The Press., 1895-05-23
A fire alarm was rung saturday night.

SnOk0 pOuEluS OuG LEOu D6ISd1Ou Ooh- cry on East Main-st., with every appear ance of fire within. A quantity of wood had been put into the oven to dry over night, and the heat nearly set it ablaze. There was no fire as yet, as it proved, but imminent danger of one.
 Rev. s. R. Free is about to return to Willimantic, and will organize there a Unitarian church. He has been holding frequent services in the opera house, pre- paratory to this move.
 Joseph M. Griggs of Springfield, gen. eral passenger agent of the Boston and Albany railroad from 1852 to 1889, when he resigned the position, was in Stafford Springs on Saturday. He was born in Union in 1916, and is a nephew of Mrs. Dexter Moore of this village. He entered the employ of the B. and A. railroad com pany in 1842 as clerk in the superintend- ent's office.
 -Aella Green, the we'll known author, and long connected with the Springfield Republican and Union, was in town on Saturday, calling upon many old acquaint- ances.
 Ionic Lodge, F. A. M., meets next Tuesday evening.
 A considerable gathering was held at the Opera House on Sunday afternoon, at which Rev. MT. Bartholomew made a stirring temperance address and the Bev- eridges sang prohibition campaign songs.
 Rev. Henry Tarrant, of Westfeld, Mass, will preach at Grace church next Sunday.
 -Rev.J. l. Bartholomew left on Monday for his vacation, which will be spent in his boyhood home, where he will join his wife and daughter. He can be addressed during his absence at Lodi, Wisconsin Herbert w. Westwood, who is to be act ing pastor, arrived to-day, and will be at prayer meeting this evening. He IS to may be found there by anyone who may wish to see him on matters connected with the work of the church.
 The season at Crystal Lake will open on Decoration Day, when the famous high wire rider, Arion, will give an exhibit of bicycle riding, walking, running, and nu- merous tricks upon high wire over the lake, repeating also on three following days at p. m., also on Saturday, June 1st, game of ball will be played between Stafford and Somersville base ball clubs. Shore dinners will be served on Decora- tiOn day and on every Saturday and Sun day during the season. During the sea- son BOlieau's bus will leave for the lake every evening at 80. Arrangements are made for checking and caring for wheels. Advertisement elsewhere gives fuller de- tails.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. o. Brooks drove up from Putnam Sunday to visit his father, B. W. Brooks.
 A. c. Eaton has returned from his fishing trip to Lake Sunapee, N. H. He reports fine degree of sport, but fishing was at it's best'a week earlier than when his party were at the lake. Ex-Conductor James Williams of New London was one of the party.
 Thus far a great many below the usual the duty of officers to look up cases of neglect. We do not know what course will be taken in Stafford, but in Hartford the selectmen have engaged men to make l who are keeping dogs and whether the animals have been licensed. To any one having an unregistered dog postal card is sent containing the law regarding dogs. A failure to comply with the law in few days after the notice has been sent will result in the dog being killed and the prosecution of the owner. A fine of $7 and costs, or imprisonment for thirty days, or both, is provided by any one owning or keeping dog who neglects to comply with the law.
 The Chautauqua circle close their seasons meetings with a picnic at Dia- mond Ledge on Saturday afternoon.
 The Hartford papers note that li- cense has been issued in that city for mar riage between Alfred J. Turner of Willi- mantle and Mrs. Ellen A. Fairfield of Stafford Springs.
 -Dr. Smith is attending the annual convention of the Connecticut Medical so- ciety at Hartford to-day, as a delegate from the Holland County Medical society. Citizens band gave a street parade concert on Saturday afternoon, as practice for Memorial day.
 70. B. Blodgett, druggist, of Portland, Conn.,, son of the late Lucius Blodgett, was visiting in town last week. Lincoln Athletic club advertise ball at their hall on West Main-st., for the evening of Wednesday next. Lynch's or chestra, Mullin prompter. Tickets 75 cts.
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 A good sized and appreciative audi ence greeted MT. and Mrs, c. c. Bever- idge at the Methodist church last Friday evening. They sing to please and enter tain, but underneath all their songs there is sturdy sentiment of uncompromising hostility to the drink traffic, which leads to right thinking along the line of tenn perance. Sunday afternoon the Opera House was filled to hear them and Rev. MT. Bartholomew, who gave sound talk on temperance, with local application. In the evening they were again at the church and assisted the choir in the ser vice of song. MT. and Mrs. Beveridge made many friends during their short stay and it is hoped that this may not be the last visit they will make to Stafford Springs.
 Edward P. Olmsted, one of Roches- CerS IN. I y pest knOWn nOCel men, dleO Il hat city May 11th, aged 45 years. He will be remembered as once associated with his father-G. Howell Olmsted-in the conduct of the Stafford Springs House. The Rochester Herald says:
 MT. Olmsted was born in Hartford in 1850. When a young man he moved to Rochester and had made this city his home for the past twenty years, during which time he had been constantly en- , gagged in the hotel business. In the course of his career as hotel man in this city he was the proprietor of the old Bracket House and also of the Bartholo. , may hotel on North Fitzhugh street. He had charge, with B. H. Butler, of the Ho- tel Livingston for short time, and under his management it was entirely refitted b ls,r