The Press., 1890-03-06
Joseph Davis. of West Stafford, sends


 In a New Bsdferd paper we note the celebration of the 46th birth day of Francis M Pease, and the marriage at the same time of his son Fred M. Pease, 100 invited guests being present. MT. lPease is re- membered by old residents as. an employe ut the Granite mill, who enlisted from Staf- ford in ihe 18th regiment in 1862, and served to the end of the war, spending months in the Andersonvllte prlson pen. MT. Pease is now overseer of carding at che Patomska mills.
 Rev. D T. Hantel, the German mis- sionary, who has been holding services in fhe Congregational church every month, has left the employ of the Congregational Home Missionary Society of the state, and will not, therefore, come to Stafford again. This will be regretted, both by the Ger mans, and by all who have come into con- tact with his good work. The real cause for the stopping of the work IS lack of funds in the treasury of the missionary board The coming in of saloons and the withdrawal of religious agency bndes i'll for the town and its foreign population. Both are due, in the last analysis, to the indifference and inactivity of the forces for good.
 Measures 8x63 NJ. A. Smiths hen laid it, and modestly submits it for compe- tition.
 Michael Horrigan, long time resi- dent of the borough, died on Tuesday.
 Our Somers correspondent made a mistake last week in saying that Mrs. Julius Converse was of the party that had gone to Florida. .. -.- ....... .>. r.. :.
 Tine Y. P. s. 0. E. will go to West Stafford 10 hold meeting at the Congre- gational church at 3 p. h. nexkSunday, if the weather is favorable. ..
 Those who saw the little entertain ment given by young people in connection with the Congregational church social last Tuesday evening are enthusiastically call ing for it's repetition. It was given under difficulties, three assigned parts being kept from filling them by sickness, yet it ", called one of the best things of the season. Let's have it again.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW. .. i
 Stafford grange had good house at it's entertainment last evening Cat town hall), and ought to have this evening They present good play-"Bread on the Waters" the audience was well satis- fed. The play is lively, and was present. pd with much spirit, many of the players being old favorites in amateur work. The play has in it Dr. Harlem, principal of an
 cademF (Judge Booth), three of his stu dents, one of whom is his son, another the villain of the play, and the third the lover
 If his daughter, to whose hand the villain also aspires, and seeks to obtain through her fathers necessities, while the brother through the plotting of the villain) is with f kh< 0kh rcf,,l H,l
 fornia. They come back in time to Set is given, and rhe plot (only partly given than Wild Butts, the egotistical but always adopted waif (Lottie Weston). The.stor, is we'll told in the play go and see it to- night.
 sTAFFoRDvnLE.
 The Hope Go. have put in four new broad Crompton looms, and it is thought eventually that it's entire outfit of looms will be of that class.
 The public schools close next week Friday, and teachers and scholars are elab I Orating an entertainment to be given on | the evening of clnsing, to consist of a | farce, dialoguts, recitations. singing, with | good instrumental music. The purpose + to sprocure for the school needed appa- r ,tus and books, and good patronage ,honld encourage the efforts for such a andable end. The admission fee is 15 | cents; for children 10 cents, and at the close table will be set for refreshments, seats at which will be 10 cents. Tn. amount of work being done Tn preparation can hardly fail to result in an entertain nent worthy of the generous patronage which the community is urged to give.
 The entertainment and oyster supper to be given in the Congrega- | ional church vestry on Friday evening is postponed until further notlce-probably | for two weeks or more. s.... .,---....
 KNOXVILLE.
 SKATING ACCIDENTS. Sunday, Feb. 23d, two boys, Clement Smith and boy from Staffordville, broke through the ice on the pond. They were helped out by other boys who happened to be near. Tues day morning, Feb 25th, as Harry Ledoyt and Nathan Ward r,were waiting at the corner for the stage to come along and carry them to school at the Springs, Ma l than thought he would improve the time ny skating little. The ice broke and in he went. He could swim, and after a while managed to get out, but had hard time of it,. In the afternoon of the same day two Clark boys were on the pond and broke in. The oldest was helped out by Jarvis Hatch, but Everett 6 years old) went down and came up for the third time, l and would have undoubtedly been drown ed had it not been for the herolsm of Mir. | Neal Bennett, who, at the risk of his own life, ventured out upon the thin ice, grasp ed the unconscious boy, and rescued him.
 School closed last Friday, Feb. 28th. l Miss May Fisk, teacher. The attendance has not been as good as usual this winter, on account of sickness. One member of the school-Allie Keet-died during the term; promising little fellow, with in- telligence seemingly far beyond his years. He first began to attend school laat fall | He did not then know his letters, but quickly learned them, and could read small words easily within three weeks. He would speak or sing Che had 8 sweet voice) in as natural tone in the presence of crowd as he wonli at home. He is great ly missed at school, church and Sabbath school. ,5&
 WEST STAFFORD. ,ss-.
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 The winter term of school in the 18th (Poud) district, taught by MT. A. l.. Ad- ans, closed last week. Every scholar was present, and there was the usual full at- tendance of visitors. This is one of the ; l-.- T n