The Press., 1896-06-11
Children's day will be observed at the

Baptist church with temperance concert next Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Y The Ladies' Aid Society will meet next Wednesday afternoon for work, anl will serve supper from 5.3O until o'clock, as usual.
 Milton Smith, who is employed in the Riverside mill, had his hand caught in the shears yesterday, receiving wounds which will lay him up for a few days.
 The base ball fever is raging here now. There are two hines organized, one under the management of Joe Corners, and the other under the management of his son. Arthur. They met twice on the diamond last week, and the boys nine won both games.
 There were displayed in H. F, Cady's store a half-dozen medals, three of gold and three of silver. They were in the shape of Maltese cross, the silver being slightly the larger. They were the prizes which T. H. Rafftery, M. D., school visit or for this district, had offered for schol- arship, and were very handsome. They were suitably inscribed, and were present. ed to the successful scholars on Monday. In the school here, in the larger room, w. Putnam Druley received the gold medal and Alice McVeigh the silver one. In the primary department Nellie Hulett re- ceived the gold medal, and Harriet E. Druley the silver one. In the Hydeville school the prizes went to Maude Beard @nd Izzie Dunham. The Doctor said he would offer prizes next year..
 Hydeville.
 Arthur Smith has cut his foot with glass, obliging him to be absent from school.
 Staffordvi1le.
 (CorrespOndence.)
 Schools close Friday for the long vaca- tion.
 Mrs. Prescott Belcher is quite i'll at present.
 Alba Perkins, of Willimantic, spent a short time in Stafford this week.
 H. Rathbun and wife are visiting in Springfield and vicinity this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Buell., of Killingly, are the guests of Rev. H. M. Vaill this week.
 F. w. Westcott and wife returned to Monson, Monday, after short visit with friends.
 George Chaffee and family of Bonds vile, Mass, are the guests of Monroe Chaffee.
 Next Sunday evening the Sunday school of the Congregational church will give a childlen's day concert.
 Miss Sara Alden, who for the past year has lived in Stafford Hollow, has return ed to her home in this village.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Peel started fol Kansas last week Tuesday to visit Mrs P.'s brother, James Hubbard.
 Miss Hattie A. Converse has returned to her uncle, Ezra s. Colburn's, after hay Mrs. David B. Johnson, at New Haven.
 In accordance to vote at the last gen eral conference, the following order O service has been adopted at the M. E church: Organ voluntary; hymn; apos ties creed; prayer; anthem; Psalm Gloria Patri; scripture lesson from Nev Testament; collection and notices; hymn sermon; short prayer; hymn and doxol ogy benediction.
 Mrs. Rebecca Eaton, 85, we'll knOwl and much respected resident of Stafford vile, died at Buckland last Thursday night, after brief sickness of pneumO nia. Her remains were brought to thu residence of her son, A. s. Eaton, witt whom she has made her home for the las seven years. The funeral was conducted at the house at 3 o'clock Saturday after noon by Rev. J. A. Solandt, assisted b, Rev. H. M. Vaill and Rev. F. L. Batch elder, the latter her pastor, for she hal been a member of the Baptist churcl many years, and she was ever true to he church VOWS. She left home few week since to visit her granddaughters in Vii limantic and friends in Buckland, wh watched over and cared for her in her las , sickness with love and tenderness. Whe she left home she was in her usual health and she seemed full of cheerful anticipa tion in having pleasant visit with he } friends. She has spent much of her If in Stafford, where she has endeart d hel self to large Gil cle of friends, neighbor and acquaintances by consistent Christia . life among them, and her ever lovin sympathy and kindness to all. Four chi dren survive her, three sons and on daughter-A. s. and G. l.. of Stafford vile, Henry of Ohio, and Mrs. Along Ferry of Fiskdale, Mass. Mrs. Eato was the widow of the late Samuel Eato1 West Stafford.
 (Correspondence) Wm. Jewett, from Monson, was in tow Thursday.
 Lucius H. Mckinney and family fror Thompsonville were at home with hi parents part of last week. Mrs. B. D. Dimock returned Thursda from six days visit with friends in Har ford, Windsor and Ellington.
 B. B. Smith and wife were in Hartfor recently. Their eldest son, Ernest, grat uates from the Institute this month. Evalin Jessie, aged nine years, daugf ter of B. F. Ede, was brought from Ha1 ford last Friday and buried beside he mother in the south cemetery. The two children of H. c. Bork South Hadley, Mass, are enjoying tn mountain air at the home of their grand parents, MT. and Mrs. Conrad Bork { As next Sunday will be children's da, the children will take part in the afte I noon church service, with singing an recitatiOns. The church will be decora n ed in an appropriate manner. All tt Q children in the vicinity are urgently il ~ vited to attend.
 f HOLLAND. c (COTespOndence)
 Geo. F. Kibbe has a new pair of drivir . horses.
 if Mrs. Emily Hilton is at Chas. Unde o woods.