The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-03-08

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G. E. next Tuesday evening Rejecting
Christ" Leader, Miss Christina Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Melbourne have
returned from a several days. visit witt
Mr.. Melbourne's brother at Hudson, N. Y
The next union cottage prayer meeting
will be held with Mrs. George Adams or
Stafford Street next Tuesday evening al
7.30 O'Clock, Rev. G. A. Purdy leading
Everybody welcomed.
Harry A. Ledoyt, son of Andrew LIE
doyt, has accepted position as draughts
man with the III. B. Smith Machine Co
of Smithville, N. j., and has already en-.
tered upon his duties. ,
The band have engaged T. V. Short
leader of the Second Massachusetts, regi.
ment band of Springfield, as instructor
and he is expected here every Tuesday
evening for that purpose.
Titus Radcliffe, who is employed in the
Riverside mill and has been living In the
new house on the macadam road, has
moved his family into the house in this
village lately vacated by Jacob Peters.
School closed this week and most of the
teachers will spend their vacation out OF
town. Miss Gertrude Wightman will go
to Port Chester, N. Y, for a visit with
friends there, and Miss Stella Ingram has
already gone to her home at Leverett,
Mass.
Mrs. Owen Kelly and Miss Hannah
Black have rented the Office room in
Blacks hotel, and will occupy it after
this week as a dressmaking establish
ment. They will also keep for sale such
articles of dress findings as pertain to
their trade.
There will be another opportunity to
witness good play in the opera house at
the Springs this evening. clown Topics
will be presented by one of J. @. Scam
mons companies, which is a sufficient
guarantee that you will not be disappoint.
ed If you attend,
The Friday Night whist club will hold
calico ball in Spiritualist hall next week
Thursday evening. J. L. Bacon will be
the prompter, and local orchestra will
urnish music. An invitation has been
extended to the members of the Amenity
whist club of the Springs and there will
no doubt be large attendance.
At the meeting of the ecclesiastical So
ciety of the Baptist church last Saturday
it was decided to make quite extensive
improvements In the interior of the church
edifice. A baptistry will be added, new
gallery for the singers will be built, and
several other improvements made. The
contractor was in consultation with the
church committee In regard to the matter
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Royce, who live
on the Colburn place, a short distance
above Hydeville, celebrated the first an
niversary of their marriage at their home
last Friday evening. Many friends and
relatives from Brimfield and a number
from this place were present. Refresh
ments were served, both vocal and instru-
mental music enjoyed, and a most enjoy
able evening was passed.
"The Greatest Cry the World Ever
Heard" will be Pastor Williams subject
next Sunday morning and in the evening
the pastor will speak on lessons From
Stafford's Great Flood" As usual, Rev.
and Mrs. Williams and full chorus choir
will sing, The new anthems sung last
Sunday were highly spoken of and much
enjoyed. Go and spend pleasant hour.
Hymn books provided and all seats free.
Report Of intermediate department., P.
G. S., Miss Gertrude Wightman teacher,
for term ending March 9Th: Scholars per-
feet in attendance, Zephire Bolieau, Geo.
Beard, William Remmert, Roy Sanford,
George Clarke, Clifton Colburn, Paul
Barsaleau, Raymond Roberts, Richard
Walbridge; not absent, but tardy once,
Margaret Glover; absent one-half day,
Frank Hassett, Roy Connors. Number
of scholars registered, 81; average at
tendance, "a %.
Next Sunday evening will be the tenth
in the series of Every Other Sunday Even
ing services at the Universalist church.
The address will be by E. A. Maynard,
principal of Stafford Springs schools, TAX
Ing for his subject, "The New Education u
All persons interested in education and In
the rapid progress it is making in the line
Of better training of children's minds
should not fail to hear the above address.
Among other interesting topics MIR. May
nard will treat of nature study, study OF
the child, the Kindergarten, etc.
The young people of Staffordville, who
gave the drama, "The Turn of the Tide, N
so successfully in the congregational
church vestry of that place last week
Tuesday evening, will repeat the same
play in Spiritualist hall this evening for
the benefit Of Stafford Cornet band. The
band orchestra will furnish music during
the play, and II the weather permits the
full band will give an outdoor concert
before the entertainment. Admission for
adults will be 90 cents, and children 10
cents. Doors open at and entertain.
ment begins at 8.
We were shown last week photograph
reproduction Of two very interesting an.
tique engravings. The photos were taken
by Herbert Thresher from two old en-.
cravings in the possession of Mrs. W. H.
Smith of Stafford Springs. One of the
plates is sketch of Stafford Springs in
1910, and the other Is sketch of the old
blast furnace in this village of the same
date. The original engravings were made
by A. Reed of Hartford. or course II
will be necessary to be told what the pho.
tographs represent, as they bear no re.
semblance whatever to either of the local.
tiles of the present time, yet there are
people living now who recognized the 10.
calities at once on being shown the pic.
lures. Mr.. Thresher has made special.
ty OF this class of outdoor photography
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