The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-01-21

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: Hamilton avenue, Norwich, is spend
Q ing a few days as the guest of he1
Q parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bramble
Charlie Butler narrowly escaped
being killed by fall at the big ice
house Monday night. He started tC
! go down one of the ladders, and wher
only a few steps down lost his hold
| and fell a distance of about % feet,
striking on his side on heap of waste
ice. His injuries seem to be confined
to a severe lameness about his hip
that will keep him in the house a
while.
Under the auspices of Uriel lodge,
F. g A. M, Edgar @. Snyder will
tgive an illustrated lecture in the hall
Friday evening, "The Fascinating
STORY of Alaska Mr. Snyder is a
graduate of Wesleyan and Yale, and
has specially prepared colored stere-
opticon views illustrating the people
and scenes of Alaska. He one-s sonlo
very flattering tesfimoniai- os fr F.. O.
worth of this entertai'1uo. i......
admission, zoe; childrel, fuc.
The town of Willius.ou cea.... .
classed with those towns IN rte s'...'
that received good scoring il n rereu1
editorial in the Norwich Bulletiu, for
Ielecting boards of selectmen that DO
not contain a member who is capable
of keeping the accounts and records of
the town properly. There is no doubt
that Mr.. Korper's ability, both as &C
countant and experienced book keeper
has saved this town, at one time and
another, many disagreeable complica-
tions and losses.
Moose Meadow.
| Sleighing parties from Stafford
Springs and South Wellington attend
ed the social held at the NJ E. church
last week. 1t was a very pleasant
occasion and gave the church $5
credit.
Rev. G. S. Davis will give an en-
tertainment at the M. e. church here
on Friday evening of next week. If
stormy, Saturday evening. With his
costly outfit he will exhibit line of
views representing a trip around the
world. Talented singers of Stafford
Springs will render few fine selec-
tions. Admission, cake and coffee
inclusive, 15c. Commence 1T 7.30
O'Clock. ALL are invited.
Miss Ida Kibbe of Springfield was
the guest of Miss Mary Leonard over
Sunday. .-.-.'
Mrs. Young and daughter, Marie,
of New York are stopping at the Toll
land House.
A barrel of clothing has recently
been sent to the Lincoln normal school
at Marion, Alabama.
The literary society connected with
the M, E. church met with Mrs. J.P.
Root on Wednesday evening.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Lansing
gave them a surprise in the way of all
evening visit one day last week.
superintendent 1d1DOG VI Gu0 OOuuEy
Home was in town on Monday and
called on the children from the home
living in this place.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give ten cent supper at
the church .parlors on Friday evening,
Jan. 90. A social hour will follow.
All are cordially invited.
The Christian Endeavor society at
their last business meeting elected
the following officers and committees
President, Miss Marion Agard; vice
president, Mrs. L. B. Price; secretary
aud treasurer, Mrs. E. s. Agard
Junior superintendent, Mrs. G. W.
Lansing; chairman of lookout COM
mittee, L. B. Price; prayer meeting,
Mrs. Price; missionary, E. s. Agard
social, J. W. Edgerton.
| The Tolland public library has re-
ceived the state grant of books for
the year 1908. The following is a
partial list. A further list will be
given next week. Persons using the
library will find it to Their ari,nItage
to preserve these lists for ~e:.. r- "
drawing books Life Of ,0... TO-.
we'll; Life of Scott, L..'
tarch's Lives; Sesalaa MI ...
Ruskin; Essays Of Eli, t.. -
Lamb; Victorian Poets - ...:.s..':
The Americanization,of the World. s..
T.. Stead; The Quest of Happiness,
Hills; Herod, S. Phillips; Ulysses.
S. Phillips; Paola and Francesca, S.
Phillips; Little Rivers, Van Dyke;
The Heart of Japan, Brownell; The
Christ Story, Tappan; Phillips Brooks
AS. His Friends Knew Him; Price of
Africa, Taylor; Kingly Men in the
Heavenly Kingdom, Beech; Laura
Bridgman, Howe & Hall; In Already,
Mabie; The Five Nations, Kipling
The Still Hour, Phelps; Memories of
q Hundred Years, Hale; Saved and
Kept, f. B. Meyer; Life of Charles
Kingsley, Mrs. Kingsley; Book of
Nature Myths, Holbrook; History of
the American People, 5v.. Woodrow
Wilson; Astronomy for Everybody,
Newton; The Simple Life, Wagner;
Golden Numbers, Wiggin g. Smith;
Joan of Arc; SCOTS Poems; The Red
Rogers, Thwing; The Under Dog,
Smith; Gordon Keith, Page, The
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, J.
Fox, Jr.; The Soul of Black Folks,
Du Bots; The Mettle of the Pasture,
Allen; Lady Roses Daughter, Ward
People of Whirlpool; Glengarry School
Days, Conner; Letters of a Self-made
Merchant to his son, Lorimer; The
Pit, F.Norris; The Blue Flower, Van
Dyke; Geoffry Strong, Richards
EMORY Lon, Martin.