The Press., 1897-07-29

l SiOner Ellis returns from his vacation at Pleasure Beach.
 Miss Blanche Ramsden, of Palmer, is a guest of Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Clark, who, with MT. and Mrs. J. A. Ferry, are occu- pying the Lathrop cottage at Crystal Lake.
 The delegate from Kentucky, who is to take charge of the Stafford Springs, Mash apaug and Southbridge mail route, has arrived at Mashapaug, and will at once begin work.
 Stafford.
 c. B. Pinney spent Sunday at Block Island
 Miss Knowlton, of Palmer, was guest last week of her uncle, Rufus Witt.
 James Holbrook is very low and no hopes are entertained of his recovery.
 Mrs. w. A. King, of Willimantic, is at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. D. Cady::
 Miss Maggie lille is spending week with her parents at 373 Capitol avenue, Hartford.
 Mrs. Mary A. Tyler, of Springfield, Is 8 guest of her brother, J. R. Buck, on Stafford Street.
 Mrs. Ephraim Squire returned Monday from weeks visit with relatives in Hart ford and Willimantic.
 Miss Lillian Jackson, of Willimantic, was guest of Miss Eutoka Squire over Saturday and Sunday.
 Regular meeting of the Mission Band at the Baptist church chapel Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
 The new bakery wagon of Ed. Whiton'e made its appearance Tuesday, and is quite an attractive looking vehicle.
 MT. and Mrs. G. E. Burke were in Belchertown the latter part of last week. Ed brought new horse home with him. Miss Mabel Buck has resigned her po- sition in the Riverside mill, and is spend ing a week with friends in East Brook field.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s. 0. E. this evening" False Worship, and True" Conservation meeting, and all are cordially invited.
 Augustus St. Marie Is having an addi. tion to his residence built, giving the house larger and very pleasant dining room. Ed. Burke is doing the job.
 Mrs. William Russell suffered a slight shock week ago Tuesday, but at pres ent is quite comfortable. Besides Mrs Wakefield, another sister, from West Springfield, Is with her.
 MT. and Mrs. s. E. Dwight have as ad ditiOnal guests this week their grand daughter, Miss Grace Dwight, of Hart ford, and niece of Mrs. Dwight's, Miss Bessie Davis, of Derby, Vt.
 Mrs. Henry Gerould and Mrs. Nella Weston were intending to have given 6 lawn party for the entertainment of theil guests, at the home of Mrs. Gerould, last evening, but the moist condition of the atmosphere compelled them to hold the affair indoors.
 The Hamilton family are encamped on the east road to the Springs, on the same lot they occupied some weeks ago. And they are no more Gipsies than the rest of us. Their home is in Springfield, and they take this way of passing the sum. mer as matter of business.
 All will remember what an ice cream sort of day the Fourth was, and just fol a change we give short extract from z letter recently received from Geo. Worth ington, who at present Is living in tht mountains near Canon City, Colo. H. says that on the morning of the Fourth inside the hut in which he is living, ict formed in the water pail over half an incl thick.
 Regular meeting of Stafford Grang next Tuesday evening, August Sd. Tn, children of the grange will furnish tn program for the lecturers hour, and tn exercises will be held in the town hall It is hoped that all members of the grang with their families and invited friends vii be present. Will the sister members o the grange please bring oake2 The Ladies' Aid society, of the Baptis church, will meet next Wednesday after noon for work. They will hold specia business meeting at o'clock, to whic all members of the society are requeste to be present. The lady members of tn church, also of the Christian Endeavo , society are cordially invited to attend The usual supper will be served form 5.3 <. until 2.
 . Esther w. Blodgett, aged 95, perhap better known in this vicinity as Esthe . W. Smith, died early this morning, of ol age, at the residence of E. c. Pinney which for many years has been her home Her death occurring to-day we are unabl to get particulars for more extended nc tice before going to press. The funera will be held at the Baptist church Satul day afternoon at 3 o'clock. = Saturday night witnessed another mar : row escape from a serious accident, whe 8 Patsey Hassett and Joseph Jerome wer n driving up from the Springs and were ru n into by two young men who were drivin @ towards the borough. It was about g. 3C p dark and rainy, consequently they wer r unable to see each other The acciden l. was nearly In front of Augustus St. Marie residence. All the occupants were throw out and both wagons considerably dan aged, but otherwise no serious result n followed.
 @ The New York fresh air children mad their appearance Friday morning wit @ Glover's bus, and their neat appearanc j. and good manners made very favorabl s | impression. After something to eat an @ a little rest, they proceeded to mak ), themselves at home and have been enjo, q ing themselves since. Mrs. w. H. Blac
 has seven of them; Mrs. Frank Brow y has four; Mrs. Oscar Colburn has two 8 Mrs. Weston and Mrs. H. F. Cady hay 0 two Mrs. George Thompson has twt d and Mrs. Wright has three. . Dr. F. r. Batohelder and family,