The Press., 1902-12-25

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 Ned Nilcock has gone to Boston for his Christmas celebration.
 M. J. Bowler has gone to Canton, Ohio, where he he has accepted position.
 George Green has been appointed mail agent on the Union and Southbridge line. Edward Harold Hopkins will eat his Christmas dinner at his home in Palmer. Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Horniss have gone to Narragansett Pier for an extended visit. Wm. O'Connell and Lawyer M. D. O'Connell are at Colchester for Christ mas.
 Miss Jennie E. Orcutt Is home from Montclair, N. J., for Christmas and New Years.
 ht0l0 DAOS. A6fO oOAN S WOo-AOs VI 275 acres in Monson to o. c. McCray of that town.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. s. Taylor and child of Worcester are at Mrs. Taylor's home for Christmas.
 The Maverick laundry of Willimantic advertises in another column for an agent for Stafford.
 Frank L. Fur ess, who Is employed at the Wellington at North Adams, Is home for Christmas.
 Miss Ruth Walker and Miss Cora Bur- well are home from Mt. Holyoke for the Christmas vacation.
 Manager Charles Phelan, wife and daughter of the Springs house are at New Bedford for Christmas.
 Miss Carrie Comins, who Is teaching in Springfield, Is at her home on Crown-st. for the Christmas vacation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Amos N. Nichols have gone to Livingston, N. J., to spend the holidays with their daughter.
 Mrs. G. H. Baker and family will spend Christmas in Springfield, the guests of Mir. and Mrs. J. Carl Converse.
 A. w. Kingsbury has added a 10-horse power gasolene engine to his equipment to run his polisher and other machinery. s'Chris" Carroll of Easthampton, Mass., a former well-known Stafford boy, is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Jane Carroll.
 Walter Scott, superintendent of the Stafford Worsted company, has gone to Woonsocket to enjoy the Christmas fes- tivities.
 The newly-elected borough officers took the oath of office Monday. A meet ing for organiz ,tion will be held early in January.
 Miss Bertha Heald and Miss Alice J: Walker of New York city are among those who are spending the holidays at their homes.
 Christmas music will be repeated at Grace church next Sunday. The subject of the sermon will be the Angels Text" Service Friday evening as usual.
 The fuel situation locally Is not seri- ous. Good wood at $5 cord IS procura ble at present. Coal Is $10 per ton, and the dealers are filling half-ton orders. The ladies of the Methodist church will give a farewell supper to the old year next Wednesday at six o'clock. Host esses, Mrs. Carrie Stevens and Mrs. Lot tie Willis.
 The annual assembly of the Stafford Country club at the Springs house New Years night, with the Philharmonic or chestra for music, promises to be the usual social event of the Winter.
 A union service will be held at the Con- gregational church next Sunday evening. Rev. c. s. Davis of the M E. church will deliver the third of the series of sermons on "Reason and religion" His theme will be "The reasonableness of mans re. lation to God"
 The Young American Athletic club will give a social dance at their hall on Westford avenue next Wednesday even. ing. Music by Stafford orchestra, W. M. Hoops prompter. Floor directors w. Delligan, c. Tobin and P. Biladeau Tickets 50 cents.
 At the last meeting of the United Workmen the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: P. M. w. George Frazier; M. w., James Brand F., John Tobin; O., H. F. Wise; re corder, w. E. Hanley; receiver, Josept Clifford; financier. Charles W. Comins guide, Michael Ofth; representative grand lodge, George Frazier; alternate, W. E Hanley.
 New maple floors have been laid in tw, rooms at the Stafford Worsted company The new floors were put in without stop ping any of the machinery during work ing hours. Under the present ownershi the plant has been constantly improves ever since taking possession, until at pres ent it is nearly perfect for manufacturin. purposes.
 At the annual meeting of Ionic lodge F. & A. M, the following officers wer elected: M. w., Richard M. Fisk; w., finders Jacobsen; J. w., John Sis wick; secretary, H. E. Burwell; treas urer, Charles Meyers, Jr.; trustee, thre years, J. M. Lord. The appointed off cers will be announced later. After tn election of officers W. M., R. M. Fisk wa presented handsome masters jewel The presentation speech was made b Past Grand High Priest H. 8. Abel O behalf of the lodge. The worshipful mas ter made very neat speech of accept ance.
 Another word to high school aluml about that reunion. The Alumni assoc