The Press., 1897-01-07
Julius Roberts, of Manchester, was in

MT. and Mrs. Enos c. Penney and chile spent New Years with Mrs. Penney'' father, G. c. Parkess.
 The w. c. T. U. will hold their regu lar meeting on Friday, at 3 p. m- with Mrs. J. I. Bartholomew.
 Superintendent Maxwell of the Warrer woolen compeny's mills, is to commence housekeeping in one of Spencer's cot tages.
 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 tc assist in the services.
 Robert and Frederick Cooley, of Deer field, Mass, and 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 Wulimantic to- morrow evening, will leave at 6.55, re- turning at Il.
 Several filled their ice houses during the recent freeze. Those who waited for it 10 become little thicker will have to wait awhile, and may not be able to get ice of as good quality again this winter.
 MT. and Mrs. E. c. Dennis and Mir. and Mrs. w. W. Lathrop accompanied Miss Mollie Lathrop as far as Hartford. on her way to New York, from which place she sailed Tuesday for 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 off by Miss Maud Ellis and Chas. Newton.
 There will be 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. H. Cooley: vice-presidents, J. J. Fl. lis and Christopher Allen; secretary, L. F. Eaton; treasurer, c. F. Harwood.
 The advertisement of the blue jay sup. per at Grace church exhibited in La. throp's window the first of the week at- tracted much attention. On circular piece of cardboard were dead jays. La, throp's automatic duck stood beside the bier frantically lowing it's head. A show card leaning againg the duck said, ''Oul duck says don't miss it."~ Around the edge of the circular cardboard an adver. tisement of the supper was printed.
 Luther E. Sage, a former resident, died at his home in Springfield Monday even. ing. Mir. Sage was born ill Vernon came to Stafford Springs when lad, and lived here until a year or two after his mar riage to Miss Martha Baker, who was al- so resident of this town. Mr Sage went from here to Hampden, where he engaged in the woolen business. For the 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, J was greeted by fair-sized audience at the Opera House Tuesday evening. Fitz as farmer, and Shah of Monocco, and Katherine Webster, as his dutiful grand daughter, kept up a breeze of merriment, that was often famed to a gale of laugh. ter by the antics of the tall Dutch bill collector and the officious domestic from the Emerald Isle. The management O1 the Opera House is to be commended or securing sn attraction of this class. It is safe to predict far greater audience should this comedy ma ke another appear ance here.
 The following officers of Wauseor Lodge, I. o. o. F., were installed Tues day evening by Alvarado Howard, district deputy N. G., A. H. Adams; V. G., F E. McIntire; R. s., Ernest K. Taft; P S., w. B. Robbins; treasurer, E. K Spaulding; w., o. T. Hulett; O., Car Green; 0. G., F. A. Brown; I. G., Frank Walsh R. $. N. G., A. E. Converse; l. s. N. G., H. F. Parker; R. $. s., George BraithWait; l.. s. s., Wm. Wobbecke chap, Harvey George; R. s. V. o., P. P Davis; L. S. V.'G., 0. L. Johnson; P N. G., s. F. Clark. The report of the finances, which showed funds amounting to $1, orr on hand, was very gratifying tc the members. It is expected that the first steps will soon be taken toward forming Rebecka degree.
 The court of burgesses have aged rapid ly since Smith, the sidewalk man, lef town. Lines of care have appeared or their faces, and gray hairs without mum Der are noticed. When Smith went away he had due him from the borough abou $105. He owed about $40, and for 2 large pane of plate glass in the banl building, worth about $40. He gave each of his creditors, with the exception of the bank, an order Oh the borough fo the amount due. In this three pieces o pie for four of us condition, it beeam, evident that somebody must come short If the laborers and the board bill ar, paid, Mir. Gary and the bank must b, minus. If Gary and the bank are paid i 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. anc these bills will have to be paid. These accounts with court costs will about ust up what is due. The bank will not press its claim. While it must be acknow1 edged that Smith has caused no end O trouble, and that his sidewalks are nc better than they ought to be, still w