The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-03

rem are In town this week on account OF
the illness of Mrs. Jenkins sister, Mise
Edna Goodell.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Goodell, who have
been living In the Gilbert Chaffee house,
will soon move into one of the tenements
in the boarding house.
The return of Rev. and Mrs. F. L..
Batchelder last Thursday was the occa-
sion of many pleasant greetings, and they
desire to express to their friends grateful
thanks for the numerous tokens of well
come.
1t is hoped that all interested In HILL
side cemetery will bear in mind that the
annual meeting of this association will be
held in the town hall next Saturday after
noon at 2 30 O'Clock. 1t Is desired that
all lot-owners may be In attendance.
"From every quarter" will be Pastor
Williams theme Sunday morning, and in
the evening the subject will be "The
white horse and his rider" Rev. and
Mrs. Williams will sing duet. Song
service at $50, just previous to regular
evening service. All seats free and
everybody heartily welcomed.
Charles Chaffee of Hartford was in
town the first of the week and returned
home Tuesday evening. He was accom-
panied on his return by his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Gilbert Chaffee, who, it Is un-
derstood, will in the future make their
home with their son in Hartford. 1t Is
Mr.. Chaffee's intention to dispose Of all
his Stafford property.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
church society was held Wednesday. The
treasurer reported the total expenses OF
the year as 81, 1876, which has practically
all been raised. G. D. Ide was elected as
third member Of the society's committee
E. 81. Pinney, secretary and treasurer
Mrs. F. J. Glover and Mrs. F. A. Las.
bury, soliciting committee; E. FL. Pinney
F. J. Glover and F. A. Lasbury, music
committee. Four new members were
voted into the society.
The band will give concert AMI bal
in Spiritualist hall next week Friday even
ing under the direction of T. V. Short o.
Springfield, who has been for some time
acting as the band instructor. The
band will be assisted by the pupils of thu
Pinney grammar school, and also by
Master Albert E. Short, the eight-year
old cornetist. Prof. T. V. Short will also
render a solo. Following the concer
there will be dancing until O'Clock, with
music by Bissett's orchestra and Davit
, Bissett prompter. Tickets for concert 2!
cents-to both concert and dance, rs cts
Staffordville.
Joseph Mcguire went to Springfield
Tuesday on his wheel.
The first quarterly conference for tn,
year will be held in the vestry of the M
: E. church, Saturday at p. m., Rev. q
Fl. Bates will preside.
When the help of the Summit woolel
company were paid off Saturday nigh
they were notified that the mill would b.
shut down for a while.
} The people of the village who have 81
much enjoyed the singing of the mall
: quartette will deeply regret that the lead
!, er, Thomas Richmond has left town.
The statement In last weeks Press ii
regard to the amount of beer bought int
the village the week before, could b.
safely doubled and then be a REASONABLE,
estimate.
Sunday morning the sacrament of tn
Lords supper will be administered, an,
in the evening the topic will be, "Wh,
men do not go to church, '-"The fault
of men" to be considered.
"Praise and Thanksgiving" is a diff
cult piece of music, changing it's Ike
almost forty times, has great variation Il
time and movement and Is of wide range
The visiting talent will execute all excep
> the chorus work, both evenings. Thos
, who heard the quartet last year are we
aware of the superior quality of the wor
of it's members. They said that they sci
dom sang to more appreciative audience
than those that greeted them in Stafford
Q No one In town has heard Mr.. Fullerto
I sing. His home Is in the west. He pul
: sued his musical studies in Chicago
Q Oberlin, Ohio and Boston. He was teact
;. ing in the last named city when the diret
d tor made his acquaintance. He has r,
a Gently done some difficult work in Mar
{ chester, N. H., where some of his rels
+ tives reside. Miss Mary I. Newton ha
n very kindly consented to sing in trio,
!. On account of the illness of Miss e.. A
Y Washburn an accompanist from Spring
+ field has been engaged. The though
h content of the cantata, is in keeping wit
q the object to which the proceeds will g
|. 1t expresses praise and thanks for tt
:, blessings of springtime, harvest and FREE
IT dom from famine. 1t Is said that there
IL more misery in the famine district
j. India than In all the rest of the world p,
g together. The district has a populate
l. nearly as large as our own country. En-
,s land derives no revenue from India, 9,
SCpU GuAOuSA 6uu COLum0EC0 duU
10 these are open to the world, the Unite
y States has already control of several
the greatest lines. The government
India is spending over $780, 900 per dt
10 on relief work, this is for building roa'
and systems of irrigation, by means
- which large portions Of the country ha,
been delivered from famine. Every effo
is being made to relieve suffering, b
- thousands of men, women and childr'
are perishing and it Is several months u
= til rain may be expected. Ali addition
at money above the price of tickets will
gladly received and no part of such gil
tt will be used to defray expenses. Tickle
y may be had from any of the singers or
the following places of business E.
st Russell & Co., w. D. Heald's and G..