The Press., 1894-06-21

Wedding Cards and Announcements at The Press office, either engraved or printed.
 "A. w. Walker is agent for Thomsen's Glove Fitting Corsets. Call and examine. -Hosiery-all who wear Stockings call at the Corner Dry Goods House, E. l.. Burr's.
 Ladies' Capes at E. l.. Burr's.
 Local Note Paper at The Press office 10e. a quire, quires for 25c.
 Ferris Corset Waists at B. l.. Burr's.
 STAFFORD.
 Two barge loads of about 40 members and friends of the Young Peoples Whist Club went on the excursion to Cly 5tal Lake last Thursday evening. They got much enjoyment from dancing in Bowler's pavilion, with music furnished by Rock ville's 3 H orchestra, and partook of ice cream and lunch at the Crystal Lake ho tel The affair was well conducted, and the service at the lake highly satisfactory. There were also a few invited friends present from Rockville.
 Society meetings A. O. U. W. this (Thursday) evening: Ionic Lodge, F. A. M., next Tuesday evening
 By the Karlsbad Anglo-American Register we note the names of Radcliffe Hicks and Chauncey Warren as registered at the 'Karlsbad'' June 1st.
 Under direction of l.. R. Lull, the river through the railroad companys land is being substantially walled in on both sides, the walls to serve as foundations for Gary Bros. new coal shed, which will be built directly over the river. The many visitors attracted to the place have chance to see how threatening to the pub lie health is the river bed when at low wa ter mark, as it now is, the several sewers entering at or near the East Main street bridge being aided in odor making by the unwholesome and unsightly refuse cast out from the fish market. There is a problem here that the health officers will have to wrestle with some time not far in the future.
 Miss Mabel Barber of New London has been spending two weeks with her grandparents. Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor. So far we hear no talk of any fourth of July observance in Stafford other than puO bAAuu p4CA+lO bV IfOISLOOh oA n3 oAt extensive preparation is being made for that, both by Stafford and Monson Cath plies.
 Gary Bros. new coal shed will be covered with iron to conform to fire ordi- nance, and will have best appliances for saving time and labor in receiving and delivering coal.
  The Springfield parties who were to have opened the Holmes mansion as a hotel, have decided not to come.
 Anthony Adams is in New York this week, attending a convention of steam filters.
 A marked piece of village improve ment is the work recently done by the Baker family at the old Baker homestead on East Main-st. Just east of the house small pond has for years been used to supply water for the house and to operate a ram for forcing the same, also to fur pish ice. The surroundings have not been particularly attractive, being rough, and a portion marshy. A canal carries water from the Foster brook, running 8 little to the east of the pond, and another returns water from the overflow back to the brook. The improvements, made by Michael Brick, the local landscape worker, have consisted of removing rocks and convert ing the ground into a well graded lawn, walling the stream and little lake, and filling in the marshy portion, setting ev- ergreen trees of choice (some impo1ted) varieties, and adorning the premises in various ways, both improving and sug- gesting other improvements to follow. The public benefit of such outlay is to be considered in the matter, the premises be- ing upon the street and in view from neighboring premises The little lake has also been stocked with trout, and wires placed upon the stream at some distance above and below the dam, limiting the range of run.
 What magnificent rain fall was that of this morning.
 Miss Alice Walker is home from Mt. Holyoke college.
 There is considerable Italian colo ny in the west part of the village, and, ac- cording to neighbor, it is getting quite Americanized. A wedding occurring there on Monday night was made an occasion of general hilarity, prominent feature of which was the constant repetition of singing 'sJohn Browns Body"
 The Press too greatly elaborated MT. Morris plan in stating last week that he was about building bowling alley under his billiard room. What he has L upon which bowling is done with cue, a process involving as much skill, if less muscle, than the old-fashioned alley game.