The Press., 1897-06-03
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Call and s.',' them at Miss Russelfs.
 White hats of fancy braid. and Leg horn hats for summer wear. trimmed and untrimmed, new assortment this week at Miss Russelrs.
 The Boss celebrated Fig Bar Cookey i2J cts. pound at the Chicago grooery. A new and deslrabls line of Wash Dress Goods just received at A. L. How ards.
 IS Cents buys one-gallon can of fine apples at the Chicago grocery
 Cloth and silk Capes. Prices low at E. l.. Burr's.
 nt the Chicago grocery.
 We invite your attention to our new line of Shirt Walsts; also complete assortment of Belts, Linen Collars, Shirt Waist Sets, etc. A. l.. Howard.
 More of those wrappers and shirt waists just received at k. l.. Burr's.
 STAFFORD STRINGS.
 MIas Mabel KavannuRh has new Ideal wheel
 Robert Smith was home from Worces- ter academy over Sunday.
 James Walker, of New York clty, was In town tho first of tho week.
 Mrs. Burden, of Hartford, Is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. c. H. Kellogg.
 pr. J. E. Middleton and wife, of Spring field, were In town over Sunday.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. A. M., next Tuesday evening.
 Regular meeting of Harmony Temple of Honor next Wednesday evening.
 The selectmen met Monday and selected a lot of jurors for the ensuing year.
 Mrs. J. J. Galllvan, of Hartford, has been the guest of Mrs. J. M. Leach.
 Mss Rose Pease has taken tho position of housek eeper at the Stafford House.
 H II. Koep and wife, of Hartford, were guests over Sunday of Noel M. Pease.
 Charles Reynolds, of Ellington, form or resident, was in town over Memorial day.
 Superintendent Moore, of tn" w. N. Flynt granite quarry, was in town yes terday.
 Henry Hills, of the Masonic home in Walllngford, visited friends in town We'd nesday.
 Miss Norah O'Brien, of Monson, has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. P. Me- Carthy.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. V. Squier are expected home from Hartford this week for the summer.
 Julius Slbley, of New London, visited hls father, wakeman sIbley, the first of the week.
 Epworth League topic at the M. E.. church next Sunday evening, "Plain Words to Everybody"
 Hyman Rosenberg has opened a shoe making and repairing shop in the west store In Tilden's block.
 The:auction sale of Cornelius Flaherty's place on Center street will take place next Thursday, at 9 p. m.
 Mrs. J. Simmons and two children, of Palmer, were guests of relatives in the borough the first of the week.
 The trustee, II. o. Butterfleld, Is pay ing a final dividend of z per cent. on the insolvent estate of Hurley Bros.
 The Stafford tourists, who are travel ing in the west, have decided not to go to Alaska, and are expected home the 23d. The weather Tuesday night was decid- edly cool, but no frost Is reported. Those having gardens were somewhat worried. A full report of the W. c. T. U. con- vention, held at the M. E. church last Thursday will be found on the first page. Christian Endeavor topic at the Con- gregatlonal church next Sunday evening at o'clock, "The Tongue as Christian Tool"
 The June term of superior court opens at Holland next Tuesday afternoon. A short calendar session will be held at Rockville tomorrow.
 Mrs. c. H. Baker, accompanied by F. 1T. Baker, went to Danbury Monday to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Amesbury, who died last Friday.
 At the regular meeting of the A. o. U. W. this evening q special program for amusement has been arranged. A party will play the popular game of "forty-fve' for the championship of the lodge, and there will be kinetoscope exhibition.
 Henry Butterfleld, Frank Newton and k. II. Pinney rode to Boston Friday or Eheir wheels, and returned Sunday. They report Charles Newton in excellent condi ton for his race on Charles River Park Saturday.
 No criminal business Is to come up be fore the superior court for the June term and the indications are that there will b' short session. The Page will case, ir which there is some local interest, vii not come up until the next term of court
 Mrs. Benjamin Arnold, who has beer very i'll nt Denver, Col, came In on tho boat train Monday evening, and was talk en to the home of her father, Wm. Ruby of Willlngton. She was quite weak wheI she arrived, but stood the Journey fairl! well.
 The court of burgesses have accepted the layout of Westford avenue and VII Iington avenue, presented by Surveyo LoomIs. They have voted to have thu clerk notify the abutters to appear before the board June %, when a hearing will be held relative to the changes that ar' to be made Later the matter will conn before the borough.
 A large audience gathered at the Meth odist church Sunday morning to listen t' the Memorial day sermon by Rev. J. l Bartholomew. The discourse was pre- sented with the eloquenoe and force whlcl are characteristics of the speaker, an' proved very interesting to those who at tended. The Grand Army post and Wo mans Relief Corps attended the servlo in a body.
 The last meeting this season, of tn Current Events Club' took place Tuee day, at Woodlawn. The exercises wer made very pleasant, being intersperse with readings, essays and music. Erie sketches were read by Mrs. Foster. paper was read on the ''Life and Work c