The Press., 1893-06-01
Wait, Helen w. Smith, Mrs. s. Ferry, Henry Ferry, Patrick Maloney, Martin Mellatt.

Wait, Helen w. Smith, Mrs. s. Ferry, Henry Ferry, Patrick Maloney, Martin Mellatt.
 stafTordville. l sCorrespondence)
 The Epworth League will have charge of the evening service in the M. E. church next Sunday. Subject, Ruling the Spir- lit."
 | George l.. Lockwood ard his bride left here on the morning of the 31st ult. for weeks stay in New York.
 The citizens of this place gre justly proud of their brass band. Though or ganized only about three months they play like veterans. Their progress shows decided musical talent on the part of it's members, and reflects much credit upon the leader and instructor, MT. John Me- Carthy.
 Mrs. John Mccarthy is away on 8 visit to friends in Boston and other places.
 Mrs. Wm. Peel has returned from 8 weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. Hub bard, in Wales, Mass.
 Hubbard Bros. are expected in Stur- bridge this week with carload of horses from the western states.
 A very interesting feature of the memorial services in the cemetery in this place was the part taken by the school children In decorating the graves. The whole service was interesting and inn pressive. t
 In the M. E. church last Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. H. D. Adams, preached 8 memorial sermon from Jere- miah, Eth chapter and 7th verse.
 The funeral of Mrs. Amelia Converse was largely attended on Monday at her late residence in Hydeville. Rev. H. D. Adams off1ciated.
 Miss May Fisk, who has been in Bos- ton for several months, is at home on & visit.
 The great fire that ragged through woods in this section last week must have caused much damage. Rev. L. s. Good ell estimates the damage to his farm to be nearly $1,OOO.
 Alba Perkins brought the remains of his aged father from Willimantic to this place for interment last week. | Samuel Amidon has an orange tree with several ripe oranges hanging there on.
 Mrs. Thomas Melbourne, of Hyde- vile, who has been visiting her mother in New York, returned last week. West Stafford. (Correspondenoe.) June is the queen of months. The first day of summer 1893 came in with a halo of glory from the oriental heavens, followed by 8 brilliant display of sum- shine and inimitable songs from the forest warblers, all of which may serve to re- mind the husbandman that this is to be a fruitful and prosperous season. Miss Angie Holmes, from Brook field, Mass, is spending some time with l friends here.
 -Pliny Leroy Harwood, from New London, is visiting his grandparents, Samuel M. Harwood and wife, Miss Lima Newell Aver, who has | been staying some time with her parents here, has gone to Hartford for the sum- mer.
 MT. and Mrs. W. s. Shepard enter tained c. J: Clark and wife, from Wind sor, one day this week.
 l Mrs: Duplese, of Holland, visited her parents Tuesday. Her daughter, Miss Lizzie, accompanied her. | Mro A,,c%;n Clo%on. .,,s4l, k. 1saLI. daughter, Goldie, took her goods and left her home and husband, Tuesday, for parts unknown. #,
 We were forcibly reminded that ''the laborer is worthy of hire" on seeing the first load of alder wood pass through the village Tuesday morning on it's way to the Hazard Powder Go.
 Mrs. Emily H. Dimock, who has passed the winter in New London, made a short visit with relatives here last week.
 We very much enjoyed listening to the brief but ardent testimony of our friend, A.. D. Charter, in our Endeavor meeting Sunday afternoon.
 F. A. and Mrs. Lasbury, of Stafford Hollow, have been stopping with w. D. Graves the past week. F
 Augustus Holmes has taken two boys from the Indoor Home in Boston to board for the summer.
 Miss M. E. Truesdell, from Monson, is home for few days.
 George Warrington, from, Somers. vile, was in town Sunday, -. | Hydeville.
 Mrs. Amelia l.. Converse died last Saturday (May 27th), after lingering ill ness, beginning with the gripi Dec. 1890, and terminating in consumption. Her funeral was attended last Monday D. m at her late residence. She was left g widow nearly 15 years ago, her husband Aaron T. Converse, being accidentally shot while coon hunting, and brought home dead. She has patiently borne he1 sorrow, resolutely taking up life's bur dens, endeavoring always to be cheerful so that the lives of her children might not be blighted by her sadness. She was { member of the M. E. church at Stafford vile. She was quiet and gentle, kind te every one, loved and respected by all She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Charlie N. Smith, Hattie A. and Ina M. Con verse, father and mother, Mir. and Mrs Dexter Colburn, two brothers, Lucius D and Ezra s. Colburn, and three sisters Mrs. Levi Peck, of Monson, Mrs. Davit B. Johnson, of New Haven, and Mrs . Monroe E. Carew, of Monson. She wa born, married and died in May. UNION. , =" (COrrespondence.) Tax Collector Francis l.. Upham who has been dangerously sick for th' past four weeks with neuralgia of hear