The Press., 1894-06-28
The freight depot has been repainted

to it's great improvement, hiding the scars of fire.
 l Norbert Bellerose (of s. F.. Maine's shoe store) and wife are off on bridal trip. See marriage notices.
 The opera house was we'll filled last Friday evening to hear the Beveridges, of Nebraska, and A. B. Lincoln, editor of the "New England Home" The singing of the Beveridge's was the best thing of the kind ever heard in Stafford, and call- ed forth repeated applause. MT. Lincoln gave a clear and forcible address on the underlying principles of the temperance reform.
 | A "local notice" announces the open ing of class in physical culture, for la- dies, gentlemen and children, at the Holmes residence on Edgewood, by Miss Emily Thlall. Afternoon and evening each month. Miss Thrall has been for some time fitting herself for this teaching by study last summer in Albany and dur l ing the winter in Washington. The ex- ercises are not violent or injurious, but are conducive to good physical health and grace of carriage. The class drill is pleasant and healthful, and the practice may be done at home.
 MT. and Mrs. J. F. Chamberlin are visiting in the vicinity of Bangor, Me. Miss Etta Hall is home from Wilbra- ham academy. Her parents, MT. and Mrs. Albert Hall, are spending the sum- mer in Stafford Springs. Miss Caroline Brown is home from school at Peekskill- -on-the- Hudson.
 A new railway time table will go into effect next Monday, the chief feature of which will be the addition of the Block Island train. The schedule is not yet is- sued, but trains will leave New London for Palmer at 5.25, TAO a. m., 2.3O, 5.27 D. m., instead of 5.25, TAO and 3.25, as now. Trains will leave Palmer for New London at 7.35 and $40 a. m., 1.55 and | 7.15 D. m., being same as now, with addi- tion of the 7.35 a. m. train, which will stop only at Monson, Stafford Springs and South Coventry, north of Willimantic Later-we are able to say that the leav- ing time of the Block Island train will be S.02 a. m. south, 7.21 D. m. north. The p. m. train north will leave at 4.30.
 Miss Jennie Hewitt is home from the Normal School at Birmingham, Mass. Her mother, Mrs. NH. Hewitt, and sis ter, Miss Josie, have just returned from a visit at Worcester, Mass. l Miner Knowlton and family of Pough- keepsie, N. Y., are at their summer home on Rockwell Hill.
 Miss Blanche E. Cleaveland is visit ing friends at Willimantic. | A meeting will be held at Preble's hall, Orcuttville, next Sunday, at 4.3O p. m., lead by the Christian workers of West Stafford. All are cordially invited.
 -Wm. Lee and family have been visit ing in Maine.
 Mrs. w. H. Smith has as guests he1 parents, Col. and Mrs. Alonzo Wood, al so her niece, Miss Kate Huntley, all oi West Winfield, N. Y.
 -Gary's wagonette, also several private conveyanees, this morning took consid erable party of ladies to Mayland Park for the day.
 | Reception of members and the sacra- ments of baptism and the Lords supper at the Methodist church next Sunday morning. Preaching in the evening. | A second meeting was held last eve ming in the borough school district, be. cause of fear of 8 technical informality i1 the wording of the vote of the first meet cussion it was decided to make the ta1 three mills instead of five, it being be lieved that that amount would meet an nual expenses and allow for 8 reduction of the debt from 5000 to $1200. It wa voted to give the committee power to ac at their discretion in the matter of Sam uel Rookwell's tax, which he refuses t. pay, claiming the Foxville mill privileg Is assessed too high.
 Mrs. Dudley, of Norwich, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. c. Sanford. Miss Gertie Butterfield is visiting he uncle in New London.
 At the annual meeting of the loca A. O. H. officers chosen for the ensuin year were: Lott O'Hallo1an, president Thomas Hassett, vice-president Joh 5 Connolly, treasurer; Frank Silk, finan cial secretary; J. W. Mccarthy, core spending secretary.
 = Andrew Whfton and E. c. Denni have been on an outing trip to Sag Harbol
 J. Carl Converse has returned from trip to New Jersey and Philadelphia. = Dennis J. Mccarthy, graduate of l s. H. s. and Monson academy, is in Ne' Haven this week to take examination fo !, entrance to Yale.
 = New Books - Now ready for delivery at the Staffor @ public library:
 TAT The One Knew the Best of All, Frances H. Burnett l. 748 Pembroke, Mary E. Wilkins 749 The Last Sentence, Maxwell Gray 750 Horace Chase, c. F. Woolso1 , 751 His Vanished Star, c. E. CraddocE - 752 Dollars and Cents, Anna Warner ,. 753 In the Kings Country, A. M. Douglas 6 754 Beggars All, l.. Dougal o 755 The Two Salomes, MariaLouisePoo . 756 Katherine Lauder dale, Vol. l., 757 " Vol. H., I F. Marion Crawfort l. 759 Marcella, Vol. l.,
 758 ' Vol. H.,
 Mrs. Humphrey Ware 76O A Daughter of To-day, y Sara Jeannette Duncan 5. o. l. 188 Dictionary of Quotations,
 Rev. James Woo, 189 The Aim of Life, Philip s. Moxon
 K. ,e 179 How to Know the Wild Flowers, ;r Mrs. Wm. Starr Dan
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 130 A Tramp Across the Continent, VI c. F. Lummi .- 1Q1 ThouoopI Miioc nm tho Nilo