The Press., 1895-10-24


 crusher, has arrived.
 District Deputy Brigham paid an of-
 f1cial visit to Ionic lodge of masons last evening. Invited guests were present from Urial lodge of South Wilmington and I Wolcott lodge of Stafford Hollow. The 3d degree was worked and collation.
 was served.
 At special meeting of the court of burgesses it was decided to put in curb ing on the south side of Main street.
 The curbing will be on land owned by the
 railroad, and the expense will be borne
 by the borough. After the curbing is in
 the railroad will grade the ground between
 it and the tracks, and by planting grass
 seeds and shrubs make the surroundings
 of the station very tasty.
 The annual meeting of the Children's County Home was held at Vernon yester- day. Among those present were MT. and
 Mrs. E. c. Pinner, Mrs. G. H. Baker,
 Miss Edith Baker, J. Carl Converse, MT.
 and Mrs. J. W. Chandler, MT. and Mrs.
 MI J. Walker and daughter, and Rev. A. J. Mcleod and wife. J. Carl Con-
 verse and Rev. A. J. Mcleod made ad-
 dresses. There were about 30 present,
 and the report of the progress of the work
 proved interesting. During the past year
 an addition to the building 24x33, and 16 feet high, which, with other improve
 ments made, has required an expenditure
 of about $1 1000. The institution is doing
 a grand work.
 Mrs. J. M. Leach went to Meriden
 yesterday to attend the Universalist con-
 vention.
 The annual meeting of the Holland
 County Conference of Congregational
 churches commenced at Nolth Coventry
 yesterday, and will continue through to-
 day. A feature of the conference is the
 recognition of the 15Oth anniversary of the
 North Coventry Congregational church.
 A. w. Kingsbury has gone as delegate
 from the Stafford Springs church, and
 Rev. A. J. Mcleod is down on the pro- gram for an address to-day on "Benevo-
 lence." The annual meeting of the Tol-
 land county Foreign Missionary Society will be held this afternoon.
 The Chautauqua Circle will meet
 next Wednesday evening with Rev. and Mrs. J. I. Bartholomew. Program Roll
 call, with quotations from American po- ) cts; lesson study by the class, first six chapters of the 'growth of the American Nation; debate on the woman suffrage movement now pending in Massachusetts;
 essay, "A Trip from the Sheep's Back to } the Tailor Shop"
 Miss Molly Lathrop has returned from an extended trip to Tacoma, Wash. Stafford Hollow. Rev. T. c. Druley and Miss Clara Putnam are attending the Universalist general convention at Meriden this week. } (Correspondence.) If you want rare pleasure these fine autumn days throw aside conventionality; be boys and girls again; go out into the woods and ramble through them. Chest } nutting is a good exercise for such trip. , Find deserted house on an abandoned , farm; build brisk fire in the fireplace; : cook and eat your dinner in rude picnic } fashion. Stand on the cleared hilltop and drink great draughts of health from ) the rich and sweet air. Gaze of on the miles of brown hillside frightened by. the evergreen and naples, glistening in the sunshine and changing with every. . flying shadow, each aspect more beauti- full than the preceding one, and then con- ) fess you have had a day of delight, and
 that there is no need to wander far or to spend money to see Natures charming . scenes; that they are all around us on
 our bright and breezy Connecticut hills. A deer was seen the early part of last week in the neighborhood of Crow
 Hill. According to the description it was 5 ago. Our informant said it was as large 3 as a two-year-old. It was so near that it
 could have been shot had it been for fear a of the heavy fine this state imposes for killing a deer. We have been informed 8 that there have been several deer seen in t this part of the state this season. 3 The program for the celebration of 8 the 5Oth anniversary of the dedication of
 the Universalist church will be as fol- 8 lows: The morning will be given to re-
 ception of guests who will be received at ], the homes of the people; at 3 p. m. the ., public exercise will begin, consisting of l ''welcome home" by the pastor of the , church addresses by Hon. E. H. Hyde,
 Hon. J. R. Washburn, and Rev. c. w. - Biddle D. D. At some time during the l. afternoon the original hymn written for
 the dedication will be sung to the old , tune. Music will be furnished by the f choir. Following these exercises supper s will be served in the ladies' room. This k will be the social event of the occasion, d and the recess will be long, In the even- r ing addresses may be expected by Revs. @ J. F. Simmons, c. H. Puffer, and T. c. t Druley.
 a Those who record weather events f may put down the first snow as coming Oct. 21st.
 t Those interested will surely not for get the dance tonight given by, Stafford n Band.
 The members of Stafford grange are n preparing for their annual entertainment, n which will be held at town hall Tuesday t evening, Nov 5th. Further particulars J. next week.
 From another Correspondent.) s -"Christian patriotism-what does it j. require of usp'' is the subject of the B.
 Y. P. s. c. B. this evening, at 7.3O. Isa. Il 62: 1-12...... The ladies' aid society will L. meet next Wednesday afternoon for work q and will serve supper, as usual, from $. 30