The Press., 1893-07-06
STAFFORD.

ing out at 1Oc. and 12c. box. Some of the boxes that are slightly broken or soil ed we are selling at Sc. box.
 STAFFORD.
 The annual merchants gala day will be observed July 18th, and it is intended, if possible, to secure a boat for this party exclusively. Last years excursion was the biggest thing of the kind ever gotten up here, and it is proposed this year to equal it if possible.
 We don't know what stopped the ringing of one bell at daybreak on the 4th fire alarm fashion. It would be a relief to know that it was the hard end of po- liceman's club.
 Mrs. P. R. Watts, Mrs. Anna Holt, Miss Celia Holt, Mrs. J. M. Leach and two children are at Block Island.
 Rev. -Dr. Harris will conduct the ser vices at the Methodist church next Sun day. Preaching morning and evening. --Messrs. Walter Tootle and J. G. Shuttleworth are spending vacation in Bridgeport.
 Miss Myra Fenton is visiting Miss Edith Lord at Spencer, Mass.
 Mir and Mrs: W. H. Cooley and son, Howard, start tomorrow morning for the worlds fair.
 Miss Blanch Ramsden, of Palmer, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jos. Clark. -E. l.. Dimock made 115 gallons of ice cream for the 4th.
 . The Congregational Sunday school has it's annual picnic at Evergreen Park tomorrow.
 Miss Margaret Russell is home from Greenwich, Conn.,, where she teaches school.
 Senator Keeney, of Somersville, also the superintendent in his mill-Mr. Raw ley, formerly with the Mineral Springs mill, )-attended Stafford's 4th of July.
 Winter Post is expecting to have a treat for it's members as it's next meeting. All members of the post, and all old sol diers are requested to tell any notable ex- periences they had during the month of July during any year of the war. They are to be simply incidents told without any attempt at literary effect. The story of Gettysburg has already been promised. Come, boys, and tell your experiences, and have good old soldier time. *
 Regular meeting of the W. R. c. to- morrow (Friday) evening. A full meet ing desired.
 ". V. Thompson, principal of the high school at Rockland, Me-, is visiting at Joseph Clark's on Grant avenue.
 Miss Etta Hall, who has been visit ing her grandmother, Mrs. Augusta Eaton, has returned to Chicago.
 Ray and Madeline Baker, of Spring field, are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Gilbert H. Baker.
 Misses Caroline and Sophie Brown are at Brooklyn, Conn.
 J. M. Lord returned on Tuesday from his Dakota and worlds fair trip.
 The brick walls of The Press new building are rising.
 Misses Jennie Orcutt, Sadie and Car rie Comins, James Comins and Ernest Taft started for the worlds fair to-day.
 M. c. Moore went north on the train last Friday n orning, and his whereabouts are unknown so far to his family, who are much worried. There has been fears ex- pressed that trouble had affected his head he being of a very sensitive nature, but ii is hoped and quite generally thought that he has started out to look for some occu. patton away from the scenes of his busi. ness misfortune. Meanwhile, much sym. pathy is expressed for MT. M. and his family.
 HI. W. King, of Wiliimantic, spent the 4th in this village with his son, Law yer c. H. King.
 Miss Allen, from Rhode Island, is spending the summer with her brother Christopher Allen.
 Considerable excitement was caused last Sunday over the breaking out iron the lookup of man who had been put il the night before for disorderly conduct the excitement being chiefly over sup posed outside aid given him. It subsideC when it appeared that the inmate hat done the business for himself, withou aid. He was arrested at his own hom, next day, and put under bonds. He de clared that he had proposed himself to re turn and settle the matter, which wa! probably true, as it was the only sensibl course for him to take. He was allowed to settle without trial, having previous good record.
 It is not true that 1t has been design cd to build a coffer dam about the nev depot to protect it from the street wash.
 -Wm. Dobson, of Northampton, form erly of Holland, was in town on the 4th Mir. Dobson holds position as invento with the Boston Cash Register Go.
 Tt is understood that no change vii be made in the corps of borough schoo teachers the coming year. The commit tee desire all the old teachers to continue and the district shares in the desire Principal Bagnall will decline the offer o 8 higher salary elsewhere, to remain here, and it is understood that othe teachers also refuse offers of increase, pay elsewhere. The reputation of ou borough schools attracts those who ar looking for good teachers. We are in formed that those in authority propos the coming year to make greater improve ments in our schools, and so raise tn standard of scholarship that those wh complete the course will be fitted for col lege.
 The court of burgesses meets thi Thursday evening.