The Press., 1884-03-20


 Look! Ladies' rubber boots $1 .25, worth 1.65; Misses rubber boots 75c., worth $1. .25; childrens rubber boots $1, worth $1. 40. have line of mems Tapsole Boots that will make special prices on for few days. Ev- cry pair warranted. They must be sold to make room for spring goods. Wm. E. Han- ley, Rockwelrs block.
 STAFFORD.
 Remember the G. A. R's benefit en- tertainment on Friday evening.
 The grammar school of district 2 closed last Friday. Frank B. Sldaway took the prize for the best execution it. bookkeeping H-rbert E. McIntlre, both prizes for uniform copy writing and i'm provrment in bookkeeping improvement in copy-wri'ing, H-rbert M. Crawford ; Ill reading, Frank P. Segar; uniform scholar ship and department, John H. Mullen; deportm~nt and improvement in studi pursu d, Frank P. Segar, Fred J. Sidley and Fred. w Howard. No prizes were offered the girls, as they had heretofore excelled the boys in many essentials ot education. The instructor wishes to ac- knowledge the beneficial influence they held over the school by their intelligence and good will.
 THE ORcUTT FAM1LY.-The Orcutts, Ol cotts and Alcotts of this vicinity are re- e, iyiue notices from Nelson l.. Orcutt oi Cl,ftondale, Mass, that arrangements ar being made to hold a grand family re- union of all the persons bearing the ahove names. It is said that all the different spelling of the name comes from Orcutt, and that all the famili' s in the country bearing the names are related.
 
 The spring term of schools in this viii lage will probably commence on the first Monday in April, at the new school house. Herbs Tt c. b. sper has been hired as prin- cipal. Mir. Desper was formerly teachtl in the Maine normal school, but has re- gently been teaching in Worcester, Mass.
 Preaching at Orcuttville next Sunday at 6k p. m If stormy there will be nc mreting.
 -Chas. E. Case and Frank T. Naples, the humnrlsts, iI character del1neat1ons, select readings, etc., at Central Hall, Fri pay evening.
 We see by the Putnam Patriot that Dr. Miller of that village, Stafford boy who has been spending some tune in Flu rope, engaged in adding to his store oi mt dicaI Knowledge, was visited on a re- cent evening by hundreds of his fellow townsmen, as act of appreciation aud congra tul 4tion. The Patriot says: ''Sum- moned to the door by the bell, the doctol met, instead of messenger from some pa tient. the head of procession that extend ed away back to the church. Good !- evening, were the only words he had t. express his feelings, as the dense line pusht d forward, leaving him to find sup port by backing up against the wall, where he stood in mute surprise until the huge body had worked it's way through every part of the house-'up stars and dowb stairs and in the lady's' kitchen, filling up even the hail. When the huge winding mass had fairly unc ,iIed-babel ruled su- preme Ministers, lawyers, doctors, teach CTS, merchants, manufacturers, and the general host were promiscuously mixed up in the jam" The doctor and his wife were, later in the evening, present. d with an elegant silver ice servlce. Glad to SC that our young friend is getting well de- served appreciation in his chosen field ot labor.
 ". W. Burwell has bargained for Mrs. Wm. N Thompson's hous4 on Crown-st. :, to pay for it $3, 300. A building lot ad- joining goes with the purchase. The house was built by Rev. J. H. Goodell, now of Windsor Locks. whose jewtlry business here MT. Burwen bought out some years ago. Mrs. Thompson will go join her husband at Los. Angles, Cal.
 A horse belonging to Mir. Griggs of Westford, ran away last Saturday, and going down the river road left the high way for the railway track at the Babcock crossing, and passing safely over twenty foot dry bridge went some forty feet upon the ties into the iron bridge before he lost his footing. When found Sunday morn. ing he had been over ten hours fastened in the bridge, ard had d"cilely kept quiet 1t was fortunately the one night of tn week on which no freight trains are run and he was taken out uninjured, but al first was too much stiffened to stand.
 -Denham Thompson. better known as sJosh Whitcomb," will be at Loomer's Opera House, Willimantic, next week Fri day evening, and party will secure g special train to see this favorite.
 Annual meeting of the eSt afford Springs Cemetery Association at Borough Hal next Monday evening.
 The annual meeting of the Congrega tional & ciety will be held at the chape next Tuesday evening.
 The annual meeting for the electior of ofic IS of the M. B. church society vii be held in their parlors Wednesday ot next week. A full attendance is desired Supper from six to eight.
 Regular meeting of Winter Post nex Monday evening.
 Agent Hodgson has commenced az grsss1ve action in bridging cases for sales against Geo. Kane, who has disappear d Hampston, who will be tried next Thus day, and Van Wagner, who was tri d be fore justice Spellman on Tuesday, but il whose ,se decision was reserved until Sat nrday King appeared in this se for the state. and Davison and Hunter for the ae eused. David Weeks swore to buying liqu ,rs of Wagner, which were shown 1T court. Others swore to h aring Weeks re quest for liquors refused, and Weeks also swore to this, but that he got 1t later, The case is regarded by the dealers as test and they are very anxious as to the result
 The meeting at the M. B. yestry las Friday evening made temporary organiza tion by choosing Amos Nichols chairman and 0. B. Sweet clerk, who have power te call future meetings for more perfected organization. The attendance was made light by unfavorable weather, and MT Sage of Stonington, who was expected te address the gathering, was also prevented from being present, but there was matl fest strong feeling in favor of organizing
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