The Press., 1893-08-10


 The executive committee of the Agri- cultural Society will meet at their room, over the post office, on Saturday, at 2 p. m., to make final arrangements for the coming fair.
 See special offer for lady canvassers Gin local notices) of Wood, the photo grapher.
 Mrs. F. A. Warfield and her son, Ralph, of Washington, D. O.. also Mrs. W.'s sister, Mrs. Geo. E. Buck, of Pal mer, are visiting friends in the borough. Mrs. w. will remain through the week.
 Mrs Giles Dimock of Yonkers, NY, this week visited her father, Seymour Carpenter.
 Mrs. M c. Spencer of New York, and MT. and Mrs. George w. Howes of Worcester, are at Mr. M Howland's.
 Robert H. Fisk of Worcester spent last Sunday in town.
 Fred Burwell is back from Ohio, spending vacation period with his par ents
 The Mineral Springs mill has posted notices of suspension of work after Sat urday night. This leaves only the Gen. tral Woolen Co s mill in operation in the borough
 Miss Annibel Haradon of New York is visiting at Mr. Fred Closes for two l weeks.
 George Starbuck of Gilbertville, Mass. former resident, is visiting in town.
 The Stafford Springs cottagers at Crystal Lake, to the number of forty five, sat down last Friday to shore dinner provided at Bowler's grove restaurant, following which a game of base ball was played, the respective sides being cap tained by Messrs. Bissett and Bowler, ard divided according to location of cot tages = east and west. MT. Bissett's side won-9 to 12-in five innings. w.. W. Lathrop was umpire, and Cat the close of the game) an experienced one. It was gala day. On Saturday the Rockville firemen were entertained at the grounds, and on Sunday Citizens Cornet Band spent the day there.
 -Holley Howard is said to be the local champion in long distance bicycle riding, and may be heard from if he ehooses-to enter fall amateur races. f@ The Woodlawn dairy is now running new low-down milk wagon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Perkins Hyde of South bridge are visiting at Dr. F. L. Smiths.
 Ernest Arnold is making a visit at Worcester and Leicester, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Chamberlain, Palmer Chamberlain and Miss Carrie Harrison, of Hartford, were guests at A. L. Towards last week.
 E. L. Burr will open his store to- morrow in new quarters, corner of East Main street and Furnace Avenue. l CONTRIBUTED LoCALs.-Mrs. Clare l.. Le Monde has recently purchased 8 very nice upright piano, which enlivens MT. Ebenezer Colburns house very much...... Dexter Colburn has worked at having, as usual, this season, moving, raking, etc. He is 88 years of age.
 A. W. Tuthill of The Press office has been visiting his brother John, who holds very responsible position in the N. Y. Tribune con posing room.
 E. A. Damon of Willimantic is serv. ing at Clark's barber shop during the proprietor's absence. | The reunion of the 9th Conn. regi- i roont of W;ll;roon+;o x,oe+ordo,, r,o. ,+ tended by 62 of the 25O surviving mems bers. Among those present were Con- rades Nichols and Rouse of Stafford Springs.
 MT. and Mrs. C.. F. Harwood and MT. and Mrs. J. E. Walker have been spending a season at Cottage City. i Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, Aug. 10th: L. G. Ad. ans, M. J. Austin, Mrs. Jennie Averill L. Bitman, Mrs. Mary Durant, Lizzie Horan, Thomas M. Hanley, Mrs. J. J King, ,Aibena Lambert, Michael Marchand Phileman Prev, Signor Giovanni Rou cette, Albert Schaefer. % Stafford Hollow. I (Correspondence.)
 l The Y. P. c. U., after making con tribution to girls school in Japan con ducted by native Universalist minister has adjourned until September, as has the ladies social circle also. The churcf will take it's vacation later.
 The mills in this vidinity, the River eli &hn A, their employees almost entirely in cur rency. The Riverside used no checks a all, and Phoenix very few. It is hoped that by the next payment the stringenc. will have been found to be temporary and will have passed away entirely.
 The Stafford grange had their pic-ni, at Crystal Lake yesterday. Member from the Ellington grange and other in yited guests from Stafford Springs, Yves Stafford and the Hollow, made the mum Der present amount to about one hundre, and twenty-five. There were no set exer cises and good time, the regular abund ant Stafford dinner, some music and danc ing, boating and visiting, comprised tn entertainment. Everybody, young an old, seemed to have good time 7 The farmers are having fine weathe for their picnic at Evergreen Park to day. It is fine weather for pic-nics, the 1t is disastrous for potatoes The Y. F. s. 0. E. of the Baptis church will hold social with Mrs. Clal enee Parker, Wednesday evening, Aug 18th. @ 7 West Stafford. r George w. Davis has gone on a healt SC oking trip to Block Island