The Press., 1891-12-03
The following marking for different
kinds of game is agreed up,

The entire party will partake on Thursday evening, December 10th. at 7 o'clock, of game supper to be prepared by Charley Geer, at Oronoco Hall, the losing side to pay the bills. MT. .Geer will secure his game for the supper in ad- vance, taking no chances upon the suc- cess of the hunters. All precautions will be taken to secure fair test of skill and to keep out all game not actually killed by the contestants during the prescribed hours of hunting.
 The party will hunt in pairs or quar- tettes, to be made up from opposite sides, and those having choice as to mates should make it known to their captains before next Monday morning. The hours of contest will begin at midnight on Mon day, and continue until 9p m. on Tues day, after which hour no game will be re- ceived for counting. The count will be made at Garys stables.
 Stafford Hollow. The Lilhatansu concert at Spiritual ist hall this evening will not be forgotten by those who like good singing and read ing. This fine quartet of young ladies have improved under a years practice and training since the most excellent en- tertainment given by them last fall, and | come back at the especial desire of those who then heard them. Miss Lillian | Pierce, the reader, is a decided acuuisi- | tion to the force of entertainers. The ladies of the Universalist church have se- cured the coming of this rare combina- | tion of gifted young ladies, and that | church gets the benefit. Concert begins at 7.45. Admission 25 cents.
 | William Lasbury has nearly con- pleted a new residence on the Alden place, on the site of the old Bradley tav- ern building, which has been demolished to make room for it.
 Miner F. Fairman is attending the U. s. district court at Hartford this week as juror.
 The subject of Sundays evening dis course will be founded on Luke 23:31, and will be consideration of the scriptural word, Satan. Universalist church. Unclaimed letters in Stafford post of fee: Richard Brown, Frank Tefft.
 Among Thanksgiving guests in town we note: MT. and Mrs. Geo. Stowe and children of Scitico, c. H. Woodbury oi Norwalk, Chas. B. Pinney of Yale Uni. versity, Dr. F. P. Batchelder of Boston Albert Alden and daughter of Stamford MT. and Mrs. Geo. Chaffee of New Lon. don.
 StafYordville.
 Prof. I. M. Agard and family, ot l Rockville, spent Thanksgiving day at his fathers home. LADY FOX HUNTER.
 Leander Walbridge lives on the out skirts of Staffordville, north of the Con gregational church, on the edge of piece of woods. For some time Mrs. Wal bridge had been troubled by the gradua depletion of her stock of chickens, ant had laid the theft to minks or weasels but one day about two weeks ago she saw fox coming from the forest toward hel hennery. Mrs. w. was brought up il Westford, where she had in her girlhoot sometimes accompanied her brother Judge Davis A. Baker, upon his hunting trips, herself carrying gun. So sh' knew what was good for hen stealing fox, and went into the house for a guI kept loaded there. The fox saw her, ant was far away before she got out again Next day she was on the lookout, and tn, fox, as expected, was seen again approach ing the hennery, no doubt intending t, make up for yesterdays feast by drawing double rations. Mrs. Walbridge got tn, gun, but again the fox saw her, and wa making fast time for the woods, when tn contents of the gun were sent in pursuit The smoke and formation of the lant l concealed from the lady the effects of he