The Press., 1896-12-31
MRS. J. c. ANDERSON.
sTAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mr. and Mrs. George Remmert are re- ceiving congratulations.
 Mrs. E. L. Burr and son John and Miss Mary Leach are visiting at Greenwich, Mass.
 Chas. Alien and son, of Windsor Locks, were with relatives in the borough over Christmas.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Howard have re- turned from few days visit with friends in Hartford.
 There Is some talk of arranging min strel entertainment, to be presented by local talent.
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, |. 0. Q. F., next Tuesday evening. Install ation of officers.
 Mir. and Ms. H.. V. Harris were called to Manchester, Vt., last week by the death of Mrs. Harris father, Ralph Purdy.
 The Norwich firm, owning the large ice houses at Orcuttville, are scraping the pond and getting ready to commence cut ting.
 Monday morning was the coldest thus far this season. Reports vary from IA to 20 degrees below zero in different parts of the town.
 There is to be dance and concert at Monson tomorrow evening. There will probably be several delegates present from this town.
 c. E. subject at the Congregational church next Sunday evening, "What pray CT should do for the Christian" Kings, 8:22-4O. Miss Bertha Heald, leader.
 The Lincoln Athletic club will give a social dance at their rooms on Saturday evening. Music by Lynch's orchestra, B. J. Mullin, prompter. Tickets 50 cts.
 Gen'l M. c. Wentworth and wife, of Wentworth Hall, Jackson, N. H., (White Mountains) spent Saturday and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Robert Fowle, of the Springs House.
 The farce, "A Box of Monkeys" re- gently presented at the Episcopal church, will be produced, by the same talent, at the Hollow, in the near future, for the benefit of the Universalist church of that place.
 Mir. and Mrs. l. G. Baker gave family dinner party at the Springs house Christ mas. Those in attendance were Mrs. c. n. Baker, L. B. Baker of Springfield, F. H., c. S., and Clara K. Baker, and MT. and Mrs. J. Carl Converse.
 Y Dr. Ball, of Norwich, and others have purchased the David Lillibridge farm and tract of land belonging to L. D. Gary, on the Wilmington road. It is said that vein of emery in paying quantities runs through the land. Work of taking out samples of the ore has been commenced. Mrs. G. B. Scripture has purchased, through the John Smiledge agency, w. A. Segar's Main street restaurant. Mrs. Scripture has an enviable repu ation as cook and will spare no pains to please her patrons. Domestic bread and pastry will be on sale for those who desire.
 Seats for Rice's comic opera, "Little Christopher" at Loomer Opera house, Willimantic, Jan. 9th, go on sale at the railroad station next Monday. Reserved seats $1. The company consists of 70 people, and carries it's own orchestra and scenery. The time of the leaving of the special train will be given next week.
 Ionic Lodge, F. & A. M., has chosen the following officers for the ensuing year w. M., David Bissett; s. w., M. Leach; J. w., George J. Bailey; treas urer, c. F. Harwood; secretary, w. L. Warner; s. D., George W. Eaton; J. D., Gilbert s. Baker; s. s., J. M. Lord; J. S., A. Jacobson; tyler, Emory Pierce j; organist, John Wood trustee, w. M. Crawford chaplain, Amos Nichols.
 Miss Margaret Russell has accepted a position as instructor in Santiago college, at Santiago, Chilli. She started yester- day, in company with thirty other teach : CTS, and expects to make the trip in about four weeks. The college has 400 students, and is part of the educational system under the direction of the M. E. church. Miss Russell has many friends in town who wish her success in her new line of work.
 George Shea, of Newburyport, formerly clerk at the Springs house, in some way got his Christmas presents mixed, and sent bracelet to Dick Ellis and pair of suspenders to a lady friend in town. This accident furnished much merriment at the the following poem:
 On Xmas day, our friend George Shea
 Was thoughtful of his friends;
 And of the number, on that day,
 To Stafford Springs, he sends
 Two kind remembrances of love
 To two of different genders.
 One to adorn gentle dove,
 The other was-suspenders.
 Alack alas! the goods astrayed,
 As sometimes haps to senders;
 The youth in bracelets was arrayed,
 The maiden in suspenders.
 Myron D. Blair let a team to a well dressed, smooth talking young man last Thursday afternoon, which made more bother than all the rest of the teams that he let during the week. The man was about thirty years of age, had dark moustache, wore a white macintosh, and claimed to be delivering books to the Christmas trade. He hired the team for Holland, and as he did not return Thurs day evening, MT. Blair became anxious and commenced to look it up, as the rig was one of the best in his stable, and valued at about $175. He finally located his property in Windsor Locks. The sleigh had been sold to A. B. Stockwell, of that town, but the horse was left with a man named John Clark, in the same town, the crook evidently not being able to dispose of it. MT. Blair's first intima- tion of the whereabouts of his team was an unsigned postal card, which he receiv- ed from Windsor Locks, saying that the team was there, and which was evidently sent by the man who hired the rig. A