The Press., 1892-04-21

J will present the comedy, "Anita's Trial, ," or "Our Girls in Camp" in the vestry of Grace church on Thursday evening, April 28th.
 CAST OF. CHARACTERS. Anita, an Italian waif, Miss Chamberlin. Mrs. Deacon Pippin, with an eye for busf- ness, Mrs. J. A. Simpson. Lurella Ann Pippin,l Agnes Fairfield. Dorothy Pippin, J Frances Nenning Aunt Matilda, Marion Sage. Clover Wells, Cora Lyman. Ethel Manning, ready for anything,
 Edith Bissett. Kate Fortescue, a bride of three months, Bertha Haskell. Nan Fortescue, victim of the camera, Edith Mabbett Mary Hyde,1 4,,s4o, MissR Remmert. | Helen ,Joy. our aCnieCee' Annie Crane. -Sawtelle's Dramatic Company last Monday evening opened a season of one week at the Opera House at very short notice, having intended to appear at Allyn Hall, Hartford, instead. It is good company, and is giving 8 good series of plays. Little Pansy, mite of an actor, is truly an "infant phenomenon" and takes the audience by storm with her wonderfully mature acting and songs and dances, having an articulation that makes every spoken or sung word very distinct. The company gave ''The Silver King' on Tuesday evening in an excellent manner. On Saturday, at 3 p. m., matinee will be given at reduced prices, the play being Sentenced for Life." Tonight they play "Son of Monte Cristo," Friday night "The Bankers Daughter, ," Saturday night ''Streets of New York"
 Advertisement and 10 "a S this we, k announce theater train to Willimantic next week Thursday evening to witness Primrose & Vests ''8 Bells,' which is this week running at the Globe, Boston. We are assured that too much cannot be said of this as novelty of beautiful stage presentation and trick scenery. Good or der will be maintained on the train.
 -Needham has another lot of horses on the way from the west, and offers specially good terms on lot of IS or 20 already on hand, and worth from $125 to $225.
 Sheriff Mullin, owing to complaints received, recently called upon State Agent Thrall of the humane society, to investi- gate matters at the home of Frank Hay den, recently sent to state prison for burglary in East Windsor. The place is in Woc+ Cto ford oIoca Inv, 4ba ho,,oo oF Ralph Weirs. MT. Tbrall seut Officer Simmons! of Winsted, to accompany the sheriff on the visit of investigation, which was made on Tuesday. They found at the place Mrs. Place, reported to have a husband in Mansfield, but who had been living with Hayden as housekeeper, also three children. aged respectively 6 years, years, and months. The place was in an indescribable condition of filth and squalor. The two older children were yesterday taken to the Home at Vernon by Officer Mullin. The third was too young for removal, but the mother was warned to purify her surroundings if she wished to maintain the semblance of a home by herself.
 Robert Ritter, of Monson, tried at Holland last week, for being concerned in the stabbing affray in this village last winter, was found guilty of the cutting, but, as the verdict said, without intent to kill 7" A fine was imposed of $50 and costs.
 A gold watch and silver water set, on exhibition at Abels window, will go, the first to some one attending the matinee at the opera house Saturday afternoon, the second to some one at the evening per- formance. ..1..@
 Il. G. Cummings, of Hartford, form erly of Stafford, was in town yesterday. MT. c. is largely engaged in real estate buying and selling.
 Little by little things are being got in motion within the Mineral Springs mill.
 Trout fishermen are having indiffer- ent success so far, also are complaining bitterly of the steady increase in the num- Der of ''posted" brooks. ~
 pr. David has had the unusual ex- perience of attending at the birth of two pairs of twins in the same house within little over a months time. About the middle of February twins were born to MT. and Mrs. Francis Taylor, and April 18th to Christopher Depeau, both fami- lies living in the house of Cornelius Flah- erty, on Center-st. James Warmsly's love of the ardent long since passed beyond the stage of suspicion, and when drunk he likes to be seen and heard upon the streets Last week it was found necessary to remove his helpless form from the railway track to prevent obstruct!on to the passage of a due freight train. In accordance with previous salutary warnings he was sent to jail for thirty days, and fine and costs imposed will more than double that pe- riod of incarceration.
 Many remember with pleasure the l w. c. T. U. county convention held in Rockville last May. This year all our people will have the pleasure and benefit of attending tits annual session, which 1 will, by invitation, be held in Stafford May 18th. Owing to the einconvenient ar rival and departure of trains, there will be number of guests to entertain over night. Without doubt many will be glad to avail themselves of this opportunity ot becoming acquainted with speakers and workers, from abroad, and Stafford will sustain it's reputation for hospitality by opening the doors of some of it's pleas. antest houses to it's guests. Early com munication with Miss Georgia Washburr will secure choice of guests.
 The steam drill of the, Flynt Con struction Go. is at work upon ledge and boulders on the site of c. Aliens con templated residence on East Main-st. F A. W. Walkers new house on High