The Press., 1896-11-19

 presentation of Wang" which was much enjoyed. .-.. .-- .--...~- - -<
 Advertised letters: Ather Broulien, Amelia Cody, Nellie Ide, T. R. Karnes, James Kelly, Miss Rosa Smith, Mrs. Frank Taylor, Gilman Whiton.
 At 8; special meeting of the court of burgesses, held Monday evening, the fol- lowing assessments, which we take from the borough records, were levied on the abutters of the Benton street sewer: c. F. Beckwith, $65; Lathrop & Whlttak ker, $32. 50; Henry Mckinney, $32.5O; H. M. Day, $65; August Werner, $50; Mrs. Mary Rister, $50; Louis Boulassa, $32. 50, total of $325.5O. Stafford.
 Mrs. David Ruby, of Norwich, was guest over Sunday of her"" sister, Mrs. s. E. Dwight.
 All three departments of the Pinney Grammar school close tomorrow for the fall vacation.
 The Misses Peters, Fannie and Lena, have returned from Wales to resume their positions in the mill.
 Eddie Roberts has commenced house. keeping in the cottage owned by A. D. Cady, next to the house occupied by his parents.
 Deacon J. c. Wightman has returned from New York and Brooklyn, where he has been spending 8 month with his daughters, Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Pat terson.
 The Ladies' Aid Society, of the Baptist church, will meet next Wednesday after noon for work, and will serve supper as usual from 5.SO until 7so'clock.
 Miss May Colbuln is in Palmer visiting her aunt, Mrs. Maxwell, and expects to be away for some time.
 The Italians gave another of their inn promptu concerts Tuesday evening, which was much enjoyed by the large audience on the street in front of their quarters.
 After silence of about three months, the music of the Riverside mill bell was much enjoyed Monday morning, when it rung at it's usual time for work to be re- sumed.
 Continuation of the vesper services at the Universalist church next Sunday even ing at the usual hours.
 The Bible class of the Baptist church will meet with Miss Eva Brown next Fri day evening at o'clock, for Bible study. All are invited to come.
 As is always the case with the Univer- salist society when they give an enter tainment, the hall was crowded last even- ing, and the entertainment was given in their usual successful manner.
 The annual meeting of the Baptist Ec- clesiastical society will be held next Sat. urday, Nov. 2Oth, at 10 o'clock, a. m., ir the chapel. All members are requested to be-present.
 The Stafford Cornet Band will give g concert and dance next Thursday evening Thanksgiving at the Town hall. Bis sett's orchestra will furnish music. Con cert from to 8. Tickets 50 cents.
 MT. McVeigh and family have finally decided that their old home is the bes place for them, and consequently have moved back to Wilmington. They will bt much missed in the Hollow, where they have been esteemed desirable, citizens tc have in the com- m-unity.
 Thanksgiving, will be the theme fol both morning and evening services nex Sunday at the Universalist church. The subject of the morning address will be "America's Contributions to Civiliza tion." In the evening will be presented "Some Reasons for Thankfulness. Tn floral decolations will consist of chrysan , themums. Seats free to everybody a } both services.
 Ed. Burke is building, for the town, building intended for the winter quarter of the steam road roller. It is being bull at the north end of the town ho- SC, an when finished will be good-looking, sut stantial building for the purpose for whic it is intended.
 Jacob Glover is setting up in the Uni versalist church furnace which he think :. will overcome all difficulty heretofore ez
 perienced in heating the auditorium. is certainly something new and novel i
 length. The register, that sets in tn 0 floor, is three feet square, and the hot-ai
 pipe leading thereto is two feet in diamt o ter.
 ~ Stafford Grange was visited by Deput O State Inspector Adams, of Wethersfielt at their regular meeting, Tuesday ever ing. The meeting was an enjoyable or
 in every respect, the lecturers hour bein ,' moro than usually interesting, the s"hje :, of which was Thanksgiving" The hot
 was taken up with singing, essays, etc and an original poem, by Mrs. Crawfor Refreshments were served, and gener j good time was had by all. Q The Mckinley and Hobart celebratiC [ came off on time last. Friday evening, al ,r was success from start to finish TT h. procession, headed by the Stafford Corn ,e band, and composed of detachment fro a. the Hollow, following the band Staffor ,d vile company, with transparencies; bic le cle company from Stafford Street, wi of their wheels elaborately trimmed in re t- white and blue; Stafford drum corps, fC A. lowed by the Stafford Springs compan nl and detachment of horsemen, stal ;o ed promptly from. the town house al as marched through the principal streets li- the village, and from here going to Sts lie fordville, by the way of Hydeville, whel ~ after marching through the princiE st streets there, the paraders were treat
 to doughnuts, cheese and coffee, and t be parade dismissed. From the time tn as the parade started until they left the V aV lage the air was full of fireworks as "