The Press., 1892-03-03


 Friday evening at half-past seven o'clock. Mrs. Helen G. Rice, of Boston, will lec- ture; subject, "God's Hand in History. !" Good music will form a part of the pro- gram. Admission free. Like the im- mortal George, we cannot deceive you. A collection will be taken, and we hope you will treat it kindly. Any free will offering overlooked by the collectors may be placed in the contribution box. *+* For the Friday evening meeting all members of the w. c. T. U. are asked to meet in the parlor of the Congregational church at 7.20, sharp, wearing their white ribbons. Seats will be reserved for them and other temperance organizations in- vited.
 It has been decided to have three weeks vacation instead of two between the closing of the winter term of the bor- ough schools, this week, and the begin ming of the spring term.
 MASONIC. Lodge meets on Tues day evening, Orient Chapter on Wednes- day evening, and Wolcott Lodge on Thursday evening.
 At the close of last Friday evenings camp fire, Comrade Shaw, chairman of the entertainment committee of Winter Post, gave notice that it was the begin ming of series of entertainments to be given during the spring and summer, the net proceeds co go towards replenish1ng the relief fund C the post. The post has paid a great deal i1fthe past year for needy comrades and their families, also for transient veterans that visit the town and need assistance. Money thus paid out of the relief fund has benefited the town in saving it the burden of much of the relief given, therefore the post justly asks pa tronage for these entertainments, as being in aid of grand cause. The opening en- tertainment, to be given in Oronoco Hall on Thursday evening, March 31st, will be a mock trial on charge of stealing rooster. Most of the characters will be taken by prominent men of Stafford. The play is brought out by the Newton Enter .tainment Bureau of Worcester, and has drawn good houses wherever presented, usually having to be repeated. Regular meeting of the Relief Corps Friday evening at 6.3O, instead of 7.3O- the usual hour.
 A special meeting of the w. c. T. U. will be held at the Congregational church at 7 o'clock Friday evening, just before the lecture.
 The fortnightly sociable of the Con-. gregational ladies will be in charge of Mrs. M. A. Smith and Mrs. Julius Ander- son next Tuesday evening. All are in- vited. - Miss Agnes Fairfield won the prize | in canvassing for orders for Bolton's pho tography, over 100 dozen being her record. Over 600 were gotten by all canvassers. Mir. Bolton this week advertises an ex- tension of time of receiving these special orders. He has engaged Miss Fairfield as assistant at his rooms.
 The Longfellow exel lcises at the high school on Friday afternoon last were the most interesting of the programs thus far given to celebrate the birthdays of our American authors. Over forty visitors were in attendance, in addition to the pu- pills of the high school and of the gram mar grades. The program, as printed in last weeks Press, was very cieditably carried out by it's participants, and mark edly appreciated by those who listened. During the past year there has been paid from the c. A. R. relief fund to needy comrades $125.5O to transient vet erans in need $2O,6O.
 pr, Anson Newell's many friends in Holland County will regret to hear of his hopeless illness.
 Dr. Lucius F. Eaton is at home, a full fedged graduate from the Philadel- phia Dental College.
 Rev. F. E.. Fellows of Norwich will preach at the Congregational church Sun- day, and administer communion.
 So far it has showed some and blown more every day since March, came in.
 -Rockwell's Peoples Theater Go. are having losing run at the Opera House so far this week, weather being against them. It is an entire new company, and the best Rockwell has ever brought to Stafford. Two lady actors are much above the average, and there at least three of the gentlemen actors of whom the same can be said. Those who have attended So far speak well of the enter l tainments given, even under the dispirit- I ing influence of many empty seats. The general admission rate is 10 cents. Change of program nightly, and an after farce al- ways. Tonight an Irish comedy will be presented.
 Staffordvi1le.
 At the social of the Ladies' Aid So- ciety to be held at the Congregational church vestry Wednesday evening, March 9th, a short play will be given by the young people, entitled "The Train to Morrow" also singing and reading. Sup per will be served and ice cream on sale. Admission and supper 15 cents. Charac- ters in play: Mrs. Buttermilk, an elder ly lady from the country, Alice Bourden MT. Bright, clerk at railway station, Emory Phelps; Johnnie Buttermilk, a terrible child, Johnnie Ba1lantyne. Il Hydeville.
 I Jarvis Hatch has small apple tree filled with rotten apples that the winds and storms have failed to dislodge.
 Miss Carrie Gates, of Hartford, has been visiting her cousins, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. c. Smith, the past week, and is !, now with friends in West Stafford. -Hydeville school-house was broker into between the 18th and 22d. The pur pose seems to have been mischief, and looked like boys work. The winter tern of school closed last Saturday. | School closed last Saturday, Lillia J Fenton, teacher.
 West Stafford.
 Miss Mary Smith entertained the pu