The Press., 1897-08-12
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Julius Roberts, or MnncneSteF, ls Ni5il- ing friends In town.
 John II. Mullen has been at Block Is- land for the past week.
 Regular meeting of Winter Post, G. A. R., next Tuesday evening.
 Mss Joyce, of Lowell, Is the guest of Mss Margaret McCrohan.
 Judge Chamberlln sold three building lots at Rockville Tuesday.
 Miss Teresa Sullivan, of Glastonbury, Is visiting Mrs. David Collins.
 Miss Ella Noonan, of Stonington, Is the guest of Miss Teresa Clark.
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, l. o. Q. F., next Tuesday evening.
 Mir and Mrs. E. K. Taft are spending three weeks at Greenborough, Vt.
 Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin Is In Holyoke and Belchertown, Mass, this week.
 Miss Alma Blssell of Brimfield, Mass, is the guest of Miss Katherine Smith.
 John McCrohan, of Providence, Is at tho home of his parents for vacation. The Misses Casey, of Westerly, R. l., are the guests of l.. Suenderhauf and wife. Mrs. Burton Sweet and son, of Hol- yoke, Mass, are guests of Mrs. M. G. Moore.
 Charlie Moore spent few days in Rockville last week with his cousin, Harry Chapln.
 Herbert Royce Is to open a meat mar ket Sept 1st, on East-Main-st., in one of Rockwolls blocks.
 Mss Nellie Rlgney, of Broadbrook, N. J., formerly of thls town, Is the guest of Miss Mary Quinlan.
 Miss Mammle Fox of Woonsocket, k. l., Is visiting her cousin Miss Minnie Mullen of Forestville.
 c. w. Bradway, of Union, received the bicycle that was given away at J. M Leach's clothing store.
 The Lincoln athletic club ball team will play game with the Monsons on the home grounds, Saturday afternoon.
 W. IT. Heald, II. k. Howard, F. N. and Harry Burwell have been camping at the Baker cottage at Crystal Lake.
 Misses Sadie and Lucy Hawkins of Hartford are spending the week with their aunt, Mrs. r. L.. Smith, on East Main St.
 Rev. W. II. Gardner, wife and daugh- ter, of Livingstone, N. J., are with Mrs. GArdners parents, Mir. and Mrs. A. N. Nichols. Miss Etta Chaffee, of Windsor Locks, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. V. Squier for some time, returns to her home tomorrow.
 Benjamin Arnold Is to take his old po- sition with F. J. Chandler Sept. 1st. Louis Stevens, who Is now with Mir. Chandler, will go to work for O.M Brown. Mrs. Henry Burr of New Haven, who has boon guest of Mir. and Mrs. E. L. Burr the past week returned to her homo yesterday. Mrs. E. L. Burr accompanied her for weeks visit in New Haven and Bridgeport.
 James Cooney, who was taken to hos pital at Norwich for treatment, died last Friday at the age of 72. The body was brought here Saturday evening and the funeral was hold Sunday. One daughter, Mary Cooney, survives him.
 A young man from Westerly, R. l., was going through on the boat train last Saturday evening, and stopped of for a minute at thls station. He met a lady whom he know, and concluded to stop over a train and see the town. He was somewhat surprised to learn later that he could not got out of town until Monday morning.
 The special train for tho opening of the season at Loomer opera house, Williman- tic, next Wednesday evening, will pro bably be well patronlzed. Tho attraction Is Charles E. Blaney's company in "A Boy Wanted" The company Is one of tho largest and strongest travelling. Tickets may beprocured of Station Agent Bumstoad.
 Entries for the horse races, to be held with the annual fair, close Sept. 30 The program of the racing Is as follows: Oct. 5-Runnlng race, $100; 2.50 class, pace or trot, $l50. Oct. 8-Runnlng race, S100j free for all, pace or trot, $500 2.4O class, pace or trot, $250. Oct. T 2.82 class, pace or trot, $260; 2.25 class, pace or trot, $25O.
 
 who has been in i'll health for the past ton years, died Aug. 4th, aged "A. She was born at Stafford, her given name be- ing Elvira, and was the daughter of War ron and Selonda Orcutt. March 90, 1947, sho married w. F. Desper, who took his bride to Worcester, where they have re- sided ever since. She leaves, besides heI husband, three sons, Henry A., W. H., who was formerly principal of tho bor. Ough schools, and Ernest w., all residing in Worcester.
 Tho accommodations at MAshapaue have not been anywhere near adequate for the number of visitors who have wished to stop there thls season. Nearly every day people are turned away fIom thls resort. Under the management oi Mir Howard, tho Lake has boon brought to tho notice of many who highly appre ciate 1t. These people tell their friends about the place, and each year there is ar increasInR number of those who wish tC spend a vacation at thls charming Inland resort. There has been about twenty-si1 regular boarders at the Mayfiower right along, thus far this season. The number to take dinner each day averages about forty. Among the late arrivals are: Mir and Mrs. James K. Fuller and daughter John Mitchell and daughter, and Mrs Albert Mitchell, of Norwich; Mrs. Cyri Johnson and Mrs. R. s. Beebe, of Staf ford. Miss Addie Spellman, of the bor Ough, was at tho Maynower over Sunday