The Press., 1890-05-22
STAFFORD.

Fresh premium butter from the Billing ton creamery, at Ellis.
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 A Howard begins this week the erection of another cottage at "Maylandine Park, ? Lake Mashapaug, which will be occupied this season by his sister-in-law, Miss Hol- comb, of New Hartford, who will spend the summer with guests in that beautiful plaee The family of Mir. Howard are already mak- ing their home at the lake, and are much pleased with their grove life. The site is up. on bluf overlooking the lake, the ground grayelly and dry, and the locality remarkably free from fogs, dampness, or any suggestion of malaria. Many improvements are being planned for the grove, some to be carried out this season, some later. Trees are already being thinned out in places, and shrubbery and fruit trees introduced. A section of the ground is under cultivation. MT. Howard has added to his first purchase, and now controls . considerable portion of lake shore beyond the stisland" on the northeast. The so-called island is tract between the two dams which let water from the lake into the lower level pond, and is reached by roadways over both dams.
 HI. c. Mclaughlin is visiting his brother at Catskil, N. Y., and will remain until mem- oFial day, after which he wi begin upon his work as one of the census enumerators of Stafford, s. B. Nye of Stafford Hollow being the other.
 -Ex-sherif l.. G. Winter, of Holland, was in town yesterday, and many old friends and neighbors gave him warm greeting.
 -Scott Walbridge has obtained a pension of $8 month, bringing with it an arrearage payment of $2 300. Hope the money will be Q benefit to Scott.
 HI. S.. Abel was chosen grand senior stew arr Cf kho 6ro.6 Cborfap nf Royal Arch Masons at the grand convocation held in Hartford last week.
 Miss Louisa T. Benton and her daughter, Miss Emily LFler, are in Bridgeport, Conn.,, to remain several weeks with their daughter and sister, Mrs. Andrew Sawyer, who had spent several past weeks as their guest here. s-E. E. Warren, builder, has moved into the Milton Cummings house, on the "upper" road fnn Hse hprnngh to the Hollow
 w. H. Smith ii. .recreating in the Adiron- dack.region.
 -Dr. P. R. Watts has taken the office room recently vacated by the Mineral Springs Mfg Co., and also hired the tenement. over it (also over The Press offce). D. H. Parsons re- moves from the tenement to one of M. A. Smiths houses in the east part of the village
 @Rev. Beverly E. Warner of Bridgeport will sail from London May. 28, on the City of Chicago, and expects.sto tbel.at sshome and preach on Sunday the 9th of June.
 Ralph Gray, conductor on the express freight, who was run over by the cars at Staff ford Springs fortnight ago, is not expected tosliye, blood poisoning having set in.
 Dayid A. Belcher has bought of L. w. Crane the building lot on the north corner of Grant and Grove streets. MT. Belcher pro- poses to build house upon it for his own occupancy, and is considering the purchase of ofher lOtg uDon the street.
 Daniel Rockwell, nearly 92 years old, drove into the borough this week alone, and few would have taken him to be over 75 or s0. Age tells lightly upon him and he seems good to round out the century.
 w. c. Ellis has made great improvements within his store in connection with It's en- lafgement.
 -Rsv. Mr. Ricketts of Rockville will preach again at the Congregational church next Sum- day.
 IN MEadoRIAM.
 MEMORIAL SERMoN.-The memorial sermon to4he G. A. B. will be at the Congregational church in West Stafford next Sunday, at D. p. Winter Post will meet at their hall at ? p. m., where conveyances will be provided to tak9 tho post to West Stafford. Memorial day Winter Post meets at B. m. aksfp, and with the Citizens Band goes di- recksto West Stafford and decorates all the sgk8yeS of soldiers at o'clock a. m., from there to Sandy Knoll, Stafford, at 9.3O, from there to StaHordville at 1O.30, then to the Street at 11.SO, returning from there to the the G. 4. 2. hall where collation. will be served at 12.30. The post will again assem- ble sat. 2.30, when the line will be formed, escorted by the local societies of the Springs. led by the Citizens Band, and march to the Stafford Springs cemetery where the services will be held and the oration delivered by Rev. Mir. Druley. Directly after the services there the post will march to the Catholic cem- etery and decorate the soldiers graves in this yard. The line will again be formed and march to the Springs, where it will be dis missed. An invitation is extended to the res- ident clergymen of each parish to attend the services in their respective cemeteries. All old soldiers, whether members of the G. A. R. or not, are requested to join with the post in all the services on that day.
 The newly formed corps of Socs of Vet erans, camp ,Wm. Horton, No. A, will make their first appearance on that day.
 All citizens are earnestly requested to con- tribute all the flowers in their power and leave them at the following named places as early in the morning as possible of Memorial day {: At the Springs in G. A. R. hall, where there will be committee in attendance to receive them; at West Stafford, with Henry McKin- ney; at SC0nord HoiloW, Reuben Burley or s. E. Dwight; at Staffordville, Henry But tsrfeld or P. Ensminger. The above named comrades are appointed yard committees, and are expected to call to their assis ance ladies to assist in arranging the flowers and have tn, m in the yards on the arrival of the post.
 A special invitation is extended to the school children to gather what flowers, eyergreens etc., they can and bring them to the hall on memorial day morning.
 The following committee was appointed by the Woman's Relief Corps for arranging the flowers at the Springs: Edith Bissett, Florence Parsons, Bertha Haskell, Margeret Russell Myrnie Washburn, Florence Washburn, Flor ence Kinney, Maud Ellis, Clara Ellis, Alberto Eaton, Ethel Roberts, Carrie Comins, Blanche Cleayeland, Hattie .Weirs, Jennie Davis, Min nis 6ags, Florence Charter, Maud Underwood Kitty Smith Gertie Smith, Edith Lilley, Gertit ButtesAsld.