The Press., 1899-01-26
Otis Chapman is i'll with the grip.

! G.. M. Lawton is recovering from a
touch of the fashionable malady.
Mrs. S. j. Ramsden of Palmer is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Clark.
The Willing Workers will meet with |
Mrs. G. E. Butterfield Saturday, at $50
pm.
The Junior Auxiliary of Grace church |
will meet in the basement next Saturday |
at 2 p. m.
Rev. FL. p. Schauff1er of Berlin, friend |
of Rev. E. w. Bishop, isa guest at the
| Springs House. #ta t'A +ss
The Stafford Worsted Co. has moved
its Office to the north side of the mill to
economic space.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis johnson have been |
i'll with the grip. Mr.. johnson resnmedl
his duties yesterday. :.
| Miss Morrison, who has been the guest
of Rev. and Mrs 7. D. Martin, has re-
turned to Thompsonville.
Mrs. Harriet Parker, SO, a sister of
Deacon Ezra Converse died at Springfield
last Saturday of the grip. Emf
The ladies of Grace church are to give
ten-cent supper, to be followed by a
silhouette social" on Tuesday evening,
Feb. Z.
The young mems literary society omit
ted its regular meeting this week, but
| will hold a meeting as usual next Tues |
day evening.
There will be a meeting of the home |
and foreign missionary societies at the
home of Mrs E. K Taft tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock.
Rev. Edwin w. Bishop OF the Congre-
| gational church gave an address before
the Rockville Christian Endeavor Union
at Vernon yesterday.
The sample telephone has been placed
in the Hurley store and works very salts
factory. Nothing further has been done
yet toward establishing a local exchange.
| Henry #. Minis, machinist at the War
rem Wooden Co.'S MILL has taken a posi-
ton at Chicopee Falls George P. An
drews of Staffordville takes the position
made vacant by the removal of Mr.. Minis.
At meeting of the Congregational So
ciety, held last evening, it was unani-
mously voted to give the borough a fif-
teen years lease of their bell for fire
alarm purposes.
Solemn high requiem mass will be OBJ
| O. II ~, IN 1nxv fT1
memory of Rev. D. J. Lawler. Rev. K.
G. Gragan will act as celebrant; Rev.
O'Reilly of Monson, deacon, and Rev.
James Dolan, sub-deacon.
| J. R. Scott, who has leased the Mineral
Springs mill, has been i'll with the grip
and unable to be present and complete
the deal. He is improving now, however,
and is expected here in few days to fin
ish up all necessary arrangements.
The Current Events club will meet with
Miss Chamberlin next Monday evening.
The program will be: Life of Elmer
son." Miss Chamberlin; essays, Mrs. AL
den; Representative Man." Mrs. Spell
man; reading from Emerson, Mrs. Walk
| err. .:-
George E. Buck bought the Arnold &
McKendrick card clothing machinery at
auction last Friday for 81 $50. Addison
Arnold and his son, Ernest, are getting
the machinery ready to start for Mr..
Buck, and will manufacture all kinds of
card clothing used In cotton or wooden
manufacturing. A competent corps of
help will be hired and the business will
be pushed.
An alarm of fire was rung in on the
Methodist church bell Wednesday FORE
noon. Chief Wise was informed of the
fire by boy, who said that James Fitz-
patrick's chimney was burning out, and
the house was in danger. Mr.. Wise and
John O'Halloran drove to the engine
went to the house. The fire was quickly
extinguished, and there was no damage.
II the chief engineer can handle all fires
with as little expense as this his salary
should be raised.
The fashion of removing hats by the
ladies who attend theatre Is growing in
the cities and large towns, and 1t Is the
: exception rather than the rule for one of
the fair sex to wear hat through a per-
Torrance. Stafford has the reputation of
being up-to-date in these little matters of
good form, and before the close of this
season it will be very strange indeed if
, the lady who wears hat during an en-
tertainment is not In a small minority.
The ladies know how 1t is themselves by
trying to look over other hats and are
7 glad to adopt so sensible fashion.
Notwithstanding the several former
presentations in town, Faust, at the opera
house, drew large audience last even
ing. The interest in this piece never
flags. Generations after generations lis
ten to the sad story of Marguerite with
rapt attention. Mr.. Callahan and his
i company are popular in this town and
never fail to draw we'll. The presenta-
9 ton last evening was up to the usual
: standard, although Mr.. Callahan claimed
that owing 10 the fact that fuse had
t burned out in the electrical apparatus,
8 things were not as warm in the Broken
t scene as usual. Even with the lack of
8 this fuse it WAS no snow storm, and there
: was not an ulster in the entire procession.
= Mr.. EDITOR The problem as to the
L best means of increasing the efficiency of
our common schools is one that has been,
u and now is worthy the serious considera-
ton of all intelligent citizens Of our COM
. monwealth. AS the consolidation of the
> school districts in Stafford is to be voted
/ upon at the annual meeting in October OF
j. the present year, 1t seems to me that 10