The Press., 1893-11-23
STAFFORD.

Serge. AS inches wide, at 75 cts. yd. at A W. Walkers.
 STAFFORD.
 The Monday evening club held it's first meeting for the season this week with MT. and Mrs. M. A. Smith.
 Rev. A. J. Mcleod of the Congrega tional church begins next Sunday evening a series of discourses to young people who are most cordially invited to attend them.
 The first train to stop at the new passenger station was the Block Island train north last Thursday evening.
 Several snow squalls have visited us this month, but the first snow fall that whitened the earth came from squal] that visited us some time during last Sun- day evening.
 The Mineral Springs mill started on Monday to run out stock in process, and will after that employ a few hands on samples as feeler for business, enlarging as the prospects brighten.
 The young peoples whist club at it's first meeting last week Wednesday eve ming was entertained by hostesses Mrs. F. G. Sanford and Miss Chamberlin. Last evenings meeting was served in like manner by Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin and Miss Mary Newton. The next meeting will be on the Wednesday after Thanks giving.
 Next Sunday morning at the Metho- dist church the pastor will give the sixth and concluding discourse on Eschatology. Subject: Second Probation; or Restora- tion for the unsaved in the Future Life
 -Burham's stereopticon exhibit, with lecture on the worlds fair, announced to be given at the Opera House Nov 10th, but not then appearing because of dupli- cation of dates for that evening, will sure ly appear next Tuesday evening, 2Sth Mir. Durham comes we'll recommended from places where he has given his exhi- bition and lecture. -.--
 J. M. Leach has been confined at home for some days with an attack of rheumatism.
 The W. c. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. A. N. Nichols next Friday afternoon at half-past three. The dele gate to the state convention will be pres ent and give an interesting report Ex- cellent vocal and instrumental music will be furnished. All interested, both gen. tlemen and ladies, are cordially invited.
 (Correspondence.)
 MT. Henry Fuller, of Indian Orchard, one of the oldest horse dealers in Massa- chusetts, and MT. Geo. w. Pomroy, of Hartford, the largest horse dealer in this state at present, took day off and came to Stafford to see their friend, ''Dell' Needham, whom both gentlemen hold in high esteem as gentleman and horse man, and who is respected by all that have ever done business with him. Last spring he met with an accident which has confined him to his he'd, from being thrown from his buggy, but he is getting along finely, and in the course of two or three weeks will be able to be out again.
 Mrs. c. P. Hodgson attended the W. c. T. U. convention at New Britain last week, and reports it a most interesting gathering, with unusual full representa- tion of the local unions. not one being un- represented. She will furnish report for the W. c. T. U. department of The Press next week.
 Rev. John A. Bevington, a former rector of Grace church, has severed his connection with the Episcopal church and become Unitarian. MT. Bevington went from Stafford Springs to Boston to en- gage in special mission work
 The superintendent of the New Brit ain Boys Club, E. E. Severy, desires us to say that farmers wishing to take boys of various ages for the winter can obtain them by corresponding with him.
 Ionic Lodge, F. A. M., meets next Tuesday evening.
 Charles Newton got the first prize, and Miss Brown, guest at the Episcopal rectory, the second, in memory test' at the Grace church social on Tuesday evening. The test was to write out the best description of articles upon table, very brief glance at which was permitted
 -S. W. Page is in occupancy of his new house on Grant Avenue, and George Law ton will remove to his next week.
 Special meeting of the A. 0. U. w. this evening.
 The usual town meeting held in No- vember, supplementary to the town cleo tion, will be held at the town house next Monday, 27, at 1.30 p. m., to vote upon the levy of tax and the rate of the same; upon the appropriation of $10O for memo rial day. and upon the discontinuance of a piece of road in West Stafford, leading from what is known as the Chauncy Smith place to the Elijah Neff place. Also any other business proper for consideration
 The old passenger station building has been sold by Station Agent Squier to B. J. Sweet for $50. Mir. Sweet has al- ready began to demolish it. Superintend- ent Mckenzie is entitled to the thanks of the people of the borough for having de- clined numerous good offers to rent the building as it stood, evidently caring more for the good looks of the street than did some of the residents.
 By depositing his surplus dirt in the street, MT. H. Alden has made consider sble improvement to Edgewood, opposite the new house he is building.