The Press., 1896-07-23
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

cost. OW Bargains in Laces at E. L. Burr's.
 Engraved and printed wedding catds al The Press office.
 -Marked-down prices in Dress Goods at E. L. Burr's.
 -Corsets and Misses Corset Waists al A. l.. Towards.
 Windsor Ties, and 10 cents, at E. L. Bulr's.
 -Shop-worn Bicycles at reduced prices at E. A. Buck & Co.'S.
 Summer Stoves at low figures weeks trial free. E. A. Buck & Go.
 Have you seen those Ladies' Night Robes, at 49 cents each, at A. w. Walk. ers's?
 Those Shirt Waists, at 29 cents each are what is selling fast at A. w. Walkers A. W. Walker will have a clearing out sale of all remnants and short lengths of coloIed dress goods for Friday and Sat. urday of this week.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Miss Jennie Orcutt is home from teach. ing in New Jersey.
 Mrs. s. w. Page visited friends ir Ware, Mass, last week.
 L. K. Lord started for his home, Par. ker, Dak., last evening.
 J. M. Leach and family are in camp at Laurel Island, Mashapaug.
 w. L. Warner will spend the month of August in the Adirondacks.
 Miss Mary Newton is attending an art school at Round Lake, N. Y.
 Fred Howard, of The Press office, is o OFo ono
 Miss Etta Chaffee, of Windsor Locks, is guest of Mrs. J. V. Squier.
 Nelson Pease is home from North Shapleigh, Me-, for few weeks.
 Oliver Benson, of New York, is spend ing a vacation with w. s. Quinlan.
 Chas. and Maurice Demond are on a two weeks visit at Fishers Island.
 Miss Addie Champlin, of Norwich, is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. Fred Sanford.
 Miss May Rogers, of Worcester, is the guest of Miss $. L. Comins, on Crown-st. Mrs: Chas. Holt and Mrs. R. s. Beebe have joined Mrs. Cyril Johnson at Block Island.
 Mrs. Emir Hammond, of Hartford, is the guest of Mrs. Warner on Highland terrace.
 c. c. Spellman was in town yesterday to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. J. K. Lord.
 Miss Mary Bennett, of Hope Valley, R. l., is a guest of her aunt, Mrs Christo- pher Allen.
 Henry F. Wise attended the meeting of the State Firemen's Association at Water bury yesterday.
 Mrs. D. F. Fairman is making an ex- tended visit with her daughter, Mrs. M. West, in Hartford.
 C.R.Newton and A. H. Myers are at the race meet of the Pequot Wheel Club a; New London, to-day.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Bidwell are occu- pying their cottage at Mayland Park Mashapaug, this week.
 Misses Grace and Eunice Burbank, of Longmeadow, are guests of their grand father, Chas. w. Beckwith.
 Misses Grace A. and Bertha H. Walk CT, of Boston, are the guests of their cous- in, Miss Blanche Cleaveland.
 Mrs. Wm. Cooley and her two sons, Benjamin and William, are at the "May- flower," Mayland Park, for a few days
 Grant Foster was very pleasantly sur prised on his birthday by receiving 8 new "Traveller's" wheel made in Syracuse, N. Y.
 Misses Clara Baker, Florence Smith, and Eugenia Lee, were guests at the May Flower" Mayland Park, for few days this week.
 Mrs. w. w. Ellis and Miss Olive Bush nell have gone to occupy Mrs. Ellis cot. tage at the Willimantic camp grounds fol a number of weeks.
 Examinations for entrance to the state Normal schools, and for teachers certifi cates, will be held at the High Schoo building, Tuesday, Aug. 4th.
 Mrs. Wm. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Butterfeld, and Miss Margery Cooley art occupying "Clear View" cottage, Maylanc Park, Mashapaug, for 8 week.
 F. B. Morrison, Mrs. R. B. Morrison the Misses Annie, Lulu, and A. L. Nor rison, and Miss Edith Campbell, O ThOmpsonville, were guests at the Springs House last week.
 The Vernon Brothers, who were so vel liked on their first appearance, will be a the Methodist church next Wednesda, evening, July 29th, under the auspices O. the Epworth League.
 w. w. Lathrop and family left Tues day for their annual outing at thei cottage at Crystal Lake. Mrs. Lathrol is entertaining her cousin, Miss Maud Gray, of So Manchester
 c. R. Newton broke worlds record a Hampden Park last Saturday. He rode Spalding wheel geared to 10 half-mil in 59 seconds. The worlds record, un paced, made by Johnson in Waltham las year, was minute and 1-5 of a second.
 George Fenton, of Orange, formerl of Stafford Springs, is spending a few day in town.
  be playing in hard luck. Last Thursda, the nine crossed bats with the Palmers a Flynt Park in Monson, and were defeate, by a score of IA to 3. Saturday the played again in Monson, and were agai unfortunate, losing by a score of 25 to F This afternoon they will play the secon game with the Palmers on the agricul tural grounds. The diamond has bee put in first-class condition, and a goo game is expected. The game will b called at 330.
 P.L. L. Flu Carlo, an Italian employe o Rawitser Bros, at the lower mill, was tn victim of al painful accident last Frida morning. He was running picker, an, the loose sleeve on his right arm caugh in the machine. The velocity of the pick or was such that the hand and about hal of the forearm were taken off The in &o1 4o n.