The Press., 1895-07-11
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LOCAL NOTICES.


 To introduce them in this vicinity we shall sell the first 10 barrels at 7c. per ID. Try them Call and get sample boxes free. Still a large assortment of White Mountain Freezers, at bottom prices, at Anthony Adams.
 Black Figured Satteen at FL. Burr's. If you want beauty in Shirt Waists call at E. L. Burr's-
 A. W. Walker offers this week few more pieces of the Swivel Silks, which are selling so fast at B cents a yard.
 Large assortment of Ladies' Sailor Hats at A. ". Walkers.
 If in want of good Black Dress call at A. W. Walkers, where you will find large assortment and the prices very low. When you want a good Fast Black Cotton Hose for ladies and children buy the Gordon dyed. For sale at A. W. Walkers.
 Only S9c. for Shirt Waists, dark print and lawns, at E. L. Burr's.
 Ladies Silk Waists, also lawn and cambric, at E. L. Burr's.
 A. W. Walker is showing a large line of Lace Curtains, and all kinds of Fancy Laces and other goods for sash curtains. Call and examine.
 Dress Trimmings, Silks, Velvets and Gimp can be found at E. L. Burr's.
 Large line of Infants Cloaks, Dresses and Bonnets at A. W. Walkers.
 STAFFORD.
 J.. M. Leach, A. w. Walker and W. E. Hanley, committee of the NJ. P. A., went to New London on Friday and made arrangements for the annual merchants gala day excursion. As before, Watch Hill is the objective point, though by pay ment of 25 cents additional on the boat those who prefer may go on to Block Is land. The round trip fare is $1. The arrangement includes the taking of the boat at Norwich, thus giving what will be new experience to most, the enjoyment of sail down the Thames. To connect with the boat at Norwich the special train must leave Stafford at an earlier hour than usual, 6.45, returning by special train from New London.
 E. c. Phelps had news last week of the falling of his son, c. M. Phelps, a slater, from the roof of building in Prov idence, receiving injuries from which he died the next day. It is a curious coin cidence that a brother of the unfortunate man, also slater, fell from the roof of a building in June, 1899 only few rods from the scene of the last accident, and was instantly killed. The victim was brother of Elwin Phelps of Staffordville and Mrs. John Place of the borough.
 Joseph Guilman is having quite an extensive sale for his corn cure, and is getting pretty strong certificates as to it's merits.
 -Supt. Adams of the Aqueduct Co. on Tuesday investigated the cause of stop page of flow of water at the Holt foun- tain, and found in the gate from the street main to the supply pipe the remains of an eel at least fifteen inches long, and evil dently wasted from much greater length. It had evidently entered the pipe through the meshes of the screen when very small. Giles Blodgett, who died in Warren on Saturday last, aged about 55 years, was born in Stafford, and was son of AL den Blodgett and descendent of the first white person born in the town of Stafford. Many Stafford acquaintannes and relatives attended his funeral on Tuesday.
 Mrs. E. T. Stevens and daughter and Vernon Buell. from Guilford are visiting at the Foster homestead, Stafford Street Principal Jacobs of the high school will spend three weeks at the summer school at Cottage City, Martha's Vine yard.
 Once more-we consign to the waste basket all anonymous communications to The Press.
 Anna Tisdale, who is under arrest at North Adams, Mass, on the charge ot stabbing her husband, Gilbert Tisdale, is we'll known in Stafford, where she has achieved considerable unenviable notorie- ty, being the divorced wife of Geo. W. Campbell, and Tisdale being also form CT Stafford resident. The affair happen ed on the morning after the Fourth, when Tisdale had gone home under the influ- ence of liquor. He had an altercation with his wife, and was seen to come from the house with blood streaming from a cut in his side. His first statement was that his wife had stabbed him. After. wards he denied this, and his wife said that he had fallen upon the knife. He is not expected to live.
 Miss Mollie Lathrop started July 1st on a Raymond excursion trip to Wash ington. She will spend the summer prin cipalIy with a schoolmate in that state and on the return trip, in October, vii take in Yellowstone Park.
 With so many Stafford Springs young ladies at Mayland Park the past week i goes without saying many Stafford Springs young gentlemen have had business ove that way.
 -Wm. Stebbins, long time residen of the borough, this week removes witl his family to Old Mystic.
 The Congregational Sunday schoo to-day goes on it's annual picnic to Ever green Park. A Palmer Sunday school oc cupied the same grounds on Tuesday, ant another Palmer Sunday school picnicket there one day last week.
 The special attraction at Crysta Lake on Saturday will be Prof. Huden performer on tight and slack wires.
 The engineer, c. W. Clapp, nov prosecuting surveys for the Rockville Stafford and Southbridge railroad, ha reached West Stafford on his way to tn Ellington line, where his work for tn present will cease. The company vii soon be able to inform the people of Stai ford as to conditions of building the road The surveys being made are thorough and mean business, but by no means certainty of building whether or no. Tn road is an expensive one to build, an the grades bad, and the population nor sparse than on lines heretofore built b Ahir nornnnnr R1nt Ahoro Ia ahi1ndanc