The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-04-14

w. r. Jones, Mrs. Addie Snow, Mrs.
Heman Snow.
Repairs are being made on the wall
next to the railroad, in the rear of the
blue front block.
Bissett j. Brosnan have opened gran
lite shed on Center street. The firm has
already taken orders for three monu-
ments.
Contractor Converse is making altera-
tions on Anthony Adams residence. The
Improvements include new piazza and
bay window.
There will be no services at the Meth
odist church next Sunday as the pastor,
Rev. ]. 1. Bartholomew, is attending the
conference at Attleboro, Mass.
Eleanor G. Hewett, the infant daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hewett, died
Monday morning of heart failure. The
funeral was held yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock, Rev. j. l. Bartholomew Of the
Methodist church, officiating.
Stafford.
Regular meeting of Stafford Grange
next Tuesday evening.
Louis Morse had the bad luck last Fri
day to lose valuable cow by death.
Mrs. Simon Taylor and family expect
to remove next Monday to their new
home at Spencer, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Swift of Hyde
vile, had little girl baby born to them
on Monday.
D. G. Wilson, of the H. Wales Lines
company, Meriden, spent Fast Day with
his aunt, Mrs. Lydia Wilson.
AT the annual town meeting held in
Monson last week Eugene Hewlett and
T. J. Sault were elected constables.
Mrs. John Belcher has been making
visit of several days with her daughters,
Miss Mabel Belcher and Mrs. Oscar Col
burn.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. p. S.
G. E. this evening" onquering The
Fear of Death" All are cordially in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Pinney arrived
home from their California trip Sunday
evening. They were met in Palmer by
their team and reached here about $780,
The plank walk at the north end of the
bridge is in a very bad condition, and I'M
less it is repaired at once the town is liza
BILE to have good-sized bill of damages
to pay.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will hold their regular meeting
for work next Wednesday afternoon, and
will serve their usual supper from $50
until 2. .#.
Next Sunday there will be the usual
Episcopal services in the town hall at 3
p. M, and it will be pleasant news to the
congregation to learn that the lower room
will be used.
The road force for the East parish will
be In charge of John Nichols during the
coming season, and they have started
this years work on the west road, near
the borough line.
Mrs A. L. Duncan of Worcester has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Grant
Hanna. She returned to Worcester yes
terday accompanied by Mrs. Hanna, who
will remain there some two weeks
In an article on the number of foxes
killed, copied from the Hartford Courant,
which appears in another column, no
mention is made Of Alva and Henry Sands
of this place, yet they have a record of
eleven foxes killed already this season.
Jacob Glover & Son are making quite
extensive improvements in their store.
Upright cases containing large number
OF drawers have been built, counters and
showcases are to be added, and hereafter
they will carry full line of small hard
ware.
The Easter concert at the Universalist
church last Sunday evening was in many
respects one of the best ever given by the
Sunday school, and the ladies who had
the training of the little ones in charge
have great reason to congratulate them
selves on the success of their work.
Its little late to speak about "April
Fool" day, still, there was one incident
connected with that anniversary that is
well worth mentioning, even at this late
day. Mr.. and Mrs F. J. Glover received
by express April lst, very handsome,
compact package about eighteen inches
! long, little over a foot wide, and nearly
six inches thick. The weight of the
package was considerable, but without
any misgivings they proceeded to open it,
thinking perhaps that some of their nu-
merous friends had sent them an immense
gold brick, or perhaps, a handsome slab
} of onyx for center table. After innu-
merable wrappers and quantity of px-
InQlGinP had heQN rnnANynA thprLA ar VoA
| to view solid slab of granite-that was
all. On the top of the stone had been
painted pure white panel, and on the
panel, In black letters, were the words,
} april 1st, 1898"-simply this and moth
ing more. MIR. and Mrs Glover are pos
tive in their opinion that the Scripture
} Granite company of Willimantic are GER
tainly artists instheir line of stone work.
The sacred cantata, "Christ The Lord"
presented in the Universalist church last
evening by the united choirs of the Uni
versalist church and the M. E. church of
Staffordville fully answered all expecta-
tions as regards the excellence Of the en-
tertainment. The audience, while not a
large one, was a cultured one and fully
appreciated the high character of the
cantata and the praiseworthy work of the
singers. There is no use in denying the
fact that q sacred cantata has not the
drawing power to fill house in small
| place like this, and the attendance Of last
! evening was no exception to the general
3 rule. After paying all expenses both
{ churches will net quite little sum, but
Z not nearly as much as the high class OF
t the entertainment should have warranted.
? Mr.. Dimock, Mrs. Cady and the singers
received much praise for their work, and
d there is no question but what they richly
deserved all they got. One of the most
: appealing features of the evening was the
spread to the singers after the entertain
: ment. The Universalist society never
8 does anything by halves; whatever they