The Press., 1898-10-20
srAFroRn SPRINGS.
:. R. c. meeting Friday evening.


w. r. C. meeting Friday evening.
Regular meeting OF A. o. U. w. this
evening.
Mrs. Frank B. Newton leaves to-day
for visit In New York.
Henry M. Bartlett of W.llimantic Ii
spending part of the week In town.
q. HI. Baker & Co. have placed In st
Edwards church casket trunk Of late
design.
Undertaken John Kloorey of Whitman
tic was in town visiting friends the first o.
the week.
Gary Il Charter have entered their run
ming horses, Hydra and Tenney, in tbs
running race at Holyoke the 2Sth.
Edward johnson of Hartford, former
resident, Is spending a short vacation In
town to take advantage of the hunting.
G. 8. Baker and H. E. Burwell attend
ed the presentation of Hoyt's ''Strangel
in New York." in Springfield, Monday
evening.
The w. r. G. will serve a supper al
their rooms In Johnson's block, Friday
from to 7p. m. All are invited. Sup
per 10 cents.
The annual meeting of the agricultural
society will be held in the room over the
American Express eompaDy's office Sat
urday Afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Mrs. j. M. Valentine and son, Towns.
end, of New York city are guests of her
son, j. Il. Valentine. Townsend Valen.
tine was in the campaign of Santiago.
The covered wooden railroad bridge
near the Mineral Springs pond Is to be re-
placed by an iron structure, and the
workmen are now engaged In the prelim-
mary arrangements.
John Powers, ST., formerly boss dyer
for the Warren wooden company, died at
Wales Saturday. The body was sem
from this station to Coventry for buria
Tuesday morning, at a. m.
An accident to one of the valves con
nected with the heating apparatus at thu
Springs House flooded the cellar ant
caused some little discomfort to thu
paired, the FIRST of the week.
The Norwich District Ministerial Asso
citation Is to hold Its annual meeting
with the Stafford Springs church Monday
and Tuesday, Oct. 31st and Nov. LIST
Bishop w. F. Mallalien is to be presen
Tuesday to speak In the afternoon anC
preach In the evening.
The selectmen and town clerk will holC
the first meeting for making voters to
morrow. They will be at the town hall
Stafford, from 9 a. m. until noon, and a
the borough hall, from l p. m. until p
m. There are "a names In district No.
and SO in district No. to be acted on
At the annual meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid society Of the Congregational church
held Monday the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President
Mrs. w. W. Burwell; vice-president
Mrs. James Mclaughlin secretary ant
treasurer, Mrs. E. G. Dennis; solicitors
Mrs. w. Fl. Cooley and Mrs. G. Allen
collector, Miss Lefty Meyers; entertain
ment committee, Mrs. L. Mclaughlin
Mrs. s. A. Jacobs, Miss NJ. l. Newton
Miss N. E. Hall, Miss w. s. Adams, Mis-
Jennie Hewett, Mrs. W. H. Corbin. Tn,
annual sale of fancy articles will be hell
Dec. 18th and 14th.
The annual convention OF the Norwicl
District Epworth league Is to be held q
nok
beginning at 1890 a. m. There will be
business meeting of the league ate
prayer meeting this evening to elect dele
gates. An attractive program has beef
prepared. 1t includes an address by Rev
HerbertW WEIGH of Middletown on ''The oil
Methodism and the new, papers by dist
riot members, conferences on the differen
lines of work and an evening address b,
the president of the Epworth league
Bishop w. X. Nide D. D. of Dewitt, Mich
The beauty and attractiveness Of Soutl
Manchester are well known and the hos
pitality of the church there has been en-
league expect to send large delegation.
A gentleman in town has received
letter from Ensign Edward McCauley
Jr., Of the cruiser Brooklyn" who wa
mentioned for conspicuous bravery in tn
reports Of Capt. Cook and Admiral Schley
He was detached from the Brooklyn an,
ordered to accompany Admiral Schley t,
Porto Rico, as he is one of the peac
commissioners. McCauley writes, CIV
erything Ia Spanish here In San Juan
The Spaniards are still In possession, and
their flags are everywhere. They hav
behaved very well toward us, too, for un
der the circumstances considerable II
feeling can be understood. We've gotteI
rid of the Spanish men-of-war, and ar
shipping the soldiers as fast as the trans
ports come for them. VIII be glad wheI
they are all gone, and the American
troops march in and hoist our flag"