The Press., 1897-12-23

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have moved to Wales, Mass, where they
formerly lived.
The Universalist Sunday school will
hold their Christmas tree exercises on
Friday evening.
All three departments Of the Pinney
Grammar school will close tomorrow for
one weeks holiday vacation.
Mrs. William Potter was called to
Hampden Sunday to attend the funeral
of her cousin Mrs. George M. Corey.
Roswell Warren has been having seri-
GUS trouble with his eyes, and is under
the treatment of DR.. Ellis of MonsOn.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet next
Wednesday for work and will serve their
usual supper from $50 until O'Clock.
Mrs. E. G. Plnney is suffering with one
of the unfortunate Ills of life, in the ma
ture of an acute attack of rheumatism,
which confines her to the house.
The Baptist Sunday school will hold
their Christmas entertainment, consisting
of concert and Christmas tree, at the
church Saturday evening. Concert will
commence at 7.3O.
The Christmas sermon at the Univer-
salist church Sunday morning will have
for it's subject" Greatest of Knights. :"
In the evening there will be a special
Christmas vesper service.
Miss Bertha Druley, from the Boston
Kindergarten School of Instruction, and
Elmer Druley, from Tufts college, will
both be at the Universalist parsonage
over the Christmas holidays.
About the best place in town to get
your feet warm is in Chamberlin's stage.
If you don't believe it try ride with him
some cold day and see If you don't come
to the conclusion that his electric heater
| just about fills the bill.
Stafford Grange is preparing an enter
tainment which will be given the first
week in January. They have made ar
rangements with the young people Of
Grace church society lat the Springs, who
will present the comedy, "Tulu," which
was received with such favor on its pre-
sentation at the borough near the first
OF the month. Full particulars will be
given next week.
At a regular meeting of Stafford Grange,
held last Tuesday evening, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year ::
w. M, ]. M. Larned o., Luther Craws
ford e., Miss Mabel Edison; s., Frank
Lasbury A. s., Miss Mamie Lord: G.,
o. w. Sanford; T Mrs. Ellen Weston |;
S., Mrs. Clara Beard; c., Mrs. Walter
Ellis; P, Mrs. J. G. Crawford; F., Miss
Hannah Larned; L. A. S., Mrs. Matte
Lasbury; organist, Mrs, Lottie w. Cady;
insurance committee, James Lasbury,
Wesley Broadway, j. M. Larned execu-
tive committee, O. W. Sanford, j. w,
Witt, James Lasbury; finance COMMITTEES,
John Larned, o. W. Sanford, Jacob Clio
yer. %-i.
If there Is anyone in need of some ex-
perienced men for driving oxen, they can
do no better than to engage the services
of Will Lasbury and E. Fl. Pinney, who
fully demonstrated yesterday their ability
| in this line. They had about the same
kind of success that Harvey George had
one day last summer with Mr.. JohnsOn's
horse and wagon with barrel of water
for a load, In the orchard back of Mr..
Pinney's honee. When they came TO
Iiyoking up they seemed to have better
success with one OK than with two, butts
perhaps. that may be their way, though
with Eds advice to Will to keep his eye
on the OF OK, SO as to tell which. was
which, they finally got them together.
And, then again, their consideration for
the feelings Of the oxen, for rather than
make them back up to be hitched to~the
heavy wagon, they kindly draw it up to
them, and on their return they took the
same way of getting the wagon back In
the she'd But with the instruction given
them by the ladies as how to drive, they
got away, and returned with one of the
handsomest Christmas trees ever seen In
this section.
StanCOrdville.
Mr.. Hall, the Wales butcher, will move
to the Hollow next week.
Miss Mabel Dodds has taken aposition
in the Summit wooden mill.
Harry A. Ledoyt has been quite sue
cessful in bird hunting oflate.
The Home Reading Circle will meet at
w. F. Peel's on Tuesday evening.
The Summit Wooden Company are
changing on to fine grade of kerseys.
E. J. Duncan and Miss Anderson OF
Monson visited Q. A. Duncan last Sun
day.
Frank Ledoyt went to South Amherst,
Mass, short time ago, on his wheel.
He returned on four wheels.
Christmas Sunday will be observed next
Sunday, at the Congregational church by
special Christmas music and sermon.
The Christmas tree and Sunday school
entertainment Of the Congregations
church, will be held Friday evening at
7.45.
The M. E. Sunday school will have a
Christmas tree at the church on Friday
evening. They will. have Christmas
concert on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. FL. Van Matter have
gone to Brooklyn to spend the holidays
with their relatives. There will be nc
services at the M. E. church next Sun.
day, the following Sunday Rev. ]. 1. Bar.
tholomew will preach Ia the afternoon.
The fair held by the Home Reading
Circle last Wednesday and. Thursday
evenings was well attended and all were
well pleased with the free entertainment
each evening. The fancy goods were
readily disposed Of, netting the society
over $50. r. A.. ss
Weat Stafford. l., ~ -,y
G. D. Glazler was in Thorndyke recent
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Miss Eva Fletcher has returned t.
Amherst. f2tz' 2! al
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