The Press., 1898-01-20
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


ously i'll, is more comfortable.
Regular meeting of Harmony Temple
of Honor next Wednesday evening.
Miss Martha Sibley has been chosen
leader of the Congregational church choir.
Mrs T. d. Martin will entertain the
members of the ''Tulu" dramatic COM
pany at her home this evening.
Owing to postponement, the chorus
arranged by Organist Wood will not go
to Rockville next Tuesday evening.
Miss Josephine Bartholomew enter
tanned about twenty of her young friends
with erokinole party last Saturday even
ing.
Officer Helm and Eddie Brosnahan
have completed a new boat, and will
launch her at Mashapaug the coming sea-
son.
Mrs. w. H. Gardner and daughter of
Livingston, n. j., are spending number
of weeks with Mrs. Gardeners parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A N. Nichols.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bos-
quet, of Furnace avenue, fell out of bed d
few days ago and sustained fracture of
the arm. She was attended by DIR. Sui
ivan and is doing nicely.
Karl G. Adams entertained the Merry
go-round Whist club at his home Tuesday
evening. This club is new this winter,
and will hold meetings once in two weeks.
There are twenty members.
The w. G. T. U. held a very interest
ing meeting at the home of Mrs. A. N.
Nichols last Friday afternoon. The Ia
dies voted to furnish the Union Signal
for one year to the Young Mems Total
Abstinence and Literary society.
The German club will have its annual
masquerade dance Friday evening, Feb.
18th. A Rockville orchestra has been
engaged to furnish music for the ocea-
sion. These annual events have proved
very popular in the past, and with re-
newed prosperity the attendance will
probably be larger this year.
The concert in the opera house last
Friday evening drew a good attendance.
The male quartet made a good impress
sion, and won applause for their excellent
rendering of the various selections. Miss
B. L. Irving. the soprano, was unable to
be present, and a violin soloist appeared
in her stead. The high school received
about $15 for it's share of the profits.
The court of buIgesses held a meeting
Monday evening, with five present. Off
Ger Helms work as night officer is evil
IDENTIFY appreciated, as the board voted
unanimously to retain him another year.
The following committees were chosen
Highways, Alvarado Howard and G. 9.
Parkess light and water, Lyman Cush-
man and W. ]. Williams; police and fire
department, J. NJ. Leach and A. E. Con-
verse. No choice was made for road
commissioner, and another meeting will
be held for this purpose next week. J.
II. Reed was retained as borough counsel.
The Young Mems Literary and Social
club met last Tuesday evening at the
Methodist church and settled the vexed
question relative to the Importance
of farming and manufacturing. 1t was
decided that farming was the more i'm
portant, Louis Stevenson and John Sis
wick representing the affirmative against
Jesse Clifford and Harry Converse. The
debate next week will be, Resolved,
That Lee was a greater general than
Grant" 1t was voted to hold a ladies'
night Tuesday evening, February 1st.
Richard Ellis left Monday evening for
the west. He went by the way of the
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brief visit. Quite party of his friends
gathered at the station to bid him good
bye and wish him luck. He will locate
in Sioux City for the present, and If he
likes the west he may become a perma-
nent resident. If he does not like he will
return to Stafford. Ellis is quite popular
in town, and while his friends are sorry
to have him leave, all wish him success
and happiness, whether he remains in the
west or returns to his native town.
Grace Church Notes.-The ladies of the
parish are to give an Experience social''
just before Lent......Now is the time for
people to get odd jobs done, and at the
same time help a worthy cause...A
chapter to the Junior Auxiliary to the
Board of Missions" will be started in the
Sunday school room next Saturday at 2 sc
p. m. The object of this society is to In.
still in the Sunday school scholars an in
terest in the church's missionary work
The coming session is intended especially
for girls. Those who do not know how
to sew will be taught. A similar organi
cation for the boys will be started before
long......There will be a musicale for the
benefit of the parish In the Sunday schoc
room, Tuesday evening, February 1st
Among the attractions provided are Prof
Jordan and ladies' quartet.
Lawyer R. H. Back has decided to re
move to Athol, Mass, and will leave tn
last of the week. Mr.. Back makes tn
change because of his familiarity will
Massachusetts law and proceedings, gain
ed in his eight years of practice in Bos
ton. He has made many friends in town
who wish him the measure of success II
Athol which he enjoyed in Boston Mr.
Back was born in Union, and NATURAL,
the people of this locality feel more thai
a passing interest in his welfare. H
graduated from the Boston Universit,
law school and built up good practic,
in that city, being associated with Prof
A. H. Wellman. Ill health obliged hin
TO come to Stafford. During the time h
has been in town he has interested him
self in everything that is progressive. H
is president OF the Haymarket Squar
literary club.