The Press., 1899-02-02
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


Henry M. Bartlett of VIII maj tic has
been in town part OF the we, k.
Frank Bazine has moved to J. d. Fen
toms house on East Main street.
Chicken thieves visited A. p. Fiske a
few nights ago and reduced his stock.
John Hanlon, who has been quite i'll
with the grip, is now more comfortable.
The Country club will give The
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown" in
stead of Charles Aunt"
Regular meeting of the w. K. {. next
Friday evening. Balloting for candi-
dates. Full attendance desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson are re-
ceiving congra: ulations on the birth of
sou. born last Thursday morning.
The w. R c. will serve supper at
Society hall Friday evening from to T.
All are welcome. Supper 10 cents.
Employees of the Forestville mill have
been notified to be in readiness to resume
work, as the factory is to be started right
away
Orrin Converse is dangerously ill. The
effect of the grip at his age is proving Sc
rious, and his friends are worried about
his condition.
By the will Of Mrs. Fred Smith, for
merly of Hydeville, who died at Wales
last week, the Stafford library is remem-
bered to the amount of $500.
The dramatic society Of St. Edwards
church al e planning for the presentation
Of a play March II. 1t has not yet been
decided what will be produced.
The court of burgesses will hold a
meeting next Tuesday evening. At this
meeting the load commissioner for the
ensuing year will be appointed.
Miss Martha Sibley has been engaged
to teach music in the public schools and
will commence her duties next week.
Miss Sibley will also act as chorister at
the Congregational church. for another
year.
An alarm of fire was rung in last Sat-
urday, about noon, for fire in the cellar
of house on Prospect street, occupied
by Il. NJ. Day. The fire department re-
sponded, but the danger was over before
all the men arrived. The fire started in
pile of shaviDgs.
Encouraging reports are received from
New York in regard to the condition OF
Lewis Mclaughlin, who is at the Flower
hospital in that city for treatment. Mr..
Mclaughlin is comfortable, and it is now
thought that he will be able to return to
his home In short time.
The house party, which was entertained
by Miss Mollie Lathrop at the Springs
House the past week, excelled in splen.
dor anything attempted in town. The
out-of-town guests. numbering seventeen
began to arrive Friday Saturday even
ing reception and dance was given. The
Springs House is an ideal place In which
to entertain, and presented very at
lor was decorated with festoons of smi
lax, ferns, pinks and loses, and the fire
place banked with palms. The double
parlors were arranged with many cosey
hooks, made attractive with gay sofa pill
lows and red lights. In the halls palms
and ferns were used profusely. In thu
dining room, which was used for dancing
palms. ferns and southern green were ar
tistically used. The Stafford Floral Co
had charge Of the decorations. Tn,
Philharmonic orchestra of Springfield
was stationed in the southwest corner
completely obscured by a screen of palm.
and rubber plants. Miss Lathrop, assist
ed by her aunt, Mrs. Charles L. Dean, O
Maiden, received in the large parlor
Robert Cushman of Monson, Richart
Fisk, Charles Newton and George Cor
don acted as ushers. Miss Lathrop wor,
an Imported gown of fancy white silk
en- train, heavily trimmed with pink vel
vet, embroidered in spangles. Mrs. Dear
was attired in black SATIN There wer
sixteen numbers on the program, an,
ices and small cakes were served at in
Permission. The music was all that coul,
be desired, the gowns particularly pretty
and every one had jolly evening. TIL
guests Of the party were Mrs. Charlie
Dean of Maiden, Mr.. and Mrs. Rober
Cushman and Jhad., L. Cushman of Mon
son, Miss Greene and w. H. Greene @
Central Falls, R. l., Miss Florence Vos
of BrooklIne, Mass. Miss Catherine Tel
rill of New Hartford, Miss Hattie Flyn
and Miss Blanche Hellyar of Palmer
Miss Hooker and Arnom Alling of Ne,
Haven, c. M. Blair, Mr.. Lamson and MI
Griffin of Amherst, j. H. Brown of Sprine
field, Will and Harry Cheney of Sout
Manchester. The guests present frol
Stafford at the reception were Mrs. F.
Newton, the Misses Chamberlin, Miss
Maude Ellis, Miss Bertha Head, Mis-
Clara Ellis, Miss Carrie Comins, Mis-
Edith Bissett, Miss Chella Cady, Messr.
Pinney, Gordon, Nichols, Fisk, Coole,
G. Newton, Smith and Heald. A "viols
dinner" was given Sunday evening, &
which covers were laid for about twenty
The table was very attractive In its snow
whiteness, ornamented by an immens
center piece OF lilies Of the valley, Roma
hyacinths and heliotrope. Vlolets wer
used as favors. A concert by the orches
ira Immediately followed the dinner
Most Of the guests left town Monda!
Mrs. Dean and Miss Green remaining III
til Tuesday morning.