of July. This permanency O attraction is the result of the endeavor O the ladies to give their patrons each sue ceeding season full measure of social en loyment for their money. The rich anc abundant suppers for instance, donated by the families of the parish, cost in ma terlal more than they are sold for an6 the fancy articles could not be purchased t retail ia the aggregate for what they fetch at the festival. As almost every hing is given by those who desire tha everybody should have good time, the ladies are enabled to sell their goods, to use phrase of the merchants, at "ruinou. prices,' and keep their customers by the large margins of profit, eager and altogeth CT good-natured. Then again, nothing is neglected that can add to tbe attractions O the stage. The plays have been always we'll selected and well acted. Generation after generation of the young folks of thu parish have made their debatte and wo1 their laurels in the old hall and the par ish may count itself happy that those O the present generation with the roses C youth fresh on their cheeks have been a we'll trained as those that have gone be fore them in the graces of elocution ant the mimic arts of our simple home stage and have added new lustre to the brigh annals of it's past. The two plays pre- sented last week were opposites, ,contrastlps ach other sharply, and as fresh and cris] as new bankbills. They were played in manner that brought out clearly and forci bly, the peculiar and best merits of each There was no ranting, no showing oil, an' no nonsense of any kind on the part of tn players but they a.d their work in straightforward, honest, even way an' taken all in all, it was about as good work about as worthy of high praise, as any tha we have seen or are likely to see done b. youthful amateurs. There were of cours some of our older and more experience actors engaged, who steadied up and gay frmness and finish to each presentation and by here and there brilliant toucl gave ample proof that they had not los the skill and power that>m their actin memorable at the festivals in former an r. cent years. We do not know the pre- else amount netted, but it will we presume not fall short of $260. Con-
 Rev. J. J. Cooper will preach in tn Spiritualist hall next Sunday 5p m. Cos pei Hymn book used. All are welcome. | TOLLAND.
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 R. J. Leonard sells at auction his liv stock, farm, tools, etc., having sold hi place to his son.
 Notwithstanding the disagreeabl weather aud travelling, about 35 couple attended the dance of the social club Err day evening, a. q enjoyed MT. Cady's cal