Tolland County press., 1883-03-01

closing out lot of furniture which the peo pie don't want. but he is firing good sub stantial and fashionable furniture at lowe prices than can be found elsewhere
 -Forhes & Wallace Springfield. offer lift. pieces extra fne all wool Albatras. 45 inche wide, in all the new colorings, for evening and street wear, twenty three shades to selec from, at 5S cts This ts one of the best bar gains of the season. s-a.
 -E A. Buck q Go. are making a specialf. of grass. garden and field seeds this season and, as usnai. are keeping the best to he had
 -Lazelle, Dawes & Estey, the well known and most fashionable mIlliners of Springfield will have their spring opening on Wednesday April 4th. Their stock, fresh from New York, bought under the personal supervision of these artists, will exhibit the greatest va riety in colors and richness of fabric. Hat trimmed in the recherche style expected from their long experience and cultivated taste. '
 STAFFORD.
 Tt was brave thing to attempt-to bring out the popular domestic drams "Esmeraida" with local talent, but it is successfully planned, as the presentations this week will show Those who hays seen the rehearsals are enthusiastically anticipating a brilliant success. It will be one of the best amateur dramatic per- formances ever given in this village.
 It is understood that Rev. A. P. Palmer will go to new field this spring, and that he will preach his farewell ser mon at the M. E. church next Sunday evening. Few men have left the parish with better feelings on the part of the villagers generally. Mr.. F. is frank, earnest man, and has held general conf dsnce and respect.
 A dry season makes troubl0us times with the wells of the borough. Many of these give out every summer, and sn ex- tra dry times cuts of the springs of the majority of them. The trouble is that our wells are high up on the hill sides, and owing to the cost of putting them down in the lodges, which crop out near the surface, those who pay the bills are gen. sraily eager to be convinced that the ex- cavation is deep enough, soon after water is found. The great expense of taking up the wall has been bar to sinking these deeper. Holmes drilling machine provides way of deepening at compar- atively trlhing cost, without disturbing the walls, and will be kept pretty busy this season aiding those who have suffvr- cd most inconvenience from shallow wells
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Cemetery Association, on Mon- day evening, was we'll attended. A board of directors was chosen, and it was voted to leave matters of expenditure and i'm. provsment to them for the coming year. The bylaws were submitted with some recent amendments, and vote passed to submit them to legal authority for ap' proval, awaiting which the meeting ad. journed to next Saturday evening to take final action on the same. It was voted te ask the borough authorities to grade nI West-st., in front of the cemetery to meet the plans of the architect of the grounds The directors, who are te elect the other officers, are as follows: Julius Converse B. s. Hicks, w. D. Heald, Andrew Whi ton, G. M. Ives, F.F. Patten, C.J. Holmes Orrin Converse, G. Fl. Baker, D. E. Whl. ten, Alvarade Howard, James McLaugh lin, Josiah Converse, Luman Orcutt, E. c. Dennis, W. H. Cooley, ". A. Comins 0. G. Ellis, E. F. Whiton, J. W. Chan dler, E. N. Washburn, Robbins Patten.
 -The population of Stafords villages so far as the enumerators kept them sep arate in the town enumeration in 1880 were as follows:
 Stafford Springs, O8 Stsffordville, 1,O4 Hydsville, 8: OrcuttvlIle, 8. West Stafford, s>, 12! Balance of town, J,Q3;
 Total, 45
 The post-offics was closed part 0 yesterday afternoon, by order of the de pertinent, in respect to the memory of th' late P. M. Gen. Howe, whose funeral ob sequies were then taking place.
 There will be May breakfast at thu M. E. parlors.
 The Congregational society meeting last evening chose F. J. Chandler on tht committee for the year. (W. D. Heal6 being now chairman, and w. H. Coole, second on the list), also W. W. Burwell clerk E. F. Whiton, treasurer and col c. ". Beekwith, Miss Annie C. Smith Miss Sarah Speddiag and Miss E. T.. File were chosen to secure pledges to meet ex penses, (the seats being free), and J. l. Mclaughlin, Geo. Dennis, B. B. Penn, and Fred. Sanford ushers. The supply committee were continued in office (Messrs. Chandler, Buck and Whiton) ,ant authorized to engage supply for the year
 Annual sale of pews at the Episcopa church next Monday night
 = pr. Newton has been for several dayl mostly confined at home by severe cold
 --Geo. s. Adams is again seriously in disposed, though improving at last ac counts.
 RETAmPRIcEs. Meal, s1. 50; corn, 80 oats, soc. 65 :; -four, $7. 25@$9. 25; pota toes, l. 10 onions. per at. .O5 beans. B. 50 eggs, .25; butter, .30@35 cheese, Is lard, .16. Beef-sirloin, 20; porter house 20; round, .16; soup, A; roasts, .12@. IS salt, .08@ 12; edge, 10. Pork-roast .16; steak, Is; salt, .16; sausage, .16 Lamb-fore quarter, .12; hind quarter IS. Veal-steak, 20; stew, .05@ 10 roast, .l2@. Is. Ham. 1s@. .25; tripe, 10 chicken, .aa; oysters, .35.
 Lawyer Eaton is about to breal ground for new residence on the lot jus bought by him of F. A. Harwood, on tn corner of Main and Church streets.
 Mrs. Park Rockwell, of Rockwell Hill, one of the oldest (about 90 years and best known ladies in town. died ol Monday. She was lady of wonderful vitality, and but for severe fall and som, broken bones sustained few years since might well have been expected ko reacl the age of 100 years. intelligent, witl elaar faculties to the last, and of -cheerfn disposition, she was favorite with u Wha knew has-sand szelybedV inn~w hss