The Press., 1896-07-30

Clara, of Allston, Mass. have been spend ing the past week at E. Y. Fiske's, on the Street,
 Harlow Davis, of Springfield, is spend ing his vacation with his aunt, Mrs. Sarah at the Street. Also Mrs. Harris, of Florence, Mass. is spending 8 few days at E. Y. Fisk's.
 Eugene Charter felt an unusual pain, near his knee, one day last week. With the aid of few of his friends he cut in where the pain was the keenest and ex- tracted a piece of 8 needle, about one half inch long, which he has worn concealed on his person for the last five years.
 Mrs. J. Blamire, who recently returned from England, has removed from Staff ford Springs to Fall River, where her hus- band is now employed. She was accom- panied by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilesmith, who will also make that place their future home.
 The young men who have invented the bicycle tire, that cannot be punctured, feel much encouraged by the opinions ex- pressed, by prominent bicycle manufac- turers, of the invention. The inside of the tire is very thin plate of steel, care- fully tempered. The weight of the new tire does not need to exceed that of the ordinary tires now in use. The inventors are having few samples manufactured at Bristol, with an idea of giving them a practical test.
 Stafford.
 Summer Stoves at low figures, and a weeks trial free. E. A. Buck & Go.
 The family of Homer Lord take this occasion to extend their most heartfelt thanks to the friends and neighbors who were so kind to them in their recent be- 
 s. E. Dwight and wife, and Mrs. Nellie Weston and son, Dwight, left this week for Lake Pleasant, where they will re- main until September 1st.
 The Ladies' Aid Society will meet next afternoon for work, and will serve supper from 5.3O until o'clock, as usual.
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 Mrs. c. D. Robbins, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. B. H. Hyde.
 Miss Seuss, of Springfield, is visiting her relatives, the Findeisins.
 Ninety-one in the shade yesterday for human comfort, but good to grow corn and make hay.
 In spite of the fact that 1t has been a warm summer and rainy, during July there have been noticeably few thunder storms.
 It did not seem at all like Sabbath des- but rather good common sense, to see so many people making and putting up hay last Sunday.
 Astronomically last Saturday was the of dog days-practically they began some three or four weeks ago.
 For some reason the base ball team that was expected last Saturday from Monson did not put in an appearance. A picked up nine played against the regular team. The latter won by a score of IS to IT.
 The young people of the Universalist church are rehearsing the attractive con- edy entitled "Mr. Bobs." It will be pre- sented at the town hall on Friday evening, August Eth. The cast will be given next week.
 Among the receipts for the destruction of army worms we have not seen mention ed one we saw used in the only march of this worm we ever saw. A trench some two feet deep and wide, with perpendicu- lar sides, was dug across the front of the line of march. As the worms crawled in- to it heavy log of wood was drawn up and down the trench at intervals. This seemed to stop them effectually.
 This village has not suffered so severe a shock for many years as was given last week by the death of Mrs. Frances A. Lord. She was taken suddenly and vio- lently sick on Wednesday evening with pains in her stomach, and in fOrty-foul hours was dead. She would have been fifty-nine years old on her next birthday Mrs. Lord, whose maiden name was Will. COX, was born in West Springfield, Mass. She married Homer Lord in 1854. They lived for short time in Rockville and Ellington, and moved to Stafford in Sep. tember, 1855, living most of the time since in the house where she died. The funeral services were held in the Univer. salist church, at 3 p. m., on Sunday. The ladies had trimmed the church with flow. CTS. There were besides, floral emblems from the Womans Relief Corps, the La dies Social Circle, of which Mrs. LorC was a member, and several others from the family and friends. The church waE completely filled, the people even over flowing into the gallery, with friends anC neighbors. The pastor made her faith fulness to duty the basis of his remarks He emphasized this faithfulness to tn, church, with which she was so long iden tified, and in which she was so valuable worker, and that to her family, whicI was so marked trait of her character A quartette from the choir sang appropri ate selections, closing with "Gatherint Homeward," very touchingly rendered She was buried in Hillside cemetery. Tn community will sorely miss her and sym pathize deeply with her family, all O whom, that are living, were present a the funeral services, the oldest child hay ing died when it was young. Charle lives in Newburyport, Mass, where h. carries on the business of carriage build ing. The husband and the other childrel are we'll known citizens of this village There were present large delegation o the w. R. c. and number of the G. A. R
 Hydevil1e.
 Miss Mary E. Smith, accompanied b. her cousin, Miss Kate Howe, of Enfield are spending few weeks with friends il Hartford and vicinity. They were accom- panied, as far as Enfield, by Mrs. TimOth