The Press., 1896-08-06
Miss Bertha Haskell has gone to Bos-

 ton for vacation of one week.
 Monson merchants are to have their an- nual excursion to Watch Hill and Block Island next Tuesday, with the price of the round trip placed at $1. Those wishing to go from here can get tickets by notify ing the local station agent one day in ad- vance. Tickets will be good on regular Block Island train.
 The following have been registered at the Springs House the past week: J. J. Wall, G. s. Adams, Geo. B. Walker, A. R. Wentworth, D. D. Woodworth, Geo. H. Knight, H. P. Baker, E. P. Alexander, Geo. s. Wood, M. H. Atkinson, Boston; H. F. Farr, Holyoke; D. B. Dennison, Mystic; G. D. Blodgett, Watertown, N. Y.; G. P. Merrill, O. L. Southerland, G. s. Rath, H. w. Ballack, D. Ringle, Ell. Church, New York; John T. Bradshaw, Willimantic; J. R. Putnam, B. c. Cal derwood, T. J. Moran, c. Stuart, Mrs. Billings, Mrs. Mayo, Fred Beard, Spring field Geo. H. Thomas, Providence; Dr. Stearns, J. Hughes, R. D. Britton, G. M. Chamberlin, E. B. Dillingham;, c. c. Ben nett, Hartford; c. M. Needham, Mrs. c. M. Gager, Somers Mrs. John Phillips and nurse, Mr. and Mrs. J. Richmond, M. Louise Richmond, Addie Sherwood, Philadelphia; T. A. Halney, E. B. Miner, Bishop, Mrs. L. F. s. Foster, Norwich: Thomas Stewart, Brooklyn, N. Y; c. H. Hobby, Mansfield; A. s. Campbell, Wes- 1u R I q I, RrOun Monohoctor. c. E. Buck James Dewey Palmer; Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Hawley, New Hartford w. H. Parker, Littleton, N. H.; M. J. Herman, MT. and Mrs. Geo. c. Fitton, MT. and Mrs. P. B. Leonard, c. B. Leon- ard, Miss Began, F. J. Began, Miss G. Davis, Rockville; Samuel Dudley, New London; MT. and Mrs. F. A. Moore, John Shim, Monson; F. s. Evans, East Wal pole, Mass; w. H. Wood, South Glas- tonbury MT. and Mrs. w. s. Simmons, Central Village; Mrs. B. w. Rev, North ampton, Mass; J. F. McNamard, G. s. Wood, D. R. Beckford, Jr., Boston: A. M. Smith, Palmer; D. M. Strong, Brook lyn; E. Fry, Providence; c. E. Green, c. H. Shepard, New York; L. D. Clark, New London M. A. Hart, Hartford; MT. and Mrs. R. T. King, Thompsonville.
 Stafford.
 Summer Stoves at low figures, and weeks trial free. E. A. Buck & Go.
 (Correspondence)
 Miss Stella Puffer, of North Amherst, Miss Alice Smith and Miss A. Keeney, of New London, are visiting at Arthur L. Blodgett's.
 Mrs. Laura Whiton, of Willimantic, has been spending the week with her sister, Mrs. George Latham.
 Miss Florence Kinney is teaching draw ing to the senior class in Storrs college this summer.
 for tomorrow evening at the town hall is postponed until further notice.
 The Universalist church will be closed the next two Sundays.
 Mrs. Kingsbury has a beautiful clump of dahlias. They are large, and the flow CTS are perfect and beautiful.
 Samuel Rockwell has bought the grass on Mrs. B. H. Hyde's farm, and is now cutting it. He has a small army of men, teams and machinery. It looks like a western farm scene.
 We noticed geranium freak the other day. The plant had thrown up a vigor- ous flower stalk, and was blossoming pro fusely. Amid the blossoms leaf stalk grew, and is now putting up three more flower stalks on top of the first one, and all blossoming.
 hox oF wailing in them, by the summer girl, over the 16 to 1 business girls to one young man at the summer resorts. We heard of case the other day where 16 to 1 made one girl very happy. It was at a co-educational institution, where there were sixteen young men in class and only one young woman. She was the happy one.
 From the same source from which we obtained the prognostication for July that it would be rainy weather, we learn that after next Saturday August will be dry month.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Cummings left yesterday for Saybrook, where they will spend the remainder of August with rela- tives.
 Mrs. Ellen Webber, of New Haven, is visiting Mrs. Mary Prince.
 It is currently reported that on next Saturday the Phoenix mill will stop two weeks for repairs.
 This village has been favored with a number of free lectures lately. They were delivered by M. T. J. Gilmore, of New Haven, who has been here, 8 guest of B. B. Warren, in the interest of the Order of United American Mechanics. l He met with some encouragement in his attempts to organize council here.
 The following is the program of the band concert to be given by the Stafford Cornet band this evening:
 March, First Prize, w. A. Smith Messinger March, Farmhouse Galop, Stage Coach, Geo. Allen Gratulation Waltzes, Thomas Overture, Dominion, W. Bebee Honeymoon Mch, c. Rosey Campaign Melodies, McCosh Wind Up, Quick Step, l.. Coffin ! (COrrespondence.) | Mrs. R. M. Chamberlin with her sister Mrs. c. w. Bennett, of Palmer, will at tend the Moody and Sankey convention at Northfield, Mass.
 Mrs. Geo. N. Ormsby spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. L. J. McIntire, fl Willimantic.
 Neighbors and friends are glad to heal of little improvement in the long sick ness of Miss Belle Fiske, who has beer confined to her bed for thirteen weeks.
 Mrs. Alonzo Spellman and son, of Will. limantic, are stopping at George Ferry's
 F. w. Westcott and wife, of Monson are at Charles Roberts.
 Mrs. Wm. Ross and sons, John anc Willie, of Holyoke, are visiting at Wm