The Press., 1893-07-13

been visiting in this vicinity, having made the trip from Torrington by carriage.
 Miss Mary Newton entertained her Sunday school class on Tuesday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles L. Randall of Portland, Me, have been guests this week of MT. and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin, and Mrs. Randall's sister, Miss Julie Smith, of Belchertown, is now with the same host and hostess at their Mayland Park cottage.
 Miss Mary Lathrop is home on her vacation from Laselle Seminary.
 The W. R. c. went to Flynt's Park, Monson, yesterday, for picnic. Those from the Springs went via. rail; those from the Hollow and north part of the town by buses.
 Irving Hewlett of Brooklyn, N. Y., is spending 8 weeks vacation with his parents on East street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Preston of Au- burndale, Mass, have been spending a week in the Springs and at West Stafford.
 -Apricots, peaches and plums, evident ly from California, are on sale this week. k J. F.. Chamberlin is out again, after a brief illness. . The Press is glad, at this vacation season, to get ''items" as to your own outing, or your summer guests.
 Frank L. Aldrich, after years ser vice for Smith & Cooley, has removed to South Coventry, where he has purchased a farm. He carries with him the best of recommendations from former employers and overseers, also the best wishes of his many friends in Stafford.
 A BROTHER OF T. OF H.
 MT. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor have gone to their cottage at Crescent Beach, Mi antic, for the season.
 Master Bennie Cooley is also at the worlds fair with the other members of his family mentioned last week.
 Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, July 18th: Abraham Abmovwitz, Harry L. Brusie,- Mrs. J. O. Campbell, Marcus l.. Emlott. Vim. Jen- kins, Ed: Mercer, James Page, Nazaire Razotte
 Grace church Sunday school went to- day on their annual picnic to Crystal Lake.
 Rev. J. D. Coyle has been quite dis abled for the past week, having strained his back on the fourth in averting a threatened accident by the settling of seats upon the float fitted up by St. Ed wards church for the procession. He is now getting the better of the disability, however.
 Charles Newton and Harry Converse are entered in Saturdays bicycle races at Rockville.
 Winter Post, attention! The assem- ply will sound promptly at 8 p. m. next Monday for business. Afterwards there will be memoirs of the war, especially of notable events in July of any year. Every member of Winter Post, every member of G. A. R., every veteran, is requested to be present with his knapsack full of war stories. All members of s. of V. are also invited to be present. Per order con- mander.
 Edward Tetrault, salesman at the Central Clothing Store, is, with his fam fly, spending two weeks vacation in Vermont and elsewhere.
 Stafford Hollow.
 A long to be remembered occasion was the reunion of the Hassett family, held at the old homestead of Thomas Hassett, ST., on the 4th, at Stafford Vil- lage. The lawn was prettily decorated with the stars and stripes. About sixty four guests sat down to bountiful col lation under the naples. The later time was pleasantly passed by singing and dancing on the green. Among out of town guests present were: Dr. John Hassett and family, Lee, Mass. Patrick Hassett and family, and Misses Lizzie and Nellie Hassett, Westfeld, Mass. Mrs. Howe and family, Monson, Mass. Wm. Has, sett and family, Philadelphia, Pa.
 (Correspondence.)
 The majority of those who were at the school meeting last Saturday evening were of the opinion that the building was not good enough for any permanent re- pairs, and so they rescinded the action of the previous meeting. The matter is now left just where it began. No one would accept the office of school committee and that clause of the warning was passed without any action.
 One needs to inspect the carriage manufactory to know how busy place it is and how much work MT. Wightman does. He keeps two or three dozen ve- hicles of many different styles on hand at all times, sells in the neighborhood of a hundred new carriages, etc., in the course of the year. He has besides thirty or forty old jobs on hand constantly for other people, or for himself, of wagons and car riages taken in trade, so that every taste or purse can be suited at his factory. Some of his jobs of repairing and repaint- ing were very good indeed, and would be creditable to city manufactory.
 .-,- West Stafford.
 School in district No. 16 closed last Friday, Josie B. Newell, teacher. Schol- ars neither absent nol tardy during the term, Louisa Kibbe, Charles Worthing. ton; absent one day, Nettfe Kibbe; not tardy, Alice Greaves, Daisy Kibbe, Laura Worthington, Norman Greaves; perfect in spelling, Myrtle Warrington, Nettie Kibbe, Albert Greaves.
 (Correspondence.) .
 Prof. Gardner, from Washington, D. o., son-in-law of A. N. Nichols of the Springs, supplied the pulpit of MT. Aver who is out of town.
 We were very much pleased to meet one day last week, Mrs. Henry Lufler an6 son, Forest Dimock, from New London who are visiting at s. M. Harwood's, or the hill.