The Press., 1903-02-12

Mrs. Glare L. Lemond Is entertaining
at her home on Colburn hill the following
ladies: Mrs. w. @. Hammond Of Buff
falo, N. Y, Mrs. VIM. ]. Wizard and
Mrs. Bird B. Paine of East Brooktield,
Mass.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church will hold Lincoln
social this evening. Souvenirs will be
given. The hostesses for the occasion
will be Mrs. w. V. Odell and Miss
Mamie Hammer. Supper will be served.
Children 10 cents, adults 10.
Next Sunday morning sermon will be
given by the pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church setting forth the work
of the Freedmens Aid and Southern Edu-
cation society. In the evening there will
be song service, entitled, "Christie's
old organ An offering will be taken
which will go toward the benevolences of
the church. Ali are urged to attend.
The Ladies' Aid society of the COngre-
gational church will hold box bazaar In
the vestry, Monday evening, February
90. The contents of each box is guar
anteed to be positively worth the price
marked on the box, or more. A short
farce will be presented under the auspices
of the social committee. A good time Is
anticipated, and all are most cordially in
u1t nd 70 rift 10 will
be given next week.
West Stafford.
visit In Hartford.
Charles Slater Is driving large chest
nut horse purchased from Adelbert Need
ham.
Elijah Neff, who has been confined to
his room for year, is critically Ill at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. E. D. Ellis.
Arrangements have been made so that
patrons in this vicinity of the town pub
lie library can obtain books on Tuesdays
from to Z p. M, and return them on
Thursdays from to 6 O'Clock p. M, at
the home of Mrs. F. z Fairfield.
The sale and entertainment of the
Ladies' Aid society, postponed several
weeks ago, will be held in the church
vestry next Wednesday evening. A large
variety of useful and fancy articles, home
made candy, cake, pies and ice cream
will be on sale. One of the amusing
features will be a veritable Jack-ln-the-
box, whom all will wish to interview.
The entertainment will consist of the two
act drama, "Once on a time," with the
following cast of Characters Jacob
Tracy, wealthy grocer, Herbert Glaz'er
Luke Hardy and Dick Chubbuck, his
clerks, Spencer Broadway and Fred Graves;
Horton, an adventurer, Clifton Ellis
Julia Tracy, Niles Mable Buck Nettie,
only a bother, Miss Lena Ellis. No post
ponement this time. If the weather should
be stormy on the date set, the entertain
ment and sale will be repeated on Thurs
day evening. Admission, 10 cents.
|, UNION.
Messrs. Keefe Brothers have bought
from Frank White large tract of wood
land situated just over the Holland line.
Demond & Fisk have finished cutting
off the timber on the Colburn lot, and
have moved their mill to lot In Hyde
Vile.
J.F. Works of Woodstock has pur-
chased from M. 81. Kinney all the land
and buildings In Kinney Hollow. Mr..
Works has also bought VIM. Scranton's
farm.
The directors of the public library have
received from the Connecticut public IL
brary committee the blanks on which to
forward the names of books wanted for
1908. The usual annual grant by the
state is $40, but the sum raised by sub
scription last year for binding, $685.,
having been turned over to the town, the
state will give an equal amount in addi-
ton to the annual grant, making the val
ne of books to be received this year
! $685.. The directors would be glad to
receive suggestions concerning the selec-
ton of these books, and anyone having a
list of books which they would like to
have bought would confer favor by Inn
mediately sending such list to the librarl-
an, E. W. Upham, or to the secretary OF
the directors, Geo. Towne.