The Press., 1884-02-07
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 -Moore's Central Shoe Store, Springfield has been the busiest place in Hampden cour ty since their grand sale of surplus stock be gan They have store full of goods, an any in want of shoes will travel many mile to get the bargains offered.
 Lewis, the State-st., Springfield, sho dealer, is making clearing sale with heay cut on prices for Calf and Kip Boots.
 Paine is continually adding New Style to his immense stock of fine furniture. Din ing Room Tables and Chairs, New Styles Il Chamber and Parlor Suites have just beer added, also number of New Styles in Bool Cases are now being finished. Everythlns made and finished by him is warranted to b. as represented and to give perfect satisfaction or money returned. One entrance IS ol Canal-st., No. AS, opposite Maine depot.
 You can't invest your money in any wa, to pay interest equal to the saving you cal make by buying your next winters oyercoa noao at the Central Clothing House.
 Fellowship meeting of the Congrega tional churches of Stafford, Union an6 Willington The fourth meeting of the series will be held with the Congregation al church at Staffordville Wednesday, Feb 18th instant. 10:30 a. m. devotional praise meeting; Ills, topic-"My Brothers Cooper In what sense is the disciple o1 Jesus his brothers keeper? Discussion 12:15 D. m., intermission and collation. 1 80, tepic-s'C Christian Giving lst- Gods requirements in regard to 1t; Id Its place as the source of christian growth Discussion. 2:45, general social exercises, of such character as the state of feeling at the hour may prompt. The people ol vicinity, irrespective of denominations names, are cordially invited, and will be Close at 3:3O. J. P. HAwLEY, Committee.
 STAFFORD.
 -sTime and the Hour" will be giver here but on the two evenings advertised so we are assured.
 The local papers of Willimantic, ano correspondents of the Hartford Courant and New London Day speak in the high est terms of the dramatic association which recently brought 'out in Willimantlc the great sensational temperance drama en- titled ssThe Social Glass" or ''Victims o1 the Bottle" for the benefit of their loca temperance organization. The best talents are seldom enlisted in so good cause with out some hope of pecuniary profit. Then business manager, Mir. H. M. Cady, has called upon members of our Temple oi Honor and others the past week, and re. ceived sufficient encouragement to warrant him in putting the play on here next FIT, day evening, Feb. 18th.
 -Therspringfeld Republican, speaking of the delicacies offered in the city market, says of the cattle recently sold by Geo. O. Cleveland, (which, by the way lacked some months of being two years olO: "Anoth- CT curiosity is in the shape of the carcasses of a pair of two-years-o steers from Staf- ford Springs, weighing 27OO pounds, though the average for that age is only 400 o1 15OO. The meat is said to have an excep. tionally fine flavor.
 Rev. Ira Pettibone of Winchester Center, formerly pastor of the church ID WestStaford, reaches today the 50th ami versary of his ordination to the ministry, Feb. 7th. The anniversary will be cele- brated on Sunday next by the Win chester Center church, of which MT. Pet tibone was formerly pastor and with which he is now connected as a member. The Winsted Herald, speaking of this ami versary, says Perhaps half century in the ministry is not so rare as 1t seems. Winchester Center had half century ser mon from Rev. Frederick Marsh in 1859. According to the last Year Book nineteen Congregational ministers in Connecticut outrank MT. Pettibone in ministerial age, one reaching sixty seven years.
 Tickets for the two evenings of ''Time and the Hour" have nothing but their col or to indicate which evening they are for. Remember-the pink ticket admits only on Thursday evening; the blue on Friday evening.
 Considerable house building on High land Terrace is talked of for the coming spring.
 -Praties, competent and reliable, are considering the feasibility of establishing a laundry in the village.
 Mrs. J. A. Simonds, millinery and fancy goods dealer, has taken the west end store in Warren's Block. This con- pletes the letting of the stores, for which there were more applicants than there were stores. The building is now con- pleted as to walls, and the roof is ready for timing, floors laid, and upper windows in. Elder L. s. Gooden will preach at Or euttville next Sunday at p. m.
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 Below is the result of the enumeration of children between the ages of four and sixteen years belonging to the town on the first Monday of January, 1883:
 1884. 1883 Furnace Hollow, 67 6l 2-springs and Foxville, b6O 5S5 4-Street, 2a 24 5-StafordYille, IFS IF 6-Washburn, 26 32 7-Works, IF II 8-Rockwell Hill, IA le 9-Hall, 18 IT 10-Village, 13 1e 11-Hydeville, 38 3O 12-Square Pond, 20 3l