The Press., 1889-11-28
-The Central Hotel, refitted, remodel

cd. and -refurnishedr will be opened for business next week. The rooms are nicely furnished, newly papered, and nearly all newly carpeted. A man who has been serving as first assistant cook at the fla mons Hooker House in Willimantic, is to have charge of the cooking department.
 --The next social of the Congregational ladies will be held at the church parlor on lTuesday evening next. Mrs. Speiman and Mrs. Dennis in charge. Everybody ln- Evited.
 K Annual election of officers of Winter Post next Monday evening.
 The ladies of Grace church are prepar. ing to hold Festival of Days" in Janu- ary.
 = Joseph Nadeau was. on Monday brought before the borough court by Pros ecutor Eaton, charged with reputation, l keeping with intent to sell, and selling. Convicted son two first counts andR ned $20 and $25, amounting, with costs, to over $70.. .sHe went to jail in default ot payment.
 Record of scholars neither absent nor tardy in the borough schools, fall term High school-M M. Elliott, principal, Miss Bemis, assistant Jennie 5. Davis, Clara M. Ellis, Florence M. Kinney, Grace N. Mead, l.. Efhel Roberts, Clara LfSibley, Florence B. Washburne, Alice J. Walker, Frances Nenping, Louis Boere, Frank E, Eastman, Owen O. Eastman, Clarence R. Kinesbury, Frank B. Newton, Willie H. Orcutt, Willis H. Reed, Ernest D. Royce, George Fl. Starbnck M - r. Grammar. A, and Bs-Miss Fenton Hat tie Weir, Grace Comins, Louise Nevins, Fred Burwell, Rollins Mansfield, Sidney Siswick. ts- -Grads VIM. E. Coleman Leon T. Bellerose, Robert Furness, Charles Kretsch. mer, George w. Stevens, Clarence D.
 Walker, George Lavalley Essie J. Chandler, Louise A. Slswiek s4
 Grades III and IV--S. L. Comins
 Willie A. Foster, Willie R. R.wson, Willie Fl. Wood, Frank L.. Gogswell, Jennie l.. Banford, Lavilla M Burr J Jennie N. Coombe, Mabel A. Dodds, Grace E. Harwood, Olive J Mansfield, Florence A. Smith, Fanny B Gale.
 Grades II and III -JennieT Cunningham Willie Benton, Grant Foster, Fred La- breche, John Shea, Charlie Yunghans, Florence Chapman, Aggie Doolau, Mabel Foster, Maria Gale,. Ella Harris, Kate Lord, Daisy Sage. Grade Miss l.. S. Cady May Smith, May Stebbins, Walter howard.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 Stafford Grange meets next Tuesday evening.
 The fall term of the schools atStafford Hollow closed Friday. Nov. 22d. In the grammar department, J. O. Booth teacher, the following pupils were neither absent nor tardy during the term: Lewis John son, Willie Kay, Frank Mead, Linie Putney, Claude Pinney, Chas. Sanger, Henry O'Neill, Gertie Wightman, Ada Benjamin, Nellie Connors, May Colburn, Cora Nichols, Tilda Findeisen, Flora Rob er,s, Fanny Peters and Lena Peters ab- sent but one day, Robert Nichols and Ernest Johnson. Pupils who spelled with out an error dnniHg 4he term: fGertie Wightman, Cora Nichols, Ada Benjamin, Tilda Findeisen and Robert Nichols. Record of primary department, taught by by Lottie R. Weston perfect in at- tendance, Alice Whiton, Katie Peters, Agnes Pero, Lena Sonntag, Lottie Connors, Arthur Roberts, Mary Pero, Arthur Sonn- tag, Albin Sonntag, Leon Sanger, Herbert Sanger, Louie Parker, Bertie Wightman, Charlie Connors, Arthur, Connors not absent, but tardy once, Mande Nichols, | Johnnie Findeisen not tardy, but absent once, Addis Whiton, Napoleon Pero, Dora Roberts, Erwin Benjamin. srAFFoRDyI11E.1- '
 Rev. MT. Elmer and family are spend ing Thanksgiving with Mrs. B. s father, Rev. J. T. Benton, at Mantle. (Cerrespondence.) F The Hope mill is only working part hands, having broken the main shalt last Tuesday. It is not yet repaired. The lecture at the M. E. church was again unfortunate in having stormy even- | ing on Thursday last for the postponed service. Only very few were present to hear his lecture on the people of Japan. The next lecture, on China, will take place Tuesday, Dec 10th, at 7s30 p. m. : = M. B. church, services next Sunday Preaching by the pastor at 10. 45 a. m. and E7 p. m. Communion service at the close of the morning sermon. [From another correspondent) A day or two since MT. Elmer Dimmick shot black and white duck on the t"NeW City, pond, which in sizs and color seems the exact counterpart of one shot recently Ton Crystal Lake, of which mention was made in The Press, and may have been its mate. It IS of species rarely seen in this vicinity, and it's plumage is described as most singularly beautiful.
 WEST STAFFORD. @ Mrs. o. N. Patten is visiting her daughter in Hartford.
 Mir. w.. B. Richardson, of Windsor, was in town Saturday.
 70. F. Bradway is fitting up his shop with machine tools for the manufacture oi his patent water wheels. MT. B. has a good wheel, and, if he is successful, will employ number of workmen. | MT. A. l.. Adams, of Somers, who for several terms has been teaching the Birch district school in West Stafford, has just finished the fall term, and we hear is to teach the winter term, which commences soon after Thanksgiving. At the close ot the school the scholars, with the aid of MT. A., made MT. John R. Washburn, the acting school visitor, very nice present, consisting of glass lemonade set, which
 was quitea surprise to MT. w. The parents take great deal of pride and interest lr the school, which ought to be the case ir every school district Tn Stafford.
 Miss Josie Dimock, one of our Wes, EStaford girls, closed her school in the
 tenth distrct in Somers, Friday, 22d inst
 In term of twelve weeks no scholar Wal Itardy, and Daniel Avery, Howard R. Kib
 be and Mabel E. Kibbe were present every
 day. The examination was well attended
 oy- the parents and friends of the school I 1 A.