The Press., 1889-02-14
The Chautauqua Circle will meet at le Methodist church Friday evening at

the Methodist church Friday evening a
 730.
 Special convocation of Orient Chapte
 tonight. Deputy G. M. E. H. P. Hewitt
 will be present, and the work will be il
 the Royal Arch degree.
 Yesterdays creamery meeting wa
 poorly attended, and the lack of interes
 IS not encouraging. It has been decided
 however, to Gail meeting at the towI
 house. for next Wednesday,, at p. m., o
 those who have pledged COWS, or to talk, stock, or of apy others who wish to do 50
 It will then be decided whether to organiz
 or to abandon the effort to give Stafford creamery. It will be great misfortune i
 the latter course is, made necessary by tht negligence of the many who have a vita interest in this matter.
 Next Sunday evening the services a the M. E. church will be devoted to the Y P. o. h.. At o'clock devotional meet ilg conducted by Lucy M. Parkess. Sub ject, "All things through Christ" At Rev. B. F. Clark will speak to the league on Dangers and Defences of Youth. Special music by the choir and male guar quette. Every one will be welcome.
 The poultry thefts which have been so common hereabouts during the past SIX months have aroused considerable indigna- tion, not only among the sufferers but throughout the community, which felt it. self outraged by the presence of so despic- able 8 band of maraudsrs. It has for some time been evident that the thieves had the thing worked down to fine sys- tenn. The value of the stolen property was very large computed commercially as dead meat, but in many cases the fowls taken have been of choice varieties that were not for sale. On the night (W ednes- day last) that Adorno Fisk's hennery was robbed, as mentioned last week, Is fowls were also taken from Mrs. Marcy, several rom Mrs: K,ngsbury, both on Stafford Street. and from K. H.. Moulton on the Sprlngs- Hollow road. Tracks also indi- cated that the thief had examined several aenneries. at the upper end of Stafford Street, from robbing which he was deterred oy an interview with B. Y. Fisk, whose curiosity was excited by information given by members of his family, who had come home from Stafford Hollow, and noticed team standing alone near the cemetery. MT. Fisk took lantern and wont to in- vestigate; and, while booking the team over, the owner came up hurriedly, and, after asking relative to the whereabouts of g man who had removed from the locality, drove of. The circumstances looked more and more suspicious as Mir. F. reflected upon them, and he went to the house where the person inquired for had former ly lived, and where the inquirer would probably have gone for him, and found that no one had called there, but further found in the snow tracks leading to all the henneries in the vicinity. On Friday hk kha @S L. r Village Hill, was visited and robbed second call made at Mrs. Marcy's, but one fowl being taken then, and at Martin Hunts 15 were taken. Perry Davis went to Springfield next day, and found market where large number of dressed fowls had been bought of a single individ- ual. Suspicious were excited as to a house in the Crow Hill district, and on Tuesday of this week Sheriff Fisk, armed with search warrant, visited the premis es. A party named Edgar Sparrow was Found to be the sole occupant, and search revealed pan of chickens heads and en- rails, some 58 heads being counted. Sparrow refused to explain the matter, md was handcuffed and brought to this 7illage and locked up. On "Wednesday he vas brought before the borough court, Chandler, judge, and held in $1OO bonds or trial at the April term or the superior ourt. For want of bondsmen he went to ail. Other suspected parties are yet at arge.
 WEST STAFFORD.
 Neighbors and friends of Mrs. J. R. Washburn to the number of over fifty met t her homo on Saturday afternoon and 'vening, Feb. 9th, to celebrate her birth lay anniversary with rare gifts, and with heartfelt expressions of their best wishes or her future happiness. They brought n abundance of good things for the ta- 'les, and after all were fed and made, if possible. more happy, MT. Francis Patten, neat and appropriate speech, made he. presentation, in behalf the ladies, of ,eautlful hanging lamp, a perfect gem of ts kind. Rev. G. V. Maxham presented 'eautiful copy of Tennyson's poems. Sev- raj other nics presents were made by her lso birthday greeting through the mail rom her little grand daughter, Lizzie Adelaide Cummings. Mrs. M. A. aCady, 7ho always takes great pleasure and inter- st in the welfare of her neighbors, con- osed the following for the occasion
 TO MRS J. R. wAsHBURN. DcdI 1Eleuu we come 70 greet you,
 With he. .rts both glad and gay,
 We have met this anniversary
 Of your sixty-,hird birthday. ''
 You have children, and grand-child,
 To cheer and brighten home,
 May they all be spared to cheer you,
 As your years of age roll on. i's7S =
 Your youngest is not forgotten
 Your child Rebecca May
 Her love is present with you,
 Tho she is far with away. ; Now we hope that all your future '
 Will be pleasant as the past, And that all your trials and crosses
 Will be changed for crown at last. The following poem, sent by Rev. c. V. laxham, was very nicely read by Mrs. F. i. Fairfield
 TO MRS. J. R. WASHBURN ON HER BIRTHDAY. o-dav, old friends, the tried and true
 Will gather round thy homelike hearth, nd celebrate with gift and song,
 The anniversary of thy birth. nd others loving, far and near,
 Will call to mind thy virtues rare, ny grace of noble womanhood-
 And breathe thy name in tender prayer Q bravely hast thou walked life's round, A crown in heaven will be thine ;- hy feet have trodden we'll the press
 Whose vintage is earth's royal wine he honored one, whose wife thou art,
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