The Press., 1897-01-07

town over Sunday.
 Joseph Barsalou gave a pleasant dancing party at hIs home Monday evening.
 Rawitser Bros. mills were closed two days last week, observing New Years.
 Mir. and Mrs. Enos c. Penney and child spent New Years with Mrs. Penney's father, G. c. Parkess.
 The W. c. T. U. will hold their regu- lar meeting on Friday, at 8 p. m., with Mrs. J. I. Bartholomew.
 Superintendent Maxwell of the Warren woolen compeny's mills, is to commence housekeeping in cue of Spencer's cot taRes.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Carl Converse, and Messrs. Frank and Leonard Baker at tended the inauguration ball in Hartford last night.
 Extra meetings at the Methodist church will be continued next week. The official board have invited Rev. w. F. Davis to assist in the services.
 Robert and Frederick Cooley, of Deer field, Mass, ani Of Yale college and Am herst Agricultural college, spent Sunday with their uncle, w. H. Cooley.
 The special train for the presentation of Little Christopher" the popular com ic opera to be rendered at Wullimantic to- morrow evening, will leave at 6.55, re- turning at II.
 Several filled their ice houses during the recent freeze. Those who waited for 1t 10 become a little thicker will have to wait awhile, and may not be able to get lee of as good quality again this winter.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. c. Dennis and Mir. and Mrs. w. w. Lathrop accompanied Miss Mollle Lathrop as far as Hartford. on her way to New York, from which place she sailed Tuesday for a three months stay abroad.
 The Misses Hewitt, of the Terrace, gave a whist party last Thursday evening in honor of their guest, Miss Edith Pollock, of Whitingsville, Mass. The honors were carried of by Miss Maud Ellis and Chas. Newton.
 There will be a social and missionary entertainment by the young People at the Congregational church, next Wednesday evening. Mrs. G. H. Baker and Mrs. C.. Allen In charge. Supper and entertain ment 10 cents.
 The Business Mems Association held it's annual meeting Tuesday evening, and elected the following officers President, W. II. Cooley: vlce-presidents, J. J. FL F. Eaton; treasurer, c. F. Harwood.
 The advertisement of the blue jay SUD- per at Grace church exhibited in La throp's window the first Of the week at tracted much attention. On a circular piece of cardboard were dead jays. La throp's automatic duck stood beside the bier frantIcally lowing its head. A show card leaning againg the duck said, "Our duck says don't miss it." Around the edge of the circular card-boar an adver- tisement of the supper was printed
 Luther k. Sage, a former resident, died at his home in Springfield Monday even- Ing. Mir. Sage was born in Vernon, came to Stafford Springs when a lad, and lived here until a year or two after his mar riage to Miss Martha Baker, who was al- SO a resident of this town. Mir Sage went from here to Hampden, where he past ten years he has not engaged in busi- ness. A widow and one daughter, Mrs. R. G. Smith, of Minneapolis, Minn., sur vive him. The funeral was held from his late residence yesterday.
 The farce-comedy, "A Breezy Time, ,r was greeted by a fair-sized audience at the Opera House Tuesday evening. Fitz, as farmer, and Shah of Monocco, and l Katherine Webster, as his dutiful grand daughter, kept up breeze of merriment, that was often famed to gale of laugh. } ter by the antics of the tall Dutch bill collector and the oficious domestic from the Emerald Isle. The management oi the Opera House Is to be commended or securing an attraction of this class. It is safe to predict far greater audience , should this comedy maj ke another appear ance here.
 3 Lodge, I. o. O. F., were installed Tues day evening by Alvarado Howard, district 7 deputy N. C., A. H. Adams; V. G., F
 E. McIntire; R. s., Ernest K. Taft; P 3 S., w. E. Robbins; treasurer, E. K ! Spauldlng; w., o. T. Hulett; O., Car Green; 0. G., F. A. Brown; I. G., Franl Walsh; K. $. N. G., A. E. Converse; L s. N. C., H. F. Parker; R. $. S., George Braithwait; L. s. S., Wm. Wobbecke t chap, Harvey George; R. $. V. G., P. P T Davis; L. S. V. G., c. L. Johnson; P
 N. O., s. F. Clark. The report of tho - finances, which showed funds amounting - to $1 orr on hand, was very gratifying tC q the members. It Is expected that tn, first steps will soon be taken toward - forming a Rebecka degree.
 The court of burgesses have aged rapid ly since Smith, the sidewalk man, lief town. Lines of care have appeared ol - their faces, and gray hairs without mum 8 Der are noticed. When Smith went ava.
 he had due him from the borough abou s $105. He owed about $40, and for | large pane of plate glass in the banl e building, worth about $40. He gav Q each of his creditors, with the exception a of the bank, an order Oh the borough fo Q the amount due. In this three pieces 0 s pie for four of us condition, 1t beoam d evident that somebody must come short A If the laborers and the board bill ar t paid, Mir, Gary and the bank must @ minus. If Gary and the bank are paid would appear that the laborers are no
 worthy of their hire. Finally the cour
 has approved the bills of J. T. Roach |, James Hurley and William Foley. an , these bills will have to be paid. Thes accounts with court costs will about us
 up what Is due. The bank will not pres