The Press., 1889-11-28

E -Cofees received every week, fresh roast cd, at the Oriental.
 -Mammoth Coffee Cups and Saucers at the Oriental.
 You can bny a nice English Decorated Dinner Set for $15 ct the Oriental, or China
 CorEETs.-Loyers of good Coffee will find something to their entire liking by using our mixture of pure Mocha ard Java Coffee, ground to order. At Johnson s.
 TxIs.-Our stock of Teas comprises about ell ths varieties, and at very moderate prices At Johnson.s a
 Cal and examine the presents with Bak- ing Powder, at Johnson's.
 STAFFORD.
 -The. annual sale of fancy goods by the Congregational ladies will be held on Tues day evening, Dec. 17th.
 The schools ended the fall term on Friday last, and begin the winter term on Monday next.
 -C. l.. S. 0. meeting Monday evening. Dec. ,2d. at the Methodistchurch at 7.3O.
 "A festival is in course at St. Edwards Hall, 10, run fonr evenings, closing en:Sat- urday.. Entertainments and farces each evening, also Pease's orchestra for danc ing, and turkey and chicken suppers. Ad mission 15 cents. Leading feature of Wednesday evening, local minstrel troupe i; Thursday evening farce, "Caugnt in his Eastern Wool Gatherer." Thanksgiving supper Thufsdsy evening at 5-25 cents. An audience sof about 200 persons gathered ts Shear Prof. Hibbard's reading 6n Friday evening last at the M. E. church. The only ones who did not fully enjoy it were those who were not theres The story; Of Mariey's Ghost has been read here be-: fore bysProf. Hubbard, but will bear yet many expeditions. Most of the balance of the program were new pieces, '"Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade" being welcome exception. 'Pickett's Nell," read for the drst time by Prof. Hubbard before q public audience, was among. the most fatisfactory pieces on the program.
 Through the efforts of the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor, especially of Gilbert s. Baker, 8 piano has been procured for use in the parlor of the Congregational church. The instrument i5 2 fine cabinet upright, black-walnut case, and from the works of Haynes Bros, New York. It was procured on very ib- eral terms from Taylor's music store. Springfield isas credit to- that establish ment Eas we'll as its makers, and both be- because of its elegance of make and sweet ness ofs tone the young people are inn mensely proud of it.
 w. D. Demond will remove his family from West Springfield, and occupy the Lathrop, who has been living there, takes the 0. J. Holmes (formerly the B. w. Patten) house on Edgewood. Rev. A. E. Drew, who vacates the Holmes house, will sremove his family to Boston, where his daughter will enter the Conservatory of Music. '
 The Methodist and Congregational churches will unite in 8. Thanksgiving ger vice at the Congregational church at II a. m. Two or three addresses will be made, s and an interesting service will repay all who attend.
 Judge Sage and wife. attended the wedding yesterday of Hon. D. A. Mark ' ham and Miss Grace Goodrich, only daugh- ter of Samuel A. Goodrich, Esq. of Hart lord. The wedding was held at Trinity church, Hartford, Rev. Dr. Storrs O. Seymour officiating.
 The semi annual session of the Grand Temple of Honor of this state will be held at Windsor Locks on Wednesday, Dec M. WIG. Miner will attend as delegate ffom Harmony Temple.
 -President Dean, of the 1st National Bank, has omitted one of his regular fort nightly visits to that institution, and quite likely may pass over another, being jus, recovering from 8 quite severe illness at his homesin Maiden, Mass His indispo- sition. began with 2 cold which took a fever turn closely bordering upon pnen- monia. Stafford friends hope to see him among them again, soon.
 w. A. Comins has put up shafting in ', ,sa ot,< nf 1 Sr motors for power, for thinning drills and other machinery used in his work.
 Three of four pairs of oxen owned b, the town sf Stafford were sold at auction on Saturday on Haymarket Square, one pair bringing $60, and the others $75 each. The buyers were A. s. Coleman, Samuel Rockwell and Josiah Converse. s@
 ID. 0. Loreaux will sellsoff his house hold goods in Harwood's block, at auction on Saturday, at p. m.
 The Business Mens Association rooms uill be opened today
 4-The ". 0. T. U. will hold a meeting in the parlors of fhe Nj. E. church nexi Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 MASONIC. Ionic Lodge meets Monday evening, Orient Chapter Wednesday even ing.
 HI. O. Butterield, junior of the firm of BntterReld & Son.. (hardware), suc ceeds to the sole control of the business S by the dissolution of the old firm.
 G. F. Hodgson, agent for the Singer sewing machine, will some time in Decem ber have at his room an exhibit of fns work dol1e on his machine, also experGl present 70 show customers how it is done
 A CARp.-W Winter Post, No. A, e. A. R., asstres to warmly thank Miss len ie B. HagaI xoe ehu a6fvices given at an entertainment fol their beue1k on the evening of Nov. Sth, alst fo include in the same recognition Bev Nessrs, Druly and Clark, and the Uniyersalis cholr, for their parts in the same.