The Press., 1892-07-21
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 PENSIONS, INCREASE, BACK PAY, BoUN- TY.-Comrade Fred A. Farley, Corporal James Tanners pension agent, will be at Ezra Spaulding's store, Stafford Springs, Conn.,, July g, B, 24; Brainard House, Willimantic, July %, 25. He gives you a medical examination, makes out all your papers free of charge. Rejected cases a speciality.
 A. w. Walker, offers this week a large assortment of Scotch Zephyrs for summer dresses at 10 cts. yard, 12 yards for $1. Call and examine or send for samples.
 Special bargains in Summer Dress Goods at A. w. Walkers.
 Ladies Sateen Shirt Waists 50 cts, marked down from 75c., at E. l.. Burr's. Special bargains in Shirt Waists at A. W. Walkers.
 A. w. Walker is closing out his stock of Parasols and Sun Umbrellas at very low prices.
 Infants and Children's Silk and Null Bonnets 10 cents and upwards, at Miss Russell's.
 Ladies, read Miss Russell's adver- tisement this week.
 A job lot of Commercial Note Writing Paper at The Press office. 5c. quire. A new lot of Japnese Napkins just received at The Press office. A large variety at very low prices. Just what you want for picnic parties.
 Ladies Driving Gloves, also Kid Taffeta and Silk, can be found at B. l.. Burr's.
 Nuns Yelling, in black, pink, blue and cream, at E. L. Burr's.
 Special sale of Ladies' Handkerchiefs at B. l.. Burr's.
 Plain cheese, sage cheese, Eng. Dairy, Roquefort and Neufchatel cheese at Ellis. Fresh premium butter from the FL lington Creamery, at Ellis.
 A new lot of local Note Paper at The Press office.
 STAFFORD.
 New patrons of the Electric Light Co are: Squiers, barber, Bu1well, jeweler, Wobbecke, tailor, Fitzpatrick, news dealer, Hanley and Kreisel, shoe dealers. Collins Richardson, the Sam Patch of Crystal Lake, announces an ultimate purpose of jumping from the East River bridge. A man who has made this leap, he says, never has to work any more. Nevertheless all of them come down in the world-though some remain in it so little time after it doesn't matter much. The unloading of ,Needham's install ment of western horses last Monday drew the usual crowd of horse fanciers and loungers. The horses came in a Burton car and were generally in good condition. -CollinsRichardson is outdoing Brodie's achievement at Crystal Lake, adding 10 feet to the height from which he springs into the water, fifty feet in all. Perhaps bye-and-bye he will go down to the great city and dig his way through the air and water from the East River bridge to the bottom of East River. Collins is said to be a fine swimmer, and his performances are drawing card for the west side pleas ure grounds.
 The Stafford High school nine played the second game with the South Willing ton nine, on the latter's grounds, last Saturday. Score: Stafford H. S., IS; South Wilmington, 5.
 1000 horse power, not 100 as printed last week, is the extent of the yet un-
 
 owned by the Electric Light Co.
 A street cry-"Want to buy any dob sons"
 pr. Murray, of Westffeld, the king dentist, who is always a feature at our cattle shows, has been stopping at the Stafford Springs House for few days, and both there and upon the street even- ings has demonstrated his power to pull teeth without pain, and also sold his "cy- clone liniment" and other remedies.
 Saw fish's weapons, deer skulls and bones, heads of rare birds, etc., that are on exhibition in Fitzpatrick's window be- long to A. J. Mix, the electrician, who, outside of his chosen line of scientific work, seems to be an amateur naturalist. It looks as if everybody was going to use electric lights.
 We don't want to seem impatient, but that Spring g-st. bridge, the condition of which was a matter of complaint months ago, etc., etc.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Savings Bank was held yesterday. Off, cers chosen: E. c. Pinney, president; 1; Wm. M. Corbin, J. H. Reed, vice-presi- dents; c. F. Harwood, clerk and treas urer; G. c. Parkess, E. O. Dimock, Da- wis A. Baker, J.J. Ellis, James McLaugh- lin. James Risley, R. c. Beebe, W. c. Ellis, directors; J. M. Carpenter, E. O.. Dennis, auditors.
 The Monson Universalist Sunday school will picnic at Evergreen Park next Tuesday.
 Walker has large stock of Ameri- can flags, all sizes, and good material. The American flag is always pretty sight, even when it bears the wrong names as a campaign banner.
 A lady who formerly lived in the bor- ough, and who is homesick to return to it from her present home Gin village near Springfield), says that Stafford Springs is as good place to trade in as Springfield, and that she would as soon come here shopping for household SUD- plies, staple dry goods, boots, shoes, clothing, etc. Those who don't know this are those go abroad for everything, and would in any event.
 Many went to the lakes on merchants day, At Mayland Park there were enough Stafford Springs gentlemen to make up sides in 8 sharply contested base ball game. .... ........ .-. .-... Some friend in Brooklyn, N. Y., has sent strange wild caged bird to Robert Hampston, which he invites local orni- biologists to inspect and help to classify. From the formation of the feet 1t is thought to be water bird.
 Merchants Gala Day.
 Tuesday morning most certainly wore a ssgala day" aspect. The notes of the