The Press., 1886-08-12
-The rnuaioal entertainmant by the

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 which will be given in Oronaco Hall, Sst
 urday evening, Aug. 21st, promises to b; a musical event of unusual excellence The Glee Club from which the octet is Ae lected is now acknowledged to be seConI N to no college musical organization in thu
 country. The concerts given by the cluE last winter in New York Brooklyn and
 other large cities were highly commended Il by the Herald, Tribune, World, and othel
 leading metropolitan papers. The concert .l given here is the first of series of engage I ments whichiwill extend over q period oi
 three weeks, and includes entertainments
 at Newport, Cottage City, Bath, Portland,
 Augusta, Bar Harbor and other noted New
 England summer resorts, This entertain
 ment should be generously patronized by
 our citizens. Tickets win be for sale at
 Abel's clothing store the 18th inst, and at
 the door on the evening of the concert.
 -Rawitser & Bro. on the last week in
 July shipped from Stafford Springs station l 64. cases of woolens; and this was Sansid. erably short of breaking The seebrdsoA for mer weeks.
 The telephone exchange has arranged
 to keep the instrument at the Springs House connected nights and Sundays with the Hartford office, 80 that patrons can by going there get instant service at such times when the offiee is closed.
 The Block Island train is doing at least third more business than last year. Conductor Mahoney, i2 charge, is taking rank as one of the popular passenger cap- ltains on the road sUnderShis energetic Imanagement good tlIne ia made wigl safe Ity andlColnfort td dpasssnserss I -+ENerybody comedies the advantages of railroad through Stafford Hollow, Staffordville, Wales, etc, having Stafford Springs and Southbridge as it's termini, or better than these if such can be found. But it will never be built by talk. Those so free in expression of desire for it's build ing, those who have real estate along the line which at present nobody wants, but which the railroad would make valuable, should bestir themselves to see what can be done, who will do if, and themselves put 8 shoulder to the wheel There gre plenty of ambitious villages that want rail- roads, and those that rustic around the earliest and the iveliest will get them Theywilt cost something, but don't over look the benefit.
 About forty-five free and accepted masons from Ionic Lodge accepted the invitation to visit Thomas Lodge at Palm CT last Monday evening. The two lodges divided the work, the officers of each working" the third degree, following which all sat down to royal spread in the large banquet room, where were tables variety and profusion: of theFviands were pleasant surprisesto the more gastronom- ically inclined, and few could resist the temptation to defy dyspepsia or. disturbed slumbers. The party returned by special train under charge of Brother Horace, making the "home run" in about 21 min utes, and the only ones who have any re- grets concerning the. trip are those who didn't go. -. ..,'t ..-sg ,,..t.... .,, .,r#
 pr. W. N. Clark corrects some inac- curacies in the published account of the poisoning of his COW. The meal was not carried to her in white lead bucket, but she met her death by licking the poisonous contents of one, the presencs of which in the field was not known to her owner.
 ,. The Episcopal church will be closed the two coming Sundays, while Rev. Mir. Larom takes his vacation.
 The boat train was over two hours ate Friday night, arriving at the Springs at 1920 p. m. It was delayed by an acci- dent to the White Mountain train. An accident to freight train at Holland de- l layed it again, so that it did not arrive at New London until @. m. 5 The style of Salvation Army meetings | held this week under charge of Capt. 1 Brinton from Bridgeport, have somewhat ! shaken the faith of those who thought that these meetings at least would do no harm | to offset the good they did. Brinton evi- dently measures his success by the crowds | he draws and his ability to keep the audi fence in Q roar over his almost insane an | tics. A bright young lieutenant with him, an intelligent, earnest speaker, made a | much better impression. The mission of | the new corners seem to have been to raise money for the sisters in charge, and they succeeded, for hosts of people, not given to making light of sacred things, voted it ''better than a minstrel show" and well worth an admission fee.
 s The court of butgesses have establish ed grade and boundary lines for Spring street. The only interested owners of abutting real estate are Julius Converse and Grace church, and the bureesses have given MT. Converse leave to do the work 70 his satisfaction, and designated; Ex-st. Wardens Parkess and Cushman to de- eEmine what part of the cost should be borne by the borough.
 PERSONALS
 MD. IHafr1S, who haS. had undDEcOn-l alteration for some time the purchase of he clothing business of his brother ind law, the newly appointed postmaster at Rockville, to the great regret of the peopleI of this borough has, decided to do so, and to remove to Rockville. Best wishes for his prosperity in his new business will fol- l. low him ststFs E tstst fz-., sSfs@S ss} fyfEE
 A. w. Walker has been spending his summer vacation at his old home on Cape Cod
 ---R. s. Lewis of Rockville, who was selling the .Eddisone fire extinguishsr in this village, was taken home last Sunday, having been taken suddenly and seriously III. His son and Dr. Dickinson came after aim. He has recovered, and is back here again.
 Rev. D. l.. Sanford, a former rector 1e Grace church, who went to Thomaston rom here, and yet remains there, was,
 th Mrs. Sanford visiting frienA sin town lfs week.
 T.. 'WArner and family from Brooklyn, r, have been visiting with Mrs. W's. lather, Dr. A. Newell, of tlais village.
 Rector Larom will talRd hiB eation
 the American Canoe Club meet among he Thousand Islands in the EsE Il6WsahSs i Ifer. MT. L. is chaplain Of tho alnbs Y R. s. Beebe has stnging at the l IIark GPiawnId HOuao ee5es ss<