The Press., 1892-04-28

from Tallapoosa, GR., where he had beer spending the winter with his inva1it brother, Fred. The latter accompaniet him as far as Toledo, Ohio, and is mucl improved in health. His daughter cam, on to Stafford Springs with her uncle
 The High school athletic club hay, procured foot ball outfit. They ar' preparing for the annual '.fiela day. oI the park, to come of the latter part Q May. The small lads on East Main-st have also equipped themselves for foot ball practice. Fitzpatrick furnishes thu goods.
 Smith $ Lathrop are now selling Wallae els celebrated confections, whicf customers find great pleasure in sampling
 Miss L. s. Cady, teacher in the prf mary department, borough schools, since last Thursday has been confined to hel home with a serious attack of pleurisy The interest expressed in her recovery attests we'll the hold this teacher of ovel quarter of 8 century has upon the peo pie, young and old, pupils of twenty-eight years ago and of the intervening years te the present time. There are but few whom it would be harder to spare from our village. We are pleased to hear that she is speedily improving.
 Scarlet fever is prevalent in several places in the state and generally of se were form. The disease has disappeared from Stafford Springs, where only mild type prevailed. .a.
 -Wauseon Lodge, I. o. O. F., will meet next Tuesday evening.
 The play, "Anita's Trials" to be given by St. Mary's Guild at Grace church this evening, is nice series of adventures of party of girls in camp, all the actors being girls. It is full of fun, and tells a nice little story in it's unfolding.
 -G. s. Baker is getting over a very painful illness of two weeks or more dura- tion, resulting from bad tooth.
 John Mccarthy is finishing up the blasting under Rockwell's building, where use of hand drills is necessary, consisting of squaring up the. face of the ledge. .!4,
 During the illness of Miss ,Gady her position is being filled by Miss Nettie Washburn
 On Friday afternoon of next week interesting exercises. appropriate to the observance of arbor day will be held at the school building. ...
 Rev. D. L. R. Libby of Putnam will deliver his lecture on the Passion Play, illustrated with stereoptfcan, at the Opera House May 11th, for the benefit oi Winter Posts relief fund. .... ....- ... : While fighting the fire in Parkess' woods yesterday, Herbert, the 12-year4old son of H. M. Day, fell into the fire and was quite badly burned about his head. Butwhile his injuries are quite painful, it is not thought that they will be serious.
 "A reception will be givento Rev. MT. Mcleod at the Congregation church par lors next Tuesday evening. All are in. vited. r., The W. R. 0. will serve another sup. per next Saturday, from to 7, at society hall. Senior and junior vice presidents will. act as hostesses. :s*.@ E., /:
 W. A: King gives to the selectmen oi Windham the following reasons for de. clining to act as member of the Wilii. manic high school committee: .s..If be. came member, the. majority of the board would consist of lawyers. Now, of course, it is we'll to have klawyers on the, board. Yet is it Vells that the majeHtg of the board should consist Of men from our profession? The great mass, of students, their school days over, senter-not any profession, but business or industrial life in some form. To At students for theil needs is fortunately becoming the aim, Ii not the end, of schools. Would not this be better attained if the majority of every school committee was composed of mer drawn from and identified with the various lines of work into which nearly all tho students subsequently, enter?'
 Court of burgesses meet next Tues day evening. .-. =.
 The theater train leaves Stafford fol Willimantie this evening at 6.45. Fare for the trip $1. -> -2. =
 West Stahford's delegates to next weeks republican state convention-J.R Washburn, Edwin c. Davis. Those iron the east parish are J. H. Reed and J. G Wightman. --.-.... ...-
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 Mrs. T. c. Lathrop has been to New York this week,
 Us, s. Richardson, who went from West Stafford to the west, when a lad some ten years ago, returned on a visi to old friends last week. MT. Richard son is now business manager of the Sc dalia, Mo-, Gazette, 8 leading daily news paper in city of 20, GOO inhabitants.
 James Mclaughlin goes this week ol a visiting tour in. Orange and Sullivan counties, N. "
 Frank Conley, of Brooklyn N. Y. WOAA-hAO"h Au pOe5AIiobAC O11O4Oo dS buO 1kS ID. man, has been the guest. of Rober Hampston the past week.
 Mrs. F. G. Sanford has this weel been visiting in Norwich.
 Mrs. C.. H.. King is visiting at he former home in Columbia. i.
 ~--Mr. and Mrs. J "A Foster, Mir. ant Mrs. Joseph Clark, MT. and Mrs. Charle Reynolds, Dr. E. Clark and J. H.. Sega were guests at large reception at ~Hol yoke's new almshouse at Ingleside las week Wednesday evening, Mrs. Mayo Sullivan and Mrs. w. O. Judd being host esses in. charge. <
 Miss Kate M. Bugbee, for oyer yea past telegraph operator here. has beel transferred to better paying position a Essex. She has been competent an courteous in discharge of her duties here and her departule is regretted. Her sue cessor is not yet designated, but will prot