The Press., 1883-07-19

towns and cities of the vicinity are as fol lows
 Hartford $2.OO.
 Meriden, 800.
 Holyoke, 2.25.
 Rockville, 2.25.
 Norwich, 2.75.
 Willimantic, 2.5O.
 Cottage City, Mass, 200.
 Bridgeport, 2.7O.
 Middletown, 2.6O. Parties who know what the business is, stand ready to take such quantities of stock as will insure the establishment of the works if large consumers say the word, and the matter ought to be looked into by parties interested while the opportunity is yet open.
 As samples of an entire field, A. Me Kinney of West Stafford sends us a cluster of oats stalks measuring over 5 feet in height. g.
 Miss Lizzie Thompson died at the home of her father, Wm.N. Thompson, in this village, on Monday morning, after 8 lingering illness, with consumption. The community has felt from the beginning a sad interest in this case, for so many weeks past deemed hopeless. Deceased was 8 most amiable young lady, beloved by 8 large circle of friends, active in doing good work, and will be much missed from the ranks of the most useful of the young ladies of the community. She will be par hcularly missed in the Methodist church, where she was faithful and devoted work CT. She leaves behind not alone mourn ing relatives, but 8 neighborhood of mourners. There was very large attend ance, largely of young people, at the fu- neral at the Methodist church yesterday. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers, and loving hands of friends had also lined the grave with evergreens, and in every way possible softened the cere- monies of the burial.
 Samuel Rockwell is about commenc- ing to build, for the occupancy of B. N. Washburn, barn and shed on South-st., the barn to be 32x4O, shed 3Ox6O, with an enclosed yard.
 Registered at the Stafford Springs House during the week: o F Wrisley, Boston Miss Anna E McFadden, Miss Abbie F w Speer, Murfreesboro, Tenn. !; Miss Etta Haskell, North Wilbraham Geo D Bancroft, Springfield W G Gibbs and son, New York H l. Bancroft, Bos- ton Henry B Nickerson, N T Allen, L R Peck, N H Reed, M W Whitney, Provi- dence; John W Murphy, l. Hughes, Frank 1uOAupSOIl, I WILLIS, MOIlSOu HoV h u Potter, B Fuller, Springfield; c c Bar ton and wife, Miss Kittie Barton, Master Philip Barton, 0 M Rankin, Chas P Howes, Mrs P c Bage, Miss B o Page, M l. Gar ton, Boston; W F Rawson, J l. Bonnell, F W Arms, B B Worthington, Norwich W s Jordan, Worcester; Wm Ward, F B Shaurman, Hartford /; A s Bailey and wife, 6 K Darlin and wife, East Hartford Thomas Potter, New Yord D s Osborn, , M Gleason, New Britain Rev D Moses, Westchester Geo w Woodward, w Frank Fay Dayton Futile, Mrs B. Futile, Rock vile; B J Fuller, H o Remnant, Spring field i; c H Hoadley, Providence; Geo W Miller, Woonsocket; Mrs Emily A Parker md daughter, Medway, Mass. l. A Mer- riman, Rockville; D G Stratton, New London E s Colburn and wife, Lowell Edwin R Dawly, Chicago; c J Anthony, Providence M s Freeman, Northampton F c Wilcox, Norwich D F Simmons, B Martin, B Fowler, P Dantee, Boston Q s Bacon, Worcester H H Hayes, Nat ck, Mass. B K Stills, W Segar, J Del ehanty, H l. Basch, New York; D l. Morse, IT,, Hartford.
 Citizens Band will have its excursion to the sea shore Aug. 4th, giving choice of destinations Osprey, Lyle's Beach, and Block Island.
 The N. N. L. railroads s excursion rates for this season are:
 Regular fare one way, $soc $2.2o $i.so Round trip, limited to
 one day, 200 2.25 2.75 -J. B. Walker is spending his vacation 1t home.
 A s,o. about Burr's studio last Monday evening 70 see the opening of night blooming ce- 'eus blossom, and the handsome result paid for the trouble. The Stafords play the Willimantics, It Willimantic, next Saturday. The Citizens Band had most perfect evening for their opening dance, and the most liberal patronage. The SpringsH House grounds looked beautiful decorated with Chinese lanterns, and the fine music at racted hundreds to look on and listen, while the platform was far too small to ac- all who wished to dance. It will be enlarged before the next dance, which will take place next Wednesday evening,
 About fifty persons from Stafford Springs went on the excursion to Osprey HIS uOrn1ng. -Messrs. Lull and Nichols are we'll | long with the basement walls of the new ehool house, which will be ready for the ills as soon as August 1st. The contract or the carpenter work so far does not at ract builders, and it looks as if the con- nittee would have to go farther abroad or them.
 SUNDAY SERVICES. Rev. A. 0. Hurd of Taftville will preach or the Congregationalists next Sunday. -Universalist church Rev. G.V. Max nam will exchange Sunday morning with Rev. Albert Hammitt of Monson, Mass. =Preaaehing at the Methodist Episcopal ,hurch at 1QA5 2. m. Sunday sehool at L2 m. :; evening serviee at 7;30,
 -Mr, A. N. Nichols will hold divine service at Orcuttville next Sunday at 5 D. m. We wish to express our haartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors for the sympathy and kindness shown us and our daughter Lizzie duFdng Aes long and severe sickness, and death; also for the grateful favors shown as in this hour of affliction.
 ''We share our mutual woes
 Our mutual burdens bear;
 And oft for each other flows
 The sympathizing tear.o
 WM. N. THOMPSON,
 MARTHA E, THoMPseN