The Press., 1897-03-25
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is now much better.
 Mrs. A. J. Tilden Is confined to he room with the grip.
 Mrs. Simmons, of Mystic, Is the gues of her brother, W. c. Avery.
 Mias M. r. Russell will have her spring opening next Monday and Tuesday.
 George c. Fenton and wife, of Orange have been spending few days in town.
 Miss Josie Hewitt is out again, after al ilIness with q severe quinsy sore throat.
 A case of scarlet fever is reported in thu family of Theron Ryder at Stafford Street
 The annual rental of the pews at th' MethodIst church will occur tomorrow evening.
 The entertainment given at St. Ed wards, the evening of March 17th, nettec about $S0.
 Mrs. J. c. Converse entertained th' Current Events Club at her home Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. Chas. Holt and Miss Celia Holt are spending week with relatives 1T Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The condition of W. C. Avery has not changed He is quite weak, but does moi suffer much pain.
 Al. Tllden, who has the agency fol the Columbia wheel, Is to open repair shop in connection.
 FIN. Crane offers for sale his desirable Main street property, consisting or two houses and large lot.
 Large numbers of wild ducks passed over the first of the week on their way tc summer fishing grounds.
 The date for the appearance of Myrt Collins, in That Naughty Kid" has beer changed to April 1, ? and 3.
 The Rev. F. F. Johnson, of Middletown Bishop Williams secretary, will oflclat' at Grace church next Sunday.
 Superintendent E. W. Muzzy, of tho Electric Light Company, returned Monday from a business trip to Waterbury.
 Mir. and Mrs John Foster will enter tain the Monday Evening club at their home on Stafford Street tomorrow even- ing.
 W. II. Desper, of Worcester, former principal of the borough schools, was the guest over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Josiah Converse.
 Y. P. s. c. k. topic at the Congrega. tlonal church next Sunday evening, "What Christian heroism Is and does. " Leader, Miss Josie Hewitt.
 The lateness of the arrival of Easter Sunday may make it necessary for the h. dies to appear in their new spring hats and wraps before Easter arrives this year.
 The amendment to the borough charter which came before the legislature last week and received favorable action, came up In the senate yesterday and was passed
 A Holyoke firm has opened in tho studio formerly occupied by Wm. Milan For 10 cents they will make a dozen tir types, and for five cents more they furnish frames. There is no free lunch clause 1T their advertisements.
 k. c. Wood will sell at auction his per sonal property on the Dean farm, on tho road to Monson, next Monday, at 10 a. m Said property consists of number o horses, wagons, farming tools, etc.
 The Ladies' Aid society, of the M. E church, will hold It's annual meeting next Wednesday, at p. m. Supper will b' served as usual at 6 o'clock Hostesses Mrs. F. F. Patten and Mrs. E. A. Cleave land.
 After April 1st E. c. Dennis grair store and office on Main street will b' closed in the day time but open in tho evening. The office at the mill will bo open in the day time, but closed in tho evening.
 Michael HannaHn made on-lookers very nervous Tuesday afternoon, when he useC Haymarket Square to exhibit the different gaits of a horse he had hired. He tipped over once, and there was no apparent req son for the fact that he was not hurt.
 Manager J. H. Gray, of Willimantic opera house, will run a special train iron Stafford to Willimantic and return, on the night of April 12, for the entertainment O Donelly, Girard and Maud Granger, in tho comedy entitled, My Friend from India.
 Miss Alice Walker spent Sunday witt her parents. Wednesday she started out with the Mount HoIyoke Glee Club, O which she Is member, on an eight days trip of the larger cities. Miss Walker will be in Stafford again for a few dayi before vacation is ended.
 Samuel Baldwin, 70, died Tuesday, af ter O short illness, of pneumonia. MT Baldwin has been an employee of tn, Warren woolen company for several years having had charge of the fulling. H. leaves a widow and five children. The funeral was held from Grace church thil afternoon, Rev. T. D. Martin officiating.
 Mir. Mccarthy, the shoe manufacturer who Is thinking of changing his location has been asked to visit town. The req estate agent, who Is working to get tho concern to locate here, reports considera ble interest in the plan, and 1t will nor b' surprising If matters are arranged 80 thai the industry can be brought here. From forty to sixty hands will be employed ar the start, with more as the growth of tho business requires.
 The Epworth League reading circle met with Rev. J. I. Bartholomew at tht M. K. church Monday evening. Ernest K. Taft read paper on the "Crusaders, : and Miss c. A. WAshburn one on 'Martir Luther" A feature of the program wal the vocal solo by Miss Alberta Eaton and the talk on John Wesley. by Alvara do Howard, also proved interesting The subject for general consideration and criticism were the books, "The Torcf Bearer of Christendom" and 'Chrisl Among the Poets."