The Press., 1894-10-18
STAFFORD.

STAFFORD.
 The Congregational Ladies' Aid soci- ety gave their first social of the season at the church parlors last evening, Mrs. Mcleod and Baker being in charge.
 Rev. MT. Towle, formerly pastor of the M. E. church, now of Chelsea, Mass, was last week a guest of c. F. Harwood.
 The Springs House property is this week advertised to be sold at auction Nov. 9th.
 The annual meeting of the W. c. T. U. will be held at Mrs. A. N. Nichols, on Friday at p. m.
 There are many people in the bor- ough who don't know that the Aqueduct Co. are serving to them Roaring Brook water. No other water has been used since the 9th. inst.
 Mrs. M. D. Harris of Bridgton, Me-, !, is visiting in the borough among friends and former neighbors.
 Napoleon Bolieau, baggage-master at the station, in jumping from a train last Thursday fell upon the platform and broke his left knee pan. The bone was set by Dr. Newton, assisted by Dr. Nichols.
 M. A Smith, we'll known and long time resident of East Main-st., |, was yes- terday suddenly attacked with congestion of the brain. He was taken home and for a time the case seemed critical, but this morning he appears to be decidedly better. At the time of the attack he was assisting in Bidwell & Co.'S market; talk ing the place ofW. s. Webster, one of the proprietors, who has gone to the for ests of Maine on his annual hunting trip.
 The weavers of the Orcuttville mill when asked to work temporarily 12 hours per day took the opportunity to demand as a condition a resto1 ation of the 12 per cent. reduction which had been made. in their wages. The matter was settled by the withdrawal of the proposed increased working time.
 VA town assessor will receive lists at the post office in Staffordville and at H. s. .Abel's store in Stafford Springs on Saturday, Oct. 27th, from 9 to 4, also at post office in Stafford Hollow and West Stafford on Friday, 18th, from to 4.
 The Epworth League have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Charles F. Hodgson; vice-presidents, Arthur Kellogg, Edith G:@Cushman, and Clara M. Ellis; secre- tary, Florence B. Washburn; treasurer, Blanche E. Cleaveland. These, with the pastor, constitute the cabinet who will have the work of the league in charge.
 The Chautauqua circle will meet next Wednesday evening, October 24th, with Miss Geogia A. Washburn on Highland Terrace.
 The Clown band connected with F. D. Straffin's "Bates Bros" New Up To Date Humpty Dumpty Company which appears at the Opera House Monday even- ing, will parade the principal streets at noon on day of performance. This is one of the strongest musical organizations travelling, besides making things lively in their role as clowns, and the parade will be worth seeing.
 The special meetings at the Method. ist church were very successfully opened last Sunday morning with sermon by Dr. Boole. He also led the league ser vice and preached in She evening: Mon. day and Tuesday about twenty ministers were in attendance at the Norwich Dis trict Ministerial Association's autumn meeting. Papers on theological, philo sophical and practical matters were read and discussed. The extra meetings vii be continued every evening during the week.
 The members of the Girls Library club, and all other ladies interested 'ir the prosperity of the library, are urgently requested to meet for important business Monday, p. m., at the library.
 -F. F. Patten, treasurer of the WarreI Woolen Company, has moved into the Holmes house on Edgewood. The cot tage which he vacates on Prospect stree will be occupied by Miles Ellis, the new superintendent of the Warren -WooleI Co.'S. worsted yarn department. Boy6 Sanderson has been engaged to tak' charge of the .dyeing of the mill iron which pesitisnz1osiah Cutie recently re signed.
 At the annual meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of Grace church officers fo the present year were elected as follows President, Mrs. E. R. Brown; vice-presi dents, Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Middleton secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Hicks; di rectresses, Mrs. Chamberlin, Mrs. Fisk Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Horniss, Miss Bliss entertainment committee, Dr. Smith, MT Butterfield, Miss Gertrude Chamberlin Miss Bliss. Mrs. Lathrop, MT. Bailey The first supper of the season will bt given on Thursday evening, Oct. 25th.
 Mrs. John Brockbank leaves thi week for Springfield, and from there will proceed to Sacramento, Cal, to join he daughter, Mrs. P. R. Watts. Her daugh ter, Miss Grace, will accompany her.
 w. H. Clark, employed at Bidwell Oo Q Alsl hOb, VIII uONO DIOCh banks house on Highland Terrace.
 As the work of improving the ceme tery on Stafford Street was not finished on Tuesday, all owners of lots, and all others interested, are earnestly requested to come to the cemetery at o'clock. am. on Saturday, Oct. 2Oth. As the object il of public interest 1t is hoped there will bt ageneral attendance of willing workers.
 MT. and Mrs. Alvarado Howard, Oc tober Sth, were the recipients of hosts O congratulatory letters, as pleasing re hinder of their 25th wedding anniversary Old residents remember that the wedding day was delayed from the 7th to the Sth the storm of October, 1869, having ob structed travel on railroads.