The Press., 1897-08-19
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 Dr. A. o. COmins' dental office will be closed during next wook.
 Mrs. C. Newell, of Springfield, Is the guest of Mrs. Andre Cummings.
 Mss Maria Hanson, of Bridgeport, Is visiting hor sister, Miss Annie Hanson.
 II. Alden and family occupied l.. D.. Gary's cottage, Rt Crystal Lake, last week.
 Mrs. Nelson Whllford, of Wilmington, Ia the guest of her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Irons.
 Mrs. J. M. Lonoh and daughters aro at Laurol Camp, Mashapaug, with Mir. Leach.
 Mrs. E. r. Stodman and daughter, of Providence, are guests of Mrs. F.W. Car pent0r.
 William Fonton and daughter, Mrs. Prod Webber, have boon visiting at J. D. Fenton's.
 Officer Holm and Edward Brosnahan arc camping on ono of the islands at Mhshapaug.
 The annual reunion of tho Chnfroe fam | last "Wednesday In August.
 Austin Holt and son, II. c. Holt, TO- turned last Friday from very successful ilahlng trip In East Wllllngton.
 Miss Jonny Gilbert and Miss Matilda Scott, of Orcuttvillo, arc visiting friends in Dalton and Pittsflold, Mass.
 lIonry Wise hns heen in Now Haven this week, attending the international convention of ohIofs of fro departments. W. E. Hanley goes next weok on his vacation. He will take bicycle trip, and will bo accompanied by his son John. E. c. Dennis and Gardiner Hall, Jr., started Tuesday on q trip to Portland, Me, to attend the annual fair held there this week.
 Miss Jano Clark Is at Block leland for vacation of ono wook. Miss Edith Bis sett Is taking hor place in the post office during her absence.
 Dr. c. Louis Nichols leaves to-day for n vacation at Webster. Ills fnther, Dr. Nichols, of Hoboken, N. J., will look af ter his patients during his absence.
 George Slswick, bookkeoper In the of- hco of the Warren Woolen Company, Is taking vacation. IIo will spend n part of the timo nt Mashapaug and will take n trip to New York.
 Chnrles F. Monroe, optician, from Mon roo, Carter Co.,, Southbridge, Mass. will day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next weOk.
 At the last meeting of tho Stafford gun club, the four to mako tho best scores were Dr. l.. r. Eaton, Otis Chapman, A. Squircs and J. Brown. During tho shoot Dr. Eaton made tho phenomenal run of 3i without skip.
 c. R. Newton took first in the half milo professional handicap, at Wilkes barre, Pa, lust Thursday, in 59 seconds. IIo arrived homo Sunday and stald over until Tuesday morning, whom he wont to tho Springfield track to train for the races nt Portland.
 Dr. Eaton, Otis Chapman, E. II. Pin noy and Arthur Squlres wont to Windsor Locks Tuesday to participate in trap shoot. Tho Stafford boys, especially Pin ncy, mado good showing. Ho was in- sldo the money on every event that he entered, and took several ilrsts.
 Tho annual farmors' picnic will be held at Crystal Lake next Saturday. A first class shore dinnor will bo served, and thoro will be dancing, with music by Browns orchestra, of Monson. 'Busses will run from this town and Rockville, to accommodate those who may wish to Rt- tsnd.
 Mrs. Virtue Smith, 75, died at Jackson, Mich, August 2. Mrs. Smith was the widow of the lato David M. Smith, a former well known resident of Stafford Mir. Smith closed m unusually eventful career about threo years ago. At the tlme of his death he hold n position in the auditors office at Washington.
 A meeting of tho legal voters of the borough of Stafford Springs Is called for next Tuesday evening. Tho object of the meeting ia Co net on tho petition of F. c. Dennis and others, who ask that tho vote passed at tho last town meeting in regard to the layout of Westford Avenue be re. scinded, and the layout adopted by the Rbuttors June % be substituted.
 A man wont into n shoe shop the other day and bought heavy pair of felt boots The merchant was surprised to sell thlf kind of boot at this season. and 1t pug zled him SO much that ho could not helI thinking of It. Ie nade q check out little later, and made 1t payable to tho man that bought the boots, instead of tho business house to which he was writing.
 The Citizens' Band will give one O thoir popular outdoor concerts this even Ing, If tho weather Is favorable. stormy, tho concert will be postponed one week. The program Is as follows Mnroh-COtton King, LoseI Baritone solO-Selected,
 WILLIAM STEWART.
 Ia1nss y@IssesozllpHS' soioEp1ls' moo,ov RlER1s, ERSs,
 rnoMAs FRAZER.
 March-BostOnin, Bennet Tuba SOlo-Tubntrom, Fall
 RAYMOND EATON.
 Galop-Good Time, sousi
 Willie Weloh, employed Tn the cart room at the Central woolen mill, wal hurt last Saturday morning. He wal winding a side spool on the inslde of thu belt that connects the shaft with the care whom tho accident occurred. His arn wns caught in the belt, which broke, O the consequences would have boon nor, serious. As 1t was, he was drawn agaIns tho revolving pulley and had his face an' head badly cut in several places. He wa attended by Dr. Sullivan, and was abl, to resume his work at the mill Monda, morning.