The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-31

DIR. Bard is in New York for brief
interval of rest.
Miss Sophie Brown is home from
Wellesley college.
Schools closed Tuesday for vaca-
ton of two weeks.
James Speed of Boston is the guest
of his son, John Speed.
Miss Eugenia Lee is home from
Vassar for the Easter vacation.
NJ D. O'Connell has gone to his
old home at Colchester to spend Easter.
W. E. Hanley is in Boston looking
over and selecting seasonable foot
wear.
There will be a regular monthly
meeting of the A. o. H, Sunday, at
p. m.
Miss Cora Burwell is home for the
Easter vacation from Mt. Holyoke
college.
Miss l.. s. Cady is spending part
of her Easter vacation in Springfield
and Monson.
James @. Small of Willimantic
spent Sunday with his brother, DIR.
W. II. Small.
Mrs. Annie Walkley and daughter,
Mildred, have returned from a short
visit in Springfield.
Edwin Wilcox and E. Farnell of
the Stafford Worsted company have
been in town this week.
Jordan's orchestra has dates for
April 4th, 9th, 9Th, 9th, 18th, 18th
and 21st in Willimantio.
Miss Blanche Cleaveland is spend
ing the Easter vacation in Boston, the
guest of Mrs. VIM. Fl. Sellers.
Mrs. Charles Bennett has returned
from the hospital at Springfield,
where she went for treatment.
The annual meeting of Grace church
parish will be held next Monday even
ing at O'Clock at the church.
Misses Alice and Ruth Walker are
home for the Easter vacation, after
spending several days in New York.
A meeting of the governors of the
Stafford Country club will be held at
the Springs House Saturday evening
at 7.3O.
Erwin Hewlett, employed at the
Chicago grocery, has recovered from
an attack of the grip and resumed his
duties.
Louis Helm is fixing over his house
and will make another tenement.
This tenement will be occupied by
George Siswick when it is ready.
Mrs. N. Nadeau, who now conducts
her millinery business at her home,
4S Furnace avenue, will hold her
opening this week Friday and Satur-
day.
Christopher Allen writes from Flor
ida that there is plenty of sand and
plenty of oranges where he is. He
says that the sand is of very poor
quality.
On account of extra work this week
we are obliged to defer the printing
of the paper on churches, the third of
the series of the Current Events his
torical papers, until next week.
Grand officers visited Orient chapter
last evening. Following the work of
the R. A. degree there was banquet
and speech making. A party of visit
ing brethren were present from Will
llngton.
The young men are preparing to
hold an invitation dance at Memorial
hall, Stafford, next Tuesday evening
Jordan's orchestra will furnish music,
and no details will be neglected to
make the event a social success.
The basket ball games between the
four teams of girls has been postponed
until Wednesday, April Is. This will
give the teachers a chance to witness
the games. Much enthusiasm has de-
veloped and the girls are practicing
faithfully.
The so-called Worsted mill and
Clerks basket ball teams played a very
one-sided game at st. Edwards hall
last evening. The score was 90 to 2
in favor of the worsted team. The
game was the most amusing of any
played this winter.
The attraction at the opera house
Friday and Saturday, April 9Th and
9th, will be Sherman's moving pic
lures. Among the interesting features
to be illustrated are the Baltimore
fire, the Chicago theatre disaster and
scenes from the Russian-Japan
war
The marriage intentions are an
nounced of Miss Emma A Foss, tele-
graph operator at the Central Vermont
station and M. E. Nash, an engineer
ON the north end. Mr.. Nash is a son
of Superintendent Nash of the south
ern division of the Grand Trunk sys-
tenn.
Rev. E. A. Burnham will have for
his theme at the Congregational
church Sunday morning Reasons for
being sure of Immortality An at
tractive musical program has been ar
ranged. There will be concert by
the young people at 4. 80. Sunday af-
ternoon.
The Congregati onal church was we'll
filled last Sunday afternoon at the
presentation of the cantata, 1.-THE Pill
grims," by the choir, assisted by Mrs.
E. A. Burnham and Master Banister,
q boy soprano from Meriden. The
cantata was presented in an impressive
and creditable manner.
At a meeting of the Stafford Bust
ness Mems association, held at the
Springs House Tuesday evening, eight
new members were voted in Tt WAS