The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-03-03
STAFFORD SPRINGS,

DR.. g. H. Snow returned Tuesday from
visit to Boston.
Regular communication Of Ionic Lodge
F. & A. NJ, next Tuesday evening.
Regular meeting of Harmony Temple
of Honor next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. ClaraBreene and daughter of Prov.
idence are visiting at Wakeman Sibley's,
Mrs. W. L. Bishop of Holyoke is the
guest of her daughter Mrs. Lewis Me
Laughlin
The Stafford Worsted company will
make extensive improvements at its plant
this spring.
Mrs. J. H. Roberts of Manchester is
visiting at Mrs. Augusta Eaton's. Mrs.
Eaton is seriously ill.
The fish market firm of Irons 4 Slater
has dissolved partnership. C. N. Irons
will continue the business.
Y. P. S. G. E. Topic at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday evening at
o'clock. 'What is profitab BILE Sabbath ?''
w. E Demond.
The Current Events club met Monday
Evening with Mrs. J. Carl Converse.
Charles Dickens and his works was the
topic of the meeting
The hoard of county commissioners or
ganized Tuesday with John Thompson OF
Ellington as chairman. and NJ. P. J.
Walker of this town as secretary.
Seventeen girls formerly employed at
the carpet mills at Thompsonville arrived
at the Springs Monday and secured work
with the Stafford worsted company.
". H. Pettyette, boss dyer for the
Warren WOODEN company, has severed his
connection with that firm and is succeed
ed by Jonn P. Powers, who was formerly
with the company, but is now in Holyoke.
Ozro B. Usher, who has bought the
painting and paper hanging business OF
F. E. Converse, has arrived in the bor-
ough. and advertises that he is ready for
business. Mr.. Usher comes highly rec
commended, and is an expert in his line.
A good sized audience gathered at the
opera house Tuesday to see "The Dona-
ton Party" repeated for the beneftof the
public library. The presentation Tues
day evening was as pleasing as the first
effort. The Woman's Library club will
receive 800. 80 as a result of the enter
tainment.
Several members of the Epworth League,
accompanied by Rev. G. H. and Mrs. Van
Natter of the StaffoIdville league, went
to Rockville and attended the ub-district
convention Tuesday afternoon and even
ing. The trip was made in Gary's bus,
and the members report a very enjoyable
time. The address by Rev. B. F. Simon
had very ''brightening'' effect ON the
Stafford delegation.
The Haymarket square club held a
library social in the church parlors last
evening. Each of the forty members
present represented some book and wore
a token suggesting the title. B. P.
Cooley guessed the largest number of
titles and received book as reward.
Miss Clart Baker received a calendar for
the second best list. Singing by the
Congo male quartette, vocal solo by
Miss Josephine Hewitt, selection on the
flute by Karl Adams, and a reading by
Miss Margaret Cooley we're pleasing feat
ures of the entertainment. Cake and
chocolate were served after which all
joined heartily in charades.
Bicycle dealers are getting ready for
the spring business, and are displaying
some slick wheels. This season a good
standard make Of wheel can be bought
for $50. E. A. Buck & Co. will carry
Stearns, Heating. Crescent, Racycles and
several other kinds. H. o. Butterfeld
has the Ramblels, Ideals and Unions.
Squiers d Adams, a new firm, are agents
for the Tribune, Arena and Charter Oak
wheels. w. E. Hanley will put out the
Packer and one or two other kinds. A.
J. Tilden has the old reliable Hartfords
and Column bias. H. S. Abel will repre-
sent the Spaulding wheels, and w. w.
Burwen will continue as agent for the
Cleveland.
The entertainment in the opera house
last Friday evening was about the worst
that ever happened. Maloney, one of the
leading characters, failed to make hit.
1t was evident that several members of
the company had made their escape be-
fore the show reached here, which proves
that under the most discouraging circum-
thankful for. Maloney advertised that
Tillle West and May Bryant would ap-
pear. AS there was but one woman with
the aggregation, it is evident that Ma
loney is not only an uninteresting actor,
but very careless man with the truth.
There were also one or two less men than
advertised. Outside of the black face
team, there is but little that can be said
in commentator of Maloney and his col
lection of flats. AS usual when an event
of this kind comes off, there was fair
sized house.
The eleventh meeting of the North
Tolland Sunday School Union will be
held at the NJ. E. church next Wednes-
day. The following is the program At
ternoOn session at 2 45-Devotional ex-
ercises; general topic, Teachers Prep
aration for the Lesson-I. The Study of
the Lesson, Rev. A. j. Mcleod; II,
knowledge of the Scholars, Rev. j. A.
Solandt III, Study and Application of
the Principles of Teaching, VIM. H. Cor
bin; General study of the Teacher,
Study of the Bible, Rev. G. H. Brown /;
ii, Helps to the Study Of the Bible, Rev.
T. G.. Druley; business and collection !;
collation.. Evening session at z 30-SOng
service of twenty minutes, Miss Martha
Sibley; address, Conducting the Train"
George w. Pease of Springfield, Mass.
The address in the evening will be of I'M
usual interest to all interested In Sunday
school work Mr.. Pease is the principal
of the Springfield school of christian
wol kers, and is very prominent in Sum-
day school work. All are cordially in
Vited to both sessions.