The Press., 1895-08-22
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 Gimp can be found at E. l.. Burr's.
 Black Figured Satteen at ELL. Burr's A. w. Walker has eight Ladies' Duck Suits on hand. They sold from $1.25 to 2.5O each. They will be closed out at 79c. each. No exchanging or shortening. CARD OF THANKs.-We wish to thank all who assisted us in our time of trouble. Every kindness shown was thoroughly ap- preciated.
 FRANCIS PATTEN AND DAUGHTERS. A. W. Walker offers this week new line of Fall Dress Goods at 19 cts. yard. These are not some we have had in stock and marked down to close out. Call and examine.
 HI. F. Cady has now in stock Meal, Corn, Oats and Provender, with car load of Bran and Middlings soon to ar rive. Prices and quality right.
 STAFFORD.
 The Chaffee family hold their annual reunion at Flynt's Park, Monson, next Wednesday.
 John H. Foster and family are taking two weeks outing at Mulberry Point, Guilford.
 An excursion will be run to Newport tomorrow by the New London Northern railroad. The fare for the round trip from Stafford is $1.5O.
 Miss Anna Converse, of Monson, has been visiting Miss Alice Walker this week.
 The Misses Hattie, Minnie and Hetta Ellithorpe have been occupying F. N. Cranes cottage at Crystal Lake.
 Miss Grace Whipple, of Greenfield, Mass, is the guest of J. V. Squier on Highland Terrace.
 Fred B. Cooley, from South Deer field, Mass. is stopping with VIII. Cooley. J. II. StOrrs, Mir. and Mrs. Durham, and Miss May Storrs, from Ware, are be- ing entertained by s. w. Page this week. J. J. Ellis and wife were at Crescent Beach, Mantle, over Sunday.
 Miss Louise Mcleod, of Newton, Mass, is spending few days with her uncle, Rev. A. J. Mcleod.
 - Miss J. Ellery, from Gloucester, Mass, is guest at Woodlawn.
 Mrs. NJ. G. Moore has taken the agency for the Lehr organ.
 $. w. Page and wife leave tomorrow for weeks stay at Lynn and vicinity. Mrs. Genung and daughter, Alice, re- turn this week to their home in Elizabeth, N J., having spent the summer with MT. and Mrs. o. Keeler.
 Misses Kate Hassett and Margaret Conley have just returned from a few days visit to Springfield.
 Mrs. Chas. w. Woolsey and daugh- ter, Miss Mary L. Woolsey, of Jersey City, N. J., are visiting relatives and friends in town.
 Rev A. J. Mcleod is attending the meeting of the State Peace Society at Mystic this week.
 Miss Jennie Coombs is visiting hel cousins, Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Pease, al Marlboro, N. H.
 Rev. w H. Morrison, of Grace church will preach at Buff Gap mission next Sun day, at p. m.
 HI. s. Abel, E. c. Pinney, c. F. liar. wood, J. A. Mix and Marshal Bolieau will represent Stafford at the Knight Templars convention at Boston next week.
 The case of Dennis Girard, of Staf- ford, against Peter Johnson, of Holland, came before the borough court Tuesday. Girard sued Johnson to recover pay for eight days labor with team, drawing logs. The verdict was for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed.
 Lawyer Stevenson has moved his law +O ho lon in +ba of Warren's block, facing Haymarket Square.
 T. J. Began, of Willimantic, is spend ing few days in town in the interests of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Go. Mary Munsell of Springfield has sold her farm in Stafford to c. H. Alderman for $3OOO.
 The directors of the Agricultural So ciety will hold meeting in the Foster block Saturday afternoon at o'clock fol the transaction of important business. Miss Alberta Eaton entertained the class of '95, Stafford Springs High School at Sunnyside cottage, Crystal Lake, Tues day afternoon. When this class gets to- gether there is usually a good time anc the reunion at the lake was no exception to the rule.
 Stafford will be well represented a the Rockville races Saturday. Chamber and many others will go over in singl' teams and on bicycles.
 Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin is spending a few days with her parents in Holyoke. Mrs. Thomas Johnson and childrel ofPTovidence are visiting at s. F. Clark s Electric lights have been put in tn residence of Mrs. K. F. Foster on Gran avenue.
 Rev. D. F. Lawler of St. Edward' church is spending two weeks vacation at Manhattan Beach, his place being sup piled during his absence by studen from La Sale Mission, Hartford.
 Stafford is not the only town in Tol land county to see the advantages tha are to be secured by the state and count aid for good roads. Somers and Verno are each anxious to get mile of Macad amized road under the conditions offere by chapter 315 of the public acts. Tn state highway commission reports that!8 towns have voted to make appropriation sufficient to receive the state aid. Flida was the last day to receive application from the towns, but the commission vii probably listen to reasonable demand made where delay has been unavoidable About fifty people went to Williman tic last week to witness the bicycle races Much interest was naturally felt froI the fact that Newton was to meet Hoy of Bridgeport. Neither Newton or Hoy made much of showing in the first event of the day, but they came fairly togethe in the half-mile scratch open. Other who qualified in the race were: Nelson 0