The Press., 1892-08-11
No preaching at the Congregational

A. w. Walker was called last Mon day to Orleans, Mass, where his famil, have been for some weeks, by news O the sickness of his youngest child, whicf has since died. The burial was at Or leans, the former home of both MT. ant Mrs. w. Friends in Stafford Springs deeply sympathize with the afflicted pa rents.
 -Wauseon Lodge, I. o. o. F., meets next Tuesday evening.
 Personal.
 Charles Roberts is visiting in north ern Massachusetts.
 Miss Olive Goodell of Hartford, MT and Mrs. M. c. Cone of Cambridge, Mass. MT. D. E. Rogers and Miss Della Goodel of Middletown. are visiting friends anC relatives in town.
 Mrs. W. K. Flynt and two youngest children, and Mrs. Charles Pease and daughter, of Monson, are guests of Mrs. J V. Squier.
 E. N Washburn and daughter have been visiting at Granby Mass.
 Miss Blanche Ramsay of Gilbertville Mass, is visiting Mrs. J. J. Clark, anc was also her guest at Mayland Park.
 Mrs. w. F. Segar and daughter o New York are visiting in town.
 Mrs. Jane Oddly of New York city, an6 Mrs. Drake of Newburg, N. Y., have beer visiting Mrs. M. G. Moore.
 West Stafford.
 Miss Mary E. Smith of Hydeville who taught the center school so satisfac torily the past year, has been re-engaged for the next school year.
 A school meeting is called for Mon day evening, Aug. 18th, at 7.3O, to see what action the district will take in re- pairing the school room or building, or to furnish any school supplies that may be needed, and to raise funds to pay for the same.
 Mrs. Mary E. Markham and daugh- ter of Burnside are visiting at Orwell Dimock's.
 MT. Williams, employed by the Flee. troloid Co.,, was quite severely injured by a shaft falling on his back last Saturday. The old hotel building owned by Zenas Fairfield has been thoroughly re. paired outside and in, which makes 8 very noticeable improvement in that To- cality. The building, which now contains three tenements, has been secured by Henry Buck for the use of the ElectroloiC Co.'s help.
 Stafford Hollow.
 Miss Nellie Warren, of East Brook field, is visitor at Ebenezer Colburn's.
 There will be no service in the Uni versalist church next Sunday. All de partments take short vacation.
 Money orders and postal notes cal now be obtained at the Stafford post office
 Mrs. E. H. Pinney is at Block Island
 Master Claude c. Pinney is at Ores cent Beach.
 Staffordville.
 (Correspondence.)
 Rev. MT. Beard of the Congregation al church and Rev. MT. Adams of the M E. church will exchange pulpits next Sun day morning.
 The ladies' aid society of the M. E church will hold an ice cream festival ol Friday evening, 18th, in the vestry of thu church. The public are cordially invited Admission free.
 Quite a number of the people of tht place attended camp-meeting at Willi mantle last week.
 MT. George McMurdy, who has beer for more than a year salesman in thu store of w. D. Robertson, has moved tt New York. He will be very much miss ed by the patrons of that store, and th' best wishes of many friends will go witt him.
 MT. Sowerbutts, who has been fore man in the finishing room of the Stafford vile Woolen Co.,, has moved to Montville Mrs. and Miss Doan, who have bee visiting at the M. E. parsonage, have re turned to their home in Drownville, R. (From another Correspondent.) AC l 1. l b. V. C WlLI1 Ulcll expect to unite with the Endeavor Societ of Stafford Hollow and picnic at Ever green Park next Wednesday, Aug. 17th or if stormy then on Thursday. The doors of MT. Ebenezer Colburn' | pleasant home were thrown open last Fr day evening to a number of his friend for social gathering. The voice of tn organ, violin and coronet was music l the ear. Games followed until refresh ments demanded the attention of tn guests. These occasions help make tn bright spots on our memories. A remarkably pleasant day Sunda brought out large congregations in tn churches, although camp meeting ha claimed some of the people. The house of John Higgins, on tn Wales road, just out of Staffordville, wa burned a little after o'clock on Monda evening. The family were away from tn house at the time, with exception of chi dren, and the cause of the fire is unknown The house was nearly new, and was il sured for $1 ,5OO. Insurance on furnitu1 $1, 200. l At Mayland Park.
 Registered during the past week: I. M Agard, Rockville; L. N. Agard, Stafford vile; Col. s. H. Lincoln and wife, U. A.; Chas. Hyde and wife, Wm. Hyde Mrs. F. H.. Bliss, Frank F. Dresser Emma L. Dresser, Wm. D. Edwards, , B. Perry, MT, and Mrs. H. L. Smith, T. Cutting, Southbridge; Anna Bridge Wakefield, Mass. Mary Penniman, Mor son; Willie Ferry, Holland; Emma Lan phear, H. Humphrey, Wales; Mary Gu ley, Hartford; A. E. Smith, Cambridg' w. c. Bond, Providence; W. L. D. Lon bard, F. w. Wight, Fiskdale; Chas. l Holcomb, Bridgeport; H. G. Brockbanl Springfield, Mrs. M. c. Brockbank, MT, Dr. P. R. Watts, Miss Grace Brockbanl Mary Newton, MT. and Mrs. Julius VI | Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Smith. I