The Press., 1886-01-21
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 Large stock of holiday goods at 4. " Walkers.
 -Remember, you will always find th, largest stock, the latest st, les and most satis factory lines of Boots and Shoes at Hanley's sign of the big boot, Oronoco Block.
 -STARrLrNa.-$ $35 600 worth of new ant desirable silks for sale, before taking inven tory. Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, ofel these prices today: 110 pieces ParisiaI Glace trecotine shat, "A inches wide, at 56 cts former prize 87k cts; l2 pieces brocaded surah, 21 inches wide, 58 cts., cost to make s S5 cts. 175 pieces colored satins 9 cts, worth 50 cts; 15o pieces colored fancy satins 25 cts full dress Is yards, onl, S4; 90 pieces ottoman cords, B cts, worth 75 cts. 200 pieces fancy summer silks, B cts to 75 cts, customers save $2 to $3 on dress; 70 pieces colored gros grain dress silks, IS in wide, @1 quality, 75 cts. 25 pieces black satin rhadames at prices from 75 cts. to $2. You can save $5 on a black silk dress there
 -Mrs. Albert Underwood wishes thr ugh The Press to thank the neighbors who show ed substantial evidence of kind feeling dur- death. Such evidences of christian fellow ship are doubly precious in times of sorrow and affiiction.
 ACARD.-F. E. Converse desires to express the waxmest gratitude to neighbors and friends who aided in making up purse about $80, in partial atonement for his recent loss by fire, prizing the good feeling which prompted the gift above it's money value
 STAFFORD.
 The enumeration of children of school age will show this year an increase of about 70 in the borough district.
 The winter seciabie of Grace church Sunday school will be held in the school room underneath the church on Friday evening, Jan. 22d. X collation. will be served to the children at p. m. From 6. 15 to 8 D. m. refreshments will be served at private tables to all adults and children not members of the Sunday school, at moderate prices. The entertainment proper will begin at p. m. and will con- sist of 8 juvenile rendition of the most popular airs of Gilbert and SulIivan's lat est opera. the Mikado. in costume and with scenic effects. Admission 10 cents.
 Margaret Balger, lady over 70 years of age, left, Stafford Springs in October last to return to her old home in Ireland which she left in 1852, being overcome with desire to gaze once more upon the scenes of her childhood, to greet old ac- auaintances, and to be buried beside her mother in the soil of old Ireland. To the great surprise of every one, on Tues day last she got off from the train fresh from the Emerald Isle, where she had endured more homesickness than she ever had when away from if, heartily rejoicsd to be back. She had found no one that she had ever known in the old country, end hardly a recognizable landmark. She Aow regards America, and Stafford in par kicular, ss the best part of the world.
 The Inaszing of new parish in the south part of the county so hghtens the labors of the priest of the Catholic parish of St. Edwards, Stafford Springs, as to make the services of an assistant priest un- necessary, there remaining but the mission church of St. Joseph's, at StaffOrdville, to care for outside of Stafford Springs. Rev. N. McKeon, the priest here for many gsars, has been assigned to the church of che sacged Heart st New Haven, and Rev. J. D. Coyle, bis late assistant, succeeds him at St. Edwards. Father McKeon's new parish embraces 1, 900 people, and re- quires three services per day, to accommo date all, making necessary two assistant priests. Father McKeon was very much beloved by his people here, and enjoyed the respect and confidence of everybody. The regret at his departure is softened, hoyeyer, by the full measure i'll which this love, respect and confidence is also felt toward his suacessoy. ' Our former fellow townsla4n, Smith ". Bartlett, now of Daytona, Fla, is now bound by another tie to the state of his adoption. See marriage notice. A box of cake all the way from the land of orange groves and--alligators- -daintlly whispers Suggestions of the bliss of the eonnubial state in which this heretofore supposed lncorrigible bachelor has taken citizenship. .x-With the intense cold prevailing of late, and reports of frosts and freezing Tn the far south, it seems 8 little strange to chronicle that Mrs. !. ?. Hawley, at the Congregational parsonage, gathered ripe fruit in good order from an orange tree 8 1 few days sipce, and q little earlier sent a box thereof to member of the family resident in Colorado. - HaRtford Coitpqnt.
 -E. E. Warren of Eastford has pnr- chased the balance of the Wolcott farm near Rockwell Hill, and will build a house thereon. Nelson 4. Taylor of New Haven has purchased the Bruce farm near Warren Mass, and Clifford Sweet of the Springs has exchanged his place on West Main St. for A. A. Benson's farm in Brim- Held, Mass. All these sales have been FuaQ0 burOqgA AoSAW6A Ectu eseaGo agency since the new year came in. Rockwell is making real estate move lively. --Rev. J. P. Hawiey has, during his ministry in Stafford Springs, preached khree sermons out of the usual character, being of 8 narrative form. One of these. the 6rst preached here by him, before he was called to supply the church, known by those who heard it as the ''parable ser non," will be repeated by request next sunday evening. "A Cup of Cold Water, For children, has been printed in The Press, copied in other papers, and wheth- sr read as 2 story op ag 2 sermon is profit able and interesting. Pbe third, delivered to 0hildren on Christmas Sunday, and heard bY but small audience because of bad weather, is also called for by some who heard if, and want to have others hear it.
 tc0NMUNIcAFEp.l Judging from the pleasant evening spent lest week with Mir. and Mrs. Hor- ton Dwight, it would seem that small par ties are more conducive to sociability and thorough enjoyment than larger ones. But if their many friends had known that Elsa twentieth anniversary of their mar riage. as well as Mir. D's birthday annt- yersary, occurred about that time, 1t would doubtless have required large scripture measure to compass the crowd that would have participated in the enjoy