The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-04-01

celebrate their silver wedding at the
German club on Westford avenue
next Saturday evening. Admission
will be by invitation.
The regular social and supper will
be given at the Congregational churcf
next Wednesday evening Supper al
6.15 O'Clock, 10 cents. Hostesses
Mrs. Adelbert Needham and Mrs.
Ryder.
Before the Current Events club
Monday evening, Miss Elizabeth
Harrison of North Adams, Mass
sister of Mrs W. E. Demond. read an
excellent paper, ''Favorite Haunts OF
the Tourist, as she viewed them in
tour of Scotland
THE NIGHT SCHOOL REPORT.
With few words of review, con
graduation and advice and with three
hearty cheers for the teachers, the
three. months term of the night
school closed last Friday. Thirty five
sessions have been held. at the rate
Of three a week. Teaching has been
confined to English and Arithmetic,
and has been followed with zeal by
the scholars Nine teachers have
been employed, of whom five remained
to the end, seven others have given
sheir services for longer or shorter
time, and F. f. Dunfield has been in
charge as principal A hundred
pupils have been enrolled, for the
most part Italians, though French,
Germans, Poles. Jews, Syrians,
Swedes and English have had their
representatives. The largest attend
ance was n, the smallest %, thu
average for January. 50. for February
so, for March 80 and for the three
months 40. The school has been
marked by steady application to it's
work, and those who have remained
in it have made commemorate pro.
gress; some of them are eager to con.
tinue their studies and they are to be
accommodated for few weeks
The pupils have paid a dollar a
month towards expenses, save when
daily work failed aud no charge was
made, or when some came for few
nights only. The Income from these
fees has been $3.50 So, from the sale
of books 80 &c.. making a total of
$3.50. 40 The expenses for lighting,
books, other supplies aud various
small services have been $47 70, for
superintendent, teaching and janitor
work SIT AZ. making q total of
$225.21. The expense above income
has been $55. 81, which has been paid
out of guarantee fund subscribed by
citizens before the school was opened
The balance of this fund, with the
exception of a small part for further
instruction, remains to be disposed of
as its subscribers shall indicate. The
policy pursued has been one of care
full experiment and economy, with
view to immediate results and to
future efforts in the same line. The
existence of a demand and of an ap.
probation of night school has been
demonstrated, and frequent request
for such q school next fall and winter
has been made
3: Grateful Judgements are
herewith made to the subscribers of
the guarantee fund and to others W no
were ready to add TO it, to Cyril
johnson for the loan of lamps and
hangers, to the, Stafford Agricultural
society for the use Of twenty seven of
it's chairs, to all volunteer feaohers
and to regular teachers who have
served faithfully and joyfully at
moderate rates, to the twenty four
visitors and to citizens generally who
have encouraged and applauded the
undertaking. Henry A. Blake.
Regular meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday evening.
George Lord has 600 chicks out and
800 eggs in the incubators.
Helen Wightman is visiting her
grandmother in Turnerville.
T. W. Brown is improving his home
by the addition of a veranda.
Rev. 1. p Booth of Chester, vt,
spent last week at his home here.
Clifford Colburn has accepted
position with Haynes & Co., Spring
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Brown enter
tanned friends at whist Saturday
evening:
Clayton Maxwell of Palmer is visit
ing his cousins, Misses Durham, at
Hydeville.
Marshall CLARK of Palmer has been
the guest of Clifford Colburu the
past week.
Miss Florence NJ. Title of Wilt
mantle is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Latham.
Nelson Harrington has accepted q
position with ]. q. Wighmtan as
painter for the coming season.
Unclaimed letters in Stafford post
office April /: Mrs. Annie L. Hebert,
Miss Vadas Linni, Miss Anna ME-
koovss, Thomas WillisoFoft, o. H.
WelleS, Henry Corhin, Mrs. 2. Nj.
Goddard.
Baptist Church Items: Covenant
meeting Saturday, p. m. Next
Sunday communion follows the morn
ing preaching service 100 p, m.
service of song. Fanny Crosby s
hymns will be used.
"a Literary Romance, to be given
under the auspices of the Y. P. Q.
2. Of the pniversalist church in
Memorial hall next Tuesday and We'd.
nesday evenings, is one of those de-
lightful comedies that once seen is
never forgotten. All of Mr. Russell's
plays are good, and this one in paytlc.
ular is claimed bY MANY To ba the hest