The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-04-07

on Gold street.
Miss Eugenia Lee returned home
Saturday from New York.
Miss Josephine Eaton has returned
from an extended visit in Holyoke.
Eli Parizeau will open his ice
cream business for this season Satur.
day.
Miss Eugenia Lee aud Putnam
Druley will be united in marriage
Saturday at noon.
DR.. James Stretch will go to his
home in Meriden Friday afternoon,
returning Saturday.
Attorney Frank Harris of Syracuse,
N. z, was the guest of his mother,
Mrs. NJ. D. Harris, over last night.
The oantata, ''The Risen King, -
will be presented at the Methodist
church Sunday evening at O'Clock.
Rev. Mr.. lyric leaves for Hazard
Vile tomorrow, and will off1oiate
next Sunday in the Methodist church
at that place.
special business meeting of the
Girls club is called for Saturday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock at the Oongre-
gational chapel.
Mrs. Harriet A. Hyde has returned
to her home here after a several
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. G..
". Chamberlain, at West Hartford.
Miss Mary Converse has returned
from an extended visit in Danbury,
New Milford and Bridgeport While
in Bridgeport she was the guest of
Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Converse.
J. M. Leach and Anders Jacobsen
are busy moving. Mr.. Leach is now
ready for business at his new stand,
and Mr.. Jacobsen will be settled in
his new quarters in few days.
Gonyer and Gay, a singing and
dancing team, finish an engagement
at the Bijou this evening. For the
balance of the week the BodrUans.
opera singers, will be the vaudeville
attraction.
Local fishermen started promptly
last Thursday. No big strings are
reported and che general impression
prevails that there is scarcity this
season. F. E. Fitzpatrick got a fair
string the first day with one or two
good sized ones.
The first dance of the season follow
ing Lent will be held at Eaton's hall
next Monday evening, under the
auspices of the jolly Five. Lynch s
orchestra will furnish. music. DO
seph Shea will act as floor direCSGs
assisted by VIM. Yare, W. A. Devine,
VIM. B. Hanley and P. A. Sullivan.
The annual salad supper by the
young ladies of the Congregational
church will be served in the church
parlors next week Wednesday night
at 6 O'Clock. At SIS O'Clock will be
given a short minstrel show by the
Young Mems club connected with
the church. Supper and entertain
ment, 25c; entertainment alone, loo
Reuben Converse complains that he
had a window in his residence broken
by q spent rife ball few days ago,
and shows the bullet causing the
damage. Some boys shooting at a
mark on TollaId avenue aimed too
high in the opinion of Mr.. Converse.
There is a borough ordinance for
bidding the discharge of firearms,
md an effort will be made to enforce
1t.
Mrs. Candace NJ. Nichols, 66, wife
Of John A Nichols, died at her home
at Stafford Street last Saturday, after
an illness of about six weeks of gastric
fever. She is surveyed by her hus-
band, two brothers, Merritt Smith of
Mansfield and Orrin Smith of Ash
ford, and a sister, Mrs. VIM. Buxton,
of Ashford. The deceased was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith
and was born in Ashford. She had
been a resident of this town for many
years and was held in high esteem.
The funeral took place from her late
home Tuesday afternoon, Rev. H. A
Blake of the Congregational church
officiating. The burial was at Moose
Meadow.
At the meeting of the court of
burgesses. held Tuesday evening,
permission was voted to John Sena
to move his frame building back and
build q two-story brick veneered
block in front. While the permission
was granted, Mr. Sens may decide to
build solid brick walls, if the cost is
not excessive. The matter of street
sprinkling came up, but nothing will
be done about that at present, as there
is to be changes on the street in all
probability. A borough meeting is
called for next Monday evening at
the firemen's parlor to see if $4,000
shall be appropriated for macadamiz-
ing a section of Main street and Furn.
ace avenue. At this meeting the
matter of a bylaw for the appoint
ment of regularly qualified building
inspector will come up.
Grace Church Notes: Services
daily at 4 p. m, with address or
reading from the events of the day.
Also holy communion Thursday. 7.3O
a. m, and services Good Friday as
follows: Morning prayer and altar
service, 8; the oommemoration of the
three hours, II to 3 p. m. evening
prayer, with music, and address,
100. Those who cannot be present
for the whole three hours may enter
at any time and leave at the announc-
ing of the hymns. There will be holy
baptism at the service Saturday, also
at the afternoon service Easter day.
Services Easter day will be: Holy
communion at and at 10. 45 a m.
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