The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-04-16

4 ne weather Uur08u S0omS 70 10 Oh q
4 good deal these days.
Miss Lucy Eldridge's eyesight is failing,
her friends regret to hear.
i A petition to the selectmen for spec
ial town meeting, to see about the GENE
teries, was 10 circulation Monday.
Interesting exercises were held in the
| Congregational church Easter Sunday,
but we fall to get a copy of the program.
Rev. r. L. Mathison Of Springfield will
hold services at Wesley chapel, Tolland
side, next Sunday morning at the usual
hour.
III. M. Hansen and the Misses James
and DeWolfe visited Miss Barber's school,
the Axefactory district, Ashford, last
Wednesday.
| As mentioned last week, Miss Nc
Lauren of Boston. In the employ of the
New England Y. P. 8. g. E., will speak
In the Baptist church next Sunday, 10Th
inst.
MIR. Langdon and wife have removed
their residence from Mrs. Agnes Heck's,
l
Keeffe farm, near the Wheeles- Cowles
place.
In spite Of the fierce winds a goodly
and lively company gathered at the G. E.
social Tuesday evening. Ell. M. Hansen
and Miss Grace Gaal were the prize win
ners in the bean-throwing (ball and hoop
contest.
| As e. A. Morse and wife were returning
recently from the funeral of his nephew,
In Mansfield, they saw three handsome,
fat deer quietly browsing on Harry Pratt's
farm near Daleville. They were big fell
lows, too.
| We were mistaken: Three of our old
school teachers are alive, the one besides
Miss Asenath Holt and Mrs. Maria Marion
Butler being Mrs. Abigail Eldridge Dun
ham, Denver, Col. .......F
/ W. E. Demond of Stafford Springs has
bought the Daniel Eldredge place for the
wood and timber on It, and has sold the
house, land, etc., to Frank Chism, who
Is soon to move upon the premises.
+ South Wellington.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. w. Bracket spent
Sunday at A. Korper's.
Geo. Baker of Morrow has been shing-
ling Chas. N. Aliens house.
Clarence Essex and Albert Richardson
took trip to New York Tuesday.
Doris Hall Is the latest recruit to the
ranks of the young wheelwomen of the
village.
Charles Cushman and family of Rock
vile spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Morrison. .a.s...
Miss Ethel Charter of Stafford Springs
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. John
r. Neil, of this village.
Geo. Morrison, Walter Allen, I'd, and
VIM. Oldershaw have gone to Whitman
tic, where they will work for the Linen
company.
The committee have received the library
books from which they are to select for
the Sunday school. The list comprises a
number of books listed at $125 and 81. SO.
At this writing it seems likely that
quite number from this place will at
tend the launching of the Minnesota" at
Groton to-day, several having received
special invitations from the New London
board of trade, mystic shriners. and else
where.
I Miss Ella McLauren of Boston Is to be
here next Sunday and speak In the hall
afternoon, and evening. MSS McLauren
| has shown marked ability in the line OF
Sunday School and Christian Endeavor
work, and should meet with a hearty
welcome here.
w. B. Plunkett of North Adams, Mass,
was the guest Tuesday, of g. Hall, Jr.
Mr.. Plunkett has recently purchased a
$780, 900 trolley car on which he Is to
travel through New England on the vari-
ous trolley lines. We regret that the
Stafford, South Wellington and WILL
mantle line Is not yet completed.
A special meeting of the Y. P. 8. G. E.
Is soon to be called for the purpose Of fl
ling the Office of president and vice-presl-
dent made vacant by the removal of the
present incumbents to Willimantic. The
work, which had received such an Inn
petus by the new administration, is now
somewhat handicapped by several of the
young members leaving town.
"Evangeline illustrated" as given In
the hall last Friday, drew a large audi
ence, and gave good satisfaction. The
exhibition was highly recommended by
Rev.. G. L. Snow, who had seen it before,
but 1t deserved even greater praise. II
Mr.. KemptOn should come here again
the hall would not be large enough to
hold those who would attend.
| Moose Meadow.
William Webster and family of Stafford
Springs attended church here last Sunday.
Rev. G. s. Davis, an able speaker and
pastor of the M. e. church at Stafford
Springs, will officiate here next Sunday.
A welcome awaits all. The order of SER
vice Is as follows: Sunday school at 1. 80
p. M, preaching service at $50.
- warrenville.
Mrs. Ellen Mathewson was in Will
mantle last Thursday.
The Sunbeams held very enjoyable
meeting at the parsonage last Saturday.
Stephen Case and Alex Bassett made a
business trip to Willimantic last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pike of South
Coventry visited at Edwin Whitford's
over Sunday.
There was q large attendance at the
Easter concert at the Baptist church Sum-
day evening. The church was very taste
fully decorated with Easter lilies, carna.
lions, daffodils and yellow abutil-on.
Therecitations by the children and young
people were well rendered. The music
from the program, 1.-THE Triumphant
Galilean," rendered by the choir, was
very inspiring. The young people con.
tributed one chorus, HE Is Rlsen," &C.
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