The Press., 1886-01-14
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 An Episcopal service will be neld at Hydeyille next Sunday afternoon at ?. m. at the residence of George f. beard'
 On Monday afternoon. Jan. 1ovn' Grace church under the auspices of the Stafford branch of the ladies auxiliary to inc hoard of missions. The meeting will he addressed (D. VI by Mrs. stephen Terry of Hartford, president of the ladies i auxiliary of the diocese of Connecticut Miss Sybil Garter, special agent ot the hoard nf missions in the Protestant Epls- 6 1pal church in the United States of Amer ica. and Miss Williams of Hartford. The meeting will be called to order at P. na AtSp D. m. on the evening of the same day a temneranee meeting will be held m the same place with Mir. Robert Graham, gen. eral secretary of the church temperance society in the United States, as principal speaker. These meetings can not fail to be of great interest to all people who have the causes of missions and temperance at heart. And therefore cordial invitation is extended to all the people of Stafford. 1 -The winter sociable of Grace church Sunday school, now in course of prepara- tion, bids fair to excel all past efforts in l this direction. It is booked for Friday, Jan. 22d. See next weeks issue of The Press, and hand-bills.
 1 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Stafford Natlonal Bank held on Tuesday l.. ", Crane was reelected president D. F. Fsirmsn, M, A. Marcy, B. F. Taylor, c. l.. Dean, ". A. Clark, E. Colburn and R. 8. Hicks directors ; R. 8. Hicks cashier, and c. F. Hsrwood as- sistant cashier.
 -Yesterdsy was tho first day since the snow fall when sIeighriders could enjoy themselves and keep comfortable. Main st. was pretty lively during the afternoon.
 The ladies' benevolent society will meet in the M. E. church parlors next Wednesday afternoon and evening. A cordial invitation to all.
 The skating rink has been chartered l for this evening by private parties who will furnish good mHaie, and if encouraged by fair patronage may Fepest the experl- ment often. Skating begins at and stops at 10, so that the hours are unobjec- tlonable Only those having cards of in- vitation are admitted.
 The following newly elected officers of the A. o. U. W. will, be installed to- morrow evening by Dr. F. L. Flint of South Coventry, D. G. M. w., in oonnec- of supper at the Congregational church parlors J. c. Clark, P. M. W. ; F. l.. Cogswell, MW. Rob. Buckley, O. H. M. Day, F. Thomas Oliver, R. John M. Leach, F. A. Adams, Reeiever; A. W. Walker. G. Wallace Morse, I.G. T. c. Tiffany, o. W.
 SPELL OF WEATHER.
 It is safe to assume that there are few spells of weather on record in this country as widespread and cold and devastating as that of the last six or seven days, smiting as it did every state and territory and the Canadas. With the intense cold in the Canadas came inundant floods and in the west fierce blizzards of wind, while from the Carolinas to Texas the amazed mer- cury fell to zero; and half 8 million dol lars worth of oranges froZe on the trees in Florida, Snow falling oyer an immense extent of territory was swept into appalling drifts and barriers Sailors in the icy ahrouds of fated winds and herdsmen on the plains with unnumbered cattle and sheep perished with cold. We in Staf- ford, favored as we are, could not realize the tervors and sufferings and destruction of such spell of weather. We read the reports in tue daily papers and felt ashamed and vexed that we had nothing of our own observation and experience worth bragging about, and were half inclined to smash our lazy md stupid thermometers. This one thing we could do, however-we could egg on our glasses nip and tuck in home riValry-in which I must own that for one WAS badly beaten. My neighbor only across the way came in this morning 2~vn oh kNY1kk him trotting horses. I give nay record bor's-tha only nights within the last seven days when the mercury here fell below zero :-
 My glass, Monday night, Jan. 11th, 8 below Tuesday night, IT below. My neighhQr's glass 10 and g below, respect lvely. The glasses of other contending neighbors ranged from 12 to 22. am now secretly contemplating the purchase of glass that Is nimble enough to beat the whole town. Y. STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 MB. EDyToR Returning Friday from the grave of the late Phelps T. Bolton, where his body was laid to rest beside that of his mother in the Street cemetery, I turned to the record-book of term of school held many years ago in the vestry of the old Congregational church at the Springs. Just twenty years ago Friday, MT. Bolton, then pleasant lad of seven teen, living st the Hollow with his pa. rents, was, as the record shows, with his class in the vestry. That was probably one of the most profitable and memorable terms of school ever held in Stafford. It was free, the expense being borne by a single individual, and ran through Decem- Der, January, February and March teen weeks, John ". Taylor, undergradu- ate from Harvard, for principal, and Miss Eliza 0. Hallsdsy, then resident of the ] Springs, for assistant. A second short term with about the. same scholars was held the same year. Including both terms there were ninety different scholars. Duly two were thirteen years of age the others ranged from fourteen to twenty.one years the average being about seventeen years. Of these scholars twenty three re- main in Stafford-forty-four are in other places, and twenty.three are dead. Only three of the large number from the Hollow still remain here, and two of them saw at Mir. Bolton's burial. M.
 Stated communication of Wolcott Lodge on Saturday evening. Work F. o. degree. Per order R. G. Beebe, ". M.
 Prof. A. B. French of Clyde, Ohio, will lecture in Spiritual Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Jan. 18th aud 2Oth. Subjects "A Look Ahead, or the Worlds Tomorrow ;" "Does Death End AL" The lectures are free, and cordial