The Press., 1898-09-15

O. F. Beckwith, Henry Bartlett of Will limantic, Dr. A. O. Comins, and F. K. Cady went to Mount Tom Tuesday. Mir. Beckwith Is an enthusiastic admirer of the scenery as 1t Is laid out around Nit. Tom, and 1t was on his invitation that the party made the trip.
 Contractor H. M. Day Is making alter ations on Rawitser & Bros River mill. Dormer windows are being put in on the top story. The room will be used for the spinning department, and additional ma chinery will be put In. Plans are being drawn for new dye house for the same firm. ..sa
 A train of twelve cars passed through here last evening loaded with sick and convalescent soldiers from the Montaak Point camp. The boys were on their way to the hospital at Plattsburg, N. Y., where recovery from disease will be more rapid, owing to the better conditions pre- vailing.
 The following comment on the work of the Citizens band, at the recent Forest ers' picnic at Snipsic grove, shows that the band wins appreciation for itself abroad as well as at home:
 The concert given at Snipsic lake grove Saturday afternoon and evening, Septem- Der Sd. by the Citizens band of Stafford Springs was highly creditable and well appreciated by the management. The ap- plause by the large crowd present given after each number on the program showed that their renditlons hit the popular taste. Mir. Stewards baritone solo also merited great praise. The band, as e whole, was very good. The annual fair is but three weeks away. and we have got to begin to save up our money if we want to enjoy the at- fractions of the midway and sit in the new grand-stand. Keith's theater in Boston usually has a continuous vaude- vile performance worth seeing, but Keith will not be in it at all Oct. 4th, 9th and 9th. The continuous platform perform ances that the management of the Staf- ford fair has arranged for its patrons this year Is the best ever offered. All the other little details that go to make up successful fair will be carefully looked after, and those who are waiting for Staf- ford before taking in fair are making no mistake.
 Business at the Springs House the past week has been quite brisk. The hotel register shows that the following out-of- town guests have been or are now at the leading hotel of northern Connecticut {: Wm. R. Cordingly, Jos. Wing, Chas. L. Cline, c. H. Baker, Boston; George P. Merrill, Miss M. A. Peebles, Julian Jor- dan, New York; O. W. Cogshall, Tope- ka, Kan; MT. and Mrs. Wm. A. Frying, Hartford Geo. H. Woodwork, Spring field; B. H. Mitchell, Brattleboro, Vt; Rev. w. B. Allis, North Conway; Flor ence s. Rogers, New London; c. R. Man ming, Worcester; George c. Edwards, Providence; MT. and Mrs. F. A. King, Thompsonville; Mrs. H. M. Lathrop, Waldo Lathrop, Dorothy Lathrop, South Manchester; A. J. Allen, Pawtucket. Stafford.
 Mrs. J. A. Simonds will be away the first of next week attending the fall mill Iinery openings in the city, and selecting her stock of fall and winter goods.
 Don't forget that Hugh Jenkins has l a good line of Mems shirts, half hose, La dies wrappers, hosiery and handker- chiefs, and his prices are low.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Belcher spent We'd nesday with their children, MT. and Mrs. Oscar Colburn.
 The Phoenix Woolen company's mill was shut down Saturday night for an in- definitely stated time.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Kingsbury are lives at Springfield and Holyoke- Timothy Collins, Jr., of New Britain, Is spending few days with his wife's pa- rents, MT. and Mrs. Thos. Simonds.
 Subject for the meeting of the Y. P. s. c. K. this evenlng-"Self Indulgence Self Denial" All are cordially invited.
 Miss Grace Nichols of Springfield and Miss Ethel Rood of Monson were guests of Mir. and Mrs Abner Needham last week.
 The Riverside company are giving all their tenement houses a fresh coat oi paint, and thereby adding greatly to the appearance of the village.
 William Bolieau, a member of Go. l. Ninth Massachusetts regiment, is making his sisters, Mrs. Edgar St. Marie and Miss
 Nellie BOlieau, several days visit. Fred 0. Miller made another century run last Sunday, going to Worcester by
 way of Warren and Spencer, and return ing through Webster and Southbridge.
 MT. and Mrs. H. F. Cady were at VII limantlc over Sunday and attended tht entertainment with which MT. and Mrs
 Will Weston are connected Saturday
 evening.
 Seventeen members of the Baptis
 church attended the Association meeting at Willimantic last week Wednesday
 Mrs. o. T. Hulett was a delegate iron
 the Y. P. s. c. E.
 A white bull terrier dog, said to belong In the Springs, created somewhat of {
 scare last evening, and wound up by bit ing a small child of W. H. Blacks anC
 also Mir. and Mrs. Fred Glover's littl' girl.
 Mrs. Steadman Williams oldest sister Miss Frances A. Groves of Brimfield, hal enrolled herself among the voluntee army nurses. and sailed from New Yorl . on the transport, Seneca, a week ago las
 Friday for Ponce, Porto Rico, where sh . will enter upon her duties. J. A. Jubb, the superintendent of tn finishing department at the Riversid mill, has resigned his position and ac cepted a similar one with Milner & Go. at Moosup. The many friends that Mir
 Jubb has made here will very much re = gret his departure, which will be in fey ' days.
 ? Rev. John Cameron of Hampden occu