The Press., 1884-02-14
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 A social gathering will be held at Ionic Hall on Tuesday evening of next week, by members and their families, each brother being also furnished on application to the secretary with card for gentleman and lady friend. Gentleman's tickets will be 75 cts. each.
 Stock, hay, and tools of A. c. Scrip tureis farm on StafordStreet are advertised to be sold at auction Feb. 18th at 10 a. m.
 The Edith Stanmore company's en- tertainments next week will be '"Therese' on Thurs day evening, and ''East Lynne" on Friday evening. Both are noted plays, and the company is good one, and has played in the cities and large towns to good audiences, winning frst-class con- mendations from the city press. Miss Stanmore, the Boston Herald says, Sis fitted to compete with any of our leading stars. Her entree into the profession as a star will certainly brighten the dramatic Armament and this is a fair sample of mention made by other Boston papers, as well as the press of other New England cities.
 An agent will for three days next week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, exhibit at Ellis's store the "Boss" coffee pot, demonstrating the saving of time and material in making this beverage with his patent, though simple apparatus. Simply pouring hot water upon the coffee instant ly makes clear delicious article, which the curious may test by sight, smell, and taste. It is claimed that coffee so madA contains only the nutritive and harmless principles, the astringept and headache creating ingredients being rejected by the strainer within the pot. The principle looks right, and it will be well to call round at Ellis next week and examine.
 The success of the Grace church peo- ple's entertainment last week was satisfac- tory to tlsem, the hall being well filled on both evenings, and the entertainment gave to the audience full satisfaction, as The Press had predicted that it would. It is a taking play, and was finely presented. It would draw we'll again, but will pot be re- peated.
 A new time table for the N. l.. N. railroad went into effect Monday. It makes changes only in the steamboat train south, which now leaves Brattleboro at 3:3O..p. m., Palmer 7:10, Stafford Springs TAT.
 The Willimantic Journal gives the play, 'sThe Social Glass" and those who are to play it at Central Hall tomorrow evening a good recommend. The play has 8 moral, and tells thrilling story. Go and see, 1t for your own benefit and to encourage these temperance workers from our sister borough. Reserved seats on sale at Medbery's.
 -Geo. O.. Cleayeland's hen contributes for our culinary department double egg, the center showing the joining of the shells Of the two, measuring 6 inches around the middle and 89 inches around lengthwise.
 Our Los Angeles Gal correspondent t gives another of her welcome communi- cations this week. It would appear from her lettes that that region is getting its share of ezpigrants from this vicinity. Marc Hammond Of Vernon and family i'll few days depart for thRt land of promise (and fulfllment.) Mrs. Hammond is one of the Stafford Page family.
 The finding of an empty keg in the borough building, stolen when full of lager from the German Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge, is no reflection on any bor- ough or fire department official, as lots of ex-fremen have not returned their keys to the building, swearing that they have lost them also every present member of the fire company has key.
 The Brattleboro CVt.) Phoenix has the following item of local interest in Stafford ''The fifteenth anniversary of the mar riage of MT. asd Mrs. 0. ". Newell wRs observed at the house of his partner and brother-in-law, 0. W. Eaton, last evening. 4 large number, 160 or more, of friends and acquaintances were present. After re- treatments were served an easy chair and a valuable book were pRssented in an ap- propriate speech by Rev. MT. Trnsx, whicL was responded to by MT. Newell Rey. Lewis -Grout then read poem, Rev. O. H. Merrill and Prof. Shaw made brief re marks, Miss Emile Streeter read poem composed by her mother, a5I, and song D, D, affair was very pleasant, and one featur, worthy of note was thst seven ministers representing three denorninsstions, were present.
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