The Press., 1893-07-13

dies Shirt Waists, in Lawn, Cambric and Percale, made in the latest styles. Miss M. T. Russell.
 New Sailor Hats, Jackson Park, Knox and Long Branch, at lowest prices, for the fourth, at Miss M. T. RusselPs. Nice line of Millinery and new line of Shirt Waists, also Corsets, Windsor Ties and all kinds of Fancy Work at Miss K. F. Horrigan's, Pages Block.
 Buy no Hosiery without Gordon Dye stamped on every pair. For sale at A. W. Walkers.
 Just think of it! A box of first-class stationery for 10c. We have big job of fine box stationery, which we are clos ing out at 1Oc. and 12c. a box. Some of the boxes that are slightly broken or soil ed we are selling at Sc. box.
 STAFFORD.
 Merchants Gala Day was an event last summer, when Stafford Springs for day was deserted, business at a stand still, an immense crowd of people having gone on an excursion to Watch Hill. A committee appointed by the R. M. P. A., consisting of w. B. Hanley, J. M. Leach and A. W. Walker last week arranged with the railroad company for an excur sion for Tuesday, July 18th. which is ex- pected to draw larger crowd than that of last year, with every possible promise made for as good or a better time. A special train will leave Stafford Springs at 7.3O a. m., and run express to New Lon don. The railroad company bars out all other excursion parties for that day, talk ing only regular passengers, so that the Stafford people are assured the larger portion of the ample accommodations pro- vided by the steamer Block Island. The fare is $1 to Watch Hill and return; 60 cents for children under IA years. A specially ordered shore dinner will be served at Watch Hill for 50 cents. Cit izen's Band will furnish music. Tickets should be secured in advance. Leach, Hanley, Walker, Eager and Butterfield having them for sale in the borough, Odell at Staffordville, and Cady and Holt at the Hollow. By paying 25 cents mole those who wish can go on to Block Island.
 Howard Gath, of Monson Ca boy 3 years old), while visiting with his moth- CT at Wm. Bolter's, on Moulton Hill, last Saturday, wandered off. The family sup posed he was berrying with other chil- dren. He walked throughthe woods oa road where there were no houses distance of three miles. As he was going by Dex- ter Colburn's he was seen and induced to come in. It was nearly night, thunder shower approaching, and soon it began to rain. Half an hour later Mrs. Bolter and Mrs. Gath arrived (they had searched for an hour around home). The mother was nearly distracted, and upon entering the house and finding her boy safe she inn mediately fell to the floor in dead faint. The Misses Skinner, of Philadelphia, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Robbins Pat ten, on Edgewood.
 - Miss Minette Avery, of Newton, Mass, Is spending the summer with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. W. c. Avery, on Edgewood.
 E. B. Dillingham;, Hartford's well known real estate dealer, also agent for newspaper advertising, was in town yes terday. A pair of cart wheels turned out from Comins' shop for Gary Bro's., have 1S7 lbs. of iron in each wheel tire.
 -Willimantic Journal. The Fourth of July thunder storm, which came day late this year, about 9.30 Wednesday night, did considerable damage all over the state. Locally, the lightning was sharp and frequent, and bolt struck Dr. Tiffany's house on Spring-st The family were sitting in the dining room when the crash came, startling them severely, and on MT. Tiffany's going to the next room he found the cover to the stove pipe hole ~ blown off and the room apparently filled with smoke, but which proved to be soot, covering everything in the room. Dr. Tihfany's infant daughter was sleeping in the room and blackened by the soot, but uninjured, and no one else was injured, although colored servant became hys- terical from fright. The only perceptible damage was from the soot and some shin gles torn up near the chimney.
 F. M. Brown has local agency for Rev. D. W. Talmage's "From Manager to Throne" one of the finest books, in let ter, press, illustration and binding, issued for long time, and giving a history of Christ, written in Holy Land, among the scenes of the Saviour's life on earth.
 -Ebenezer Colburn finished having 0o%, T,,Ix years of age, MT. c. has worked in the hay field as usual.
 Recent additions to Stafford library. Gift of Girls Library Club. May be called for Saturday:
 266 English Lands, Letters .
 and Kings, Vol. l., DonaldG Mitchell. 267 English Lands, Letters
 and Kings, Vol. II, DonaldG Mitchell. 268 William Dampier, W. Clark Russell. 721 A Fair Barbarian,
 Frances Hodgson Burnett. 722 Banned and Blessed, Mrs. A. l.. Mister. 723 White Birches, Annie Eliot. 7M A Cathedral Courtship,
 Kate Douglas Wiggin. 7a5 Dorothy, the Puritan,
 Augusta Campbell Watson. 7a6 Dr. Latimer, Clara Leuise Burnham. 727 The Sword of Damocles,
 Anna Katharine Green. 7s8 A Fellowe and His Wife,
 Blanche Willis Howard
 William Sharp.
 729 Jacks Courtship. W. Clark Russell. 730 Jane Field, Mary E. Wilkins. 731 Katharine North, Maria Louise Pool. 7s2 AWoman's Reason, Wm. D. Howells. 7SS When Mans Single, J.. M. Barrie.