The Press., 1905-05-24

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 Christopher Fontanella is on the sick list.
 G. A. Ray advertises his block and business for sale.
 Mrs. O. M. Brown of Springfield has been visiting friends in town.
 The business places throughout the town will close all day next Tuesday, Memorial day.
 Gary Bros. have added 8 new pair of blacks at their stable and an up to-date blackboard.
 Mrs. O.. l.. Dean of Maiden, Mass. |, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. O.. B. Newton, last week.
 There will be two ball games and dancing at Cartier's pavilion at West Wilmington Memorial day.
 At the regular meeting of the For esters tomorrow evening there will be work by the degree team.
 Charles H. Corpe of Bulow, Fla, |, who has been here for 8 number of weeks, returned to his home this week.
 Fred Crumwell of Brooklyn has been the guest of his friend, J. H. Valentine, of the Warren Woolen company.
 l.. B. Baker is home, after spend ing the winter at Asherville, N. O., and the past few weeks at Saranac Lake, in the Adirondacks.
 The usual attractions are advertised at Crystal Lake for Memorial day. A company of electric railway officials and newspaper men from Springfield were entertained at the lake Sunday.
 Memorial day will be observed in the public schools on Monday. Ex- ercises in Miss Hewett's room will begin at 9.3O; in Miss Comins' room at 10. 30, and in the high school at 145. The pubic is cordially in- vited.
 The local ball team will play Sat urday with South Hadley Falls at 3 o'clock. There probably will be a new man at short, and perhaps other changes. The South Hadley Falls nine is looking for games with strong teams and good game may be ex- pected.
 The dance by the German club, to be given at their hall on Westford avenue next Monday evening, will undoubtedly draw 8 good attendance. The social events arranged by this club have won a deserved popularity. Tickets are 50 cents, and Fuckers or chestra will furnish music.
 The organ recital tonight will be of great interest and afford much pleasure to all lovers of music. MT. Benedict's program is to be varied and popular, and it is so seldom that Stafford has an opportunity to hear Mrs. Burnham sing secular music that there will undoubtedly be much in- terest in the concert. The admission will be 35 cents. The ladies will serve ice cream and cake in the chap el at the close of the concert. All are invited to stop and partake.
 Stafford.
 E. H. Pinney's forty horsepower Thomas automobile arrived Thursday.
 Mrs. J. o. Bugbee from Williman- tic is spending few days with Mrs. l.. s. Goodell.
 There will be no meeting of the Ladies Aid society of the Universal ist church to-day.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Jennings oi Windsor were guests of MT. and Mrs. E. O. Pinney over Sunday.
 Topic of the Y. P. O. U. meeting next Sunday evening will be "The history of our local church,"
 The social committee of the Y. P. O. U. are planning for a straw berry festival in the early part of June.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap' tist church will meet for work next Wednesday afternoon and serve theil usual supper at AS, with Mrs. Alvirs Holmes and Mrs. D. E. Johnson as hostesses.
 Arrangements are being made fol an evenings entertainment in Me. morial hall by Sam Walter Foss, the poet, in the near future, the particu' lars of which will be given next week.
 R. M. Chamberlin has been mak. ing noted improvements to his stage outfit. He has purchased handsome pair of iron gray horses of Del Need ham, and 8 new set of harness o1 Martin, the harness maker at the Springs, and it all makes a fine look ing turnout.
 Austin l.. Cutler, 53, died at hit home in Warehouse Point last Satur day morning after an illness of sev eral months, and his body was brough here Monday morning and buried il Hillside cemetery, Rev. George W shephard officiating at the yard. Th' deceased was a native and former well-known resident of this place where he lived for a number of years a highly respected resident of th' community. He was married earl! in life to Miss Julia Chaffee, wh' died number of years ago, and wh' is also buried in Hillside cemetery MT. Cutler was well known in differ ent sections of the town, as he wa quite a successful school teacher a the Springs for 8 number of terms He also lived at West Stafford for time, where he was employed iii tn D. E. Whiton machine shop, and ol the removal of the Whiton machin works to New London he went witt L