The Press., 1897-12-30
Robert'smlth spent ohristrnAs at Wind.

Miss Emma David has returned from | Christmas vlslt to Willlmantic.
 Mir. and Mrs. David Bissett arc visiting relatives in Hartford for few days.
 Misses Florence and Virginia Chapman are visiting In Springfield for week.
 The week of prayer will be observed ai the Congregational church next week.
 The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional church will be held this evening.
 Miss Etta Marcell of Willimantic Is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. George Cardinal.
 The hours at the post ofioe New Years day will be to 10. 8 to SIS, 4 to 5, 2 to S.06.
 Mir. and Mrs. O. M. Brown spent Christ mas and Sunday with K. H. Brown of Monson.
 The kirmess recently held at St. Ed wards hall added $500 to the parish treasury.
 William Webster while out hunting Tuesday with WAkemAn SIbley and John Foster captured a fox.
 The First National Bank has declared e dividend of 3A per cent, which places it on a per cent. basis.
 The Stafford Savings Bank has declared the usual dividend of 3 per cent. and car ried 31, 900 to the surplus.
 The newly elected court of burgesses will hold the first meeting for organiza- ton next Tuesday evening.
 The library will be closed all day Sat urday, as New Years Is e legal holiday. The banks will close all day also.
 The thermometer registered from 6 to 10 degrees below zero at different pisces around the village yesterday morning.
 Miss AbbIe Wallace of Springfield has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thresher, In the north part of the town. Among those who were at home for Christmas were W. H. SpeddIng of St. Louis and Frank J. Preston of Meriden.
 There will be Episcopal services in the Bun Cap school house next Sunday, at 8 p. m., preceded by Sunday school ses- sion at 8.
 Luman Orcutt place to West Stafford, and will be employed by 0. c. Ellis In the lumber business
 Mrs. Frank Spellman has the dinner set offered by Anthony Adams as a Christmas present to the customer whose good fo! tune was the most pronounced.
 Miss Elmle Marcell, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Henry Marcell, was united ip marriage to Bert Rounds last Saturday evening, at St. Edwards rectory, by Rev. R. c. GraRan.
 The J. 0. Rockwell theatre company closed It's engagement here last Saturday evening and went to Monson. The com pany did not do as large business here as on former visits.
 A license has been granted at the Springs House, and the bar room fittings have been placed in the billiard and pool room. John Ferry has been hired to take charge of this department.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Nj. Hornlss go next week to Sharon Springs, N. Y, to spend few weeks with Rev. and Mrs. W. H. B. Allen. Mir. Hornlss' tailor shop will be closed until his return, about March 1.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. O. Judd of Holyoke, Mir. and Mrs- W. H. Stafford and daugh- ters, Gertie and Laura, of Bristol, and Mir. and Mrs. J. P. Goodrich of Hartford have been guests of Mrs. L. J. Horton of Stafford Street. --
 The icy traseiing the past week has been quite slippery and many people have fallen, but no serious accidents are re ported. B. F. Taylor fell yesterday morning, near the mineral spring, but was not hurt much.
 Next Saturday being the feast of ths circumcision, there will be holy com munlon in Grace church at 10 8. m. Tn. rector Is calling on his parishioners fol the purpose of getting their contributions for the bishops fund.
 The AmenIty Whist club held the frs meeting of the season at the usual place and were entertained by Mir. and Mrs. J J. Clark. The following officers wer, elected: President, Mrs. J. J. Clark I vice-president, Mrs. E. L. Burr. David Coley, 79, died Christmas morn ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M N. Stebbins, of old age, after a long i'll ness. Besides Mrs. Stebbins he leave another daughter. The funeral was helt from the homo of Mir. and Mrs. StebbIns Rev. J. l. Bartholomew officiating.
 The Haymarket Square club will mee next Wednesday evening and conside the following: Resolved, that the caus, of temperance In this state is promoted to a greater extent by the present loca option law than 1t would be by 8 stat prohibitory law" Affirmative, Mis- Mena Adams, Robert Smith; negative Miss Jennie Hewitt, F. J. Chandler.
 The Methodist Sunday school has SC lected the following officers for the ensu ing year: Superintendent, s. F. Maine assistant superintendent Joseph Clifford secretary and treasurer, Ernest K. Taft librarian, Jesse Clifford; superintendent of primary department, Miss Myrni Washburn superintendent home depart meDt, Mrs. Lyman Cushman.
 A team driven by Joseph Scolnik ral against a horse owned by Mir. Borden which wns hitched in front of the Rock \ we'll block. Wednesday morning. Bor ! dcn's horse was knocked down, and i falling went on to the sidewalk, breakin the shafts to the wagon as he fell. On ) of the shafts on the other wagon ws broken, but neither horse was hurt What started ScholnIk's horse and cause the accident Is not known.
 The following scholars In the boroug schools. wore neither absent nor tard during the fall term:
 High School.-Graco M. Booth, Mar F. Leach, Bertha Lyon, Beth O. Williams Charles H. Demond, R. W. Pifkin. . nrnd@ IY MmurIoo naunond Emun