The Press., 1898-08-04
Wm. Walsh has taken a position at the

uAlbb Eln0l OnAEtcE ls CempluB Wibu friends at Snipsic lake.
 Miss Annie Kennedy of Springfield is the guest of Miss M Enright.
 Eudore La Rue of Putnam is the guest of his uncle, Dr. O. H. David.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Johnson of Enfield are guests at the Springs House. .
 Miss Edith N. Bright of Thompsonyllle Is the guest of MissFlorence c. Chapman.
 Miss Annie Conley and Miss Della Award are visiting friends in Wakefield, RI.
 Wm. Webster's cottage at Crystal Lake has been finished and Is nearly ready for occupancy.
 Miss Nellie and Bessie Mccormick of Meriden are visiting John Kane on Staf- ford Street.
 The agricultural society advertise for bids for the labor in painting the new grand stand.
 Miss Carrie Remmert left yesterday for a two weeks vacation among friends In Holyoke and Worcester.
 Miss Mary Mccarthy of Prospect street returned Saturday from a weeks visit with friends in Westerly, R. I.
 The Citizens band gave a concert on the lawn in front of George w. EatOn's residence Tuesday evening. Quite 8 par ty of the residents of that part of the town enjoyed the concert.
 A new birch floor has been laid In base A.D in the high school building. There will be no further trouble from dust while the children use the basement for recI cation purposes.
 The abstract for the school tax Is in the hands of the district clerk, H. Alden, and a meeting for the purpose of hearing appeals from said list will be held at the office of J. H. Reed, Saturday from 9 to ii. 30 a. m.
 Miss Jane Clark has gone for a two weeks vacation, the greater part of which will be spent at Block Island with her brother, Rev. J. E. Clark of Waterbury. Miss Teresa Clark has returned from a visit with friends at StOnlngton.
 Herbert Royce has brought suit against H. l.. Keens and wife of Wilmington to re- coverer bill, by levying an attachm ent on a horse belonging to Keens. The case will come before Judge Parkess in the borough court Monday morning.
 Rev. A. Dykemans, until recently cu- rate of St. Edwards church, was in to wn for a day or two this week. Since leav- Ing here he has been visiting friends in New York and Chicago. He will begin work in his new field in Kansas Sunday.
 The trustees auction sale of the prop erty of the insolvent estate of H. F. Me- Carthy & Co. was held Saturday by Law. yer Danahey. A pump and boiler was sold to Ed. Mann. The equity in the machinery was sold to c. H. Kemp for one dollar. Lawyer Danahey retains for the creditors a new Mckay machine.
 Rain prevented the base ball game be- tween the local team and the Hampdene last Saturday. The visitors reached town before the storm settled the impOs. sibillty of a game. No arrangement has yet been made for another date. The Stafford team will play in Three Rivers Saturday.
 Samuel Jones, 7i, died at his home on Rock we'll Hlll, Tuesday, after an illness of about a week, from inflammation of the bladder. He was born in the house that he died in, which was built by his father, and lived there all his life, with the exception of one year spent in Rock vile. Mir. Jones was a man of a quiet disposition, and was much respected by all who knew him. He leaves two sons, Wallace and Edmund, who still occupy the old homestead, also two daughters Mrs. Wm. Wood of the borough, and Mrs. Walter Tracy of Manchester, and one sister, Mrs. Joshua Wood, of the bor. ough. The funeral will be held at the house to-day, at 2 p. m., and the buria, will be at the Stafford Springs cemetery Rev. A. J. Mcleod will ofIiclate.
 George B. Scripture, proprietor of the restaurant in Taft's block, died at hii home on East Main-st. Friday night, af ter short illness from gastritis. MT Scripture was born sixty-Ave years agt In Stafford, and, though about all O his active life has been passed outside o Stafford, he was well-known and highl, respected here. At one time he managed the weaving department in the Otis cot ton mills at Ware, Mass. He was als, engaged in stockInet manufacture in Can ada for some years. He was In the gov ernment service In the Springf cid armor. during the civil war. Of late years h, has been a sufferer from the dIseas, which caused his death. The funera services were held at the M. K. churcl Monday afternoon, Rev. J. I. Bartholo new officiating. The interment was fl the Stafford Street cemetery. One broth or survives him, Henry Scripture, wh, lives in California, also one sister, Mrs A. J. Turner, who resides in Willimantic He leaves a widow and one son, Henry who resides in Somers.
 | The opening season at Lake Masha paug Is the busiest for many years. May land Park has It's usually large numbe of visitors and cottagers. The Pine Ire, Inn, otherwise known as Major Smiths, Is having an unprecedented patronage The hotel, at present writing, Is full, anC the cottage Is occupied. Some engage ments have been made for the entir, month of August. Every day has itl transient list. The excellent dInner served, as we'll as the improved facIlltIe for boating, bring to the grove many fam fly parties. Stafford people in genera will be glad to learn of the success at tending their fellow-townsman, John A Foster. The following Is the registr for July %, 30, 31, and Aug. 1: Mir an, Mrs John W Silk, George W SIX, Tho P Ryan, Miss F Faulkner, Mrs F Faulk ner, MT and Mrs Monahan. Mir an Mrs Aernark SILK, MT and Mrs Geo V Cady, Miss Susie K Cady, Miss Marth