The Press., 1897-07-08


 James Mack, who has been on the cir cult with Newton and Hoyt, has returned to his home. He expects to join the team again later
 The Methodist Sunday school picnic, held at Evergl cen park yesterday, was enjoyed by. about three hundred people. The journey was made by the majority in 'busses. AIthOugh'the weather was quite warm, the full program of sports was car ried out. A ball game was played in the afternoon between hines representing MonsOn and Stafford, in which the Staff ford boys were victofious by a score of 13 to G. The attendance was the largest of any picnic the society has held, and all present seemed to enjoy themselves to the utmost
 People interested in good roads are wondering If the selectmen propose to take any action in the matter of another section of road under the state appropri- tion. There seems to be a growing senti- ment in favor of making the highways connecting the several villages roads of high character as speedily as possible, and town meeting to consider the mat ter would be of value, even though no advantage was taken of the state appro- prIatlon. It has been announced that D. plIcations for state aid must be filed be- fore July 2Oth.
 Stafford. All or any part of the standing grass on the K. II. Hyde estate can be purchas- ed for $3 per ton of H. F. Cady. George F. Spencer, optician and jew eler, will be at Blacks hotel Friday and Saturday of this week.
 Open air concert by the band this even ing.
 Regular communication of Wolcott Lodge, +. & A. M., this evening.
 Miss Eliza Damon returned Tuesday after an absence of several months. Mrs. John Lawrence Is with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Mary Cook, in Springfield, for a week.
 Reuben Burley, of Holyoke, spent the Fourth with his daughter, Mrs. E. H. Pinney.
 There will be Episcopal services in the town hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Miss Emily Lewis, of Monson, has for some time been the guest of William Lewis and wife.
 Miss Grace Mead, who teaches at Bab- ylon, l.. l., returned home Friday for the summer vacation.
 Miss Florence Kinney, of the Boston Art school, returned home yesterday for the summer vacation.
 Miss Fife stanton and Miss Annie Hall of Saybrook, are guests of their aunt, Mrs. Henry Cummings.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. $. C. k. this eveming-"Consecr Patrl- Ots-what will they ?" All are well come.
 K. M. Dickson, Of Mansfield, Ohio, has been a guest of c. B. Pinney this week. Messrs. Dickson and Pinney were class mates at Yale.
 Joseph BurIey, who has been for some time living In the Grant house on the Street, has this week been moving into the vacant tenement in the Long house.
 Linus Putney, Misses TiIda Findeison, Agnes Pero and Minnie Roberts spent the Fourth in Springfield. Miss Flora Roberts spent the same day in HOIyoke.
 Mir. and Mrs. Weld, of Southbridge, have been guests of Ms George Francis thIs week. Being both members of the Southbridge grange they paid the Stafford grange a social visit Tuesday evening
 Mrs. Carrie Wiley and son, Bert, of Broad Brook, were guests of Mir. and Mrs. James Lasbury over the Fourth. They made the trip, both coming and going, on their wheels. Mrs. Wiley Is a niece of Mir. Lasbury's.
 One pleasant feature of the hot weat heI Tuesday evening was that 1t compelled the grange to keep their windows open, in consequence of which, the concert was fully as much enjoyed by those outside as those within. One number, the thild or fourth, a duet, deserves especial mention The band arrived home from Ellington a little after one o'clock Tuesday morn. ing, feeling pretty tired. They had quite long march, right in the heat of the day which came very near being too much fol some of them, but aside from that the day was an enjoyable one for them. They speak in the highest terms of the treat ment accorded them by the Ellington people, and fully appreciate the many compliments they received while there The officials assured them that whenever Ellington found itself in need of the ser vices of band they would know at once where to go for one.
 The Fourth passed of in its usual man. ner, with perhaps little more noise than common Sunday night and Monday morn. ing. As soon as twelve, midnight, the fun commenced, and 1t was kept up until daylight, which Is all right This is the one day In the year that belongs to Young America, and let them enjoy 1t to theil hearts content. On taking look Out-of. doors in the morning 1t was seen that things had undergone a change since the night before. George Hassett's barber shop had gone into the grocery business that Is, large sign across the door indi cated that fact; w. H. Black s front cps looked as though the wholesale straw berry business had been carried on there at Eddie Roberts, barber shop it was evi dent they concluded that he would not care to do business that day, as his out side door was piled full of punches ot shingles and old barrels, while at his fathers house, a large sign across tht front door announced that the place tc buy ready made clothing was at the Bos ton clothing store; John WIghtmen. wagons had gone up, or at least two O. them had, as they were found astride O the ridgepOle to one of his shops and one of the republican flag poles. in stead of floating the national banner, haC