The Press., 1891-02-19

ington, the True Patriot" The choir will render appropriate selections. Subject oi the evening lecture, 'sThe Real Rewards oi Goodness.
 l -"Comical Brown" appeared at Spirit. kfnding an audience of about 125. l It seems but to the credit of our viii lage that any disturbing manifestations I from the outside 'hoodlum" elementshould be summarily dealt with.
 -J. R. Buck is about again, having partially recovered from two weeks ill ness.
 A first class entertainment, worthy of the patronage of the very best people of the village, appears at Spiritualist Hall this evening.
 A CARD.-The family of the late Lewis Putney> desire to make The Press their me- dium in warmly thanking all friends for sym pathy expressed in kind actions during h s sickness and at his funeral, the masonic fra ternity being especially included.
 sTAFFoRDvIL1E.
 There will be preaching in the Con- gregational church next Sunday, the 22d, at the usual hour.
 Judge Booth, during his winters stay in Vermont, was in brisk demand as lee turer and as an elocutionist. We have seen in Vermont papers many iatterlng notices of his success. The following is a sI ecimen:
 l (Montpelier Argus and Patriot, Jan. 14th, 1s91) l TEACHERS IN COUNCIL. The Washing ton County Teachers Institute, held in the union school building, Montpelier, last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, was | fho f7l in f1,o hicko of organization, both in attendance as well as in the variety and excellence of the pro- gram. The meeting was in charge of County School Supervisor, I. P. Booth, of Northfeld, and to his untiring labor is due much of the success. Friday evening was the gala time of the whole session, and pleasant memories of it will long finger in the minds of those attending the exer- cises. At o'clock the faculty and stu dents of the seminary rendered the visiting teachers an informal reception in the chap | ell. The visitors were then invited to in- spect the society halls in the building, and on returning to the chapel listened to the lecture of the evening by Judge J. O. Booth, of Staffordville, Conn.,, a brother of Supervisor Booth. While something of Judge Booths fame as an orator had preceded him, his audience was hardly prepared for the rich treat he gave them. His subject was Success How Gained, J and for an hour and quarter he held the attention of delighted audience. The reporter had intended to take down some prominent points of the lecture, but moth. ing short of verbatim report would do ii justice. It was admirable in style, crowd ed with pertinent and suggestive thoughts for teachers, with laughter provoking pass. ages that kept his hearers in fine humor. His periods were clothed with beauty ol diction that showed the orator and the scholar, while rich resonant voice added peroration was a glowing plea for the pur- | ity of the home.
 | 4 ;, WEST STAFFORD. | On the evening of St. Valentines day MT. and Mrs. 0. P Bradway entertained about 65 friends who desired to assist the young ladies of the family, Misses Editl and May Bradway, in celebrating their ad jacent 18th and 14th birthdays. The af fair was surprise, under the eeneralshir of MT. Frank O. Bliss of Monson, who, il the name of the Monson friends presented each of the two a beautiful ring and en- velope of cash. few rhymes of presen tation were read. Rev. and Mrs. Ayel | guests. The West Stafford people came al the call of Misses Josie Newell and Lottie Fairfield, who contributed profusion o beautiful birthday cakes, large and small EAnother birthday remembrance consisted l of an immense loaf decorated with ''turtles' and inscribed in a spicy manner, furnish ling the centerpiece of table decoration Another pretty design was furnished by Mrs. Oliver Bliss. Miss Lima Newel oMciated as organist in accompaniment tt a rousing chorus of young voices. Games were entered into with zeal such as ont might expect when two currents of so ciability meet. Thus delightful evening was passed, and the party returned home at reasonable hour minus the ringing o bells and blowing of horns which had ac |companied the downward trip of the Mon son procession, and the C(a)rews of thu Monson barge were Lulled into quiet en joyment by the reflection that in the din future tomorrow would be the day O Blissful rest. ,.
 | F. w. Preston of West Stafford, il looking over an old copy of the Daily Her aid, published in New Haven May 26 1846, finds the following item, indicating that s'the grip" is not so very modern afte all 'sA severe cold. The foreign core spondent of the Boston Journal states tha the 'Tyler grippe has at last crossed th' Atlantic and attacked the Parisians, of fectually stopping up their noses ant throats, rendering the passage of snuff ul the one as impracticable as that of win down the other"
 Sanford Holmes, who is unable to la bor, was on Thursday evening, Feb. 9th it being his birthday, presented with a sun of money by M. A. Cady, for which h. heartily thanks the givers, and which draw from Mrs. H. the following expression o thanks: "Kind neighbors and friends: I wish you health, I wish you wealth, I wish you gold in store;
 ,l I wish you heaven after death,
 What could wish you more ?" 'I MONSON.
 Work at one of the Reynolds mills a Monson is in suspense because of strik among the weavers against reduction o prices for piece work. The weavers sa