The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1896-03-19
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ITEMS FROM THE STAFFORD
NEWS LETTER.
May 2S, 1859.

1T is our intention to print under this head
from week to week, items Of interest from the
old STAFFORD News Letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Russell, of Stat
ford. aged "A and n years respectively,
recently celebrated their golden wedding.
The Stafford Springs Congregational
Society by a unanimous vote have extend
ed all invitation to Rev. $. w. Ide, of
West Medway, Mass, to become their
pastor. Mr.. Ide has supplied the desk
since April let.
New CHURCHES. - The two new
churches at StahordvilIe--th the Congrega-
gational and the Methodist--are in a state
Of forwardness and when finished will
add much to the appearance, as well as
manifest the cOmmendable enterprise Of
that thriving village. &c..
ITARY.-Company d, 55 light in
fantry, Capt. T. ID. Johnson, will parade
to-day in uniform. This is one of the
best companies in the regiment, and has
usually appeared with full ranks. The
company will be the guests of the Springs
HOUSE, l. c. Sargent, who will provide
the entertainment.
Mr.. Henry Colburn, of this town, cut
and piled 1 cords of wood from single
chestnut tree.
On Sunday last a bevy of crows,
about mile from our village, were un-
commonly jubIant, so much SO as to
| TO dow hIy tbOir 1loD md
exuberance of joy, and attracted the at
tention of every passer-by on their way to
church. They were evidently in council,
and they held in ''durance vile' II young
cat-owl with crippled wing. Amid the
noise and confusion, Milton Cummings,
by virtue of authority vested in him as a
good citizen when the public peace is dis
turbed, approached the court in black,
secured the prisoner, and brought him
safe home. He looked sober as u Judge,
but we had touch of his digital prOpen-
stiles in attempting to get the measure
across the wings which was not far from
four feet f. P. McGregry has the
bird.
Frederick n Andrews has been ap-
pointed post master at Stafford Hollow
viz. j. H. Bolton, resigned.
The fine house erected by William
Smith the last season on Main street,
above the village, as also that now build
ing by L. w. Crane nearly opposite, al"
among the substantial Improvements
which we have to chronicle in that part
| IoF 81, lcO bo Of b1ilI
ings by S. Newton and the building Of II
new house on the street adjacent by Mrs.
Packard, are decided improvements in
that locality. On the west side ouI
neighbOr, j. Converse, has made addi-
tions to his residence by the projection Of
a south wing to the main building which
is to be occupied as an Office, and thu"
surroundings are greatly improved by the
removal of the old Office building and
transplanting Of shade trees on the lin"
of the street
ACOUSTIC TELEGRAPH.-A company is
forming to lay down IL speaking tube from
Philadelphia to New York. 1t is thought
from experiments on smaller scale that
a line of this kind will work we'll for hun
dreds of miles. Should it prove sur-
cess, a new era will be reached in t"lo-
graphing
THE QUICKEST PASSAGE ON RECORD
The steamship Vanderbilt which arrived
at New York on Saturday from South
ampton, made a passage in nine days,
nine hours and twcnty-siX minutes said
to be the quickest passage on record.
The veritable sea serpent was seen last
week by some Gay Head Indians who
were fishing off No Mans Land.
The clipper ship Pomona, of New York
was recently wrecked upon the coast IF
Ireland. Nearly 400 lives were lost.
In Stafford Springs, May 23d, 1859, II
son, to julius G. Provost Goth, son, to
F. N. Crane April 28th, a daughter to
Albert Hartman April goth, daughter
to George S. Baker.
In Wilmington, May 9th, 1859, Il
daughter to VIM. Mills.
THERE Is DANGER IN DELAY Sine"