The Press., 1886-09-16
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-Clearlng out sale or Remnants ar A. w. Walker
 NEW JEwE1RY SronE IN SpRrNaFIELD. M. D. Fletcher, the popular jeweler, has removed to Gilmore's new block next to Tinkhams s. This store is the finest in the city. The cell ing is of maple and cheEfy, laid in squares the walls are covered with. cartridge paper, and Lincrusta Walton, in shades to harmonize with cherry fixtures. .The, lace-c c1rtained win dow is filled with a dazzling array of di.,- monGs among which is 8 diamond lilac spray, worth $500, along with diamond crescents, stars and bracelets Ms. Fletcher has more than doubled his stock ol diamonds, watches, French clocks, etc ,; and has as line stock as is often seen.
 Alfred Williams Manufacturing Furrier, at Al to AS Pratt St., HaZtford, Conn.,, regards the prospectsg as sexszemeiy favorable for a good trade, an6shhas received early orders that are highly gratifying. Mir. Williams has pre- pared complete stock of all kinds of manu- factured furs, and is prepared to show line of goods that will prove advantageous to all buyers. His styles of Seal Garments include all extremes, from full depth Poletots, ,Sacquee, New Markets, Robes, Rugs, Caps, Gentle mems Seal and Beaver Driving Gloves and Coats He has am excellent selection of Seal Sacques in faahidn&ble depths and finish, rich novelties fu Beaver, Seal, Otter, Nutria, and other fur trimmings Tor ladies weaS, and a thorouehly desirable assOfesnBnt of Boas, for which there Will be great deInandl
 It should bsgmentioned that buyers will find prices in' AlI departments as low as any in the state, and in bnying, of Alfred Williams you have hesatistaetion of knowing you buy of practieaT fuffier, who knows the quality of fzzrs,, slskd koSR tha skins should be cut.
 Alfred Williams is also agent for the Uni yersal iFAsAiOn COFnbanYs Perfect Fitting Patterns sthAt are :sslss. to. any address post paid on receipt of price, Catalogues free.
 Fresh Paaches every day at Pembegton's.
 A rich planss tea insgnality, but . poor man's tea in price-W C.. Ellis pure ''Per- feet Tea"
 New crop Formosa Tea at Pemberton's, soc. Can't De matched for less than soc: Trv it AFss = z ..4<sa. .--< '.f-s- s1--
 I am offering Men and Women's low Oxford button and ties for the remainder of this month at cost and less. Call and see the variety of styles and bargains. w. B. Hanley, sign of the big boot.
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 The Hartford Courantt continues 7to reach us at a. m, coming via Wilhmahtic two hours ahead of dailies whi6 come by drains from the north.s A5 sEiEs l$
 Winter, Post g.. Al R., viii goby bus to Rockville totnofrow, en route to the monumental arch gdedicatio in Hartford, with exception of stlclf as go with their
 
 Burpee PoSt of Bockgillee to, breakfast with them. The Rockville post has en- gagged the Mansfield drum corps, while the Stafford post will step to music made by W. J. Butterfeld, F. E. Webber, John Mullin aud Shadrack Simmons, snare drummers. Reuben Burley base drum, and Prof. Bagley and naval veteran Philip Siblay fifefs The buses will start from Stafford Springs depot at 8. n.
 -H9K Sheldon of sWinsted, who visit ed this villagelast week. is one of the fin- est photographers in tho state, his special ty being out door views, for which he is provided with the nost.sensitive aid quick working apparatus. Some instantaneous views made by him while here for his own pleasure, of buildings and landscape; ;>have so delighted many of our people that an effort is likely to be. made to indueef him to visit us professionall9 Nj sIt4
 Holmes is offering Isee adv induce
 The salvation army meeting last Fri day evening, conducted by Staff Officer Britton, and his farewell appeafanee here before going tq. service on stha Pacific coast, drew a very large audience, many of them, no doubt, drawn by curiosity becausd of Capt. sBritton's methods on a former visit.asThe expectations of any go- ing with such feelings were not very fully met. The meeting was conducted in Q more subdued manner and one calculated to have much better inAnenee, on all Capt. Gabriel has made Arrangements to continue her stay in this place, and next Sunday estab kshes an ont post at sStanOrd Hollow. The meetings here are awakening interest, and many besides the soldiers and their conyets take part FE s
 s1ozo okoI 1Sa1, ed here in theE spring of 1888, thesattend- anee has inereased over .fthat at the first term 38 per cent. To relieve the present overcrowded condition of the two lower rooms, the third class in the intermediate room now attends one half aE the morning session only, apdS the other thalf at the p. m session. 9hisS arrangement will! be kept up uhta& Aecommod atioAs are pro. vided for all. There seems to be an un- willingness on the part of most parents to send pupils to school outside the main school building, and besides it will involve. expense to reRE of the old'school rooms. Therefore many advocate the adding of school rooms <to the new school house. Thearchitect' plan provides for extensions ia harmony with the present structure until in all, If needed, 12 school rooms may be provided. Two of these could now be added at no great cost. Some thing will have to fbe done soon. and it will be well for the people to be giving the matter attention, that they may act ia- tslligently 6poait, is gEFEff5fttt II 1-W. E. Bdtler gives us specimens of pears grown by him, one ofewhitch weighs g ounces and { dozen of them pounds. He picked from Stwbs Small trees eight bushels of these.
 The Riverside mill at the Hollow, Phoenix at HydeTlle and Hope at Stafford vile, all have the same hours of labor, the latter having recently adopted the Il hour schedule with no reduction of wages, as the Riverside had done before. Five min utes being allowed for washing before bell ringing and further five minutes grace to9Iate conhers at. starting, practically fur. ther rcd hHes the working time 90 minutes ,''ss-ThA Stafford Springs orchestra give g dance at Borough Hall td- morrow (Friday) evening, with tickets at 50 cents and invi tation general to theiP public p,
 Mrs. H. w. Mercy of Westf0RfE has discovered on the rcad dside betWesn. .hel home and this borough a bush of white blackberries, twi8 pf which, bearing ripe and green fruit, she has kindly left at The Press office. If thismest delicious of ou1
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