The Press., 1886-07-29

place Stafford Street, has bought the
 Leander Fisk farm on Village Hill, and
 will remove to it.
 The Lyle's Beach excursionists had | in yesterday perfect day and in all re. spects very satisfactory time. Citizen Band added much to to the pleasure Oi
 the trip.
 Episcopal cottage service next Sunday afternoon at the residence of Geo. F. Beard, Esq. Hydeville, 4'p. m.
 70. F. Harwoods family are in summer quarters, near the Pequot, New London.
 Tuesday nights shower was followed by several beautiful cloud views, and in the evening the northern horizon glowed with light resembling aurora borealis, but if it were that the usual cold weather did not follow, yesterday being exceptionally warm.
 MT. and Mrs. o. H. Bidwell arrived home, from Virginia Tuesday.
 There will be short address on fires and fire extihguishers at or near the mineral springs, on Tuesday evening, August 3, at ', 80 sharp, which all Q e invited to attend, especially all who own buildings.
 The mills were mostly stopped yester- day to permit the patronage of the Lyle's Beech excursionl arranged for by the K of LIS. Nearly 400. from Stafford attended, and all passed off well. It was very quiet day at home.
 The late M. R. West of Hartford, left in his will $500 to the town of Stafford, the interest to be applied to keeping the West Cemetery in order
 -.The Baltimore ands OhfOsT Telegraph Go. lars about 10 @carry out their before announced pnrpose of opening an office in Stafford Springs, and next Monday will be ready for business in the National Bank Block. Connection will be made with the main line by branch from Holland. The room now occupied by Judge Chamberlin for probate business will be divided into two rooms for the accommodation of the telegraph and telephone offices, and Judge Chamberlin will remove to the room now occupied by the telephone office, which will be the more convenient for him, as the vault for probate records opens from 1t. The telegraph company has been guarant- eed patronage sufficient to invite the open ing of an office here, and makes Q schedule of rates reduced from those of the w. U. Co, besides giving privileges not before enjoyed by telegraph patrons here. Rates to Boston, New York, and all points in Con- necticut are fixed at 15 cents foreten words.
 Capt. 0. Prouty has returned from Fisher Island, whete he has been spendingI a season at Congdoh's cottage. "s
 The Girls Library Club are raising money this year by subscription, instead of by entertainment, as in past years. $1OO is the sum they have started to raise, and about $6O has been raised of this.,
 The Acqueduct Go are placing hy- drant at the Main and East Maln-st. corn cir, by which test will be shown when the water is let into the pipes.
 The telephone company are about to put up 8 wire between this village and Willing gton, ,s making ;ai direct line to Willi- mantle and Norwich. At present all mes- sages have togo through Rockville.
 The B. & 0. telegraph wires will for the present be strung upon the telephone poles between Stafford Springs and Tol- land.
 An Italian employed on the water works on Vest Main-st., while holding a I drill last Tuesday afternoon, was accident | ally struck upon the head with a sledge, 1 aying bare the skull for over an inch near he top of the head, and abrading the | 'kull. An application of water prevented | lim from being overcome by. faintness wen, and he stood without finching the 'emoval of fragment of bone flaked of. | md the dressing and sewing mp of the cut, y Dr. David, and afterwards insisted up- 'n going into the ditch to finish his days | work. Next day. however, he was con ented to rest, but is expected to be all | fight in few days.
 At the prohibition convention at Hart ord yesterday John T. Melbourne served on committee on credentials. and was; put | n nomination for senator for the .24tll dis ,rict.
 The stockholders in East Side Park. Crystal Lake, are keeping their property warm by occupancy about these days.
 The Springs House is getting large transient patronage, but few permanent | ummer guests are yet registered. The | summer boarder" < business is usually | better at this house later in the season. 1 put a new hotel is needed to bflng back ! he. generous patronage of former years. We've got the same cool, refreshing, medi- lnal spring, the same pure country air, bsence of mosquitoes, pleasant drives, Deautiful lakes for fishing and boating hat Attracted guests in former years, but Ve haven't got nics hotel building, and he best of landlords can't draw patronage with the old one
 : N HE 4ok1IAABASlO EEs6PuO4lSan ana Gl0 1 Hartford Courant have each succeeded in 'etting 'the best" for Stafford Springs ews gatherers, and there is much fivairy 'etween these. The Courant man sends ews to his paper: nearly every day. Staf- ord Springs is exceptionally well worked y local itemizers, and among them all few uggets of news escape discovery. V
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 Mrs. Homer Lord and her son George re visiting her sister, Mrs. D. s. Chatter on, in AcWorth, N. H.
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 The news that Rev. Fl. M. Vaill has ccepted 8 call from Marlboro, and will re- love from BtaHordville, will be received 'ith regret. MT. V. has been an earnest torker for religion, temperance and mor- lity, and for every local int6restlof. his illage and of the town. His church loses
 faithful pastor, and every good cause filing helper,
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 An interesting communication from omers among ''local topics" on 4th page. Miss May 0. Pease of Niantic is visit lg friends in town. xisss3.ss 9s ss4 szs l. Mir. Lewis Pease is spending a few avs at w. o. Peases. .s7.y 4f -Somers has just lost one of it's most