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.
 II. c. Wheeler Is confined to hts home with an abcees over his eye.
 Regular meeting of the Winter Post, q. A. R next Tuesday evening.
 Miss Mena Adams has ben quite Ill with a cold, but Is now more comfortable. Perry Davis Is one of the latest victims of the chicken thief. He lost several valuable fowls a few nights ago.
 Grand High Priest Abel made an offi- clal visit to the WInsted lodge Of Masons Tu esday evening, returning yesterday. Anthony Adams' window with the mill is attracting considerable attention. The mill wheel Ia driven by a small stream of water.
 At the regular session Of Wauseon lodge, l. 0. Q. F., next Tuesday evening the seml-annual election Of officers will take place.
 About 40 of the young people enjoyed a 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 Q. M. Browns grocery store, Main street.
 Prof. F. A. Bsgnall, 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 p Ickages 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 Mrs. F. c. Sanford; "Elsle Venner, Miss Berton; Holmes place in our litera ture, Mrs. !. J. Ellis.
 Winter Relief Corps has elected th'
 
 President, Jane K. Cleaveland; senior vice-presldent, Martha A. Nichols junior vIce-presldeut, Louisa Nj. Wood; treas urer, Emelins M. Reynolds; chaplain Lucy A. CumminRs; conductor, Mabe WhlttemOre; guard. Mary Kellogg del osate, Martha A. Nichols; alternate Mary A. 5ymonda.
 Mrs. Francis A. HarwoOI. 77. died Tuesday evening at 7.80 fOm the effecte oI fall last week. Mrs. Harw ood wal universally respected, and her death will cause sorrow among a large circle oI friends and neIghbors. The deceased wal a daughter of Francis Luther Of Belcher' town, Mass., and was born ln that town Sept 9th, 1891. She came to Stafford with her parents early in life, and had al ways lived in town sinoe. Her maideT name was Clarissa l.. Luther, and sht was married to Francis A. Harwood, April z, ls4I, at West stafford. She had beer n msmber of the Methodist chuIch since I748, and was active in church work Her husband died In 1884 She leaves two sons, Calvin L.. Harwood, a promi nent business man o' Norwich, and Charles F. Harwood, treasurer of the Stafford Savings bank. The funeral will be held from her late home tomorrow afternoor at 1 o'clock, Rev. J. 1. Bartholomew of fioiatlng.
 The supper and social at the Methodis church next Wednesday evening will b. in charge Of the Young Mems SOciSl cir cle. Supper at o'clock, price 10 cents enteltainment at 6 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 lectur to be delivered Monday evening by Fred erick W. Coleman, third vice-president O the Norwich district league. His subiec will be Poetry and Life" There vii be no admlssion fee, and every one 1 cordially invited to come. The leAgn have also selsCted Tuesday of Christina week for holding their annual banquet This event ls looked forward 10 by mem bera of the league and thelr friends with great deal of pleasure.