The Press., 1890-05-08

"A Iull une or uuo OplCcS duu GAtIaceS at the Oriental.
 Nice presents with Baking Powder at the Oriental.
 &l-Try the "Hustler," pure Havana cigar, for &c.,, made especially for our trade, at the Oriental.
 Lamps are selling very low at the Ori- ental.
 6 You can buy 30 bars good Soap for $1 at the Oriental.
 5 Fresh premium butter from the Filing ton creamery, at Ellis.
 'ses sa74 STAFFORD.
 While walking from Foxviile to the depot upon the railroad track last Tuesday evening, Larry Daley fell into cattle guard Dr. Newton, who was called, found the left leg broken between the ankle and knee.
 Rev. Mir. Ricketts of Rockville will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday.
 -T6e wedding of Dr. P. R. Watts of Stafford Springs to Miss Alice Brockbank of Monson, at the residence of the father of the bride, John Brockbank, Esq in Monson, last evening, was attended by many from Stafford, and the house was well filled with these and other guests from Monson and various places. The
 
 vices impressive, the bride most tastefully arrayed, and the large display of presents attested high regard on the part of many present and absent friends.
 Competition in newspapers, the natural outcome of the establishment of new news room, shows itself chiefly in a strife to be first on hand with the Sunday morning papers.
 Peter Sullivan, young man well known in the village, died of inflammation of the bowels last Saturday evening, after 8 painful illness of about 60 hours. The condition of the body was such as to require almost inn mediate interment. Sullivan was young man of considerable natural ability, and of late has been very prominently connected with agitations of labor questions.
 James Comins is filling a position as book-keeper at A. O. Brooks store in Spring field
 A. o. Comins is home on vacation from the Philadelphia Dental College, and Ernest K. Taft from the Boston School of Pharmacy.
 -Lathrop has obtained an ice shaver for his soda and milk shakes, which makes the s'drinkse better, easier to prepare, and is itself an ornament to the store.
 The following sales have been made through Smiledge's real estate agency The so-called Fuller place at Moose Meadow from Chamberlin and Towne to Geo. H. Wolcott, of New Haven, who has moved upon it Ex- change of John Nelson's farm at Moose Meadow for John Smiths house in Hartford, the parties changing residences to their newly acquired properties. F.A. Piersons house on East street has been sold to Hewlett and son, to be Q home for the elder Hewlett. The sale of Johnson's grocery to J H. Segar was ac- complished through MT. Smiledge.
 Ralph Gray of Palmer, conductor on the down freight, met with serious accident yes terday morning at the Stafford Springs depot. He was standing upon the main track direct ing the switching of some cars upon side track, when the engine backed down upon him and knocked him down, wheel passing over one foot. Dr. Newton was called and made him comfortable as possible until the arrival of theup train, upon which he was taken to Palmer, where his foot was amputat- ed at the ankle. He bore his misfortune heroically and made no complaint while here. He was already minus an arm lost in prev ions railway service. All his associates speak well of him and deeply regret his misfortune. He appeared to have suffered no serious in jurysAxeept te his foot E
 -Needlnm 6 Bowen arrived yesterday with two car loads of horses, of which one was unloaded here, the other at Willimantic.
 Mike sCuddy and Geo. Willis, of Stafford vllle, were twice arrested Monday morning, by Officers Eaton and Mullin, each time caus- ring the officers considerable trouble, and each time settling without trial. The first arrest was for drunkenness and breach of peace, the second on complaint of MT. Hickey, the Stafordyille stable keeper, who claimed dam- / ages for abuse of horse and vehicles let to them.. sszss~ s
 -Geo. A Howes, for long time clerk in Whifon,s grocery, is now employed in Bakers furniture store. MT. Whiton has secured Burt T. Eaton for the vacated position MT. Eaton wiH change his residence back from Monson to the borough.
 -Fitzpatrickss new store in the Foster Block was opened last week. Its line is pa spars. and periodicals, stationery, confection- cry, etc. The store is pretty, having 8 nice plate glass front, the fittings are neat, and [ the stock b y@y attractive in appearance.
 Read notice of borough Collector Hanley.
 Perhaps the biggest mail package ever delivered in Holland County reached here last Saturday, being part of the blanks to <. be used in the coming census enumeration in the five eastern counties of Connecticut II made two wagon loads, and is but pat, the Superintendent of the census shipping it in installments for the greater convenience ot the railroads. There are in all 23 boxes, oc- eupying g space of 115 cubic feet.
 -Butterfeld & Co.'S. hardware store is fo be removed to Johnsons Block, across the Trset f1ozn its present location,
 The Lucier Family, who have always dravDgoods houses here, appear at Oronoco Hall tomorrow evening, and tickets are on sale at Parsons. They are reinforced by the HG1messey Brothers the noted minstrels, also : thejuggler, Adrian. s1ss 4aa ks s3A0. H Bidwen of Rockville is very dan gerously sick with pneumonia.