The Press., 1899-03-23

n. w. hiHkSUuty
Mrs T. c. Lathrop is attending the
millinery openings in New York.
Miss Clara X. Baker is home from
Bradford academy for the spring vacation
| The household goods of the late George
Lucas will BIS sold at auction Monday
April "a.
Miss Moliie Lathrop and Miss Greene
Of Central Falls, R. l., are guests at the
Springs house.
J. W. Sargent of Buffalo. N. Y, was
the guest of j. Fl. Segar at the Springs
house over Sunday.
Miss K F. Horrigan will hold her
millinery opening next week Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. F. j. Brown of Chicago, ILL.,, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. D.
Royce on Village Hill.
Miss Teresa Clark is home from War
rem, enjoying the spring vacation from
her dutiessas teacher.
Mrs. Clara L. Breen and daughter
Leila, who have been stopping with Mr.
and Mrs. Wakeman Sibley have returned
to their home in Mantle.
Mrs. E. K. Spaulding, who has been
confined to her bed for the past two OF
three weeks, is convalescing slowly and
hopes soon to be in the store.
Mr.. and and Mrs. Freeman Patten en-
tertained crokinole party at their house
on Edgewood. Miss Georgiana Wash.
burn and George P. Gordon won honors.
The school on the street closed March
11-Mrs Bottum teacher. Perfect In at
tendance, James Syking and Willie Slater
whole number of scholars, Is: average,
| 1874.
Contractor Day is at work at q. A.
Rays store making alterations and I'M
provements. AS soon as the store is
| ready Mr.. Ray will add stock of grocer
les, etc.
The Amenity whist club was entertain.
ed Tuesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hannibal Alden. Plize winners were
Mrs. j. J. Clark, E. F. Engley, Mrs. o.
l.. Suenderhauf and A. W. Walker.
Miss Florence Smith was the guest OF
Miss Margie Cooley from Saturday tc
Tuesday, attending the presentation Of
1.-The Christian" in Boston on Saturday
| the remainder of the time being spent at
Bradford.
| Mrs. A. J. Squires and Miss Mary A.
Sullivan went to Portchester, N. Y, Sat.
urday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. j. ].
Sullivan. who died at her home in Ma.
lone, N. Y, last Thursday. Mr.. Sulli
van is former resident of this town, and
his wife had number of friends here.
Mrs. Joseph Gilbert, 40, died March
18th at her home in Orcuttville after ar
illness of two weeks. Her husband and
five daughters survive her. The daugh.
tiers are Jennie. Lilly, Maud, Mary AND
an infant two weeks old. The funeral
was from st. Edwards church Saturday
morning. Among the floral offerings was
a "gates aiar" piece from the employees
of the Ellis mill, where Mr.. Gilbert is
overseer in the carding department. Mrs.
Gilbert was an estimable woman.
Arrangements are nearly completed for
the party at the Springs house next Wed
nesday evening. This will probably be
the last event of the kind for this season
and much interest is manifested. Tickets
can be procured Of FL. o. Butterfield, A.
w. Walker and J. Ii. Segar In the borough
and of Fred Cady and Richard Sibley at
the Hollow. Tickets are 81 and admit
one lady and one gentleman. Extra
ladies tickets are issued at so cents each.
Dancing will commence at 8 O'Clock.
The Lincoln athletic club will give q
unique entertainment Saturday evening
at their hall on West Main street. The
pr ogram includes dumb bell drill, par
allel bar exercises, heavy weight lifting
vocal selections and clog dancing. Amons
| the sp scialties are four-r Juud glove con-
test between J. Sullivan and M. White
club and torch swinging by L. Suender
hauf four-round glove contest, M. Sulli
van and g. Remmert baton swinging
Ed Russell fOur-round glove contest, M
McCrohan and j. Bradley; wrestling
matches between James Sullivan and L
Suenderhauf and G. Kretchmar and E.
Slater. Admission, IS cents.
Grace church notes: The Woman
Auxiliary will meet in the basement to-
morrow friday at 2.3O..... The Juniors
will meet on Saturday at Q. 30 .. The Of
feIing at the service tomorrow evenin,
will be for the ''clergymen's retiring
fund" ...... Next Saturday, the feast of the
annunciation, holy communion at 10 a
m......Next week, being holy week, ser
vices will be held as follows: Sunday
7.30 a. m, holy communion; 1915, ser
vice and sermon; Up. M. service an
lecture on Essentials and Unessentials.
Tuesday, 9 30 a. m. service and devotion
al reading. Thursday, holy communio
OF Lfrf6 N
a. M, service and devotional reading
7.45 p. M. service and sermon. Satur
day, p. M, evening prayer and baptism
The offering on Good Friday, morn
ing and evening, will be for the ''promo
ton of Christianity among the Jews"
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Hewlett celebrate
the 5Oth anniversary of their marriag
Saturday afternoon, at their home O
East street. Among those present wer
Erwin Hewlett and Mrs. Emily Burdic
of New York city, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugen
Hewlett of Monson and Mrs. L. l.. Leor
ard of Stafford, children of MIR. and Mrs
Hewlett; two granddaughters, the Mise
Ruth and Helen Leonard also Mrs. Wal
ter Fuller of Springfield and Hiram Cad
of Stafford, sister and brother of Mrs
, Hewlett. Mrs. Burdick received and re
freshments were served. sum of mon
ey in gold and other presents were give
Mr.. and Mrs Hewlett. Mr. Hewlett wa
born in Sturbiidge. Mass, March q
1926. His first employment was in tn
lead mines near Sturbridge. Later b
was a miller and at different times owne
grist mills at Stafford, Ashford and Hope
Vile. He married Miss Emily Cady c
West Stafford March 10, 1849. For tn
past 40 years Mr.. and Mrs. Hewlett hav
resided in this town.
,, The public are cordially invited to a
tend recital of passion music in tn
Methodist church next Tuesday ever
ing (being Tuesday in holy weekly at IL
o'clock. There will be presented 18th
Crucifixion," sacred cantata by 81
John Stainer, Mus Doc, formerly organ
ist of st. Paul's cathedral, the words b.
ing partly from scripture and partly frol
the graceful pen of Rev. j. Sparro
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