The Press., 1898-11-24
STAFFORD sPRINGs.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Gary Bros. have new and stylish cab
 Fred Sanford has sold his driving horse to Lewis SymOnds.
 Mir. and Mrs. Orrin Converse are spend Ing the week at Burnside.
 Clarence E. Walker is at home for the Thanksgiving vacation.
 Dr. G. L. Nichols Is at Hoboken, N. J., for Thanksgiving purposes.
 George Stevens is home from Hartford for short Thanksgiving vacation.
 Mir. and Mrs. o. M. Brown will spend Thanksgiving in Monson.
 MT. and Mrs. s. A. Jacobs are spend. ing Thanksgiving in HoIliston.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Cleaveland will spend Thanksgiving in Monson.
 There is some talk of repeating "Es- meralda" at Monson little later.
 Rev. T. D. Martin and son. Horace, are spending the week in New York.
 Miss Blanche Cleaveland Is a guest oi her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Walker, in Boston.
 The Willing Workers will meet with Miss Helen Leach Saturday at 2.3O p. m.
 Dr. A. O. Comins attended the presenta. tion of ''The Little Minister" at Spring field Monday afternoon.
 Miss Gertrude Chamberlin has been i'll with bronchitis st her home on East Main street, but Is now convalescent.
 George H. Wills of MonsOn was in town last Friday to enjoy day in the woods with Bissett and ButterfeId.
 Lewis Symonds has leased the Springs House stable, where he will engage In the livery business, commencing at once.
 Edwin Baker and family and Mir. and Mrs. I. G. Baker of Springfield are to be guests Thanksgiving of Mrs.G. H. Baker.
 Many of the townspeople were disap- pointed with the result of the football game between Yale and Harvard, Satur- day.
 A party of the young friends of Miss Clara Sharp made her birthday surprise at her home on Edgewood last Friday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Chamberlain of the Stafford House are receiving congrat- ulations on the arrival of son born at Thompsonville last Friday.
 Wm. Newcomb, while chopping wood last Thursday, cut of half of his thumb. The injured member was trimmed and re- arranged by Dr. Newton.
 Advertised letters Mrs. Jeney Dudley, Albert Campbell, Albert Hunter, Mrs. Alice Winthrop, Frank Lafond, Dewitt Squires, Mrs. Maggie Morgan.
 The grand templar and district deputy will visit Harmony Temple of Honor this week Wednesday evening, and install the officers. A full attendance desired.
 Corporal E. w. Muzzy, of the First Volunteer Engineers, Is expected to ar rive in New York to-day from Ponce, Porto Rico, where his regiment has been stationed.
 George Swanton, a former resident, has been visiting friends and relatives in town. Since leaving here MT. Swanton has travelled extensively in different parts of the world.
 Rev. E. w. Bishop of the Congrega- tional church will exchange pulpits Sun- day with Rev. F. s. Hatch of Monson MT. Bishop will return in time to conduct the evening service.
 A social will be held at the Congrega- tional church next Wednesday evening, with Mrs. W. w. Burwell and Mrs. E. F.Engley as hostesses. An entertainment will be given in the evening.
 The weather this month has been quite mild for so late in the season, and we have had number of days quite like October. Last year at this time there had been several snow storms.
 J. Nj. Leach, Arthur Squires and Otis Chapman have been at Mashapaug this week on hunting trip. They are stop ping with Mir. and Mrs. John Foster, who are also at the lake for short time.
 The special union service at the Meth Odist church was enjoyed by large con- gregation. The musical program was quite pleasing, and the sermon by Rev. AS' W. OASAOP WIA0 O ALd5bCEAul uASSOuESCs Mir. and Mrs. James Morris will cele- brate the 50th anniversary of their mar rlage, at their home on Wilmington ave- nue, next Wednesday afternoon and even- ing. The friends and neighbors are in- Vited.
 The following students are home for Thanksgiving B. P. Cooley of Pough- ,keepsie, Clarence E. Walker of Tufts, Miss Glare Baker and Miss Margie Cooley S Bradford, Miss Grace Harwood of Ab- Atts, Miss Edith O. Cushman of Spring. f4d Kindergarten, Miss Alberta Eaton OfNorthampton, Miss Alice M. Reed of Waimantic normal, Albert Walker and hisrOom-mate, Chester M. Pratt, from Ambrst college, William Engley from Pouhkeepsie business college.
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