The Press., 1906-09-19

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her property offered for sale at auction
recently for $1O5O.
Subject of the Y. P. 8. O. E. TO
this evening, "Ohrist's life. How
Christ met His enemies and how W,
should meet ours Leader, Mrs. Col
burn.
Luther Crawford has purchased o.
George Webster of Springfield the
property owned by him on Baptis
hill, and now occupied by Martin
Goodell.
There will be a union temperance
meeting at the Baptist church Sun
day evening at O'Clock. Address
by Rev. W. 8. McIntire of Rockville.
All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Pinney, Rev.
and Mrs. II. A. Hersey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel MacCallum are attending
the Universalist convention at STAN
ford this week.
The ladies of the Universalist
church will meet for work next We'd
nesday and serve their usual supper
at O'Clock. Hostesses, Mrs. T. F.
Meade and Mrs. E. o. Pinney.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will meet for work Thursday after
noon and serve a potato supper at 6
O'Clock. Supper, 1Oc. Hostesses, Mrs
John g. Wightman and Mrs. Holmes.
The single men challenged and
played the married men of this village
last Saturday afternoon a game of ball.
1t was an exciting game. The mar
ried men won out. Score IA to 13.
The seleotmen and town clerk will
meet at the town house Saturday
from 8 to II a. M, for the purpose
of making voters. The registrars
will be in session at Wightman's car
riage shop Tuesday, from 8 a. m. to
p. M, for the final revision of the
voting lists.
The Y. P. @. U. will meet at p.
M, instead of at the usual hour, in
order that the members may attend
the no-license rally at the Baptist
church. Ths topic for the Union
meeting is Bearing our brothers.
cross. Personal sacrifice for the good
of others Leader, Miss May Mac
Oallum.
stafYordv1lle.
Horatio West has accepted a posi-
tion in Warren, Mass.
John Cantlin and family have re-
Gently moved to Wales.
A. Shepard has moved into the
house vacated by Mrs. Cole.
Mrs. Jerry Wilson and family are
moving this week to Warren, Mass.
Rev. J. E. Fischer and wife visit
ed friends in Springfield last week.
Mrs. Malcolm B. Cole and family
moved to Allston, Mass, near Boston,
last Saturday.
Rev. O. g. Fogg and family have
returned to the parsonage after spend
ing several weeks on Crescent Island.
Next Sunday morning at the Con-
gregational church the pastor will
preach on the subject "Does license
pay the bills?''
The Junior @. e. society will meet
in the Congregational vestry Friday
at 4 p. m. Subject, "How one sin
leads to another
O. E. meeting at the Congregation
al vestry this evening. Subject,
How Christ met his enemies, and
how we should meet ours.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve q salad
supper in the vestry Thursday even
ing. Adults, 15c; children, loo.
Sunday evening the Congregational
and Methodist churches will be
closed, and all are invited to attend
the no-lioense rally at the Baptist
church at Stafford Hollow.
A farewell party was held at the
home of Misses Alice and Marion Cole
for their many friends last Wednesday
evening. There was music and
dancing, and the evening was passed
very pleasantly.
lightning struck the store of
Theodore M. Lyon about 10. 80 O'Clock
last Thursday night. The building
took fire Immediately and burned very
Nothing could be done to
save the building and it's contents.
Mr.. Lyon has just laid out several
hundred dollars in making many i'm
provements on his store. The Stat
post Office was located in the
store, and all the mail and parapher-
MALTA were destroyed. The flames
spread to the livery stable of E. J.
who was able to save a |
portion of his property. The horses
and carriages we're all taken out in
safety. Fear was entertained that
the nearby buildings would be des-
troyed, but through the lively efforts
of the public they were saved. Word
was sent to Warden J. NJ. Leach
soon after the fire started by team,
as all the telephones had been burned |
out, and he gave permission for the |
Stafford Springs fire company to go to |
Staffordville, but before it reached |
Stafford Hollow they were notified |
that their services we're not needed,
as the fire had progressed so rapidly |
the danger to the other buildings was
over. 1t is estimated that Mr.. Lyons |
loss was about SO, 900, and he was
insured for $4,000. It was also
learned that the Congregational
church was struck by lightning the
same evening. The chandelier and a |
few seats were damaged. The in
surance men have settled the damages.
T. M. Lyon will probably rebuild.
He opened his store and the post of. |