The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-03-13
The Current Events club will resume
Ira m aatin0a March Oath

FREQ B6CZ was the guest OF Mr. anO
Mrs. G. J. Liebe of Rockville over Sum-
day.
Mrs. T. D. Martin, Jr., and daughter,
Marjorie, are guests Of relatives In New
York.
Rev. e. A. Burnham will occupy the
pulpit of the Congregational church next
Sunday morning and his theme will be
Resisted temptation rewarded"
Grace church notes: Service and SER
mon tomorrow evening at 7.30; service
and reading on Saturday at 4; holy COM
munion on Sunday at 7.3O a. m. No SER
vice Sunday evening.
The weather this week has been spring
like, and the birds are beginning to ar
rive in large numbers. Herbert Craw-
ford saw a large flock of robins in the
rear of his home Tuesday.
Michael O'Halloran went to New York
last evening to care for the remains of
Miss Sarah Arthur, who died In con-
vent In that city. Miss Arthur was an
estimable young woman, and had lived In
town until about three years ago. The
deceased leaves two sisters, Mrs. Thomas
Murray and Miss Nellie Arthur.
The parts for the graduating class of
the high school have been assigned as
follows: Salutatory, Alice Fitton; essay,
Mary Leach; prophecy, Emma Kuehne E.;
prophecy on the prophet, Ruby Avery &;
Grafton, Maurice Demond; poem, Lena
Ellis; will, Edna Reed; history, Eunice
Broadway; presentations, Louise Web
ster; valedictory, Cora Burwell.
The probability is that the new dry
goods store in the Oronoco block will be
opened Tuesday, March 18th. The in
tentiOn was to open sooner, but 1t will be
impossible, as the changes cannot be
completed until that date. By the
changes made the shelf room has been
nearly doubled. The upper floor Is now
all one room, and it makes large we'll.
lighted salesroom. The painters as well
as the carpenters have been busy, and
when the store Is thrown open to the pub
lie the improvements will be appreciated
st. Edwards church notes: Next Sun.
day being Passion Sunday in the church
calendar, there will be three masses al
st. Edwards. On the same day mission
will begin and last one week, closing OF
Palm Sunday. Every morning at there
will be short instruction, mass and holy
communion for working people, and ev
cry evening at 7.30 there will be preach
ing In English and French. The French
sermons will be delivered by one of the
LaSalette fathers, and the English sermon
will be given by different priest each
night. Their names will be announced
next Sunday.
David Holmes Is confined to the house
by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thresher arrived
home from their California trip last Sat-
urday.
Frank Mosley of Springfield was a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Colburn
over Sunday.
George Latham Is undergoing treat
ment at WilIimantic for complicated
kidney trouble.
James N. Sibley has some real estate
in his hands for sale that would make a
desirable home for anybody.
Rev. George Williams will preach next
Sunday morning and evening. Subject
for Sunday evening, "Light from the
west window"
Carl Green was both unlucky and lucky
last Friday afternoon-unlucky in losing
somewhere about the mill an envelope
containing his months pay, and luck.
that 1t was found by Alva Brown and re
turned to him the next morning.
Miss Ruth Leonard entertained part
| of young friends at her home at the Vii
lage last Saturday evening. About six
teen of her schoolmates enjoyed stra,
ride under the direction of Russell Col
merry evening was spent.
The afternoon tea parties, which wer
so popular among the ladies of Hydevill
and vicinity year ago, have recent
been resumed and are proving fully as poI
ular this season as last. A very pleasan
one was held with Mrs. James Johnso
yesterday afternoon, and former gather
ings have been at the homes of Mrs. AS
Harris, Mrs. George Kingsbury, Mrs
Russell Colburn, and Mrs. Luther Crav
ford.
The not unexpected appearance of dipf
iberia In our midst has at last take
place, there being two cases in the famil
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark at Hyde
vile. Miss Lena, a daughter, and Mis-
Florence McWhothier, boarder, hav
the disease In very mild form. Th
house has been quarantined and all du
precautions taken, and not the least az
prehension Is felt of the disease becomin
epidemic in this section.
AS mentioned last week the young pee
pie of the Universalist church will Civ
the following for an entertainment In tn
town hall next week Wednesday an
Thursday evenings: 'Mother Goose
march and drill, to be followed by tn
play, "Hunker's P. O." Don't miss Il
Loaf one or two evenings at the countr
store and listen to the marvellous storie
of the oldest inhabitants. Admission t
store, also to joys and SORROWS of tn
whole neighborhood, IS cents. Childre
Is cents. Ice cream will be served dul
ing the evening.
StafYOrdville.
Owen Silk has been quite i'll.
The infant child of w. F. Peel Is Ill.
Mrs. Jones Is Ill at her brothers. hom
W. V. Odell.