The Press., 1894-08-30
Collector Spellman adyertises hi


 tied at once, that he may close his ac count with the treasurer.
 Harry Preston and wife of Auburn dale, Mass, are visiting friends in town
 Mrs. Bernhans from Brooklyn, N. Y. formerly Miss Mary Ingalls, and 8 native of Stafford, is. with her son, visiting friends and relatives in town.
 Mrs. G. w. Stump and and Miss Ma bel A. Foster are spending week at Bos ton and the beaches.
 The letter from Korea, printed this week, has an interest as being writer amid the opening scenes of a war likely to involve several great nations, also as written by missionary lady having wide acquaintance in Stafford, Mrs. Mary Scran ton, daughter of the late Rev. Erastus Benton.
 The Electric Light Go. have fitted uI temporary steam power from an outfit furnished by Keefe Bros., to tide over the period of limited water power.
 Gilbert s. Baker and Harry Burwel sail to-day on the schooner Adelaide fol Norfolk, Va, and while the vessel is load ing for the return voyage have planned tc visit Richmond, Newport News, Fortress Monroe and other places in the near vi. cinity.
 Howard Cooley and Robert w. Smith will next week enter the Worcester, Mass. academy.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. l.. Howard this week attended the reunion of the 25th regiment at Plainville. sCo. D., of which MT. Howard was member, almost entirely recruited from Stafford, George Foskit being cap tain, Oscar w. Sanford and George Bren- nan, lieutenants.
 Richard Ellis, while shooting turtles at Crystal Lake on Tuesday, sent bullet through the fieshy part of his left hand, fortunately touching no bones or parts likely to seriously affect the future use- fitness of the member. He was brought over to Dr. Nichols office for treatment.
 Society meetings: Winter Post, G. A. R., Monday evening, full attendance desired; Wauseon Lodge, I. o. o. F., Tuesday evening initiatory degree; Staf- ford Grange Tuesday evening; Harmony Temple of Honor Wednesday evening.
 The ball game at the fair grounds last Saturday, St. Johns of Rockville vs. StaffOrds, resulted in victory for Rock vile, 13 to7.
 Prof. and Mrs. Gardner to-day return to their home at Keuka, N, Y. They are by Nathan Ward, cousin of Mrs. G., who will become a student at Keuka college, of which Prof. 6. is prin- cipal.
 It won't occur again. The Aqueduot Company now owns 8 ready built reser- voir on the Dexter Moore place, in Union, with ample storage room for water. They acquired title too late to put in new Hume and store up water from the winter and spring freshets. Another season will find them with goodly quantity of wa ter stored up there.
 The school on Stafford Street will commence Monday, Sept. 3d. Miss Chel- la CadY, teacher.
 The social club, which has had a room over the American Express office, are re- moving to Johnson's block on East Main stl eet. It has reorganized, with about 30 members. E. F. Engley, president; T. vice president; c. H. King, secretary and treasurer.
 The banks will be closed on Monday labor day.
 Mrs. E. A. Burdick of Brooklyn, N. Y., is at her fathers, D. F. Hewlett, on East street.
 Mrs. H. M. Snow and her son Fred of Rainbow, Conn. ,'are at Chas. Roberts,.
 MT. and Mrs. Gliding Pinney, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are at Mrs. Charles Holt's.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Cooley and son William are this week visiting at South Deerfield, Mass.
 -C. R. Newton has received the ele- gant gold watch w0n by him at Williman- tic, the highest authorities having decided that he was faiply in the race which he so handsomely won over crack competitors, one of whom was Allen of Springfield, who recently beat the worlds half mile record of class A riders.
 -Of many little testimonials of friend ship and esteem given Principal Bagnall and family on leaving town last week, mostly from individuals, a most prized one was silver orange set-knife and spoon-from the M. E. Sunday school, last Sunday, Esquire Reed making the speech. The event came as a surprise, and was deeply affecting to the recipient.
 Tuesday forenoon, Eddie, the ten years-old son of Joseph Bourie, while playing about the partly dismantled barn on Benton street, fell and fractured the arm just above the wrist joint. Dr. F. L. Smith attended the case.
 Michael Purcell has bought of Elam Ellithorpe the lot next the old brick school house on West-Main-st., the house upon which was recently burned, and pro- poses to build upon it.
 -Willimantic corr. Hartford Courant ; Mrs. Annie Kinney, of Stafford Springs, died at her cottage on the Willimantic camp grounds early yesterday morning from cholera morbus. Since the close of camp meeting over two weeks ago she has lived alone. Her relatives came to this city yesterday, and will remove her body to Stafford Springs for interment.
 A Water Famine
 As predicted last week, the aqueduct water supply gave out on Saturday. Peo- pie on the higher streets found their fau- cets dry in the early p. m., and soon after the same trouble appeared on lower levels. The aqueduct company soon had the steamer at work pumping from the War ren Woolen Co.'s raceway into the near est hydrant, sending water again to all