The Press., 1898-06-09
George E. Buck of Palmer was in town


 Rev. R. 0. Gragan attended the clerical convention at Hartford Tuesday.
 Michael Murphy, a former resident, has enlisted in Connecticut regiment.
 The Citizens band gave an enjoyable outdoor concert last Thursday evening.
 Wauseon Lodge, I. o. o. F., will ob- serve Odd Fellows memorial day Sunday, June 18th.
 w. c. Ellis has returned from the Adj rondacks, and will remain if he can enjoy good health.
 Nelson Towne, the well-known dealer in real estate, is driving handsome pair of bay horses.
 Advertised letters: Mrs. Sarah Benson, Mrs. Ele Boisoert, MT. H. s. House, Charles T. Sibley.
 w. E. Lewis of Glenbrook is at the Springs House, putting in. new and im- proved bar fixtures.
 The creditors of Samuel Kuslansky are to receive 35 cents on the dollar, the es- tate having been settled.
 
 dance at their hall, West Main street, Saturday evening. Tickets, 50 cents.
 The Springs House stable advertise to run barge to Crystal Lake every Sun day afternoon, beginning next Sunday.
 A ball game between the Monson and Stafford hines will be played at the fair grounds Saturday afternoon, at o'clock. Admission, 15 cents; ladies free.
 Mrs. Enos E. Penney and son were guests of Mrs. Penney's father, Judge Parkess, over Sunday. MT. Penney rode out on his wheel Sunday morning and spent the day.
 J. M. Leach has all the appliances for making first class ice cream at the base ment of the library building. The wealth CT for the past few days has made the cream business quite brisk.
 Sam'l Rockwell has the new shed which he is building for Adelbert Needham nearly completed. The shed is 26x80 it. and will give MT. Needham the room that he needs for his business. E. B. Warren has the contract.
 Prof. T. F. Jordan has gone to Boston to furnish music for the semi-annual ex. cursion of the Bankers association. The association has hired the Plymouth, and the event will include a trip down the harbor and reception in the evening.
 Station Agent Bumstead has been mo- tif1ed that he and the other employees at the station will be required to wear caps and uniforms. The innovation will be carried out as rapidly as possible all along the line of the Central Vermont
 At the meeting of court of burgesses held Tuesday evening petition was pres. ented asking that the sidewalks on Church street be improved. Instructions were given the warden to establish the lines and to call a special meeting of the court later for further action.
 There was large attendance last Sun. day evening to hear the temperance ad- dress by Rev. J. I. Bartholomew. About 9 or 30 members of the Temple of Honor were present in body. MT. Bartholo- new urged the necessity of total absti- hence organizations.
 Harry E. Buck, formerly of West Staf- ford, is charged with fishing on posted brook during two of his recent visits to town. The complaint was brought by Eugene Ellis of West Stafford, and his case will probably come before the bor- o,,oh oo,,rt Got,1rdox
 Surveyor Card of Willimantic and sev. eral men were in town Monday, and made a survey of West Main street. Work oi grading and establishing the lines will be commenced at once. When the improve ments are completed this street bids fail to be one of the most attractive In town.
 At the Methodist church Sunday chil dren's day will be observed. In tho morning the pastor will speak on 'Edu cation," and in the evening the childreI will have a concert. The subject of tht evening is "Pictures of Heroic Metho dism," and the pictures will be in evi dence.
 B. M. Hunt and family of Buffalo, N Y., Mrs. E. R. Bullock of Worcester Mass, Mrs. Laura Williams of New Lon don and MT. and Mrs. George Phelps O Rockville, brother and sisters of Mrs Joseph Bolieau, who have been guests ol Wilmington avenue, have returned to thei several homes.
 President Allen, of the Country club has appointed the following Green com mittee: Dr. G. Louis Nichols, chairman E. H. Pinney and Richard Fisk. Thi committee will have entire charge of tn, grounds. The work on the club house f. progressing rapidly and 1t will be com pleted in few days.
 The subject of the address of Dr. A. 2 Conrad of Worcester, at the graduating exercises at the opera house next Tues day evening, will be "Conquests and Cor onations." Jordan's orchestra will fur nish music at the graduation exercises and at the class day exercises at the oper house Monday evening.
 Levi D. Gary and Eugene Charter hay a couple of running horses that are mak ing good showing. At a running rae in Boston, held May 2d, one of the horse took first money and the other second O a purse of $350. Local admirers of thi kind of racing hope to see the horses O the home track at fair time.
 The legal voters of the town of Staffor will hold special meeting next Monda afternoon, at 1.3O o'clock The purpoe of the meeting is to see if the town vii instruct the selectmen to contract for tn completion of the macadam road, fror the end of the present contract line to point near the residence of w. D. HealC Stafford.
 Jacob Glover & Son are we'll prepare for the haymaking season, as will b, seen by their ad in another column. | Mice Porfbo np,1loxy rot,7rro6 +o ho