The Press., 1902-03-27

Today is the 25th anniversary. of the
big local flood.
Mrs. J. M. Leach is guest of her sis
ter In Hartford.
Edward LIE Rock and family have re-
moved to Canada.
Mrs. I. G.. Baker of Springfield is the
guest of Mrs. G.. Fl. Baker.
Mrs. N. J. Leach is spending the week
with her son, J. M. Leach.
c.. g. Harrington has taken a position
In the Office of Smith & Cooley.
Rev. G. A. Davis Is spending a few
days In Providence and other places.
John P. Hanley Is home from Holy
Cross college for the Easter vacation.
Francis Gardner of Springfield Is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Lewis Simonds,
Collector Jacobsen will meet the tax
payers next Wednesday at Hanley's store.
Joseph LIE Rock, employed at the Chi.
cago grocery, willspend Sunday In Wor.
cester.
Miss M. T. Driscoll has returned to hel
home in Colchester, after visit with
friends In town.
Two new members were added to the
Temple of Honor at their regular meet
ing last evening.
The local order of Modern Woodmer
of America will give a social at the
Springs house, April 18th.
Tomorrow Is Fast day. The banks
will close all day and the business places
at II O'Clock in the forenoon.
Misses Roby and Prunty, New York
school teachers, are guests of Miss Alice
Flagg at the Springs House.
The usual exercises for holy week anc
the ordinary Easter services will be helc
this year at st. Edwards church.
M. E. Sullivan, assistant Superintendent
of the Metropolitan insurance company
has been in town a part of the week.
Auctioneer Preston will sell q quantity
of household goods at auction In, the
store in Taft's block Saturday evening.
Miss Nycolar of New York has beer
engaged as head milliner by Miss Beck
with. The opening will be held next Wed
nesday.
J. ]. Ellis Is expected home to-day from
business trip to New York He wal
accompanied by his nephew, A. D. Ellis
of Monson.
The annual rental of pews at the M. E
church for the year, commencing Apri
1st, will take place in the audience room
at 7.30 next Monday evening.
Marvin Fuller, %, died at Holyoke
March Is. He was son of II. ALDER
Fuller, former resident, and a nephew
of Mrs. G. B. Newton and Mrs. E. c.
Dennis.
Judge M. B. Fisk Is acting judge Of thu
Wellington and Tolland probate distric
until successor Is appointed to fill thu
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Holman.
The monthly business meeting of the
Business Mems association will be hello
next Tuesday evening. The question o.
having an additional room for club pur
poses will come before the meeting.
DR.. Fl. F. Nichols of Hoboken died al
Hamilton, N. Y, Tuesday, March 18th
from the effects of auto-toxemia, the re-
suit of typhoid:fever. He was a brother
of DIR. G. L. Nichols of this town, who
was called to his bedside several months
ago.
Next Sunday morning at the Congre
gational church Rev. E. A. Burnham'
theme will be "The resurrection" AM
there will be special music. In the even
ing the cantata, priest and King vii
be presented by the choir, assisted by
chorus and Mrs. E. A. Burnham, VIII
will sing solo.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Al
society of the Methodist church will b
held next Wednesday at 4 p. m. At 81
O'Clock hash supper will be served b
Mrs. J. J. Clark, Mrs. Carrie Stever
and Mrs. A. j. Tilden. The program fc
the evening will be devoted to the Negro
and will consist of plantation melodies
readings and sketch of the life of Bool
er T. Washington.
i A special meeting of the directors ,
the Stafford Library association was hel
Tuesday afternoon. It was decided
open the library and reading room Apr
1st. Christopher Allen and F. II. Bak'
were appointed committee to tai
charge of the furnishing Of the presel
unfurnished reception room. The Q
painting of the late Arba G. Hyde h,
arrived, and will be placed over the mai
tie In the reception room later, but Il
the present it will be hung in the libral
room until the furnishing of the recel
ton room Is completed. The painting
by VIM. R. Whitmore of Springfield, az
Is fine piece of work and in handson
, gilt frame. Those who were personal
acquainted with Mr.. Hyde are very o.
thusiastic In their praise of the likeness
The ladies of the Congregational churc
will hold a social and apron sale ne,
Wednesday evening. Mrs. g.. H. Bak
and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin will ha,
charge Of the supper, which will be at g
O'Clock. Each lady In the society
asked to give an apron, and to leave
with Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Mclaughlin,
Mrs. Cooley before Wednesday Afternoon
The firemen's fair will open next Tue
day evening at the opera house. Thee
tertainment the first evening will be
play by the dramatic society OF st. e
wards church. The next evening, We
nesday, the young people of Grace churt
will present Crank Glynn's Wife
There will be dancing each evening vii
music by Weeks orchestra, B. J. Null
acting as prompter.
II Frank 1,af3Ovt has dIconvorod fho% ,,