The Press., 1897-06-03
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

w nlG6 naCS or fancy Dfdlu. anu hoS- horn hats for summer wear, trimmed and untrimmed, a new assortment this week at Miss Russell's.
 The Boss celebrated Fig Bar Cookey 125 cts. a pound at the Chicago grocery. "A new and desirable line of Wash Dress Goods just received at A. l.. How ards.
 IS Cents buys one-gallon can of fine apples at the Chicago grocery. Cloth and Silk Capes. Prices low at E. l.. Burr's.
 Fine Cucumber Pickles 18c a gallon at the Chicago grocery.
 We invite your attention to our new line of Shirt Waists; also a complete assortment of Belts, Linen Collars, Shirt Waist Seis, etc. A. l.. Howard.
 More of those wrappers and shirt waists just received at E. L. Burr's.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Miss Mabel Kavanaugh has anew Ideal wheel
 Robert Smith was home from Worces- ter academy over Sunday.
 James Walker, of New York city, was in town the first of the week.
 Mrs Burden, of Hartford, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Kellogg.
 Dr. J. E. Middleton and wife, of Spring field, were in town over Sunday.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. & A. M., next Tuesday evening.
 Regular meeting of Harmony Temple of Honor next Wednesday evening.
 The selectmen met Monday and selected a lot of jurors for the ensuing year.
 Mrs. J. J. Gallivan, of Hartford, has been the guest of Mrs. J. M. Leach.
 Miss Rose Pease has taken the position of housekeeper at the Stafford House.
 H H. Keep and wife, of Hartford, were guests over Sunday of Noel M. Pease.
 Charles Reynolds, of Ellington, form CT resident, was in town over Memorial day.
 Superintendent Moore, of the w. N. Flynt granite quarry, was in town yes terday.
 Henry Hills, of the Masonic home in Walllngford, visited friends in town We'd nesday.
 Miss Norah O'Brien, of Monson, has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. P. Me Carthy.
 MT. and Mrs. J. V. Squier are expected home from Hartford this week for the summer.
 Julius Sibley, of New London, visited his father, Wakeman Sibley, the first of the week.
 Epworth League topic at the M. B. church next Sunday evening, "Plain Words to Everybody"
 Lyman Rosenberg has opened a shoe making and repairing shop in the west store in Tilden's block.
 The:auetion sale of Cornelius Flaherty's place on Center street will take place next Thursday, at 3 p. m.
 Ms. J. Simmons and two children, of Palmer, were guests of relatives in the borough the first of the week.
 The trustee, H. O. Butterield, is pay ing final dividend of7RR per cent. on the insolvent estate of Hurley Bros.
 The Stafford tourists, who are travel ing in the west, have decided not to go to Alaska, and are expected home the 23d. The weather Tuesday night was decid- edly cool, but no frost is reported. Those having gardens were somewhat worried. A full report of the w. 0. T. U. con- vention, held at the M. E. church last Thursday, will be found on the first page. Christian Endeavor topic at the Con- gregational church next Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, "The Tongue as Christian Tool"
 The June term of superior court opens at Holland next Tuesday afternoon. A short calendar session will be held al Rockville tomorrow.
 Mrs G. H. Baker, accompanied by F. H. Baker, went to Danbury Monday to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Amesbury, who died last Friday.
 At the regular meeting of the A. o. U. w. this evening a special program for amusement has been arranged. A party will play the popular game of ''forty-fve' for the championship of the lodge, and there will be a kinetoscope exhibition.
 Henry Butterf1eld, Frank Newton and E. H. Pinney rode to Boston Friday or their wheels, and returned Sunday. They report Charles Newton in excellent condi ton for his race on Charles River Park Saturday.
 No criminal business is to come up be fore the superior court for the June term and the indications are that there will bt a short session. The Page will case, 1T which there Is some local interest, will not come up until the next term of court Mrs. Benjamin Arnold who has beer very i'll at Denver, Col, came in on the boat train Monday evening, and was talk en to the home of her father, Wm. Ruby of Wilmington. She was quite weak wher she arrived, but stood the journey fairly well.
 The court of burgesses have accepted the layout of Westford avenue and Will lington avenue, presented by Surveyor Loomis. They have voted to have th' clerk notify the abutters to appear before the board June %, when a hearing will be held relative to the changes that art
  before the borough.
 A large audience gathered at the Meth odist church Sunday morning to listen tC the Memorial day sermon by Rev. J. l Bartholomew. The discourse was pre- sented with the eloquence and force whicl are characteristics of the speaker, anC proved very interesting to those who at tended. The Grand Army post and Wo mans Relief Corps attended the servic in body.
 The last meeting this season, of tn "Current Events CIub' took place Tues day, at Woodlawn. The exercises wer made very pleasant, being interspersec with readings, essays and music. Brie sketches were read by Mrs. Foster