The Press., 1899-11-23
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

The Willing Workers will meet Satur- day afternoon at 9 80 with Miss Cora Bur well.
 Mrs. Augustine Ellis of Hartford has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Ellis this week.
 Mrs. John Haley and Mrs. B. Haley of Indiana are guests of MT. and Mrs. W. E. Hanley.
 G. A. Moore, the optican, was in the borough last Friday, and announces in the local notices that he will visit the bor ough every Friday.
 Miss Hattie Barnes of Rock kville has accepted position with the Warren wool en company, and with her mother will re- turn here and make her home.
 Dr. Sweetzer performed surgical op- eration last Saturday on horse owned by Gary brothers. Special raraphernalia for suspending the horse during the oper- ation was brought from the city.
 W. E. Demond will finish work with his steam mill at the Neff farm in Holland
 
 Mrs. Cora Fuller's place, and after finish ing at the latter place the mill will be taken to the George D. Colburn place in Union, where there is business enough to keep it going all winter.
 The Lincoln Athletic club will hold 8 Thanksgiving ball at their club room Wednesday evening. Music will be bJ Prof. Jordan's orchestra William Hoops prompter. Frank Silk will be floor man. ager. The committee of arrangements includes Patrick Mccarthy, John Mans. field and M White.
 A picture of the frog with five legs tha Dr. A O. Uomins sent tn the aquarium in New York appeared in the last issu' of the New York Sunday World. Tn, frog was caught last summer in Dennis pond by boy, and Dr. Comins bought i for nickle. The frog is now known al the 'pride of the aquarium"
 The Current Events club will meet will Mrs. F. F. Patten, Edgewood, on Tues day evening. Nov. 29. Notice change il date. Program: Quotations, Religious Sentiments; critical comments on Tb Tempest by Miss Margaret Russell; For giveness and Freedom by Mrs. Patten Current Events by Mrs. Carl Converse. A game of football was played in tn rear of Dr. Smiths residence last Satur day between the high school freshme and team calling themselves the "Tack lers." Alvin Smith acted as captain c the freshmen, and Frank Page was command of the other team. After hard-fought battle it.. was found tha neither side could score. The boys play ed 23-minute halves.
 The first cottage prayer meeting of tn series to be held every two weeks at tn Street during the winter will be conducte at the home of Mrs. John Larned at 73 p. m. next Tuesday evening, Rev. E. W Bishop leading. Several different minis ters have consented to take their turn 1 leading, and it is hoped all the neighbor and friends will show their interest by al tending and helping.
 Those who have not yet made list o the amount paid for receiving and send ing freight, for the 12 months specified the request, are asked to do so at ono, as meeting will soon be held in the il terests of another railroad connection fo Stafford. Several have already sent list to the office of the Stafford worsted con pany. It is thought that enough busines can be promised the New York and Ne Haven railroad to justify the investmer of sufficient capital to make the propose extension from Rockville to Southbridgt There will be union service of tt Methodist and Congregational church, at the Congregational church next Sunds evening at 2 o'clock. This service wi be in the nature of Thanksgiving SC vice, and Rev. J. $. Wadsworth wi preach the sermon. During the servit the Congregational choir will reLder tt following selections:
 Opening Quartet, The mellow eve is gliding,
 HOlde Solo, The earth Is he Lords, Schnecke Festival Te Deum in f1aI, Dudley Buc Male Quartet, In heavenly love abiifng,
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