The Press., 1900-12-27

mas.
 Walter Scott has gone to Woonsocket for few days. n
 The Stafford Worsted Co.'S mill is closed until next Tuesday.
 Hand in your borough tax lists on or before next Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred G. Sanford spent Christmas In Norwich.
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson were al Hartford over Christmas. |.
 Edward Brosnahan was home from Bridgeport for Christmas.
 Mrs. l.. J. Horton spent Christmas iu Springfield with relatives.
 R. w. Wynings spent Christmas with his family at Lebanon, Pa.
 MT. and Mrs. c. G. Parkess were il Springfield over Christmas.
 Good skating prevails, and the ponds are crowded afternoons and evenings.
 New shelving and other Improvements are being made at the Chicago grocery.
 Fred B. Horn of Catskill, N. Y., Is the guest of his friend, Karl Adams, during the holidays.
 Mrs. l.. s. Goodell has been called te Worcester by the sickness of her brother Albert Lyon.
 The Misses Amy and Eleanor Browr are guests of MT. and Mrs. Bragg at the Springs house.
 Dr. F. L. Smith and family spen Christmas with MT. and Mrs. Charles F Orcutt at Monson. MT. and Mrs. A. L. Taintor returned Tuesday from visit with MT. Taintor's parents In Lowell, Mass.
 Frank Hopkins has resigned his posi- tlon as clerk at the Springs house, and J I. Moulton of Worcester has taken ths position.
 The special meetings which have beer held in the Methodist church will be con tinued next week, commencing with thu watch-night meeting.
 Joseph Clifford, superintendent of thu Methodist Sunday school, was presented with a handsome Morris chair at tn Christmas entertainment Monday evening
 Henry Walton of this town and Mis- Grace A. Johnson, daughter of Mir. an' Mrs. John Johnson of Holland, were mar ried at the rectory Monday afternoon b. Rev. T. D. Martin, Jr. The happy coupl will make their home in Monson.
 Grace church notes Tomorrow, Hol Innocents' day, there will be holy com munion at 10, and Sunday there will b holy communion (after morning prayer at 1O 45 for the convenience of those wh have not yet made their Christmas com munion.
 Harold Parkhurst had his foot badly iI jured at the c. V. freight house Monday A plough fell from box and the poin cut gash in his foot several inches long The injury was attended to by Dr. F. [ Smith, and it required several stitches t close the wound.
 The following praise service will b rendered at the Congregational churc next Sunday evening. The choir will b assisted by Mrs. E. A. Burnham:
 Joy to the World, Schnecke Duet-Chr1stmaS, Shelle There was joy in Heaven, Smart -Sm1t SOlO-Selected.
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 c. A. Moore, the Palmer opitictan, ha sold his business to James H. Matthew of Providence. Owing to the injury to hi eyes received several weeks ago In shoot ing accident while hunting, MT. Moore unable to continue the business for tn present, and will take course in med cine.
 There will be concert and ball unde the auspices of the Young American att letic club at their hall on Westfor avenue next Monday evening. Prof. Jol dan will furnish music, assisted by men bers of the Philharmonic orchestra ( Springfield, and Prof. Hoops will promp J. Russell will act as floor director, assis ted by A. Rounds and W. Abbott.
 An old time watch-night meeting wi be held in the vestry of the Methods church Monday evening, commencing . 9 o'clock with roll-call of the member of the church, at which 1t is hoped ths every member will either be present to r. Ispond to his name, or will send a word Iabsent. The remaining part of the SCI vice will be so varied that 1t will not seel tedious. All who desire to watch n, only the year but the century to it's clos are invited to attend this service.
 At the Methodist church Sunday evel ing platform meeting will be held in tt auditorium in place of the regular sermon The general subject of the meeting wi be "The dying hours of the nineteent century," Alvarado Howard will reca some characteristic features of its life. ii. Reed will speak of some of u bequests to it's survivors. Some o1 will speak of the forward movement the twentieth century. Special mus will add to the interest of the meeting At St. Edwards Catholic church Il , usual Christmas services were held, CO sisting of two high masses and two SC mons. The first mass was celebrated : 5 o'clock Christmas morning, the secor |; at g. Between those two services anot CT was held at St. Joseph's chapel, Sta . fordville, at 7.30. In every case the a tendance was gratifying. Especially the g o'clock mass, it was an inspiril ! sight and a hopeful sign to see what l. powerful influence the lowly Babe
 Bethlehem still possesses over the hear 3 of men when He can induce them, min = teen centuries after the first Christm morn, to crowd His temples to the door f to sit, and stand even, throughout SC 8 vice of one or two hours duration, liste ing with devoted eagerness to the ol n ta11 0&