The Press., 1898-04-07

f Miss Christtne 0tsen received yasterda. ithe sad news of her mothers death, whicf Occurred some two weeks ego. Mis- Olsen has the sympath ..of the cornmnnit, Fin her loes. = a- 5s f H.H. Hall Is having a model market made out of the room he has been occu pying. More room has been added, and he is also building large up-to-date re. frigerator, which will be mucha ppfeciated by his patrons during the eofningsammer
 Easter will be observed in the Hniver- salist church bs as special :sTvicss with appropriatesmusfc and sermon. A mis- sionsry collection will be taken and the communion will be observed, h the evening the Sunday school will: aPfrseni I an Easter concert.@~ Great pains are beinu taken in the training. of the children. and all the music will be new and attractive. All are invited to these services.
 Quite number frcm this place, attend ed the Union c. E. meeting at the Springs Tuesday. They speak of the small at tendance, but: say they were more than | paid by listening to an address by Rev. J I. Bartholomew on "The Futute Man. " They speak in glowing terms of MT. Bar tholomew's address, one man saying that if he had travelled twenty, instead of two miles, he should have felt more than paid.
 John Houle, father of Mrs. Joseph MI nor of this place, died at his home In East Brookfield, Msss., March 23, and was buried in the cemetery at Spencer, March 26., MT. Houle was born at St. Dominic, Canada. sixty-seven years ago. but. the most of his life has been spent ip this country, having worke ed at the Forestville mill in this town for some four years. He leaves a widow and ten, children, i've sons, who are all unmarried and live at home with their mother, and five daugh- ters, all of whom are married. MT. Houl.- was in quite comfortable circumstances. and left two handsome places, with con siderable real estate attached, to his widow. -.,. a. stanordviIIe.
 Lost, bunch, of keys between Stafford vile and Stafford Hollow. The finder will be rewarded by leaving them with W. F. Peel. e~
 CA. Duncan has taken the agency for the Lowell Diamond bicycle". All who want a first class wheel should examine this. as 1t Is one of the best made.s @cnss
 The little son of Robert :walbtidgeR quite sick. s7 eRr @.fFN' Miss Kate Neville, who works for Mir. Keeney of Somersville, is at home for, 8 few weeks. A. D., Moore and wife-of Holyoke and E. c. Moore of Norwich were. at home over Sunday. -, 7
 Robert Raymond has moved into the, house lately occupied by Owen Silk and owned by Peel X Mccarthy.
 There will he Union service in the Congregational church next Ffiiay even- Ing. It Is hoped there will be full house. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church meet this afternoon and evening with Mrs. c. A. Duncan. All are cordial Iy invited.
 Louis Hewitt ,who has been engineer at the Home mill for the last twoJyeazs. died last Saturday. He leaves wife and five small children. t' Zl1&3-
 The Y. P.S. C.E. will give social and entertainment next week Thursday even ing. Entertainment to consiet of, ,dia- lopu and singing. ,AdmissioHi5 centsssh
 The united choirs of the M E. church In this place and the NUniyersalist church of Stafford, will render the Cantata, " Christ the Lord" at the M. E. church Monday evening: MT. J. W. Dinnock who has charge of the singing has thoroughly drilled the siRgersy and-e- first class pro- gram may be expected.
 The residents of the Hall district have been having a season of enjoyment amohg themselves by making surprise visits on each other, and last week Wednesday Bowden e complete surprise. Over fifty of their neigbors and friends were pres ent, and, as they staid nearly all niRht.i goes without saying that they had royal good time. Supper was served. and the guests presented MT. and Mrs. Bowden with a handsome cherry rocker as. a tok en of their regard. F"-s . t West Stafford. An the latest popular music that has been played or sung on the New York stage in the last six months, 500 copies to select from, at Jordan's music rooms.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Skinner of Rock vile visited friends this week.
 Frank Fairfield and Alvin Gold have each bought a new cream separator. i,
 Mrs. Francelio Gold is visiting her sis ter. Mrs. Herman Lovett, of Ellington. 1; Chism Bro's.a are to move their saw mill from Chestnut Hill to Somers this week.
 Miss Flora Markham of Monson and Miss Josie Eaton Of Stafford Springs, are the guests of Mrs. Augusta Holmes.
 The many friends of H. M. Washburn of Topeka. Kan, former. resident of Stafford, will be interested to know that he has dtsposedeof his drug business, and will take a rest after twenty-one years service as a druggist. l Mir. and Mrs. Geo. s. Aver of Hartford are spendingtafew dave with Mrs. G. W. Newell. Mir. Aver. who sang at the Union church at Rockville last Sunday of this place with two solos in the even ing.
 The Sunday school will give an Easter concert in the audience room of the church next Sunday evening, commencing at 2 o'clock. The little ones.have labored faithfully with their part of the program. as have also the young ladies and gentle men, and it Is expected that every part will be especially we'll rendered. Every one is'cordially invited to attend.
 w. E. Richardson, who has been in feeble health for a long. while; from cod sumption, died at his home in Hartford last Friday morning. Mir. Richardson was. most genial friend, and will be much missed by large circle of relatives and acquaintances, who extend their sym pathy to the widow, son and brother, who are left to mourn his departure. The services, which were held in the Metho- dist church at Crystal Lake last Monday afternoon at 9 o'clock, were conducted by Rev J. l. Bartholomew, assisted by Rev.