The Press., 1898-02-24

There will be Episcopal services in the town hall Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Rector Martin, who conducts these ser vices, feels much encouraged over the outlook for these meetings, having had 8 congregation of twenty-five at the last service. It is hoped that the next meet ing will be & little more pleasant in some respects than the last one, as the obiec- tionable feature of pulling teeth in the room below will be omitted this time.
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. Abbie Fenton has been visiting her sister. Mrs. M. A. Gold. a.. A new window has been placed in the Perkins and Waiste thread shop.
 Miss Hattie l.. Smith closed the winter term of school in district No. IT, last Friday. Mrs. F. H. Upham and daughter, Miss Gertrude, will spend part of the week with friends in Ware, Mass.
 Rev. MT. Marsh the New England superintendent of home missions will speak in the church, at the time of the usual afternoon service next Sunday.
 One has to have a considerable amount of courage and determination to attend church when the weather Is as it was last Sunday, but, judging from the attendance at both the afternoon and evening ices we would conclude that there was good- ly numbe in this village who were not lacking in these two characteristics.
 StanordvilIe.
 Wilbur Pierce of Amherst, Mass, has moved into tenement belonging to Isaac R. Jencks, and is going to work for him. MT. Jenks has also hired his son, Adel- bert Jencks, of Pelham, Mass.
 Ebenezer Colburn has engaged MT. and Mrs. Turner of West Stafford to work for him.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Raymond. who have been working in Rockville for the past few months have returned to Stafford vile, are working for Peel & Mccarthy.
 c. Shaw of Rockville has excepted a position in the Staffordville woolen mill.
 The meeting of the reading circle which was to have met last Monday will meet next Tuesday evening with Mrs. William Duncan.
 Miss Grace Moore is quite sick with rheumatism and neuralgia. She Is attend ed by Dr. David.
 Rev. Mir. Marsh the New England superintendent of home missions will speak in the Congregational church next Sunday evening" Services begin at 2. 30 p. m.
 MT. Ford from Wales has opened the blacksmith shop in the old Foskett shop and Is ready for business.
 TOLLAND.
 On account of the severe storm: no service was held in either church on Sun. day.
 The endeavor society will hold social with Mrs. K. N. Crocker on Friday even. ing. All will be welcome.
 Miss Sadie c. Willard, who is teaching in Rockville, spent Sunday at F. T, New combs.
 Hon. Edward E. Fuller is in Boston this week attending the New England Grand Lodge of Ancient Order of United Work men. MT. Fuller Is past master workman of the Rockville lodge.
 Harry B. Agard, was home from the Yale law school over Sunday.
 Miss Florence E. Agard, daughter o Edwin s. Agard, gave a very pleasant Washington party at her home Tuesday evening.
 The ice storm of Sunday and Monday did considerable damage in this vicinity in breaking down trees and telegraph anC telephone lines and making the road' nearly impossible in some directions.
 The funeral of Ruth Andrews, old es daughter of MT. and Mrs. Seth Andrews took place at the house of her parents Thursday morning, Rev. A. H. Post off1ci ating. She was in her 18th year of he age. The interment was at the soutl | cemetery. FLORA.