The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-09-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

is the guest of Miss Rose Hampston.
There will be no W. r. O. meeting
next Wednesday on account of the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Kenyon OF
Providence are guests of Mr., and Mrs.
f. ]. Sweet.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. O'Connell are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son ON Monday.
Heaton & Baldwin are closing out
their stock in the Foster stone block,
and will close the store.
The fairs at Rockville and Brattle-
boro are attracting about the usual
number of attendants from this vicin-
ity this week.
The annual meeting of the Stafford
Business Mems association will be
held at the office of the secretary, r.
II. Fisk. this evening at 100.
Word has been received here that
Henry Demlow has been arrested at
Southbridge for horse stealing. The
mau is wanted on a similar charge
in ToHand county.
In the history of the Savings Bank
of Stafford Springs, printed last week,
the year of the erection of the first
bank building was given as 1859.
1t should have read 1856.
At the coming town election tree
warden will be elected, in accordance
with the provision of a recent act OF
legislature. This is a new office,
carrying with it the supervision OF
trees in the streets and highways.
The meeting of Rev. @. H. Davis
of Somersville with the Congrega'
tional Y. p. S. @. E., announced fol
Friday evening of this week, has been
indefinitely postponed, owing to al
unforeseen conflict in the engagements
of Mr.. Davis.
At a meeting of the school commit
tee Monday afternoon it was voted
that the secretary procure new seats
for the West Stafford grammar school.
Ii was decided to have F. E. Fitzpat-
rick handle the text books the coming
wear. Alvarado Howard announced
his intention of resigning from the
board.
Austin Holt has invented device
for fishing with a pole in a boat
sthat meets with the appreciation OF
all who have seen it. The device
holds the pole at any angle desired,
and a socket arrangement prevents II
from turning around with the boat.
Mr.. Holt has been urged to have the
invention patented, but has not YET
decided to do so.
y At the caucus tomorrow evening
the republicans will have to nominate
two candidates for the school commit
tee, one for one year and one for three
wears. The following have beeI
mentioned in connection with the pc
sition: f. Fl. Baker, F. F. Patten
r. II. Fisk, DR.. F. L, Smith, j. M
Leach and w. H Heald. The tern
: of Ralph Wiers, democrat, expires
. but his denomination seems assured
Next Sunday evening Rev. Mr.. Ty
RE will begin a short series of talks
to young people on the general topic
Young peoples questions about re-
ligion," at the NJ E church. The
following topics will be discussed il
the order given: Oct. l, What is il
, to be a Christian. The popular ides
versus the New Testament idea
Oct. 8, What must 1 believe to be
come q Christian? Must l accep
church creeds and dogmas? Oct. 10
sermon by J. L. Bartholomew, Phi. D
Oct. %, The test of a religious life
is it creed or deed? profession or per
Torrance? Oct. 20. Does Christian
ity develop the strong, manful quail
ties of character? All of these ser
vices will be held in the audience
room, and will begin at Z and clos
at : O'Clock.
The Sunday school rally day exer
cises at the NJ. E. church last Sunda.
were an unqualified success. Tn
weather being fine, there were larg
audiences present at each of the ser
vices. The church was appropriated.
and tastefully decorated with will
flowers and autumn leaves. At tn
morning service the pastor preached
on IAN old-time Sunday school,
from Neh. Ills. At II. 10 the Sun
day school assembled, and under tin
direction of Superintendent f. F. Pat
ten presented an interesting program
literary and musical, which was high
ly creditable to all concerned. Tn
address of the occasion was given b
w. p. Kelly of Meriden, who spok
chiefly TO the children, whose atter
ton he held from the beginning, be
cause of their interest in his pert
nent and instructive remarks. On
of the most notable features OF tn
occasion was the presence within tn
altar rail of dozen or more OF tn
former officers of the school, thei
ScINAC6 EChGhAnS Onon ONOA &A"J JSN-~A
At the close of the exercises eac
member of the school was presente
by the superintendent with a hand
some souvenir booklet, containing i
concise form a history of the Sunda
school from the beginning, which b
had gathered from various sources
In the evening there was a platforl
service, presided over by the superir
tendent, at which three very intel
esting addresses were made by Wi
liam Lee, Judge ]. Fl. Reed and "
p. Kelley. The music during tn
day was of q high order, the solo
the evening by Miss Alberta Eato
being especially fine.