The Press., 1886-01-28
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 largest stock, tho latest styles and most satis-
 factory lines of Boots anl Shoes at Hanley's,
 sign of the big boot, Oronoco Block
 M D Fletcher. opera house block,
 Springfield, advertises q special watch sale for the month of February From the prices he gives we should say, he is keeping mp the reputation he has for low prices It will pay you to cail and see him.
 -E O. Fhgg, for several years with Bab- bit < Chapin has leased the store corner Main and Pynchon streets, Springfield, which he will open next month with new stock of clothing and gents furnishings.
 Babbitt X Chapin, of Springfield, an nounce in another column great dissolution sale of their entire stock. Buyers of clothing may now secure tremendous bargains.
 A CARD.-The undersigned thank our chil- dren and many kind friends, who contributed to a most unexpected surprise on the evening of the 23d, it being the 25th anniversary of our marriages and we would express our ap- preciation of valuable presents, consisting of a considerable sum of mooey from our four children, including one also from our brother, M P J. Walker, all of which kindness sinks tleep into our hearts; and we shall never forget the faces of those kind friends and neighbors who left with us those shining sil- yer presents. With many thanks to our pas tor for his most touching remarks on this oc casien, sign ourselves,
 
 NTAFFOKD.
 The Loyal Legion will meet at the, W. c. T.aU. room next Sunday at 5! pm.
 Another enlargement of St. Edwards (Catholicl church Is talked of for next spring.
 The W. c. T. U. will have their reg ular meeting at their room on Friday next at 3 p. m.
 A 4 q 1. l,,1l ,E ,f the W. c. T. U. last Sunday, a reform club was organized for temperance work, ofiicered as follows J. A. Pemberton, president A. N. Nichols, r. J. Chandler, J. W. Dimock, vice presidents T. G. Hodgson, secretary H. M. Day, marshal. 1 A constit ution was also adopted. !,
 Mir Thomas Whitaker has succeeded l William Mcdonald as designer at the i Warren Woolen Co.'S mill. Mir. McDon- aid will continue in charge of the weaving 1 room, having heretofore both superin- l tended this and the designing department. l
 The juvenile Mikado at Grace church - school room last Friday evening gave much pleasure to an audience considerable in numbers. The usual comment was that too much work had been put iuto the entertainment for so low 8 price of admission. The costumes and stage dec
  and pretty. The 'sthree little maidens all unwary'' from the ladies' seminary" did their parts nicely, and little brother, sister and niece of Rector Larom quite took the house by storm with their singing and acting. Now that so much of the opera IS committed 1t seems pity that the children and young people engaged cannot go on and give us the whole thing. r.
 The young men of the Temple of Hon. or with few friends had little sCcable, with dancing, last evening.
 Union prayer meeting on Tuesday l. evening next at T o'clock at Stafford Street, with Mrs. Geo. s. Adams.
 The gents room at the passenger sta fiSp is newly papered and painted.
 -John Brown has sold out his dry + goods store to his son-in-law, Louis Helm. What Qew ''raid" this indicates is mat ter of conjecture. MT. Helm is new to the dry goods business, but his wife IS well known to and popular with patrons : of the store. A case was tried before Justice Chand- Ter on Saturday, involving the matter of legal residence of Abigail Ladd, a depend ert who has been aided by Stafford under 5 ERoEest, that town now suing Ellington to . make it accept the responsibility for Mrs. IIadd's Iaaintainance Mrs. Ladd is widow of Alvin Ladd of Ellington, and since his death has been with children and grand . children in different towns. Ellington claims that Mrs. Ladd's home has been in Stafford for more than four years past, l. aud that her absences have been but tempo ( rary. Justice Chandler decided for plain g tiff, testimony on the other side being re- ] served, to be given before the supreme court, to which appeal was made. (
 Toc4 N4 Eollc has taken the superintendeney of the Min r eral Springs mill MT. Hanley. who re- tires, will for the present take rest be- cause of impaired health
 -The lecture of MT. Pltblado to-mor- row evening is the fourth i'll the course. . Tha reputation of Mir. P would appear to ( warraRt the expectation of a large turn out. ln view of difficulties which appear in the way of the proposed entertainment to close the course, 1t is decided to substi- tuta lecture by the we'll known Chaplain who, however, cannot fill the ' until March 30th. C Jason Allen advertises his farm in the ] Moose Meadow district to be sold at auc- C lion OR Tuesday next at 10 q. m., and all c his personal property, as stock, tools, fur | nituTe, produce, etc., to be sold at the | same time. Mr. Allen proposes to remove !
  and will close out everything on that day. C The farm contains l32 acres, and is con- sidered among the best in it's vicinity. t See advertisement. --The record of the Stafford Springs NJ. E. chrrch for the last year presents ( Ihe following facts. 3 persons have s mited with the church. Of this number 20 have been received by F'church letter" c and B by conversion 20 have joined the V church on probation since the new year I came in. At recent Sabbath evening 1 meeting 92 testimonies were given. The s class meeting has doubled in attendance md 49 new names appear on the register l of the Sunday school. A fellowship meeting of the Congre- | rational churches of Union, Wilmington s and Stafford will be held with the Congre- | aationaI church at Stafford Springs on t Wednesday of next week. At 10.30 q. n. will begin with devotional exercises 11.15 sermon by Rev. H. M. Vaill, of Stafford vile l2, intermission 1; l.30, topic = $ lsWhat can be done to increase the eff ciency of the churches in their work, " tol be opened by Rev. l. F. Smith of Union and Henry Lufler, Esq, of West Stafford. Al aRe cordially invited to attend this l lneeting, Ii