The Press., 1897-06-17

Walter Sweet, of Worcester, was in the borough this week on business trip.
 Mrs. M. Rowland, who has been spend- ing number of weeks at Worcester, has returned home.
 Miss Blanche Ramsden has taken a position in Station Agent Fisk's office at Palmer, temporarily.
 Lawyer w. A. King, of Willimantic, who broke his leg about seven weeks ago, is able to be out on crutches.
 Mrs. Frank Mack returned Saturday from visit to friends and relatives in Boston. She also paid short visit to Nantasket Beach.
 Mrs. H. c. Eddy has returned to her home in Orcuttville, after spending the winter in New London. Miss Lillian Ed dy, her daughter, of Amherst, is with her.
 Short calendar session of June term superior court will be held at Rockville tomorrow. The term will be very short, and there is a probability that no cases will be tried at Holland.
 Board of school visitors and the select men met at the Hollow, Tuesday, and made appropriations for the schools of the town for the next school year. About the same amount as last year was apprO- priated.
 The Seymour Stratton company will play an engagement of one week at the Opera House, beginning next Monday evening. There are sixteen people in the company, and they carry their own band and orchestra.
 It is good news for Stafford that the new shoe industry is now an assured suc- cess. Preparations for moving the plant will be commenced at once, and the ma- chinery will be set up in time to manu- facture shoes for the fall trade.
 A letter was received from 0. Allen, posted at Minneapolis, the first of the week. The party is expected to reach home next Wednesday. MT. Allen, while in California, found man from Maine who had 8 corkscrew. Soon after he learned what necessary implement such an article is to complete outfit.
 The High School Alumni Association will hold meeting at the library build- ing tomorrow evening. The alumni dinner will be held at the Springs House, July 18th, and at the meeting tomorrow evening vote will be taken to decide whether invitations shall be issued only to graduates of the school, as has been the custom, or whether any person who has attended the school shall be eligible l for an invitation.
 Stafford.
 A stray dog awaits an owner at James Couzens'.
 Mrs. George Francis is in Meriden vis- iting relatives.
 Miss Mabel Edson spent Sunday with friends in Springfield.
 Mrs. Edwin Whiton, of Willimantic, is at her old home for few days.
 Mrs Walter Ellis visited friends in Springfield and Palmer the latter part of last week.
 Remember the Episcopal service in the town hall next Sunday afternoon at the usual hour.
 Quite number from this place attend ed the Union Sunday school meeting at West Stafford yesterday.
 Miss Gertrude Wightman and Miss Beth Sprague leave this week for a two weeks outing at Mashapaug.
 The weather we have been having for the past month has operated as a sort of damper on our ice cream rooms.
 Mrs. Clementine H. Carpenter has come from Worcester, Mass, to reside with her daughter, Mrs. Ezra s. Colburn
 Subject for the meeting of the Y P. s. 0. E. this evening-"The best way to study the Bible." All are welcome.
 Mrs. Frank s. Miller and three children, of Worcester, Mass, returned home to- day, after spending five days at Ezra s. Colburn's.
 Among the graduates from the High school at the Springs Tuesday were two young men flom this village, Ernest l.. Johnson and Elmer M. Druley.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Rathbone, of He- bron, were guests of MT. and Mrs. J. G. Wightman over Sunday MT. Rath. bun is a brother of Mrs. Wightman's.
 Mrs. John l.. Bragg, of East Hartford a former resident of this town, and her granddaughter, are guests of MT. and Mrs. Cyril John on. Mrs. Bragg is an aunt of MT. Johnson's.
 Miss Rose Troy was the lucky holder of ticket No. 222 on the bicycle at A. w. Walkers, and received the wheel last evening. It goes without saying that the little girl was about as happy as she could we'll be.
 The Ladies' Aid society, of the Baptist church, postponed the meeting that was to have been held yesterday until next week Wednesday, when they will meet for work, and will serve their usual sup per from 5.3O to o'clock.
 The entertainment given by Miss M. E. Smiths school in the town hall last Sat urday evening was success from the be- ginning. The hall was filled, and the school netted the handsome sum of $50. The principal prize. bedquilt, was drawn by Mrs. s. B. Dwight.
 The Riverside Woolen company have decided to remodel their present boarding house, recently vacated by Chas. George, into three good and desirable tenements They have made contract with Mr. Graves, the builder, for that purpose and work will be commenced very soon.
 Intermediate department, Miss Beth Sprague, teacher-Pupils neither absent nor tardy, Gertie Roberts, Lillie Roberts, Arthur Sherman, Charlie Brown and Christie Hassett absent one-half day, Ruth Hassett, Charlie Dimmick absent one day, Arthur Holmes. Number of pupils registered 30, average attendance 25.69
 Primary department, Miss A. l.. Rath- bone, teacher-Pupils neither absent nor tardy, Roy Sanford and Frankie Hassett ;