The Press., 1893-08-17


 rents in this borough.
 Joseph P. Mcguire advertises this week to give lessons on violin and other musical instruments, having quarters at James Keefs, on Main-st. <
 Don't forget-that we don't hear of half the personal items, so interesting at the outing period, unless some one sends them in. People like to read them, we like to print lem, and friends like to know when nonresident friends are in town, or resident friends away.
 Bass and other fishing is good at Mashapaug now.
 I Il. K. Lord, of Parker, South Dakota, is spending few days in town.
 -J. M Lord and family and Miss Ma bel Converse are expecting to leave for Parker, s. D., in in few days, to remain there for some time.
 As the new depot progresses toward completion better satisfaction is express ed with it's appearance.
 The Willimantic Y. P. s; c. B. have invited the Eastern Hampden Mass as- sociation, to which the Stafford Springs society belongs, to join them in an ex- cursion to Block Island next Saturday. l The fare from al! stations above Willi- mantle is $1.25; from Willimantic $1. A special train will run, leaving Stafford at 7. 30 a. m. The local market prices for hams have been reduced to 16 and IS cents. Miss Bertha Heald is at Cohasset.
 Water is very low in Roaring Brook, and Supt Adams is taking steps to cut off all waste or uses not absolutely neces- sary. If rain does not come soon the scarcity will become 8 serious matter, which all can help to ward off, by econo- my in use of the water, The rules for use of water have been loosely enforced in the past because there has been no oc- casion for caution, and scores of people have used water for purposes not allowed by the rates they have paid. Lawns have been watered, streets sprinkled, and oth- CT uses made by parties who had no right to make them, and this has helped cur tail the supply. Until rain comes the privileges of lawn sprinkling will be cut off from those who pay rates to cover them, and therefore any who have appro- priated such privileges without payment most certainly must forego them.
 -Dr. Newton was called upon last week to attend two cases of fracture. Wilbur, the grandson of A. $. Chaffee, of Evergreen Park, fell while at. play, breaking his collar bone. Solomon Neff, who lives on the Holland road, in Filing ton, fell while walking in his yard, frac- turing his left arm near the shoulder joint, the fracture involving that joint. He is 83 years old, and feeble from age. Stafford Hollow.
 Hon. E. c. Pinney is driving a new span of thoroughbreds, whose fine ap- pearanee attracts much attention. (Correspondence.) .- 70. B. Pinney started fer the White City last Friday with some New Haven friends. They got very reasonable rates -$23 for the round trip, on palace cars. The three tenements that Russell Colburn is fixing for MT. Cummings in the property known as the old Howes house are approaching completion. They are more comfortable and convenient than one would deem possible to have been made in that house. Partitions from cellar to roof run between each ten ement, so that they are now entirely sep arate. Each tenement has from five to six rooms, all of fair size, and most of them desirable.
 The old proverb that all signs fail in dry weather has been proved in this To- cality this summer. There has been no good soaking rain for several weeks, and all the vegetation shows the signs of it. The change of the moon last Friday, a wet moon, according to the Dutch rule, when it did change, and picnic parties at the rate of two or three each week, seem to have no effect upon the weather. It is dry in spite of every sign, yet our neigh DOTS, both near and far, have had some rain. Do the weather signs of the moon work for some localities and fail in oth- CTS, or is Stafford under dry weather curse?
 West Stafford. (Correspondence.)
 Elisha z. Ellis and family from Dan bury are visiting relatives here.
 Mrs. Aver is entertaining her brother.
 Frank L. Wood from West Lynn, Mass, is stopping few weeks with Ar thur J. Blodgett.
 Mrs. Wilbur is out of town.
 Mrs. Harriet Fairman Willard is with her sister, Mrs. Washburn.
 Miss Dickinson, from Amherst, Mass. | is visiting the Misses Pownall Mrs. Dimock and Miss Josephine were in Hartford Saturday.
 | Mir. Allen from Enfield has been the guest of friends for several days. | E. D. Ellis was in Ellington Sunday
 - Stafford Grange, No. 55, held their 5th annual picnic at Bowler's grove, Crys- tai Aug. 9th. In the gathering, which was large and representative one, were E. H. Hyde, T. c. Druley, E. c. Pinney, J. R. Washburn, J. o. Booth, J. W.Witt, John A. Foster, A. D. .Cady, D. J. .Glazier, Joseph Ferry, F, z. Fairfield, J. M. Lar 1 ned. L. A. Aborn, John Wesley Dimock A. w.. Weaver, Lester Russell, Luther Crawford, L. Helm, H. F. Cady, Everett A. Aborn, H. A. Glazier, w. E. Trues- dell, James Lasbury and many others, with their wives, daughters and sweet hearts, composing one of the most notable and enjoyable gatherings that has been held in the grove this season. About 200 sat down to the tables, which were loaded with we'll cooked and reasonable viands, fruits and flowers, arranged in way that was very pleasing to the eye and tempting to the appetite When the farmers' wives