The Press., 1897-05-20
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Monday evening.
 Miss Maude Ellis has gone to Green. field, Mass, for visit with friends.
 Sunday evening, at the M. E. church the pastor will preach on temperance.
 Mir. and Mrs. John A. Ferry are receiv. ing congratulations. It is boy born or Monday.
 Marshall Smith and Thomas Welch, oi South Norwalk, are guests of Burdette Squiers.
 Superintendent Moore, of the w. N. Flynt granite quarry, called on friends in town to-day.
 John Smiledge has improved the condi- tion of the highway in front of his house quite materially.
 B. E. Humphrey has decided to remain in town and will not sell his household goods at auction.
 s. F. Clark attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge, I. o. o. F. at New Milford this week.
 Mrs. G. H. Baker has received news of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Amesbury, at Danbury.
 Dr. Eaton attended the annual meeting of the Connecticut State Dental associa- tion in Hartford Tuesday.
 Louis Helm is working at his old trade in the shop of Joseph Clark, during the absence of the proprietor.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hannibal Alden are re- ceiving congratulations on a little daugh- ter, who arrived yesterday.
 Miss Minnie Ellithorpa, who has been quite ill at Monson, has recovered suffic- iently to return to her home
 An agent for the Connecticut Quarterly has been in town this week working in the interests of that publication.
 Richard Fiske and Richard Ellis will commence at once to lay out tennis court in front of the Springs house.
 w. G. Ellis will leave next Wednesday for the Adirondacks, and will remain there during the summer and next winter
 s. F. Maine is to move from Edgewood to Fisk avenue, into B. K. Taft's cottage, recently vacated by H. s. Stevenson.
 Word was received, Monday, by Mrs. J. I. Bartholomew, from Lodi, Wis, that her father, John B. Tabor, was dead.
 MT. and Mrs. J. J. Clark attended the funeral yesterday of Mrs. Clark's sister, Mrs. George Selfridge, at South Hadley Falls.
 Councilman Bartett, of Willimantic, is in town this week, and has purchased of Adelbert Needham, the horse Bay Wilkes" B. H. Shelden Is in town, putting up an automatic oil engine to run the machine at Gary Bros coal shed, for hoisting coal from the cars.
 Mr and Mrs. Fred J. Sibley came here Monday, owing to the illness of Mrs. Sib- ley's mother, Mrs. Edgerton. Mrs. Sib- ley will remain for time.
 pr. David was called to Union, Tues day morning, to attend Henry Stone, who was thrown from his wagon and dislocatedi his shoulder and bruised his face badly. The regular meeting of Winter w. k. c. will be held tomorrow evening. A full attendance is desired, as arrange ments for Memorial day are to be made. Rev. and Mrs. T. D. Martin were given a reception, at Grace church parIorsj last evening. Refreshments were served and veryenjoyable social evening is reported. The Lincoln Athletic club ball team de- feated the Staffordvilles in a hotly con- tested game of ball on the fair grounds last Saturday afternoon by score of 9 to 6.
 Work of securing the necessary capital to get the new shoe industry has been re- sumed this week with good results. There is feeling among the merchants that the opportunity is a good one, and should not be allowed to pass without strong effort to raise the required amount.
 Dr. Daniel Sullivan, of Wfllimantic, is to locate here. He will have his office in Johnson's block, in the room that the ffremen have used for club room. The firemen are to have loom nicely fitted up at the engine house and do not need the room in the block.
 An Out-of-town resident saw an item in the department devoted to clippings from the old Stafford News Letter to the effect that the finest residence that the town had yet seen was to be built. The party did not notice the heading of the column, and came to town to see who was to build a new and costly residence.
 Stafford Springs wheelmen take excep- tions to roast in the Springfield Repub- lican in regard to riding on the sidewalks, etc., last Sunday. As matter of fact, a Springfield wheelman who was with the Stafford party acted unwisely, but the Stafford boys behaved like gentlemen. Somebody in Monson punctured several tires with pins and two of the tandems were ridden from state line nearly on the rims. This was very disagreeable trick and the person who did it deserves pun ishment.
 An entertainment will be given by the Stafford High school in the Episcopal church next Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. Two farces, "Quits," and His Heroine" will be presented. Admission 15 cents. The following are the casts:
 HIS HEROINE. Herbert Clark, just returned from abroad.
 B. P. Cooley MrS. watson, his aunt, Miss Ruth Walker Elaine Price, vtsitjno Miss Clara Baker Madge Price, Miss Florence Smith
 QUITS.
 Kittie Goldthwaite, senior. B. Cooley Gladys Courtenay, her friend, A. Never Miss Griffin, principal of seminary, w. Engley Fred Olney, cousin to Gladys, E. DrTiley Charles Goldthwaite, in love with Gladys
 c. Chandler The following committees of arrange ments for the different cemeteries in town have been appointed for Memorial day : Stafford-S. E. Dwight, o. w. Sanford floral committee, Mrs. Dwight, Mrs. Nella Weston, assisted by the scholars of the Grammar school. Staffordville-W P. Amadon, Geo. M. Moore; floral commit