The Press., 1894-06-28

the Stafford delegation, and as they drove away we fancied the jolly time they would have riding through the leafy woods in the waning afternoon, despite the pres ence of the grave dominees. The next meeting of the union is to be held in the Methodist church, Stafford Springs, in the early fall.
 Mrs. Anna w hitford Jones and daugh- ter, Helen, from Ohio are visiting at Le- Grand Johnson's.
 Cherries are good and quite plenty, for all the many frosts. Willie Studley is seriously i'll of heart trouble.
 South Wilmington Correspondence. -Adolph Korper has just put the fin 1 ishing touches on his new house, in the line of painting. It is now one of the | finest residences in the place. It is the wish of many friends that he may live long and enjoy the fruits of the outlay. -G. Hall, Jr., & Go. have commenced their annual painting of mills, stores and store-houses. Need of paint is never to be seen about any of this firms buildings. Postmaster Harrison announces that no postal notes will be issued after June 3Oth. new form of money order also makes it's appearance on July 1st with the following new rates Less than $2. 50, three cents over $2 50 and less than $5, five cents; over $5 and less than $1O, eight cents; over $1O and less than $2O, ten cents; over 1920 and less than $50, twelve cents; over $3O and less than $40, fifteen cents; over $40 and less than $50, eighteen cents; over $50 and less than $60, twenty cents; over $6O and less than $75, twenty-five cents; over $75 and less than $1OO, thirty cents. The present rate is from five to forty five cents 1 W. B. Battye is very busy now sell ing moving machines and delivering ice | Charles N. Allen has just completed painting his house, which looks very neat
 Stephen Slingsby is making some ex- tensive repairs to his house and barns He has built large hennery, and has gone into the poultry business on a large scale.
 The young boys of the village have organized a base ball team, and George w. Bracket, captain, is ready to receive challenges from clubs of boys under 15.
 The roadway from Roaring Brook to Stafford line is all right for an OK team, but for horse and carriage it is N. G.
 There will be a strawberry festival in the hall Saturday evening, the 3Oth. | W. H. Hall and wife returned on Sat ulday from their wedding tour, and in the evening they drove down to MT. Halls former home at South Wilmington, where an impromptu reception was given them. In short order nearly the whole village had turned out, and headed by the South Wilmington "band of fifty pieces" march, ed to the residence of his father, Gardiner Hall, to give him reception. The fine strains from the "band" soon brought him forth, and after a speech (which the writer did not catch) cigars were passed around, thanks and congratulations fol- lowed. All the ladies in the mill were remembered by MT. Hall with 8 dainty box, and all express the same mind in saying the contents were digestible.
 -G. Hall, Jr., & Go. are laying some substantial stone walls along their bound ary lines. MT. Ort. Southwick is doing the engineering.
 (Moose Meadow correspondence)
 Rev. H. F. Snow attended the s. S. convention at Wilmington Hill last week and was one of the speakers.
 Last Monday F. ii. BaMoo, the "vege table man," picked 20 bushels of peas the first picking of the season.