The Press., 1898-12-15
sTAFFORD sPRINGs,

Regular meeting of A. o. U. W., this
evening.
Miss Mabel Kavanaugh is visiting
friends in Providence.
Miss A. NJ. Washburn has gone to
Springfield for the winter.
H. G. Wheeler is confined to his home
with an abcess over his eye.
Regular meeting of the Winter Post,
u. A. r next Tuesday evening.
Miss Mena Adams has bean quite Ill
with cold, but is now more comfortable.
Perry Davis is one of the latest victims
of the chicken thief. He lost several
valuable fowls few nights ago.
Grand High Priest Abel made an Off
eial visit to the Winsted lodge OF Masons
Tuesday evening, returning yesterday.
Anthony Adams window with the mill
is attracting considerable attention. The
mill wheel is driven by small stream OF
water.
At the regular session of Wauseon
lodge, L. .. O. F., next Tuesday evening
the semi-annual election of officers will
take place.
About 40 of the young people enjoyed
straw sleighride to Union last Saturday
evening. Marshall Bolieau furnished the
transportation.
Town borough assessor, j. F. Chamber
lin, has removed his ONCE to the Cham
berlin block, over o. NJ. Browns grocery
store, Main street.
Prof. F. A. Bagnall formerly principal
of the high school, has been appointed
commissioner of normal schoo.s OF Yer
mont by Governor Smith OF that state.
If Christmas sckages to b., mailed are
sent in to the post Office as early as Thurs
day of next week, they will be sent away
at once. Every year so many packages
are mailed at Christmas time that there
is some delay.
The Current Events club will meet with
Mrs. Hannibal Alden next Monday even
ing. The program will be: Roll-call
with quotations; The novels of Holmes,
MIS-. F. G. Sanford; ELSIE Venner,
Miss Berton; Holmes place in our litera.
ture, Mrs. J. ]. Ellis.
Winter Relief Corps has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term
President, Jane r. Cleaveland; senior
viee-president, Martha A. Nichols junior
ce-presideut, Louisa NJ. Wood; treas
urer, Emeline NJ. Reynolds; chaplain,
Lucy A. Cummings: conductor, Mabel
Whittemore; guard. Mary Kellogg del
egate, Martha A. Nichols; alternate,
Mary A. Symonds.
Mrs. Francis A. HarWool. ~. died
Tuesday evening at 7.30 from the effects
of fall last week. Mrs. HarW God was
universally respected, and her death will
cause sorrow among a large circle OF
friends and neighbors. The deceased was
daughter of Francis Luther of Belcher-
town, Mass, and was born in that town
Sept 9th, 1921. She came to Stafford
with her parents early in life, and had al
ways lived in town since. Her maiden
name was Clarissa l.. Luther, and she
was married to Francis A. HARDWOOD, April
7, 1841, at West Stafford. She had been
member of the Methodist church since
1743, and was active in church work.
Her husband died in 1884 She leaves
two sons, Calvin L. Harwood, prOmi-
nent business man OF Norwich, and Charles
f. HARDWOOD, treasurer of the Stafford
Savings bank. The funeral will be held
from her late home tomorrow afternoon
at / O'Clock, Rev. J. l. Bartholomew Of
ficiating.
The supper and social at the Methodist
church next Wednesday evening will be
in charge OF the Young Mems Social cir
Gle. Supper at O'Clock, price 10 cents
entertainment at O'Clock, 10 cents.
The Epworth League will hold geo
graphical party In the church parlors to-
morrow evening. The literary depart
ment has made arrangements for q lecture
to be delivered Monday evening by Fred
erick w. Coleman, third vice-president o.
the Norwich district league. His subject
will be Poetry and Life" There viii
be no admission fee, and every one Il
cordially invited to come. The league
have also selected Tuesday of Christmas
week for holding their annual banquet
This event is looked forward to by mem
bers OF the league and their friends with q
great deal of pleasure.