The Press., 1895-04-25

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 Sea and adventure stories by W. Clark Russell: An Ocean Tragedy, A Sailors Sweetheart, Jacks Courtships, Round the Galley Fire, The Wreck of the Grosvenor, A Sea Queen, The Frozen Pirate, Little Loo, A Strange Voyage, John Holdsworth, Chief Mate. For sale by Hurley Bros.
 STAFFORD.
 You will be well and promptly served if ysa take your May-day dinner at the M E. church vestry.
 The highest price asked for beef steak in Stafford Springs is 9 cents, which, we believe, is below the prices in cities and most smaller places. Our mar ket men, by the way, say that they are always ready to buy good domestic beef, and refuse only that which is not properly fatted.
 The brethren of Wauseon Lodge, I. o. O. F., have prepared quite extensive literary and musical program to precede the dancing at their anniversary social to- morrow evening. Pease's orchestra is engaged.
 -G. H. Baker & Go. are furnishing all kinds of Towering plants for spring bedding
 Mrs. W. A. Gardner of Keuka Col lege, N. Y., is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Nichols.
 -Belcher's mail stage team ran away last Saturday, while MT. B. was deliver ing parcel in Staffordville. MT. Belcher was able to catch the reins, to which he clung until thrown against an obstacle, knocking him unconscious. The horses then ran to their stable, badly breaking up the vehicle. A lady passenger man. aged to escape from the stage without in- jury. Mir. Belcher is badly bruised, and his escape from fatal injury was narrow one. He was attended by Dr.. Rafftery, and was able to drive again yesterday.
 -"Stafford Illustrated" is now in press. As the plan and scope of the work be- comes better known those who have watched It's make up are becoming better and better satisfied with it. It will be a and present, and of those who have helped develop the town, as we'll as the most complete history of the town ever pub hshed, not only as to quantity of matter, but also in painstaking and thorough work done in its preparation.
 The time for licensing dogs expires May 1st. The town clerk is-now tat home'.'to dog owners.
 Anenitg whist club closed the season on Tussday evening with social at Walkers hall for which sixty invitations were fssued, including all who had served as substitutes. Dancing was provided for, also whist tables for those who preferred that amusement. Refreshments were served. During the evening the club pre- sented to MT. Walker a handsome easy chair In appreciation of his having given the club the use of one of his up stairs salesrooms for club purposes. The giving was complete surprise to the recipient, and deserved recognition of long SC. ries of courtesies.
 New monumental work just set up or just being set up, by Kingsbury in, cludes a double tablet for MT. and Mrs George F. Washburn in the Staffordville cemetery, stones in the village cemetery at the graves of Samuel Smith and Mrs Amasa Converse, and in Union at the grave of the widow of Benjamin Corbin.
 The Bridgeport Morning News says of Chauncey Warren, "who has proven one of the cleverest spectators in real estate on the east side,' that he 'is form ing plans for the erection of handsome mansion in that district. The new house will face Connecticut avenue, near its in. tersection with Bunnell street. Mir. War. ren's home on Bunnell street has proveI inadequate to his present requirements and he decided Saturday on erecting g new homestead. The latter he will occu py only during the summer months, as he contemplates spending the winters 1T Florida, where his family will accompany him."
 E. O. Dimock, Esq, of Rockville was in the borough yesterday, looking very little worse for his recent severe i'll ness.
 Charles Smith, former resident O Stafford Springs, died of pneumonia a his home In Wales on Monday.
 -Dr. Griswold, of Hartford, who ii awaiting trial for incendiarism and insur ance fraud, expresses the fullest conf dence in his acquittal, and his wife als, has full belief of his innocence. For lacl of the $15, ,0O0 amount of bonds required the doctor is still in confinement.
 House painters are very busy jus now, as a pleasing forms of village i'm provement is attesting.
 Charles Bolieau has bought of A. o Brooks the house on the northeast cor ner of Westford ave. and Crown-st.
 Dog owners will be interested to knov that until May 1st the town clerks offic Will be open from 7 a. m. to D.. m.
 (Contributed.)
 Stafford is fortunate in possessing tn only authentic CD rival of the "Old Roun, Tower'' at Newport, which it is general, claimed was found in nearly It's presen condition by the first white settler of tha locality. It has remained for cores pondent of The Press, in recent issue