The Press., 1905-01-25

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There will be a supper and sooia
at the Methodist church this evening
The regular meeting of the W. R
O. will be held next Wednesday at
Up. m.
A. O. Eaton has placed a telephone
in his residence. His number il
7-12.
Miss Grace Comins spent Sunday il
Springfield, the guest of Miss Carrie
Comins.
Mrs. VIM. Wood of Main street,
who has been quite i'll, is more com.
Portable.
K. @. Adams returned the first OF
the week from a visit of a few days
in Catskill. N. Y.
Rev. @. S. Davis attended a dis.
trict preachers meeting at Vernon
Monday afternoon.
Miss Jane CLARK of Collinsville re-
turned to her home Saturday after q
short visit in town.
The usual monthly musical service
will be held at the Congregational
church next Sunday at 4. 30 p. m.
DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Comins of
Springfield are receiving congratula-
tions ON the birth of daughter, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Fessenden
of Providence are receiving eongratu-
Iations ON the birth of son the 18th.
At the meeting of Ionic lodge last
evening, Anders Jacobsen was pre-
scented with a beautiful past masters
jewel. ~
J. NJ. Leach, W. E. Hanley, r. Fl.
Fisk and A. ]. Squires will attend
the annual meeting of the State Bust
ness Mems association at Meriden to-
morrow evening.
The fourth lecture on Pilgrim S
Progress will be given at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening by the
pastor. 1t will be illustrated with
the stereopticon.
J. E. White has sold his house,
known as the Capt. Solva Converse
place. to Peter and John Panciera.
Mr.. White is to close out his grocery
business, but has not yet announced
his plans for the future.
A series of soicals is to be held by
Ionic lodge, F. & A. NJ, and at the
meeting last evening the following
committee was appointed to have the
same in charge: w H. Heald, @. R.
Newton, H. E. Burwell, G. W.
Stevens and r. III. Fisk.
A man was arrested in Worcester
this week having a new overcoat in
his possession. The police are hold
ing the coat for a claimant. 1t is
thought possible that the coat may
belong to DR.. Stretch, and sample
of the goods from which the DOCTORS
coat was made has been sent to Wor-
cester. There is a report that the
coat was sold to a woodchopper in
this vicinity. but it cannot be veri-
fed.
At the "Sweet Sixteen" social at
theCongregational church Friday even-
ing a professional candy maker and
several amateurs will manufacture
sweetmeats while you wait. Every
guest will receive "Sweet Sixteen"
cook book. Music by the Simplex
piano player. Admission, including
supper, 16 cents. This social was
announced for this evening, but was
postponed until Friday evening on
account of tue storm.
Mrs. Rose Basine was before the
court, charged with chicken
yesterday. While Mrs. Ba-
sine did no foraging. she was an &C.
and did not deny her connec-
ton with the case. She was held for
the April term in default of 800
bail Her four children will become
public charges. Lena and Johnny
will be taken to the county home at
Vernon; Cora, who is a cripple, will
be committed to Newington or Lake
Vile; Joseph, the baby, will be COM
mitted to the town farm in all prob
ability.
Stafford.
Charles Smith of Hydeville, who
has been seriously i'll for a number
Of weeks, is now on the gain.
E. A. Mitchell, superintendent of
the Riverside mill, has recovered suf-
to be taken to his home at
Pittsfeld.
Milton Smith has resigned his po-
'ition in Willimantic, and, with his
wife, has been spending a few days
with his praents in HydeVille.
The revival meetings at the Bap-
list church are deepening in interest.
Rev. A, F. Bakers persuasive elo-
luence, his personality and voice are
vinsome, and his spirit and manner |
ire intensely earnest. He will be
here all day Sunday and up to Friday |
night of next week.
Regular meeting of Stafford grange,
No. 81, Feb. It'll. Program for lee
;urer's hour: Song by grange; roll
,all, each member to answer with |
quotations; short story or joke; read
ings by Mrs. MattieI Lasbury, Mrs.
Clara Beard and j. Hawley Larned +;
luet, Mr.. Lasbury and Mrs. Cady
Mrs. Holbrook; readings,
Mrs. Ingham and Miss Jennie Dim
mock; music.
Miss Annie Clark of Hydeville met |
with a bad accident last Saturday
night. In company with two other
she had started for the
Springs to attend the moving picture
at the M. E. church
Miss CLARK was driving, and just
outh of the house the carriage left
he road slightly, and in pulling the |