The Press., 1898-12-29

Fred Miller spent Christmas with his parents at Webster, Mass.
 c. E. Burke is building large two- tenement house at Hydeville for George Beard. It will make handsome addi. ton 10 that neighborhood.
 Attha close of the term of the Pinney Grammar school each teacher was pre- sented by the pupils in her department with handsome souvenir gift.
 The Christmas concert at the Univer- saliet church last Sunday evening Is spo- ken of by those who were there as one of the very best ever given by the society.
 Jacob Glover & Son are building large ice house with capacity of nearly two hundred tons and will be able to supply many additional ice customers next sum- mer.
 The annual ice harvest on the pond commenced yesterday, Cyril Johnson be- ing the first to have his house filled. The ice is about ten inches thick, but of rath- CT a poor quality.
  Baptist church Monday evening was a very pleasant occasion and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Olney Hulett acted as Santa Claus, being assisted by Oscar Col burn and Linus Putney.
 Among the birth notices in another col umn will be seen that of 8 daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Miller at Vest field, Vermont, Dec. 90 The notice is of interest to people in this village where Mrs. Miller, as Miss Ella M. Lombard, passed her girlhood days.
 Miss Beth Sprague attended a brilliant society wedding at Norwich Tuesday, when Miss Martha Mitchell Pray was married to Dr. Herbert w. Foster oi Montolair, N. J. Miss Pray was one of the summer guests at Mashapaug last sea. son, and made many friends among Staf- ford young people.
 Rev. Harry Blackford of Monson will preach in the Universalist church next Sunday morning. This will probably be the last opportunity of hearing MT. Black. ford, as he has received a call from the First Unlversalist church of Cincinnati Ohio, which he will probably accept The special subject announced at this church for next Sunday and the commun. ion service will be deferred until the sec. ond Sunday in January. Staffordville.
 Miss Emma Peel is visiting her brother W. F. Peel.
 Willard Harrington Is at work in Fisk dale at his trade.
 E. c. Phelps, boss finisher at the Home mill has given up his position.
 Edwin Swift spent Christmas with friends in Longmeadow, Mass. E. l.. Cady of Springfield spent Christ mas with Mir. and Mrs. Henry Thresher
 MT. and Mrs. Hiram Rathburn of Nor wich Town spent Christmas with Mrs Mary Foskit.
 Miss Nettie Stacy with her sister Mrs J. A. .Solandt, are visiting friends ir Springfield, Mass.
 Mrs. J. 0. Booth and Miss Florence Booth are visiting the family of Rev, l. P Booth at Vermont.
 l As there have not been any shiner caught through the ice this winter tn fisherman have to resort to chubs. | Mrs. Anna Richardson of Jewett Cit, and Miss Mary Fisk of Boston, spen Christmas with their father, E. Y. Flskp on the Street.
 Rev. and Mrs. c. H. VanNatter hay gone to Brooklyn for two weeks vfsit There will be no services at the NJ. E church next Sunday.
 George Andrews, who is imployed ths machine business at Thompsonville returned home last Friday to spend Christ mas with his family.
 Master Eddie Tobin, while fishing O the reservoir Monday, caught a yer handsome string of pickerel, the larges one weighing two pounds and a half.
 Arthur Arnold, who has been lool time, has left that position a nd has gon to Wales to work in the Excelsior mill.
 The speaking and singing by the chilC ren of the NJ. E. Sunday school at tn Christmas concert on Sunday evening wa spoken of as irst class by all who attended | Will Tobin of Worcester, Mass, mac his appearance Saturday evening at h home and made the members of the fan fly very happy with his generous Christ mas gifts.
 The fair and entert inment given | the ladies of the Epworth League of tn M. E. church was well patronized and th ladies will add over fifty dollars to tn treasury from that source.
 The Christmas tree and Sunday scho, tionaI Church, Saturday. evening. I'll church was crowded, many having stand during the evening. The tre' presented a very fine appearance. IT pastor received a sum of money as a gi from his parishioners. The ladies of tn , church and society presented the paste , and his wife with an autograph bed-sprea' It was made under the direction of MT George Andrews and is really mary for beauty of design and harmony of colo
 West Stafford.
 D. l.. Ellis and F. z. Fairfield are bus harvesting Ice.
 Miss Josephine Newell spent ChrIstm, , with her sister in Willimantic. Mrs. Sousana Davis of Gilead is mal ing an extended visit with her nephe, Myron F. Davis.
 The annual meeting of the Ecclesiast cal society of the Congregational churt will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. All members are requested
 be present.
 r Among the Christmas visitors from ol of town were, MT. and Mrs. w. E. True 8 dell and w. H. Champlin of Burnside
 E. O. TruesdelPs and A. M. Graves B New London at w. D. Graves.