The Press., 1891-11-26
About forty of the business men of

About forty of the business men of the borough were last Thursday evening guests of mine host, Remmert, of the Central House, ''roast pig supper' be- ing the incentive to their coming. To most of those responding the experience was an experiment., but few old stagers knew what a roast pig supper was, and these were the most eager of those who gathered at the Central at about 6. 30 p. m. Time was when roast pig was more common dish. That was when roast er'' brought from $1 to $1.25, the current price when we were more familiar with the dish. Those who were farm lads thirty or forty years ago need only the the mention of roast pig to cause the mouth to water. It was a surprise to such to find how few of the forty guests of last Thursday evening knew just how the leading dish was going to taste. It needed only a glance at the well-browned pigs which graced each the center of a table to convince each one that 'sit would be success" And if it hadn't been-if not guest had relished the chief dish of the feast-there was luxurious banquet of other food before them, chicken salads, cold meats, vegetables, relishes of all kinds, jellies, sauces, pastry, fruit, nuts, ali that could be desired, and all served in abundance, and in good form. But did any one fall back on these, and slight the roast pig? None such have been heard of to date. The Central House lost none of it's reputation for superior cooking on this occ; si n. George Mack, the cook covered himself with glory, and his repu- tation wasn't all based on roast pig either.
 Meeting of the w. c. T. U. Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Congrega- tional church.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Smith, of Staffordville, sends us fresh dandelion blossoms pluck ed Nov. 21st.
 Surveyors are at work laying out the l.. w. Crane estate, upon which so many village improvements are in progress, and further portions of which will be put up- on the market as laid out. New streets are planned by Mrs. Crane and MT. Alva- rado Howard, her business adviser. Rob- ert Fenton, of Willimantic, is the survey or employed.
 Price, Lee & Co.'S. directory of Staff ford Springs and Rockville is out and is an improvement upon former publications. This directory has come to be an estab- lished need of the county. It gives, be- side the two principal towns, pretty complete directory of Willington, Somers, Ellington and Holland. Rockville shows 3,564 names against 3,530 in 1890, while Stafford Springs figures for 1890 were 1,049, and for '91 1,O73. The Rockville figures, however, are for the entire town of Vernon, while those of Stafford Springs include the borough alone-little more than half the town, the outside portion of which is given by itself.
 Julius Converse is enlarging one of the cottages in the Woodlawn grounds, adding tower and otherwise improving it's external appearance, as we'll as better ing it's interior.
 District Deputy H. s. Abel made an official visit last week Wednesday even- ing to the masonic lodge at Danielson- vile.
 The new opera house takes well, the best people showing appreciation of the enterprise which gave it to them by lib- eral patronage. The s'plan" at Abel's is a very popular study nowadays.
 A considerable force of men are en- gagged in the dam building fer the Stafford Springs Electric Light and Gas Co.,. the work of digging, cutting and drawing logs, drawing stones for filling, quarrying stones for foundations, bulkheads, etc., all going on at the same time. It is giv- ing employment to large number of la borers at an otherwise dull season. Two dams are being built, one just below the "big rock" the other just above the rail- road bridge B. E. Butterfield is overseer of the gang of laborers.
 
 way was alluded to last week, proves to have been quite seriously disabled. The horse, spirited one, was running, and, before being got under control, in turning the corner of South and East -Main-st., !, MT. Sikes was thrown out, striking on the sidewalk curbing. One leg was broken below the knee, his shoulder badly sprain- ed, and other serious bruises sustained. MT. Sikes had started to visit his brother at Ludlow, Mass. He is now under care of Dr. Newton, and at the best will be confined for many weeks.
 The stealing of whips from wagons left under the M. E. church sheds on week days is getting to be quite common, and several victims would be glad to see examples made of the thieves.
 About Jan. 1st Bidwell & Co.'s meat market will be removed to Bakers brick block-store recently occupied by An thony Adams. The premises are larger than those, now occupied by the firm, aside from the ample basement which goes with the store.
 The weather has been more wintry since Mondays rain, but more rain is hoped for before the ground is frozen up for winter. The streams in this vicinity are not particularly low, but wells and springs show the effects of a drought. The aqueduct company has at no time felt apprehensive concerning the water supply. Roaring Brook has well stood the test of season that has made incon- venience from water supply to nearly sev- cry other city and large town in this see- tion.
 Charles Bernhard and John Furness have obtained license to sell beer on South-st.
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