The Press., 1898-01-20
Stafford.

Miss Mabel Belcher is at her home in
attendance upon her mother, who is quite
| i'll.
The two lady evangelists drew large
attendance at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening.
Charles George has been confined to
the house for several days with severe
attack of the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Williams of
East Hartford have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Sanford the past
week.
The young people are making the best
of the skating, and the ice on the pond is
pretty we'll covered these pleasant even
| ings.
Mrs. Edgar st. Marie and children are
spending the week with relatives in Ma
tick Mr. st. Marie was with them over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Pinney are con-
templating trip to California, and will
probably leave here some time next
month.
There will be Episcopal services in the
town hall next Sunday afternoon at 8
O'Clock, and cordial welcome is extend
ed to all.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. S.
G. E. this evening Fishers OF Men,
How to Win Souls" A cordial invitation
extended to all.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet next Wednesday after
noon for work, and will serve their usual
supper from $50 to Z.
E. H. Pinney and W. P. Lasbury are
attending, as delegates from Wolcott
Lodge, the annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Masons at Hartford this week.
Mrs. James Lasbury arrived home last
Saturday from weeks visit with rela-
tives at Providence. She was accompa-
MED home By Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell
of Willimantic, who remained over the
Sabbath.
Simon Taylor closes his connection
with the Riverside Wooden company next
Saturday night, and on Monday leaves
for his new scene of labors at Spencer.
His family will remain here until March,
and perhaps some little time longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Pinney went to
Holyoke Saturday for a visit with Mrs.
Pinney's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Burley. Mr.. Pinney and son, Harold,
returned Monday, but Mrs. Pinney and
the other two children will remain for the
week.
Don't forget that next Wednesday even
ing is the time when Rev. G. II. Puffer of
Salem, Mass, will be the speaker at the
Universalist church, and also that this
will be the last meeting of the series. DR..
BiddIe had large and interested audi
ence last night, to whom he addressed
stirring and affectionate words of exhor-
tation.
Mrs Frank Smith of Hydeville, has
| for some time since the fire been growing
worse, and 1t was finally decided to re-
move her to the hospital for the insane.
Consequently, Officer Helm of the bor-
ough, with the aid of Mrs. Melbourne,
who accompanied them, carried out the
plan and she was taken to MiddletoWn
last Monday.
It will be remembered that about two
weeks ago we were favored with splendid
sleighing, and that quite number of par
ties from here enjoyed sleigh rides at
that time. OF course they all had a great
deal of pleasure in various ways. but it
would require considerable stretch of
the imagination for young lady to come
home with ''black eye" and still call it
pleasure.
Mrs. Fl. Fl. Hall, the wife of our new
marketman, has been having a severe ex-
perienee for the past two or three weeks.
She was taken with an intense pain in the
hand, and DIR. Rafftery was called. He
decided that the pain resulted from a
fatty tumor which had been growing on
her shoulder for a number of years, and
that it would have to be removed. DIR.
Rafftery skillfully removed the tumor a
few days ago and the patient Is fast re-
covering.
Mrs. A. D. Pomeroy, who for number
of years lived on the VIM. Rogers place,
died very suddenly of heart failure at
Worcester last Thursday. Mrs. Pomeroy
and daughter, Flora, removed from this
place to Brookfield several years ago.
The funeral was held from her late home
on Maple street, Brookfield, last Sunday
afternoon, the burial being at Sixteen
Acres cemetery on Monday. Mrs. Pom
eroy was member of the Womans' Re.
lief Corps, and large delegation from
the corps of BrookfieId and Spencer were
present at the funeral exercises. The
casket was completely covered with flow.
ers. She leaves a daughter, two sisters
one brother and several nieces.
stafFordville.
Miss Ella Belcher has returned from g
weeks visit in Wales.
Mrs. Geo. L. Chaffee and children OF
Willimantic are guests Of Mrs. s. B.
Amadon.
The Home Reading Circle meet next
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. G.
A. Duncan.
Ernest Washburn, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, is now considerably
; better.
The entertainment by the young people
of the Home Reading Circle last Tuesday
I drew good house, and all were vel
8 pleased with the program. The singing
Q by the male quartette was especially
good.
Guy Ward, who has been boss finishel
0 at the Staffordville Wooden Co., abou
eight months, has resigned his position
and gone to Dalton, Mass, to accept {
g similar position. He is succeeded by NJ
n s. Toole of Westerly. R. 1.
West Stafford.
NJ.