The Press., 1892-05-12
A. ]. Tilden is about to add a.real

estate agency to his insurance business, and will open an office here.
 The building is now completed at the dam of the Electric Light Go. The water wheel arrived this week, and the electric al machine is expected next week, when a large gang of men will make short work of the remaining preparation. It is hoped to illuminate by June 1st.
 HI. s. Abel has this week been at tending the meeting of the State Grand Chapter, R. A. M., at Hartford.
 --Anson Newell, who died on the 10th, after a long illness, was well known throughout this part of the state as the inventor of Newell's Pain Believer, which he has sold in nearly every town, as we'll as other compounds of his own. He was ali industrious man, with kindly feelings for all, and an evident intention to do right. He will be much missed by old friends and patrons.
 -Wauseon Lodge, I. o. O. F., will meet next Tuesday evening. Degrees will be conferred.
 Winter W. R. c. will entertain Bur- pee W. R. O., of Rockville, Friday, in a social way.
 A large barge load of passengers went to Rockville last evening to hear the oratolio, "The Creation"
 Miss Nellie Film, of Ellsworth, Me-, and Miss Nellie Hayes, of Boston, were the guests of Ms. Robert Hampston the past week.
 -Arbor day was appropriately and very successfully observed by the bor- ough schools on Friday afternoon last. Exercises were held in the room of Miss Cady, Miss Cobey and the high school, the primary department assembling in the first-named room, the intermediate grades in the second room, and the gram mar grades and the high school in the high school room. Each of the programs was listened to by large number of the parents and friends. The program given in the high school room was as printed in last weeks Press, Rev. A. fJ. Mcleod giving 8, very interesting and practical talk on the means and lessons of the day. The outdoor exercises took place about one of the four trees planted on the front lawn, and consisted of hearty singing by the children, an inspiring address by Rev. c. E. Harris, D. D., and dedicatory re- marks by Dennis Mccarthy, by which the tree was dedicated to the memory of Natures greatest poet, William Cullen Bryant. Beneath the roots of the tree Helen Leach placed scroll bearing the signatures of the scholars present. <
 Miss Anna Heald is now filling the place of Miss L. s. Cady, teacher of pri- mary grade in the borough schools. Miss Cady is rapidly recovering from her re- cent illness.
 Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, May 12th>: Rodolle Bieivenu, Alfred Caswell, Eugene Cross man, Paul Holman, Ernest Kartein, Lew is Robinson, Melveny Vergin, Geo. T. Whittemore:
 The audience was small at the illus trated lecture upon the tPassion Play" at the Opera House last evening. Thisis a pity, as it was entertaining and profitable to the auditors. The Passion Play was shown to be not alone dramatic render ing of high character, but act of fervent religious observance, impressive to the auditors and inspiring to the participants.
 Needham unloaded another lot of western horses this morning. Among them are three or four matched pairs, some fine drivers, one pacer of notable speed, and others suited to uses of differ ent buyers,
 Winter w. R. c. was visited by the president, Mrs. HarrietBodge, of Hartford, at their regulare meeting last Friday evening.
 C. Thompson, representing the Eagle View Company Of Albany, N Y, is stopping for some weeks in. Stafford vile, and will visit all parts of the town in his special work of outdoor photo graphy, including views of residences, places of business, etc., an occupation in which he has had many years experience. Staffordville address, box 92. '':-'@
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 The personal property of the estate of the late Henry Colburn will, be, sold at auction on Wednesday next at 19 8. m. The May ball at the town hall to morrow {Friday) evening is in the hands of wide awake committee of arrange. ments and Curdon Cady will prompt.
 Rev. c. H. Puffer of Stoughton, Mass. is spending. some days in townk in conse-. quence of the illness of his mother, Mrs. George M. Puffer, who died 3on Tuesday. Mrs. Puffer's circle of acquaintances was mostly local, she being woman of quiet and domestic habits, but enjoying the high esteem of all who did know her.
 Stafford grange meets next Tuesday evening.
 R. M. Chamberlin last evening car ried six delegates from Stafford grange to Ellington, to attend the 6th'z anniversary of the grange there. They report very enjoyabfe occasion. s<%
 -ReV'C. Il. Fuffer will preach at the Universalist church next Sunday.
 West Stafford.
 An auction sale of wagon, sleigh, fur niture and farming tools will be held at the late residence of Robert Maddoms next Tuesday, 17th, at 10 a. m.
 -J. R. Washburn has sold his build ings, tools, sand machine business to Eos ter & Parnell. MT. Foster is from Bos- ton and Mr, Parnell has been for about 20 years with Pratt < Whitney, of Hart ford. They>will add other specialties to the present business of chuck manufac- turing.
 SOMERS.
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 We are called upon to chronicle the death of another of Somera prominent Loren Griswold, whose illness was reported a week or so since, died Thursday evening, May 9th, and was