The Press., 1898-11-03
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Election next Tuesday.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Election next Tuesday.
A. o. U. w. meeting this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Wilson are stopping
at the Springs House.
Regular communication Of Ionic Lodge,
F. & A. NJ, Tuesday evening.
National Bank Examiner Edward P.
Metcalf of Providence was in town Tues
day. W..
Mrs. Mark Harris of Bridgeton, Me-,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Leach over Sunday. ..
Pillanck Fabanio is building barn on
Park-st. to. take the place OF the one re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
Mrs. VIM. K. Baker of Springfield re-
turned home yesterday after making Mrs.
G. II Baker a weeks VISIT
Stephen E. Barton, vlce-president OF
the Red Cross association, was a guest at
the Springs House last Friday.
Mrs. Frederick Goodrich with her reti-
nue. stopped at the Springs House Friday.
The party was on the way to Pomfret.
Mrs. g. H. Baker and Mrs W. E. De.
mond are attending the meeting of the
Womans' board of Foreign Missions al
Springfield.
The prohibitionists have nominated
Leonard 8. Goodell and John T. Mel
bourne for representatives and E. J.
Sweet for sheriff.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold business meeting at the home
OF Mrs. w. w. Burwell on Crown street
Friday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
A. ]. Tilden has completed the enumer-
alton OF school children between four and
sixteen years of age. He finds there are
$40 children between those ages, an in
crease of AZ ever last year.
The vesper service adopted at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday evening
promises to become quite popular. There
was good attendance, and all agree that
the service is very helpful and pleasing.
Tuesday was the first day OF mol license,
and the general feeling Is of satisfaction
that the town Is once again on no basis
Those directly interested In the sale nat.
urally feel little unfriendly toward the
new conditions.
As soon as possible telephone instIu.
ment of the kind to be used In the new
telephone exchange will be put In at Mr.
Burlitt's Office, at the Hurley store
Those interested will have chance tc
try the phone, and the work of taking
subscribers will then be commenced.
st. Mary's guild of the Episcopal
church gave Halloween party Monday
evening in the Sunday school room
There were about 80 people present. Re
freshments were served, and a large va
riety of games served to make the time
fly. The games included clothespir
race, bobbing for apples in tub of water
a blindfold feeding exercise and palms
try.
Dana and Levi Gary, F. B. and &. R
Newton, Richard Fisk and Dr. EatoI
went coon hunting Monday evening, un
der the guidance of James Kay. TIL,
party secured two handsome coOns, one
Weighing II pounds and the other 10.
pounds. The coons were on exhibition
Tuesday morning in the show window O
Eaton's drug store, and attracted eonsid
cradle attention. The hunters will enjoy
a game supper at the home Of L. D
Gary this evening.
At the meeting of the members of thu
Stafford Springs Cemetery association
held last Thursday evening, the question
of the amount of requests necessary fol
the permanent care Of lots was discussed
A committee consisting of Andrew Viii
ton, G. F. atwood and w. H. Cooler
was appointed to arrange a schedule o
requests for the permanent care of tn
different sizes of lots, and to draw up tn
necessary amendment to the bylaws t,
cover the condition. The committee will
report at a meeting to be held in tn
Business Mems association rooms OF
Tuesday evening, November 9Th.
The ordination and installation of Rev
Edwin w. Bishop as pastor Of the Con
gregational church will take place mex
Wednesday at three O'Clock. The fol
lowing churches are invited: Rockville
TOlland, Ellington, North Coventry, Yves
Stafford, Staffordville, Union, Wellington
Vernon Center, Marlboro, Willimantic
Monson, Pomfret, Broadway of Norwich
Greenville and Taftville. The individu
also invited are Professor G. 8. Boards
lee and E. z. Mitchell of the Hartfor,
theological seminary, Rev. II. p. Schanf
fer of Boston, Rev. w. B. Tuthill o
Kensington, Rev. G. w. Collier of Ney
Haven, and Rev. G. w. Morrow of Nor
witch. At the evening service at 7.3
Rev. j. A. Solandt will read the scrip
ture; Rev. Lewellyn Pratt, D. D., Q
Norwich will deliver the ordination SCI
mon; the right hand of fellowship will b
given by Rev. c. E. Mckinley Of Rock
Vile; Prof. c.. s. Beardslee of Hartfor
will give the ordination prayer; Rev. Ed
win George of Willimantic will delive
the charge to the pastor, and an anthem
will be rendered by the choir. The SCI
vices are open to the people both after
noon and evening.