The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-01-18

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There will be stated communica.
ton of Wolcott lodge Thursday even
ing.
Rev. ]. P. Marvin's father is Wis
iting at the Universalist parsonage,
and being a retired military man the
boys of the Markham club are receiv-
ing the benefit of that experience.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will meet for work next
Wednesday afternoon, and serve their
usual supper at B. 40, with Mrs. Hi
ram Rathbun and Mrs. Thomas Black
as hostesses.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church has elected the following
officers: President, Mrs D. E. John
SON; vice president, Mrs. Marc B.
Hatch; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Ann L. Sheppard.
Just before the departure of VIM.
WEIGH from town the employees of the
finishing room of the Riverside mill
made up purse, and presented him
with a handsome gold chain and
charm as token of their esteem.
Miss Geneva Dimmock left yester-
day for an extended visit with her
sister at Leominster, Mass, who is a
trained nurse in the Burbank hospital
at Fitchburg. She will also visit her
chum at Smith college, Northampton.
Miss May Rawlings and Frank
Soutier, two young people of Hyde
willie, were married last Saturday by
Rev. F. W. Gray of Staffordville.
The young couple are making their
home with the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
J. H. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs E. G. Pinney left
Monday for tour through the south,
and will extend their journey to Mas
sau in the West Indies. They will
travel with a Raymond & Whitcomb
party, and will probably be absent
until about April 1.
Diphtheria has broken out again in
the village, two children OK Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew O'Keefe having the
disease. Both cases have been in a
very mild form, and it is expected
that the quarantine will be taken off
from the house this week. i
E. A. Mitchell, superintendent of
the Riverside mill, has been quite i'll
for number of days with inf1amma
tory rheumatism at the home of Mr..
and Mrs F. A. Lasbury, but is now
somewhat better. Mrs. Mitchell has
been in attendance upon him. .
Wolcott lodge of Masons will give
a Masonic sociable Tuesday evening.
the oath, at Memorial hall. Music
will be furnished by Helmold's or
chestra of Willimantic. Invitations
are extended to Uriel lodge at Mer-
row, Day Spring lodge of Monson and
Ionic lodge at the Springs. 90
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Holtham
and daughter, Mildred, have been Wis
iting Mrs. Holtham's brother, Charles
Gould, at Hyde Park, Mass. Mr..
Holtham returned after short stay,
but Mrs. Holtham aud Miss Mildred
remained for several weeks, visiting
also Mrs. Elmer French in Chelsea
and Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Gone in
Boston.
Rev. A. F. Baker, the official evan
gelist of the Connecticut Baptist asso-
citation, will preach at the Baptist
church next Sunday at both the morn
ing and evening services, and for two
weeks he will conduct special evan
gelistic meetings every night in the
church. Special preparation has been
made for these meetings, new hymn
books have been purchased, and with
powerful preaching, good singing and
faithful work results are expected.
Everybody is invited.
The entertainment furnished by the
Short family concert company last
Friday night for the Stafford grange
concert and dance was first-class in
every respect, the only complaint
being that it was not long enough.
The first number on the program was
Mr.. Shorts new march, "Woronoco,"
which is very bright and melodious.
Flotow's overture to Martha" was
finely rendered. Master Albert's imi-
tation of the French horn, by placing
hat over his comets bell, was very
/ defective. Miss K. Lillian Short
sang 1.-THE Star of My Heart very
acceptably, and was heartily applaud
ed. Miss Maude E. Short was on the
program for a violin solo, but did not
play it on account of hurting the in
dex finger of her left hand. She
played an obligato to her sisters
soprano solo with beautiful expression.
T. V. Shorts cornet solo was a ''Lul-
laby with Variations. 1t has been
our good fortune in times past to have
had the privilege of hearing nearly
all the leading cornet soloists of the
country, and while we make no
pretensions to enough musical know
ledge to be a critic, still we have no
hesitation whatever in saying that we
never heard Mr.. Shorts superior and
hardly his equal. Master Albert E.
Short, the wonderful boy cornet and
xylophone soloist, was the last on the
concert program. He played a xylo-
phone solo that captured the audience,
and was obliged to respond with 'The
Sweet Bye Bye He is certain
ly a remarkable boy, being only ID