The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-04-27

DIR and Mrs. George Basso and child
are visiting In town.
Regular convocation of Orient chapter,
R. A. M, next Wednesday evening.
Michael Hassett has taken position
In the barber shop at the Indian Leap
house In Indian Orchard.
Edward Welch has sold his place on
Tolland avenue to Chas. Meyers, through
the G. G. Parkess agency.
VIM. Wood is moving from Rays block
into the tenement over Kreiseps shoe
store in the blue front building.
Mrs. Mary ]. Ward of Holyoke is stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. Amos Nichols,
and assisting her during her disability.
William A. Patten has sold his farm in
West Stafford to Louis De Mars, and will
occupy his house on Prospect street in
the Dor rough.
Each member of the Current Events
Club is requested to send to Miss Wash
burn, before next Monday night, list Of
officers for the ensuing year.
William B. Whittemore has exchanged
his property on Furnace avenue with w.
D. Ruby for a farm in Wellington. Mr..
| Whittemore will move at once to the
farm, and Mr.. Ruby will occupy the Fur
mace avenue property
Regular meeting of American Benefit
society next Wednesday evening. A good
attendance is desired as business of inter-
est will be transacted. Those who have
not yet been initiated are requested to
present themselves at this meeting.
Contractor Day is at Palmer at work
on building fer George E. Buck, which
will be used as card factory. The bust
ness, which is at present conducted in the
Rockw block, will be moved to Palmer
next month. Addison Arnold and his
son will remove TO Palmer and take
charge of the manufacturing, as at pres
ent.
st. Edwards temperance society will
be represented by two base ball teams
this season. One will be known as the
Eagles and the other the Juniors. James
Sullivan will be captain of the Eagles and
Joseph Donahue manager. The Juniors
will be managed by VIM. Roach and John
Ash will act as captain.
Those who were present at the social in
the Congregational parlors when Mr..
Bishop gave his talk upon art, will be
pleased to learn that he has consented to
give lecture at the same place next
Tuesday evening at 7.45 under the aus
pices of the Current Event club, upon
Church architecture or building of ca
thedral. Admission 25 cents. All are in
vited TO be present.
Mrs. Lucius Burleigh of Hampden,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. Charles Holt,
Mrs. D. Freeman Hewlett of East-st.
caught weasle in her henhouse last
Saturday. Hearing commotion in the
coop she made an investigation and found
that good sized weasle had one of her
pullets. She Immediately grabbed the
animal around the throat and held it until
Frank Butterfield came to the rescue and
dispatched it.
Miss Mabel Whittemore, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Whittemore, and
George Tracy of Worcester were united
| in marriage at the home of the bride
Tuesday afternoon by Rev E. w. Bishop
of the Congregational church. William
Matthews of Westford was best man, and
Miss Grace Whittemore, sister of the
bride, acted as bridesmaid. The newly
married couple took the 80 train for
Palmer, and after brief wedding trip
will make their home in Worcester.
Quite party of friends were at the train
to sac them off and to attend to the rice
throwing part of the program.
The measuring party at the Episcopal
church Tuesday evening proved a great
success. Each one attending was assess
ed according to height. 1t cost three
cents foot and one cent each for inches
over. Those who did not know their
height were measured at the door. The
attendance was large. Supper was served
and an entertainment presented which
proved very laughable. THE Gentle
jury" a bright little farce, was enjoyed
by large audience. The jury was made
up of ladies, and the way they sat on the
case under consideration amused the au
dience immensely. The aggregate height
Of the jury was sixty-two feet and si1
inches. G. B. Pinney and Miss Grace
Dwight, guessing nearest, received prizes
} The will of Annette Hyde Cotton, late
of Springfield, has been filed for probate
and contains number of public requests
The First Universalist society of Stafford
is to receive $25OO in trust, the income t,
be used for the general support of thu
church, in memory of Moses B. ant
, Rachel Harvey. The same society is t,
have $4,000 under similar conditions IL
memory of Arba and Mary Hyde, thu
father and mother of the testatrix. Thu
} Stafford library is to receive $1,000, to b
used for memorial window and the buy
/ ing of picture of the brother of tn
testatrix. The sum of $1,000 goes to tn
Springfield hospital, to be used to endov
| a free bed for working girls and women
and also $1,000 to the Springfield hom'
for aged women. Two thousand dollar
: is expressly bequeathed to the town O
Stafford, to be used for the building of
1 suitable public hall at Stafford Hollow
3 and the concluding clause of the will de
3 votes the entire residue of the estate t.
= the same purpose. The amount of $25
Y is set apart to be expended for charitabl
8 purposes by the First Universalist societ
/, of Stafford.
The Citizens band Is soon to give
I benefit concert at the opera house for tn
< purpose of getting money toward buyin
= new uniforms. This band has show
r liberaity in the many free open air con
t certs that it has given as we'll as othe
ways and the benefit concert should dray