Tolland County press., 1883-02-01

The name of the division does not al- ways give the destination of the message, many central offices distributing messages to smaller places. There is no difficulty in being understood by parties talking be- tween Stafford and New Haven, New Britain, Chicopee, Westield, Palmer, etc., ], but for places as remote as Bridgeport 1t is often necessary to repeat messages One convenience of the telephone is that actual service must be given or no pay. You do not, as with the telegraph, pay for your message and trust to luck wheth- CT 1t goes right or rot. Five minutes use of wire is allowed, and if the wire is not wanted by others, longer tims. The cost of using the telephone within the Stafford division is nothing to subscribers, and ten cents per message to others. For all messages within Connecticut the charge is 15 cents. Between Stafford and Springfield 30, with 15 cents added for each additional exchange used, or 45 cents to Ohicopee, Holyoke, WestAeld, Palmer, etc. Our mill owners find it great conr venienee in giving complicated and ex- plicit orders fer repairs or implements from the cities when sudden emergency makes need of them, and can leave the instrument with full assurance that their order is understood. This week or next 8 direct iins from Willimantic to Norwich will bring us muoh nearer that city and contiguous points, now reached by rounda- bout ways, and next spring line to Mony son will greatly reduce distance to Worces- ter, Springfield, etc.
 No singing school nor rehearsal at the M. B. church Saturday evening.
 Fred Leach has been absent from his place at Ellis grocery for week or two past, having mild attack of scarlet fever, and later taking brief rest at his home in Monsen.
 Our shops have turned out and sold more sleighs than for many previous years past.
 The mill at Stafordville, belonging to the assigned estate of Converse 4 O., is now being run by R, s. Hicks, who has bought the inventory of stock, and will close it out, taking. ..aboat four weeks time.
 A small party from Glynville went on . sleigh-ride to Rockville on Monday.
 Last week was takenE proba- bly the eoldest of the winter. Tuesday of this week thaw set in. Probably the backbone is broken, and from this signs of coming spring will multiply. Only three months more to May.
 Admission to the ssSpy of Atlanta'' Saturday and Monday evenings will be but S5 and 25 cents. Wrong figures were given us last week.
 The Universalist young people very kindly offered to give their play, "Our Folks" at Central Hall, in aid of 8 fund paratus, and this offer was accepted, but hn r,lara hoo hAoV, v.a ors1 the present, az the hall is needed for the Citizens' Band Eentertainment and re- hearsals, and Miss Gaston, who has a leading part in "Our Folks" leaves town next week. Miss Gaston and her mother are to spend the winter in Stamford.
 The new street scene added, to be used for the first time on Central Hall stage in the s'Spy Of Atlanta, will attract attention not only as work of art, but from it's familiar aspect. It will be read fly recognizediand located.
 In one of the tableaux given in the ''Spy of Atlanta parts are assigned to young ladies as follows. Miss Eugenia Converse, (Goddess of Liberty, Miss Edith Snow, Miss Minnie Fenton, Miss Alice Chamberlin, Miss Gertrude Cham berlin, Miss Anna Page, Miss Viola King, Miss Mary Taft, Miss Mary Newton, Miss Edith Baker, Miss Lydia Condon, Miss Lillia Page, Mrs. Minnie Himonds, Mrs. Nellie Abel, Miss Sadie Harries, Miss Myra Fenton, Mrs. H. F. Parker, Miss Mary Prebls, Miss Nellie Eaton, Miss El- Ia Ferry.
 hErAMPRIcEs.-- Meal, 81. 50; corn, go; }; oats, .80@. .66 Hour, s7. 7.25@@a. 25 :. pota- toes, ]. % ] onions, per at. .05 beans, s,a. 90 i, eggs, .35 butter, .32085 cheese, IS {; lard, .16. Beef ef-sirloin, 20; porter house, 20; round, ,l6; soup, 4 , roasts, .120. IS ]; salt, .08@. .12, edge, 10. Pork-roast, IS; steak, .16; salt, .1d; sausage, .l6. Lamb-fore quarter, .12; hind quarter; sl6. Veal-steak, 40; stew, .05@. 10 !; roast, .12@. IS. Ham,. 1S@. .25j tripe, 10; chicken.2e; oysters, .55 ; turkeys, .22.