The Press., 1884-10-30
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furniture of Foreign and American manufac ture at Paine's, AS Canal-st, Boston, will vel pay visit to that city, ,and save you one-thire the cost in purchasing, and at the same time give you the choicest New Styles of the very finest finish to be found in any place in Amer ica.
 You can get bath tubs, water closets, cop per, brasz ,and iron pumps, brass and wrought iron pipe, at A M Knight & Sons, 341 Main-st Sprinfgeld, the leading plumbers of that city Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, ,..offer Che ney's black satin Radamas, world renowned for wear and beauty one lot $1.25, worth $1c25; one lot very fine $f.50, old price $2 lot best quality made, $1.75, never sold less than $2.50.
 ID. Burns, Springfield, has the latest styles of Parlor Suits, bought new this fall, at lower prices than ever.
 Bicycle riders, where running at full speed can have clear cut photographs taken of theil bicycles by employing Hardy, the Springfield photographer.
 STAFFORD.
 Band of Hope meeting, Suoday, Nov 2d, at p. m., in Congregational church room.
 A party of Holland and Square Pond hunters took 25 gray squirrels within hours last Saturday aided by Eugene Nef's champion dog.
 Hon W. W. Dundas of New York al Central Hall tonight, for Cleveland.
 Meeting of the W. 0. T. U. in the vestry of the M. B. church, Friday, Oct 31st, at 3 p. m.
 Regular communication of Wolcott Lodge Saturday evening.
 Preaching at Orcuttville next Sunday at 4 p. m. by Rev. J. w. Hawkins.
 Letters remaining in Stafford Springs psst office Oct. 30: Maria Bidwell, Emery Bishop, Joseph Day, Patrick Ford, l.. M Myers, Harry Foster, M. D. Rawdon, c. F, Swift, Octavie Taylor, Walter E. Stowell M. B. Whelan, B. l., Woodin, Wm. West Mrs. Michele Languerant, Leon Rheims
 Senator O. H. Platt will speak al Central Hall tomorrow night. The sen ator is favorite with Stafford republicans who regard his speech at the town hall i'll 1876 as the ablest campaign address ever made in Stafford. He will have crowded house.
 The annual meeting of the Holland County conference of Congregations churches was held with the Congregation al church in this village on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The attend ance was large and the exercises of un usual interest Wednesday morning a ten o'clock Rev. MT. Breed of West Staf ford led meeting of conference and pray CT. At half-past ten the business sessioI was opened by the appointment of Dea. E. O. Allen of Vernon as moderator, anc Rev. G. I. Wood as scribe. The time un til noon was occupied with the routine work of the conference, including the ap pointment of the following persons as del eeates to the state conference which is tC meet at Bridgeport in the coming Novem Der Rev. s. c. Kendall of Ellington Rev. J. P. Hawley of Stafford Springs Rev. F. B. Jenkins of South Coventry Rev. c. H. Tickets of Rockville, Dea Erastus Kingsbury of North Coventry, H M. Adams of Rockville, Samuel F. Wes of Columbia, B. P. Conant of Mansfield After the conference had paid it's prompt and earnest attention to the generous col lation provided by the ladies in the lecture room, the afternoon session opened at 1.3O After the disposal of some further matters of business, the topic, "The Sunday School" was presented. The first division its service for the churoh-was opened by Rev. Mir. Barber of Bolton the second its demands of the church-by Rev. MT Jenkins of South Coventry. The discus sion which followed was participated in by various members of the body. The ser vice, including the opening address ant the remarks succeeding them, was very interesting. Unfortunately the evening was quite stormy, preventing large at tendance at the evening service at half past seven o'clock, The devotional ser vices were conducted by Rev. MT. Barber The sermon was preached by Rev. MT Kendall of Ellington-text Matt. 5:2O. l was logical, well packed, and we'll de ivered discourse. Thursday morning prayer and praise service was held at $. 3O led by Rev. MT. Rickets of Rockville Following this, the topic, "The Holy Spl1 it: His Power" was opened by Rev. MT Gleason of Somers. The second part what He "saith unto the churches, wa opened by Rev. Mir, Rickets, followed b, James M, Taleott of Ellington. Othe gentlemen made remarks, the time beln! fully occupied until business demanded it place. This discussion, too, in all its part was vigorous, timely and without doub profitable. The following persons wer appointed executive committee for the en suing conference year: Rev. J. P. Flaw ley of Stafford Springs, Rev. c. H. Ricket of Rockville Hon, R,P, Gilbert of Gilead
 
 to meet with the church at Gilea4al a4al the frs Wednesday after the meeting of the An erican Board in 1se5.
 Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock, neal ly the same body of people assembled a the Holland County Foreign Missionar Society, Dea Edwin Talcott of Ellington president, in the chair; Dea. H. G. Ia colt, of Talcottville, secretary. After sex eral reports had been made, and the ol board of officers reelected, Dea. J. \ Stickney of Rockville gave an interestin account of the late meeting of the Amer can Board at golnmbHs, Ohio, He was fo lowed by very suitable address by Rev MT. Axtelle of Vernon, who labored, h said, under the disadvantage of speakin against time-waiting the coming Of tn gentleman who was expected to give tn principal address of the afternoon. Tn speaker overcame the difficulty successful ly. At2.45, Rev. Dr. Judson Smith, re gently appointed one of the secretaries c the board, arrived from Boston, and spok for some forty-fve minutes most felicit ously and to the full satisfaction of thos whD had waited to hear him. Att littl before five o'clock the meeting adjourned The conference before closing its last SCI sion adopted very complimentary resol1 tion of thanks for hospitalities received and which, it is only fair to say, was justl due to the ladies, who fully maintaine their well-earned reputation for knowin how to do it. On the other hand, tl families who entertained guests over nigl