The Press., 1885-09-10

J as rates are concerned. On Thursday special rates are given from stations north of Amherst, and on Friday and Saturday from stations south of Amherst, tickets good to return until Monday. As stated elsewhere fares are $1.75 for round trip from all stations between Palmer and Will limantic. Excnrsionists can find enter tainment at the Ocean View House at $2.50 per day-a considerable discount from regular prices, given because of the waning season. This is the last saltwater excursion of the season, and probably the cheapest general excursion ever given over the road. Excursionists who prefer can stop at Lyleis, Osprey or Watch Hill.
 J. w. Chandler has taken the county agency for Ireland's adjustable steel plow share and point, a cheap device, easily ap- piled, and claimed to make old blows good as new. See advertisement.
 -Forty-one persons were lodged ill the house of MT. and Mrs. James F. Brooks account on first page) and forty three were breakfasted. Besides gifts from guests MT. and Mrs. B were remembered by their kins-folks to extent of $50 in gold from the children, besides the wedding attire worn by the couple from the grand chil- dren, gold ring to the bride and easy chair to the groom, etc. ........
 Schools opened very promisingly on Monday, and with increased attendance in the upper grades. So far the number of scholars registered is: High department, B i; grammar, 37; intermediate, 52; pri- mary, 82 total, 2O3. There are six schol- ars in the '86 class which graduates next June, the first class ever graduated from a graded school in Stafford. -
 It is Mrs. Charles Weeks, not Weirs, whose garden produced the immense cu- cumber mentioned last week.
 The regular monthly Episcopal ser vice at Buff Gap will be resumed on Sun day uext, Sept. 18th, at 4p. m.
 Il. J. Westcott has settled all his i- quor cases with Attorney Bill. The amount paid is understood to have been some over $20O. Nadieau, the Canadian cripple, whose friends think he ought to be permitted to sell rum to keep his children from becom- ing town charge. is in jail in default of payment of $2O fine. It is common street talk that Mrs. N continues the bus1- ness for him.
 Rev. J. P. Hawley is away for fort nights vacation, to be spent in Litchfeld county, where was his early home. There will be no services at the Congregational church next Sunday.
 Tomorrow at o'clock p. m. the w. c. T. U. will hold their annual me eting in the Congregational vestry.
 High street is being cut down in grade at its summit-from Edgewood to Brown avenue. The cut is about one foot at the deepest and is expected to reduce future expense by causing water to flow off in- stead of washing down side streets.
 The following from Rockford, H., paper will interest many friends of a re- spected former resident of Stafford Springs. The date of the event is not given us, but is within the past fortnight
 Dr. Allaben, W. H. Myers and the writer were suddenly summoned to the third story of the Winnebago National Bank building this morning to attend to A. D. Wakefield, an old gentleman sixty five years of age, who occupied apartments there with his wife. Soon after the party arrived the sick man breathed his last so quietly and peacefully that those in the room were not aware of his demise. MT. Wakefield came to this city five years ago from Stafford Springs, Conn. For four about their market, and was very much liked by them. He was sober, industrious and honest, and they this morning, when notified of his desth, spoke very highly of him. While employed by them he had a slight attack of paralysis, and fell from the delivery wagon in faint For the past year he has not been regularly employed at any work until about two weeks ago, when MT. J. G. Chick, the miller, em- ployed him to work about his house, doing odd jobs and the chores about the farm. This morning Mir. Wakefield arose as well as usual and started for his work at MT. Chicks. While working about the barn he had an attack of paralysis, and was found in an unconscious condition on the barn floor. At first it was thought he had been kicked by one of the horses, but on investigation it was found that he was un- der paralytic stroke. He was removed to his rooms at once, and expired as stated above. Deceased was in his sixty-fifth year, native of Andover, Conn.,, and for a long time was successful business man in Stafford Springs, Conn. While there he met with reverses and lost all his prop erty ;she then came west and engaged in work by the day. He leaves wife in this city, and 8 daughter in comfortable cir cumstances in Danbury, Conn. The lat ter has been notified by telegraph. Had MT. Wakefield lived he would have gone to Florida with his wife to live on his son. in-law's orange plantation. The body will ! be buried in this city. I Law offices are being fitted up-for J. H. Reed in Spellman's building g.; for c. T. Hanson over the post office.
 There is on exhibition in front of G. O. Cleveland's grain store a ''snake cu- cumber," feet inches long, from his garden, and longer ones yet remain un- picked on the same vines.
 Il. Arnold is settled in his new store, though it is not yet fully furnished. It is pretty suite of rooms, store, work shop and basement. In the basement he will put in boiler to furnish heat for his owr and Cranes harness shop next door, also tn furnish power later for 8 small engine The store is very prettily cased and finish ed by Julius Sibley, who was also the de. signer. The standard clock is from SetI Thomas works, and is the best piece ot clock machinery turned out by them, be ing listed at $262. 50.
 The Congregational chapel now con. tains handsome ash book case valued al $60, built to correspond with the finish ot the room. It is the gift of one known on ly to the pastor of the church, further thar that the person is lady and non- resi- dent. The case was built by Albert E Converse, and polished and finished by Frank Converse, painter, and is creditablt to both these wOrkmen.
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