The Press., 1883-05-17


 bargains in crockery as those offered by J. J. Gallivan & Go. the prices are fully twenty five per cent lower than the, ware IS being sold elsewhere. Read their advertisement in another column.
 -sTAFFORD.
 It is sad that there are two base ball clubs under organization in the borough.
 MAsoN1o.-Ionic Lodge meets Friday evening Wolcott Lodge Saturday even- ing.
 Monroe Wardwel, of the north part of the town, who was badly cut by cir cular saw recently, died on Thursday last from its effects.
 Over 50 went from Stafford Springs station on the Raymond excursion train" to Willimantic last Saturday evening, and from stations below came others to swell the number to upwards of 125. These ex- cursions are getting very popular because of good seats at the Opera House always reserved for the friends from the north, and the pains taken by the R. R. officials to make everything pleasant. The enter tainment on this last occasion was satisfac- tory, Raymond's acting being up to ex- pectation. The play was quite ordinary except as fitted to show the capabilities of the chief actor, who, with the exception of Donnelly, in the character of "Binks, was the only one particularly noticeable who appeared in 1t.
 The passenger depot was entered on Friday night by burglars. First hole seems to have been bored and cut through an outside door into the waiting room. A fruitless work, as it was secured by 8 mor- tise lock. Then entrance was made into the ticket office through the window. Ticket rack and drawers were opened, but noth- ing taken, and the thieves departed, leav- chisel. No valuables, except tickets, are been worthless to the visitors, being un- stamped, and the stamp locked in the safe, which no effort to open was made. The tools left were stolen on the night before from carpenters chest at Stafford Hol- low, and the owner claimed and received his property. It is thought to have been the work of tramps, who had been about during Thursday and Friday.
 The firemen were unfortunate in hav- ing selected for their parade day one of the rare showery days of the season. Showers delayed them in starting, and un- pleasantly drizzled upon them during a part of the march, beside detracting from the fresh appearance of the fine decora- tions. Nevertheless it was the finest ap- bearing fire parade ever made in the bor- ough, and was credit throughout to the fremen and to the municipality. The procession was arranged in about the fol- lowing order: Marshall Anthony Adams {; Foreman Webber, and assistants Mullen and Day four pioneers with battle axes i; four pipe men hose men and steamer men, drawing hose carriage; steamer, drawn by horses court of burgesses in carriages The steamer was finely dec orated with flowers and evergreens, while the hose carriage was ingeniously y convert ed into an allegorical temple of liberty, canopied with red white and blue, and gaily decked with flowers. On an ever green throne in the center sat the Goddess of Liberty, personated by Miss Myrna Washburn :; while at the corners stood George Washington, Martha Washington, "Uncle Sam" and ''Young America, , rep resented respectively by Willie Heald, Florence Parsons, Harry Preston and Lu- cius Eaton. The line of march was thro' Main, West-Main, and Central streets to Foxville, then back through Central, High, Furnace Avenue, East Main, Grown, and Westford Avenue and South-st. to Haymarket Square, where the company WdS puObOSIHpuco UJ ooh1, oA1O c|RPe@A- atus returned to the house, and then the company and guests went to the Springs House. where dinner was served. After dinner came speeches by Warden Comins, Burgesses Howard, Parkess, Brosnan and others, Foreman Webber making the principal response for the company. The speeches of the borough fathers were all in 8 complimentary line, and expressed fullest satisfaction with the company's appearance and efficiency. And the company prob ably never was in better condition to de- serve the praise it got. As reorganized 1t stands on the best basis that it has at any time since the purchase of the steamer so unsettled the old order of things, and for time threw it into the 'chaotic" condi- tion that so lost it the public confidence. All the signs now go to show that the company means to deserve and keep that confidence, and public sentiment fully iibes with the complimentary praise given by the borough officials at the dinner ta- b1e last Friday, The extremely elaborate decorations of the fire apparatus, which were much admired, were designed and prepared in charge of MT. David Bissett. At its meeting on Monday evening the company passed a vote of thanks to MT. Bissett, the ladies who assisted him in dec orating, and who contributed flowers, to the citizens and children who assisted ln the parade, and to all others assisting,
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