The Press., 1897-12-16

Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. 8. o. E. this eveningE'sOne- thing 1 have learned from Paul's life or writings" All are cordially welcomed.
 Mrs. Lydia Lawrence leaves this week for Springfield, where she will make hel home for the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Cook.
 Mrs. R. G. Beebe andi Mrs. Mary Beebe left Tuesday to join R. G: Beebe. in Cali. fornia. They have rented house in Los Angeles, and will keep house there until some time in the spring.
 Will Sanford has resigned his position in the Riverside mill, and his place has been taken by Everett Jenkins. MT Jenkins has leased and take possession of the tenement in the house with Henry Goodell, on the Hyde estate.
 Samuel Taylor, who has charge Of the weaving department at the Riverside mill has moved from the tenement in the new. ly remodeled boarding house into the house owned by E. c. Pinney, opposite the residence of James Lasbury. ..
 There has been two separate complaints by parties in Hydeville, of having theii carriages hit by stones and badly marred as they were driving through the village in the evening. Let us hope, for the good name of the place, that it was an ac- cident, and that 1t will never occur again
 At special meeting of Wolcott Lodge to be held this evening, the following officers will be installed; w. M., E. II. Pinney; $. W.:,,W. P~ Lasbury; J. " G. E. Burke; secretary, J. G. Wightmani treasurer, w. A. Durham; $. D., Chas, B. Pinney; J. D., Willard Dimnick chaplain, Rev. T. c. Druley; marshal, J. C. Parkess; tyler, Henry Gerould; fl nance committee, E.. c. Pinney, Jacob Glover. -. -.
 The young people of the Staffordviue Congregational church will repeat the en. tertainment, which they recently gave in Staffordville, in the town hall tomorrow evening. They will present the three-act drama, "The Squlre's Daughter" and those who witnessed Its presentation at Staffordville speak of it in the highest terms. It is hoped the Hollow will give them a full house. Admission 90 cents. Doors open at 2 and enter tainment begins at 7.45.
 Mrs. Roswell Sears, better known in this section as Miss Maria Chaffee, was found dead in her bed at her home in Ag- awam, Mass on the morning of Novem- Der 24th. Mrs. Sears had been inohel usual health until about a week. before her death, when she was taken with! g slight cold, with which she suffered a few days, but from which she was apparently recovering at the time-of her death. Shs retired at her usual hour Tuesday night remarking at the time that she was feel ing unusually we'll. Mrs. Sears was borr in Belchertown some fifty six~years ago but passed a greater portion of her life il Stafford. She was cousin to both Gilber and Frank Chaffee, and made her home with the latter for some time on Grow Hill. She was a woman highly respected HI bhiS OOInunuhihJ' "hCAO oc h1 oOh OA hS' life has been spent. She was married to Roswell Sears in April, 1894. ri
 StaHordviIIe.
 Miss Eliza Heck is sick with pneu monia. '.s~
 Mrs. David Belcher, ,who has been quit, sick, Is now some better.
 The ladies of the Congregational churcl will hold 8 social at the vestry nex Thursday evening. @. Mrs. Dunham will have on sale stock of Christmas goods in the basement O the Plympton house.
 Harry Taylor moved to Staffordvill, last Saturday, and is occupying one O Peel & McCarty's tenements on the uppe road.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the congre gational church will hold social thi Thursday afternoon and evening, at tn, church vestry.
 A farce entitlee, Country Justice, also songs, recitations, etc., will be th' atti actions of the fair at the M. E. churel this Thursday evening.
 The drama, "The squire's daughter, which was given by the young people o the Congregational society last Thursda. evening will be presented at the tow hall, on Friday evening.
 West Stafford.
 The little daughter of MT. and Mrs Wilbur Weirs met with a terrible deatl last Thursday from burning. Mrs. Weir left the room in which the little girl wa playing, for few minutes, and when sh, returned the ch'ld's clothing was il flames. Mrs. Weirs dashed pail of wa ter on her daughter and extinguishcd. tn fire. The little girl was horribly burned and died in about 10 hours. Evidently while the mother was out the child ha, thrown some paper in the stove and pull ed 1t out when burning. Her clnthiD, caught from the burning paper, and ha' gained such headway that Mrs. Weir help came too late. Dr. Newton was call ed, but the burns were so severe tha medical skill was of no avail. The flu neral was held from the Methods church at Crystal Lake, Rev. J. l. Bal tholomew officiating.
 ELLINGTON.
 Crystal Lake Correspondence.) William Kibbe lost a horse Monda night. t
 Dewy Newell of Holyoke, Mass, visiting relatives in this place.,
 James A. Stacy is making an attemp