The Press., 1898-01-13
Prof. Jordan is organizing music Glasses

lodge of Foresters In town.
John Williams has gone to Bostoe
where he will work at his trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Leach have beer
spending several days at Boston this
week.
The Central Wooden company began
Tuesday to run their mill eleven hours
per day.
James Hurley has gone to Willimanti'
to work for the Metropolitan life insurance
company.
Holly Howard is able to be at his Office
again, but is''still quite lame from the Of
fects of rheumatism. .
Anthony Adams will go to South Gov.
entry this evening and install the officers
of Nathan Hale Post.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Walker enter.
tanned the Amenity whist club at the US
ual place Tuesday evening.
The regular meeting of the w. G. T. U.
will be held Friday at 8 O'Clock, with
Mrs. A. N. Nichols.
Col. Chas. L. Dean has been appointed
a member of the ways and means commit
tee of the Massachusetts legislature.
G. E. Buck, VIM. Buck John A. Foster,
and Otis Chapman went on fishing trip
yesterday to the Morey place in Westford.
G. g. Ellis has had built by A. F.
Spellman one of the largest bob sleds in
this vicinity. w. ]. Williams did the
iron work.
Edward Bailey has been granted d.
vorce from Kate D. Bailey by the SUI
perior court at Springfield. Bailey now
resides here, but was formerly of Wales.
The adjourned meeting of the court of
burgesses will be held tomorrow even
ing. It is hoped that there will be full
attendance, as important business is to
come before the board.
Richard Ellis has resigned his position
Of clerk in the Stafford Savings Bank, to
take effect at once. Mr.. Ellis will go to
Sioux City, Iowa, where he has accepted
a position. f
The next meeting of the Current Events
club will be held Monday evening at
the residence Of Miss Celia Holt. Henry
Esmond and Pendennis are to be consid-
cred, and the current topic will be the an
nexation of Hawaii.
The Citizens band held an enjoyable
dance at the opera house last Friday
evening. Music was by an orchestra led
by Prof. Gordon. There were about %
couples present. A band concert In front
of the hall preceded the dance.
M. S. Dixon, superintendent of the
Warren Wooden company, has resigned
his position with that company and will
go to Mechanicsville. James Norton,
who has been boss weaver, will have
charge at the Warren wooden mill for the
present.
The meetings in the Congregational
church are producing much thoughtful
ness on the part of the people, and have
increased in interest. They will be con-
tinued over the Sabbath. Mr.. Gordon
will preach morning and evening, and
also conduct the Christian Endeavor at
6 o'clock. A collection will be taken at
the morning service for the benefit of Mr..
Gordon. The meeting on Friday evening
will begin promptly at Z o'clock and last
one hour, that opportunity may be given
hose who wish to attend the concert.
The funeral of Ephraim K Taft was
leld from his late residence last Saturday
forenoon, Rev. J. 1. Bartholomew ofici-
ating. There was large attendance, In
,luding many of the business associates
If the deceased. The music was by a |
quartet from the Methodist church. The |
official board of the Methodist church at. |
ended in body, and there was a large
representation of Winter Post present. |
The bearers were, Charles Warren, A. L. |
Howard, Amos Nichols, G. f. Harwood, |
!. H. Foskit of Monson, and Charles |
Kolb of South Coventry. Places OF bust |
hess on the street closed during the ser
7ices.
The following books have been added to
he public library by the Womans' Lii
orary Club:
40 The Temptations of Katharine Gray,
Mary Lowe Dickinson
81 A Lie Tor Lie, Miss MulocK |
167 Thelma, Marie Corellt |
|69 The Choir Invisible, James Lane Allen
36S Miss Archer Archer, Clara Louise Burnham
SO Phoso, Anthony Hone
j6S The Heart of Princess osra, Anthony HOPE HOPE
"a In Stmpklnsville, Ruth McEnery Stuart |
'55 The Young Puritans of Old Hadley,
Mary P. Wells Smith |
go March Hares. Harold Frederic |
59 Sentimental Tommy, J. NJ. Barrie |
62 The Great Stone of Sardis, Frank Stockton |
81 The Story OF An Untold Love,
Paul Leicester Ford
66 The Bondman, Hail Game
81 Alan RanSfOrd, Ellen Douglas Deland Il
81 The Shippers Wooing, w. W. Jacobs |
SO Stuart and Bamboo,
Sc Prisoners of Conscience, Amelia E. Barr
ga A Rose OF Yesterday. F. Marion Crawford |
IS Lads Love, s. r. Crockett |
n Quo Vadis Henry r. StenkteWicz /
"a Rubatyat Of Doc sefers,
So Lullaby Land, Eugene Field
IS A Dictionary Of American Authors,
oscar Fay Adams
o. The Resolute Mr.. Pansy, John Trowbr1dge
o. School Boy Life in England, john Cor6ln
E
81 Song Birds and Water Fowl H. E. Parkhurst
SO Eye Spy, William Hamilton Gibson
In addition to the 90 volumes presented
o the public library by the Womans' Ii
'rary Club, the following valuable addi-
ion has been made by contributions or
lift From Edward B. Wick, clerk at
he Springs House, The Standard Ameri-
an Encyclopedia, 8 volumes, bound In
alf morocco, valuable reference work
q handy form. The Memorial History
+ Hartford County, Connecticut, 2 large
edited by j. Hammond Trum-
ull, and covers the history of the county
rom 1888 to 1884 AS Stafford once be-
onged to Hartford and Wethersfield
lantation or county, the work will have
much value in assisting students of local
istory in their researches. The books
7ill be found in the reference department.
nd cannot be taken from the library
he public are indebted to Mr. Noel NJ.
'ease of Eaton's drug store for this val
able gift. No. 1926 B, The Mistress of
herburne, by A. M. Douglas, was pre-