The Press., 1898-04-07
Miss Christine.Olsenr eoelvedYesterdag

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the sad news. Of her mothers death which
occurred some two weeks ago, ME-
Olsen has the sympathy::ofs the community 4
lin her loes. -: ~ =
4 H. III. Hall is having a model marke
made out of the room he has been occu
plying. More room has beeH added, anc
he is also building large up-to-date re
frigerator, which will be muchsa ppfeciatet
by his patrons during the eofnfngsam
Easter will be observed in the Univer
salist church BY aa special ;seFvicS, with
appropriate2music and sermon. Al mis-
sionary collection will be taken and the
communion will be observed, IN the
evening the Sunday school wilIaapfpseni
taken in the training Of the children. and
| all the music will be new and attractive.
All are invited to these services.
Quite number FROM this place attend
ed the Union g. E. meeting at the Springs
Tuesday. They speak OF the small at
tendance, but. say they we're more than
paid by listening to an address by Rev. j
/. Bartholomew on THE Future Man. :
They speak in glowing terms of Mr.. Bar
tholomew's address, one man saying that
| if he had travelled twenty, instead of two
miles, he should have felt more than paid.
John Houle, father of Mrs. Joseph Mi
nor of this place, died at his home in East
Brookt1eld, Mass, March 90, and was
buried in the cemetery at Spencer, March
49,, Mr. Houle was born at ST. Dominic,
Canada, sixty-seven years ago, but. the
most of his life has been spent in sthis
country, having worked at the Forestville
mill in this town for some four years.
He leaves a widow and ten children, five
sons, who are all unmarried and live, at
home with their mother, and five daugh-
teTs, all of whom are married. Mr.. Hoult.
was in quite comforta BILE circumstances,
and left two handsome places, with CON
siderable real estate attached, to his
widow.
StahOrdvilIe.
Lost, bunch of keys between Stafford
vile and Stafford Hollow. The finder
will be rewarded by leaving them with W.
F. Peel. II
&C. A.Duncan has taken the agency for
the Lowell Diamond bicycle. All who
want a first class wheel should examine
this, as 1t is one of the best made.s .ssgsess
The little son OF Robert WalBtldge4s
quite sick ~ ~ 3 ~ ;ssSgts'
Miss Kate Neville, who works for Mr..
Keeney of Somersville, is at home for. a
few weeks.
A. D.. Moore and wife.of Holyoke and
E. G. Moore of Norwich were at home
over Sunday. !
Robert Raymond has moved into the
house lately occupied by Owen Silk and
owned by Peel & Mccarthy.
There will be Union service in the
Congregational churchnext Friday even
ing. 1t is hoped there will be full house.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the NJ E.
church meet this afternoon and evening
with Mrs. c. A. Duncan. All are cordial
ly invited.
Louis Hewitt,who has been engineer. at
the Home mill for the last two years,
died last Saturday. He leaves wife and
five small children El't&3-
The Y. P.S. C,E. will give social and
entertainment next week Thursday even.
ing. Entertainment to consist Of ,dia-
loPu and singing. Admissioni5 cents.'5s
The united choirs of the M. E. church
In this place and the SUniyersalist church
Of Stafford, will render the Cantata, Christ
the Lord" at the M e. church Monday
evening: Mr.. j. w. Dimock who has
charge of the singing has thoroughly
drilled the siRgeFss and-a- first class pro-,
gram may be expected.
The residents Of the Hall district have
been having a season of enjoyment among
themselves by making surprise visits on
each other, and last week Wednesday
Bowden complete SURPRISE. Over fifty
of their neigbors and friends were pres5
ent, and as they. staid nearly All night. At
goes without saying that they had royal
good time. Supper was served, and the
guests presented Mr.. and Mrs, Bowden
with a handsome cherry rocker as. a token
OF their regard.
West Stafford.
AN the latest popular music that has
been played or sung on the New York
stage in the last six months, 500 copies to
select from, at Jordan's music rooms.
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Skinner of Rock
Vile visited friends this week.
Frank Fairfield and Alvin Gold have
each bought new cream separator.
Mrs. Francelio Gold is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Herman Lovett, OF Ellington.
Chism Bros. are to move their saw
mill from Chestnut Hill to Somers this
week.
Miss Flora Markham of Monson and
Miss Josie Eaton OF Stafford Springs are
the guests Of Mrs. Augusta Holmes.
The many friends of H. M Washburn
of Topeka, Kan, former. resident OF
Stafford, will be interested to know that
he has dtsposedeof his drug business, and
will take a rest after twenty lone years
service as a druggist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. s. Aver of Hartford
are spending aafew days with Mrs. G. w.
Newell. Mr.. Aver, who sang at the
Union church at Rockville last Sunday
morning, also favored the G. E. society
of this place with two solos in the even
ing.
The Sunday school will give an Easter
concert in the audience room of the
church next Sunday evening, commencing
at O'Clock. The little ones,have labored
faithfully with their part of the program,
as have also the young ladies and gentle
men, and it is expected that every part
will be especially we'll rendered. Every
one isScordially invited to attend.
W. F.. Richardson, who has been in
feeble health for long while, from COZ
sumption, died at his home in Hartford
last Friday morning. Mr.. Richardson
was a most genial friend, and will be
much missed by large circle of relatives
and acquaintance, who extend their sym
pathy to the widow, son and brother, who
are left to mourn his departure. The
services, which were held in the Metho-
dist church at Crystal Lake last Monday
afternoon at O'Clock, were conducted by
Rev J. |. Bartholomew, assisted by Rev.