The Press., 1898-01-13
Prof. Jordan Is organizing music classes

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 An attempt-is being made to form { lodge of Foresters In town. '% .'"4t 2,
 John Williams has gone to Bosto"r where he will work at hls trade.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Leach have been spending several days at Boston this week. ....~.. -.
 The Central woolen company began Tuesday to run their mill eleven hours per day.
 James Hurley has gone to Willlmantit to work for the Metropolitan life insurance company.
 Holly Howard Is able to be at his ofic' again, but is.still quite lame from the ef fects of rheumatism. ..,. . f.. .-
 Anthony Adams will go to South Gov. entry this evening and install the officers of Nathan Hale Post.
 Mir and Mrs. A. W. Walker enter tained the Amenity whist club at the us ual place Tuesday evening.
 The regular meeting of the W. c. 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, Wm. Buck John A. Foster, and Otis Chapman went on fishing trip yesterday to the Mercy place in Westford.
 c. c. Ellis has had built by A. F. Spellman one of the largest bob sleds in this vicinity. W. J. Williams did the iron work.
 Edward Bailey has been granted @ d. vorce from Kate D. Bailey by the su- perior court at Springfield. Bailey now resides here, but was formerly of Wales. The adjourned meeting of the court oi 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. MT. Ellis will go to Sioux City, Iowa, where he has accepted a petition.
 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 Woolen 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 woolen 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. Mir. Gordon will preach morning and evening, and also conduct the Christian Endeavor al 6 o'clock. A collection will be taken al the morning service for the benefit of Mir. Gordon. The meeting on Friday evening will begin promptly at 2 o'clock and last one hour, that opportunity may be given those who wish to attend the concert.
 The funeral of Ephralm K. Taft was held from his late residence last Saturday forenoon, Rev. J. I. Bartholomew offici- ating. There was large attendance, in- cluding many of the business associates of the deceased. The muslc was by a quartet from the Methodist church. The official board of the Methodist church at. tended in a body, and there was a large representation of Winter Post present. The bearers were, Charles Warren, A. L. Howard, Amos Nichols, c. F. Harwood, G. H. Foskit of Monson, and Charles Kolb of South Coventry. Places of busi- ness on the street closed during the ser. vices.
 The following books have been added tC the public library by the Womans' IL brary Club:
 S70 The Temptations of Katharine Gray, Mary Lowe Dickinson soe A Life for a Life, Miss MulocI | sSs @ Miss Arch Archer Archer, Clara Louise % BurnhSn ar sSs The Heart Of Princess osra, Anthony Hop Hop | BB4 In Simpknsville, Ruth McEnery Stuar1 sS5 The Young Puritans Of old Hadley,
 66o March Mares. Harold Frederic | 659 Sentimental Tommy, J. Nj. Barrie ss2 The Great Stone Of sardis, Frank Stockton
 Paul Leicester Fort | s8s The Bondman, Hall CainC | pKf Alan Rnnafnrd EIlan norUtas npIan so7 The slippers Wooing, w W. JacobI sb5 stuart and Bamboo,
 s5s Prisoners Of Conscience, Amelia E. Bar s64 Rose of Yesterday. F. Marion CrawforC SSi SSi quo qS' vSds,' S' Henry K. sieHkiewica James whitcomb Rifle, sb Lullaby Land, Eugene Fielt s 5 foS bfctionSrsS sf Of American Authors. M Daf'l | oscar Fay Adami 4O1 The ResoIute Mir. Pansy, John Trowbridg, 4oa School Boy Life in England, John CoroiI | E
 | T Song Birds and Water Fowl, H. K. Parkhurs | 96 Eye Spy, William Hamilton GibsoI
 In addition to the % volumes presented to the public library by the Womans' u brary Club, the following valuable addi ton has been made by contributions ol gift From Edward B. Wick, clerk a the Springs House, The Standard Ameri can Encyclopedia, 8 volumes, bound iE half morocco, a valuable reference worh in handy form. The Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 9 large volumes, edited by J. Hammond Trum bull, and covers the history of the county from 1888 to 1884. As Stafford once be longed to Hartford and WethersfielC plantation or county, the work will hav' much value in assisting students of loca history in their researches. The book will be found in the reference departmen and cannot be taken from the library The public are indebted to Mir. Noel M Pease of Eaton's drug store for this val uable gift. No. 626 B, The Mistress O