The Press., 1899-02-16


During Lent devotional services will
be held at st. Edwards church Wednes-
day and Friday evenings Of each week.
Attorney Danahey has been retained
by the trustee OF the j. ID. Armstrong es-
tate to settle up the affairs of the estate.
The condition of Orrin Converse does
not improve, and he is very sick man.
Unless there is decided change for the
better soon, the end Is near.
The mail team from West Stafford ar
rived for the first time since the storm
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock. A
box set on bob runners was used by the
mail man.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday aud the
beginning of Lent. At st. Edwards
church services were held morning and
evening, and the ceremony Of distributing
ashes. was performed.
lhe meeting of the Current Events
club. postponed last Monday night on ac-
count OF the storm, will Do neld with
Mrs. W. II. Cooley next Monday even
ing with the same program.
The Picture Drama" Of 1.-The Prisoner
of Zenda" will be presented al the opera
mousse Monday aud Tuesday evenings,
Feb. 20 and II. The enter tainmenr 10
recommended.
Owing to the storm, there was no SER
vice at Buff Cap last Sunday. However,
next Sunday, weather permitting, service
will be held, preceded by Sunday school.
at O'Clock. Everyone In the neighbor-
hood is invited.
The rehearsal of 1.-THE Crucidxion,"
which was to have been held at tie Con-
gregational chapel last Monday at 7.45 p.
M, was necessarily omitted, and has
been postponed till next Monday at the
same time and place.
Burt Eaton is eligible for the fur club.
He found big muskrat In barrel of salt
at A. Whiton's grocery store yesterday.
The animal probably came through the
sewer pipe to the cellar from the river
and then wandered up stairs. The wealth.
er has been so cold that no surprise liz
manifested that the rat wanted warmer
quarters.
Ice and snow blocked the stream be
tween Gary's coal shed and the point
where 1t flows into the larger stream tc
such an extent that the water set back
and threatened disagreeable consequences
this morning. The cellar of the bank
block was flooded, and 1t was feared thai
the water would rise and put out the fire
in the furnace. Men were detailed t.
open up a channel, and the danger is nov
past.
The local Grand Army post and Woman'i
Relief corps will hold their annual ban
quet ON the anniversary of Washington'i
birthday next Wednesday evening. TIL,
program will include an address by thu
dept commander of the G. A. r. on ''Th'
Day We Celebrate;" an address by tn
department president OF the W. r. c..
and responses to toasts by local men o
prominence. In addition there will b.
several musical selections.
The art social at the Congregations
chapel last evening was well attended ant
much enjoyed. Hundreds Of copies O
famous pictures were used in decorating
and the art talk of the pastor merged int
a finished lecture. The most noted ar
treasure of each European gallery wa
briefly mentioned, while the wonderful
coloring Of the Sistene Madonna and tn,
fine grouping of Da Vinci's Last Supper
were particularly described.
Stafford,
The town hall has been connected witt
the electric light system.
Edmund Sullivan, who has been seri
ously i'll with pneumonia, is improving.
Miss Agnes Martin of Hartford was
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Ladish, owe
Sunday.
Regular meeting OF Stafford grang
next Tuesday evening, when the thir,
and fourth degrees will be worked.
| Subject for the meeting Of the Y. P.
G. E. this evening-"The Joy In Findin
the LOST A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all.
On account Of the bad travelling tn
J Ladies' circle of the Universalist churc
postponed their regular meeting of yes
terday until to-day.
A chicken-pie supper and first-clas
musical entertainment Is promised by tn
ladies and young people Of the Universal
ist church for Thursday evening, Fet
23d. Supper will be served from $50 t
100 O'Clock for 10 cents. The program
for the entertainment will be vocal an
instrumental music, glees, male quartetl
trios for female voices, solos, choruses
> etc. Entertainment to begin at 8 O'Clock
Admission 10 cents.
The bowling contest at e. ]. Robert
alley last Saturday evening resulted in
complete victory for G. B. Pinney's teal
r with the following score: