The Press., 1888-09-06
STAFFORD

narrates the following, the hero being son of o. R. Brown, formerly of Stafford "Willie Brown is little hero, and yester- day his bravery saved companions life. Matte Doyle is young boy of 10 years. When bathing yesterday afternoon from one of the piers above the dam he got be- yond his depth and sunk. The other boys were not@near, and although the boy cried for help his cries were unheeded, and he had sunk to rise no more alive when Will lie Brown came qpQn the aesne5s Without hesitating an instant, clothes on and all; he jumped into thes river, diving where the5boy had hisappeared, and sneappeared, holding his unconscious con1panion and bearing him to land, where, after some difficulty. he was restored to conscious ness. Browns action is worthy of the highest eornnnendation. s He is only a boy ofl4syear himself, but his action was as prompt and successful as inc most accom- pIished life-saYer's could be-" :.z$r:a The auction sale of the Hicks proper ty,..to be held at Oronoco Hall, on Satur- day next. at 10 8. m., will attract many balyers.s. It is not often that so many and such varied lots of property are sold at one time. The advertisement elsewhere gives fullest details.
 The Stafford Springs and Rockville societies will this year offer liberal premi- ums of like amounts for grange exhibits. Probably the Holland and Ellington granges will compete at each fair, and oth. CT granges also. The Stafford Grange will probably make an exhibit only at Stafford. and the Vernon Grange only at Rockville; The exhibits of societies show. ing at both fairs will be on the same basis at each. though probably new ideas will be caught and acted upon between the Rockville and Stafford fairs.
 The .ladies of the W. G. T. U. will hold their annual meeting in the reading room, at clock, next Friday afternoon
 Last Saturdays ball game, between the Athletics and the Wales, resulted 1T another victory for the Athletics, Withou nsing the last inning. Score 14 to R. e1 ! Moosnp viii sdpplNy lNyqEghy agasy of Waterbury The Citizens Band will give a A1eiia socia dance at borough hall Saturday eyenino Tickets 50 cents. v
 The prohibitionists swunestIaeir fl a, to the breeze last Saturday. The sIannch' was quiet and iea1onstnalkYeT - -Erneet K. Taft has gone to Boato, for four years' term in tho Bost5H ge1no of Pharmacy: 4 ri aggssg eS
 The Block Island train ia to ba, a;s continued after niis Wesk. $ ss |Ss F, "A. J. Turner. moves his law offica int the new Johnson Block this week. '<se1
 At the Stafford Grange rneet;n5 ,r Tuesday evening it was voted>to make .ss exhibit at the Stafford fair as a ora,,e,ss and the matter was put in charSs.nf committee. S-1'.- esSseA .s i
 -Nelson Towne has sold to lFreaerick Mann 3 P acre wood lot on Holland Ava also to Robert .Yonnghaus and Esiwa,,S Mann one of 6 acres. MT. Towne bas also bought the J. 0. Benton farm on VilIaoe HllI, 1n Wilmington, and has also effectS6 between Wilbur Duncano of Stafford Snriners and James A. Johnson, of eFollan6 s1, aS. : change of the formers house and presenf resldence for the latter's farm, known as. the Henry Steele farm. The republicans are delayed in .tBe;;r nag raising by inability to get the speaker they desire before Thursday. Sent I9tb At that time the flag will be raised follow Ing Whichan address will be deliyer9d at Oron0co Hall, in the evening. by Hon yonn s, A. Ii66itts of New London, one of she most brilliant young republicans of the
 Capt. and Mrs. Hall, of the Salvation Army, .eEa visit to the Springs. will (DI N.) hold salvation meeting in Grififh,s grove next Sunday, 9th, at 3 D. weaths. CT permitting. There will be sinoin6 ac. c0mpanied by the guitar, and other nsnsic The little cadets. will play and s;no for Jeans. Everybody welcome. *#