The Press., 1883-07-12

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 STAFFORD.
 A meeting of the Holland County Eas Agricultural Society (adjourned from the
 annual meeting) will be held at the Staf ford Springs House, on Monday at p. m. to arrange for the next fair.
 The Emmet branch of the nationa league of Stafford will give an excursion to
 Osprey Beach on Thursday, July 18th and will be joined at Willimantic by all organization of that place. For particu. lars see bill.
 70. Fox X Go. s mill will shut down on Saturday of this week, or early next week, while new water wheel is being put in.
 Apples have attained the size of mar bles, and the small boys are taking them in with true epicurean delight.
 A. A. Presbrey of Sanford, Florida, who has many friends hereabouts, had his house struck and slightly damaged by lightning July 1st, while all the family were at church.
 The strawberry season closed on Mon- day of this week, the last day of picking, with MT. J. K Park, whose "Sharpless' berries have been so sought after for three seasons past. The Sharpless were the largest berries exhibited at the New York Horticultural Society's exhibition this sea- son, MT. w. K Vanderbilt of Oakland, L.. l., showing some ''about the size of an egg, and shaped like a fam" MT. Park is looking for good yield this fall from his erapery of Concords and Hartford Pro- flies. Raspberries are now on sale, also entrants cherries have been scarce and very ordinary.
 From the Halifax Journal, of Daytona, Fla: "Born, June 27th, to MT. and Mrs. Chas. Corpe, daughter. We know ex- actlv how to sympathize with him and conoratulate him also After little while there will be little toddler asking for nickles and then still later one room in the house will look like millinery shop"
 Orient Chapter, R. A. M., meets next Wednesday evening Wolcott Lodge, F. A. M., Saturday evening.
 The Citizens band has just held it's annual meeting, closing J. W. Dimock, president; Herbert Parker, leader; Eli Hall, sergeant Chas. F. Beckwith, secre- fary and treasurer Frank Taylor, assist ant secretary; Geo. W. Eaton, D. F. Mul- lin, M Lavalley, finance committee.
 -Rawitser &y Bro. are putting broad mill at StafiordvilIe, also considerable new machinery, fitting mp the establishment with the best, and are to engage in the manufacture of fine article of ladies dress goods. The looms taken out will be used in the extension to be built upon their River Mill in this village.
 Luther Eaton, the ''Blue Front sales man, Is the only owner Of g bicycle here. Luther is getting to taking ''headers" quite infreqnently, but there are occasion public in that way.
 List of names registered at the Springs House for the week ending July 18th W. Dalton, Miss Dalton, Master Dalton, H. T. Phillips, B. G. Glboa, D. B. Childs and wife, New York c. O. Storrs, ". M Sanger, J. B. Thomas, Chas. D. Palmer, Walter s. Edwards, c. F. Wrisley, Boston B. A. Marston, w. A. Stevens, J. B. Rip ley, Springfield; W. F. Fay, Geo. M. Woodward, Rockville; l.. G. Cummings, Hartford; MT. and Mrs. Huntington 0. T. Plunkett, Adams, Mass. ]; ". P. Stev- GIS, " Ss u. 1A0W1Oo, 9. l Bishop, Norwich D. W. Taft, Palmer; W. L. Tobey, Providence.
 County Coroner Phelps of Rockville has appointed Dr. c. B. Newton medical examiner for Stafford.
 ACCIDENTS. Warren E. Butler, while rid ing home from Mashapaug with wife and child on the evening of the fourth, in the in- tense darkness during the shower, got over turned. All escaped injury except MT. B., whose shoulder was dislocated, with rupture of ligaments which will keep him from his duties at the freight depot for some weeks. Fred, 19-year-old son Of ", G. Green, caught his right arm in a shift at the Warren Woolen Co.'S mill last Monday, making con- pound fracture below the elbow, the bones being forced through the flesh. These cases are both in charge Of DF. Newton.
 The annual meeting of school district No. 2 was held last evening. Officers chosen: Committee one year, E. Fl. Denham two years, w. H. Cooley three years, James Mclaughlin ; clerk, treasur- CT and collector, ". H. Speaking. It was voted to accept a proposal from the bor- ough officers for the transfer Of the Gay lot to the district for school house lot, paying the borough $1, 700, the borough the exclusive right to take gravel away so far as needed for grading the lot, subject to the approval of the commltte. To lay tax of 3 mills payable by Oct. 18th. The treasurer's report showed the debt of the consolidated district to be about $1,25O. Alvarado Howard was chosen committee to see what course of study is used in schools of like grade and of teachers and scholars in various villages, with view to establishing reg ,llar- course in our own school. MT. Holmes, the committee of last year, declined to longer serve, his duties as chairman of building committee requiring all the time that he could afford to give the district.
 -The band has for the present given mp it's excursion to the the beach, though it may come off in August. They give way to the Emmet league, which had also per fected arrangements for an excursion next week. The band will next Wednesday evening give the first of series of moon- light dances in the Springs House park, with 8 full orchestra, suitable refresh ments, etc. Fancy dances will be played for by the full band The band yet needs some $7O to pay for it's new uniforms, and hopes to earn some of this sum at these dances. The public owes them generous patronage.
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