The Press., 1899-03-23
Lincoln Athletic club will give ball al


Lincoln Athletic club will give ball al
their hall on Monday, April Sd.
| Adolph Roberts and Joseph Lavine
have purchased the John Marsh farm.
The Willing Workers will meet Satur.
day afternoon at $50 with Miss Helen
Leach.
| A. w. Walker has his opening of spring
goods next Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Mrs. w. G. Ellis entertained the "Girls
club" at her home Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
Major Smith, we'll known in Stafford,
has bought drug store at Roxbury,
Mass, and has removed to that city.
Andrew Wilton has had slight touch
of the grip this week, which has kept him
from his business part of the time.
Palm Sunday will be observed at st.
Edwards church by masses at 8.15 and
10. 80, and vespers at the usual hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt r. Eaton nteItained
crokinole party last evening. George
Gordon and Mrs. BIT. Eaton won honors'
| Workmen are setting the poles and
stringing the wires for the new telephone
exchange. No instruments have yet beer
put In.
| A special requiem mass was held at St
Edwards church this morning in memory
of Mrs. Ann Gragan, mother of Rev. r.
c. Gragan.
The annual meeting of the Ecclesiasti
cal society of the Congregational church
will be held in the chapel next week Fri
day evening at 8 80 O'Clock.
F.F. Patten of the Warren Wooden
company is i'll with the grip. j. III. Val
entine of the same company, who has
been quite i'll, is nearly recovered and
able to be out.
Special meetings will be held in the
Congregational chapel on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday evenings Of mex
week, in commemoration Of our Lords
sufferings and death.
The Young Mems Literary society ane
ladies went to the Charter farm, instead
of having the usual debate Tuesday even
ing. About 80 took the trip and enjoyed
Mr.. Charters hospitality.
| Warden Adams was in Hartford Tues
day to attend the hearing on the sewerage
bill, which is before the legislature. The
bill is too stringent in its construction
and probably will not become law.
The Sd Connecticut volunteers have
been mustered out Of the service, ant
have returned from Savannah, Ga. Mes
SIS. Carey, Angeley, Duncan, Canter
Rabideau, and Church arrived home yes
terday.
The Amenity Whist club will hold the
last meeting of the season April 10, al
Stafford by invitation of the Friday Nigh
club of that village. Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Foster will entertain the club at theiI
home next week.
| r. s. Converse has been making alter
ations on his block. By the change the
tailor shop of Schmeiske & Jacobsen ID
enlarged. Entrance to Mr.. Converse't
|
tailoring establishment.
| Mrs. Peter Bergiuea, who was badly
burned at her home on Tolland avenue
last week, is getting along nicely. The
accident was caused by an overturned
kerosene lamp. The injured woman is
attended by DIR. Sullivan.
| There will be a rehearsal of the chorus
of 1.-The Crucifixion," with organ and pi
ano, at the Methodist church next Mon
day evening at 7.30 sharp. This will be
of course, the last rehearsal, and will bt
held no matter what the weather may be
AS it will take twenty minutes or NOR
to arrange the matter of seating them
the singers are urged to be on time.
The annual meeting of the Countr.
club was held at Society hall Tnesda,
evening, with about seventy-five in at
tendance. Three OF the governors, w
III. Corbin, F. F. Patten, and B. p. Cool
ey, whose terms had expired, were re
elected. Vocal and instrumental music
with up-to-date selections from a phono
graph, made up pleasant entertainment
Refreshments were served, followed b.
dancing.
The regular monthly praise service viii
be given at the Congregational churc
next Sunday evening at O'Clock.
promises to be of unusual interest, Their
being two solos and one chorus from Har
dels Messiah" Following are the sc
lections:
Opening Hymn.
Solo, "He shall feed His locks like shepherd.
Duet, "My faith looks up to Thee"
Solo, ''He was despised and rejected"
Chorus, "L1ft up your heads"
Il Death of vi rs. Cotton.
Mrs. Annette Hyde Cotton died at til
home of Mrs. Adm Alden, 1856 Walnu
street, Springfield Mass. Tuesday mornin
this week. Mrs. Cotton was born In Sta
ford, and with her brother, the late Arb
Hyde, made her home in early life in tn
family of Moses Harvey at Stafford Ho
low. Mrs. Cotton was sixty five years {
age and made her home In Springfield
Mass, for many years, although for til
past three or four years she resided |
Southern California. Mrs. Cotton leave
: no near relatives. The funeral was he'll
this morning at II o'clock, Rev. Brad
ley Gilman officiating, the body bein
brought to Stafford this afternoon an
buried at the Street cemetery. Mrs. Go
toms brother, Arba Hyde, was for som
years in the employ of the Adams E,
press company, later and up to the tim
of his death he was conductor on tn
Boston & Albany railroad, running on
, train between Springfield and Boston
Mr.. Hyde had a strong desire to benef
!, his native town and with that purpose j
l mind provided by villa copy herewith
, for the disposition of his property for tn
benefit of the Stafford public library. |
was his intention that his widow an
sister be amply provided for from the il