The Press., 1897-04-29
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 Miss Lena Whitford, of the Western Union Telegraph office, has recovered from an attack of the grip.
 Mrs. W. E. Kingsbury has been enter taining her mother, Mrs. J. w. McAskill, of Newton Center, for the past week. l Holy communion at the Methodist church next Sunday morning League meeting at p. m.-prayer meeting at z.
 The Citizens Band is to have dance in the opera house, Saturday evening, May 9th. Pease's orchestra will furnish music.
 Y. P. s. O. E. topic at the Congrega- tional church next Sunday evening Chris tian Enterprise Leader, Miss Minnie Nothnick
 Grand State Superintendent Walter Leigh, of New Haven, will pay an official visit to Stafford Lodge, A. o. U. w., Thursday evening, May 9th.
 Miss Ida Martin, of Rockville, would like to get class of violin pupils in Staff ford Springs. Miss Martin will play at the M. E. church, on Monday evening, May 3d.
 Lawyer w. A. King, of Willimantic, formerly of Stafford, broke his leg last Sunday morning He started to ride from his home to his office on his new wheel, and he, some way fell and broke the large bone in his left leg about two inches below the knee
 l A well known citizen recently built 8 hen coop in his cellar. He was extremely mortified when it came time to move it out and he found it was much too large for any outlet to the cellar provided by the builders. He will in future build his hen houses out of doors.
 A resolution has been passed by the senate in concurrence with the house amending the charter of the Rockville, Stafford and Southbridge Tramway Con- pany, so as to extend the time of building four years, with name changed to the Hartford, Stafford and Worcester Elec- tric Railway company.
 Harmony Temple of homer elected the following officers last evening w. c. T., $. F. Clark W. V. T., B. R. Marsdale j; W. R., Louis Stevens w. A. R., F. J. Chandler w. F. R., A. L. Howard w. T., T. c. Feeley w. U., s. F. Pease !; W. D. U., H. M. Benton w. o., Rev. J. I. Bartholomew w. G., Geo. Webster i; w. s., E. J. Sweet P. w. 0. T., S. F. Maine.
 Surveyor Loomis of Hartford has been busy this week surveying Westford and Wilmington avenues. A plan will prob ably be recommended to the next town meeting to straighten Westford avenue and make it from right angle with Will lington avenue instead of striking it on a curve as at present if 1t can be done without foo much expense. According to the surveyor there are houses on both avenues that occupy more or less of the highway.
 Frank A. Warfield, formerly of this town has been appointed chief of the middle division of the pension office. MT. Warfield has risen from the ranks in the pension office. His present promotion is in the nature of reinstatement, he having been reduced purely on political grounds by the last administration, although he had never been chief of division MT. Warfield has many friends here who will be pleased with his promotion.
 The ladies of theM. E. church will hold their May festival Monday evening, May 3d. Dinner from 5.3O to 7.3O o'clock. Chicken pie, roast meats, pies, cakes, etc.. will be served. Ice cream, homemade candy, cut flowers, aprons, and other use- ful articles will be on sale. A concert, } arranged by the social department of the Epworth League, will commence at 6 o'clock. A special attraction will be Miss Ida Martin, of Rockville, a violinist who will render several selections. Pro- gram: Piano duet; vocal solo; violin solo; chorus of boys; cornet solo; vocal } solo; piano solo; male quartette; violin , solo; chorus of girls; horn quartette Mixed quartette. Dinner and concert, 25 cents. Concert alone, 15 cents. The residents in the vicinity of Rawit. ser's mill were disturbed last Friday night by disturbance caused by several men under the influence of alcoholic stimulants. Officer Helm was called and captured three out of the four which composed the party. One n ade his escape and has not yet been arrested The three arrested were brought before the borough court Saturday. Michael Donohue was sentenced to 12O days al Holland, Daniel Brick to 50 days and John Roach to 30 days By this arrange. ment of sentences only one young mar will arrive back at time and there will ) be quite an interval between the dates ) that their sentences expire. The beauty of this plan is that general celebration ] of their release from incarceFation may not be attempted.
 The program for Memorial Day will be more elaborate this year than usual, as the new monument will be dedicated the same day. The observance will be helC on Saturday, May 29, as Memorial Day } falls on Sunday. The various cemeteries In town will be decorated by parties de 3 tailed for the purpose in the morning
 with the exception of the local cemetery 2 In the afternoon the line of march will 5 form and go to the Stafford Springs cem l etery. After the decorative exercises tn, } dedication of the monument will be held Rev. J. A. Solandt Is to be the speake
 of the day, and there will be other ad t dresses. The Memorial Day sermon vii be preached at the Methodist church Sunday, May 30, at the usual hour for th 3 morning service, by Rev. J. I. Bartholo ? new. It is hoped to make this uniol = service.
 It would seem from the following con tribution that Orcuttville is the winner il tha whist tOurnamant which has henn fl