The Press., 1884-07-17
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STAFFORD.
 Ionic Lodge meets Friday evening.
 The Hampden County (Mass) Medical Association, members and families, wer.. Dr. Newton's guests at Osprey Beach last Thursday.
 The democrats of Stafford Springs ratified" Cleaveland's nomination on Fri day evening by firing the cannon on the premises of W. M. Crawford.
 , Preaching at Orcuttville next Sunday at p. m. by Elder B. 8. Bugbee.
 -O'Brien's circus was long way be- hind what it used to be. We hear that . but 8 part of it exhibited here, it having recently split into two halves, each going on separate routes. It had enormous pat ronage at it's afternoon performance here, but the disappointment of those attending cut the evening audience down to 500.
 The Girls Library Club had their an- nual meeting July 2d the following off cers were elected for the ensuing year President, Miss Annie Smith vice-pre idents, Miss Emile Filler, Miss Mabel Small ]; secretary and treasurer, Miss Eu- genia Harry Converse The club voted $1O0 as the library fund.
 Rev. Walter H. Larom of New Haven has been engaged by Grace church as K rector, and preached here on Sunday last: MT. Larom is a graduate of Trinity and Berkeley. Otherwise than asssisting in a New New Haven church | bfs is his first field of <-The Oronoco block got it's finishing touches yesterday morning, the plate glass -freatrbeing then put in by -#efkmen~ from the house which furnished it. As com pleted it has the handsemest set of store fronts to be found in this section, having -a-deciidaetlly metropolitan appearauce. The eastern. stors, to be -accupied by Abel of the Blue Front. has 39z6 0inches in single plates, and the othsr four stores are each ene-shorter by four inches than it's nextLeast neighbor. The three easterly 4next,>by Mir. Abel, clothier, who remov es from the "Old Blue Front" stand by A. W. Walker & Co.,, dryigoods, from Rock wells block, and by A. 0. Eaton, one of the owners of the new block, who removes from Dr. Eaton's block, where he has been -since the burning of Col. Warren's old block in December last. Mir. Abel 8 store differs from the rest to the extent of 8 'ABlue Front"
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Savings Bank was held yesterday. The oldsbaaRaAf. officers were reelected, exaspt that James -MeL.augh was chosen --di- rector in place of Seth 0. Eaton deceased. The bank after paying it's usual dividend of Al per cent, beside running expenses and taxes3 adds from the years earnings S3, 756 to the surplus .aeeount.--Ghe full / list of officers is ::F l.. W. Crane president | W. M. Corbin, l.. F. Rawitser, vice.pres- idents R. s. Hicks, secretary and treas urer; G.Hall, Geo. c. Parkess, E. O. Dim- ock, J, J. Ellis, D. F. Fairman, ,IG. H. Ba- ker, Davis A. Baker, James Mclaughlin, :, directors.
 : Milton Wilson, whose illness with ty- phoid fever was mentioned last week, died yesterday morning. He was one of the active young business men of the town, and very highly esteemed His funeral will be attended at the Congregational church on Friday at 10 a. m. The funeral will be under direction of Ionic Lodge of Masons, and the internent at the Vest ford cemetery. Under instructions of Prosecutor .Hodgson, Constable Mullin last week vis- ited the "club room" of Hermann Schultz, at StaRordville, and seized four kegs of lager, concerning which Justice Washburn will have hearing on Saturday.
 I A. w. Walker & Go. will close on Fri day and reopen on Saturday in the new Oronoco block.
 -E. c. Dennis's new store house and barn was struck by lightning on Sunday, doing so little damage that the fact was not discovered until yesterday, when R. s. Converse while passing noticed the ef- feet on the chimney. MT. Dennis had be- fore noticed some loose splinters lying on the hay, and wondered how they came there. The track of tue fluid about the premises is easily traced, and developes some queer vagaries of this cratic element
 The Hollands and the Clerks will play a game at the park on Wednesday next Game called ct 2 p. m. Admission to the grounds 15 cents ladies free. r#
 Miss Emma F. Alden starts today for Rochester, N. r., where she intends to spend several weeks among friends, and will also visit Niagara Y 2,
 -R. P, Taylor and wife are at their summer cottage at PeqHot. Miss Grace E. Medbery filled Mir. Ts. place as organ ist at the Congregational church last Sun day, and will continue to do so during his absence. es
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