The Press., 1897-02-11
Stafford.

evening.
 'egular communication of Wolcott Lodge this evening.
 Miss Gertrude Wightman is visiting friends in Springfield.
 Mrs. Frank Phillips, of Staffordville, is stopping with Mrs. Sarah Colburn.
 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leger are happy over the birth of son, which occurred last Friday
 Miss Elizabeth Brophy, of Niagara Falls, N. Y, is 8 guest of Miss Bertha Druley, they being college classmates.
 Mrs. Henry Gerould was called to Hart ford last week by the news of the death of her brother-in-law, Geo. w. Prentice.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. S.. c. E. this evening"" Sincerity with one's self, with others, with God" All are welcome.
 J. w. Witt will soon move his family to the Springs, and will occupy the tene- nent in the house of w. D. Heald, on East Main street.
 Owing to the terrible condition of the roads land the bad weather, the usual evening services were omitted at the Uni versalist church last Sunday.
 It is with much surprise that we are in- formed, too late to learn any of the par ticulars, of the death of Mrs. Timothy Collins, which occurred this morning Mrs. Collins was 65 years of age.
 Stafford Grange will celebrate it's tenth anniversary next Tuesday evening, 18th. Invitations have been extended to neigh boring granges to be present, and no doubt many will accept. Refreshments will be served and every effort made to make the occasion an enjoyable one.
 Quite little party of Christian En- deavorers enjoyed a sleigh ride last Friday evening, going down through the Springs and returning by the way of the Street, where they stopped at the home of Miss Mabel Buck and had rehearsal for the Union EndeavOr meeting next Wednes- day. In a talk with prominent woolen man. ufacturer of this town, Tuesday, he said 1: ''That the general outlook is much more favorable to the woolen industry, and that all indications point to an improved condition of the business" These few words, coming from man who is in a position to know what he is talking about, will be welcome news to the people of this village, as we'll as to the general public. ..,- ' A pleasant party of eighteen Orcuttville people enjoyed a sleigh ride last Friday evening from their. place to Hydevile, where they spent the evening as guests of Miss Mary Smith. The participants were Mir. and Mrs. E. w. Preble, Mir. and Mrs. w. R. Preble and son, MT. and Ms. F. E. Mcintyre, MT. and Mrs. Fred Graves, MT. and Mrs. NJ. J. Eaton and grandson, MT. and Mrs. w. E. Robbins, MT. and Mrs. Perry Davis, and Alonzo and Miss Alice Graves. All returned at late hour after passing an enjoyable evening.
 'Mr. Bob," given at the town hall last evening, by the Y. F. C.. U., met with the usual success accorded all entertainments given by the Universalist society, being greeted by large and enthusiastic audi. ence, which completely filled the hall The play was bright, we'll rendered, and we'll worthy of the appreciation which ii received. The pleasure of the audience was much enhanced by the fine music ren. dered by the orchestra, under the leader. ship of J. w. Dimock. The receipts were about $35, which will make a handsome addition to the treasury of the Union. A runaway horse, belonging to T. J. Hynes, of Staffordville, came dashing in. to the village last Saturday afternoon and was stopped by two of Miss Smiths pupils, Arthur Roberts and Geo. Morris who were just about starting on theil sleigh ride. The horse was taken care o1 | by J. O. Wightman, and was found to be badly cut and otherwise injured. Mr. Hynes' brother was driving the horse when in some way he upset in front ot Odells store, at Staffordville, and it did not take the animal long to make a com. plete wreck of the sleigh, harness anC everything else that was attached to him Fortunately no one was injured.
 Miss Mary Smith, teacher of the gram mar department of the Pinney School treated her scholars to sleigh ride last Saturday afternoon. They went around by West Stafford, and when in front ot the house of J. R. Washburn. they hon. ored the secretary of the school board by giving him three rousing cheers. They retu1 ned feeling that Miss Smith had pro vided an afternoon of rare enjoyment fol them. The only unpleasant incident con nected with the ride occurred in the bor ough, where, as their team was stopped for few minutes, they were treated to { storm of snow balls, one of them hitting Morris Green in the eye and hurting hin quite badly.
 The third union meeting of the Chris tian Endeavor societies of Stafford will b' held in the Baptist church next Wednes day, Feb. 17th, commencing at D. m. with the following program: Devotional led by Staffordville; welcome by the pas tor, Rev. F. L. Batchelder; responses, b. the local societies; secretary's report business; papers on the different Endeav or committees Good Citizenship, Staf for1 Springs Music, West Stafford Missionary, Staffordville; Temperance Stafford Hollow; open discussion colla tion. Evening, o'clock-Devotional led by Stafford Hollow; business; "Wha Amueements are Consistent with Christ ian Life," Rev. J. A. Solandt; ''Saved t Serve" Rev. A. J. Mcleod.
 It has been so long since anything ha been said about the once much-talke do stone orusher that the community ma have forgotten about it, but 1t is ther still, and is being disturbed in it's peace full rest that it has been enjoying sine l, Thanksgiving. George E. Shott, flor tha factorY at Canton. Ohio where in