The Press., 1891-12-17

yThe btth-day of the poet, Whittier, will be appropriately celebrated by exer- cises in the high school room on Friday afternoon of this week
 -E. IL. Burr has bought the balance of Cleaveland's millinery stock, and will close it out at his store.
 Stafford Hollow.
 Stafford grange will hold a special meeting next Tuesday evening, Dec. 22d, at which full attendance is desired.
 The Baptist Sunday school will give an entertainment, consisting of cantata, recitations, etc, on Friday evening, Dec. 25th, to be held at the Baptist church. Entertainment to commence at 7,S0. A cordial invitation to all.
 The 150th anniversary of the birth of John Murray, the founder of the Uni- versalist church in America, occurs Dec. 21st. On next Sunday morning the Uni versalist church of Stafford, in common with other churches of the denomination, will hold special service in honor of that event. A special responsive and musical service has been prepared and will be used, discourse on Murray's life and services will be delivered, and spec ial collection will be taken up, the results of which will go into the treasury of the Stafford Universalist church. All Uni versalists within reach of the church are cordially invited and confidently expected to be present. All persons who would.be at all interested in leaning something of the life of 8 man who began the work that has changed the religious thinking of this country are also heartily invited to be present. Services begin at 10.45. In the evening at o'clock the following passage of scripture will be considered, John 5:28-29: 8The hour is coming in the which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrec- tion of life; and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of damnation."
 StaffOrdville.
 Preaching at the Congregational church next Sabbath at the usual morn ing hour.
 Prof. w. o. Turner will open his music class Saturday evening and remain over Sunday as usual.
 West Stafford.
 -Selectman M. I. Cady, wife and three young children are all very seriously i'll with the grip.
 HOLLAND.
 The civil suit of Emily M. Howe vs. William R. Andrews was completed after three days trial before Judge Fem at Holland, Friday. The suit was brought for trespass, the defendant being the own CT of land under small mill pond in Gov entry. The plaintiff had leased the right to flow the land with water for mill privi- leges. The defendant cut and took off the ice for mercantile purposes by means of shoot, portion of which rested on the dam of the pond. The plaintiff claim ed injury to water privilege by removal of ice and by erection of shoot. The jury brought in a verdict of $750 damages for plaintiff, which Judge Fenn refused to re- ceive, and ordered them back to their room to reconsider it. When the jury re- turned they gave a verdict of $60O for plaintiff, which the court received, and or dered recorded. Counsel for defendant filed a motion for new trial on the ground of the verdict being against the evidence.
 tCorrespondence.)
 The grippe" is very prevalent, talk ing all forms. The most common is the nauseating kind. The patient is very sick for 8 day or two, then recovers very rapidly, yet some are left very debilitated.
 Miss Emma Meacham, daughter of CharlesM Meacham, was married on Wednes- day of last week to J. Parsons, of Filing ton, Rev. MT. Merrill the officiating cler- gyman.
 John Skilly has moved to Bristol, to assist his brother, James.
 Mrs. Geo. Field Is suffering with a broken wrlst.
 Mrs. Henry Young Is very sick with neuralgia of the heart.
 James H. Clough has pneumonia, but is reported on the gain. Andrew Loomis, of Willimantic, is building an ice-house at his summer resi- dence here.
 The basement of the Congregational church is being cleaned and repaired. The ladies' foreign missionary socie- ty meet with Mrs. Charles Underwood on Friday afternoon.
 -Messrs. A. L. Benton and J. P. Root are serving as jurors. FLORA. WELLINGTON.