The Press., 1885-08-06
PERSONALS.


 l.. Burr and wife, and Levi Arnold of tn s village, and E. Atwood and wife of Sprin. t field. r 70. H. Bidwell is gone to Virginia fC a few weeks. He has store and sever,
 hundred acres of land in the vicinity 8 Petersburg.
 John Brown and family are on tn
 Willimantic camp ground, where som
 thirty families are occupying their cottage in advance of the meeting, which begin Aug. 17th. A boarding house has bee opened, where most of the campers ge their meals.
 Mrs. Charles Fox of this village, an the others of her party-A. F. and Mrs
 Hyde and Mrs. Sexton of Hartford d-wer registered at Carlsbad, Germany, July 25th IT. 0. Lathrop has gone to Bloc
 Island I pr Newton has this week made
 short stay at Block Island.
 Misses Gertrude Chamberlin and Mary I. Newton are at Watch Hill.
 Mrs Robbins Patten occupies her cot
 tage at the Willimantic camp ground l Postmaster Whiton and wife are a the New London lighthouse. Lawyer M R. West of Hartford ant family are in town.
 Miss E. O. Halliday of Brooklyn. N Y., is spending her vacation at G. M. Ives
 -Master Winnie l.. Warner of Brook lyn, N r., formerly of Willimantic, Is wis fling his grandfather, Dr. A. Newell.
 Mrs. L. Helm aud children are on Willimantic camp ground.
 Registered at Stafford Springs House
 July 3Oth-H. B. Young, Norwich; w. Y. Converse, Springfield; Geo. B. Clemence, Philadelphia w. w. Richards and wife, New York; Wm. H. Thitchener, New York :; N. M. Wesson, Providence; H. J. Turner, Middletown; Ell. Howe, Blackinton Jas. s. Stearn, New York.
 July 31st-J. F. Richardson, Providence, F. H. Underwood, c. F. Birdseye, Holland ]; J. Jepson, Norwich M s. Wadham, New Haven; J. D. Paddock, Worcester.
 Aug. 1st -E. B. Barton, Springfield; B. P. ] Bishop, Norwich; Sarah M. Coome, Law renee.
 Aug. 3d-J. B. Battey, Lawrence; B. S.. Fitch, G. L. Hewitt. A. w. Burnham Nor l wich F. l.. Moore, Boston; Mrs. J. w. Smith, D. B. Miller, Springfield Aug. 4th-Chas. B. Willy, Cincinnati ; John Davis and wife, Rockville Samuel Da wis and wife, New Haven Thomas Jerold, Westfeld; J. H. Hermann and wife, Boston ]; D. l.. Newell, Union; B. E. Malony, Norwich ]; Mrs. J. W. Smith, Springfield M. X. Weills, New York. -....
 Aug. 5th-J. G. shockley, A. N. Butler, Boston; c. T. Hanson, Hartford Thomas Patten, New York B. o. Dimock, Holland. IN MEMORY OF GRANT.
 In mentioning the mourning indications last week most unacconntably the most prominent of all was omitted-the crape draped flag hanging over Main-st. from the G. A. R. rooms. This week the build ing front over the room is decorated with streamers of black and white, while in the windows are a portrait and a large G. A. R. badge, both heavily draped.
 A. W. Walker, J. M. Leach, and l.. w. Crane have tastefuIly arranged windows in sombre hues. The two former contain crape trimmed portraits as central objects, the latter simply dense hanging of crape with red white and blue festoons at the top.
 The Methodist church was very close ly filled last Sunday evening, it having been announced that the pastor would de- liver 8 sermon in honor of the memory of Gen. Grant. The church WITS very becom- ingly decked by the united work of the young ladies of the congregation and mem bers of the G. A. R. post. Two large campaign flags were gracefully festooned from either side of the organ, and smaller flags with >crape were entwined and fes- tooned about the altar, organ front and other prominent places. On a table be- heath the pulpit were a sword, sabre, and other war trappings, above which was perched white dove. The central object on the organ front was very large pie ture of the dead general, framed in crape. The G. A. R. post attended in body. The speaker took as his text, 'sbeing dead yet speaketh." He reviewed the character of deceased as illustrated by his life work, and by numerous fitting incident. The address wgs eloquent, and though lauda- tory, eminently sound, and was keen and fair analysis of the character of the great general. Since beginning the preparation of this address MT. Taylor has received and accepted an invitation to deliver the address at memorial service to be held in Broadway church in Norwich, under the of Sedgwick Post, G. A. R., on Saturday next We may assure our Norwich friends that they have made good choice of speaker.
 sTAFFORDvILLE.
 The hay crop in this neighborhood seems to be much better than last year.
 The heavy rein of Tuesday morning filled the brooks, and made the roads rath- CT rongh in some places.
 Mrs. James Adams, of Windsor Locks, is visiting friends in this village. S MT. and Mrs. Alba Perkins are on the camp ground at Willimantic.
 Miss s. J. Agard. a teacher in Hoosick Falls, N. Y., is spending her vacation at her home in this place.
 Rev. Isaac P. Booth, of Northfeld, Vt., a brother of J. O. Booth, of this village, }. has recently spent several days visiting friends here. ..-.- .... sa'.s.. ...
 Rev. MT. McKeown and family go this week to Willimantic to remain until after camp meeting. There will be a service at the Methodist church next Sunday as usual.
 At the close of the Congregational service last Sunday morning, Rev. H. M. Vaill, quite unexpectedly, read his resig- nation as pastor of the church, to take ef- feet at the end of the present quarter. For merly pastor here for five years, and sec- ond time pastor for the last five years, his face and voice are very familiar among us. If MT. and Mrs. Vaill shall leave, it will be with many regrets from the numerous friends that they have made here.
 .. STAFFORD HOLLOW. The Universalist Sunday school has it's annual excursion next week Wednesday, going to Lyle's Beach, where they have gone for two previous summers. The fare for the reund trip will be $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for those under fourteen years of age. The privileges of the ex- ,ursion and it's low rates are extended to thair frion1s oTfoido of 4bo eobool ,,,ho