The Press., 1886-06-24
HOME NEWS.
LoeaI Noeice's.

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 Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, Mass, opened a magnificent line of Oriental Flounc- ings. Over 50 patterns of designs entirely new, ranging from 20 to 50 inches in width.
 Closing out sale of Ladies' Spring New markets and Jackets at A. W. Walkers.
 Remember my line of shoes for ladies and gentlemen at $2.O0, $2.50 and $500 are far ahead of any other goods sold in tbis yi- cinity. have also full line of summer goods, including canvas and tennis shoes. (Sign of. the big boet) ". E. Hanley, Oro- noco Block.
 Best Haxhall Flour $6 per bbl. best St. Louis Flour $5.25 per bb'. ; 28 bars Climax Soap @1 :; 22 bars Babbitt's Best Soap $1 16 bars Acme Soap $l; a bars Welcome Soap @I; 24 bars Blue Soap $1 12 bars Ivory Soap &1 at Pemberton's Cash Store.
 STAFFORD.
 -Tbe annual school meeting for Dist. No. 4 Strest) will be held on Saturday evening at 7,30.
 The salvation army keep up their meetings nightly and seem disposed to hold the fort. They expect to spend some months in Stafford Their meetings are undisturbed, though attended by many whose sole motiveis curiosity. Also the street meetings, though attended largely by 8 class generally disposed to be bois- terous and irreverent, are unexpectedly quiet. This may be from chivalrous regard for the sex of the soldiers. The lady captgin is fearless, yet lady like, and well calculated to command respect. She says that she has never encountered so ittlesoppesition nor found such well be- haved audiences at the outset in any place she has visited. Set this down to the credit of the ssnotorio1s hoodium element" that some predicted would make things hot for the salvationists in Stafford Springs. The help expected from Rockville last Sunday did not come, but the lasses had able local assistance at the evening meeting.
 -Orrin Converse has slated his house and made various improvements about his grounds and buildings, including con- creting. sEs
 Park began delivering his famous sharpless berries on Monday, Chandler having the, selling Of them. Parks fruit is always sought after, and there is none finer. Daniel Shea, who IS now student at Toronto, is at home with hls father, Tim othy Shea, on his summer vacation.
 The prohibitionists will meet at the hall in Warren's Block, Friday evening, at 8 o'clock.
 -Letters remaining in the office at Staf- ford Springs, June 20th: Joseph Devine, Mademoiselle Marie L'esperance, Mrs. Georgiana Green, Lucinda Goodwill, Mr. Joseph Hin, Mir. Orin W. Wright
 Special communication of Ionic Lodge this Crhursday) evening. Sd degree.
 --Miss Mary E. Taft, who has just grad uated at Wilbraham, will enter Wellesley college in the fall.
 J. Carl Converse, who graduates at Middletown this week, has been somewhat incapaeitated from nervous prostration from overwork. It was at one time feared that his illness would interfere with his graduation, and last week his parents were summoned to Middletown by telegram. to attend the graduation exercises with his class. zf@
 -"We'H let you know, !" said g. liquor seller to & temperance man, commenting exnltantiy upon LeValley's removal, 'sthat we have rights, as well as other people. Precisely, just the same rights. You claim in addition the right to break laws. It iR.the. dRty of the officers of the law to convince you that you haven't that right A great many people visit F. w. Pat tens pansy bed on Edgewood-st. to see the source of the abundant supplies of these beautiful flowers which have SO hb- erally bedecked two of our village church. es. It is sight well worthy of consid- eHAble journey. Such a profusion, and sueh variety. The location is altogether too modestly chosen. in the rear of the grounds of Robbins Patten's residence.
 Frank P. Segar has gone to learn the machine. business at Whiton's shop in New London. Ashley A. Royce takes his place as clerk at the Springs House.
 -One-half the roof of Rawitser & Bro's. shoddy mill has been raised to permit the addition of second story, of brick, to the building. When this is bricked up the up the other end will be raised. Johnson of Palmer does the raising part, and since the work was begun it has been decided to go still higher with the roof, making room for third story.
 -Indebtedness is acknowledged to TX. Park for several boxes of his fine sharpless strawberries, one of them he0ped high with thirty berries, The sharpIess is one of the few varieties of large berries which is fine. favored throughout, having no tasteless core as most large berries have.
 Harris, the concrete walk man, from Amherst, has laid walks and gutters on Church-st., the entire length of the M. E. church and parsonage grounds, also on the entire east side of Fisk avenue, along premises of E. K. Taft and A. N. Nichols has made walks within the grounds of J. M. Leach on Edgewood, and made cross walk Andl concreted guEters at junction of East Main and Maple-st., in place of the culveFt which was there. He goes from here to Rockville, but is expected to re- turn 4as1< to dos work not yet ready. Mir. HarEis, has. done all of this kind of work that has been done in this village for several years, though several parties had done &ork flare before him, MT. Harris work having given tks best satisfaction.
 -The QrAnite Mill last week put in al new gearing, but upon starting broke the six inch shaft, making further interrup- ton of several days, meanwhile, however, running half it's machinery by the use of 8 smau ironwkeel.
 --6erziOe at Buff Cap next Sunday at 4 p. m.
 The Block Island train will begin run ming Monday, July 9th.
 s-T kistered at the Stafford Springs House
 Friday Geo L Parker, E G McLauchlan, w M Sanger, Boston; D w sThralI, Emma Alden, Hartford; " B Sweet Providence T N Browne, Springfield; R 0 Cook, New York.
 EAturday-P T Greed and friend, Taunton G Lincoln, Capt Hinsdale, Hartford; JIM Brennan, H B Garrison, J H Dunbar, s Brooks, Boston; R c Bishop, Norwich c Hooker, Brookaeld.
 Sunday "A F Freeman, E E Smith, Wales Wm Finley, Rockville. 'hi an.th' ' .ae1 MqnaAy-Q. O Lewis, New London; ] EI EeglSY, Spring field H LeRoy, New York;