The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-05-02
Miss Carrie Comins Of Springfield was

IN GOWn la6G evening.
M. F. Brown will GO to Rockville this
evening to attend wedding.
Mrs. James Mclaughlin Is In Palmer
for short visit with Mrs. e. Brown.
Mrs. r. c. Dennis is the guest of Mayor
and Mrs. Charles L. Dean at Maiden.
Ray Baker of Springfield is the guest
of his grandmother, Mrs. G.. Fl. Baker.
William T. Hill has left the employ of
Gary Bros, and Is now with M. Brown,
the baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Gordon and MIR.
and Mrs. George j. Gordon of Hazard
Vile are visiting relatives In town.
Quite a number of wild geese alighted
on Warren's pond Monday. F. M. Bar
rett shot one of them, fine specimen,
weighing II pounds.
Workmen are still at work on the roof
of st. Edwards church. The belfry has
been lined with tin, new gullies have been
put in, and when the work is completed
the church Is expected to be storm proof.
G. F. Walker, employed by Smith &
Cooley, has had trouble with his left eye.
He got something on the sight, and ii
caused him much pain until removed by
the doctor. The eye is badly infiamed,
but no serious consequences are antici-
pated.
Mrs. Ardelle Sidman of Oil City, Penn.
is a guest of Mrs. B. F. Taylor. Mrs.
Sidman has been organist at a church In
Oil City for 30 years, and has now been
given a six months leave of absence. At
a farewell dinner gold watch and purse
of money was presented her.
Judson II. Root and James Bidwell OF
Hartford have been In town this week on
their annual trout fishing campaign. Chap
eroned by J. J. Ellis they have whipped
the brooks in this section pretty thor
oughly and had good success, catching
one weighing three-quarters of a pound.
The following officers of Orient chap.
ter, No. 40, have been elected for the en-.
suing year: M. E. 81. P, DR.. L. F.
Eaton; M. E. K, G. B. Pinney; M. E. S.,
H. S. Abel; G. of H., David Bissett p
s., G. G. Parkess; R. A. c., R. NJ
Fiske; treasurer, Gilbert s. Baker; Sec
rotary, A W. Walker; tyler, Emory
Pierce.
George ]. Cardinal has resigned his po
sition with Harvey Chapman, to take ef
feet Saturday evening. He will enter the
employ of Fiske & Co. at Natick, Mass
Mr.. Cardinal was with E. A. Buck & Co
eight years previous to the time that Mr.
Chapman bought the business, and has
been there about one year since. During
his long term of service he has been faith
full to his duties and popular with the
trade.
Regular communication of Wolcott
lodge, f. & A. M, this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank George of East
ford were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
George the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Heck have
moved here from the Springs and are &C.
cupying one of the tenements In the Howe
house.
Mr.. and Mrs G. D. Ide of Hydeville
entertained friends and relatives from
Manchester, Waterbury and Wilmington
last week. ,.~
Pastor Williams subject at the Baptist
church on Sunday morning will be 1.-THE
birds nest," and in the evening, 1.-THE
man that was nearly killed after he was
dead"
The name of the town to which the
Rev. George Thompson has been called
was Incorrectly given US last week. II
should have been Springfield, Vermont,
instead of Harrisville, as given.
Regular meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday evening. After the initia.
ton of three candidates in the third and
fourth degrees light refreshments will be
served and social time enjoyed.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet for work next Wednes
day afternoon and will serve their usual
supper at 80 with Mrs. Thos. Melbourne
and Mrs. Henry Holtham as hostesses.
The attention of all members of the
Hillside cemetery association is called tc
the notice in another column of its annua
meeting In the town hall next Saturday
at 3 o'clock. 1t Is hoped that as many as
possible will show their interest by beine
present.
On account of the small attendance a.
both the Christian Endeavor meeting Oh
Tuesday evenings and the regular Thurs
day evening prayer meeting at the Bap
fist church, they have been consolidated
into one union meeting, which is held OF
Thursday evening alone.
Bert Needham was out for the frs
time yesterday with face as white az
though he had been using fellows Swans
down. Bert has been having his innings
with the humps, and has had them hare
enough TO make the memory of their visi
not a very pleasant one,
Arthur Sherman of Hydeville gave E
party to about twenty Of his schoolmates
at his home In Hydeville last Saturday
evening in honor of the fifteenth anniver
sary of his birthday. Refreshments were
served and the young people spent a very
Dlaasant evening Each ono nresanfa(
their young host with pretty gift as ,
souvenir of the occasion.
The Ladies' society of the Universalis
church has changed the time for holding
its annual meeting to correspond will
that of the church society, the meeting
being held yesterday afternoon, when thu
following report for the past eighteen
months was made: Cash on hand $167. so
received for work, and for special AM
weekly suppers $3.50; membership fee