The Press., 1896-07-02

I | Miss Kate Crane, of Windsor Locks, is a guest of Mrs. E. R. Brown.
 Miss Richards, of Oswego, N. Y., i! the guest of Miss Clara Ellis.
 Lawyer c. H. King, of Bridgeport, wis tied friends in town Tuesday.
 Miss Esther Chandler is visiting rela tives in East Longmeadow, Mass.
 Albert Walker is at home from Buchte college, Akron, Ohio, for the summer.
 There will be a special convocation O. Orient Chapter next Wednesday evening
 Mrs. F. l.. Smith and daughter, May are spending week or more in Hartford
 Those entitled to tickets for the alumn banquet must call for them before Satur day.
 Mrs. A. w. Kingsbury and Miss c. M Chaffee are visiting their brother at Lynn Mass.
 Miss Blanche Mason, of New York, i guest of Miss Maude Ellis, on Highland Terrace.
 Miss Nettte Morse has returned home after spending several weeks in Pawtuck ct, R. I.
 The Baptist Y. F. s. c. E., of Stafford will conduct the meeting at the M. E church this evening.
 Amenity Whist Club will be entertain ed at the residence of John A. Foster Stafford Street, July 4th.
 Painters are improving the appearance of P. B. Johnson's Furnace avenue block F. E. Converse has the contract.
 Mrs. J.W. McAskill and Miss Clara, o Newton Centre, Mass, are visiting Mrs w. E. Kingsbury on High street. Advertised letters: Dr. Brown, Mir Henry Brown, Fabius Deshormeau, M. J. Garter, MT. Joseph Jeny, MT. B. S. Pratt.
 all day Saturday. Mails at the post office will be delivered for 15 minutes after they are opened.
 At the annual school meeting of school district Mo- A. Stafford Street, held Mon day evening, H. c. Fisk was elected com. mitteeman, and c. l.. Chism clerk anC | treasurer.
 Rev. G. R. Dickinson, formerly pastor of the Congregational church, has closed his work at Cedar Rapids, Ia., and has removed with his family to Andover Mass, to rest and study.
 Mrs. J. K. Lord, who has been ailinG since last December, is in critical con dition, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Henry Mclaughlin. L. K. Lord, of Par ker, South Dakota, is here.
 The herd of George o. Cleaveland wa! tested by the state cattle inspectors las Thursday, and six out of herd of eigh had to be killed. John Mortensen los five out of herd of eleven.
 Thomas McKabe was before the bor ough court yesterday charged with assaul on Miss Jennie Lortscher and intoxication He was given thirty days for intoxication and the other charge was not pressed.
 Mails. now close at the post office a. follows: North, 7 o'clock and $40 a. m. and f. 15 p. m.; south, $40 a. m., and 3. 1! and TAO p. m. The 2.15 mail south con sists of a closed pouch to Norwich only. Charles R. Newton, the local racer, k getting in form. He took second prize il 8lae 4l1A -nile open. at Norwich last Satur day, and second in the mile open. H. will race in the same city again at a mee held by another club the 4th.
 Horace c. Garter, basso of the Spring field male quartette, advertises that he vii open class for the study of singing il the borough, and will be at the residence of A. w. Kingsbury next Tuesday to mee any one desiring his services.
 Communion and reception of member at the Methodist church Sunday morning Epworth League meeting at o'clock At 7 o'clock an address will be given b, J. H. Reed-subject, "The Influence o the Turkish Law on Our Law"
 Dr. Smith was called to West Staffor' at midnight recently to attend John Pease who made bad gash in his leg while get ting out alders in the afternoon. Tn wound was dressed by neighbors at tn time, but bleeding set in later and coult not be controlled, hence surgical aid wa summoned.
 John Addison Porter, editor and pro prietor of the Hartford Post, was in tn borough Tuesday, and expressed himsel as much pleased with the beauties o Stafford and the fine hotel. The Pos was one of the hardest workers for tn nomination of Mckinley, and MT. Porter who was at St. Louis, is very enthusiast over the nomination of Mckinley an Hobart.
 Arrangements are completed for tn alumni dinner at the Springs House Jul 7th. Ernest K. Taft will act as toast master, and the following will make re sponses: "Past and Present" Mrs. B. T Eaton; "A Prospect" Richard w. Ellis Impressions, Mary E. Smith; ''93' Prophecy" Charles R. Newton; "La dies," Dennis J. McCarthy "Among tn Alumni" William H. Heald.
 Surveyor Fenton, of Willimantic, ha not yet made his report as to the resul of his labors on South street. The cour of burgesses hope to have the report be fore next Tuesday evening, as their inten tion is to take definite action on tn course to be pursued, relative to thi street, at the next meeting. As soon a the boundary lines of the street are de termined the work of macadamizing vii be commenced.
 A game of base ball was played at tn fair grounds last Saturday between tn St. Edwards T. A. & L. society's team and one made up of employees of the Cen tral Woolen Co.,, which resulted in a vic tory for the former by a score of 12 to il The game was void of any special fea lures which properly belong to base ball but substitution was made in favor o