The Press., 1896-10-08
G. S. Baker has returned from vaca-

tlon Of one week at Long Island. -
 MT. and Mrs. Patsey Lyons, of Spring field, are visiting relatives in town.
 Brown Lee has gone to Monson to talk charge of a laundry at that town estab lished by the firm of Lee Bros. Tom the senior partner will remain in Stafford
 Albert Clemmens, young man whC came to town with the London Zoo, wa kicked by horse Tuesday and had hi wrist badly sprained. He was attended by Dr. Nichols.
 The Womans' E oreign Missionary soci ety of the M. E. church held it's annua meeting last Friday and elected the fol lowing officers: President, Mrs. E. K Taft; vice-presidents, Mrs. Robbins Pat ten, Miss M. A. Francis, Miss O. Bush nell; recording secretary and treasurer Mrs. Frank Orcutt; corresponding secre. tary and program committee, Mrs. J. Bartholomew. The society has raised $117. 90 the past year.
 Stafford Street.
 Mrs. Geo. Goodell has gone to visit her l mother WHO lives In CanaQa.
 Tho guests and boarders that have given an increase of life and activity to Stafford Street through the summer have all returned to their city homes, Mrs. Fisk and Mrs. Nye with her family being the last 10 go.
 Miss Mabel Buck has returned from a visit to friends in New Haven.
 The Streets played two games of ball last Saturday. In the morning they wei @ defeated by the High School nine by a score of 21 to 19, By innings:
 High School, 4 10 3 3 900 O-21
 Streets, 24 33 % 3 3 2-19 The batteries: Streets Foster, Grundy and Sealey; High School-Cogswell, Day and Williams. In the afternoon, the Streets, with the aid of some of the mem- bers of the Athletic club, defeated the Staffordville nine by @ score of 8 to 9.
 Staffordville, % 1 3 1 3 O-8
 Street, 1 0 3 3 O2 --9 The batteries: Street-McCarthy and Williams; Staffordville-Clark Wash burn and Harrington. The Staffordvilles and Streets will play at Hydeville next Saturday, at 3 o'clock. A good game is expected.
 Stafford.
 It is desired to make this column as interest ing and useful to the people of this village, Hyde vile and vicinity, as possible but it will require their cooperation to accomplish that fact. News items, notices of society or church meetings, society and personal notes, in fact anything that will in any way interest the people of this sec tton, will be appreciated and received with pleasure If left at Mrs. Simonds' store as soon as Tuesday evening of each week.
 The stone crusher to be used in prepar- ing the rock for the town macadamized road arrived Tuesday, and will be put in operation at once. The crusher is the property of L. B. Wilson & Co.,, of Hart ford, who have the contract for doing the work. As the contract specifies that the work shall be done before November 1st, the firm will have to do some hustling to finish the job on time. The steam roller owned by the town will be used.
 The registrars of the first voting district will be in session at H. F. Cady's store next Thursday, 18th, from 9 a. m., until 5 D. m., for the purpose of receiving the names of those to be made voters
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Cummings have as fair guests, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Stanton, and MT. and Mrs. Dwight Hall, of Say brook, and MT. and Mrs. c. N. Wadsworth, of Glastonbury.
 To say that the voters were surprised when the license vote was declared at the town house Monday night, is putting 1t, to say the least, rather mild.
 A trio of cOl01ed serenaders made their appearance on the street Saturday night, consisting of youth CD and two misses, and quite number were favored with visit and entertainment from them. To be sure, some of their song were little old, but that could not be said of the singers Their color was nearly Brown, and they used Troy weight.
 School Tax Collector Lasbury has an item in another column of interest to tax payers. He will be at H. F. Cady's store, Thursday, Oct. 15, and the office of the Phoenix Woolen Co.,, Oct. 13, from 9 a. m. to p. m., for the purpose of receiving the taxes of School district No. 1. Said taxes are due October 1st, and interest will be charged after November 1st.
 Ladies' Aid Society of Baptist church will meet next Wednesday afternoon for work. Will serve supper from 5.3O until 7 o'clock.
 StaffOrdville.
 The subject for the second of a course of sermons to the young people, to be giv- en by Rev. 0. H. Van Natter Sunday evenings, will be, "The choice of compan- ions, or with whom shall I associate ?" The subject for the next one will be, "The choice of Master, or whom shall serve?''
 The question is being agitated of form ing glee club of male voices among the young men of the village.
 (Correspondence.)
 Messrs. Arthur and Elmer Butterfield, of the Atwood Machine Co.,, Westerly, R. l., and their friend, Samuel Gelvin, were guests at Monroe Chaffee's last week. Mrs. Clarence White is recovering from a severe case of typhoid fever.
 Miss Ethel Roberts has gone to Cherry Valley, Mass, for visit to her sister, Mrs. A. B. Moore. B. c. Chamberlin has followed George Eaton's footsteps to the foot of the reser- voir dam, and recently succeeded in cap- turing two cells, the combined weight of which was eleven pounds, the largest tip ping the scales at six and one-half pounds.
 West Stafford. 1
 (Correspondence.)
 The rainy weather did not prevent a goodly number from attending church Rally Sunday and listening to the discus sion of the temperance topic.
 Fred A. Wilbur, with his father, from Meriden, is visiting at J. R. Washburn's 3 few days.