The Press., 1892-06-30

upon the merchants day excursion, July 19, under management of the Retail Merchants Protective Union. It is ex- pected to be the biggest party ever taken out of Stafford, and great efforts will be made to have the occasion fully meet every anticipation. It is intended to make it most fully day of recreation. Stores will be closed and probably most mills stopped. Anywhere from 400 to 1000 peo- pie will join in recreative excursion. A special train will run express, making the journey easy and rapid. Fare will not exceed $1.25 for the round trip; lower rates are hoped for.
 The refitting of Smith & Lathrop's store has been on the degree plan, with rests between. The new iron ceiling was the first improvement, next the tiled floor, and lastly the pacrusta walls, and fresh painting. The walls are beautifully fin- ished in bronze tints. And
 "Where's the town, go far or near,
 That does not find rival here?" in the line of elegant drug stores. When such is found Smith < Lathrop will. take another hitch, but they don't expect to be forced upward very soon. The floor tiling is of small blocks of terra cotta and gray tile, hexagonal in shape, with corn CTS filled out with dark-blue and brown fancy squares, the colors alternating. This work was done by Chas. Hall, of Springfield, and is pronounced by experts to be one of the best. The light brown glazed tile top for soda counter was fur nished by the same house, and is a de- cided improvement over the ordinary mar ble top. The wall finish of pacrusta is tasty. The dado and chair rail are fin ished in tint somewhat lighter than ve- netian red, and the relief work, which projects some two inches, is richly bronzed with copper. The walls above the dado to the frieze are done in a deep cream tint, with relief work about a third as prominent as the dado, and are also cop per- -bronzed. The frieze is salmon tint, with relief about mid way in prominence between the dado and wall, and is bl onzed the same as walls below. This work can not be described properly, but must be seen to be appreciated. The work was done by the Ripley Bros- Co.,, of Hart ford. The metal ceiling has already been described, and is fine job, the work be- ing done by Kirkham < Hazen, of Spring field, while Marsdale, of Stafford Springs, did the decorating. The store as con- pleted is one in which citizens of Stafford may take just pride. The avowed aim of the proprietors throughout has been simply to receive their patrons in finely appointed store, and we are assured that the fact of a fine store will in no way af- feet their prices, unless indeed to make them lower on account of increased pa- tronage. All friends will be warmly vel come, whether as lockers or buyers
 Sumner L. Fairfield died last Thurs day, after short illness, of typhoid fever. He was native of the town, and living on the old Fairfield homestead farm on Crow Hill. He had many friends, his good qualities making him well deserving of them, though of quiet and unobtrusive mien. He was graduate of Monson and 46 yeals of age. He leaves a widow. also one sister, Mrs. B. H. Dwight, and two elder brothers, Samuel E. and Zenzas. Rev. Charles Aver at tended the funeral.
 "A new time card goes into effect on the New Londsn Northern road next Monday. The steamer ssBloek Island'' commences it's regular trips between New London and Block Island on the 4th of July, and on that date the train now leaving Palm CT for New London at a. m. will leave at $40, and will run accommodation al the way. The train, now leaving Palmer at 8.35 will leave at 8.25, and will run ex press, stopping only at Monson, Stafford Willimantic and Norwich, arriving 8 New London at 10. 15 in time to connec with the steamer for Block Island.
 The borough has Canadian resident who it is said desireds to raise chickens and as a preliminary bought fowl, ant after little, imagining that he saw signi of maternal yearnings on the part of hi bird also bought eggs. But now the flow absolutely refused to sit. So it was pu upon the nest by force and so covered a to compel it's remaining there. Thre. 1ofn ho Aolz Result rooster badly crippled by long confinement, and 13 added eggs.
 Harry E.. Bnrwell will represen Stafford Springs at the national conven tion of the Y. P. s. 0. E., to be held il New York City July 7-10.
 The young folks attending out o schools are at home for the summer va cation.
 | The Fourth.
 Fitzpatrick has big stock of fire works and noise manufacturing good ready for the 4th of July trade
 St. Edwards church people announc the usual picnic in Patten's grove, wit usual attractions.
 The same old mammoth yellow post CT sets forth the progl am of enjoyment t be offered visitors to M. G. Smiths grove Mashapaug.
 At Crystal Lake grove various al fractions are also advertised, includin fireworks in the evening.
 Brace yourself fpr the coming noises Young America finds it hard to hold him self within the restraint put upon him b existing regulations, and his outbrea will be the greater for this previous hooI ing up. We'll, let her go, boys; just a the boys of former years have done. Onl be considerate of the nerves of propert owners, who are in dread of fires, and ( people who have to be abroad with nel
 vous horses.
 Stores in the borough will be close
 from the evening of Saturday, July 2d, t the morning of Tuesday July 5th