The Press., 1900-01-11
Roswell Warren has accepted position

commenced his duties Monday.
Next Sunday evening will be the sixth
In the series of Every Other Sunday Even
inf services at the Universalist church.
The address will be by the pastor, Rev.
T. G. Druley, taking for his subject, "The
Problem of Salvation"
blossoms from Hydeville and Stafford
Mills" will be Pastor Williams subject
at the Baptist church next Sunday even
ing. The pastor extends hearty invita-
ton to the mill workers. Full chorus
choir, and Rev. and Mrs. Williams will
| sing.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Baptist
church will meet next Wednesday for
work and will serve their usual supper
from 5. 80 to Z o'clock, with Mrs. Joseph
Corners and Miss Edna Goodell as host
esses. At their last meeting the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Henry Thresher vice-president, Mrs. J.
G. Wightman; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. George Jenkins.
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ron w. Leonard for some time that he has
had fatty tumor growing on his neck,
and that sooner or later it would have to
be removed. He went to Hartford for
that purpose last week Wednesday, and
in communication received from his sis
ter, Mrs. Lombard, she states that the
operation was successfully performed at
the hospital in that city last Thursday {;
that he Is resting very comfortably, and
expects to return to his home in few
weeks.
The Universalist Sunday school has
elected the following officers for the year
1900: Superintendent, Miss Grace E..
Mead; assistant superintendent, G. B.
Pinney; treasurer, F. A. Lasbury; secre-
tary, E. M. Druley librarian, E. Fl. Pin
hey; assistant Miss Maud Beard; choris-
ter, J. w. Dimock organist, Miss Alice
M. Wilton. The treasurer reports re-
ceipts during the year, including cash on
hand, as $152. expenses, $SO.42; cash
ba lance on hand, $72.43. The enrolment
has not changed in number during the
year, and is now eighty-seven In ten
classes.
| Staffordville.
Andrew Sault has moved to Palmer,
where he has a job as loom fixer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Bliss of Monson
spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Edgar Swift.
Ed. Goodell has purchased 40-acre
wood lot of A. s. Poole, and Is cutting
off the timber.
The literary and social circle will hold
their first meeting in the M. E. vestry
next Monday evening.
| Edward Clark of Stafford Springs has
moved into Peel & McCarthy's tenement,
and is working in the mill.
The Staffordville Wooden company and
the Summit Wooden company will COM
mence paying weekly on Jan. 22d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. King of Hart
ford have been spending few days with
Mrs. Kings grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. e. Brewer.
Tonight there will be a union service
in the M. E. church at z o'clock, also to-
morrow night In the Congregational
church at the same hour.
The drama that was to have been given
by the young people of the Congregation
al church the 18th of January, has been
postponed until further notice.
After a sickness extending over several
months, 1t Is pleasure to his many friends
} to see Rev. II. M. Vail around the streets
In apparently better health than he has
enjoyed for years.
Next Wednesday, Jan. 18th, the sixth
all-day group meeting will be held in the
Staffordville M. E. church. Revs. Wads-
worth, johnson and Bromley will be
present, and perhaps others. Tea and
coffee provided. If Wednesday Is stormy
, come Thursday, If fair.
, Miss Bird LeMonde Of East Brookfield
has been spending few days with hel
, mother on Colburn Hill. William II.
) Thompson of Toledo, O., a brother Of
Mrs. LeMonde, has also been spending 6
few days at the same place. Mr.. Thomp
son was In the east for the purpose of at
tending the funeral of a sister In New
. Hampshire.
l At the last communion of the Congre
gational church four united with thu
i church by profession of faith and one b.
;, letter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Swift, Mr.
:, and Mrs. VIM. Royce and Richard Royce
Mrs. VIM. Royce being the one to unit
= by letter. At the communion before fou
! united, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pease, Mrs
= r. M. Chamberlain and Mrs. H. M. Vail
u One of the largest and most enjoyabl
! gatherings ever held in the Methods
church was that of the social of the La
8 dies Aid society, with Mrs. II. G. Dun
IS ham and Mrs. Asa Harris as hostessee
II last Thursday evening. There were on
l. hundred and twenty present, and the com
It pleteness and variety of the program pre-
o sented for their entertainment was dc
s. lightful surprise. A strong feature q
70 the evening was the high order of must
10 provided by Wesley Dimock's new Oh
'f chestra. Misses Edna Melbourne an
y Issie Durham sang selections which wer
d greatly enjoyed, while the mandolin due
le by Messrs. Asa Harris and w. H. Dunbs
ID was rare treat anc whole entertain
}, ment in itself.
10 West Stafford.
" Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spellman Of Sta
ford Springs were guests of Mr.. and Mr.
- F. W. Preston the past week.
Augustus Holmes, whose health hs
w been failing for some time, Is now ser
ts ously i'll with Bright's disease.
l. The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.