The Press., 1889-04-04

| room were displayed toW or the presents made, being elegant articles, many of them of gold, and not the least noticeable some magnificent clusters of roses.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 Stafford grange meeting next Tuesday evening will be mostly given to admission of new members.
 -Ex-Gov Hyde, while ill Hartford last week, was taken with severe and sudden attack of cholera morbus, during which he became so exhausted as to fall in faint, cutting his under lip and receiving some bruises.
 See adve rsisement of Devons for sale. | {Correspondence)
 Rev. B. M. Tillotson of Woodstock, Vermont, preached ill the Universalist church on exchange with the pastor. The people were glad to see and hear him on his own account, and from the further fact that his brother, Rev. O. H. Tillotson, was pastor here many years ago.
 Rev. J. E. Simmons will preach next Sunday as usual A cordial invitation to all. Morning subject, s'Rising at Christ's Call"
 The next end last lecture of the peo- ples' course will be given Tuesday even ing, April 18th, by Rev. s. P. Smith of l lThompsonville. Subject, Reserved Pow er." MT. Smith IS strong man and a good speaker. Without doubt his lecture will be one of the best of an exceptionally able and interesting course. It is hoped that the people will make a special effort to attend this lecture, not only that they may get good for themselves, but also that they may by their presence lessen, if not altogether prevent, financial loss to the committee in charge on account of the course. The committee have worked hard to make the course success. They have given the citizens of the village an oppor- tunity to hear some of the best speakers in is appreciation proven by grand good at- tendance April 18th. Is that too much to ask?
 INEz MULLALEY, E "A.
 The residents of Stafford Hollow were profoundly shocked and pained when on Saturday morning, March 30, telegram announced the sudden death of Inez, wife of D. H. Mullaley of the Holyoke Demo- crat, and only child of Henry Gerould The deceased was born and passed her maiden days at the Hollow. Her primary school education was received in the old school house on the ill-side. in the con- panionship of kindred spirits destined like herself to reflect honor in years to come on the little village and it's pleasant homes: In tender years she became member of the Sabbath school, and later joined the choir of the Universalist church, with which her family had been prominently identified for many years. In both of these departments she was faithful and of signal service-especially in the choir, of which she was for long period the or, ganist and at times the leading singer She was also a beloved member of the guild of Busy Bees-a society of young la- ladies cooperating with the sewing circle of the parish, and of which the parish is Justly proud. That guild now mourns for the first time link broken by death from it's golden chain and when on Sunday in the vestry of the church, doubly sacred with stirring memories of the sunny face and sweet voice but day in heaven, the long time and faithful superintendent spoke to the school of the departed, his words were broken by fermentation and weep ing." Many youthful mate and many an elder who had known and loved her from child mingled their tears together Tn the baptism of ''divine sorrow" The writer of these brief lines, who was her pastor almost her life long, cannot feel it in his heart at this hour to attempt eulo- gy for the public eye. Nor is such need ed. Those who read these words at all be they more or less, will be those who knew her; while those who admired and loved her best will prefer to read between the meager lines and make the sweet and tender portraiture out of their own hearts ] for who can picture for us as we ourselves can picture, not for other eyes, our loved gifted with beauty, vivacity, rare musical , loh ho vain of these attributes. When praised f and applauded she bore still the same un- conscious and charming demeanor that won the hearts of her mates and the ad miration of her elders. Her tastes, rare in one with her gifts, were eminently do l mestic. She loved the home of her child hood and doubtless in love's young dream she pictured the home that was to be- This home-spirit, with light as gentle and , holy as that of vestal lamp, she bore witt her into the married life. It was to her { f happy life. How could it have been oth CT, for she
 A spirit, pure and bright,
 5 With something of an angel light, "Was not too good r For human nature's daily food."
 With devoted husband-new friends 3 gathering around her-a home life already beautiful and budding in the early spring for new blooms. The happy dream, alas suddenly ends But was it only dream
 Thank God, mol She lives forever 1T heavens deathless bloom and beauty, anc , we shall live, and some time see her as sht is, in the great reunion. GYM. r sTAFFoRDvILLE.
 8 The ladies of the Congregations . church will hold their annual fair in the } vestry Thursday, April 11th. The play "Down by the Sea" will be given. IT connection with the entertainment sup per and ice cream will be served from o'clock until after the entertainment. variety of fancy articles will also be fol l sale. Admission, 20 cts. children, 1( 3 cts. supper, 15 cts. Entertainment com mences at 8 o'clock.
 3 (Correspondence.)
 = The public schools begin next Mon day.
 -Rawitser Bros. are beginning to pu 3 machinery into their new mill, and MT ) Alvin Tyler has been drawing looms from ] MT. s. B. Amadon's shop.
 There is prospect that the new cem etery fence long needed will be completed soon. In this enterprise much credit il due MT. A. B. Brewer.
 . The entertainment of the Methods church last Thursday evening was grea