The Press., 1893-07-20

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 I (Contributed.)
 The $50 train going north onWednes- day of last week carried as jolly party of ladies (and one stray man, poor fel- low,) as ever started out, bent on pie nic at Flynt's park in Monson. Bless the fine old gentleman whose name it bears i; may the years fall lightly on his venerable head! The day was fine, the menagerie attractive, and everything waiting to be enjoyed. A substantial lunch was spread at noon and most thoroughly partaken of by forty-four hungry mortals, after which a visit to the tower was made, and 8 few brave girls went to the top, it being 1O4 feet high. On arriving at the depot home ward bound, the monotony of waiting was relieved by the sweet strains of an hand organ, and if ever there was enjoyed a thoroughly good time it was by the W. R. c. and their guests. | West Stafford. (Correspondence.) | Some thirty members of the Christian Endeavor Society from Stafford Hollow took part in the services here Sunday eve- ming.
 2 Miss Lilla J.. Warrington, from Granby, Mass, is visiting her friend, Lot tie Fairfield, this week.
 The refreshing shower of Monday af- ternoon was very essential to the devel- opment of the tubers.
 Mrs. G. w. Newell has entertained her sister and other friends from Somers.
 It is always desirable to keep every thing connected with the dairy clean, and douuly so at this season..
 B. F. Arnold and L. D. Crawford from the Street were at the morning ser vice here Sunday.
 Miss Anna Brady. from Westfield, is stopping at Henry McKinney's for some time.
 Lawyer Fisk, from Rockville, was in town Saturday.
 We had the pleasure of seeing the new game of football billiards, invented by Dr. Hall, of New York, played one day last week. The game combines con- stant activity, skill, and accuracy, and is intensely interesting from start to close.
 Undoubtedly any newspaper has a perfect right to criticise the doings of any court in this state or the United States. From personal acquaintance with the editorial staff of the Rockville Journal we can say it is composed of gentlemen, hon. est, intelligent and fearless, who will neither abuse this right nor fear to use it when the interests of justice and the pub- lie demand it. We are not living under the czar of Russia!
 Stafford Hollow.
 The remains of Louisa s., widow of Wyman c. Lombard, former resident of Stafford, were brought here this week, and the funeral attended from the Uni versalist church on Tuesday last. She died at Westfield, Vt., where she has three married daughters living, Mrs. En- fly R. Miller, Mrs. Ella M. Miller, and Mrs. Alice A. Wright. Her only son is Martin E., of the firm of Lombard & Ca dy, both Stafford boys, and successful business men, now conducting a large grocery and provision store at 63 Albany avenue, Hartford.
 (Correspondenee.) | R. s. Beebe is entertaining his rela- tives, MT. A. B. White and Miss Mabel Jones, both of Holbrook, Mass. Mrs. William Hassett, with her fam fly of four children, from Philadelphia, is spending month with her father, MT. s. E. Dwight. She expects to make her fu- ture home in Lawrence, Mass. No holiday has been better observed here than that of Tuesday. The stores were closed and the Riverside shut down, except one department. Quite large number went from here on the excursion. The Universalist Sunday schools of Monson and Stafford are to-day enjoying their annual picnic at Evergreen Park. The Stafford people are the guests of the Monson school. If all the arrangements are carried out the combined party will have happy time.
 Mrs. Louisa $. Lombard, whose de- cease is noticed elsewhere in this paper, was an old resident of Stafford Street. Until the death of her husband she lived on a farm on Middle River. She then moved with her family to the Hollow, where she lived until her children were grown and married, leaving here about five years ago, since which time she has made her home with her son in Hartford, and latterly with her daughter in Vest field, Vt., where she died. She was much esteemed here for her womanly qualities. Her body was brought to Stafford for burial, the funeral service being from the Universalist church, it's pastor. Rev. T. O. Druley, officiating. She was buried by the side of her husband in Sandy Knoll cemetery. Her children express them- selves as being deeply touched by the loving sympathy of their mothers old friends in Stafford, manifested by their decoration of the church and by their presence at the last sad rites.
 Rev. W. H. Gardner, of Washing ton, D. O., will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday morning.
 StaffOrdville.
 A sum of money was found in the vestry of the M. B. church, Staffordville July Il, during the sale of ice cream which the owner can have by applying to w. F. Peel.
 } The death is announced this week oi } George F. Washburn, we'll known and highly respected citizen of the town. UNION. = (COrrespondence) } Mrs. E. Cook and family of Provi dence, R. l., are at her mothers, Mrs } Serantons, for the week.