The Press., 1900-06-28

extra bargains at SO and 30 cents per pair.
Geo. A. Moore, optician, In Stafford
Springs every Friday. Leave orders at
Butterfield's Hardware Store.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin is visiting her
parents at Holyoke.
w. ]. Denver, the baker, had horse
die Monday night with the collie.
Willie Hanley is visiting In Charlton,
Mass He made the trip on his bicycle.
The young people of the Methodist
church are planning for a lawn social,
which will be held in the near future.
A business meeting of the Epworth
League will be held at the close Of the
prayer meeting this evening at the Meth
odist church.
The Womans' missionary societies OF
the Methodist church will meet with Mrs.
T. c. Lathrop Friday, at three O'Clock.
Miss Jennie circuit will speak about mis-
sionary work in New York city.
The missionary offering at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday will be for
the Educational society, which Is doing
noble work in the west and south. AS
due notice was omitted last Sunday this
item Is now inserted.
Among the guests who we're at the
Springs House over Sunday were Henry
Mcfarland and W. T. Thayer of New
Hampshire, Joseph Benton of Maidstone,
VT, John C. Griswold Of Hartford. and
BENJAMIN Fessenden of Pawtucket r. I.
Two of the members of the golf team
were challenged last Saturday and lost
their places on the team. G. B. Pinney
defeated j. II. Valentine up, and E. W.
Bishop defeated f. G. Sanford up. The
ladies will have a handicap match next
Saturday afternoon.
A detachment of marines left Washing
ton, D. c., Sunday en- route for the seat
of trouble in China. William WEIGH, SOB
of Edward Welch of the borough, is q
member of the detachment. He has been
stationed at the Washington navy yard
for about six months, and has volunteered
for similar duty on two previous occa-
sions without being able to get away.
The detachment travels overland to San
Francisco, and thence to the Asiatic sta
tion by transport. Welch Is very enthu.
siastic over the prospect of active service
The picnic at Evergreen Park, Tues
day, Of the Congregational Sunday school
and friends was favored with magnificent
weather, and had the largest attendance
and participation for years. In the morn
Ing the children were treated to boat
rides galore on the lake, and at noon the
tables presented a most pleasing appear
ance. Over one hundred were seated al
the first table and sixty at the second, be
sides many who arrived during the after
noon. Immediately after dinner the ath
letic contests were called off by the start
or, Rev. E. W. Bishop, before a commit
tee Of judges composed of DIR. L. F.
Eaton, DIR. G. Louis Nichols and DR.. F
B. Newton. First and second prizes were
awarded as follows: Hop, skip and jump
G. q. Moore LIST, A. Fl. Meyers I'd; 81
yards walk, ]. G. Converse LIST, E. W
Bishop, I'd; quoits, Chester Phelps LIST
Allan Brown 3D. standing broad jump
A. Il. Meyers LIST, R. w. Smith Cd; run
ming high jump, Lester Smith LIST, Georg'
Chapman Cd; muscling up, G. Phelps
LIST, Lester Smith I'd; three-legged race
Phelps and Simpson LIST, Pierce and Fielt
I'd; potato race, Emma Kuehne list, J. G
Converse I'd; doughnut contest, Cheste
Phelps LIST, Malcolm Beckwith Cd; 81
yards dash, Fl. G. Parkhurst LIST, J. G
Converse Cd; boxing contest. Dan De
mond LIST, by default of Miles Demond
The tug-of-war between teams captainet
by J. M. Leach and J. II. Valentine wa
won by the latter. The base ball gam
between the Daisies (Capt. Bishop ant
the Buttercups (Capt. Conversely proves
very interesting struggle for six innings
resulting finally In score of 20 to II Ii
favor of the former Lawton and Arthu
Meyers were the effective battery OF tn
Daisies, and Eaton and Newton for tn
Buttercups. Lewis Mclaughlin of tn
Daisies easily made the star play, cap
turing high fly which resulted In tripl
put out. Captain Bishop hit the ball 81
viciously once that he broke the bat. DIR
G.. Louis Nichols umpired, and at last &C
counts was unframed. Altogether, Their
were perhaps as many errors as runs, bu
the game was full of fun for all, specta
tors and players alike. Following wa
the personnel of the mines: