The Press., 1891-02-26


 will serve supper, consisting of oysters. clam chowder, pastry, etc, from 5 o'clock onward, for 15 cents.
 Rev Frank A. Warfeld will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday, March 1st.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW. Stafford grange meets next Tuesday evening. Important business matters left over from last meeting will be considered. WEST STAFFORD. | Miss Mattie Graves is visiting hel grandfather at Bowdoinham, Maine. WELLINGTON. tCorrespondence)
 Ladies social at Congregational yes try this afternoon and evening, If the weather is favorable; if not, tomorrow af. ternoon and evening.
 | A meal bag, marked ''J. F. Barstow, Norwich" containing women's second hand clothing, shoes, &c, was left in the post office some time since. There seems to be no owner for the same. s. Taylor is recovering from his re- cent illness.
 The friends of the young evangelist, Clarence Pease, will be interested to hear that he has married Massachusetts girl. He is now in Oberlin, Ohio. completing a theological course preparatory to entering the regular ministry.
 The saw and grist mill at the Hollow 1 is now in full blast at the hands of its owner, Gilbert Amidon.
 Rev MT. Browns lecture before the Y. P. s. 0. B. Saturday evening will be ''The Hermits." | The covenant meeting will be held at the Baptist church Saturday afternoon al o'clock. | TOLLAND. (Correspondence.) | Two more prisoners came from Staf ford on Monday. -Durand, son of Lawyer E. s. West colt of Hartford, was buried at the south cemetery recently.
 Holland has reason to be proud oi some; at least, of its descendants. The | following is from the New York Times, re. ferring to Brown University: Ratclif Hicks of the class of GA has given a sum of money, the income of which is to serve as prize for junior debating contest. Quite number from this place at tended the Sunday school institute held al Rockville last week. =.
 Mrs. Mary Stewart, of Rockville, iE erecting family monument at the south cemetery.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. will give Waph ington party in the town hall on Friday evening. to which the public are cordially invited. ":'
 Rev. G. W. Morrill, has announced | that the subjects on which he will preach from now until Easter. will be founded or the ' Humanity of Christi
 The Y. P. s. 0. E. held a meeting ir the jail on Sunday afternoon at 3 30.
 The ladies missionary society vii l hold meeting on Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. E. 0. Underwood at 8 o'clock s, ,' FLORA
 Westford Correspondence. e.
 Mrs. Mary, Curtiss died last Friday night at the advanced age of 95 years ani 9 months. She was revolutionary pen sioner. Her funeral was held at the Bap tist church Sunday, Rev. Amasa Morse officiating. I Our genial friend, Dr. Richardson has bought of H. A. Eastman the Maril Chapman place, to which he intends to re move soon.. s--~1
 The remains of Edward Harris wifi were brought here for interment last Sat
 urday from Columbia.
 From another correspondent.)
 Died in Westford, Feb. 20th, Mrs
 Mary Curtiss, aged 95. years, months, | days She was devoted christian, an es
 timable woman, kind and obliging to all
 Her strength held out until few days be
 fore. her death. She was able to wal about the house, and in warm weathe , out oJ doors some. Her mental facultie
 were remarkably good for one of her age
 her memory was good, and she was inter esting. in conversation. She had thre children living, and grandchildren to tn fifth generation. She died where she ha lived all the years of her married life, an !, also during nearly all the time since sh was widow she has lived there with he son, s. D. Curtiss, and has been kindl } cared for, beloved by children, grand children, and neighbors, and al who kne, r her. May we,all be prepared Go meef he
 in the better world, where parting wi never c>yme. E' <. There is 10 be an entertainment in tn t vestry of the church Thursday night.
 good time is expected. = .. : E. S. Whipple, who died at Rutlant H.. on February 13, was born at Ashford ! in December, 1842. Most of his early If was passed, in Union. He attended th Hartford high school, and married .Mis Rose Clark of that city. Two childre were the result of this marriage, Geore Ii. Whipple and Miss Carrie Whippl' both of whom live in Hartford. After se vice in the war MT. Whipple went west an finally settled at Rutland, where he col ducted very successful mercantile bus , ness, accumulating comfortable forum, ! He married again after going west, and h ] second wife, with two children, survive
 him. A Rutland correspondent writes When he arrived here he had little of tn worlds goods, but by careful nanagemel [ and the exercising of peculiar business abi Il ity, he had amassed competence. His stol e was always the wonder of strangers, who if '- quently inquired why man of the aptitut e for business that he possessed did not reno,
 to town whose population was numbered ! :. the thousands. His method had saluta,