The Press., 1896-09-17
STAFFORD SPRINGS

OOhAA 4ACO"AC CAJ ID All OAA ~ business trip.
 Regular meeting of w. R. c. Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
 Fred Wright, of Aspen, Col, is the guest of Carl Adams.
 Miss Rose Beckwith is at Mechanics vile, N. Y, for visit
 Chas. E. Monroe, optician, will be at E. l.. Burr's store next Wednesday.
 Several attended the Rockville faAr yes terday, and quite number went over to- day.
 Mrs. D. F. Fairman has returned from a long visit to her daughter, Mrs. M. R. West, of Hartford.
 Miss Katie Horrigan left to-day for New York where she will attend the fall millinery openings.
 Topic for Epworth League at the M. B. church next Sunday evening, Enemies because of bigotry."
 MT. and Mrs. George w. Chanberlin have returned to Hartford after visit with relatives in town
 Users of coal realize the effects of the trust. The price is now about $6.5O, which is $1 higher than year ago.
 Peter Shahan has paid to the widow of William Weeks the face of the policy in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
 Topic for the Y P. s. c. E. at the Con- gregational church next Sunday evening, "The need of home missionary work"
 Mrs. Augusta Webster of Boston Mass, a former resident, is making an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Willis.
 The Citizens Band gave the last out door concert of the season last Thursday evening It was enjoyed by the usual number of people.
 The law goes off on birds October 1, and the hunters are beginning to make preparations for the fall campaign. Birds and squirrels are said to be very plentiful this year.
 A dumping ground for unobjectionable rubbish will be found west of the Central Woolen Co.'S. tenement, near. Edgewood. A sign has been erected to designate the place.
 The selectmen have their last meeting next Monday, before closing the books for the purpose of making the annual re- port. All bills are requested to be pre- sented on or before that time.
 F. N. Crane was overpowered by the heat while working on some hay last Fri day. He was carried to his home, but soon recovered, and has been able to at tend to his duties as usual since.
 Mrs. Mcleod has canna bed of seven choice varieties, all of which are now in bloom, making a gorgeous bouquet. It is really worth one's while in passing that way to walk up to the bed and get near CT view.
 East-Main street strip of macadamized road is nearly completed, and reflects great credit on Road Commissioner Ellis. When the walk Is raised to the new level of the curbing, this section of street will present quite cityfied appearance.
 c. c. Parkess has been presented with a beautiful imitation silver cap, size 544 by friends who realize where he stands on the present monetary question. The cap was adorned with a Bryan button, and the result in Maine was marked on in plain figures.
 Operatives in the various mills are tired of their enforced inactivity, and will be glad to resume their labOrs again. The prospects for the woolen business are said fn ho io possibility that one or two of the plants will soon be started.
 ''The Burglar" played by A. Q. Scam- mons company at the opera house last Tuesday evening, was witnessed by very small audience, but those who attended were exceedingly we'll pleased with the entertainment. The acting was extra good, and all of the parts were we'll taken.
 Manchester Herald Sept. 18th, 1896 :: A large audience enjoyed the comedy drama, "Sidetracked," by A.Q .Scammon, at Apels opera house Friday evening. Billy" Bowers, who took the part of the Dutchman, made the hit of the evening, and kept the audience in roars of laugh ter at his jokes and antics. Ed. O'Connor, as the Officer McGtnty, created much merriment by his Irish wit and comical appearance. In the last act the court room scene was amusing. In this act E.. H. Connor, the tramp, proved the hero. His acting was good. On the whole this play was considered by the audience as the best that has visited Apel's in many months.
 Next Monday evening "Sidetracked'' will be presented by another of A. Q. Scammon's companies, the same troupe that gave the play so acceptably at the opera house last November. The princi- pal figure in this drama is tramp, through whose persistent efforts a mysterious crime is finally cleared up. A number of pleasing specialties is introduced. Man ager Eaton is making a special effort to book good companies, and is trying to get good attraction for the evenings of the fair, Oct. 9th, 7th and 9th.
 There will be an entertainment at Grace church next Wednesday evening. The comedy, "A Blind Attachment" will be presented with the following cast: Mrs. Phillips, Mabel Kavanaugh. Mary Phillips, Florence Smith. Mrs Maria Fosdick, Caroline Brown. ElinOr Christy, Sophie Brown. Mrs. Fogerty, Gertrude Butterfield. Music will be feature of the program, and refreshments will be served The en- tertainment will begin at o'clock in the Sunday school room. Admission 15 cts.