The Press., 1901-12-12

Louis Stevenson, employed at the Chi cago grocery, Is on the sick list.
 Mrs. George J. Gordon of Hazardville is spending the week with relatives.
 The rummage sale by the ladies of the M. E. church announced for this week has been postponed.
 A. w. Walker, who has been confined to the house the past week with the grip. was able to be out yesterday for the first time.
 The Ashton Lewis concert was post poned owing to the prevalence of diph- theria. The concert will be given later but the date cannot be announced.
 Miss Isabella Faulkner of Norwell, Mass., daughter of Frederick Faulkner is stopping with Mrs. Catherine Hicks and Is assisting in the office of her fathers mill for an interval.
 < Prof. Hoops has fair sized dancing school in operation and will open class in the schottische next Tuesday evening.
 The meetings of the various young peoples societies of the Methodist church have been postponed for the present.
 The ladies of the Episcopal church held very successful sale on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The ceramic art table was an important feature. Two short farces delighted the audience and the effort will add about $40 to the ladies' treasury.
 George c. Chapman, 15, son of Otis Chapman, died last Friday morning, after an illness of less than week of ton. silitis. Young Chapman was bright and popular and his parents have the sym. pathy of all in their affiiction. The burial was Saturday afternoon. As the house was under quarintine, owing to the illness of his sister, with diphtheria, no funeral was held.
 Mrs. Hannah, 79, widow of John A, Larned, died at the home of her son, John M., on Stafford Street, yesterday morning of old age. Mrs. Larnard, who has been an invalid for 36 years, has resi- ded in town for 45 years. Both she and her husband, who died eleven years ago, and was a deacon of the old Congregation. al church at the Street, were prominent in church work many years ago. Mrs. Larned leaves besides her son, John A., a daughter, Miss Hannah, at home, and a son, Joshua B., of Cleaveland, O. The funeral will be held at the house Friday afternoon at p. m., Rev. E. A. Burnham of the Congregational church, of which church Mrs. Larned was member, will officiate. The burial will be at the Street cemetery.
 For these long winter evenings take McClure's. See advertisement.
 T. Rudolph Prentice.
 Mrs. Alice Sullivan left Monday to join her husband in Palmer, where they have commenced housekeeping.
 Mrs. H. B. Rathbun and son, E. M. Rathbun, of Colchester have been guests of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Wightman this week.
 Mrs. G. H. Ide of Hydeville found a shawl between her residence and this vii. lage few days ago and advertises 1t in another column.
 As was expected, Rev. John P. Marvin has accepted the call of the Universalist church, and expects to be located here as soon as April 1st.
 Pastor Williams subject for next Sun. day morning will be '"The greatest expla. nation of Calvary" and in the evening, "And his hair began to grow again.''
 Unclaimed letters Stafford post office Mrs. F. M. Barnes, Mrs. William Belec, Miss Ella Clifford, Miss J. Cuyler Platter. son, Miss Rose Fisher, William Belec, George McNeil, Box 4S2.
 The chicken-pie supper and sale O work at the Baptist church on Tuesda! evening was 8 success, over thirty dollar, being realized. The ladies feel quit, pleased over the result and the large at tendance present.
 Rev. 0. L. Goodell, D. D., pastor o the Hanson place church, Brooklyn, N r., recently visited his father, Warrel Goodell, who Is 92 years of age, and dangerously i'll at the home of his broth CT, l.. s. Goodell, in this village.
 A party of about twenty young peopl from this village and Hydeville enjoyed sleigh ride over to Adelbert Agard's las Monday evening and of course had goo, time. Milton Smith drove the part over and was a chief factor in making tn occasion a success. .... ....s Stanordville. Henry Butterfield is able to be out agair | after short illness.
 Homer Odell returned to his work in hi brothers store Monday. Rev. w. w. Smith Is home after al absence of more than a week.
 A number of Staffordville young peopl enjoyed sleigh-ride to Wales Saturda evening.
 s. B. Amidon recently made batter and cast of gear, weighing about 45 pounds, for Keefe Bros.. to he used ol their steam road machine.
 James Tobin Is to go on few month trip through Florida, Georgia and Nortl Carolina on a business trip for Norcros Bros, of Worcester. MT. Tobin will elud a large share of the cold weather.
 The Ladies' Aid society will meet in tn Methodist church vestry this afternoon December 18th, with Mrs. Thomas Odel and Mrs. Herbert Bosworth, hostesses Supper from to o'clock. Every one 1 invited.
 Mrs. Arthur West, Mrs. w. D. Robert and Miss Eva Brown were appointed committee to take charge of the Congre gational Sunday school Christmas concer and tree. The exercises will take plac Christmas eve.
 The Epworth League of the Methods