The Press., 1892-06-02

The Best Fools Cap and Legal Cap at The Press office only 15c. a quire; ID lb. Fools Cap 12c. quire.
 For Infants and Children's Bonnets, in Silk Lace or Muslin, call at M. T.. Russells.
 New styles in Black Dress Goods, at E. l.. Burr's.
 Light Spring Shades in Dress Goods, at E. l.. Burr's.
 Plain cheese, sage cheese, Eng. Dair.- ROquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis l.
 Fresh premium butter from the FL lington Creamery, at Ellis.
 New Summer Millinery in all the latest styles at Miss M. T. RusselPs.
 STAFFORD.
 J. M. Horniss, who was seriously in iared last winter, by falling upon the ice, is now able to ride out. He very fortu- nately held, at the time of accident, an poli, V in the Preferred Mutual Accident Insurance Go.
 Horton Camp, s. of w., received last Saturday, for hanging in their hall, a fine crayon portrait of Lieut.. Wm. Horton, for whom the camp was named. The donors are daughters of Lieut.. H.. Mrs. Jennie Judd, of Holyoke, Mass, and Mrs. Hattie Stafford, of Dorchester, Mass.
 E. c. Dennis will start from Hartford on Saturday with the Connecticut delega- tion for Minneapolis.
 -Citizen's Band was under new leader ship on memorial day, H. o. Butterfield being at the head for the first time, and without assistance of former leaders. That it sustained we'll the past reputation of the band we do not need to say to those who heard it. The G. A. R.>boys express lively satisfaction with the service given. J. G. Martin is a new and valuable re- cruit to the band. Drum Major Me Dougall also appeared with the band for the first time on that day.
 An auction sale of farm machinery and tools, also goods from the old Staf- ford Street store, is advertised this week for Wednesday. June Sth, at 10 a. IT,, by H. NJ. Grant, administrator of the estate of c. H. Grant.
 Miss Mary Newton entertained the pupils of her Sunday school class at her home on East-Main-st. on Tuesday p. m.
 -E. L. Burr has been kept from his store for few days by illness. Regular communication of Orient Chapter, R. A. M., next Wednesday eve ming.
 Fred Mcdonald, railroad employee, who had leg crushed by the cars near this place some weeks since, died at Palm CT last week Monday.
 A Bic LAND TRANSFER Messrs. O. R. and A. D. Brown, better known as Brown Bros, clothiers, sold to-day, to James c. Keough, tax collector, a block of land on Pleasant-st. for $25,OOO. Brown Bros. originally owned twenty acres on that street, and the sale now includes seven- teen acres of the twenty. It is MT. Keough's intention to open up the tract for building lots, and there will be some very desirable ones. On the three acres retained by Brown Bros. are located three houses and seven building lots.-HOlyOke Transcript.
 The Brown Brothers, who are well known former residents of Stafford, are also largely engaged in paper box manu- featuring.
 Ezra S. Colburn found a sound pota- to when he ploughed in a field where he hasn't planted potatoes since year befo1 last.
 Rev. John P. Hawley, of New Hart ford, made brief call in town last Tues day. He had delivered the memorial day address in South Coventry the day previous.
 In town decoration day: J.E. Walk CT, W. H. Spedding and J. Carl Converse, from New York; Dr. and Mrs. T. c. Tiff fany, from Willimanic.
 -J. B. Weeden has bought out the bakery in Bakers block, which has for the past few weeks been conducted by A. N. Nichols.
 Additional to those named last week wires for electric lighting have been put into the stores of H. O. Butterfeld, J. M. Leach and H. s. Abel, and the dental office of Dr. J. C. Middleton.
 Mrs. Edwin N. Washburn died quite suddenly last Sunday of cancerous trou- ble, having shortly before undergone a second operation for it's alleviation. In addition to large circle of warm person al friends, deceased, by birth and by mar liage, has almost the largest possible cir cle of relationship in town, being daugh- ter of the late Lucius Whiton, grand daughter of the late Capt. Solva Con. verse, and her husbands family being quite as widely connected as her own The funeral was largely attended yester day.
 Miss Lizzie Lyman, elocutionist, ane Miss Katherine Clark, whistler and banjo ist, of WiIlimantic, will give an enter tainment in the vestry of Grace church Tuesday evening, June 14th, under tht auspices of St. Mary's Guild.
 -F. N. Crane is selling very desira ble work, issued in periodical form, en titled "World's Columbian Exposition. It sells well, being what everybody wants description of the present condition O the grounds and buildings, their past his tory, with that of the plan of the grounds ond futuro nrroherc will continue the hiG