The Press., 1899-11-02

day evening.
H. H. Wisard has opened a grocery
store in Pages block.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Converse were at
Springfield over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles F. Beckwith Is quite Ill at
her home on High street.
Regular session OF Wauseon Lodge, l.
o. o. F., next Tuesday evening.
Regular meeting of Stafford Tent of the
Maccabees next Wednesday evening.
Michael Welch of Maiden visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh WEIGH, over
Sunday.
Another coon hunt, under the supervis-
ion of Jarvis Cady, Is planned for this
evening.
Miss Mollie Lathrop has returned from
visit with friends at Maiden, Mass, and
Central Falls, R. I.
HIN. Sands exhibited three large coons
that he had captured to a circle of admir-
ing friends on the street yesterday.
Charles Phelps of New York and Frank
Prescott of Rockville have been In town
this week hunting with Bissett and But
terrified.
The ''Real Widow Brown" one of A.
q. Scammon's attractions, is booked at
the opera house the second week In De-
cember.
| Miss Jennie Hopkinson has moved
from Union into the Lathrop tenement
on Grant avenue, recently occupied by
L -
E. l.. Burr.
W. s. Martin, the photographer. has
purchased studio in Westerly, r. l..
and will divide his time between his local
studio and his new business.
Assistant Supervisor Eben Avery of
New London will be with the local lodge
of A. O. U. w. this evening and work the
third degree. Two new candidates will
be initiated.
Gary Bros. will run bus to Stafford
Sunday evening, at $50, to accommodate
any who may wish to attend the special
meeting held under Universalist auspices
In that village.
| All Saints day was observed at st. Ed
wards church yesterday with special SER
vices at and 8 a. m and 7.30 p. m. To-
day Is All Souls day, and there was q
special service at 8. 80 a. m.
The new time table on the Central Yer
mont went into effect Monday. The early
train from the south is appreciated, but
it still seems long time before the first
train from the north arrives.
| Or. L. F. Eaton has hired the cottage
on Highland Terrace owned by Burt Ea-
ton, and as it is being fitted with electric
lights, and with other improvements In
process, the indications are that it will be
occupied in the near future.
The rain this week is appreciated. The
scarcity of water was becoming serious
matter. Not only we're the manufacture
ers short, but the springs and wells were
becoming low, and In some cases the sup
ply had failed. Much more rain is needed.
The Ladies' Aid society of Grace church
will give salad supper, followed by
social Gncluding a novel ENTERTAINMENT
and short musical program, next Tues
day evening, In the Sunday school room.
Supper will be served from to 8. Ad-
mission, 15c; children. 10c. The annual
fair and entertainment of the parish will
be held the first Tuesday and Wednesday
in December.
| A series Of three first class entertain.
ments will be given In the opera house
this winter under the management of the,
local high school. The opening attrac-
ton will be a concert by. the Schaweuka
Trio of Boston, assisted by Addie Smith
Chase. reader. This is to be followed bv
the Mysterious Trio of New York, con.
sisting of "Durno," the famous magician !;
Hansell, whistling soloist, and Hugh J..
Emmett, .impersouator and ventriloquist.
The course will close with a grand con-
cert by the Ariel Ladies' quartet Of Bos-
} ton, assisted by Miss Annie F. Abbott,
| violinist. Miss Abbott is favorite pupil
of Mr.. Franz Kniesel, the solo violinist
of the Boston Symphony orchestra, and is
: a player of great merit. To all lovers OF
music the course offers unsurpassed op-
portunities.
Stafford.
, Where is the "Stag Club" of last year
, Meeting of the Mission Band Saturday
, afternoon at four O'Clock.
> George Hassett still continues to i'm.
prove, and Is now able to be up around
3 the house.
3 Subject for the meeting of the Y. 2. s.
: G. E. this evening-"Giving a Measure Of
/ Love-" All invited.
D A son was born last Tuesday to Mr.
? and Mrs. Paul Possardt, who live on the
Leonard Washburn place. ...
, Mrs. Mabel Jenkins and Miss Edns
= Goodell have been spending few days al
the home of Mrs. John Belcher.
+ Roswell Warren, who has been en-
ployed at Henry Thresher's the past sea-
son has accepted a position at the Springs
House.
Stafford grange Is making decided i'm
provement in Mrs. Simonds' store by thu
o addition of a large bay window on thu
east side of the building, giving her I
o show window on the street.
= About forty persons from this section
went to the Springs Tuesday evening tt
q witness the presentation of the America
4 Girl" at this opera house, and express en-
tire satisfaction with the play.
9 Clarence Rockwell has purchased o
the George Ginhold estate the plac
, known as the Mccarthy farm at the vi
n lage, containing some seventy acres, ant
% located on the west side of the highway
n The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptis
J. church will meet next Wednesday 70
N work and will serve their usual suppe
y from $50 to z O'Clock, with Mrs. J. @
d Wigktman and Mrs. Marc Hatch as host
J. esses.