The Press., 1901-02-14
Miss Marsaret Cooley ives at Bradford

Herbert Crawford, who has been Ill, is
convalescent.
G. A. Moore Of Palmer has been spend
Ing part of the week in town.
Miss Melvina Bolieau attended re-
ception In Norwich last evening,
Adelbert Needham leaves to day for
Iowa to purchase horses for. the spring
business.
A sleighing party of ten young couple
went to Monson Monday evening and
were entertained at the Century house.
There will be bowling match to-mor-
row evening between the Teutonia team
and the borough team at Teutonia hall.
The sleighing continues good, and the
young people everywhere are taking ad-
vantage of 1t. Four different parties of
school child1 en- passed through here Mon
day.
Next Sunday afternoon the rector of
Grace church will hold Sunday school at
Orcuttville at 2.15, to be followed by SER
vice and sermon at 3.15. All are cordial
~ invited.
Lyman Cushman has sold the Lull
place in West Stafford to Edward and
Melvina Smart. Mr.. and Mrs. Smart
have sold the Calvin Kendall farm to
Edgar B. Smith.
Harmony Temple of Honor celebrated
their twenty-second anniversary at their
hall last evening. There was a musical
and literary entertainment and refresh
ments were served.
Archer Simpson, member of the junior
class of the high school, who left town
yesterday to make his home In Fitchburg,
was presented last Friday with ring by
the members of the school.
A party of fourteen ladies will go to
Monson to-day for sleigh ride, and will
take dinner at the Century hotel, re-
turning in the afternoon. The trip was
planned by the Ladies' Whist club.
The wooden business is decidedly dull
and all the manufacturers are feeling the
depression. A schedule of time has been
adopted at the Warren mill, little short
er than the regular hours, so that the
operatives work altogether by daylight.
About 40 of the young people, most of
them of the Methodist church, enjoyed a
ride to Charters last Friday evening.
An oyster supper was served. The neces-
sity of sitting close on the return trip,
owing to the extreme cold, proved a
popular feature.
The ladies of Grace church will give an
extra fine 15c. supper, including salads,
next Tuesday evening, beginning at G
O'Clock, to be followed by Historical
art" social. Those who have earned their
dollar are expected to bring it In at this
time. All who come are sure to enjoy
themselves.
One of the merriest of the many sleigh
ing parties, apparently, was that on Mon
day night, composed of about twenty-five
young people, including the members OF
Rev. Julian s. Wadsworth's Sunday
school class, with lady friends. After
riding about two hours the party returned
to the parsonage, where an oyster stew
was served.
At the meeting of representatives and
senators of Tolland county to nominate
judge and deputy Judge for the borough
court action was postponed for one week.
q. G. Parkess and w. H. Heald are can
didates for denomination. A strong pc
tition in favor of J. F. Chamberlin has
been presented. Considerable interest Is
felt in the result.
The regular meetings of the town
school committee will be held hereafter
at the town clerks Office on the first Sat.
urday In each month at o'clock a M
Special meetings for the transaction Of
urgent business will be held at the call Of
the chairman, E. c. Pinney. Notice o.
such business will be given to the chair
man or the secretary of the board.
The weather for the past ten days ha.
been decidedly wintry. While the Their
mometer has not registered many point.
below any night, 1t has been 80 close t.
the zero mark night and mornings tina
travelling, either in teams or on foot, hal
been quite disagreeable. The fact tina
this kind of weather is considered health,
is about the only redeeming point.
The order Of Buftaloes continues to grow
and there Is now large local herd Tht
membership here includes four clergymen
1t was planned to have a supper ant
| organize at once, but there is so mucI
going on that it has finally been decided
to wait until after Lent. L. D. Garyiwh,
has won local reputation as a catere
will have charge of the supper when 1t il
given.
Grace church notes Service and Bibl
class tomorrow friday at 7.3O p. m
Those who have not yet handed II
their sd. M" envelopes will please do 8,
next Sunday......On Ash Wednesday tn
services will be as follows: $50 a. m.
morning prayer and holy communion
7.3O p. M, evening prayer, ntany, peni
tential office and sermon. Choir re
hearsal on Saturday at 7.30 p. m.
Thomas G. Perkins of Hartford an.
Charles Ell. Wilson of Boston were In tn
borough Tuesday evening and held
meeting with the local corporators an,
others Interested in the application 70
the charter of the Stafford Springs tram
way. A map prepared by civil engineer
in the employ of Perkins & Co. will b
presented to the railroad committee, an
it is expected that large delegation o
the influential and business men of tn
town will attend the hearing. With tn
unquestionable necessity for connectio
in the direction of Hartford, and the pee
pie of the town heartily in favor of tn