The Press., 1898-05-26
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 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Henry Bartlett Of WillimantIc Is visit ing friends in town.
 Mrs. Wm. Avery of New London Is a guest at Wm. WebsteT's.
 Dr. c. II. Snow will be at his office In the borough next Monday.
 Miss J josephine Eaton has gone to Rock vile for q number of weeks.
 Miss MollIe LRthrop has purchased a handsome saddle horse.of Adelbert Need ham.
 Seth Sohofield has discontinued his 25 mile paper route among the adjoining towns and villages.
 Mrs. Kirkland of Barre Plains, Mass, was a guest of her uncle, F. J. Chandler for few days this week.
 Mrs. J.H. Tracy and daughter of Jewett City are guests of Mir. and Mrs. ChAs. W. Beckwith, on Grown street.
 Jarvis Cady and Henry Knapp were overturn on Main street Tuesday after noon. No damage was done.
 Mrs. Wm. H. Smith is entertaining her father, Col. Alonzo Wood and Mrs. Frederick Wood Of West Winfield, New York.
 The Y. P. s. c. K. topic next Sunday evening at 8.16, At the Congregational church, Christian growth" H. K. Bur we'll, leader.
 Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Wright of Centrebrook are receiving congratulations on the birth of son. Mrs. Wright Is a former resident.
 The personal property of the late Dr. T. II. RaffteIy will be sold at auction st his late residence on West Main street to- morrow at o'clock.
 The friends of J. H. Mullen, proprietor of the Forestville mill. will very much regret to hear of his death. He died ten minutes before 12 this morning, just as we were going to press. Particulars will be given next week.
 J. M. Leach has opened his Ice cream room In the Hurley store. The room Is arranged quite tastily. The ice cream will be made In the basement of the library building.
 W. E. Rlngsbury, who worked for his brother, A. W. Kingsbury, last summer, has decided tc remain at Newton, Mass. where he Ia engaged in the insurance business.
 Contributions of food for the Memorial thankfully received by Winter W. K. c. at the C. A. R. hall on Monday morning before 10 o'clock.
 Memorial exercises will be held in the borough schools Friday. Patriotic songs and rooltations will be rendered by the students. Rev. T. c. Druley will give an Rddress to the students.
 Those desiring to attend the annual convention of the Holland County W. 0. IT, U. at Ellington next Wednesday arc requested to give their names to Mrs. F. l.. Smith or Miss c. A. Washburn.
 The Stafford Worsted company Is i'm proving it's fire apparatus. A hydrant is to be placed behind the mill and an i'm proved pump will be put in the mill. IT case of Arc the employees will man tho apparatus.
 The Citizens band will give patriotic concert on the band stand Thursday even. Ing, Juno the second. The program will be announced later. It has been decided not to remove the band stand from It's present location.
 C. F. Hodgson has added to his territor, for the sale of the Singer sewing machine He now has Palmer, Monson, Three Riv OTIS, Thorndike and BondsvIlle. Mir Hodgson has hired a man to look aftei the now territory.
 Vermont's quota of soldiers passeC through here last Saturday evening or their way to the front. There were foul trainloads of the boys, and they were 1T good spirits. Quite crowd gathered al the station to see them go through.
 The May festival will open at St. Ed wards hall this evening, and continue fvt evenings, closing next Tuesday evening The cake walk, one of the features, Is tC occur Monday evening. MT. Brown tn, baker contributes the cake, which will b' monster. There will be dancing eacE evening.
 The Lincoln Athletic club has orga nlzed a base ball team. This team will b. composed of the best players in the towr and some good games may be expected. The club has hired the fair ground ball grounds for the season and will play theIi first game with the South Willlngtons Saturday, at four o'clock. Admission 1C oents. Ladies free.
 Mrs. Laura Moore was taken III Sunday at the home of her son, M. G. Moore and It was at first feared that she had sustained e shock. She was in e stupol and her limbs were paralyzed to a certain extant. She has since rallied and is now doing well. Mrs. Moore Is 80 years of az and had over-tAxed her strength on 1 visit she had made.
 Mashapaug, with It's secluslon anc natural beauty, is to have It's full share O attention from the summer people. Al the hotel and cottage accommodations are already spoken for, with the exception of about two weeks In August. The May flower will be opened about the middle O June. Prof. Lindsey of Philadelphia Il coming again this season, and Prof Jameson of Brown university has alss hired one of the Howard cottages.