The Press., 1900-06-14


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 Mrs. Rose Holdridge of Monson is guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Beard, at Hydeville. Subject for the meeting of the Y. F. s. 0. E. next Tuesday evening Abiding in Christ" Mrs. Thomas Black, leader.
 Mrs. George Ferry of Staffordville has rented the tenement in the house with Oscar Colburn and expects to take pos session next week.
 Miss Agnes and Henry Pero have been in Worcester attending the wedding of a friend. Miss Pero has returned, but Hen- " remains for a longer visit.
 The little ones in the school rooms of Miss Wightman and Miss Cushman were served with ice cream by their teachers at the close of school last Tuesday. MT. and Mrs. Lester Collard of Hart ford and James Collard of Chicopee have been the guests of Mrs. Collard's parents, MT. and Mrs. Sands, at the Village for 8 few days.
 Stafford Cornet band, T. V. Short solo, cert next week Friday evening at eight o'clock. The program will be announced next week. Pastor Williams subject at the Baptist church next Sunday morning will be "Bread to the full" The evening sub- ject will be ''John Wesley" This will be the first of a series on "Notable Johns.'
 There will be another ball game on the local ground next Saturday afternoon. It will be with nine from Staffordville. Let us hope that there will be less kicking and more playing than there was a week ago.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist day afternoon and will serve their usual supper from 5.30 to o'clock, with Mrs. o. T. Hulett and Mrs. Joseph Connors as hostesses.
 At recent meeting of the Stafford Cor net band the resignation of their old lead CT, J. W. Dimock, was accepted with re- gret. A vote of thanks was given him and acknowledgement made that their present efficiency is due to his ability as a leader.
 It Is currently reported that there was a game of ball played on the local ground last Saturday afternoon, but somehow the home nine don't seem to have great deal to say about 1t. An aggregation oi Hitchcock Free Academy, Brimfield, and a few Wales players came over and they wanted everything in sight. Their de- sires were apparently well satisfied, as they managed to secure all the fun, all the kicking and about all the runs, the score standing 22 to in their favor at the end of the game.
 Children's day was observed at the Baptist church last Sunday in a manner that reflected great credit on the Sunday school scholars and also upon those who had their training in charge. The church was crowded to listen to the song service "Gospel bells" and the little ones were never heard to better advantage. A special feature of the evening was the en- blematic piece, the "Water of life," which was finely rendered by Mrs.. Williams class and Miss Mabel Buck as leader The choir ably assisted the Sunday school and the instrumental music by Messrs Melbourne and Holmes was greatly en. ljoyed.
 A clam-chowder supper will be served in the ladies' hall of the Universalis church next Wednesday evening iron 5.30 to 7.30 o'clock for ten cents each At eight o'clock the young people of th' society will present the play, "The To- Landing" with the following cast o characters:
 ; Jack Travers, an artist, F.H. Meal Billy Cross, 'Veritas" dramatic author MT. Timothy Always, manager of the Criterion
 Dwight Westol Hester Heartease,l nieces of Rosa Wtnsome, Mrs. Thirdhoor, | Misses G. M. Orcutt and A. M. Wh1tol Admission to play 10 cents. Ice crean will be served during the evening.
 stafrordville. | $. B. Amadon has commenced having
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur West spent Sun day out of town. c. A. Duncan has taken barber's DO , sition in Palmer. ) Joseph Mcguire of Springfield was a , home over Sunday. E. P. Hoffman of Wales Is in town fo few days visiting friends. Mrs. W. D. Roberts of West Staffor . visited friends here over Sunday. Mrs. George s. Faulkner of Indianapc lis, Ind, is visiting her brother, R. M Chamberlin.
 Arthur Duncan of Worcester, with tw , of his gentlemen friends, visited MT. Dur cans father last week.
 Commencing 8 week from Sunday, 24tf the stage will run Sundays to accomme date the patrons of the Block Island trair I which is to commence running on ths , date.
 West Stafford.
 Don't forget to attend the ''pound'' s' O cial this evening. f Mrs. Rockwell of Warehouse Point visiting her sister, Mrs. E. O. Truesdell s s. M. Harwood attended the weddin r of his grandson in New London last Wet - nesday.
 s Mrs. Mary Markham and daughte n Flora, of Burnside, have been the guest @ of Mrs. Augustus Holmes. A Davis reunion was held on the moul tain, near the residence of Dea. Glaziel . one day last week. A bountiful lunc was served, and the day was thorough | hxy oil