The Press., 1897-07-22
W. W. Lathrop is quite i'll at his home

spend the first week In August at Crystal Lake.
 Miss Sadie McGovern, of Springfield, has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. M. Mullin.
 Sisters Gabriel, Lucina and Marie, of St. Edwards, go to Hartford next week for the annual retreat.
 Charles G. Ellis and family and Mrs. Burt Eaton and children are at Pleasure Beach, enjoying vacation.
 District Deputy H. F. Wise paid an of ficial visit to the lodge of A. O. U. w., at Willimantic, last evening.
 Advertised letters: John Day, T. Dris- coll, Mrs. John Garden, Joseph Carton, Adalard Garon, Mrs. 0. M. White.
 Mrs w. B. Kingsbury has returned from a vacation at Newton Centre. She is accompanied by her sister, Miss Clara McAskell, who will spend her vacation here.
 The f1remen will go to Rockville Satur- day, August T. and attend the field day exercises arranged for that date. The local company will take part in the pa- rade.
 Dr. Rafftery has severe case of lock- jaw at Staffordville. A little child of Claude Duncan is the victim, and the trouble was caused by a nail in the child's foot The condition of the patient has been very serious, but is now more com fortable.
 Lot and M. O'Halloran started Monday for vacation of one week at New York City and other places. Their dress suit cases were tied together by red ban danna handkerchief and an old shoe add ed to their outfit by local friends, while they were waiting for the train Monday morning.
 It has been suggested that Stafford Springs cyclists unite with Monson riders in an effort to have a bicycle path be- tween the two towns. Monson is plan ming to have a good path to Palmer, and would probably do it's share toward meet ing Stafford. With a good path from here to Palmer, ride on wheel from here to Springfield would not be much of a days work.
 John A. Foster has leased the Smith grove, at Mashapaug, until November list. MT. Foster will make needed repairs, add some new boats, and get things in shape for the entertainment of the public. Next year, if he has the grove, he will build several cottages. MT. and Ms. Foster have made reputation as entertainers, and under their management the grove cannot fail to become a popular resort.
 The exhibition at the Opera house last Saturday evening of the acmegr&ph was attended by very small audience. A number of reproductions were given be- fore the so-called Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight was placed on the screen. The re- suits of this machine are very interesting and life-like, although there seems to have been much uncertainty as to the identity of Fitzsimmons, and some of the audience think that the reproduction was fake.
 The law enacted by the last legislature, relative to Sunday closing, went into ef- feet last Sunday, and caused more or less disturbance in some places. Locally there has been no abuse of Sunday for doing business, and no change will prob ably be made in the plans that have be- come established, although the new law T0p hot ho1 hn of For sale between the hours of 12 o'clock Sat, urday night and 12 o'clock Sunday night In spite of the unfavorable weather there was large attendance at the Con. gregational Sunday school picnic at Ev. ergreen Park yesterday. Three large 'busses and many private teams conveyed them, and the little shower that came soon after dinner did not dampen the ar dor of the children In the least, giving them an excuse to run in and get more ice cream and lemonade. Altogether il proved to be very enjoyable time fol the larger as well as smaller children.
 It has been discovered that several cot tages have been broken into at Crysta Lake. CrOckery, canned goods and fur. niture have been stolen. The loss is not heavy, as the articles used at the lake are usually of smaller value than the own CTS use in their homes. No trace of the offenders has been discovered. It is thought that the stealing may have beer done by tramps. Entrance was made by forcing window or door in each case. The cottages entered were those of the syndicate, Comins & EatoD's and Bakers. c. R. Newton, Stafford's favorite bicy. cle rider, won new laurels at Erie, Pa., last Thursday. He defeated Bald in the two-mile handicap from the 5O-yard mark and gave him a good race in the mile open, winning second. Fred Hoyt, New. tons racing partner, took a third in the tive-mile race the same day. The Bostor Globe, in it's account of the races, says Little Newton gave indications of the coming man by the excellent work" The New York Sun also gives him a gooC send-off, speaking of him as Ia new stal that has burst forth with radience." The sixth annual excursion of the mer chants and nearly every body else will oc cur next Tuesday. The party will leave the Springs by special train at 6.45, run ming express to Norwich, there connect ing with the Block Island, giving an op portunity to sail down the Thames, thence to Watch Hill. Those desiring to go tC Block Island can do so by the paymen of 9 cents additional. The Stafford cor net band will accompany the excursion and furnish music. Special arrangement have been made for good shore dinne at Watch Hill at 30 cents plate. Tick cts can be secured at the stores of H. s Abel, Anthony Adams, w. G. Ellis, s. F Maine, G. J. Bailey, and from R. M | ChamherliD and " Polchar