The Press., 1896-11-19
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Rev. Al. Mcleod exchanged with Rev. B. F. Perkins, of South Coventry last Sunday.
 Regular meeting of Winter W. R., c. Friday evening A full attendance is re- quested.
 St, Edwards rectory, the convent, and hall'are. being improvedsin appearance by a coat of paint.
 F. F. Patten, of the Warren woolen company, has been in New York this week on business trip.
 Anthony Adams has the contract to put in two hot air furnaces at the grammar school house at South Coventry.
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Harwood entertain ed the Monday Evening Whist Club this week-the first meeting of the season.
 Miss Edith Bissett and Miss Mollie Lathrop returned Wednesday from short visit to Mrs. Albert E. Taylor, of Chicopee Falls.
 MT. and Mrs. John Foster returned Monday from visit to Palmer, where they were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Geo. E. Buck.
 It has been decided to start the Warren woolen company's mills Monday, Eov 30 This will be welcome news for the large number of operatives, as we'll as the general public.
 Miss Annie Riley, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Michael Riley, is to be married al St. Edwards church Thanksgiving morn. ing to Michael Mulvey. A large mum. Der of invitations have been issued.
 w. L. Warner, who has been spending the summer in the Adirondacks, returned home last Friday. MT. Warner returned from Chicago in i'll health, and his sum- mer outing has completely restoreu him. A number of members of Wauseon Lodge, 1. o. o. F., accompanied with la- dies, go to Rock kviile next Tuesday even- ing to take the Rebecca degree, with the intentions of forming a Rebecca lodge, in connection with Wauseon Lodge, some time in the near future.
 Henry Butterfeld lost his valuable hunting dog Erie" last Friday. He haC been bunting near South Wilmington ant was on his way home when at fast ratt of speed a car came along. The men 1T the party had time to jump off, but MT Butterfeld's dog was hit. The dog wal two years, old and was valued at $25O.
 The town macadamized road is not ye finished, although work is now beins rapidly pushed. As the delay has beel caused by weather, and other matters over which the man who is building tn road has no control, it is probable tha the town will not ask for the forfeit mon ey which was to be paid for each day at ter November 1st that the work remaine unfinished. It is hoped that strip vii be built next year connecting Main stree with the strip that is now being made.
 'Peck's Bad Boy" by the Atkinso Comedy company, is the attraction at tn Opera House next Tuesday evening. Thi funny play, with thu bad boy, his gir his chum, and the poor grocer, never fail to amuse. The play has been re-writte and improved, and many specialties wi be introduced. The company is said be strong one. Reserved seats are o sale at H. s. Abel's. The next attractio will be the Moss Jollity Company, No7 28th.
 Ever since the election of Mckinley an Hobart Stafford, has been represented most of the ratification meetings ths have been held within twenty-five mile A large party went to Willimantic on tt special train last Thursday evening an witnessed the fine parade in that cit, The celebration was great success, ar many people were in the city to witne! it. Features of the parade were u yellow kids, the large liberty bell, tE team of happy coons, and the many f1oa and transparencies. Two bands and se eral drum corps furnished the musi The return trip was eAlivened by musi and several free-for-all's in the smoke It is noticeable fact that the nearer u train got to Stafford the more peacef was the condition. The next evenil there were quite number who particip ted in the celebration at Stafford al Staffo1dville.
 w. D. Heald's horse was stolen fro his shed last Thursday evening. The r lice in the adjoining towns were notifie but no trace of the team was secured U til the next morning, when Jacobsen, t milkman, found it near the Babco bridge, beside the railroad, in the noI part of Willington. The horse was T hitched or blanketed, and had evident wandered to the place where he " found also showed evidence of havi been driven very hard. Nothing abe the team was broken except the cheC line of the harness. The missing blank has since been found near the resider of James Pierce in Willington. The sr position is that somebody took the tes to go to the celebration at Willimant and turned it loose after getting throu with 1t. There is chance for the tn detecting society that was organized s' eral years to take hold of this case a push 1t. This society has a fund in bank that was raised for cases of t kind.