The Press., 1895-06-27


 was guest of her brothers family, o. F. Bradway, and was present at divine ser vice Sunday.
 Jesse K. Park, Jr., and daughter from Hartford are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Park and other relatives.
 Ernest Smith is home from Hartford school for the summer vacation.
 Win Sunderland, with his "lively steed," from Somers, made several calls in town Sunday.
 Mrs. Charlotte Eaton Anderson from Springfield, a former resident of this place, has moved back to West Stafford again.
 MT. and Mrs. Kellogg from Hartford are passing few days with her sister, Mrs. Van Heynigen, and family. Stafford Hollow. (Correspondence) The grange meets next Tuesday even- ing, July 2d. The lecturers hour will be meeting with English authors, poets and prose writers, each member to respond. -Haying has begun in earnest on the uplands.
 Mrs. Robbins of Brooklyn, formerly resident of this place, with her daugh- ters, is visiting E. H. Hyde this week.
 The pulpit of the Universalist church will be supplied next Sunday by 8 minis ter on the staff of the Everyday Church. The Sunday following, July 7th, the church will be closed.
 Rev. T. c. Druley is attending the graduation of his daughter this week at Buchtel college, Akron, o. He will be absent until July 14th, when he will occu- py his pulpit again. Mrs. Druley and the children accompany him.
 Mrs. Mary Prince is enjoying the prospect and the cool breezes of Ocean Grove this week with her friends, MT. and Mrs. Grannis, of Waterbury. She will remain absent some weeks. While it is not epidemic, yet there are a number of cases of whooping cough. Every week adds another one or two. It has been very severe. The school meeting on Saturday even- ing was very satisfactory. A board of three was elected as the school commit tee. B. c. Pinney was elected chairman and to serve one year, J. c. Wightman was elected for two years, and w. A. Durham was elected for three years. B. H. Pinney was elected clerk and treas | md Ho1 meeting also appropriated sum not tc exceed $650O for the new building, and agreed to raise tax for this year of 14 per cent. on the last grand list, the tax payable Oct. 1st, 1895.
 (From another Correspondent.) | Geo. D. Shaw was taken seriously ill Saturday evening. Dr. Rafftery, who was called, found it to be a case of chronic malaria and enlargement of the liver anG spleen to such an extent as to cause de formity of the body, the lower ribs being pressed out very badly. MT. Shaw is not confined to the house, but cannot do much work. He hopes to get benefit from gooG treatment.
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 The contract for building the new schoolhouse was yesterday awarded to P B. Johnson of your borough for the sun of $5, 5,475.
 The Mission Band of willing workers will meet next Saturday at o'clock, ir the chapel. The L, A. s. of the Baptist church will meet next Wednesday fol work, and will serve supper from 5.3O tc r, as usual.
 Last Saturday was quite strawberry day, H. F. Cady selling a large invoice ot over 100 baskets and then buying out the stock of George Charter, which was not ample for the demand.
 The front porch of the store of R Colburn is being repaired. | StahOrdville.
 (Correspondence.)
 Rev. J. H. Solandt will speak th' next Sabbath on a subject connected witt the birthday of our nation.
 The Staffordville Cornet Band iron their high perch on our hillside villag' serenade all our homes at the sunse hour, and seem to comfort the hearts o the ladies in their slaving task of house cleaning.
 A full congregation last Sunday even ing gathered to listen to the excellen practical talk of MT. Solandt to the chil dren. The singing and the oral parts acted by the children together, with tn beautiful laurel decorations, added greatl. to the occasion.
 Pen and ink messages have finall, reached our vile from the 'land of tn midnight sum-" and our most interested West has been greatly cheered by goo' news. After long years of separation father and only daughter again meet an' roam together in that old historic land.