The Press., 1892-02-18

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 STAFFORD.
 The evening of Washington's birth day anniversary is chosen for the pre- sentation of the realistic four-act drama, Bound by an Oath," and it will be re- peated on the following evening also Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week. St. Edwards church is the bene- ficiary of the entertainment, and the best dramatic talent of the place, both within and without that church, is enlisted. The play will be given with beautiful and appropriate scenery and costumes. Tick cts are on sale at Abel's, % and Preserved seats) 35 cents.
 CAST OF CHARACTERS.
 Phil Raymond, blind miller, John M. Leach. Jacob Johnson, villafnous speculator
 s.,s p..,,, v.a.hona Frank a,Iss RiszypSa5rlcR ySaI Edward Le Roy, disowned and Mahel's lover, Elias Amsden, "Bound by an oath, sambo, servant to Johnson. M. o'Halloran. Druciiiia johnson. sister to Johnson, -. Lucy snufr, alone widder," Miss M Desmond Mrs. Raymond, Philips wife, Miss E. A. Collins Mabel Raymond daughter, engaged gag xocar.,v
 -tThe Dairymaids' Festivar' will, by special request, be repeated tomorrow (Friday) evening. The considerable au- dience which braved the cold and attended were delighted with the first presentation, and many desire to see it again, others who did not see 1t being still more press ing for the repetition. The 'tsong of the milk cansn was the taking thing of the evening, and duets by Alberta L. Eaton and Richard Ellis, and by Josie L. .Hewett and Frank B. Newton, the Utilizing Stool Drill" and the Dairymaids' March" perhaps best deserve special mention among the several other good things of the evening. At the presentation to-mor- row evening Parker's orchestra will be a feature. &
 The Stafford Springs Electric and Gas Light Go. has organized by choice of officers as follows: President, D. O.. Plume vice president, A. M. Young; treasurer, N. w. Grannis; secretary, R. s. Hicks. MT. Plume is of the firm of Plume $ Atwood, brass manufacturers at Waterbury, and is a director in the N. Y. and N. E. railroad and other large cor porations. MT. Grannis was for twenty years resident of Stafford, now wealthy manufacturer in Waterbury, and still re- taining warm interest in Stafford, where he has many acquaintances. MT. Young is an expert electrician. MT. Hicks in terest in the work is known to everybody. He was the main mover in the matter of procuring a charter and in interesting parties in the enterprise.
 A lady of this village whose supply of eggs suddenly fell of, though the hens cackled as usual, recently kept watch when hen left the nest with the usual announcement of her achievement. She was repaid by seeing two rats advance to the nest, one of which clasped the egg with it's claws and turned it's spinal col nmn into drag, the other rat, utilizing the tail as drag line, drew rat and egg, probably to some assigned banquet hall. Our informant Is a well known citizen, ex-legislator, in good standing in church circles, and never known to utter an un- truth
 A. Needham has this week started for the west, and will return in about two weeks with forty horses.
 -One of the best articles of meat mar ket.furniture ever set up in this part of the state is the new cold storage room in BidweH < Co.'s market, manufactured in Toledo Ohio. It was received in sec lions, easily put together and is easily taken down when needed for removal. It contains two storage rooms for meats, one 5x8, the other 8x10. Overhead are separate apartments for ice, so that one or both sections of the structure can be used. The total capacity of the two ice boxes is about tons. The establish ment is complete with hooks and solid ffFameWoIk for hanging meat in beef sides ar in smaller fragments. Bidwell < Co. may well feel proud of their new quarters in regard to location, adaptation and fit. tiugs.
 Nathan Morse, who died at the resi-. dence of his son-in-law, Amos N. Nichels, on Monday last, was one of a large family of brothers, of whom the only survivors are Elder Amasa Morse, of Putnam, and Albert R., of Willimantic. The home. stead, farm and place of birth, yet owned by Amasa Morse, is located in Union, moi far from the Stafford line. The family has always stood high in record of sterling Integrity and good sense. Nathan lived during most of his life upon his farm iI the south part of Stanford, having for his nearest neighbor upon one side James F. Brooks, and upon the other Silvenus Bat, icy, both of whom have also died within . few weeks. For short time MT, Morse lived in Wilmington, but within the Helehharhood pf. his Stafford farm, also pl the Moose, Meadow chuFch, of which he hes been ,a working member and lib, ersl supporter. His influence was always for good, and yet his methods were quiet and bis work done without ostentation, HeIeaves q widow and three daughters all living in Stafford Mrs. A. N. Nichols Mrs. M. P Fenton, and the widow of the late orrin Ward.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet at the boys room Friday afternoon at half past three. There will be talks upon the life and death of Mrs