The Press., 1884-07-03

-O'Brien's circus and menagerie will exhibit on Aborn's lot near the fair ground on Monday, July 14th. This circus visit ed this place some ten years ago, and was then considered the best that had ever ex. hibited here. Since then their route has been in western states and Stafford Springs has had no circuses. It will call out all | the children, and also such parents as don't want their children to go alone. -Adelbert Needham unloaded another carload of horses yesterday, which he is now showing at Cushman's stables.
 Ionic Lodge F. A. M meets next Mon. day evening.
 sTAFFORDvILLE.
 There will be Sabbath school con- cert at the Congregational church next Sunday evening. Songs and recitations by members of the school will constitute the entertainment. The public are cor dially invited to attend.
 The weavers in Basch's mill stopped work. on learning of the firms financ ncial straits, but work has since been resumed in all departments, and the proprietors hope to straighten out their affairs and continue business.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 George F. Cady of the Hollow caught thirty-one fine trouts the other day.
 Regular communication of Wolcott Lodge, F. A. M., Saturday evening.
 Rev MT. Maxham will exchange pull pits with Rev. MT. Hammatt of Monson, next Sunday morning. Communion after Sabbath school -.
 HOLLAND.
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 Deputy sailor, Carlos Mckinney, has taken chargelof the jail
 Mrs. Cole and daughters have moved into l.. G. Winters house.
 -Wm. Sumner and family have arrived and occupy their house.
 At the annual meeting of school dis trict No. l, B. s. Agard was elected com mlttee; l.. n. Phelps, clerk JIG. Lathrop, treasurer and the school for the ensuing year divided into three terms one of 9 weeks, commencing the 1st Monday of Sept. IF weeks, Commencing the 1st Mon day in December and 9 weeks, commenc- ing the 2d Monday in April.
 The base ball fever has become cpl demic. Another nine is organized, with the title of 'Independents," and is ready for business J. c. Lathrop, secretary Two games this week are to be played here by the Holland Wednesday (2d) with the Staffords, and Friday (4th) with the Merrows.
 The rain last week was very refresh ing, and vegetation reloices.
 SOMERS.
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 Two of our enterprising citizens have already completed plans for bringing water to their premises from spring on land of M. W. Woodward by means of hydraulic ram. It is pity that the project cannot be extended to include public water tank for horses, &c. As the plan is quite feasi- ble, small appropriation town wise or village wise would secure a great and mnch needed improvement. The second term of Miss L. l.. Kib- be's juvenile singing school will open at the chapel on Saturday, July 12, at pm. We learn that Miss Mabel Russell eel ebrated the 10th anniversary of her birth- day, recently, with lawn party of school mates and friends, at the residence of her father, MT. B. F. Russell.
 Mrs. Charles O, Pease and her daugh- ter, Mrs. Lewis, of Indianapolis, are visit ing Somers, as is also MT. William Russell, a former townsman.
 MT. A. A. Bond is about to open his ice-cream business for the season in the Woodward Block, up one fiiglst. His old patrons and the public generally will be glad to avail themselves of this luxury again. He will be ready by the 4th, and possibly sooner.
 WELLINGTON.
 CORRESPONDENCE. The prayer meetings at the Baptist conference room have been discontinued for the season.
 Next Sunday morning Rev. MT. Nor ris holds his temperance meeting-a week later than it was announced in last week s paper.
 The Willimantic Journals Sterling correspondent said last week that Arthur P. Wedge, formerly of this town, was fit ting for college in Boston.
 Porter Topliff and some of the other strawberry raisers eke out small quanti- ty of the fruit. MT. Potter estimates his loss by the frost at $500.
 Mrs. Lizzie Eldridge Rider and Miss Helen P. Brown are visiting friends here. The Presbyterian Board of Education, Philadelphia, have just issued helpful and interesting Sunday school book, en titled Purity Dodge and Her Patterns" ASHFORD.
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