The Press., 1892-01-14

| .-& 1A 4 it's running through entire houseolds a the same time. It has generally been tn. \ case that two or more members of tht l same household have been disabled al once. This has made it impossible te lget all nurses and household aids needed
 The Congregatio ladies' social nexi Tuesday evening will be in form of z
 rainbow tea" with entertainment ei music, recitations, etc., to follow. Mrs lSquier and Mrs. Hewitt will be hostesses I The ladies' home and foreign mis. lsionary societies of the Congregational church held their annual meeting this week and elected Mrs. c. H. Baker, pres. ident; Mrs. J. V. Squier, vice president Mrs. W. H. Smith, Mrs. w. H. Cooley, Mrs. M. A. Smith, Mrs. E. c. Dennis, I directors, of both soci cites; Mrs. Wm. Smith, secretary and treasurer of the for eign society; Mrs. James Mclaughlin, secretary and treasurer of the homo so- ciety.
 l A. ". Kingsbury has moved into a tenement in Page's brick block, Main-st, instead of into E. c. Dennis house, as before announced.
 | A few days of sleighing of quite medium quality, then more rain, and now wheels and mud again, is the weather rec ord of the week.
 Grace church: Morning service at 10.45; Sunday school at 12.m.; evening prayer and sermon at 2; Rev. E. R. Brown officiating.
 The Electric Light Company are get ting the borough pretty wa poled, and will soon be able to show san pies of their lighting. It is probable that proposl- tion will soon follow to furnish 12 arc lights of 1900 candle power each, also 25 incandescent lights of 30 candle power each, for not to exceed $120O annually, and to be kept alight until II p. m, one hour later than now. If the price reaches the utmost limit named it will be the cheapest pro rata service given to any village in the state. The plan includes extension of street lights to and through out Foxville, also on the Glynville road Rev. Geo. R. Dickinson and family, who have for few days been guests of MT. and Mrs. Blair, of the Springs House, start to-day for. MT. D's. new parish at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, MT. D. having de- tcided between that and another western call awaiting his acceptance. Cedar Rap ids is a thriving city of 20, 900 inhabitants, situated upon Cedar River, a railroad center, and midway between Chicago and Des Moines, the state capitol. The church is the 1st Congregational, and the leading church of the city, handsome stone edifice of modern build and equip ment. The parsonage adjoins, and is roomy and convenient. The salary is $1 800. MT. and Mrs. D. leave behind them many warm friends. They are ac- companied to their new home by Mrs. Dickinson's recently widowed mother Mrs. Thomas, also by Miss Bertha Kelsey, @ relative, and member of the family while living here.
 Justin Adams Comedy Company gave "The Suicide Clubs at the opera house on Tuesday evening. This compa- ny has made reputation with "The Ragpicker's Child, ," which they gave here a few weeks ago, and which gave much satisfaction. The new play is but just put upon the boards. It abounds in good hits, and laughable predicaments and ex-
 
 the full hang Of twill be . biz ssaccess. Roth the play and ifs specialti iilest- ing some fine banjo playing, WeRe ssl fappIauded by the not over large audience which came out in the face of threatening weather on Tuesday evening.
 Regular meeting of the w. R. 0. Ffis day evening, Jan. 18th.
 Among those who have been serious ly i'll of the grip Rev. E. F. Clark and 2. D. Fenton are making good Tecoveries. All of MT. Fenton's family of five persons were at one time sick, but only Mir. Fen ton seriously so. Mrs. Clark was also sick at the same time with her husband. MT. Clark will not be able to preach next Sunday, but his pulpit will be supplied. Marcius w. Washburn has also been very seriously i'll, and is yet in critical con- dition. Selectmen John A.. Foster is just getting over severe attack, and his wife and son have also been sick. Among others on the sick list are Mrs. E. c. Dennis, Edward Tetrault, clerk at the Central Clothing House, Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Butterf1eld, F. J. Chandler, O. H. King, and John Robbins, wife and three children, also Miss Farnsworth.
 The doctors are driven to their ut most physical ability, and it seems almost providential that so far none of them have succumbed to fatigue or disease.
 Willard Dimmick was upon the box of the Staffordville stage agin on Monday for the first time for many weeks. He gets about quite easy upon one crutch.
 The First National Bank of Stafford Springs, at it's annual meeting of stock holders on Tuesday, reelected all the old officers
 Stafford Hollow.
 Stafford grange meets next Tuesday evening.
 Stafford grange has elected these off, cers for the ensuing year: M., Herbert J. Glazier; O., J. W..Witt; L., Thos. John son; O., Oscar Sanford secretary, J. M. Larned s., M. Leonard; A. s., A. Morse; T., James Risley; O., Mrs. J. ". Witt; F., Mrs. Luther Crawford; F., Mrs. E. Weston; c. R., w. Bradway; L. A. S., Miss M. Lord; organist, Miss L. R. Weston.
 Union prayer meeting at w. Witt's, Stafford Street, Friday evening, Jan. g, at 7.3O.
 -J. M. Larned is attending state grange meeting at Rockville.
 l HOLLAND. l (COrrespondence)