The Press., 1886-07-08

Good hard wood shavings are to bs
 given away to any who will call for them \ immediately al Beckwith's card works or l Westford avenue.
 Mrs. H. B. Dowrer of New London is1 the guest for few days of MT. tnd Mrs. J. V. Squier.
 \ Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Newell of Brat ,ltleboro, Vt, are spending q season with Mrs. Ms parents, MT. and Mrs. J. M.
 Eaton, Stafford Street.
 I Mrs. Julia o. Dave and Mrs. J. Fl. Meredith, from New York, are Tt l.. w. Crane's for the summer.
 The acqueduct company have com pIeted pipe laying on East Main-st. and Furnace avenue, and are now running the branch pipe through Crown-st. and Vest ford ave- The portion of the main line nearest the source of supply yet to be laid will be of cement pipe, there being fall of but about 20 feet in the distance The pipes will be so laid as to reach every mill in the borough, and each of the mills will connect it's automatic sprinklers with the pipes, giving, with such a great pressure of water, the best conceivable fire protec. | ton.
 An ever exchanging group of visitors lat Lake Pleasant on Monday enjoyed watching pair of bullheads in the shal- low waters near the shore guarding their young, wriggling mass of tiny fish,. At quite regular intervals school of young bass would come as close as they dared, trying to snatch up one of the baby fishes, but the yigilant parents kept sharp eye out for them, and while one would remain with the babies the other would dart sav- agely at the invaders, and put them to flight. The elder fish kept swimming round and round their offspring, keeping them huddled together. -' The Press will be thankful for infor- nation as to summer visitors in town, or as to Stafford people who go abroad. Only be sure to sign name to all inforna- tion sent in, otherwise I've cannot make use of it.
 The brick work on the enlargement of Rawitser & Bros. sbeddy mill is being done under charge of B. J. Sweet, and is progressing finely. The lower of the two new stories is to have twelve foot wall, the upper probably feet.
 The M. B. Sunday school will have its annual picnic or excursion soon. The plans are not yet completed.
 The Congregational Sunday school will have a picnic next week, day and destination to be announced to the school Sunday, ~a.7 x ;. 5 @ S5 >J {.
 Episcopal sevices at Buff Cap next Sunday afternoon at 4. ..tE Hs-. ..s.F STAFFORD HOLLOW. A CARD.-To those true friends, who, by, their kindly aid and sympathy, frightened the hour of trial, and who, as far as they were able, bore with me the heavy burden of afflic- ton, tender my most earnest thanks. Their many acts of kindness will never be forgotten, and their memory will be like bright glow amid the shadows of this dark hour. HENRIETTA A. PoMERoY. sTAFFORDVILLE.
 -Chapin's grove was visited on the Sd inst. by happy band of children ard adults. A fleet of boats, lead by the flag vessel Swift" and well armed with in fantry, landed on the banks of the grove about 10 a. m. The commodore of the side-wheel flag vessel displayed wonderful coolness in conducting his ship over the great deep, and in sarely deposit1ng his precious freight on the shores of our mighty sea. Mr. Colburn and the faithful men, and ladies who worked so hard to make the picnic success, deserve much praise. We think the commodore should feel very cr0sak that this crank invention served such good purpose on our danger ous waters.