The Press., 1893-01-26
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICEs.


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 Hack reserved for special occasions Always clean and fresh, drawn by well gfoomed horses and carefully driven. Leave orders at l.. Gary's stables. Par ticular attention given to funeral orders.
 We wish to thank most sincerely the good neighbors and friends who so kindly contributed to lessen the amount of our recent loss by fire.
 MR. AND MRS. B. H. WILSON. Wilmington, Coan., Jan. 20, 1893.
 Mark down sale of Ladies' Winter Garments and Shawls at A w. Walkers. -Win close out Ladies' and Children's Cloaks at low prices at E. L. .Burrs.
 Now is the time to buy a.Jacket, Cape or Shawl, and A. w. Walkers is Is the place.
 Short pieces of Winter Dress Goods at reduced prices at B. L. Burr's.
 Closing out sale of Winter Millinery. We have good assortment of Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, also Feathers, Tips, Ribbons, etc., which we will close out at the lowest cash prices for the next two weeks. Miss M. T. Russell.
 -'93 Calendar Pads, for Fancy Work for sale at The Press office.
 ? For Engraved Cards leave your plates and orders at The Press office.
 See Gary Bros. advertisement.
 STAFFORD.
 Warden Nichols proposes to enforce without further warning, the we'll under stood interdiction of eoasting upon tt c streets, and also insists that, especially during sleighing, the ordinance forbidding throwing ashes in the street be respected. The officers have had orders to act in these matters.
 Next Sunday morning, at the Metho- dist church, the pastor will deliver dis course on Young Peoples Societies in the church. Members of Epworth League and all interested are specially invited.
 The third lecture of the course on Greek Life will be read by MT. J. H. Reed at the residence of MT. Charles Ellis, Highland Terrace, Friday, Jan. 27th, at p. m. Subject, Home Life-Dress, Status of Women. Music will be furnished by ParkeI's orchestra
 Next Sunday will be Christian En- deavor day" at the Congregational church, and special service will be held at D.. m., to which everybody is invited, a special invitation having been extended to the societies at Holland, Staffordville, Stafford Hollow, and West Stafford, to the Epworth League of Stafford Springs, and to the young people of the church in Westford, where Rev. Mir. Mcleod preached last Sunday afternoon. The usual evening service at the Congrega- tional church will be omitted in conse- quence of this anniversary Y. P. s. c. E. meeting.
 -Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Rafftery returned from the Florida trip last week, and will board with Mrs. R. s mother, Mrs. Clark, on High-st., until the doctors new house on West-Main-st is completed.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Orcutt, who died at her homo in Orcuttville last Tuesday, was the widow of the late Harvey Orcutt, well known citizen of the town, and was known to a wide circle of acquaint- ances as a woman of uncommon intelli- gence and force of character Her maid en name was Billings, and she came from Ludlow. Mass, when young, and was em- ployed as tailoress, going, as was then the custom, from family to family, doing up accumulations of work in her line She made the first pair of pants ever worn by the late Hon. Julius Converse. Soon after coming here she married Mir. Orcutt. She leaves three children-Mrs. Julia Converse, who lived witsis ahasss.ssrvsiir. CT, Chauncey Orcutt, osssOrcuttville, and Jerase-esrcurt; or Bridgeport. She had ~cedched the quite advanced age of S4 years.
 -Chism Bros. have set up their steam saw mill for work upon the timber lot of Luman Orcutt, between Orcuttville and Stafford Hollow.
 Afternoon euchre parties are popu- lar form of dissipation among borough young ladies this winter.
 -Revs. Harris and Mcleod exchanged pulpits last Sunday morning.
 The ladies of Grace church will serve a supper in the Sunday school room this (Thursday) evening, from to 8 o'clock. Levi Gary's new hack is to be kept in reserve for private orders, and will not be kept upon the street, and may be obtained on every special occasion requiring it's use, as per "local notice" elsewhere.
 Christopher Allen of Stafford has been elected director in the 1st National Bank of Stafford Springs, in place of E. G. Eos ter, who was elected at the last meeting, but declined to serve. MT. Allen is one of our most clear headed and successful manufacturers, and will be an acquisition to the banks board of managers
 There will be meeting of the Band of Hope in the M. E. church Sunday af- ternoon at half-past three.
 Below will be found the names of those whose efforts are being devoted to making the High School fair of next week one of the most successful ever held here :: Executive committee A. Clark Florence B. Washburne, Josie L. Hewett. Fancy booth-Clara M. Ellis, Mary C. Quinlan, Bertha l.. Heald, Lilley Day.
 Ice palace G. Cushman, Bessie A. Underwood, Emma J. Kitchen, Mary Fisk.
 Refreshment booth-Rose M. Webster, Mattie J. Kinney, Edith Lilley, Grace B. Comins, Alice E. Bowden.
 Flower stand-Gertrude c. Wightman, Lottie M. Fairfield, Annie Sullivan.
 Sugar camp-Teresa Clark, Alberta Eaton, Florence Charter, Myrtle Pierson. Japanese booth-Hattie l.. Weir, Lizzie F. Sprague, Iva M. Colburn. Fish pond-Blanche 0. Cleaveland, Lulu Pierson, Annie l.. Tobin.
 Three Greek fates-Nellie M. Warren, J, May Bradway, Maggie B. Sullivan.
 Rebecca at the well-Grace Brock bank Cat show-the "A handsomest cats in town.
 The Rainbow Prince, the entertainment of the first evening, has been very care- fully prepared under the direction of Miss