The Press., 1888-08-16
Dexter Colburn, although 83 years (

Dexter Colburn, although 83 years of age, has moved and worked in the hay field this season with the energy of much younger man.
 Mrs. Wm. T. Richards, with her two children, and Miss Winnie A. Carpenter, of Spencer, Mass, are visitors at Ezra s. Colbnrn's this week.
 Martin Van Deusen, of Michigan, and the Misses Mcdonald, of Fair View, N.J., brother and sisters of Mrs. Dea Larned of Stafford Street, are making her a visit of few weeks. It has been over 51 years since they last met.
 --J. H. Reed and family are at Mystic Bridge, having spent few days at the Willimantic camp-meeting. His office will be closed until Wednesday morning, Aug. 22d.
 Mrs. Henry Butterfield and Mrs. Hen ry Wheeler start this week on 8 tour thro' York state, visiting Niagara Falls, Angelica, Gov anda, and other places where they have friends living.
 MT. and Mrs. c. W. Beckwith are at Greenport, l.. l.
 Mrs. E. Hutchins and Mrs. B. P. Shutz of Concord, N. H., Mrs. F. l.. Will lard and Miss Nellie Lawrence of Sag Har- bor, L. l., and Miss Kate Butler of Hart fofd are at Mrs. Hicks.
 Mrs. B. l.. Burr has been visiting for q fortnight in Amherst, Mass. with her sis ter. Mrs. M J. Leach, her mother, is al SD in Amherst at present.
 Mrs. G. H. Baker and daughter, Edith, will this week go to Block Island for a few days stay.
 Mrs J. " Squier is making visit of a weeks dura ton to her brother i'll Boston.
 -J. M. Leach and wife are at Congdon's co tage, Fishers Island.
 70. J. Holmes and family arc at Square Pond.
 W. H. Desper is in town this week completing his removal to Brookline, Mass. There i5 widespread expression of regret at his going.
 Il. Warner and family, of Brooklyn, N. r., are guests of Mrs Warmers father, Dr. A. Newell. z
 Mrs l. 'uisa B3nton and Mss Emily L. Filler are making weeks visit friends in Springfield and Chicopee.
 Thomas Burwell is expecte 10 arrive ill New York today, on his retnrn from his trip 10 Europe.
 Among the summer visitors in town Ire Mrs. Hutchlns and Mrs. Shutz, moth CT and daughter, who live in New Hamp- shire, but are interested in looking up their ancestry, which is traceable to Staf- ford. A coincidence appeared worthy of note when they made their first call upon Mrs. M. H. Washburn, and, touching up on the matter of family history, found that while the maiden name of Mrs. Wash burn was Julia Blodget Converse, that of Mrs. Hutchins was Julia Converse Blodget.
 IL Arnold and F. N. Crane are at Lake Mashapaug.
 There are now some forty guests at the Stafford Springs House, and among those recently registered are Mrs. Joseph E. Sheffield of New Haven, widow of the founder of the Sheffield Scientific School, also her niece, and servant Miss l.. Rubel. of Boston, Miss B. c. Page of Worcester, Mrs. B. P. Shutz and Mrs. B. Hutchins of Concord, N. H. N. H. Sanford of New Haven, who each year passes several weeks of summer and autumn here, and who has made large circle of friends here, has taken up his old quarters, and will, as in past years, soon be followed by other friends from New Haven. Rev. J. F. Simmons and family of Stafford Hollow are spending a portion of the vacation sea- son at the Springs House.