The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-09-29
F.H. Baker has been In Boston a part

or the week.
G. B. Gary attended the fair at West
field yesterday.
John Slswick has returned from visit
at Providence, R. 1.
Miss Beatrice Taylor has been visiting
friends In Springfield.
J. e. Strong Of New York city has been
the guest OF James B. Comins.
The street electric lights will burn all
night next week during the fair.
Mrs. j. j. Ellis and Miss Maud Ellis
are visiting relatives In Hartford.
Regular session of the Wauseon Lodge
l. o. o. F. next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. g. Fl. Baker and Mrs. /. G.. Baker
are spending few days in Boston.
Miss Sophy Brown has returned to her
studies at Peekskill-on-the-Hu Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chamberlain have
returned from short visit TO Thompson
Vile.
Mrs. M. A. Cady of Warrenvllle has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Chamberlin.
Frank Eastman left Tuesday afternoon
for the Boston University, where he will
study medicine. ....e
Arthur Myers left to-day for New York
city, where he will enter the Physicians
and Surgeons college.
There will be special meeting of the
W. R. G. Friday evening. All members
q ro ronuocfod IN no Droaont
The insurance loss on borough hall has
been settled for $115. The work of re-
pairing has already been commenced.
Mrs. T. G. Lathrop and Miss Nettie
Stephens will have their millinery open
ing Friday and Saturday of this week.
Charles q. Cummings left to-day for
Philadelphia, where he will take medi-
cal course at the Hahnemann medical
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Burwell and Miss
Priscilla, returned yesterday from visit
In New York.
Frank Butterfeld returned Tuesday
from Cromwell, where he has been with
the steam roller.
The democrats viii hold their caucus
at the town house this evening aud nOml-
nate for town officials.
E. X. Spaulding is somewhat improved
In health, and has been able to sit out on
his piazza a part of the time and enjoy
the beautiful weather of the past few
days.
The highways In the eastern part of the
town are receiving the attention of the
road improvement force, under the d.
rection of John Nichols. The heavy rains
have washed the highways badly and the
Improvement Is needed
Prof. T. F. Jordan will go to Boston
Monday to conduct the music programs
at the Daniels Reed wedding at Waltham,
the Carter-Lewis wedding at Winthrop,
Mass, and the Pine-Dillert wedding In
Boston. He will return Saturday, Oct. 8.
Ten tickets were sold from this station
to Willimantic yesterday, the attraction
being the fair. Several attended Tues
day and a few have gone down to-
day. Among those who went down yes
terday was President Dennis of the Stat
ford Springs Agricultural society.
Rev. Edwin W. Bishop of Norwich, who
has twice preached so scceptably at the
Congregational church, will conduct the
prayer meeting this evening, and will
preach the two following Sundays. He
will spend part of the intervening time
In the borough, stopping at the Springs
House.
The grocery stores will close fair days
from II a. m. to 5 p. m. They will be
open between 8 and p. M, after which
they will close for the evening. 'fhe bal
ance of the stores will keep open Tuesday
evening, but will close Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons.
The town clock, became unmanageable
last Monday morning. Every time 1t got
chance to strike it would try to make
the residents Of the borough think that II
was so or 40 O'Clock. AS soon as possi.
BILE this unfortunate hilsrlty on the part
Of the old church clock was corrected.
C. A. Vile of Thompsonville will open
cash meat market at Armstrong; old
stand in Tilden's block on Friday evening
and advertises the same In an other col
umn. Mr.. Vile has been In the employ
of A. G. Bright of Thompsonville for a
number of years and thoroughly under.
stands the meat business.
The golf team of the Country club was
defeated at Rockville last Saturday. The
team expected that the score would be
closer, but they were handicapped by the
absence OF E. 81. Plnney, who is second
on the team. The score was as follows
RnCKYnLR COUNTRY cIIrR