The Press., 1898-09-08
sTAFFORD sPnINas.


 Mir. and Mrs. W, E. Hanley have been spending several days at Block Island. Jossph Speed Of Lawrence, Mass, has been the guest of hls brother, John Speed. Wm. Robbins of orcuttville picked An apple blossom from one of hls trees this week. rt-- F.. .... Tho Lincoln Athletic Club Is to have e dance &t the clubs rooms next Saturday evenlng.
 The families of 0. G. Ellis and Burt T. Eaton have returned from their outing at Pleasure Beach.
 Ninsteen tloketB were sold from the lo- cal station for the excursion to Saratoga which left Tuesday forenoon.
 John Foster caught a black bass at MashaPaug Tuesday which weighed four and one-half pounds. This beats the record for this year.
 William H. Heald Is taking a vacation at Block Island and vicinity. George slswlok Ia attending to his duties at the hank during his absence.
 Hugh Black of Moose Meadow was brought to the station Tuesday morning, and was taken to Norwich on the 9 o'ol'k train, being now In the hospital. Mir. Black was suffering with appendicitis.
 Through Agent Shahan the Metropoli. tan life insurance company has paid the claim of Elizabe Dean accruing by the death of her husband, Amos A. Dean. This ia the third claim paid In town by this company during the last four weeks The German friends of Mir. and Mrs George FaRR paid them visit Saturday evening in honor of their golden wedding anniversary. Owing to the illness of Mrs FaRg tho program was short, oonsIstinG of songs and the presentation Of vRlua hlo souvenir for the occasion.
 Labor day passod quietly in town, anC was not generally observed. Quito { party wont to Springfield to the bIoycl, races, but, with c. K. Newton out of 1t tho enthualasm of former years was lack Ing. Crystal Lake and MAshapaug oaof drew few visitors from the town for tn, day.
 The 8d regiment Conn. volunteers has boon ordered tO MIddletown, Penn. with the probability of going to Cuba this fall for garrison duty. The boys will go to the island at q moro favorable time than tho gd Massachusetts. The weather win bs cool and dry, and the liability to dis ease much less. Quite a number of the Stafford boys are enrolled In this regI- ment, and most of them had 24-hOurs' furlough the first of the week to enable them to visit their homes before starting for Middlstown.
 Mrs. Llllia Underwood 42, widow O Albert Underwood, eied at her hom, Tuesday, at i0i5 a. m., after an Hines of six weeks of bilious fever. Mrs. Un derwOod has besn q resident of the tow for the past i5 years, and has won the re speCt of all who know her for her onris tian character and sterling worth. Sh leaves three daughters, Maud, Bessie an, Helen, all of whom reside In town. He father and mother survive her, also tw brothers and two sisters. The brother are II. E. Aoker of Monson and Wake |. Aoker of West Sutton. or thA wlpter Mrs. E. F. Robbins resides in Wor0este and Mics Julia Acker at Keene, N. H The funeral will be held from her lat residence at 9. 30 this afternoon, Rev. l. Bartholomew, pastor of the Methods church, of which the deceased was a va ued member, ofiiciating.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Wheeler were II Inred in an accident on the highway nea W. J. Williams' house leading to FurnaC avenue last Sunday afternoon. The acc dent was caused by the breaking of tt strap that held up the breechIng, in tl steepest part of the hill. Mir. Wheel, held the horse up quickly after the breal and she commenced kicking. Mrs. Vince or started to get out and fell between th wheels, but quickly extricated herse from her dangerous position. MT. Vince CT then got out, but in some way wl badly hurt. He was either kicked by tf horse or got caught some way In the wal on. His knee and the lower part of h leg received the injury, and he has bee laid up all the week. Mrs. Wheeler WI considerably bruised, but was not SO ba, ly hurt as Mir. Wheeler. James Ell and one or two other men came to tl rescue, unhltched the horse and got M Wheeler home. The dash waa brok, and the front of the carriage badly marc Considering the place where the accIde occurred, Mir. and Mrs. Wheeler we fortunate that they were not badly hurt
 The weather last Saturday afterno, was rather warm for ball playing, but tl game between the Lncolns and the Ha ardvilles was started about (. l6. The "a tendance was small. ID. J. McCartl acted as umpire, and filled the position tho satisfaction of players and audienC The waiting team was handicapped by poor catcher, who was put In owing to injury that the regular catcher receiv before he arrived here. The regul catcher tried to All his position, but gA il up after the first inning. Conley the 5taffords pitched good game, aI had good support MArsdale made phenomenal catch In left neld. The gar was interesting throughout, and at | end of the eighth Inning the score stoot to C in favor of the Btanords. Tn tl ninth inning the staHords made thr aoores and shut the visitors out In thu half. The stanords made four two-ba hIta and the Hazardvilles one. The Hl ardvilIes made two three-base hits. G lny struck out ! men and Carson stru out the same number. The score by nlpgs'
 btanords, O04d co o 1 g-f
 HaEardvilles, O0O112 0-I