The Press., 1897-01-14
Mir. and Mrs. Eddie Roberts are receiv-

Mir and Mrs. Eddie Roberts are receiv ing congratulations-it's girl.
 w. H. H ssett, of the Atlas Manufac turing Co.,. Newark, N J., has been stop ping with MT. and Mrs. s. E. Dwight 6 few days this week.
 1 Mrs. Ernest Cady, of Hartford, spent ] the latter part of last week at her o!t home-the Gov. Hyde homesteal. The vesper services at the Universalist church are still being continued every Sunday evening, and the longer they are continued the more interesting they be. come.
 Something that rarely happens in this world of ours-the 35 p. m. train north from the Springs was on time last Satur- day!!!!!
 The play, "A Box of Monkeys" that was to have been given by the young peo- pie of Grace church last Wednesday even ing, will be presented next Wednesday evening, Jan. 20th, in the vestry of the Universalist church. Supper will b" serv- ed from 30 to 7.3O, for ten cents. The farce will be given about o'clock. Ad- mission ten cents. Ice cream will be served during the evening.
 At meeting of the Ladies' Aid society, held yesterday, the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. o. T. Hulett j; ce-president, Christine Olson; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Frank Brown; direct ors, Mrs. Thos. Johnson, Mrs. Huldah Wakefield, Mabel c. Buck, Mrs. F. A. Brown; solicitors, Mary Rose, Nellie Connors. Mrs. Wakefield, Mrs. Hulett. The treasurer made the pleasing report that the total receipts for last year were $144.66
 In response to a request of the Rev. MT. Anderson, of North Dakota, two missionary barrels, containing mostly clothing, was shipped by the Baptist so- ciety to his address last Monday, for dis tribution among the poor in his section.
 Subject for the Y. P. s. c. E. tonight : Spiritual Power, whence it comes, how to get it." All are welcome.
 The week of prayer proved so helpful that the Baptists held an extra meeting on Tuesday evening. Miss Mabel Buck read lesson from the 17th chapter of John, which was we'll chosen, and one that Christians should seriously consider.
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 Rev. c. H. Van Natter returned home last Friday night from two weeks vaca- tion.
 The Stafordville WoolensC Co. will run their mill every other day until business is better.
 Rawitser Bros. are going to put more looms in the Home mill, and will run the carding and spinning department nights.
 Considerable curiosity was aroused among some of the people here one day this week by seeing load of shoddy go to the Hope mill, but their hopes all van- ished when the team turned around and took the stock back to Peel & cCarthy's, where the driver should have left it.
 Mrs. Wyles Bradway and two surviv- ing children, who reside in the north part of the town, are receiving the sympathy of their neighbors and friends because of the death of two members of the family with pneumonia this week. Wyles Brad- way, 46, died Monday morning after short illness. His death was followed Wednesday by that of his son, Willie, youth of IF years. A double funeral was held from his late residence this morning at 10. 30, Rev. Van Natter officiating.
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 The meetings the past week have been we'll attended and were most impressive and much earnest work has been done. The meetings are continued this week.
 At the meeting of the L. I. 0. held the 9th, Mrs. Charles HopkRas, Misses Mabel Truesdell, and Nora Patten were chosen committee to arrange for an entertain ment Washington's birthday. s..
 Mrs. Charlotte Anderson went last Thursday from this village to the borough to pass the remainder of the winter with relatives.
 
 of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Ferry were the scene of a pleasant event on the after noon and evening of January 9, in which number of our townspeople participated. The hours were occupied with games, music, and good cheer throughout, to crown all an elaborate dinner was served in the excellent style of the genial host and hostess, which is sufficient guaran- tee to all who know them. MT. and Mrs. Ferry were unremitting in their efforts to make every one happy, and that they were successful was apparent in the smiling faces of all. Among the guests present, were: Mrs. E. D. Dimock, Mir. and Mrs. Francis s. Chaffee, MT. and Mrs. Frying w. Preble, MT. and Mrs. Milo J. Eaton, Carmine H. Kempt Jr. !, and MT. and Mrs. D. J. Glazler, Louis E. Cady, MT. and Mrs. Herbert A. Glazier, Burt4S. .Chaffee, Charles D. Glazter. < k... UNION.
 B. M. Horton has been appointed ad- mthistrator on the estate of the late J. c. Upham.
 The meetings of Mashapaug Lake Grange are changed from the first and third Wednesday evenings to the first and third Friday evenings, until further notice.
 Union loses one of its old friends by ths death of Mrs. Mary Foster Needham, of Monson, at the age of 92. Born in Union, and spending her early life here, took deep interest in the welfare of the