Tolland County press., 1883-01-25

est. prices. With low rents and small ex- penses this concern is able to undersell most city houses. Its speciality is upholstered goods, keeping on hand good materials and large general stock. It will pay you to look in.
 7 STAFFORD.
 The Citizens Comet Bands enter tainment is this week announced in de- tail in our advertising columns. The play, ssSpy of Atlanta,'' is 8 grand military al- legory in six acts, and requiring some six ty actors in it's presentation. The band is aided by its many friends in making the rendering 8 success, as glance at the cast will show. The synopsis gives an idea of the make up of the play.
 While there is sleighing, why not give our own hotel benefit Its dull season for the hotel business :; we are all interested in the maintenance of 8 good hotel, and past experiments have proved that there is enjoyment in 8 sleigh ride, ending with 8 supper and dance, with no long ride home at the end of it.
 -Wm. Ingram, we'll known to Stafford people, frequent summer guest at the Springs House, and whose wife is daugh- ter of the late Hon. Rufus Pinney, died at his home at Troy, N. Y., Jan. 17th, aged 77 years.
 Citizens Bands benefit at Central Hall Monday and Tuesday evenings, Feb. 9th and 9th.
 Flora, for over thirty years the faith full colored servant in l.. w. Cranes fam lily, died on Saturday. In early life Flora was slave in New Jersey, and came to MT. Cranes service when fifty years .of age. There was strong attachment be- tween herself and the family in which she lived. Faithful and industrious, Flora was worthy of the good home she found in her old age. One of her last conscious remarks was to inquire if certain lEhouse- hold duties pertaining to Saturday morn ing had been attended to, land she felt sat isfaction to know that all was. being done right. The old lady will be missed and sincerely meurned by all who knew her,
 Two young men of this village, re- turning from dance at the Westford Ho- tel last Saturday morning about 5 o'clock, got tipped over, and their horse ran away from them, going to Wilmington depot where it took the railroad track to the south, getting rid of the sleigh when it took to the track. The boat train north came upon the horse entangled in the covered bridge at South Wilmington, and mangled him fearfully. The team belong ed to Cushman X Needham, of the Springs House stables.
 Tickets for the ''Spy of Atlanta" on sale at Medbery's.
 There has not for long time been as enthusiastic expression of satisfaction over any event as over that of the sleigh ride hours time, and the miscarriage of 8 num- kor nf inv ftofin going who would have been glad to have shared in the good time. There is strong desire expressed to try it again.
 New scenery is being painted for the ''Spy of Atlanta" at Central Hall, even- ings of Feb 5th and 9th. Bissett is dec- orative artist in charge, and his past suc- cesses lead to lively expectation of some thing unique.
 Rev. John Parsons of Woodstock will preach at tlIe Congregational church next Sunday. Rev. J. P. Hawley preached two excellent sermons there last week, and general desire is expressed to hear him again.
 The stairWays and corridors in Rock wells block are being frescoed.
 Secretary Hine, of the state board of education, was in town this week, looking after educational prospects in this vicin- ity.
 -"Spy of Atlanta" at Central Hall Mon- day and Tuesday evenings, Feb. 9th and 9th.
 -Chas. W. Comins, formerly of this place, later of New Haven, is now doing the woodwork in Tuthills carriage shops in Palmer.
 The Congregational church has re- elected F. Fl. Spellman deacon for three years and for committee, Deacons Or cutt, Buck and Spellman, Mrs. Wm. Smith and Mrs. Timothy Eaton clerk and treasurer, M. D. Harris 8. S. super intendent, F. J. Chandler assistants, Mrs. E. J. Mclaughlin, David V. King i; secretary and librarian, Frank H. Spell man.
 -Excursionists are pouring Canada wards to attend the winter carnival at Montreal, where great palace 100 feet square with towers 100 feet in height has been built of ice, and is to be illuminated by electric lights. Then there are to be matches at curling, snow shoe races, to- boggoning, skating, etc. The N. l.. N. railroad sells tickets for the round trip from Stafford for $10.25 Willimantic, gan on Tuesday.
 very cOuFeu1enG TOT marking ClOGa1ng are the little strips of embroidered ini- tials, samples of which have come to us from Walkers dry goods store. Neat, handy of use, and good, sensible, and cheap device.
 The entertainment at the town hall last evening drew out a large audience, and will attract many of the same, with others, tonight.
 There will be interesting exercises at the grammar..school tomorrow afternoon, and visitors are invited
 -Geo. 8. Adams, whose illness of pneu- menia was mentioned last week, was dan ? gerously low on Sunday, but later symp- toms have been quite encouraging for his recovery. He is valued citizen of the town, and much interest is felt and ex- pressed for his recovery.
 Attorneys Davison and King were in Hartford last week, engaged in matters before the supreme court.
 The Lawson will case has just been ar- gued before the supreme court at Hart ford, and the decision is looked for in a month OF two.
 The Junior Templars had not more than paying audience at the entertain ment for their benefit on Tuesday even- inc ThA hnvs 6asarvad hoffar o,,oouroo,o