The Press., 1902-11-06

| FREQ DlmmICk l0Ib wednesday, ZOE Aga
wan, Mass. where he has secured en-
ployment In mill.
Miss Martha Alden OF Stamford and
Miss Nellie Ryan of New York are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Simonds.
Bert Needham, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Adelbert Needham, was In
Hartford Saturday, for the purpose Of
consulting with DIR. st. John In regard to-
his eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Latham are en-
PERTAINING party Of lady friends and rel
atives from Willimantic and Scotland, in
Guiding Mrs. Whitford, Mrs Gager, Mrs.
Anthony and Mrs. Graham.
If any person has picked up red-cov-
cred book that would naturally belong to
an insurance agent, somewhere between
here and the Springs, they will confer q
great favor by leaving 1t at The Press
office.
| Unclaimed letters, Stafford post office
Mrs. F. Dean, Mrs. g. Smith, Mrs. L. w.
Smith, Miss Eva Anger, lock box Is,
Marian Markewich, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Werner, G. W.-Folks, FL. It. Mann, A. B.
Benjamin, Gaetano Cangi Vincenio,
Preaching service at the Baptist church
next Sunday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock,
Rev. Mr.. Doland of Wales officiating.
Sunday school at O'Clock. Rev. Mr..
Shepard, the new pastor will preach his
first sermon the first Sunday In December.
Mrs. W. B. Batchelder OF East Milton.
Mass, was in the village yesterday, and
later joined her husband In Springfield,
from where they have started on trip to
include visits to the battlefields In Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, going west
as far as Chattanooga and other historical
points In that section.
THE Lights of Gotham" is to appear
at the opera house at the Springs next
Tuesday evening and should be greeted
by full house as the company is a first
class one and highly commended by the
press and public. Culhane, Chace and
Weston, of minstrel fame are the mana
gers of this attraction, which Is a guar
antee Of its merit.
| The ladies of the Universalist society
will serve chicken pie supper next We'd
nesday evening from to o'clock. Fol-
lowing the supper the young people will
present the farce "Per Telephone" One
of the features of the evenings entertain
ment will be the presence of a Monarch
talking machine, from which several Sc
lections will be played. Supper 25 cents,
including admission to the play. Admis-
sion to the play alone 10 cents.
| West Stafford.
| E. D. Ellis has a new two-horse wag-
on.
Mrs. Upham of Brookfield, Mass, is a
guest at J. r. Bucks.
Mrs. Edgar Smith picked bunch of
violets in full bloom one day last week.
Herbert Glazier and family moved from
Ellington to their new home here We'd
nesday.
Mr.. E. J. Leach and Miss Alice Graves
took a carriage drive to Hartford last
Saturday.
The farm of the late Sherman Babcock
will be sold at auction next Wednesday,
at 2 p. m. .---
Special selections will be rendered by
the choir at the regular preaching serv-
Ice, next Sunday afternoon.
"Our Awful. Aunt" was presented and
enjoyed BY full house last Thurs day
evening. An excellent game supper was
served, and over $17 was realized as pro-
ceeds.
And still there are other coon dogs In
West Stafford besides the one mentioned
last week, and coons too. George Eli
thorpe has a dog which, after years OF
hard experience In the coon woods, has
arisen to notoriety as a coon dog, in his
old age. A week ago Saturday night,
Mr.. Ellithorpe and others brought home
two very fine coons with the dog. Last
Saturday night two more nice ones, and
Monday night one more. Who can beat
this record?
A company of young people were invi.
ted to the house of G. P. Bradway last
Friday evening, to enjoy the pleasures OF
a Halloween pBrty. The house was pref.
tily decorated and lighted by large pump
kin jacko'lanterns and wax candles
Fortunes were told In a nutshell, and also
by witch who seemed to possess won
derful knowledge for telling the fortunes
of every one present. At about two
o'clock in the morning the company de-
parted, tired but happy.
stanordville.
Mrs. Leander Walbridge Is visiting bel
daughter, Mrs. Edwin Phelps.
E. Il. Loomer Is adding largely to his
stock of goods in new lines, including 8
stock of shoes. ..---.
William G. Burdick spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives in Mantle and
Pawtucket, r. I.
Chauncey D. Brewer fell and cracked
a rib recently, and has been unable te
work for several days.
VIM. A. Thompson spent Monday and
Tuesday with his aunt, Mrs. VIM. j
Wizard, at East Brookfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Harrington o.
the Springs attended the Harvest supper
at the Congregational church last week.
i Miss Grace M. Booth has been Ill will
erysipelas for nearly a week, during
which time she was obliged to close he
school, 49, -
/ w. P. Bidwell of the Springs, anG
daughter, Mrs. Frank w. Morey of West
ford were the guests OF Mrs. Frank Bel
I cher Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary King returned to her hom,
in Susquehanna, Pa, having spent sever
; al months with relatives and friends II
this vicinity. She was accompanied b!