The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-24
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LOCAL NOTICES.

LOCAL NOTICES.
(Matter under this head 10 cents per nne.)
Ladies' Linen Collars, In variety of
styles, at A. L. Towards.
Millinery In great variety-corect
styles at reasonable prices. Also Neck
wear, Belts, Buckles, Shirts Waist Sets,
etc., at Miss K. M. Coyle's.
Only the very best work turned out
by Maverick laundry. FEE. Converse, ag't
"A. w. Walker will offer for Saturday,
May 26th, 90 dozen Bleached Turkish
Towels at Is cts. per pair.
Miss Beckwith will be prepared to
show new hats In midsummer styles Fri
day and Saturday.
A. W. Walker will make special
prices on balance of Ladies' Suits In stock
In order to close them out at once.
-Mercerised Silk In plain and figured
black and colors at E. L. Burr's.
"A. L. Howard expects another lot of
those Pulley Belts for Saturdays trade.
You will find large line of Corsets,
including several makes of Summer Cor
sets, at A. l.. Towards.
The Chicago Grocery has full line
of Window Screens for sale. Also De-
rOlt ready-mlXed paints.
Shirt Waists of all kinds at E. L
Burr's.
-Ladies' Suits of the latest styles at
e. L. Burr's.
-192-page Composition Books, 11x7,
fine paper, weighing Is ounces, only ten
cents each, at The Press Office.
"A. W. Walker offers this week
special bargains In White Muslin Curtains
which 1t will pay you to call and examine.
"A. W. Walker is showing the largest
assortment of Corsets that was ever shown
In town. Those summer Corsets are
extra bargains at 38 and so cents per pair.
For sale or to rent-Two good Sec
ond-hand upright pianos. 7. F. Jordan.
Geo. A. Moore, optician, in Stafford
Springs every Friday. Leave orders at
Butterfield's Hardware Store.
-Childrens Dresses, White and Cling
ham Aprons, at E. L. Burr's.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
A telephone Is to be placed in the pas
senger station.
James Hampston and David Collins
attended the state convention of A. o. H.
held at Norwich yesterday.
Gary Bros. have received consign-
ment of 80 Chester-white pigs, and will
be In the pork business quite extensively.
D. F. WEIGH, boss finisher at Warren's
mill, will move his family here at once
and occupy M. McCarthy's house at Fox
vile.
Miss Clancy, employed by Miss Beck
with, has recovered her health sufficient
" to resume her duties.
- Lawrence Hampston and Henry Wise
attended the 18th annual convention of the
Conn. state firemen's association at Wal
lingford this week.
The season at Crystal Lake will open
Memorial day with dance. Afterward
there will be dance every Saturday
evening for the balance of the season.
Belcher's bus will run every Saturday
for the benefit of Stafford people,
w. A. Segar, who has been in Hart
ford for some time, was in town yester-
day. He was accompanied by his son,
Frank Segar, Mrs. E. E. Segar and Mrs.
John Gallup. Frank Segar, who has
been quite i'll, is better, but has not fully
recovered.
There Is a painful delay in the arrival
of State Highway Commissioner Melon
aid to view the Stafford road, which
should have been macadamized last fall.
The selectmen say that it has been Inn
possible to get him here thus far. Mr..
Mcdonald has to endorse the layout of
the highway before anything can be done.
As soon as the survey is approved no de-
lay will be experienced.
Winter post calls attention in another
column to the observance of Memorial
day. The program Is much as usual. A
delegation will leave G. A. r. hall at 6 80
a. m, and visit the cemeteries outside OF
the borough at the following hours st.
Edwards cemetery, o'clock; West
Stafford, 8 o'clock; Hillside, g. 80 O'Clock
Staffordville, 1890 O'Clock; Stafford
Street, 11.30 O'Clock. In the afternoon
the procession will form at Il. A. r. hall
ct two o'clock and, escorted by the Citi.
zens' band, march to the Stafford Springs
cemetery, where the address of the day
will be, delivered by Rev. George vii.
HAMS: Music for the occasion will be
furnished by double male quartette
under the direction of Rev. T. D. Martin,
Jr. All soldiers of the civil war, the late
war, the w. R. c., the clergy, and all
school children are invited to take part in
the exercises. The Memorial day sermon
will be preached at the Staffordville
M. E. church next Sundy afteroon at @ 81
O'Clock, by Rev. G. A. Purdy. The posi-
and corps will each attend In a body.
Harvey Chapman lost his pocketbool
Monday forenoon with about $50 In it
Lucius Goodell found 1t In the front par
Of the store, and Arthur Young saw hin
when he picked it up. Goodell CAV.
Young 81 and requested him to say moth
Ing of the matter. The finder of tn,
pocketbook went to a water closet in tn,
rear of Browns store and took the none,
out, concealing the pocketbook behind ,
box. He then went to Tilden's, wher,
he had bicycle in the repair shop, pail
for the repairs and went back to Chap
mans store. He traded the old whee
for a new one, and paid the differenc
with the money he found In the stor
earlier In the day. He also bought bi
cycle lamp and some other sundries
Goodell thus showed himself fair-mind
ed man. Some people would have take
the money and spent it in another store
Mr.. Chapman missed the pocketboo1
about noon. Goodell was In the store a
the time and seemed quite sorry abou
the loss, and when he went out said, "
hope sou will find it." AS he had it a
the time he probably was not sincere 1