The Press., 1895-10-31
-Mrs. M. 0. Thall and daughters have

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 Forest Park Heights, Springfield, corner Sprueelawn avenue and Magnolia Terrace, and intend to make 1t their future home. Their friends in Stafford will very much regret their removal.
 Mrs. George Esselstyne of Rhinebeck- on-the-Hudson is the guest of her daugh- ter, Mrs. W. H. Morrison.
 A horse owned by E. B. Butterfield ran away Tuesday morning and broke off hitching post in front of the Central House. The bits broke when the horse was coming down the East Main street hill, giving him an opportunity to run, which he improved. One spoke was knocked out of the wheel in the collision with the post, and was thrown through 8 window of the hotel. No other damage was done.
 Miss Lettie Meyers is entertaining Miss Hattie Shepard of Hartford.
 70. R. Newton has resumed his work for the Warren Woolen Go.
 Rev. W. H. Morrison of Grace church will attend the annual meeting of the Wo- mans Auxiliary Board at Hartford Nov. 9th and 7th. Bishop Barker of Olympia, Bishop Ferguson of Africa and Bishop McKinn of Japan will be present and as- sist at the meetings.
 Gary Bros. have Carpenters at work finishing off room at their stables to be used for clipping horses. It will be fitted with water moter and all the latest ap- pliances for this branch of business.
 Next Sunday will be observed as rally Sunday by the Methodist Sunday school. A special program will be presented, and an invitation is extended to all those who have no other Sunday school home to be present at the exercises.
 -C. B. Gary returned yesterday from a business trip to Boston.
 Carrie D. Eager and Charles H. Need ham of Somersville were married at the home of the bride Wednesday morning. After the wedding trip the couple will make their home in Somersville.
 Mrs. Enright is to occupy the upper part of Rockwells block as boarding house.
 II Communion and reception of mem- bers at the M. E. church next Sunday morning. Preaching service in the even- ing.
 Rev. J. l. Bartholomew, MT. and Mrs. c. P. Hodgson, Miss Clara M. Ellis and | Mice MurDo Wocbburp oo do1oooAoc attended the Norwich district Epworth League convention at Norwich last Tues day. Rev. J. I. Bartholomew was elect ed president of the district League. Rev. E. M. Taylor of Winthrop, Mass, former ly pastor of the Stafford Springs M. E. church, delivered the principal address al the evening session.
 A sad death was that of Miss Jessie died at a hospital in New York Tuesday morning. The deceased was 39 years o1 age and leaves a father, mother anc four sisters, Misses Mary, Belle and Mar garet Russell, and Mrs. Louis Converse all of whom reside in town. Miss Russell was in New York to have surgical oper. ation performed. The operation was not considered dangerous, and after it was performed she would have undoubtedly rallied if it had not been for her weak nervous state. Miss Russell naturally came in contact with many people during her business career, and made many friends who will deeply mourn her death. She was a member of the Womans Relief Corps. The funeral will be from her late residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock
 Regular meeting of W. R. c. Friday evening. Let every member be present } if possible, for inspection.
 It is evident that Uncle Tom and lit tie Eva are still good drawing cards, judg ing by the sIze of the audience at tht Opera House last evening. The stree parade, with it's ponies, statuary, blood hounds and bands, no doubt helped tC swell the attendance. The performance seemed to meet with the appreciation o those present.
 The following officers were elected by Harmony Temple of Honor last evening w. c. T., Joseph Clifford; w. V. T., F J. Chandler; w. R., s. F. Clark; W. A R., Ernest K. Taft; w. F. R., A. L. How ard; w. T., Alvarado Howard; w. U. s. F. Pease; W. D. U., H. M. Benton w. o., s. F. Maine; w. G., Sidney Sis wick; w. s., G. E. Webster. Joseph Bolieau, engineer for Smitl & Cooley, is out again after four weeks sickness of gastric fever.
 The Methodist ladies will hold SO cial in the church parlors on Wednesday Nov. 9th. Ladies in charge, Mrs. A. c Eaton and Mrs. w. G. Ellis. An enter tainment will be given in the evening b, the young men of the Epworth League.
 Mrs. w. L. Bishop of Holyoke is guest of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Mo Laughlin.
 John Roberts, employed for man, years by Smith $ Cooley, has purchases a hotel at Secere, Quebec. The curbing for the south side o Main-st. has arrived from Flynt's quarry a and will soon be in place. ,t Landlord Remmert has been improv ing the exterior of the Central House witt a coat of paint.
 l F. A. Warfeld of Springfield was fl town Monday.
 f Much improvement in the town o I Stafford has taken place in the past fey years. The old box used as station ha A been replaced by tasty brick structure f. Electric lights for the streets have take 1 the place of a few scattered oil stree @ lamps. A pretty fountain in Haymarke
 square occupies the place of cast irol p tank. A part of Main street has beel graded and macadamized. The concret
 men have been busy in all parts of tn