The Press., 1891-07-02
SATFFORD.

--IC IS WOrCn bAe pains OI d urlVe IO Mashapaug to see the improvements at Maylandean Park. The sylvan features of the grounds are carefully preserved. Nature is assisted but never diverted in her work. There are now seven cottages on the grounds, including the large hotel cottage where boarders are kept. Two cottages are rented by the day to families at $1 per day, including running water, wood at door, ice in the refrigerator, and a boat at the dock for exclusive use. The furniture includes all needed in the way of crockery, cooking implements, chairs, tables and nice well mattressed beds. There is good stabling. A wind mill sends jets of ice cold we'll water to every building. It is an ideal place, isolated by reason of being an island. The grounds, including grove and open, are fifty acres in extent, all dry, gravelly soil, clean, romantic paths and drives abound. The fishing is always good, and no one need for children even, there being plenty of safe room for play, and very few danger ous places on the lake shore. No wonder the cottages are so generally bespoken far ahead! More of them will be needed. The boarding cottage is, of course, pop ular institution.
 A. B. Converse has taken the con- tract to build house for E. E. Segar at Manchester. MT. Segar has plans for a good house, and wants it we'll built, and knows just where to find the men for the job.
 The Beckwith Card Company is rap idly getting into line for doing larger work in it's established line of hand, wool and cattle cards, and also for it's new product-card clothing for woolen mills. An addition has been made to the build ing, beside new floors and various i'm provements to the old. New machines, both large and small, have been set up, and many are in operation. The new machines are mostly of English make, but all, of foreign and domestic make, are the best. A large grinder for finishing has been put in. To provide the power that will be needed additional to that given by the engine in use, large water motor is being put in. Stafford Springs is an excellent location for manufacturing card clothing for woolen mills, so numer- ous in Eastern Connecticut, and the Beck with Card Co. has had good encourage ment to expect local patronage. The new machinery is being put into position fol working by MT. Arnold, from Worcester the new foreman of the shop.
 The sprinkling cart going along Mair street under full squirt was a spectacle during a shower last Friday.
 The Aqueduct Company, which has been supplying Rawitser & Bros.' River street mill with water for securing, ir view of the rapid growth of the demand for domestic supply, will now cease tc furnish water at such wholesale rates and the mill is to have hereafter only the quantity needed for boilers and fire pur. poses.
 W. E. Hanley is making addition tc the Spelman house on Church-st., re- gently bought by him, also remodeline the old part throughout, very much chang ing it's appearance and arrangement.
 The usual 4th of July picnic will bt held by the St. Edwards church people in Patten's grove, with the usual diversity of pastimes, and provisions for refresh ments of the usual variety, abundance and excellent quality will be served by willing hands. Novel and interesting games will be introduced, for which prizes will be offered. Those wishing to com pete may signify their intention to any one. of the following committee: Dr. Rafftery, ". E. Hanley and W. J. Will Hams. Among other features will be of fered the ig-a-back race, ,Grecian Diavlos tug of war, sack, wheelbarrow and three legged racing, and jumping. Five dollars will be awarded to the one smashing the greatest number of cups in cup and stick contest; also prize for the best score ir gun practice. Music for dancing by Pease's orchestra. Chairman of committee fol dancing, Jas. Warren; prompters, Daniel O'Rourke, J.Lyneh, T. Mullins. Dancing afternoon and evening. Festivities will be transferred to St. Edwards Hall in the evening.
 If you go to the fair grounds on the 4th and see the school boys play ball il will cost you but 10 cents, and is likely te be worth it. St. Edwards parochia school vs. High school.
 During the week a flight of steps have been made down the bluff to a nev floating dock for boat landing at May landean Park.
 The library will be closed Saturday July 4th.
 At the annual meeting of school dis trict No. 4, held last evening, John M Larned was elected committee, John A Foster clerk and treasurer. Because o small number of children in the distric for considerable portion of the past yea no school has been maintained.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. attended in con siderable number the lawn party givel them last Tuesday evening by Miss Edit Baker, and much enjoyed the entertain ment provided for them. The society a that time elected officers as follows President, Mary Newton; vice president Harry E. Burwell; secretary and treas urer, Edith Baker; corresponding secre tary, Wm. H. Heald. It was voted t omit meetings in July and August