The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-12-30
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Christmas visit to Willimantic.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bissett are 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 d
the Congregational church next week.
The annual meeting Of the Congrega
tional church will be held this evening.
Miss Eta MARCEL of Willimantic Is thu
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cardinal.
The hours at the post office New Years
day will be z to 10, Q to 3.15, 4 to 8, tc
sos.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Brown spent Christ,
mas and Sunday with E. 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 Wskeman Sibley and John
Foster captured fox.
The First National Bank has declared
dividend of 81 per cent, which places
1t on per cent. basis.
The Stafford Savings Bank has declared
the usual dividend Of 2 per cent and car.
ried 81 900 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
urdsy, as New Years Is legal holiday.
The banks will close all day also.
The Thermometer registered from to
10 degrees below zero at different places
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. Speeding of St.
Louis and Frank j. Preston of Meriden.
There will be Episcopal services in the
Buff Cap school house next Sunday, at 8
p. M, preceded by Sunday school ses-
sion at 2.
VIM. Shearer has moved from the old
Luman circuit place to West STAFFORD,
and will be employed by C. G. 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 fol tune was the most pronounced.
Miss Elmie MARCEL, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry MARCEL, was united in
marriage to Bert Rounds last Saturday
evening, at st. Edwards rectory, by Rev.
r. G. Gragan.
The ]. G. Rockwell theatre company
closed Its engagement here last Saturday
evening and went to Monson. The COM
pany did not do ss 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.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Horniss go next
week to Sharon Springs, N. Y, to spend
few weeks with Rev. and Mrs. w. FL.
B. Allen. Mr.. Horniss' tailor shop will
be closed until his return, about March 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Judd of Holyoke,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H Stafford and daugh-
tiers, Gertie and Laura, of Bristol, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Goodrich of Hartford
have been guests Of Mrs. L. J. Horton OF
Stafford Street.
The icy travelling 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 the
circumcision, there will be holy COM
munion In Grace church at 10 a. m. The
rector Is calling on his parishioners for
the purpose of getting their contributions
for the bishops fund.
The Amenity Whist club held the first
meeting Of the season at the usual place,
and were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs J..
]. Clark. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. J. j. Clark !;
vice-president, Mrs. e. L. Burr.
David Coley, 70, died Christmas morn
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M.
N. stebbins, of old age, after a long ILL
ness. Besides Mrs. Stebbins he leaves
another daughter. The funeral was held
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stebbins,
Rev. J. ]. Bartholomew officiating.
The Haymarket Square club will meet
next Wednesday evening and consider
the following: Resolved, that the cause
Of temperance In this state is promoted
to greater extent by the present local
option law than it would be by state
prohibitory law" Affirmative, Miss
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 z. Taft;
librarian, Jesse Clifford superintendent
of primary department, Miss Myrnie
Washburn superintendent home depart
ment, Mrs. Lyman Cushman.
A team driven by Joseph Scolnik ran
against a horse owned by Mr.. Borden,
which was hltched In front Of the Rock
we'll block, Wednesday morning. Bor-
denis horse was knocked down, and In
falling went on to the sidewalk, breaking
the shafts to the wagon as he fell. One
of the shafts on the other wagon was
broken, but neither horse was hurt.
What started Scholnik's horse and caused
the accident is not known.
The following scholars in the borough
schools were neither absent nor tardy
during the fall term:
High school.-Graco NJ. Booth, Mary
F. Leach, Bertha Lyon, Beth o. Williams,
Charles 81. Demond, r. w. Pltkin.
Grade IX.-Maurice Demond, Emma