The Press., 1896-12-24

MT. and Mrs. F. N: Bagnall and child ren, of St. Albans, Vt., are guests of E K. Taft. ~ !.
 Amasa Morse, of Putnam, is making an extended visit with his daughter, Mrs M. P. J. Walker. %
 Robert H. Fisk, of. Worcester, vii spend: 0 Christmas with his parents, Mr and Mrs. M. B. Fisk. >.-
 w. H. Spedding, of St. Louis, formerly well-known resident of this town, ii making a brief visit. . ".tt :~
 Y.- P. $. c. E. subject at the Congre gational church next Sunday evening One spiritual truth have learned this year."
 The Epworth League reading circle will hold meeting next Monday evening at the residence of E. A. Cleveland, on Grown street.
 Next Thursday night there will be ( watch-night meeting held at the Metho- dist church. Rev. w. F. Davis, of Un casville, will preach.
  for the balance of the day, to give the merchants and clerks few hours for the proper observance of the popular holiday
 There is to be an auction sale of con signment of robes, blankets, harness wagons and sleighs at Adelbert Need. hams Springs House stable next Tues. day.
 Dr. G. l.. Nichols has rented suite o1 rooms in the library building, which he will use for office purposes. 44e will re- move from his present location about January 1st.
 Almon Underwood, who has been 1T the employ of Smith x Cooley for the past ten years, has removed to West Long meadow, where he will take charge of 6 farm for his cousin, Rev. Rufus s. Under wood.
 Gorton's Minstrels are billed for the Opera House next Wednesday evening This company travels in private car and presents a very pleasing entertain ment. There is one end man in the cir cle who is we'll worth the price of admission alone. The company was in Palmer s few weeks ago and gave good satisfaction Tickets will be on sale at Abel's clothing store.
 The volume of Christmas trade this year has not been so large as in othel years, when business conditions were more favorable. Still there has beer much shopping done in the past few days and our young friends may go to bed evening with the assurance that their olC St. Nicholas will pay the accustomed visit.
 During the holidays the Central Yer mont railroad, New London division, vii Sell special round trip tickets at reduced rates between all stations from New London to Brattleboro, inclusive. ThC Christmas tickets will be good going December 24th and 18th; the New Year. tickets will be good going December Bis and January 1st, and all will be good fo the return trip until January 4th, in elusive.
 At meeting of the directors of thu library association the clerk was ordered to enter the following upon the records and cause a copy to be published in Th Press:
 The directors of the Stafford Library Association acknowledge the receipt O fifty eight dollars and six cents from thu Cadet Band of Stafford Springs, and, il behale of the library assOciatiOp,y thalF the members of the Band for the funds received, for the thoughtful consideration of the library, and the public spirit mani fested. .
 Those who attended the f1remen's so cial and dance in Borough hall last Sat urday evening, speak in the highest term of the entertainment provided by tn company for their guests. About fort couples were present. Bissett's orches tra contributed music for the occasion and short program of dances occupie the time until about II o'clock. Suppe attention that the attractive menu de served. The hall and banquetroom wer both decked out with evergreens an bunting, and presented very festive aE pearance.
 The following is list of scholars in tn borough public schools who have nc been absent nor tardy during the pas term:
 Grade I-Minnie Thresing, Lena Wot becke, Ada Gary, Arthur Lee.
 Grade II-Wille Benk, Hazel Comins Emma Werner, Ralph Martin.
 Grade IlI-Florence H. Humphrey Elsie M. Tuthill, Della F. Williams, Joh Burr, Bennie P. Harris, Willie Wobbeck'
 Grade IV-Alice R. Bailey, Eva N Rounds, Tillie Brown, Lees Furniss, Mt bel c. Meyers, Harry A. Stebbins.
 Grades V and VI-Bertha I. Parke Pearl w. Newell, Annie E. Wobbeck' Howard J. Lee.
 Grade VII and VIII-Harold Comin' Grant Foster, Ralph Lee, Robert Mcleod Carl Martin, Frank Paige, Archer Siml son, Alvan Smith.
 Grade IX-Alice Harris, Hattie Tu hill.
 High School-J. P. Hanley, R. w. Pi kin, F. B. Cahill, c. H. Demond, J. Doyl
 Howorth's Hibernicans furnished libe al entertainment at the Opera House las Friday evening because there are so mar funny things about the show. In tt first place there was the young man WI talked about the pictures. The picture were first rate and the young man was a right, but the way he appeared and di appeared was very mystifying, and kel the audience guessing as to where would show up next. For instance, the would be picture of Dublin on the rol the young man would dive out of ol wing, go around and triumphantly appe' at the other wing. As the city of Dubl appeared to take up the back part of u stage, it gave the audience the impressic that the young man must have bet through one of the back alleys of tn city in order to have made the change