The Press., 1897-09-02
STAFFORD SPRINGS.


 The Howlett family held reunion al Crystal Lake, Tuesday.
 Miss Mary Squires has returned from 8 vacation spent at Norwalk.
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, I. o. O. F., next Tuesday evening.
 A party of young people held picnic on Crow Hill yesterday afternoon.
 H. Alden and family spent last Thurs day with relatives at Snipsic Lake.
 Miss Mary Quinlan, book-keeper for E. A. Buck Co.,, has been taking vacation. A. 0. U. w. meeting this evening. All so a special meeting of the Relief Asso- citation.
 There is to be a meeting of the trustees of the Methodist church nexte Monday evening.
 John Mullen and Joseph Donohue have new bicycles purchased through the Til den agency.
 The Staffords will play ball with the Hampdens on the agricultural grounds Saturday afternoon.
 Miss Mabel Kavanaugh entered Hunt singers business college at Hartford for the fall term Monday.
 David Wolf and Ernest Saunders of Mystic, who have been visiting friends in town, returned to their home Sunday on their wheels.
 F. G. Sanford returned from the Adj rondacks last Saturday evening. MT. Sanford reports an enjoyable trip and in- creased vitality.
 MT. and Mrs. J. F. .Chamberl1n and daughters, Misses Alice and Gertrude and Miss Mary I. Newton are at the White Mountains this week.
 H. O. Butterfield, Holly Howard and Carl Adams rode to Springfield on their wheels yesterday, and attended the fire mems parade in that city.
 J. M. Leach has discontinued camp life at Mashapaug. Rev. c. H. Puffer, who has been his guest during the sum- mer, has returned to his home In Salem, Mass.
 I. G. Baker and daughter, Clara, ar rived home from Black Point Monday. Mir. Baker returned to the shore yester- day, where he and his wife will remain a while.
 Mrs. s. M. Hayden and Mrs. B. A. Buck of Willimantic, Mrs. Richmond of Brooklyn, and Mrs. R. c. Gushing of New York are guests at the Springs House.
 At the regular weekly shoot of the Stafford gun club, last Thursday, E. H. Pinney, Otis Chapman and H. s. Abel made the largest scores, in the order named.
 Arthur Meyers closed his labors at La throp's drug store Monday evening, and has gone to Worcester to commence his studies at Worcester academy, where he has entered the senior class.
 There will be Christian Endeavor ex- cursion to Watch Hill Saturday. Fare for the round trip from Stafford will be $1.25. This will probably be the last ex- cursion of the season to this popular shore resort.
 The annual drummers' and fifers' pie nic will be held at Crystal Lake Satur- day. A shore dinner will be served after noon and evening. A floating bonfire, which will illuminate all parts of the lake, will be feature of the evening. There will be dancing, with music by Bis sett's orchestra.
 Corydon Smith and Dr. c. H. David 3-4 cultural park Tuesday, in which the horse owned by MT. Smith was the win ner. The doctors horse, "Moose," was not at his best, and another meeting will probably be arranged later.
 Rockwell Boy is to be handled agaiI this season by Dana Gary. He has ar. rived at the park, and Mir. Gary will com mence to work him at once and get him in condition for the fall campaign. Ii will not be at all surprising if he breaks his record this season, as he is In the pink of condition.
 It is only about four weeks to fair time and the officials are beginning to hustle It has been decided to have bicycle races on the first day, and 1t is probable that there will be two good professional and two good amateur events. The bike races will be in charge of J. M. Leach.
 Mrs. Bridget Fitzgerald 66, died last Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs Daniel Hurley, of appoplexy. Mrs. Fitz, gerald has been i'll several years, and has made her home with her daughter. Be- sides her daughter, Mrs. Fitzgerald leaves her husband, D. Fitzgerald, of Holyoke. The funeral was held Monday at Worces. ter.
 The entertainment season at the opera house opened Monday evening with Guy Bros, the minstrels, as an attraction There was good house, and the audi. enee seemed to enjoy the program. Some of the speciality work was of a high or. der, and the overture was quite pleasing This Is the second appearance of the or ganizatiOn in town.
 The Central Vermont's banner excur sion occurs next Tuesday, when the pop ular trip to Saratoga will be made. Fare for the round trip will be $2, and tht special train will leave Stafford at 8.45 a m. Returning the next day, the trair leaves Saratoga at 3.30, and will arrive here in the evening. The annual flora parade and battle of flowers, followed by the floral ball in the evening, is one of the attractions at Saratoga next Tuesday Those who wish can, for 75 cents, go from Saratoga to visit Mt. McGregor, where Gen. Grant died. Drexel cottage, where the famous general spent his last days, if open to the public.