The Press., 1898-12-01
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 STAFFORD SPRINGS. A. o. U. W. meeting this evening.
 Willis Reed has been visiting friends in Westford.
 Embert Marsdale has taken a position at tha Springfield armOry.
 Mrs. F. c. Sanford has returned from a visit with friends at Norwich.
 J. NJ. Leach and Daniel Hurley were in Boston yesterday on a business trip.
 The Stafford Worsted company Oom- menced thls week to run on full time. s Mlss Eva Penney of Brooklyn, N.Y., Is the guest of MT. and Mrs. W. W. Burwoll. Landlord SegAr will entertain the Real Widow Brown" company at the Springs House on Sunday.
 Mrs. Anthony Adams and Miss Mena Adams are in New York this week on . business and pleasure trip.
 Treasurer Harwood of the Stafford Savings bank returned Wednesday morn Ing from business trip to Boston.
 Miss Clara M. ChRffee of Thompson. vile spent her Thanksgiving vacation with her sister, Mrs. A. W. Kingsbury. Mics Mary I. Newton has gone to New York for a course ln art study. having given up her contemplated visit to Call, fornla.
 The electric lighting system at the Congregational church has been thor oughly overhauled and several additional lights put in.
 c. A. R. meeting next Tuesday even- ing. The annual election of officers of Winter Post will take place, and . full attendance is desired.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. W. Penney and son from Springfield and Mrs. Perkins of Bloomfield were with Mir. and Mrs. c, c. Parkess over Thanksgiving.
 The Young Mems Literary socisty has chosen these officers: President, 6idney SIswick; vice. pI esident, Leverne Dim ock treasurer, Eugene 8. Charter; sec retSry, John Siswick.
 William Engley has finished his conrs' at Eastman business college at Pough keepsie, and has taken a position in {
  P. Cooley will finish hls course abou Christmas.
 Work on the telephone line from Willi mantle to this town is in progress, and, a soon as it is completed. n sample machin will be put in to be tested by those inter ested in the new exchange that Is to b established ln this town.
 The local football team was badly de feated at WilllmAntic Thanksgiving da by the high school team of that city by score of 80 to o. The game was playe in pouring rain. The local team ha but little practice, and was outplayed a every point.
 The observance of 40 hours devotiO will commence with high mass at 8 .. m. tomorrow. Saturday morning the frs mass at s a. m. Sunday the first mas will be at 7.15. the second mass at 8. 8( and high m%ss (close of 40 hours' devC tiOn) at II a. m.
 The school in district No. (, (Staffor street) Mrs. s. A. Bottum teacher, close the 1utumn term Wednesday Of last week Scholars neither absent nor tardy: nell Lhrviee, Florence Garvsis, Bena GarveIG Willie Slater, Clarence Hamilton. Jame LykIngs, Andrew Farrell, Leo Garveii Augustus Garvels; abeent but one day Jossph Larviee and Paul Garveis.
 "The Real Widow Brown" by the 4 Q. Scammon company, Is the attractio at the opera house Saturday evening The following ls from the PMwtvckt Tribune of Nov. IS, lasts
 "The Real Widow Brown'' is . 'dandy. It Is simply cyclone of fun from begin ming to end, and there has been nothln to equal 1t since the days of Muldoon Picnic. The whole plot hinges upon th old deacon answering one of the advel tisements in New York paper, purpor ing to be written by \ young widow wh Id seeking another husband. IL happen In this case that there Is n real wido rRmed Brown, and after some corr, spondence the old man writes for her come on to be married. Now tho deaco has daughters who do not banker after stepmother, and when they see the letts advising the father that the widow is O the way. the letter having fallen into th hand Of the chore boy, Teddy, they Q, about with the aid of their beaux, wh are up-to-date young men, to circumver the pair. One of the young mon diagniss as the deacon, the other dressing as ti Widow Brown. Each fools the other first, and whom they have revealed then selves they set out tO fool everybody els The rest can be imagined. The oomec Is replete with thelatest songs and dance rendered in metropolitan fashion, easl ma meritoriouR aa MnythInu in the prinr pal theatres In the large cities.
 The Bridgeport Farmer says of u same company;
 It ls one of the best companies that hI appeared here this season. It is q smooI and finished play. and culminates into | cidents that carry an audience Into dts laughter. The acting was effective, q company we'll chosen and the singing lightful. The speclAltlee introduced a clever and up-to-date.