The Press., 1885-09-10
-Belchertown's (Mass. dedication of the

-Belchertown's(M s Mass. dedication of the soldiers monument just placed on its beau tiful common, takes place next Tuesday, and will attract to that village crowds of visitors. < Half fare rates are given for wis., itors on the N. l.. N. road. Many mem- bers of the Stafford G. A. R. post will at- tend, though the post is not likely to go l in body, feeling too poor to hire the | band. Couldn't some person of leisure go about and see what disposition there is to help them to go and make creditable ap- pearance, headed by an excellent band?
 The fair grounds will be closed from now until the fair except on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
 A boy named Mack threw 8 stone at little son of Frank Adams, near Foxs mill, last Sunday, cutting his head badly, and knocking him down. The assailant has not been arrested, though warrant has been issued.
 The first temperance meeting of the campaign for s'no license" will be held at the West Stafford church next Sunday at 3 D. m. Rev. MT. Taylor and others will speak and the temperance glee club will sing.
 Wesley Bidwell received severe cut on his left hand this morning. He will probably lose the use of one finger. srAFFoRDvILLE.
 Peel & Swindell, the purchasers of the Basch mill, will start up soon, and have already engaged considerable new machin- cry.
 M F. Harrington has been prosecu- ted by the recent owners of the Basch mill who claim that when engaged to re- paint the mill before it's sale, he appropri- ated considerable of the paint purchased, and also collected more pay for the men at work under him thant the men received from him. The case came before Justice Turner last week and was postponed one week. - ..
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 A. N. Nichols will preach at Moose Meadow next Sunday at o'clock. (coRREsPoNDENcE.l
 J. B. Carpenter and wife and their little nephew expect to take trip to Can ada next week.
 Lizzie Portray is visiting at her grand fathers, Samuel Wilson. .......
 Mir and Mrs. Dyer Clark of Ashford spent Tuesday visiting their friends here, MT. and Mrs. Morris.
 Rev. MT. Savage of Holland will ex. change pulpits next Sunday with MT. Reynolds. MT. Savage will administer the Lords supper in the Baptist church al the morning service. Covenant meeting next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. | Miss Clara Sharp returned to he1 school ill Troy, N. Y., on Tuesday.
 Gardner Halls son and two eldest daughters ars attending Wesleyan acad- emy at Wilbraham, Mass.
 Charles Nichols can show about as heavy and handsome field of corn as the next man in town, except it be s. Taylor's.
 Mrs. w. S. Hollister and daughter of Hartford have been visiting at J. A. Browns.
 Apples in this vicinity are abundant, fair and large. We learn from party who has had 30. years experience in pack ing and preserving apples so as to get good prices in the late fall and early win ter, that there is nothing like having them put in perpectly air-tiGht barrels. Boring holes in them he considers rank mistake.
 Mrs. H. B. Billings and children have returned home to New York from their visit at J. A. Browns. By the way, MT. Billings keeps the Merchants Hotel on Dey-st., New York; and parties from Wilmington and vicinity when they visit 1lC AuCOAOPO1IS SCIbAAEo ALlLO lAC of stopping at the old Merchants, !" where the host is Holland Go. boy, and the hostess Willington girl, nee Julia Ruby. Mir. and Mrs. Billings have a summer residence at Fort Lee on the Hud- son. The Merchants is handy to the boats on the North and East rivers.
 Two bear hunters called on us last Sunday afternoon. They had so far been unsuccessful in their pursuit of the game The tailed specie are difficult to cap- ture.
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