The Press., 1897-09-16


 will serve their usual supper from 5.SO until 7.
 Rev. P. G. Wightman, of Branford brother of J. c. Wightman, Is expected hero in week or two, and will probably preach in the Baptist church for 8 few Sabbaths.
 The old blacksmith shop, belonging to George Worthington, Is again in opera tion, Archie Cooley, practical work man, having leased the establishment, and business appears to be lively there.
 Last Thursday evening the many young friends and sohoolmates of Miss Lottie Connors gave her a surprise and passed a very pleasant evening, the occasion being the thirteenth anniversary of her birth day.
 The Hamiltons made but short stay this year, having left their camp last Sun day evening. MT. Hamilton had a son in camp at Southbridge, who was to break up Monday, and he was anxious to join him before he left.
 Mrs. Jennie Hagan Jackson will speak in the Spiritualist hall two Sundays, be- ginning next Sunday. There will be two lectures each day, one at 10.45 in the morning, and one in the evening at 7. Mrs. Jackson has been heard here several times before, and has made for herself 8 reputation that will cause all who have heard her once to want to hear her again.
  A cordial invitation is extended to all, and those who attend may be assured of being we'll pleased and receiving much in- struction, as her lectures are something out of the common, her subject being ta- ken from the audience and without any preparation.
 It will be remembered that at the close of the spring term the grammar depart- ment of the Pinney school, of which Miss Mary E. Smith is teacher, held fair, the proceeds of which were to go towards providing library for the school. The together with the ten dollars received from the state for the same purpose, has been expended. and that wise use has been made of the same the following will show: In the first place set of outline maps were purchased, which the school has needed for long time. Next was handsome book case, a dictionary holder, and some twelve books, two of them be- ing encyclopedias, and the balance mostly reference books. Through the solicita- tion of Miss Smith, w. P. Sweetser, of the borough, has kindly donated to the library five and one-haH years numbers of Harper's Magazine. They are in fine condition and will prove valuable acqui- sition, but there Is just one drawback they are unbound, and Miss Smith, with her scholars also, earnestly hope that there may be some way provided by the friends of the school for having them bound. There appears to be 8 decrease this term in this department in the num- Der of pupils, there being but twenty-two in attendance.
 It appears that we are going to have our macadam road built this fall after all. State Road Commissioner Mcdonald was here Saturday and had ride over that part to be macadamized, and also that constructed last year and the year before. All parties came to pleasant understand ing, and the road will be commenced as soon as the preliminary arrangements are completed. The commissioner insisted upon having the hill at the Wright place cut down, which will have to be done, but the fill on the north side, in front of Moulton's, is to be only fifteen inches. The fill on the south side of the hill, how ever, will have to be about the:same as at first contemplated. The cut on the hill will commence at the first sluce south of MoultOn's house, extending towards the top of the hill, until 1t attains depth of about three feet in front of the Wright place, the excavated material being used for filling. The making of this cut and at the same time keeping within the ap- propriation, will neoessitate the leaving unfinished of short strip between this and the borough line, and the wish Is ex- pressed on all sides that another town meeting be called and the selectmen be given authority to complete the road to the borough line this year, as the expense will be much less to have 1t done all at one time than to make another lob of 1t next year.
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 John Moore of Springfield, Mass, is spending his vacation in town.
 The farm and personal property be- longing to the estate of Edward Moore, at Stafford Village, will be sold at auction the 20th, at 10 @. n.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ezra s. Colburn, and daughter, took carriage ride to the north western part of Massachusetts, last week They visited friends in Belchertown, Pel- ham, Amherst, and South erfleld, Mass, Mrs. Colburn's old home, where she had not been for thlrty-eight years. West Stafford.
 Wm. Slater has moved from Ellington in with his son-in-law, H. G. Boyer.
 Frank L. Wood returned to Hartford Wednesday after weeks stay in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Myron Tupper went Mon- day for three weeks sojourn among rela- tivesin Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
 Miss Alice Smith from New London was here for brief time last week.
 0. D. Glazier has has new buggy lately purchased from Wightman's repository.
 G. s. Denison, with his sister Mrs. A. M. Clarke from Somers, were guests at A. M. Shepard's Monday.
 Mrs. Francelia Gold is in New London for two weeks visit with her brother and sister and their families | ASHFORD.
 WestfOrd CorrespOndenCe. ! w. H. Griggs is reshingling his house. | C,.-.Aa-