The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-02-25

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Edward Marsdale is one of the many
victims of the grip.
Miss Jennie Banford has been visit
ing friends in Springfield.
Mrs. T. Rudolph Prentice is visit
ing friends in Springfield.
E. j. Tetrault has returned to Baltic
after visit with relatives here.
/ Mrs. Arthur johnson has gone to
hospital in Springfield for an opera
ton
The basket ball team will play the
Gilbertvilles at st. Edwards hall
Saturday evening.
Charles Moore attended a concert
given by the Mt. Holyoke glee club
at South Hadley Sunday evening.
Henry Tetrault of Providence and
Miss Rose Tetrault of Baltic are at
the old homestead. Miss Tetrault
is quite i'll.
There has been some talk of dane
ing party to be given by the young
men in return for the leap-year dance
recently given at the Springs House
by the young ladies.
At q meeting of the Methodist
church society held last evening, F.
F. Patten was chosen delegate to the
lay electoral conference to be held in
New Bedford the third week in March,
and J. Fl. Reed was elected alternate.
Landlord Tilden is planning i'm
portant improvements and changes at
the City hotel. He intends to have
the office on the ground floor, in the
room now occupied by the express
office, if Agent Parkhurst will take
the store now occupied by Samuel
Kuslansky when the latter vacates.
The historical entertainment, under
the auspices of the Current Events
club, to be held at the library building
March 7th, is progressing favorably.
The loan exhibition and the display
of the Thresher pictures of Stafford,
ancient and modern, will doubtless be
open several days. 1t is desired that
all who intend to aid the loan exhibit
will bring or send to the library rooms
the articles of interest they will loan
not later than Friday, March 4th, or
Saturday morning, the 9TH. The ex-
hibit will be open to the public Sat-
urday afternoon. the 9th, and Monday,
the 7th. Every article loaned should
be marked or labeled with the owners
name A little effort on the part of
the public to bring in articles of his
toric value or curious relics of the
past will assure a very interesting ex
hibition, and possibly make necessary
an extension of the time it will be
kept open.
Austin Witt was in Springfield
Tuesday.
Mrs Russell Colburn spent Sunday
with relatives at New London.
From to IL below zero Sunday
morning, aud pouring rain Monday
morning.
Rev. J. P. Marvin of the Univer-
salist church breaches in Norwalk
this evening.
Rev. A. ]. Cardall of Danbury will
preach in the local Universalist church
this evening at 30 O'Clock.
Jarvis Hyde was in Canterbury over
Sunday, where he attended the fu-
neral of his brother ON Monday.
Rev. G. W. Sheppard went to Will
lington Sunday afternoon to offici-
ate at the funeral of Cyrus Joslyn.
There will be stated communica-
ton of Wolcott lodge, No. 60. F. & A.
NJ, this evening. Work, F. g. de-
gree.
The subject of the Y. P. @. U. meet
ing at the Universalist church next
Sunday evening will be "Self sacri-
fice.''
Rev. R. K. Marvin of Brattleboro,
VT, will preach in the Universalist
church next Sunday, in exchange
with the local pastor.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Baptist church held its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Black yesterday afternoon.
Miss Mary E. Smith gave a Wash
ington party at her home Monday
evening to the pupils of her school
room and number of their invited
| friends.
Miss Worthington, the teacher of
the primary department in the Pinney
Grammar school, returned Monday
from visit of a few days to her
home at CRANKY, Mass.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will meet for work next
Wednesday afternoon and serve their
usual supper at 5.45, with Mrs. Oscar
Sanford and Mrs. Oscar Colburn as
hostesses.
With the thermometer hanging close
around zero this morning, Fred Dim
mick imparts the cheering information
that he received a letter yesterday
from his mother in Florida, which
states that the mercury is 80 above
where she is.
Mrs. George Hassett, who went to
the Adirondacks some six months ago
for her health, is reported to be com
pletely cured and is expected to re-
turn to her home May LIST, when the
weather becomes settled She has
gained some over forty pounds in
weight since she left here.
Meeting of Stafford grange March
LIST. Papers will be read during the
lecturers hour by Frank Plumb and
John M. Larned ON Elbow 1 would
keep house if were a woman.
Mrs. Eliza Holbrook and Mrs. J. W.