The Press., 1898-11-03
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Horrigan.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Election next Tuesday.
 A. o. U. W. meeting this evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Wilson are stopping at the Springs House.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. & A. M., Tuesday evening.
 National Bank Examiner Edward P. MetcAlf of Providence was in town Tues day.
 Mrs. Mark Harris Of BrIdgeton, Me, was the guest of Mir. 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. Wm. K. Baker of Springfield re- turned home yesterday after making Mrs. q. II Baker weeks visit.
 stephen K. Barton, vIce-president of the Red Cross association, was a guest at tho springs House lAst Friday.
 Mrs. Frederick Goodrich with her retl. nue stopped at the Springs House Friday. The party was on the way to Pomfret.
 Mrs. c. H. Baker and Mrs. W. K. De- mOnd are attending the meeting of the WomaDs' board of Foreign Missions at Springfield.
 The prohibItionlsts have nominated Leonard S. Goodell and John T. Mel. bourne for representatives and K. J Sweet for sheriff.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will hold business meeting at the home Of Mrs. W. W. Burwell on Grown street Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 A. J. Tllden has completed the enumer. alton of school children bet ween four and sixteen years of age. He finds there are 679 children between those ages, an in- crease of 42 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 mo- license and the general feeling Is of satisfaction that the town ls once again on 6 no basis Those directly interested in the sale nat urally feel little unfriendly toward the new conditions.
 As soon as possible telephone instr IL ment of the kind to be used In the new telephone exchange will be put In at Mir BurIitt'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. MRry's guild of the Eplscopa church gave Halloween party Monday evening in the Sunday school room There were about 35 people present. Re treatments were served, and . large va riety of games served to make the tim, fly. The games included . clothespil race, bobbing for apples in a tub of water bllndfold feeding exercise and palmIs try. "a
 Dana and Levi Gary, F. B. and c. R Newton, Richard Fisk and Dr. Eatol went coon hunting Monday evening, un der the guidance of James Kay. Tn party secured two handsome coons, on, weighing l7 pounds and the other 13 pounds. The coons were on exhibition Tuesday morning In the show window O Eaton's drug store, and attracted consid erable attention. The hunters will enjo, a game supper at the home of L. D Gary this evening.
 At the meeting of the members of tn Stafford Springs Cemetery association held last Thursday evening, the question of the amount of bequests necessary fo the permanent care of lots was discussed A committee consisting of Andrew WhI ton, c. F. Hal wood and W. H. Coole was appointed to arrange a schedule 0 bequests 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 vii report at q meeting to be held in tn Business Mems association rooms O Tuesday evening, November Sth.
 The ordination and installation of Rev Edwin W. Bishop as pastor of the Con gregRtional church will take place mex Wednesday at three o'clock. The fol lowing churches are invited, Rock vIlle Holland, Ellington, North Coventry, Wes Stafford, StRffordville, Union, WillIngtor Vernon Center, Marlboro, WillImantiC MOnsOn, Pomfret, Broadway of Norwich 0reenville and TAftville. The IndIvIdu also invited are Professor c. g. Boards Ice and K. K. Mitchell of the Hartfor theological seminary, Rev. H. P. Schani fer of Boston, Rev. W. B. Tuthlll c KensIngton, Rev. 0. w. Collier of Ne, Haven, and Rev. 0. W. Morrow of Nol wich. At the evening service at 7.S Rev. J. A. Solandt will read the scrIy ture; Rev. Lewellyn Pratt, D. D., ( Norwich will deliver the ordination SCI mon; the right hand of fellowship will | given by Rev. o. K. Mckinley Of Rocl vile; Prof. 0. s. Beardslee of Hartfor will give the ordination prayer; Rev. Ec win George of Willimantic will delivs the charge to the pastor, and an antheI will be rendered by the choir. The se vices are open to the people both afie noon and evening.