The Press., 1899-07-06
The Birthday Party.

Soon all could quite plainly see.
For to hurry, sure he would not,
But folks all knew the reason why,
Twas cause two ladies sat beside him,
On the seat way up SO high.
Who they were youll have to guess
For we will never name them;
1t did look sort-o-tempting, "don't you know"
SO surely none could blame them.
But every thing must have an end,
Whether it be good or bad,
And soon glimpse OF the stars and stripes
Our dropping hearts made glad.
For Fosters folks are loyal, although they never
brag,
And right in front of their cottage floats our
nations beautiful flag;
A lusty cheer rang out, and soon our hostess
gave greeting,
And every one there reJoiced that they'd come
to the birthday meeting.
The moments sped by as swift as thought,
And we wondered where they went
But each in its train some pleasure brought,
AS on land or water the time was spent.
At last the call for dinner came,
Which filled each heart with cheer,
And it was downright funny sight
To see that dinner disappear.
And what do you think? they had nothing to
drink
But coffee and water and tea,
Yet every one there was awfully full,
But only OF fun, don't you seer
That eating fish makes brains denial bids de-
1ance,
AS with desert there came talk on "mental
science;
The voices hummed the dishes clattered,
Till no one could eat any more,
And some there were who wished instead
OF one birthday there were four
In boating and in chatting the rest of the time
was passed,
Till we were warned twas time to leave, so
good-bys were said at last. F.B.
Stafford.
j. Glover & Son have good second
hand Billiard Hay Tedder for sale that
can be bought very low.
Miss Ida Miner of Mystic is guest of
Mrs. A. J. Sault
Miss Stella Squires of Willimantic was
| at home over the Fourth.
Miss Edith Wright of Mansfield visited
friends In town this week.
Miss Agnes Martin of Hartford was a
guest of her sister this week.
Mrs. Thomas Black and son, John, are
visiting relatives at Fitchburg.
Rev. George Thompson of Keene, N.
H., is guest of his parents.
Wesley J. Dimock has resigned as the
leader Of the Stafford Cornet band.
The Mission band will meet In the
chapel Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Maud Hulett of Springfield Is en-
joying short vacation with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Burley of Hol.
yoke were at E. H. Pinney's over the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. King of Whitman
tic we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Cady over Sunday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Girard Chapman of New
York have been guests at the Wightman
homestead this week.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s.
G. E. this evening-"Our Country fol
Christ" All are invited
The much talked of wooden trust has
never been perfected and the probabilities
are that it never will be.
Miss May Cook Of Springfield was the
guest of the Misses Lena and Alice CLARK
at Hydeville over the Fourth.
Clarence J. Armitage of Hartford wal
guest of his aunt, Mrs. VIM. Black
over Sunday. He made the trip boil
ways on his wheel.
Mrs. Minerva Sherburne, with her son
Nelson Sherburne, and his wife, of Yves
Springfield have been the guests of Mrs
Sherburne's sisters, Mrs. Wakefield ant
Mrs. Russell, the past week.
There will be covenant meeting hello
at the Baptist church next Saturday after
noon. 1t Is expected now that Rev. job
Cameron will preach next Sunday morn
ing, when there will be baptising an
communion after the morning service.
The Fourth was remarkably quie
and uninteresting day In this village.
number went to other places in search G
enjoyment. The boys made little mole
the night before, and being unable to in
augurate any new ideas In the way of fur
they sprung few of the same old chest
, nuts.
Il BY the death of Mrs. Thomas Hubbar
Thresher, which occurred at her home q
the Village Wednesday evening, June 2e
, a link Is broken In the chain that bind
the history of Stafford's earlier days wit
that Of the Stafford Of to-day. Not fo
many years has so notable resident bee
! removed from our midst. We believe tn
Thresher family Is the oldest continuou
! resident family living In town, havin
settled here more than one hundred an
fifty years ago, in the same locality whe1
the family now reside, and where the
have lived continuously since that tim
q A woman who has raised and sent int
the world family Of seven sons and or
daughter, all Of whom have achieved su
cess in the world; the daughter as no
a ed teacher, one son as a college profe
! sor, one as clergyman, one as a bar
president, one as dentist, and the thr,
y others as successful business men, ce
j tainly deserves the high esteem and r
gard that has always been accorded
Mrs. Thresher. Palace Underwood W,
. born In Monson. June 90, 1906, and W
married to Thomas Hubbard Thresh
! June 8, 1880. The coincidence is notab
% that she was born in June, was marri
In June, and died In June, closing an |
terestinIg and useful life, five days aft
the celebration of the 93d anniversary
!. her birth. The death of this aged citiz
II furnishes an opportunity to chronic
II some items In the lives Of a couple who
1t history embraces the nineteenth centul
ii On the day Of their marriage, In Jur
!. 1880, Thomas H. Thresher and
ID young wife began their happy life
c. gether on the old Thresher homestead
r Stafford Yillaga two miles north of