The Press., 1897-08-19
srAFFoRD SPRINGS

Dr. A. o. Comins' dental office will be closed during next week.
 Mrs. c. Newell, of Springfield, is the guest of Mrs. Andre Cummings.
 Miss Maria Hanson, of Bridgeport, is visiting her sister, Miss Annie Hanson.
 H. Alden and family occupied l.. D. Gary's cottage, at Crystal Lake, last week.
 Mrs. Nelson Whitford, of Wilmington, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. w. D. Irons.
 Mrs J. NJ. Leach and daughters are at Laurel Camp, Mashapaug, with MT. Leach.
 Mrs. B. P. Stedman and daughter, of Providence, are guests of Mrs. F.W. Car penter.
 William Fenton and daughter, Mrs. Fred Webber, have been visiting at J. D. Fenton's.
 Officer Helm and Edward Brosnahan are camping on one of the islands at Mashapaug.
 The annual reunion of the Chaffee fam ny Wlll Do H6lu dI hNSESE66u Il6 last Wednesday in August.
 Austin Holt and son, H. c. Holt, re- turned last Friday from a very successful fishing trip in East Willington.
 Miss Jenny Gilbert and Miss Matilda Scott, of Orcuttville, are visiting friends in Dalton and Pittsf1eld, Mass.
 Henry Wise has heen in New Haven this week, attending the international convention of chiefs of fire departments. w. E. Hanley goes next week on his vacation. He will take a bicycle trip, and will be accompanied by his son John. E. C. Dennis and Gardiner Hall, Jr. started Tuesday on a trip to Portland, Me-, to attend the annual fair held there this week.
 Miss Jane Clark is at Block Island fo1 a vacation of one week. Miss Edith Bis sett is taking her place in the post office during her absence.
 Dr. G. Louis Nichols leaves to-day for a vacation at Webster. His father, Dr. Nichols, of Hoboken N. J., will look af- ter his patients during his absence.
 George Siswick, bookkeeper in the of fee of the Warren Woolen Company, is taking a vacation He will spend a part of the time at Mashapaug, and will take trip to New York.
 Charles E. Monroe, optician, from Mon roe, Carter Co.,, Southbridge, Mass, will be at the Springs House parlors, Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week.
 At the last meeting of the Stafford gun club, the four to make the best scores were Dr. L. F. Eaton, Otis Chapman, A. Squires and J. Brown. During the shoot Dr. Eaton made the phenomenal run of 31 without a skip. . c. R. Newton took first in the hali mile professional handicap, at Wilkes barre, Pa., last Thursday, in 59 seconds He arrived home Sunday and staid over until Tuesday morning, when he went tC the Springfield track to train for the races at Portland.
 Dr. Eaton, Otis Chapman, B. H. Pin. ney and Arthur Squires went to Windsor Locks Tuesday to participate in a traI shoot. The Stafford boys, especially Pin ney, made good showing. He was in side the money on every event that he entered, and took several firsts.
 The annual farmers picnic will be held at Crystal Lake next Saturday. A first class shore dinner will be served, and there will be dancing, with music by Browns orchestra, of MOnson. 'Busses will run from this town and Rockville, tC accommodate those who may wish to at tend.
 Mrs. Virtue Smith, 75, died at Jackson Mich, August 2. Mrs. Smith was the widow of the late David M. Smith, ( former we'll known resident of Stafford MT. Smith closed an unusually eventfu career about three years ago. At the time of his death he held position in the auditors office at Washington.
 A meeting of the legal voters of the borough of Stafford Springs is called fol next Tuesday evening. The object of the meeting is to act on the petition of E. c Dennis and others, who ask that the vote passed at the last town meeting in regard to the layout of Westford Avenue be re- seinded, and the layout adopted by the abutters June % be substituted.
 A man went into shoe shop the other day and bought a heavy pair of felt boots The merchant was surprised to sell this kind of boot at this season, and 1t pug zled him so much that he could not hell thinking of 1t. He made a check out little later, and made 1t payable to tn, man that bought the boots, instead of th' business house to which he was writing. The Citizens Band will give one o their popular outdoor concerts this even ing, if the weather Is favorable. I stormy, the concert will be postponed one week. The program Is as follows: March-Cotton King Lose March-Pillsbury, Within Baritone Solo-Selected,
 WILLIAM STEWART.
 Waltzes-Zlpha, R1ple. Cornet solo-Jig Medley, Boo
 THOMAS FRAZER.
 March-Bostonia, Bonnet Tuba Solo-TubatrOm, Fall
 RAYMOND EATON.
 GalOp-Good Time, Sous Willie Welch, employed in the carC room at the Central woolen mill, wa! hurt last Saturday morning. He wa winding side spool on the inside of tn belt that connects the shaft with the cart when the accident occurred. His arn was caught in the belt, which broke, O the consequences would have been nor serious. As 1t was, he was drawn agains the 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.