The Press., 1889-01-24
-If. Stafford is to have 2 oreamaru if


 another year for an ice supply. It is no, nearly two years since the subjec! was frs agitated, and creameries have been starte all around us within that time.
 I The Rockwell farm has to-day con tributed to the stock at Dimock's market
 dre ssed bullock, whose live weight wa 2, ,490 lbs., dressed weight l 300 lbs.
 The winter has been so mild that trad is seriously interfered with. Clothiers, ,dr, l goods dealers, and boot and shoe dealer suffer most The business of rubber man ufacturers must be fiat for there is so ia little occasion for wearing even light rub bers-none at all for arctics. Formerly i would be said that 1t was good year fol poor folks, but the later day tn. .ory i the reverse of this. The men who smasf ginger ale bottles, that the bottle makers may have good business would doubles: ay,-buy overcoats, gloves and overshoes just the same as usual and make bonfire of them, for the benefit of the working cl asses. But the people won't do this They will put the money they don't spend | for them into the bank. Perhaps the ' will need it, for the "rainy day. may be hastened by so sunshlny a winter. If the merchants don't sell, ahd the consumers dou't consume, the sIsckwater of business will soon dam back to the looms, and these must perforce slacken or stop. It is to be dull winter for trade. It Is too late now for ever so cold winter to bring about an average winters sales in heavy clothing.
 GRACE CHURCH NOTES. Friday of this week being the festival of the conversion of St. Paul, there will be evening prayer at Grace church at 30, followed by the annual meeting of the Grace church branch of the Connecticut branch of the wom m auxiliary to the board of missions Mis- sion service at fIydeville on ~Sund ", next at 3 p. m.
 Sunday nights snow storm wound up with rain, but enough snow was left to make sleighipg, but not good sleighing.
 Rev. l.. E. Thayer of Yale Seminary is expected to preach again at the Coogre- gatiOnal church next Sunday.
 The Lucier Musical Comedy O.. vii! be at Oronoco Hall next Monday evening This company few weeks ago gave an entertainment here which was unanimously pronounced to be exceptionally merito- rious and pleasing. Tickets at Parsons. There will be large and early demand for reserved seats.
 The Congregational ladies social next Tuesday evening will be in charge of Mrs. F. H. Spelman and Miss Addie Chsffee. The evenings entertainment will include little play.
 Representative Converse has intro duced resolution incorporating the Staf- ford Springs Agricultural Society.
 The Band of Hope will meet Su' day afternoon, at three o'clock, at the Episcopal church.
 -Col. T. W. Hi9ginson's lecture in the peoples course at Stafford Hollow on Tues day evening drew an audience of good number snd D. eeminently good in character oflts component parts. Every section of the town was represented. Col. Higgin- sons subject was 'how to read history and coming from one who knows how to write history in readable fashion was entitled to the close attention it got. He is pleasing speakeer, his manner easy and unstudied, reminding one much of the prince of American orators, Wendell Phillips. He kept close to his subject, so that those who were attracted by the title of his lecture got just what they went after, and carried home with them valuable ideas, whether students land who isn't a student D. teacher of his tory, or parents. ..r.
 Elder H. C.. Smith will preach at Square Pond next Sunday at the usual hours of worship. v
 STAFFoRDvILLE
 {Correspondence.) Presiding Elder Rev. Edward Edson held the last quarterly meeting at the Methodist church Tuesday evening. AL though Pastor Newell received unani- nous invitation to return the fourth year, he has decided to move in the spring. A | null COTE supper will be held in the vestry this Thursday evening. Old and young are invited to come and enjoy themselves.
 For some strange reason the letter of the Staffordville correspondent was mis- Drried last week, and as a consequence everybody was surprised to find no ac- count Of the burning of Frank Bowden's | barn, with two COWS, horse, &c., about eight o'clock Thursday evening, Jan. 10th. Insurance, $400. Letter was received, but by accident WAS not put in hands of .-Ed Both departments of the public schools 1 are doing finely. The attendance is good md the propress is excellent. This speaks we'll for the teachers, John O. Booth and Miss Anna l.. Fisk.
 There will be an entertainment given | n connection with an oyster supper at the church in Staffordville, Thursday evening, Jan. 31st. Entertain nent will consist of tableaux, readings, 'tc. Admission, 10 cts. {; supper, 15 cts.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW. -
 -Wolcott Lodges sociable, at Spiritual st Hall tomorrow (Friday) evening, be- ,lns exercises at 7.15 promptly. Refresh nents will be served from contributions brought by members.
 CORRESPOND DENcE]
 An audience nearly filling the hall ssembled to hear J. ". Higginson an- wer the question {: "How to Read His ory ?" The lecture was a rich literary reat and was greatly enjoyed by all pres nt: Those who listened understandingly Fill find as they grow older the benefit erived to be an enduring one. MT. Hig- inson was greatly pleased with his audi nee. giving it as his opinion that it was minently a thinking audience. It is hoped hat all will accept this compliment from uch source with becoming modesty, and rove it's justness by doing all in their 'ower to make the lecture course success, Tour more lectures are to be given by men f ability. If the attendance can be kept p to the standard of Tuesday evening the committee in charge will be abundantly atlsted. The next lecture will be given tuesday evening, Jan.' 29th, by Rev. J. V. Hamilton, D. D., of Boston, subject, Placed and Misplaced People," Mir. Ham. ton IS one of the leading Methodist di- ines of New England, veteran on the scture platform, and an orator of national fn4 IL.