The Press., 1894-05-17
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change, ana an improvement also on that side of the street. MT. Pinney is also put ting curbing of very large granite blocks around the premises occupied by James Lasbury The finish will then correspond with the stone work on his other lots. | The experience social last night in the Universalist church was great suc- cess. Nearly one hundred people took supper, including carriage load from Monson. The church was we'll filled when the people gathered to hear the experi- ences. Fifty persons paid in one dollar each which they had earned, and forty, from little children up to the gray haired matron, told their experiences, most of them in rhyme. Everyone was surprised at the good quality of the responses and the number of them. Each one was call ed up by a jingle also. An album quilt that was begun ten years was finished and sold to Jacob Glover. It contained 465 names. Besides the experiences, Miss Minnie Hayward of Boston gave fine recitation and the choir sang several se- lections. The receipts were nearly $9O. Including the money raised on the quilt the entire receipts will be $135. l (From another Correspondent.)
 The Ladies' Aid Society will meet next Wednesday afternoon at their usual place at the Baptist church for work, and will serve supper to all who will come from 5.3O to 7......Mission Band will meet next Saturday afternoon, at o'clock, with Miss Jennie Goodell......" "How to bear burdens" is the subject of the meeting of found in Gal. 6:1-5. Everybody invited to these meetings.
 Staffordville.
 | -J. s. Smiledge has sold the Eber Smith farm to l.. J. Wilkinson from Mil ford, Mass, who has taken possession. MT. Smiledge bought the place at auction last fall.
 1 (Corresppndence)
 | The entertainment given last week Wednesday evening by the Y. P. s. c. E. was success, for which much credit is due Mrs. Clara LeMonde, who had the | of most of the pleasures of the evening. All acted their parts we'll. The entertain ment consisted tableaux, music, etc. The Highland lass and lassie" were well rep resented in tableau, also ''Coxey's army on the march in full dress as burlesque of the spirit of the times. All were served to ice cream, and went away feeling that they had been we'll paid for coming.
 MT. W. L. Beard, who occupied the pulpit in the Congregational church last Sabbath, was received with 8 welcome and hearty handshake. He gave very helpful sermon from James 1:2, 3. We wish him success in his future field of la- bor.
 Lady friends from Orcuttville, eight in number, gave an informal visit to Mrs George Ormsby at her home last week Wednesday, to live over again for a few hours the days of Auld-lang -syne. Mrs George Andrews of this village and Mrs Orrin Ward of Stafford Springs joined the party, which made the old time circle oi friends nearly complete. All present will long retain pleasant memories of the hap py meeting, also of the bountiful collation. served by the company, which gave evi. dence of the skill attained by Orcuttville matrons in the mysteries of the culinary art. To make the occasion one long to he remembered by the hostess, Mrs. O. was made the recipient of @ pair of beau. tiful landscape paintings, which were pre- sented by Mrs. Orrin Fletcher with kind. ly and appropriate words in behalf of hel friends present, as a token of their love and esteem.
 The services at the Congregations church on the Sabbath will hereafter com mence at 10.3Q 8. m., instead of 10.45.
 70. M. Greene, at Hydeville, had 2 family gathering at his house on, Sunday consisting of Mrs. B, A. Sawtelle and two children, and Mrs. Whitman Greene of Enfield, Mass, MT. and Mrs. Willard Dimmick of Staffordville, and MT. anG Mrs, Carlos Greene of Stafford Hollow.
 All apple trees show the effect ot Jack Frost.
 Willard Dimmick was severely in jured last Saturday while hauling wood, 6 large stick hitting his arm, nearly caus ing a fracture.
 West Stafford.
 (C0rrespondenceJ -Dea. Orwell Dimock and wife went tt Norwich, Friday, to visit their daughter Mrs. Amelia Dimock. It was the 54tt anniversary of the deacon's marriage. Sickness still prevails in the family of E. D. Ellis; Lena, 8 sprightly miss O twelve, being on the sick list now; thu older sister is slowly improving. Mrs. Davis, from Washington, ha. come to spend the summer with he daughter, Mrs. Augustus Holmes. The morning services were followed by the election of Sabbath school officers
 Four of our teachers, Mary Smith Edith Bradway, Josie Newell and Netti' Stacy, attended the teachers institute a Willimantic, Friday.
 Mrs. Charles Stacy, from North Will hraham, is making a weeks visit witt relatives.
 Mabel k. Truesdell is entertainin, , two lady friends, Misses Newcomb an, Gordon, from Monson, at her home thi week.
 HI. A. and Mrs. Glazier attended tn , closing reception of Prof. J. 0. Smith dancing class in Rockville, Tuesday eve ming.
 -Messrs. Chandler and Spellman fror the borough were among those who lis [ tened tO Mr. Ayer's closing remarks Sur