The Press., 1888-08-09

l spoiled area being over fourth of an acre The entire community should interest i self to ferret out the authors of such vi lainous work. Also recently, on Sur day, horse and two seated buggy hire at L. Gary $ Sons stables were left unde a shed and were taken out by five preciou young scapeg races, who drove the hors about unmercifully, and finally left tn team at Hydeville. Knowledge of the ac came to the owners quite accidentally, an, inquiry revealed to them the names of tn offenders, four of whom respond. to al invitation to call and settle ($3 each), tn other running away.
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 -Old Mr. Benson is very low with hear disease. Life will probably be extinc when The Press reaches it's readers.
 Rev. Mir. Emerson of Monson preach ed at the Methodist church last Sunday ol exchange. Rev. MT. Gordon of Vale breaches next Sunday.
 Mathematical problem : How many men and boys would Lave to vacate tht post-ofice steps every evening to allow sufficient space for lady or gentleman tt enter the office without going to the enc of the steps? A wise man followeth wis dom.
 Camp meeting begins next Monday Bishop Goodsell and Drs. Leonard and Paine suggest good preaching. The tenn perance service at the close cannot fail tC be interesting when Mrs. Livermore anG Ida Clothier of Chicago are among the speakers. Staffordvillo has large anG convenient house, to which everybody is invited. Remember the gates this year are closed on Sunday.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW. Mrs. M. A. Brown, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are guests of Lieut.. Gpv. Hyde.
 At the close of the grange meeting last Tuesday evening a considerable num- number of grangers wended their way to the house of James Holbrook to enjoy with many others the pleasure of witness ing the blossoming of handsome night blooming cereus.
 WELLINGTON.
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 --IIaying is nearly done, and as gen. eral thing the crop has been heavy and housed in good shape.
 MT. Beville, who lived on the old Bart Snow place year or two ago, is now the Willimantic correspondent of the New Hav- en Daily News.
 We're the squirrels killed off by the blizzard as well as the sparrDws? A very country good deal, says she has seen but one squirrel of any description this sum- mer that one is making himself as jolly ao TNOcpSh1o 17n1oF tho o+o an old barn that during the winter was filled with hay, where he doubtless found comfortable quarters.
 Among the sick ones Mrs. Howe re- mains quite low, Sarah Fisher is about the same, and Mrs. Lura Hull is somewhat better.
 -Orrie Potter is spending month at Rowayton with her grandfather, Rev. 0. w. Potter.
 The young people of South Willing ton are to give literary and musical en- tertainment at the hall tomorrow evening for the benefit of the Sunday school li- brary. There ought to be good attend ance.
 Gardner Hall has subscribed for forty shares of the stock of the newly organized Stafford Agricultural Fair Association.
 
 to be 8 goodly number taken up in this town. Adolph Korper has been appoint ed soliciting agent.
 Nelson Towne has exchanged < the John A. Brown farm with party in Staf- ford Springs for property there. -~Philander Sparks and wife of Dakota were in town recently, guests of J. c. Sparks. They are at present recreating at Black Point.
 Mrs. James Hoyle is taking summer boarders. She has at presents family of ten.
 Pastor Terry is to preach a serles of sermons from the book! !of John, beginning next Sunday.
 The verses, "Grandpa's Trouble" re- cited by little Dasie Dimock at the town hall recently, are now printed, and can be of Miss Mabel Terry, at ten cents each-to go for the thew furnace"
 Complaints are made that persons are unlawfully entering whortleberry fields, Trespassers should take warning.
 Miss Georgia Leonard, of Cambridge, Mass, is visiting her aufts, Mrs. Ormsby and Mrs. Hull.
 Josie Kingsley of Ellington is visiting at her grandfather's, N. s. Marcy.
 The old Reuben Stanton premises have been greatly improved since Lyman Stanton went there to live.
 Mrs. F. W. Pratt is at Buttonwood. R. l., on the beach. Herbert Hanover and family have moved back into his house at the Glass Factory.