The Press., 1889-06-27
HOME NEWS.
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 Maple Syrup and Sugar at Ellis.
 Buy the baby a pair of new shoes at S. F. Maines.
 M. G. Moore has two Refrigerators left low price takes them to close them out.
 IS. F. Maine shows fine line of Baby Shoes.
 Our repairing department is so we'll known that it seems useless to advertise 1t, but bear in mind we never allow any one to do work any cheaper, and they cannot do it any better Boots and Shoes. WE. Hanley. Extra Bargains in Kid Gloves at A. W. Walkers.
 Call at Goldsmih's Studio, 374 Main-st., Springfield, and see those elegant cabinet photographs at $4.O0 per dozen, also those beautiful glass mounts which MT. Goldsmith presents to each customer who orders a dozen of the best cabinets. They surpass anything of the kind ever shown in this section.
 A w. Walker offers this week an extra bargain in Black Silk at $1 per yard. Send for samples.
 -First-class Groc. ries at the Oriental Tea Store.
 Have you seen that All-Wool Cream Dress Goods, at 39 cts. per yard, at A. W. Walkers?
 Lettuce, Radishes and Spinach at Ellis. Spring Dress Goods. All the latest nov cities New and desirable shades. At Helms.
 Strawberries at Johnson's.
 Moving Machines, Horse Rakes, Scythes and Snathes, Hay Forks and Hay Rakes, Hun garian Seed and Golden Millet at E. A. Buck & Co.'s.
 Buy new Home Sewing Machine cheap for cash, at the Oriental.
 The Royal Milk Biscuit sold at Johnson's.
 Genuine Persian Insect Powder sold at Johnson's.
 Large stock of Parasols and Sun Um- brellas at A. W. Walkers.
 Saratoga Potato Chips at Ellis.
 -Coffees at the Oriental Tea Store: O. G. Golden and Compounded Java, Mocha, Rio, Maracaibo, Corona, New Era, Cereal, French Breakfast and Condensed, also Mocha and Java in lb. sealed cans.
 Good cooking Raisins 11c. per ID. at the Oriental.
 The cheapest place in town to buy Crock cry and Glassware-at the Oriental Tea Store. -.= STAFFORD.
 Last Monday evening was the 4th we'd ding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Geo. R. Dickinson, and they proposed to receive their friends at the Congregational par sonage on the evening of that day. Lady friends asked permission to share the labor of the occasion with them, and the result was basket picnic and lawn party which was one of the most enjoyable affairs i'm aginable, large gathering of people help ing to make it such. A present to the pastor and wife of fine etching, beauti- fully framed, helped make the occasion pleasant.
 Some of Stafford Springs finest rural scenery has been photographed by Burr in connection with picnic parties who have helped make the background views of Bear Brook and Bay View, the parties made up of some Edgewood people and inmates of the M. B. Parsonage, are valuable sou veniers of fine scenery, as we'll as of faces well worthy of affirmative as well as of mega tive attention. A very pretty study also is view of the children of Miss Jennie T. Cunningham and Miss Sadie Comins' de- partments of the public school, grouped in thicket of blooming laurel. The idea of group pictures taken with such backgrounds is original, and good enough to be made universal
 Meeting at Grifith's grove next Sun- day at 3 p. m.
 GRACE CHURCH NoTEs-The vestry of Grace church have called Rev. w. B. Allen of Long Island City to the rectorship, which he has accepted. The engagement begins at once, and the new rector will conduct as heretofore Sunday services at 1O.46 8. m. and p. m. All cordially invited to at- tend. :. Services at Buff Cap school house next Sunday at p. m.
 Sing Lee, Chinese laundryman, last Sunday evening shot and seriously wound ed young man named Sheridan, one of 8 crowd who were annoying him. Lee was arrested at Gilbertville next day. The people of Warren regret the affair deeply, but say that the Chinaman had much prov ocation. Sing Lees sign used to adorn the American House block in this village. An examination was held before Judge Tyler and Sing Lee was discharged. The public strongly approve of this ending of the case.
 Ionic Lodge meets next Monday even- ing.
 People are complaining again of horses and cattle at large upon the streets.
 -Dr. Watts is having an outing at Cot tage City; will return next Monday. Dr.. Milliken of Palmer is looking after his pa tients.
 The new grocery store in Tilden's block was opened yesterday.
 Fred Close and Frank H. Talcott had a high grade of '.fshermen's luck" at Square Pond on Tuesday, bringing home with them land locked salmon, which weighed when taken from the water 79 lbs., and promptly settled the scales to the 2 lb. notch after some hours of shrink age. It was Deaut1ful nSn, ana the news of it's taking set old fishermen wild. A steady procession of them On Wednesday morning wended their way to MT. Close's residence on Vest Main-st., and at one time there was talk of putting on line of 'busses to accommodate the public. That such luck should fall to two modest and unassuming amateurs, angling for ''pouts, '' while artists with flies and smells, and reels, and lance woods, and dobsons, and most accurate acquaintance with fishes ways and habits, and with the most beau tiful theories of fish craft, have toiled in vain over the fair blue waters of this most beautiful of lakes, is humiliating-to the latter. There are men in Stafford who would have given = to have had this luck fallen to them. For they, them. selves, have said it. A new day has been added to the Square Pond calendar. Henceforward events will be dated given number of weeks, months or years before or after that big salmon was caught. II took 35 minutes to conquer the fish, and when we consider that the gamesters were not expecting such large fish, nol equipped for their landing, it was big achievement to have secured so magnifi cent specimen of this most willy and gamey of fish. It has been photoed by Burr and in that form may grace the dinner ta ble of the humblest citizen. A thrilling