The Press., 1896-09-03

MT. and Mrs. Anthony Adams spent Sunday at their cottage at Mashapaug.
 Miss Florence Chapman has returned from about two weeks stay in Norwich.
 Mrs. Jeremiah Shea and two children of Providence are visiting friends in town.
 Beginning Sunday the regular order of services will be resumed at St. Edwards church.
 The directors of the Agricultural Soci- ety will hold a meeting next Saturday at 4. 30 p. m.
 Grace Comins, Mary Fisk and Teresa Clark return to the normal school at Will limantic Monday.
 Joseph Quinlan returns@to his studies at St. Charles college, at Elliott City, Md, tomorrow.
 month of September with friends in Johnstown, N. Y.
 Mrs. Jas. F. Chamberlin and Miss Ger trude Chamberlin are at Watch Hill. MT. Chamberlin spent Sunday with them.
 Communion and reception of members will be observed at the Methodist church Sunday morning. There will be preach ing in the evening.
 Anthony Adams and E. c. Dennis were at Monson last Friday, and engaged about 500 tons of crushed stone for the new stretch of macadamized highway.
 Among those who attended the Sara  Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lawton, Miss Susie Follett, Mrs. G. J. Bailey, Mrs. J. M. Leach, Miss Mary Leach, David Kel- logg and MT. and Mrs. Harvey Davis.
 s. Jacobsen of Buff Cap caught pout in Knowlton's pond Ashford, that was IS inches in length and weighed pounds. The fish was on exhibition in the window of the cash market Friday and Saturday, and attracted considerable attention.
 The water company is now drawing from the Moore reservoir, as the supply in the Goodell reservoir is about exhaust ed Although there have been frequent rains this season, the amount of water that has fallen has had but little effect on the streams and springs. There has been plenty of water, but there would have been a shortage but for the Moore reser- voir, which was added after the last fam inc. As it is there is sufficient water for the next six weeks if there is no rain.
 Henry A. Lincoln, a former resident, dropped dead on the street in Springfield August IA. About two years ago the de- ! Ohor hY7f hu ho death of relative inherited about 5000 He at once left the town farm, and at the time of his death had spent all but about $7OO of his money. There is a question condition was advantageous, for as soon as he had money he changed his mode o1 living in a very radical manner. He would have probably lived longer if he had not become an heir to the money.
 STAFFORD STREET.-Charles Russell is making extensive alterations and repairs on his barn..Mr John Richardson anC wife, of Preston City, have been spending a few days with E. Y. Fiske.....T The fal term of the Street district school vii common ce next Monday.
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 Arthur Adams and wife have been at tending the Willimantic camp meeting.
 Miss Tilda Findeisen is visiting her un cle, at Lewiston, Maine.
 A sight we'll worth seeing-Mrs. Jacot Glover's beds of asters.
 Miss Eutoka Squire returned yesterday from visiting friends in Monson.
 Mrs. Findeisen and son, John, are wis iting relatives and friends in Springfield.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Lasbury are 1T Maine visiting relatives of Mrs. Lasbury's
 Mrs. F. J. Glover and children are il Woodstock visiting her sister, Mrs. Ship py.
 w. H. Black and family are enjoying an outing with Mrs. Blacks parents il Westford.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Cady and tw' children, of Hartford, are stopping witt MT. Cady's parents, MT. and Mrs. A. D Cady.
 Misses Bertha and Harriet, and Maste Putnam Druley returned Monday iron Ohio, where they have been spending tn summer.
 Miss Nellie Conner and Miss Flora Roberts have been in Springfield visiting Miss Miss Ida Benjamin, who formerl, resided here.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptis church will meet next Wednesday after noon for work, and will serve supper iron 5.30 until o'clock as usual.
 Mrs. George Hartwell and two children from Southbridge, and Miss Maud Need ham, from East Brookfield, are guests c , Mr. and Mrs. Abner Needham. R. G. Beebe and wife returned fror Block Island Monday, and the communi ty was much pleased to see MT. Beeb on the streets in nearly his usual form.
 Mrs. Braihwaite means to keep up we to the front in the march of improvement She has lately given her house a fires coat of paint. Harrington was the paint CT.
 s. E. Dwight and family returned las Saturday from four weeks stay at Lax Pleasant. MT Dwight has been appO1n ed janitor of the Pinney Grammar Schoc building.
 s Miss Annie l.. Braithwaite is in Sout Royalston, Mass, visiting her cousin i Miss Braithwaite intends to be away son @ time, visiting Boston and other places b. l. fore her return.
 II Quite a number from this village joine the Saratoga excursion party, includin . MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Brown, MT. an , Mrs. George Kingsbury, F. J. Glove Mrs. Charles Whiton and Miss Mimi z Hunt.
 - Advertised letters in the Stafford pos a office: Miss Rosa L. Butler, Mrs. I ;, Cullen, Monsieur F. Xavier Dion, MT. i Certora, MT. John McMann, MT. Willia d Terry, MT. Pat Eafney.