The Press., 1896-08-20

NIT. duu mES" " Ill., "OOA dho tWO SoAAo are at Marblehead, Mass, for week.
 Harlow Eastman, of Hartford, has been the guest of his brother, Frank, for few days.
 J. H. Williams left for two weeks visit with friends at Blackstone, R. l., yesterday.
 Wesley Dimock and his grandson, Har- old Comins, returned Friday from a short visit at Beckett, Mass.
 Mrs. l.. Warner and her son, Harold, left Tuesday for few weeks visit with friends in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The races of the Willimantic bicycle club were postponed last week Friday on account of the rain. They will be held tomorrow.
 Mrs. Feeley, of Furnace avenue, is en- tertaining this week her sister, Mrs. c. L. Guyott, and daughters, Lizzie and Lu- la, of Worcester, Mass.
 George Shea has given up the position of clerk at the Springs House. He was to leave Stafford Tuesday, but he received a telegram Monday morning that his brother was dying at his home ill New buryport, Mass, and he left for that place at once.
 w. E. Hanley and his son, Willie, took advantage of the excellent wheeling Sun day and started for Watch Hill a-wheel. They rode to Willimantic and took the Fo- r there they went to Watch Hill a-wheel by way of Westerly. They returned Monday by easier travelling of boat and train.
 Dr. Rafftery was called Monday by Dr. uler, of Monson, to assist him in caring for the victim of an unfortunate accident near State Line. Willie Legro, a ten year-Old boy, was playing under tree, in the branches of which a scythe was hang ing. In some way his head struck the end of the handle and knocked the Scythe out of the tree. In falling the blade struck the boy on the right shoulder, in- flicting a deep gash that required more than dozen stitches.
 As result of an intellectual attempt to estimate the merits of the Stafford base ball team by argument, challenge was given by the Lincoln Athletic club, which was accepted, and the game takes place at the fair grounds to-day at 3.30. It will doubtless be an interesting game. For Stafford, English and McCartl,y will do the battery work, and Conley and Maj sdale for the LincOlns. Admission, 10 cents.
 Business is just beginning to open at the Central House. Interior repairs are completed and the exterior will be attend ed to shortly. The old Central House sign was hung Monday, but Landlord Foley intends to give the house a new name, and proposes that it shall be sug- gested by some one in town. Any one who choses may leave his suggestion in a box in the office, with his name, during the next six weeks. At the end of that time the name will be chosen, and the lucky suggestor will be given two weeks board free.
 A two-year-old daughter of Samuel | Simmons, the clothier, who lives on Grant avenue, was the victim of a serious acci- dent Monday morning. The child was playing about the kitchen where hel mother was washing, when she lost her balance and fell into tub of boiling wa ter. Fortunately the tub was not very | full, but as it was the little one's right arm was frightfully scalded. Dr. New ton was called and he reports that the child will recover. The skin was added off the arm, and it is not known at pres ent whether the arm will be impaired or not.
 c. G. Ellis, superintendent of streets, has returned from two weeks stay at Pleasure Beach, and has commenced the preparation of -Main-st for macad- amizing. The sidewalk and curbing near the bank building will probably be raised to correspond with the other side of the street. South st. will be increased in width at the north end to forty five feet Most of the additional width will be taker from the east side. The porch on B. F TaylOrs building is to be removed, anC the building will be on the line of the street.
 Quite a narrow escape from a serious accident is what several young men re port from an occurrence of Sunday. They were returning from bathing at tho 'sec ond" bridge, and had seated themselves on the stringers in the covered bridge when a south-bound freight train dashed around the curve without whistling. | was almost upon them before they saw it and wild scramble followed for the out side. Only about half of them succeed ed, and it is a great wonder that no Ont l h,1,.R oo1; 4x remain inside as the train thundered thro the bridge all escaped with a thorough frightening.
 The first concert of the Citizens BanC under the leadership of MT. Hall was given Saturday evening, in spite of tht threatening weather, and was enjoyed as a rare treat by all the lovers of music who were fortunate enough to hear it The program of eight numbers was excel lently well played, and gave evidence o diligent work on the part of both leade and band along lines of unison and har mOny. Numbers deserving of specia mention were MT. Halls fine rendering o the cornet solo, Remembrance of Lib erate," the very pretty quartette selection by Messrs. Hall, Frazer, Stewart anC Dim0ck, and the polonaise, Royal De cree," by the band. Every one will lool eagerly for the next concert.
 Matters are going from bad to wors
 with the woolen business in Stafford
 Following closely upon the Warren Wool en company's indefinite shut down, tn
 Mineral Springs company notified it's em
 ployes that the mill would run but thirt hours a week until further notice, an now the mill is closed the last three day of the week. Last Saturday the stock
 holders of the Central Woolen compan met and decided to suspend operations their mills here and at the Hollow afte
 Saturday. Previous to this the Hollo, mill was the only one running in towr outside of the Springs. Therefore, afte Saturday, there will be but one mill in tn . whole town running full time, that ( Rawitser Bros, and one on half time Ifhdf of bo Minorol Co bo