The Press., 1897-10-21
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

-EnOLOKEnpnd III InH lRbebI d1SlRub, tu- oluding the platinum and carbon effects. Prices reasonable, at Cardinals studio, 88 Main street.
 Fall styles in Waists and Wrappers. Call Rt E. l.. Burr's.
 -Just received, a large line of Fall and Winter Underwear, at A. l.. Howard's. Wanted. the ladies to call and ex- amino our stock of Ladies' Mlsees' and Chlldren's Winter Garments. For quality and price they are all right. Remember, good goods at lowest prices, at A. W. Walksr's.
 Ladies' Coats and Capes right from New York, at K. l.. Burr's.
 Bargains in Ladies' Dress Skirts at E. l.. Burr's.
 We have added this week to our stock a fine llne of Ladies' and Chlldren's Jack cts and Capes. A. l.. Howard.
 A new line of trimmed hats and a large assortment of all kinds of millinery goods In new and choice designs to be found at Miss Russell's.
 Wait Wait! One or more cars of A. No. Green Mountain potatoes will arrive at the Stafford Springs station In a few days. To be sold cheap. Come and look at them. received n car load Mon- day at Monson and sold them all but S few bushels before the next evening, which speaks we'll for the quality and 
 Dark percales 36 inches wide, only 8 cents. At E. l.. Rurr's.
 -'OS Calendar Pads for sale at The Press ofiice-six sizes.
 A. W. Walker Is selling lots of Bed Elnnk cts, and the prices are right.
 A. w. Walker has received this week another large assortment of the Domestic Wrapper, which Is the best wrapper made. Call and examine and get prices.
 
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Regular meeting of A. o. U. W. thls evening.
 Mrs. j. M. Leach Is in Hartford for few days.
 s. W. Page Is visiting frien Is in Ware, Mass., this week.
 W. $. Milan, the photographer, Is visit Ing friends in town.
 Advertised letters! William Caffrey, Gt orge Cooke, William Clark.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. & A. M. next Tuesday evening.
 Otls Chapman, Arthur Squlers and Dr. l.. F. Eaton spent the first of the week at Crystal Lake on hunting trip.
 J. Carl Converse will sell the two small
  Springs Manufacturing pond, at auction, S Saturday, at 2 ?. m.
 Gary Brothers are to repair the bank wall on their property opposite the station next to the stream. Stone from Willing ton avenue Is to be used.
 Regular meeting of Harmony Temple of Honor next Wednesday evening. Election of officers will take place. A full attendance Ia desired.
 Henry Bartlett of Willlmantlo visited iriencs In town yesterday. Mir. Bartlett's health Is not first class and he intends to go south about December 1.
 A. W. Tu;hlll Is celebrating his 25th anniversary of his connection with The Press office by a vacation of one week at New Yolk City and vicinity.
 Y. r. S. C. k. topic at the Congrega- tionPl church next Sunday evening, Con fesslng Chrlst Before Men; Why and How 7" Miss Esther Chandler, leader. It Is expected that about ten members of the local Epworth League will attend the annual convention at New London next Tuesday. The fare for the round trip ia $1.50.
 Tho annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Agricultural society will be held Nt the borough hall, Saturday, October, 8Oth, at 2 p. m. instead of the 23d, as given in the premium list.
 The friends of Mrs. Carl Kuehne gave her n surprise party last Saturday evening at her homo on Prospect street. She was presented with n handsome rocker. Re- treatments were served and a general good time was enjoyed.
 ]. D. Pierce & Co. of Bridgeport have shipped the mNcadamizlng machinery here, and work will commence at once on the Hollow road. The orusher will be set up at NeedhHm's ledge. The grade will bo changed somewhat in front of WrlghCs house.
 A. c. Eaton has purchased of the Lathrop estate the drug business and fix. lures In Johnson's block. Noel NJ. Pease will be retained and a stock of drugs and medicines will be- available. Mir. Eator ls well known as business man in Stafford and needs no Introduction.
 A fair sized audience greeted Healey and WhItney's minstrels Rt the opera house last Thursday evening and there Is general feeling of satisfaction with tho performance among those who attended The oOntortionlst and club swlnger, con neoted with the troop, were both very good.
 The long high bank wall on Wilmington avenue is completed, and the branch that forms e right angle with it on WestforC avenue Is nearly finished. The work O putting the ourblng in will probably b' completed thls week lt is expected tha the work of macadamlzlng will be com menoed next week.
 A forest fro, which originated on tho Wright farm, burned over quite a traC this weok. IL destroyed about 40 oordi of wood for John Foster and about 2t cords for j.. D. Fenton. It burned owe about 60 acres of sprout land owned b. Samuel Rockwell and destroyed som fences for Mrs. Horton.
 A. M. Rounds killed coon unde peculiar circumstances a few days ago. H was riding on the old road that lead from the Holland road Co Crystal Lake when he came across the anlmal lying | the sun asleep near the highway. Nil Rounds got q four foot stick of woo from pile near by and hit it a mortH blow Just as it started to move away.
 The deaconess' work In the Methods Episcopal church Ia still oomparativel new and not always understood. Mis Margaret E. Todd of the DeaconesI Home, of Providence, k. l., whose klndl services to one of our own people a South Manchester last spring make he R welcome visitor among us, will spea on the subject at the Methodist churc this evening.
 Every scat in Grace church was file last Tuesday night, on the occasion c the first harvest home festival ever hel I'm tha church c,,tta A nupnhar haIn0 nras