The Press., 1895-12-26
Fl. 6. Esselstyn is at Rhinebeck-on.

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 the-H Hudson for 9 few days.
 "A young man who was apparently somewhat under the influence of liquor tried to enter Dr. Smiths house yester-
 day morning about o'clock in spite of all efforts made to. prevent him. The
 doctor had quite tussle with him on the
 lawn before he went to get somebody to
 take charge of his guest. While he was away the man broke a-window out of the
 door for the purpose of turning the key in the lock so that he could get in. One of the children prevented him by seizing the key before he could get it. No ar- rest was made, as the young man evident ly did not know what he was doing, and
 was willing to be persuaded to go home.
 The rehearsals of the choir festival increase in enthusiasm as the time ap- breaches for the rendering of the great
 musical work by Ballard. Prof. Wood
 has been untiring in his efforts to have all Iparts brought out with harmony and per lection. Visitors at the rehearsals have expressed great pleasure at the excellence of the work The massing of the trained
 voices of all the choirs in grand effort is a new thing for Stafford, and much curl osity is excited to see how the whole will
 harmonize. One thing is assured, the people who visit the opera house next
 Wednesday evening will enjoy musical treat long to be rememberd. Some of the best talent in each of the choirs has been selected for parts in the concert which precede the grand rendering of the ora- torio. It is we'll to remember that all this is voluntary offering of the choirs'
 best efforts in behalf of the public library, that it's treasury may be replenished.
 The funds will be returned to the people in the form of additions to the library
 and good reading for the general public.
 At the rate the tickets started on sale a
 full house is assured, and it is a matter
 of doubt if the hall will accommodate all who wish to enjoy the entertainment.
 The building record for the past year
 is of more than usual importance. The
 new Springs House, Bakers block and
 the new school house at Stafford Hollow are ornaments to the town, and the ye&r 1895 will be remen bered locally because
 of the addition of these buildings to Staf- ford. There has been quite number of
 dwelling houses built during the year. The record in detail is as follows: Con- tractor Day has built-block for G. H.
 Baker & Co.,, $1O,OOO; shoddy mill, Rawitser Bros, $1O,OOO; house, F. F. Patten, $2,OOO; house, W. w. Lathrop,
 $2, 800; remodelled house, w. w. La
 throp, $1,OOO; house, Joseph Barsalou, $2, ,OOO Contractor Converse's list in-
 cludes-hotel, Stafford Springs Hotel As
 sociation, $15, ,OOO; house, James FittOn,
 5000; house and barn, Louis Moore,
 $1 400; house, E. J. Sweet, $1, 800 house remodeled, William Wobbecke,
 $500. Contractor Johnson has built-ad-
 dition to electric light plant, $4,0OO; re-
 modelled shop, w. A. Comins, $70O; al-
 terations, Central Woolen Co.,, $2,OOO.
 In addition MT. Johnson has the new
 school house, which will cost about
 $7,OOO, nearly completed. P. P. Davis has built 8 new house for John McCarthy,
 worth about $1 200. Thomas Symonda has a new house built by Russell Col burn, at cost of about 5000, and Tim othy Collins a residence, built by e. E. Burke, worth $1, 200. Levi D. GaryH stable on Furnace-ave. was built this yeaE
 at 8 cost of about s. ,501.
 Mrs Katherine L. Stevenson, COT. responding secretary of the National ".
 Q.. T. U.. gays an address at the lIelEIIla. dist church, Sunday evening, before. .
 good sized audience on, Evolution oi the w. c. T. U." Members of Harmony Temple of Honor and of the St. Edwards
 Total Abstinence and Literary society attended in body. The address proved
 interesting and instructive. The plat
 form was tastefully decorated with ferns and flowers. Miss Willard's picture waG
 placed in front of the desk which wal draped with the stars and stripes, emble
 matic of the patriotism of the organiza tiOn. The pastors of the differ en
 churches were invited to be present anG
 participate in the exercises. Mrs. Stew x enson reviewed the evolution and grOwtl f of the W. c. T. U. from it's beginning a.
 small band of crusaders at Hillsboro Itwenty-One years ago, to it's presen q status as the largest organization o h women in the world. She then gave thu O meaning of its name "Woman's Christian Temperance Union." It is a union-' r. union of reform forces, of sects, of sec n tions. We do not ask our members t. n what church they belong we have mem v bers of all churches, from the most con
 servative to the most liberal, in our or I ganization. It is temperance union
 While we have many allied departments r work for temperance is our chief object h while we recognize that the saloon Is no l. the only evil, experience has taught u that it is related to other evils as il
 cause to effect. It is a Christian Tem l. perance Union. Christianity once con a sisted in subscribing to certain creeds It Is now coming to mean Christ-man s living the Christ-life in the home, i d business, at the ballot box, everywhere
 How did he live?> He went about doin @ good, healing the sick, comforting tn j. sorrowing, rebuking sin and hypocrisy ? manifesting the God-life to men,. It is s Woman's Christian Temperance Unior It stands for the uplifting of humanity "a Women do not desire to be men the ,- are striving toward 8 perfect type C q womanhood; they are looking for pei l. feet type of manhood. The speaker It l. ferred the audience to the 1st chapter C ,r Genesis, God said: Let us make ma 2. (humanity) in our image and let ther
 have dominion. So God created man
 his own image, in the image of Go