The Press., 1886-02-04


 factory lines of Boots and Shoes at Hanley's sign of the big boot, Oronoco Block.
 -B rgains in Corsets at " Walkers.
 MI. and Mrs. J. L Washburn desire t express gratitude to their many friends 10 the kindl hid and mpathy which the have received since their misfortune in losing their home by ire.
 New maple sugar and syrup just received at Pemberton's candy store from westerl New York 2w
 STAFFOEs
 Prof. ID. G. Lawson of the American literary bureau, New York, has very kind ly offered to give few cholce selections from his repertoire of dramatic, humorous and character recitals, for the benefit o Grace church. Mir. Lawson has met with great success in the leading cities of Eng land, Scotland and America and has been accorded high enconiums by the first organs of the British and American press He depends entirely upon memory in the delivery of his recitatipns, has mellow pleasant voice and great dramatic ability. A full evenings entertainment Is guar. anteed and will be given in the Sunday School room of Grace church on Saturd+ y evening next, Feb 6tb, at D. m. Ad. mission 25 cts. children 15 cts. Below are some of the opinions of the press.
 'sMarked versatility of style Perfect elo- eution with rare dramatic talent. t.'-N. r. HerGid
 Professor Lawson appears in all his rep resentations @ master of his profession, and though dignifed in his bearing he can con- vulse his audience with laughter, or turn them alternately to tears."-B Boston Post.
 at was first class entertainment in every particular. HGytford Post.
 The notorious blue front building on South-st. has been bought by Hon. b. O. Dennis, with the avowed purpose of purg- ing 1t of it's evil associations, an act which the people of the village and of that vicin- ity in particular ought to appreciate.
 The reform club meets every Sunday at B p. m. at the room of the W. O. T. U.
 The seventh lecture in the course on bible characters will be given in the M. B. church next Sabbath evening. Subject Judas Iscariot, or soul in ruins.
 Rev Ebenezer Thresher, l.. L. D. :, died suddenly on Tu.sdly morning, Jan. 18th, at his home in Dayton, Ohio, in the eighty eighth year of his age He was born in Stafford Aug. 31, 179S.
 Mir. Pirblados- lecture at the M. E. church last Friday evening, had for a rainy night good audience, and the full
 
 effort, both as an entertainment and for it's educating feature. Mir. Pitblado is terse in expression, pleasing in d+livery, and has made good reputation as lee turer. As before announced the next and closing lecture of the course will not be made until March 30th.
 Harmony Temple of Honor will ob- serve it's 7th anniversary on Friday even- ing, meeting at their hall at and at the Methodist church at 73. The exercises at the church are public, and everybody is invited. The Grand Temple will be rep resented by Buckley, G. W. T., who will be the leading speaker, and by F. H. Sage, G. R. Unity T. mpAe of Rockville and the now organizing temple at South Wilmington, are invited also. Rev. J. H. James of Rockville, charter member of Harmony Temple, is expected among the speakers. J. W. Dimock will be in charge of singing. After the exercises the brethren will partake of refreshments provided in the vestry by the ladies of the ", c. T. D., and we are requested to say that an abundance of food will be provid- ed so that outsiders can also obtain & bnuntiful supper at cost of % cents each, the avalls to go toward the expenses of the free reading room maintained by these ladies. It is hoped many will pat ronize this supper and thus help on worthy cause in a way easy and pleasant 10 the helpers.
 Williams has been compelled to postpone bis visit to Grace church until Sunday, February 28th.
 Union prayer meeting on Tuesday evening of next week, al E o'clock, at pes. J. A. Larned's, Stafford Street.
 ID. B. Whiton is completing arrange ments for the removal of his chuck manu- factory to New London. Some weeks Will be occupied, as it is desired to keep moet of the machinery running in the meantime, either in the old or the new shops.
 -Burdette gives the Brooklyn Eagle this tribute to Officer Johnson, one of the two or three good policemen that Stafford has furnished to Hartford:
 When the committee on the smartest, quickest and generally best best station po- heeman in America is ready to make it's award, it wants to take the longest and broadest blue ribbon it can find and tic it in the button hole of the officer at the Hartford station. He is the boss. We ran down from Springfield on the express, hoping to catch a train at Hartford for Essex, as thou goest to Ivoryton. Of the train we swarmed, and made rush for brown-bearded man with t26" on his cap. Essex ?" he sad, with the reassur- ing air of man who knew the country be- fore the ark landed, and knows great deal better where you want to go than you do. sEssex? Yes; down on the Valley road, and your train has been gone just nine minutes. Now" he went on, brushing away the cloud of despair that settled down on the brows of the wander CTS, "Ill just send you across the country and head it of for you. Get right back on the train you just got out of, go as far as Berlin, change there and get on the train you'll find waiting, run on to Mid dletown, get of and eat your dinner, and by the time you're ready for it the train you've just missed will come along. All aboard I" We believed man who could talk that way as firmly as though he was a decision of the supreme court. We did just as he eaid i; performed the feat of rum ming across the country on two trains to head of the one we had missed, dined at Middletown, and went our way from there on the train that had left us, and got to Iyoryt0n on time with a rain storm that hasn't been equalrd since Mark Twain in- vented 4New England weather" If ever you got lost in Connecticut telegraph to tho officer on duty at the much initialed akokinm ak HartfOrd and if ha ia feeling