The Press., 1889-08-15

Mfrs. Mercy A., widow of Joseph Til den. and mother of the Tilden sisters formerly in the dry goods business in thil village, died very suddenly of heart dis ease at her home in Holland on the 5tl inst
 Frank Cummings and Adnah French have bought out James Morris, of the Oronoco billiard rooms.
 Mrs. Geo. O. Cleaveland has opened her stock of millinery, fancy, and ladies and gent furnishing goods on East Main-st. She has pretty store, well stocked, and gives fuller information concerning it in advertising columns.
 Elder A. Morse will preach at Grif- fith's grove Sunday at 3.30 p. m., if not stormy.
 PERSONAL.
 Miss Hattie Beach and Miss Nettie Bowen of Meriden are at Mrs. Hicks.
 Judge Sage was at Norwich last week, to argue an injunction shit before Judge Thayer of the superior court.
 -J. J. Gallivan of Hartford is spending a part of his vacation with Stafford Springs friends.
 -M. A. Smith and wife have gone to Canada for three weeks outing.
 To-day Miss Jennie and Leila Cun- ningham and their mother, and two lady friends from Worcester, also c. P. Hodgson and family, W. 0. Miner, Miss Anna Rudge, go to Mrs. Hodgson's cottage, Mi antic. By the way, it not Mrs. T. G. Hodgson, but the mother of c. P. Hodgson, who keeps this cottage, and the location is north of Mantle station, close by the bay, which here widens to extent of two miles and affords first-class fishing, boating and still water bathing. The property was bought by theHodgsons some two years ago, but the father of Mrs. Hodgson was born on the premises and drank water. from the same we'll that now supplies the cottage.
 Rev. John D. Coyle attended the lay ing of the cornerstone of the new Catholic church at Thompsonville last Sunday.
 Mrs. James Mclaughlin, also Mrs. E.. week.
 -Gilbert s. Baker has just returned from week at Block Island.
 -Chas. Comins, Otis Chapman and Geo. Howes are on the island at Mashapaug.
 Bert Leach of Monson has been spend ing a vacation at Mashapaug, and with friends at Stafford Springs.
 Frank B. Harwood of Willimantic is at John Fletcher's, Crystal Lake.
 HI. s. Abel and family are at Bozrah.
 Mrs. Henry Wheeler has gone to Mi antic, and is guest of Mrs. Lawrence of Stafford Hollow, who has cottage there.
 Miss Jennie Segar is caring for the telephone at Palmer while the regular op- orator takes an outing.
 On account of the illness of his moth CT Frank Butterield has left temporarily his position as engineer on the N. l.. N. railroad, and with his wife removed to this village.
 70. W. Eaton, wife and son of Three Rivers. Mass, J. w. Eaton and wife of New York city, c. W. Newell, wife and daughter, of Springfield, Mass, children and grand children of Rev. J. M. Eaton, Street, for the past three or four weeks. spending several weeks at Mrs. Hamp- ston's, has returned to her home in New York city.
 Rev. E. F. Clark and number of our young men are anticipating fine outing The party is now complete and final ar. engagements being rapidly made.
 MT. Loomis, formerly in charge ot 8 section of the N. l.. N. railroad at this place, who went to Florida some six years ago, is, with his wife, visiting friends in Stafford. They will go back to Florida again.
 Rev. E. M. Taylor of Boston is this week guest at Camp GA. O. Eaton, Crystal Lake.
 The Springs House continues to be well patronized by both transient guests and season boarders. Among the late ad ditions to the latter are Fl. l.. Manley o the U. s. geological survey, Mrs. F. Fl Sage of Hartford, and Rev. F. A. Warfielc and wife of Brockton, Mass. MT. WarfielG will be remembered as having begun hi work as Congregational clergyman ove 20 years ago at Stafordville. After stay ing there few months he was called tt Southbridee, and previous to hls presen charge at Brockton has also held pastorate at Greenfield and at Boston.
 Mrs. Esther Smith, who has been witl her daughter, Mrs. Emily P. Corbin, a Galesburgh, H., has gone for two months stay with friends at Geneva, Ohio.
 Mrs. 0. B. Newton and her son Charles, daughter, Mary, and niece, Mis- Mary Lathrop, were at Block Island thi week.
 Miss Agnes B. Fairfield, a graduate o the Providence Bryant & Strafton's Busi ness College, who has been spending fey weeks vacation at her home, on East Mail street, has taken position as stenograph or in Messrs. Rawitser & Bros. office. STAFFORD HOLLOW. The Stafford Hollow nine last Satur day beat the Wales nine 15 to 5. Tn game was played on the Staford's grounds In previous game played at Wales tn Wales nine were beaten 10 to 5. Services at the Baptist church nex Sunday at 10.45 a. ID. and p. m. Sub ject of the pastors address, ''The Tru and the False in Spiritualism. A heariny is invited from all who are willing to hear sTAFFoRDvMLE. l looRREsPoNDENcE.) | -Messrs. Cowles, Hiscox and Shettle worth, of Springfield, have been spending their vacation of two weeks with friends ii Stafford Hollow and Staffordville. Mrs. Fred Sanger, of Hydeville, very low with typhoid fever. We most heartily hope that the vic torious oarsmen will feel so much encoul aged by their success with the oars, an, the time they made last Saturday night that they may have desire to repeat it il for race.
 -Messrs. George and Frank Pinney ar the guests of MT. A. s. Eaton. | WEST STAFFORD. | (ooRREsPoNDENcE MT. and Mrs. Watson and daughter ( Spencer Mass made A short visit at M,