The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-24

OF LUDLOW, MASS are VlSAtluS Al0AuS Ia
town.
The double male quartette will rehearse
at Miss Newton's tomorrow friday at
p. m.
Exercises appropriate to Memorial day
will be held in the public schools next
Tuesday.
Irving Whitehead of Moosup has taken
a position as boss weaver at the Warren
wooden mill.
Thomas j. West and son, W. D. West,
former residents, visited friends here
over Sunday.
The alumni may obtain tickets for
class night of either of the following COM
mittee, Addie M. Wilton, Eugenia Lee
and Joseph Donahue.
Fl. M. Bartlett has purchased new
horse to go with the wagon which he re-
Gently bought in town.
Mrs. W. D. Roberts of West Stafford
was the guest OF Mrs. Frank Morey at w.
P. Bidwell's over Sunday.
Rev. T. D. Martin, Jr., officiated at the
funeral of Mrs. Agnes Curtis Squier at
Meriden yesterday. Mrs. Squier has been
frequent visitor here.
The court of burgesses have granted
A. d. Brown permission to make his new
building on East Main street two stories
high. e.. E. Burke has the contract.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rivers, 8 months old, died yesterday OF
pneumonia, after short Illness. The
body will be taken to Canada for burial.
David Bissett has completed a contract
of $50 feet of curbing in front of the resi-
dences of John Girard and Michael Brown
on West-Main-st. He is now placing
curbing in front of Joseph Connor's on
the opposite side of the street.
Mrs. Martha NJ Baker, widow of W.
K. Baker, died at her home in Spring
field, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Baker has
visited here frequently and has many &C.
quaintances. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon at Q O'Clock.
A large and enthusiastic audience greet.
ed the Willing Workers at their enter
tainment at the Congregational chapel
last evening. The young people showed
a diversity of talent In their dialogues
songs and instrumental music. The net
proceeds will exceed 1876.
Stafford.
The Baptist parsonage has been greatly
improved by the addition of blinds and 6
new coat of paint.
Mrs. Alice H. Petrie of Palmer will
preach In the Universalist church next
Sunday morning.
AS next Wednesday will be Memoria,
day, the Ladies' Aid society will hold nc
meeting on that day.
Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s.
G. E. next Tuesday evening-"Have pa
tience." Mrs. H. A. Pomeroy, leader.
Mrs. A. H. Preble, who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter in Port
Chester, returned TO her home yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Colburn will leave
tomorrow for Brookfield, where they
will spend a week with Mr.. Colburn's
brother.
Evan Jenkins will sail next Saturday
on the Cunard steamer Lucania from Bos
ton, and will make quite an extended stay
In Ireland, England and Wales.
Joe Conno1s Is talking of organizing E
ball nine for this season and, as there Ii
more fun to the square inch in one o
Joe's ball games than in any other attrac
ton that can be brought here, it is hope'
that he may succeed.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Powers of New
York city we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Gerould this week. Mr.. Power
Is cartoonist on the staff of the Ne,
York World, and Mrs. Powers was fol-
merly known here as Miss Lena Hyde.
Mrs. Willis Winter has sold her farr
at Hydeyille to Joel Thompson of Mon
son at stated price of $4,000. MI
Thompson has already taken possession
Mrs. Winter has moved to Staffordvlll
! for the present, but it Is understood ths
she intends to make her home In Will
mantle.
The largest evening audience that ha
greeted Rev. George Williams since hi
pastorate was present at the Baptis
church last Sunday. Every seat in tn
house was filled, and many extra chair
were placed in the aisles. Mr.. William
. will preach next Sunday morning an
; evening. In the evening the subject wi
be "How Christ came to church." A
branches of the church and Sunday schot
> are in splendid condition.
Memorial day will be observed in thi
, village about the same as In former year,
The exercises at Hillside cemetery wi
take place at $50 In the morning, an
3 after that the people will gradually dri
, away to other places, the Springs gettin
3 the largest contingent. The stores wi
all close about II o'clock and renal
3 closed the balance Of the day, except tn,
! III. F. Cady's store will be open for
i short time In the afternoon to care for tt
Q malls.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease of New York eli
2 will lecture in Spiritual hall Saturds
q evening, June I'd, and Sunday evenin
n June Sd, at 7.5O O'Clock. Subject +,
d Saturday evening, "The signs of IL
J. times" and for Sunday evening, "Chris
9 or Cesar" Admission free. The Da
j. ton Enquirer says that Mrs. Lease stan,
Il at the head Of the foremost ranks of lat
j. orators, and the Chicago Herald all
i says that che is able to clothe her thong
8 In language as clear and sparkling as
It cut gem. Her popularity as speaker
l. unique and wonderful. Mrs. Lease
better known by her work in Kansas, al
II her reputation should warrant large a