The Press., 1898-10-20
Stafford.

Stafford. ' Mrs. J. A. Simonds will be away from her store all day next Tuesday, and on her return will have new line of winter 
 Mrs. Sarah Potter is making a two weeks visit with friends at Providence, R. I. 1 The Mission Band will meet with Miss Lottie Hatch next Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 ! The bridge has received much needed floor covering of new plank. Ed. Burke did the job. .... a.e a Miss Jenny Smith has returned from her vacation and Is occupying her rooms in the hotel.
 Mrs. Chas. Tyler of West Springfield was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. Huldah Wakefield, last week.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. S. c. E. this evening-"Our society work and how to better it." All cordially in- vited.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church will meet for work next Wednes- day aud, as usual, will serve a supper from 5.30 to7. ae Chas G. Ellis of the borough has pur- chased of Miner Fairman the tract of wood land lying between his house and Amadon's machine shop.
 Mrs. Jennie Whitford of Willinantic, sister to Mrs. Ed. Whiton and Mrs. Geo. Latham, and who has often visited hero, was stricken with paralysis about a week ago, and at present is very low with not much hopes of her recovery.
 Mrs. G. F. Johnson of the Commercial House, Hartford, and who Is well known in this place, suffered a stroke of paraly- sis e week ago Sunday. She is somewhat better now and Dr. H. G. Howe, who is her physician, thinks that with good care she will recover.
 Walter Ellis is to take quite an extend ed vacation and rest from his duties in the Riverside mill, and MT. Brennan of Webster has been engaged to fill the po- sition during his absence. Mir. Ellis has not been we'll for long time, and takes this rest in the hopes of benefitting his health.
 Mir. and Mrs. Louis Morse, MT. and Mrs. John Sullivan and Miss Alice Morse attended a reunion of the Morse family Sunday at the family homestead on Will lington hill. All of the ten children, with their partners and five grandchildren were present, making a party of about twenty three in all. This is the first time when all of the children have been at home in about twenty years.
 Quite 8 good number attended the meeting of the Stafford Cemetery associ. ation in the town hall last Monday after noon and much interest was expressed in the matter. The old officers were re- elected for another term and the following were appointed committee to revise the code of bylaws: E. c. Pinney, Jacob Glover and R. G. Beebe. Another meet ing will be called soon to still further per- feet the organization, and it is hoped that every lot-owner will be present.
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 The annual harvest supper of the M. E. church will take place in the vestry on next Thursday evening, October 27th.
 Harry Wolf, 14,well known in Stafford. vile was arrested in Rockville Saturday as a bicycle thief. The boy formerly lived in Staffordvllle and has recently been visiting there. He sold a wheel to g young man here which was in all prob. ability stolen. He is a bright, honest looking boy, but his looks belle him. His plan was to rent a wheel in one town ol city, ride it to another place and sell it He has within a short time secured tw ( wheels in Springfield on this plan anc one of them was probably the one sold here.
 West Stafford. Miss Llllie Eddy Is visiting her sister Mrs. Ralph Brown. Mrs. Belva' Wilbur visited in Thomp sonville last week. Mrs. B. R. Washburn is entertaining her cousin, Mrs. Chappell. Mrs. J. A. Pease has returned to he work in the straw shop at North Dana Mass.
 Selectman Ellis and his help are making decided improvement to the highwa. by grading the hill near the residence O Augustus Holmes.
 The c. E. society hold a missionar! meeting next Sunday evening, for whict special music has been prepared. Leader Mrs. Florence Fay. Please bring Bes Hymns.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. will hold a socia next Tuesday evening. An entertainment consisting of instrumental music and sing ing, will be given, commencing at 7,30 Admission cents. All are invited.
 The Ladies' Industrial circle meet thi afternoon and evening. Supper served from 5.30 to 2. Ladies in charge, Mrs George Ellithorpe and Mrs. Frank Fair field. All interested in the missionar. box are requested to be present. Mrs. Harrison Davis met with quite al accident one evening last week by step ping upon a round stick, which slipped causing her to fall backward, and GU quite gash in her head. Dr. Hurd wa called and found that the cut requires several stitches.
 WELLINGTON. | Capt. Manning is rather more comfort able.
 Mrs. Henry Dixon Is again confined t. her bed.
 w. D. Ruby Is rebuilding the mail bridge at the Hollow. MT. Slater has moved from Orril Watrous' to the Snow house on the Hill. This Is the second successive year tn town has neglected to now over it's ceme tery.
 Mrs. Creepo, and Mrs. Holland o Springfield visited at Rev. $. w. Clarke last week.