The Press., 1897-07-29

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 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 \. W. Page has boon to Hartford and vicinity for low days.
 Regular meeting of Winter Post, c. A. R., next Tuesday evening.
 Miss Maud Ellis Is at Gloversville, N. r., for q number of weeks.
 Regular session of WausOon Lodge, I. O. 0, F., next Tuesday evening.
 Regular convocation Orient Chapter, F. A. M, next Wednesday evening.
 c. r. Hodgson and family arc at their cottage at Mantle for n number of weeks.
 Miss Lena Slswick and Miss Edith Holm are at Mystic for n two weeks out Ing.
 Ms. Goo. Slmonds and daughters, lola and Maud, arc visiting relatives in tho borough.
 Epworth Loague topic at the M. k. church next Sunday evening, Tho Prayer At Conversion.
 Mrs FOllett of Woonsocket, k. l., ia tho guest of her daughter, Mrs. George Lawton, on Grant avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. W. P. Bidwell and daughtor, Mrs Frank Mowry, arc at tholr cottage at Mashapaug.
 c. R. Newton took n second in the mile open Rt Providence last Saturday. There wore thirty in tho race.
 J. M. Loach and Rev. c. II. Puffer, oi Salem, are camping at Mashapaug. Mir. Puner arrived In town Monday.
 Michael Sullivan will compete in the pole vault event at tho ileld-day exercises at Rockville next wook Saturday.
 Miss Bertha Rider, of Newark, N. J., Ia tho guest of her grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. Reuben Edgerton, of East Maln-st. Edward Tetrault has been taking q three weoks' vacation at Worcester and other places. He resumed his duties Monday.
 John Foster and family are now located at the Smith grove, Mashapaug, where they will spond tho balance of the season. They arc now ready to entertain guests.
 Miss Helen Leach has been tho guest of the Misses Miller In Brooklyn. She returned Monday, accompanied by hel friends, who will spend vacation with her.
 There will bo union out door meeting next Sunday evening, at 5.30, In Hay market Square, near the Congregations church. Rev. ]. 1. Bartholomew will give m address.
 Thlrty-soven fresh-alr children arrived In town last Friday morning. Of these about 20 arc accommodated at different places in the borough, and the others IT the othor villages of tho town.
 A part of the machinery has been start cd at tho shoe shop. Several girls have commenced to learn the business, and ai the demand increases more will be called in. W. k. Hanley has already placed ar order for case of the shoes.
 James Lord Is making extensive re pairs and remodeling his house. Two els have been torn down and a now one ii to be built. The house was formerly ar ranged for two tenements, but Is to b, made Into one. Mir Lord Is now Occu pying one of his cottages while tn, changes arc being made.
 Tho season is at It's height at Crysta Lake. All the cottages are occupied anc tho oottagers arc entertaining many wis ltots. There are plenty of fish In thu lake, and some large catches are report II. S. Abel caught black bass weighing pounds. Blssett and Butterfleld caugh splendid string of plckerel the first O the week.
 Thero will bo a special town meeting thIs after noon, at 9 o'clock, for tho pur pose of voting in regard Co appropriatinI money for more maeadam road. As ther' Is n chance to get q share of the expens from the state, 1t Is probable that favor able action will bo taken. It is expecte' that tho strip near Mir. Needham's will b extended towards the borough.
 A union open-RIr meeting was held a the Congregational church Sunday even Ing. About 200 were present, and tn service proved interesting. Music wa by n chorus choir, l.. s. Converse leader Herbert Parker with his cornet, and Mis- Weshburn at the organ, swelled tho vol ume of the music. Rows. A. J. McLeo and J. 1. Bartholomew were the speakeri
 A man has been in town working new game. He takes orders for grAnit ware to be used on the stove, such a stew pans, griddles, etc. The sample that tho man had were arranged with a asbestos protector, which would prever food from burning If neglected. He wa smooth talker, and told purchaser that he would send goods 0. o. D., br it was an advantage to pay in advance as the arrangement that his company hA with the express company was such tha there was a small saving in SO doing As an additional lnducement he agreed { throw in an asbestos mat to all who pal in advance. He caught quite a numbe during his stay in town part of las week. Nothing has been heard from tn agent since he left, and the goods hay not arrived. The people have been pret ty we'll gathered in on the photogrAp game, and relief is felt that now schem has boon introduced.