The Press., 1902-02-06

"A new line OF damDurgS OF lareSC de-
signs at A. L. Towards.
-Ladies' and Children's Coats marked
down to close them out at e. L. Burr's.
Ladies' Waists at reduced prices al
e. L. Burr's.
Swan Fountain Pens. Always relia.
. BILE. For sale at The Press Office.
The best SO Shoes for ladies Is the
Ethel. F. Kreisel.
Japanese Napkins 10 cents hum
dred, 800 30 cents, at The Press office.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
DR.. ]. B. Comins of Springfield visited
his parents here Tuesday.
A. B. Matthews of Chicago has been
spending few days in town.
Carl Adams has been confined to his
house the past week with the grip.
Edwin Farnell Of Woonsocket, R. l., is
spending part of the week in town.
Jesse Clifford, who has been quite Ill
with bronchitis. Is able to be out again.
The borough board of relief will meet
at borough hall next Monday from one to
FIVE p. m.
JIM. Horniss has closed his tailor shop
In Warren's block until April LIST, and
will do his work at his home on Prospect
street.
e. e. Butterfeld has been disabled by
complication of troubles, but Is now
better and was able to be down street
yesterday.
Noel M. Pease is gradually regaining
his health, and was able to be down street
for the first time yesterday. He is still
quite weak.
Lorenzo Willis, a former resident, Is Ill
with the small pox at Fiskdale, Mass. !,
and David Weeks, also former resident,
Is Guaranteed with him.
John Cummings of Providence was be-
fore Judge Parkess Tuesday charged with
breach Of the peace and intoxication. He
was sentenced to go days at Tolland.
G. r. Dearborn of Chicago, an engineer
In the employ of the company that is 10
build the new trolly line, was In town
Tuesday. He was driven over the pro-
posed route In team.
The boat train due here at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday evening did not arrive until
about 3 O'Clock Wednesday morning.
Heavy snow In Vermont and faulty mo-
tive power were responsible for the delay.
The Current Events club meeting ap-
pointed for next Monday will be post
poned until further notice, also Rev. Mr.. |
Potter's lecture on Holland, which was
arranged for the club for Feb. 18th will |
be postponed until later date.
Jarvis Cady was thrown from his team
last week In the yard of Henry Knapp
and quite badly injured. He was driving
young horse, and In turning was thrown
out In some way. One or two ribs were
broken and he sustained other bruises.
Several from this town attended the
funeral Of Charles Simonds at Ludlow |
yesterday. Mr.. Simonds was a we'll
known horseman. and has often raced
horses on the local track at fair times.
He was 81 years of age, and a nephew of
Lewis Simonds of this place.
st. Edwards church notes: Last Sum-
day, In harmony with the other churches
Of the town, st. Edwards carefully OBJ
served the order of the board Of health
that public services should not be held
during the prevalence of the epidemic.
The doors were not locked, however, and
individual worshipers who desired to make |
a visit were not molested. 1t Is certain |
that the duration of the plague will be |
prolonged IL members of infected fami- |
lies suddenly become more pious than
they were before the disease throttled
them, and persist In breaking quarantine |
and associatipg with the unaffected. mol
doubt this drastic measure which the
health officers find necessary will give
pain to some persons of real piety, but as |
the really pfous are the most consistent |
and reasonable In their worship, they will |
see Instantly that this order of the board |
OF health Is for the common good Every
Catholic who has got as far as the letter
A In the alphabet Of church doctrine
knows that he Is obliged to obey the laws
OF the state as we'll as those of the church, |
when the former do not conflict with the |
laws OF God. In the present case there
Is no real conflict. A Pharisee, a stick
Ter for external, ceremonial observance,
who neglected 'the greater things of the
law" attempted to forbid the Saviour s'to
heal on the Sabbath day." But "the Lord
even Of the Sabbath" called him hypo-
critic, and went right on healing all the
more. When the board of health closes
church, to prevent the spreading of dis
ease, 1t does SO 10 full harmony with Gods
law that We must keep holy the Sabbath
day." The law of church. going has rea-
sonable exceptions. Charity toward our
neighbor Is one Of them. Sometimes a
church closes its doors for while, that
1t may be able to heal on the Sabbath
day. To prevent, is even better than to
heal. Hence, this unusual sanitary ordi-
dance will not do so much spiritual dam
age as many suppose. Besides, Catholics
are taught to pray all the more fervently
In their own houses on Sunday when they
cannot visit the house of God. The good
that will come out of the evil is this The
closed church will teach the Christian the
value Of the open church. 1t will teach