The Press., 1897-11-18

Ss EsO ! . MT Bolton will have personal charge of sittfngs at Bolton studio only, Friday, Nov. 18th.
 The Bolton studio is open for busi- ness. w. s. Martin, manager.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Regular meeting of A. 0. U. w. this cvening.
 The library association will receive about $50 from the proceeds of the ora toIio.
 The borough schools will close next Tuesday for one week-theT Thanksgiving vacation.
 Mrs. w. H. Coe and family have ar- rived at the Springs House, and will re- main during the winter.
 w. A. Segar has returned from Mon son, where he has been in charge of the office of the Monson House.
 Mrs A. B. Squire and daughter of Meriden are guests at the Springs House. Mir. Squire will also be at the hotel later. The finishing touches have been put on the macadamized road on Willington avenue, and it is now in ffrst-class condl- tion.
 Miss Agnes Mcdonald has returned from her home in Maine, and has resumed her'duties at the Western Union telegraph office.
 Rev. T. D. Martin aud family go to New York this week to spend Thanks giving Grace church will be closed next Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs. Alvarado Howard have returned from a three weeks visit in the west They stopped most of the time in Missouri
 w. G. Ellis has returned from the Adj rondacks, and reports that F. c. Sanford has already gained several pounds since he has been there.
 Regular meeting Winter w. R. 0. to- morrow evening at 7.30. The inspecting officer, Mrs. Irene A. Smith, of Bristol, will inspect this corps.
 J. H. Dupuis, who has been with J. J. Clark several months, has bought out a barber shop at AT state-st., Springfield, and will take possession next week.
 The art exhibition and sale and concert in the Sunday school room of Grace church has been postponed till this eyen- ing at 8. The affair promises to be some- thing very fine. Advertised letters: Samuel Anderson, A. A. Adams, Allen Armitage, N. A. Conneis, George Colburn, Mrs. s. s. Con- verse, Miss Edith Haskell, Charles Rich- ley, Madame Robert.
 The w. 0. T. U. will hold 8 meeting on Friday with Mrs. s. F. Maine at 3 p. m. An interesting program Is expected, as the president has just returned from the national convention.
 Adelbert Needham will sell at public auction, at his stable at his home, next Tuesday, at 10 d. m., a lot of horses, in- cluding four pair of work horses, about twenty other good horses and ten horses taken in trade, also some heavy wagons. Peter Welcome was before Judge Chandler of the borough court, charged with drunkenness, Saturday. He was sentenced to 30 days and costs, which will amount in all to about 50 days. There are but five prisoners at Holland at present, which leaves plenty of room for more.
 Miss Lucy J. Stock, primary superin- tendent of the Connecticut Sunday School Association, will hold conference for primary teachers of Stafford and vicinity in the parlors of the Methodist church to- morrow afternoon at o'clock All pas tors and superintendents and others in- terested in primary work are requested to be present.
 w. H. Fl. Murray, better known as "Adirondack Murray" will give a read ing in the opera house Monday evening, November 29. MT. Murray is so we'll known from his writings that the an- be received with pleasure by his many admirers He will read his masterpiece, ''How John Norton, the Trapper, Kept His Christmas" The pathos and humor of this beautiful story, when read by its author, is irresistible, Seats are on sale at Abeps.
 Prof T. F. Jordan of Boston Is to open a music room in the library building the last of the week, as will be seen by his advertisement in another column. Prof. Jordan will give instructions in all kinds of instrumental music, and will also carry full line of musical supplies, including instruments. He will tune and repair pi- amos and organs. MT. Jordan has made an enviable reputation in Boston as di- rector of orchestral work, as well as for ability as a teacher and soloist. He is the leader of the National cadet band and orchestra of Boston of B pieces, which attracted favorable notice at the food faiE recently held at the hub. Mir. Jordan Is obliged to leave the city on account oi his health, and his decision to locate here is source of satisfaction to those who en- joy good orchestral music. It will be no longer necessary to send out of town for a violinist when one Is needed. Mir. Jordan will make his headquarters at Butter fields hardware store for the present.