The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-29

Oh 10, is guest at the. Thresher home
ste ad at the Village.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. F. S.
G. e. this evening ''Whst Is True Sue
cess ?" All cordially invited.
Miss Bertha Druley has returned to
Boston and resumed her studies, In the
Kindergarten School of Instruction.
Remember, that Mrs. Jennie Hagan
Jackson will speak in the Spirituali9t hall
next Sunday at 1916 in the morning and
In the evening.
Ar. and Mrs. John Farnum of Provi-
dence, and Mr. and Mrs johnson of At
tlebOro, Mass, were guests of Mrs, Sarat
Potter last week.
The attention of the members of the
Universalist church is called to the fact
that the quarterly communion will be.
held next Sunday at the usual time and
place.
The Mission Band will meet at the Bap-
list church chapel next Saturday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, and will elect officers
and open mite boxes. All members are
requested to be present
Claude Pinney arrived home from Wor-
cester Academy last Thursday suffering
from an attack of malarial fever, and has
been quite seriously Ill since. DR.. G. L.
Nichols has charge of the case.
Glover's bus will run from here the
last two days Of the fair, leaving from in
front OF the store about 8 in the morning,
or as soon as the first load is ready, and
will return at once for another load.
Paul Possardt, who lives on the Leon
ard Washburn farm, on the road to State
Line, will have an auction sale of his per-
sonal property, consisting of stock, farm
ing tools, ETC., next Saturday forenoon at
10 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Beebe returned from South
Manchester Tuesday, and her sister, Mrs.
Horton, had SO far recovered from the
injuries sustained In falling that she was
able to return to her home in Meriden the
same day.
1t will be seen by notice in another
column that Burt Chaffee of Crow Hill
has added another line to his watch bust
ness. He is agent for the sale of the
Vermont Farm Machine company's dairy
implements.
In riding about the different sections of
the town there will be one piece of work
noticed for which the selectmen deserve
special commentator. They have caused
to be put up at all intersecting roads good
plain sign-boards, and hereafter it will be
difficult matter for one to lose their way
anywhere within the limits of the town
of Stafford.
Mark Daley of Oakdale, Mass, has
been engaged by the Riverside Wooden
company to take charge of the finishing
department of their mill, and has already
assumed the duties of the position. He
has rented the first of the A. d. Cady
cottages on the macadam road, and his
family took possession of their new home
yesterday. @
Marketman Hall had piece of bad
luck last Saturday morning. His cart
was standing in front of Glover's store
while he was inside taking orders. Sud-
denly the wind swept a roll of wire from
In front of the store down under the
horses feet, and he started to run. over
turning the cart and seriously damaging
1t. Only the good manners Of the horse
prevented bad accident.
Weather permitting, the band will give
an open-air concert this evening, which
will probably be the last of the season.
Following Is the program:
March, "stars and Stripes" Sousa
QuickStep, "SatrtanO," G.. S0uthWell
songs, introducing the drummers' call, rev.
ellie, grand march, assembly, prayer, battle
and other well-knOWn war songs, Boyer
Graduation Waltzes, w. H. Thomas
Medley Overture, 'sCluster of Peaches" Boyer
March, "Our Director" f, e. BigelOW
Overture, 'Jolly Night Boyer
National Airs, Ripley
StafOrdvi1le.
Miss Myra L. Colburn is spending few
weeks in Worcester, Mass.
John M. Moore of Philadelphia, Penn,
Is spending few weeks in town.
E. M. Chamberlin has moved from r.
Giltrop's tenement into the Skinner block.
Mrs. Ezra L. Colburn has returned
home after spending two weeks with rela-
tives in Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Joseph Satterlee and son of High
landville, Mass, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Luther Crawford.
Mrs. W. D. Roberts Of Worcester, for
merly of Staffordville, is attending the
State Normal school at New Britain.
Misses Carrie and Kate GiItrop, who
for the past four weeks have been visiting
friends in Providence have returned
home.
The Ladies' Aid society of the III. e.
church will meet in the vestry this after
noon and evening, Mrs. G. H. Van Natter
hostess. A cordial Invitation Is extended
/ to all.
Rev. J. I. Bartholomew will deliver a
temperance address In the Congregational
church Friday evening at 7.3O O'Clock.
Next Sunday morning the service In the
Congregational church will be for the
| temperance cause.
Next Monday it will be decided by the
voters whether we are to have another
year of license or not. There probably
never has been year in the towns histo
ry when there has been as much lawless-
ness, drunkenness and death caused By
rum as this year. We trust that the
sound sense and judgment Of the people
will not see this repeated.
West stafford.
Mrs. Charles Whittakerof New Haver
is visiting her parents.
Next Sunday the pastor will speak fol
the cause of temperance.
Peter Roberts is having the interior o
his house quite acknowledgement