The Press., 1902-06-19

Mrs. H. E. Newton or MOnsOn IS Vlslt. ing relatives in town. Ms. E. L. Burr has returned from a short visit in Monson. Charles Moore has taken position as bookkeeper with Smith & Cooley.
 Allen Brown Is home from Monson academy for the summer vacation.
 Stafford.
 Charles E. Monroe, ophthalmic optic ian, will be at the Springs house next Tuesday and Wednesday with complete paraphernalia for measuring the most complicated eye defects. See his adver. tisement in another column.
 Rev. F. l.. Batchelder preached at the Baptist church last Sunday.
 Mrs. J. A. Simonds advertises her store for sale in another column.
 MT. and Mrs. Hyde Bolton of Hartford were in the village Tuesday.
 F.J. Glover spent Sunday at Brockton, Mass, with his brother, Bert.
 Mrs. Gilbert Chaffee of Hartford Is the guest of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Black.
 L. s. Goodell continues very i'll, and is considered to be in 8 critical condition.
 w. H. Black is having his hotel painted, which will add greatly to the looks of the square.
 The Gypsy camp ground was occupied for the first time this season the first of the week by one lonely tent Wallace G. Boardman, student of Rochester Theological seminary, will sup ply the pulpit of the Baptist church next Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Kingsbury of Hydeville leave next week for a two- weeks visit with their sons at Holyoke and Newton.
 The lawn party given by the ladies of the Universalist society on the church grounds last evening was largely attended and was decided success. There was game of base ball on the local ground last Saturday forenoon in l which the home nine redeemed their lau- rels by defeating the Springs team. A stray dog has been staying around the square for the past week, and has the appearance of being valuable animal, and one that the owner would be glad to recover.
 Children's day will be observed at the Universalist church next Sunday. At the ! nfro ho x,}1 6o1i O sermon appropriate to the day. In the evening at o'clock the children will give a concert assisted by the choir.
 At the meeting of the Stafford Cemete- ry association last Saturday afternoon the old board of officers was reelected, and the ordinary routine business transacted. The treasurer's report showed the asso- citation to be in good financial condition, with permanent fund of a little over three thousand dollars.
 The new section of gravel road, extend ing from the watering tank to a point in front of the residence of Superintendent McCallum, has been completed, and it remains to be seen how it will compare with the poor, old, neglected and abused macadam road after being subjected to five years of continuous ill-treatment.
 The ball ground seems to be favorite place for the younger portion of the com munity and Is we'll occupied on pleasant evenings, but 1t isn't all fun, as Arthur Conner and Elmer Druley well know. Arthur got bad hit from a ball in the throat Saturday evening, from which he has not yet fully recovered, and Monday evening Elmer was struck in the eye by 2 ball and is wearing patch over 1t in con sequence.
 StaMordville.
 Mrs. Benson is quite i'll.
 Little Arthur Hammer Is i'll.
 Mass will be observed at St. Joseph' chapel at 9.3O Sunday morning. Mrs. Ida Walbridge of Wales was fl
 this place visiting relatives Tuesday.
 Mrs. Jessie Mellon of Stafford Spring , visited her sister, Mrs. Edith Odell, thi week.
 . A deaconess from Boston will suppl r the pulpit at the Methodist church mex 8 Sunday.
 Rev. H. T. Barnard will exchange wit
 Rev. c. s. Davis of the Springs Sunda 8 forenoon.
 8 There will be song service before tn l regular Y. P. s. c. E. meeting at tn 8 Congregational church Sunday evening a t 7 o'clock.
 Arthur s. Bosworth of Moose Meade, a was the guest of his brother, Herbert A a Bosworth, over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. George Miller were tn q guests of MT. Miller's niece, Mrs. Hel bert Bosworth, over Sunday. Mrs. A. s. West, who has been spend returned to her home at Worcester Mor
 day.
 Q Rev. and Mrs. H. M Vaill left tow
 Tuesday for visit in Boston and vicinit!
 MT. Vaill hopes to be able to visit Nev buryport during his absence, where | :, taught school in his younger days, befol
 the quaint old seaport became city. oI w. V. Odell, for many years the bos V carder at Peel & McCarthy's mill, has r. 7 signed that position, and in the futur [, will devote his time and attention to h 4 lstore. William c. Burdick of PawtucI if ct, R. l., has taken the position vacate by MT. Odell, and Is boarding with A.
 Eaton.
 Mrs. J. O. Booth and Miss Grace \ 'i Booth will leave here Friday for Susqu W hanna, Pa., where they are to spend 'e part of the summer vacation with the III relatives, Mrs. Buckland and Mrs. Kin 'n formerly of this village. MT. and MT