The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-10

Regular meeting Of Stafford grange
next Tuesday evening. All regular meet
ings are held on the first and third Tues
day evenings Of each month.
The condition Of David Holmes, who
has been seriously Ill for some time, does
not show any Improvement, and grave
doubts Of his recovery are entertained.
Unclaimed letters, Stafford post ONCE :
Miss Marie Williams, Miss Leone Stave,
Mrs. Lucien Hendel, Mrs. Charles Lau-
benheimer, Mr.. Lester Broadway, j. Il.
Piker & Co.
The entertainment to be given In the
town hall this evening by the Citizens
band minstrels Of the borough will be
well worth attending. Those who at
tended at the borough Monday evening
speak highly Of the entertainment, and
the program is varied enough to suit all
tastes. Dancing will follow the enter
tainment, and the orchestra that furnish
es the music Is said to be worth the price
of admission alone just to hear.
stafYordville.
E. J. Roberts Is very Ill with an attack
Of pleurisy.
Last week being conference week, there
were no services at the M. e. church.
A. 8. Eaton and w. P. Amadon, have
been appointed appraisers of the estate OF
the late Mrs. Marietta Bosworth.
Rev. w. w. Smith preached at the Con-
gregational church In Brimfield, Mass.
last Sunday. Miss Smith accompanied
her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Kann of Monson, Mass, visited
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and
family, Sunday.
In the absence of the pastor, Rev. FL
T. Barnard, Rev. George Williams occu
pied the pulpit in the Congregations
church Sunday afternoon.
Tickets for the cantata, "The Naza
rene," which is to be presented in the
Congregational church next Tuesday even
ing, may be obtained from the social com
mittee Of the Ladies' Aid society. Ad
mission, IS cents; children under four
teen years, Is cents. The concert will b,
under the supervision of Mrs. H. T. Bar
nard, who will also act as accompanied
There will be chorus of mixed voices
and the quartets, duets, trios and solol
are particularly fine and show the result
of careful practice and training. TIL
quartet Is composed Of Rev. FL. T. Bar
nard, tenor; Mrs. Belva Wilbur, so
prane /; Miss Josephine Newell, alto, an.
Charles Glazier, bass. One very pleasing
feature will be the trio by Misses Graves
Broadway and Newell. After the concer
supper will be served for the singers
1t is earnestly hoped that the house may
be we'll filed, as the West Stafford sing
ers have kindly consented to go to 81
much trouble In coming here.
West Stafford.
Miss Taylor of Westford Is the guest OF
friends here.
F. A. Sturtevant has purchased the
George Newell place.
Henry Stafford of Dartmouth college Is
home for the spring vacation.
Miss Bertha Ellithorpe is spending the
week with friends at Danbury.
Andrew Magill of Amherst college has
been guest at G. p. Bradway's.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Sturtevant have
been entertaining friends from Ware.
John Fairman visited his sister, Mrs
Ann Janettee Fairfield, last Sunday.
Miss Alice Graves Is entertaining hel
friend, Miss Bertha Hills Of Hillstown.
The cast of characters for "Aunt
Hannah's Quilting Party" will be give1
next week.
The sacred cantata, the "Nazarene
which was rendered 80 acceptably b,
singers here, will be repeated at the Con.
gregational church at Staffordville on mex
Tuesday evening. ...
Anton Hiershe, will sell his farm
known as the Howlet place, in the nortl
part of the town, and his horses, farming
tools and household furniture at auction
next Tuesday at 10 q. m.