The Press., 1888-08-30

!, able gam to. the town, ana 10 Ln0 VtllaSe @ iStaffordville in particular.
 cA eCorrespondence.l 8 Work is progressing on the founda g tions to Rawitser & Bros new mill. The last coat of paint was put upor the basement of the Methodist church thi! 5 week by Messrs. Cady and Perkins. All persons interested in forming de 3 batting society for the coming winter art ] requested to meet at the Methodist vestrJ
 on Friday evening at o'clock. } Rev. HI. P. Smith of Hartford, who has been summering in Wales, will preach at Carpenter's grove next Sunday at 3. 30 p I'm. MT. Smiths reputation as preacher especially as an out door speaker, ought to attract large crowd,
 WELLINGTON.
 Is John c. Benton advertises his farm for sale, situated on Village Hill. It is well llocated, being but three miles from Staf. ford Spring, and ought easily to attract a buyer at fair price. rE CcoRREsPoNDENoE.] .r-~s E. -G. Hall has presented fine upright Epiano to his daughter, Clara, costing $l 900, lit is said. -=v..-
 = The Ashford Baptist Association, which was to meet with the church in TOl- land, disarranges the plans of many who intended to go. The meeting will be held lat Brooklyn next Wednesday and Thurs day.
 Mrs Sophia P. Harlow was in town Sunday last She and her daughter were the guests of l.. w. Holt.
 Miss Bertha Young is visiting at L.. Preston's.
 Mrs. Lura Hull is improving.
 Rev. c. W. Potter, of Rowayton, spent part of the week at his son, J. A. Potter's.
 The excursion from South Wilmington last Saturday was highly enjoyed. The weather was perfect, and everything pass ed of pleasantly. The larger part made Mystic Island the objective point, where the shore dinner was served, while few landed at Watch Hill and some going on the excursion outside of South Wilmington were Mrs. W. D. Holman, son and da1gh- ter, Mir. Place, MT. and Mrs. B. A. Morse, Miss Alice M. Preston, Miss Clara Sharp and her two young lady guests from Troy, N. Y., and Miss Mabel Terry. G. Hall & Go. had provided two cars, which were well filled. The Sunday school concert-"The Gospel Railway"-at the Baptist church last Sunday was very interesting. The railway, the construction, management and workings, were represented by appro- driate scripture readings by the members of the school and congregation. The sta tiens were wildly portrayed by selections from Pilgrims Progress read by Miss Jen- nie Sharp. There were also recitations by Misses Mabel Terry, Orrie Potter, and Dasie Dimock, solo by Lena Whitford, and a duet by Misses Emma and Hattie Robbins. Prayer and addresses by the pastor of the church. The floral display was very fine, and the collection, which was for domestic missions, was quite lib- eral.
 -Dea. H. G. Whitford, of Willimantic, was in town last week.
 The Misses Sharp entertained quite delightfully."-, it is reported, fourteen young | lady friends at five o'clock tea Tuesday last. They were Misses Beirmesters and Lodewick, of Troy, N. Y. Alice M. Pres ton, Williamstown, Mass. Alice Holman, Dora Marble, Mary Marble, Holland Jen- nie Golding, Katie Bugbee, Emma Rob- bins, Hattie Robbins, Maggie Nichols, Mabel Terry, Stella Potter, Dolly Slingsby.
 Covenant meeting in the conference room Saturday afternoon at o'clock. A handsome seventy feet pine pole for Harrison and Morton flag is about to be raised at South Wilmington. Charlie Nichols general store at the depot IS as neat as new pin, and is well stocked with fresh goods.
 -Quite large party from here are in attendance at the agricultural field meeting today at North Mansfield. Mrs. House is still very low, and is suffering intensely. It is remarkable case.
 The prohibition club will meet at the | town hall next Wednesday evening at 7.3O o'clock. A full attendance is requested, as delegates are to be chosen to attend the state league at Willimantic, Sept. 7th. (From another correspondent.)
 Monday, August twenty-seventh, a company gathered at the house of MT. and Mrs. Lorenzo Sparrow, to celebrate the fourteenth birthday of their son Myron. The friends present numbered twenty -four, and the ages ranged from eighty down to three years. The children, after a good play out doors, were called in to sit down to bountifully spread table, and more orderly company of children is seldom seen. When about to rise from the table, Myron was presented with beautiful pair of slip pers, gold collar button and other gifts. After thanking them all for these tokens of friendship the children again returned to their play, while the older ones enjoyed themselves in the house with music. Hav- ing spent very pleasant afternoon the party dispersed, after wishing MyroD many more happy birthdays.
 ROCKVILLE.
 The second sale of lots on Judge Chamberlin's ''addition to Rockville" will open at 2 p. m. on Saturday. @ | (Correspondence.) Saturdays ball games resulted as fol- lows for the local teams Rockville Mon- itor combination 8, New Britians 3, at Manchester St. Johns IS, Staffords 5, at Stafford; Foresters 34, High schools IA ; l Bobolinks 12, Newell & Go. Il.
 The moving of the 1st church is pro- gressing rapidly.
 The parochial school re-opens next Monday, and the public school next We'd nesday.
 The new steamer Hockanum was test ed again last Saturday, and proved itself an excellent machine.
 Henry Noble, of Silcox & Noble, is on pleasure trip to New York this week.
 Charles Thrall, Willie Loomis and Harry Forbes are in camp at Square Pond.
 The annual convention of fhe Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Connecticut