The Press., 1901-09-26

OF extra good ones at Inc PreSS ONCE.
"A. w. Walker Is showing good as
sortment of Ladies' Black Cloth Capes
for fall wear that are suitable for cool
evenings, and the prices are right.
Paper Napkins at The Press Office 12
cents hundred.
Ladies' two-piece suits at Ell. Burr's.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
Miss Harriet Fowle of Sioux City Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Ellis
G. 8. Baker attended the B. & A. stock
holders meeting at Boston yesterday.
Business Is rushing at the Stafford
Springs bottling company, and the bot
tier is obliged to run the plant evenings.
The town of Brlmfield, at a large meet
Ing held last week Wednesday evening,
granted the Hartford and Worcester cleo
trio road the franchise through that town.
Some anxiety Is felt as to whether the
proposed ball game between the profess
sional men and clerks will come off this
season. 1t would not be a bad feature
for the fair.
F. E. Fitzpatrick Is harvesting his po-
tato crop. Mr.. Fitzpatrick will gather
about so bushels, which Is good yield
for the part Of his place which he devotes
to this crop.
The selectmen and town clerk will be
In session Saturday at the town house
TO of hor
hall from to p. m. for the purpose Of
making voters.
The Ladies' Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary society Of the Congregational
church will hold meeting tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock, with Mrs. G. II.
Baker on Edgewood.
The Butterfield store in Johnson's
block has been renovated, repainted and
wired for electric light. 1t now presents
a very neat appearance. Ferd. Kreisei,
the shoe dealer, who has hired the store,
is moving his stock to the new location.
Considerable interest. Is manifested in
the sparing bouts to be given under the
auspices of the Lincoln Athletic club
next Wednesday evening. While the star
bout Is between Rice of New London and
McPadden of New York, the match be-
tween Sullivan of this town and Kid
Mathewson Of Rockville Is exciting much
local interest.
The perfect weather for the fair at
Rockville has increased the attendance
from this town over that of previous years
and there was fair showing of our lead
ing citizens on the grounds the last two
days. 1t Is eminently fitting that dele
cation from this town should attend the
Rockville fair to show that appreciation
Is felt for the crowds from that city that
come over each year to see the big Stat.
ford fair.
Diphtheria was reported to the board
of health In the Carey family Saturday
The Shahan block was quarantined, and
none of the children residing there have
been allowed to go to school, either from
the Carey tenement OF the other three
tenements In the block. Sunday, ALFRED
Carey, five years and eight months old
died and the burial was held the same
day. Three more of the children In the
Carey family are Ill with the disease, but
all are getting better.
The first rounds in the Allen cup gol
contest resulted as follows: DR.. L. F
Eaton defeated F. q. Sanford 1 up; r
M. Fisk defeated R. I'll. Fisk up, tt
play; ]. Fl. Valentine defeated E. H
Pinney up; c. B. Plnney defeated Lew
is Mclaughlin up, to play. In thu
semi-finals DR.. L. F. Eaton defeated r
M. Fisk 2 up, 6 to play, and G. B. Pin
ney defeated ]. H. Valentine 1 up. DR.
L. F. Eaton and G. B. Pinney will pla!
the finals Saturday afternoon at 100
Thirty-six holes will be played.
The case Of John Kane against the Dor
ough was heard in the superior court q
Tolland Tuesday before Judge Ralpl
Wheeler. States Attorney Reed appear
ed for the borough and E. Henry Hyde o
Hartford conducted the case for the plain
tiff. The case arises over question O
damages to MIR. Kane's property by tn
changes made on Wellington and West
ford avenues. Five witnesses were calle
by the plaintiff to show that the propert
was damaged. For the borough nine
teen loyal men were present, and testifie
that in their opinion the property is no
damaged. Some Of the witnesses though
1t was improved by the changes. Whe
the line Of the street was changed d par
of . email barn on the Kane property wa
sliced of. Nelson Towne, the real estat
expert, caused ripple In the court roor
by stating in his testimony that the prop
erty ought to rent for % per month NOR
without the barn. John Kane, Samue
Rockwell, A. D. Cady, III. O'Halloran @
Stafford Springs and r. E. Mitchell Q
Willimantic were witnesses for the plain
tiff, and the following for the defense
w. e. Demond, E. E. Butterield, Ar
thOny Adams, Albert e. Converse, A.
Howard, Charles HARDWOOD, Judge Park
ess, Lott O'Halloran, Andrew Wilton
Alvarado Howard, 8. B. Amidon, Fran
circuit, Nelson Towne, Fl. G. LOOMS, "
ID. Heald, Lyman Cushman, M. P. J
Walker, j. III. Leach, j. F. Chamberlin.