The Press., 1891-12-24


 - Handk dkerehiefs, in Silk and Linen, Plain and Embroidered, at all prices, at Miss M T. Russell's.
 Stamped Goods and materials for all kinds of Fancy Work, at Miss M. T. Rns- sells.
 Fresh premium butter from the FL lington Creamery, at Ellis.
 Plain cheese, sage cheese, Eng. Dairy, Roquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis.
 STAFFORD.
 A sad case of death was that of the little 5-year-old daughter of Ferdinand St. Pierre, living on Gold street, on Monday afternoon. The parents work in the mills, and had left their three chil- dren at home The little child with a sister but little older had got some matches and were burning them, ito see if they would live long" the test being to hold the match upright, and if it fell, when burned, to or from the holder it in dicated short or long life. In this case it fell toward the child when yet aIfght and fulfilled it's own prophecy, setting her
 
 water and threw over her, and then ran to the neighbors for help. The burning child followed, and before she could be aided her clothing had completely burned face, but she had inhaled the flames, and her body was in places literally roasted. She suffered greatly for time, and died about Il o'clock at night. Dr. David was called, but could do little except to, by use of opiates, alleviate the suffering.
 Last Friday and the two following days G. H. Baker & Co. were called upon to conduct and furnish for seven different burials.
 The room on Main-st., to be vacated Jan. 1st by Bidwell & Co.,, report says, is to be occupied as beer saloon, to be re. moved from South-st.
 -E.>A. Buck $ Co. and A. Adams have put out out the hnest local calenders is- sued here this season
 A. W. Walker has bought of Julius Converse lot at the southwest end of Highland Terrace. It faces down the terrace, being the. first lot upon new street to be made running southeast at nearly right angle from the terrace It has 70 feetfront, 100 depth, is a pleasant s1te, adGIr. Walker win build upon it at once
 The Congregadonal Sunday school will have cantatH with . rHaf i've Santa Claus and etceteras, this evening.
 Many friends from Stafford, including members of Wolcott and Ionic Lodges of masons, are attending Geo. w Wilcox's funeral at Palmer to-day.
 EvENTs>AT GRACE CHURCH On Christ mas day there will be morning prayer and the sacrament of the Lords supper at 10.45. The Sunday after Christmas morn ing prayer and holy communion at 10 45 |; children's carol festival p. m., evening prayer o'clock. On Tuesday evening, December 18th, there will be Christmas tea party for the parishioners and chil- dren of the church and members of the congregation at Buff Cap in the school room of the church. Tea will be served promptly at 6.30 o'clock.
 Wm. Horton Camp, s. of V., have a social with dancing at Society Hall on Thursday evening, next week.
 Obituary.
 ELAN s. HYDE, of Ellington, died on the 11th inst, aged B years. MT. Hyde was native of Stafford, and formerly kept grocery store in the basement of Warren's block. For several later years he was merchant and postmaster in FL lington, giving up business because of i'll health. He served term of enlistment during the war in Go. D, 25th regiment. He represented Ellington in the legisla- ture in 1880, and was U. s. census enum- orator in Ellington in 189O He had many friends, and was deseryedly held in good esteem.
 MRs. LoyIsA ORcUTr, widow of the late Dea. Willard Orcutt, died on Mon- day of pneumonia. It Is seldom that two persons so fully enjoyed the esteem of all who knew them as have Mr. and Mrs. Orcutt. Both lived to a ripe old age, though fol some years Mrs. O. has been able to get out but little. She had wide relationship by ties of blood, and, like her late lamented husband, is mourned by vast circle of friends out side of relatives. She was S2 years of age.
 9olo,fvx,ax, Hx1norI r.rv of Meet G. ,f ford, died on Thursday last, after short illness, of pneumonia He was 33 years of age, and prominent young man oi that parish. He leaves widow (dangh. ter of Milo Eaton) and three quite small children His funeral was largely at tended on Sunday.
 JOHN STEVENS died on Friday last, end. ing period of invalid life beginning with . shock some fifteen years ago. He en. joyed the fullest respect of all who had known him when in active life, and fully retained that of the smaller circle who knew him in the later years of greater re. tirement. He was "A years of age.
 GEORGE W, WILCOX, of Palmer, form. erly of Stafford Springs, died on Tuesday of 8 complication of diseases which has caused him much suffering. He had beer i'll several months. MT. Wilcox had beer successful photographer in town fol fourteen years, going there from Stafford Springs. He was 56, and leaves widow and two children. He was q member oi Woloott lodge of Masons and Palmer lodge of Odd Fellows. The funeral will be held at St. Paul's church this afternoon, Rev. J. F. Albion will officiate, and Vol. cott lodge will take part in the services MT. Wilcox had many warm friends ir Stafford He married his wife, Miss Dun. can, while living here.