The Press., 1899-03-09
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.


to buy your Cotton Underwear. Call and
examine and get prices.
e. III. Stetson & Co., makers and re-
tailers of Mems Shoes, will display their
styles for spring and summer at the Stat
ford Springs House, Monday and Tues
day, March Goth and 21st. As usual,
they will be represented by Mr.. Piper. 3
"A W. Walker is showing large as
sortment of Black Dress Goods from 25c
to 81 SO per yard, which it will pay you
to call and examine.
"A. w. Walker offers this week
good line of Ladies' Black and Colored
Skirts from 80 cts. to 81. Ss each. Special
values at 81 90 and $1.25 each.
Bargains in short lengths Dress
Goods at E. L. Burr's.
"A. W. Walker offers this week 112
Ladies' Dress Skirts from SLIGO to 1915
each, which it will pay you to call and
examine. .-
The latest in Photographs only so
cts per dozen. Offer good till April 1st.
Cardinal, SO Main-st
Just received, new Spring Dress
Goods, also large variety of Innings,
Trimmings, etc., at A. L. Towards.
--Ladies' $500 Dress Skirts for 80. 100
at E. l.. Burr's.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Regular meeting of 10 G. Z. next
Monday evening.
Mrs. w. W. Lathrop and family are at
the Springs house.
Miss Alberta Eaton was home from
Northampton over Sunday.
Regular communication of Ionic lodge
+. & A. NJ, next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. David Bissett is in New York
city getting ideas OF the new spring styles.
Grand High Priest Abel made an Of
fetal visit to Eureka lodge Of Danbury
Tuesday evening.
Rev. F. A. Woodwork will lead the
prayer meeting at the Methodist church
this evening.
William Engley of New York city
spent Sunday with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Engley.
Miss Gertrude Butterfield will enter tain
ing, the occasion being her birthday.
DIR. and Mrs. T. Dwight Martin of
New York were guests the first of the
week Of their son, Rev. T. d. Martin, Jr.
There will be social al the Congrega-
tional church next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. A. W. Kingsbury and Mrs. Lewis Nc
Laughlin will entertain.
A claim against the Dol Tough for injuries
by James T. Wood came before the court
of burgesses Tuesday evening. No ac-
ton was taken on the matter.
Mrs. E. A Cleveland and son Rexford,
will leave the last of the week to join her
husband at Providence. Their address
in that city will be Al Brighton street.
The household furniture belonging 10
the estate of Mrs. Augustus Spellman, at
her late residence on East Main street,
will be sold at auction next Wednesday
at p. m.
The Amenity whist club met with Mr..
and Mrs. ). M. Leach at their home on
Edgewood, Tuesday evening. Prize
winners were E. L. Burr, Mrs. Frank
Engly, J. J. Clark and Lavilla Burr.
Several .rehearsals for Robert En-
metz have been held, and the presenta-
ton will be at st. Edwards hall the
evening of March 18th. The cast is q
strong one, and an interesting entertain
ment is promised
Reuben Converse has resigned as en-
gineer of the fire company after faithful
service for the past 10 years. No recon-
mendation from the department has beer
received as to his successor, and the
court of burgesses will not act until the
firemen are heard from.
Chief of Police Hillhouse was in towr
Monday evening looking for man nance
Cook, who hired two mileage books of {
man in Willimantic several weeks ago
and has not been seen since. Handwrit
ing similar to that of the man wanted
was found at the Springs House.
The body of Peter w. Riffenburg, IS
was brought here for burial from Law
renee Tuesday. Mr.. Riffenburg lived IL
the borough number of years and wal
employed at the Warren mill. A widow
and five children survive him but none o
them reside in town at present.
Grace church notes: The offering a
the service tomorrow evening will be fol
ho Sc, Daki
will be another rehearsal of the hymns o
THE Crucifixion' after this service w
The Junior Auxiliary will meet next Sat
urday afternoon at 2.30..... Next Sunda,
there will be Holy communion at 7.30 a
m, and evening service will be omitted.
At the Buff Cap school house next Sun
day there will be Sunday school at tw'
O'Clock, service and sermon at thre
O'Clock. The attendance at these ser
vices has been very good this winter, ant
the pastor therefore feels quite encour
aged. Several of the young people IL
this section expect to be confirmed at tn
next visitation of the bishop, which will
probably be some time next May or June
The Current Events club and invite,
friends will hold social at the Spring
House next Tuesday evening, instead o
the 21st, as at first planned. The cluI
will meet next Monday evening with Mrs
j. NJ. Leach. The program will be
Quotations from Mark Twain. Compar
ison of Artemus Ward and Bill Nye
Mrs. Demond; Mark Twain's character
istics and his books compared, Mrs. Taft
Instead of the current topic Miss Brow
will lead discussion on 1.-The kinder
garten in theory and practice
Bowling is the popular amusement a
present, and the alley in Dennis mill tn
center of attraction. The match gam
last Thursday evening between the loca
team and the team from the Hollow re