The Press., 1896-07-23
Christopher Allen is in New York on a

business trip.
 Advertised letters: Frank G. Briscoe, John Robinson.
 Miss Elmo StudIey, of Worcester, is visiting at J. I. Fitton's.
 w. G. Ellis and family are occupying their cottage at Crystal Lake.
 Ernest Arnold is spending his vacation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
 Mollie Shannon and Letitia Vallelly, of New York, are guests of Mrs. O'Hallor- ans.
 Miss Nellie Warren, of A. w. Walkers dry goods store, is spending her vacation | in Rockville and Worcester.
 Mrs. Samuel David of Canada, Mrs. o. LaRue and Miss Belle LaRue of Putnam, Mrs. w. Woisard of New London, and Mrs. A. D. David of Willimantic, were guests of Dr. c. H. David Tuesday.
 There was 0 spirited race one day this week between w. F. Peel's Mack, and 8 horse owned by Superintendent Balbian, of the Warren Woolen company, at the fair grounds track. Mack was the win ner.
 Rev. J. I. Bartholomew, of the Meth odist church, left this morning for Jolly Island, Lake Winnipiseogue, N. H., where with his family, he will spend his vaca- tion. During his absence, Rev. c. H. Van Natter, of Staffordville, will attend | to any pastoral work necessary to be done. xx,i11 h0 nd the following are to supply the pulpit: Next Sunday, c. H. Van Natter, of Staff fordville; Aug. or 9, Rev. O. G. Terry, of Mashapaug; Aug. 16, Rev. Herbert w. Westwood, of Philadelphia. The supply for the one Sunday unprovided for will be announced at later date. Stafford.
 Summer Stoves at low figures, and weeks trial free. B. A. Buck & Go.
 Aaron Wetherbee, of New Haven, is stopping with relatives here.
 MT. Armitage, of Hartford, who made the trip from there on his wheel, with his sister, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. w. H. Black.
 E. E. Warren has commenced work on the old school house. He will add anoth- CT story and place veranda across the front The house, when completed, will contain twelve rooms, and will be occu- pied by Mr. Warren.
 The body of Jasper Hyde Bolton was brought here Tuesday for burial in the family lot at the Street cemetery, Rev. T. c. Druley officiating. MT. Bolton died Saturday night at the residence of his son, J. Hyde Bolton, Jr., 457 Wethersfield avenue, Hartford. He had been an inva- lid for seven years, and during the past few months his suffering has been in- creased by acute rheumatic attacks. He was born in Stafford in 1920, and was reared on farm. While cultivating the soil he prepared himself for the position of school teacher, which occupation he followed for number of years. He then went into the manufacturing business and soon became one of the foremost in his trade He built and owned the Glen mill and the Hop River mill near Willimantic. He was postmaster at Stafford, town clerk and treasurer for seven years, sheriff of Holland county and member of the leg islature, both in the house and the senate, from 1861 to 1864. He held nearly every office of trust in the gift of his town and county. MT. Bolton went to Hartford twenty seven years ago and became one of the firm of Bolton & Strickland. He was afterwards connected with his son in the restaurant business Oil Asylum street. He was then connected with the Park Central hotel. MT. Bolton leaves 8 sister, Mrs. Mary A. Brown, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and son, J. Hyde Bolton, of Hartford. He was a half brother of the late Ex- Lieutenant-G Hyde. [Correspondence.) Wolcott Lodge meets tonight.
 Golden rod has begun to blossom.
 Three days of fine weather is all we could have-bad for the haymakers.
 Robert Morse, of New York city, is visiting friends and relatives in Stafford and Wilmington.
 Miss L. s. Cady, of the Springs, is mak- ing visit to her cousin, Miss Jenny Smith,
 Mrs. Alice Ferry, of the Springs, has been staying with her uncle, Abner Need ham, for a few weeks.
 Miss Gertie Bennett, of MonsOn, is spending few days with Mrs. Mattie Lasbury and Miss Beth Sprague.
 The Staffords went to Monson last Sat- urday and handsomely won game from a ball team there by score of 28 to f. The return game will be played hore on Saturday, at p. m.
 It was unfortunate that circumstances prevented the friends of the late J. H. Bolton from being present when he was buried at the Street last Tuesday morn. ing. Though circumstances made it ex cusable, 1t looked as though Stafford die not care to take the time to pay the last tribute of honor and respect to former old resident.
 Mrs. Cyril Johnson is at Block Island and expects to remain some weeks. Mr. Johnson goes as often and remains af long as his business permits.
 Both the Riverside and Phoenix mills } stopped on Tuesday for the excursion Quite a number took advantage of the op portunity. The morning rain lesseneC the number however. There will be a meeting in the tow1 hall tomorrow evening at 7.3O, in the in terest of the O. U. A. M. Thomas F Gilmore, of New Haven, state organizer will be present and explain the objects and principles of the order. Ladies ar' especially invited.
 Nathan o. Ward, of Keuka college il at his mothers for his vacation. Miss Bidwell, of Hartford, is spending a few days with Mrs. Futile, at the resi- . dence of Mrs. B. H. Hyde.
 Miss L. Wood, of Holyoke, is at Mrs B. H. Pinney's for some weeks.