The Press., 1891-05-14
-Wauseon Lodge, I. o. OF, meets next Tuesday evening.

next Tuesday evening. s
 John P. Brigham, who died at South Wilmington last Sunday night, was during most of his life well-known resident of Holland. Among his several surviving children are the wives of Andrew Whiton of Stafford Spring and Adolph Korper of South Willington. W. W. Lathrop and Mrs. Belle Howes of Stafford Springs are grandchildren. MT. Brigham represent ed Holland in the legislature in 1846.
 The salvation army hold services in the old Foxville school house Thursday and Friday evenings of this week, led by Capt. Sweet of the family of "bone set ters." Ensign Parker, commander of the Connecticut troops, known as the "music- al marvel" will lecture on Friday even- ing on the rise and progress of salvation army work. A move is being made to re-establish a station in Stafford Springs.
 -Bolieau took a four-horse bus load to the W. c. T. U. meeting at Rockville yesterday. The delegation received 8 right royal welcome, and enjoyed a most interesting convention, filled so full of good things that it will be more fully re- ported next week. Stafford contributed 8 delegation of 27 to the audience.
 A balloon ascension and parachute drop is an attraction advertised to draw people to the fair grounds next Tuesday, and to take place just before the after noon performance.
 -Wm. HortoR camp, Sons of Veterans, announce a dance at Oronoco Hall to- morrow (Friday) evening, from which they hope to realize something to aid them in procuring uniforms for memorial day. Tickets 75 cents. Pease's orchestra.
 Scholars in Dist. No. 8, Rockwell Hill (Mrs. Melvina M. Jones, teacher who have not been tardy during the first half of the spring term: Chester Phelps, Bertie Mumford, Rosie Goyette, Ellen Goyette, and Josie Poindexter; absent only one day, Rosie Goyette; absent two days, Ellen Goyette and Richard Lohse; whole number of scholars, il average attendance, S.4.
 -Whitsunday services at Grace church; morning prayer and the sacrament of the Lords supper, 10.45; Sunday school, 12 m. service at Buff Cap, 3p. m.; even- ing prayer at o'clock.
 Each lad inquiries "are you going to the circus ?" And each other lad answers ''yes," and some who were lads many years ago, talk very much in the same line.
 Our former tOwnsman, Dr. F. l.. Smith, of Springfield, is in town to-day.
 Stafford Hollow.
 Regular communication of Wolcott Lodge, F. A. M., next Tuesday evening.
 There will be services in the Spirit ual hall next Sabbath at and 7.3O p. m. Miss Jennie B. Hagan, the improvisatrice, will lecture, the subject to be given by the audience. An invitation is extended to all to come and test her power. Any subject not of personal nature will be accepted.
 Read at the dedication of the new rooms of the Stafford grange by Mrs. J. c. Crawford
 Stafford Grange has waxed poetic, Tonight the patrons read in rhyme, And give quotations, every one, Failing in this, the forfeit is dime, For so our lecturer wills, to help pay bills. Oh! Why did not more members come Reading, reciting, both to some are easy, Discussions make our meetings bright
 and breezy.
 Grange talks are varied, too, it seems, wide fields for interesting themes, And taking in the roads, grain, fruit,
 hens, pigs and bees, Now seeding fields, house cleaning, but
 ter, bread and cheese, Green garden ''sass, ;" milch cows, flowers,
 sheep and goats,
 Even prosy patrons tonight quote the
 poets.
 -Gov. E. H. Hyde is laid up with a bruised leg and sprained ankle got in the care of cattle He advertises his desire to close out his fine devon herd.
 Staffordville.
 (Correspondence.)
 The letters on the church spire are under suspicion. The letter N, it is re- marked, should stand towards the north, and so of the other letters, they should suit the act to the letter. It is hoped that the divergence as noticed is not ow- ing to any falling out between profession and practice down under the spire. The vane is all right, like the truth. The let ters are like something else. Who will go up and fix them9
 The residence of MT. Luoian Wash- burn, North Main-st., has lately been put in repair, under the practiced hand of MT. M. Harrington. It has become ex- ternally an ornament to the street, and internally is in elegant repair. Call and see the domesticated blue-jays.
 Mir. A. E. Brewer is having a part of his house re-plastered. MT. E. W. Squier is doing the job.
 The tenement lately vacated by MT. Alba Perkins on North Main-st is to be occupied by MT. Thos. Melbourne. MT. Perkins has removed to Willimantic.
 Mir. Norman Holmes, lately from. New Britain, is now night-watchman at Hydeville, occupying the upper tenement in the Carpenter house. His son, Clay ton E., is proficient in music, and han dies an instrument equal to the best.
 Miss Della Eager was absent at Rock vile over Sunday, Miss Gertie Eaton supplied her place in the choir at the or gan at the Congregational church.
 Congregational church prayer meet ing tonight with sister Eldredge. Theme The spiritual outlook.
 Subject of discourse Sunday morning at the Congregational church, "Touch and take"
 WALES.
 tCorrespondence)
 Hon. J. o. Booth delivered lecture in Shawsa hall On tho ovoniny of tho Rth