The Press., 1897-05-20

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 Regular meeting of U. O. G. O. next Monday evening.
 Mise Maude Ellis has gone to Green field, Macs, for 8 visit with friends. s Sunday evening, at the M K. church, the pastor will preach on temperance.
 Mir. and Mrs. John A. Ferry are receiv- Ing congratulations. It is boy born on Monday.
 Marshall Smith and Thomas Welch, of South Norwalk, are guests of Burdette Squlers.
 Superintendent Moore, of the w. N. Flynt granite quarry, called on friends in town to-day.
 John Smiledge has improved the condi- ton of the highway in front of his house quite materially.
 B. E. Humphrey has decided to remain in town and will not sell his household goods at auction.
 s. F. Clark attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F. at New Milford this week.
 Mrs. c. H. Baker has received news of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Amesbury, at Danbury.
 Dr. Eaton attended the annual meeting of the Connecticut State Dental assocla- ton in Hartford Tuesday.
 Louis Helm is working at his old trade In the shop of Joseph Clark, during the absence of the proprietor.
 MT and Mrs. Hannibal Alden are re- ceiving congratulations on a little daugh- ter, who arrived yesterday.
 Miss Minnie Ellithorpe, who has been quite i'll at Monson, has recovered suffie- lently to return to her home.
 An agent for the Connecticut Quarterly has been in town this week working in the interests of that publication.
 Richard Fiske and Richard Fills will commence at once to lay out a tennis court in front of the Springs house.
 W. G. Ellis will leave next Wednesday for the Adirondaoks, and will remain there during the summer and next winter.
 s. F. Maine Is to move from Edgewood to Fisk avenue, into K. K. Taft's cottage, recently vacated by H. s. Stevenson.
 Word was received, Monday, by Mrs. J. l. Bartholomew, from Lodi, Wis, that her father, John B. Tabor, was dead.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Clark attended the funeral yesterday of Mrs. Clark's sister, Mrs. George Selfridge, at South Hadley Falls.
 Councilman Barrett, of Willimantic, Is in town this week, and has purchased of Adelbert Needham, the horse Bay Wilkes" .
 E. H. Shelden Is in town, putting up an automatic oil engine to run the machine at Gary Bros coal shed, for hoisting coal from the cars.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred J. SIbley came here Monday, owing to the illness of Mrs. Sib- ley's mother, Mrs. Edgerton. Mrs. Sib- ley will remain for time.
 Dr. David was called to Union, Tues day morning, to attend Henry Stone, who was thrown from his wagon and dislocated his shoulder and bruised his face badly.
 The regular meeting of Winter w. R. c. will be held tomorrow evening. A full attendance is desired, as arrange ments for Memorial day are to be made.
 Rev. and Mrs. T. D. Martin were given a reception, at Grace church parIors, last evening. Refreshments were served and very enjoyable social evening Is reported.
 The Lincoln Athletic club ball team de- feated the Staffordvilles in a hotly con- tested game of ball on the fair grounds last Saturday afternoon by a score of 9 to 6.
 Work of securing the necessary capital to get the new shoe industry has been re- sumed this week with good results. There Is feeling among the merchants that the opportunity Is a good one, and should not be allowed 10 pass without strong effort to raise the required amount.
 Dr. Daniel Sullivan, of Willimantic, is to locate here. He will have his office iu Johnson's block, in the room that the flremen have used for a club room. The flremen are to have a loom nicely fitted up at the engine house and do not need the room in the block. ':s' An out-of-town resident saw an item In the department devoted to clippings from the old Stafford News Letter to the effect that the finest residence that the town had yet seen was to be built. The party did not notice the heading of the column and came to town to see who was to build a new and costly residence.
 Stafford Springs wheelmen take excep tons to a roast In the Springfield Repub. lican in regard to riding on the sidewalks etc., last Sunday. As a matter of fact, 6 Springfield wheelman who was with the Stafford party acted unwIsely, but tho Stafford boys behaved like gentlemen Somebody in MOnson punetured several tires with pins and two of the tandems were ridden from state line nearly on the rims. This was a very dlsagreeable trick and the person who did it deserves pun. | ishment.
 An entertainment will be given by the Stafford High school in the Episcopal church next Wednesday evening, at { o'clock. Two farces, Quits" ," and His Heroine" will be presented. Admission 10 cents. The following are the casts: .r HIS HEROINE. Herbert Clark, just returned from abroad, B. P. Cooley Mrs watson, his aunt, Miss Ruth Walker Elaine Price,( v,s,t,ne, Miss Clara BakeI Mad9e PrceD Miss Florence Smith kitLle 9oidthwaite, senior, B. Cooley Gladys Courtenay, her friend, A. Meyer Miss Grfrin, principal Of seminary, W. EnRieJ Fred Olney, cousin to Gladys, E Druley | Charles Goldthwaite, in love with Gladys, | c. Chandler
 The following committees of arrange ments for the different cemeteries in towr have been appointed for Memorial day Stafford-S. k. Dwight, O. W. Sanford floral committed, Mrs. Dwight, Mrs. Nelll Weston, assisted by the scholars of tho Grammar school. Staffordville-W. F Amadon, Geo. M. Moore; floral commit