The Press., 1902-11-27


 This week we are showing new line of Shirt Waists, the best we have had this season and an excellent assortment of new Lace Ties and Scarfs from 25c to $1 % each. Our stock of Fur Scarfs was never so complete as now varying in price from $2. 90 to $20 each. No trouble to show goods at any time. D. Robertson & Co.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Joseph Donovan of Baltic was in town over Sunday.
 Miss Kate 6. Bliss Is at Blandford, Mass.
 Walter Scott Is in Woonsocket, R. l., for Thanksgiving.
 Mrs. E. R. Brown and Miss Carolyn Brown are in Hartford.
 Mir. and Mrs. G. A. Ray and Miss Alice spend Thanksgiving in Springfield.
 Mrs. John Hassett Is quite i'll. Her son, Dr. J. J. Hassett, of Lee, Mass, has been sent for.
 J. M. Lord is again confined to his home by illness. His condition Is not considered at all serious.
 Subscribers in arrears will find notice at the head of the second column of the second page of interest to them.
 E. H. and c. B. Pinney and R. w. Smith attended the Yale-Harvard foot ball game at New Haven Saturday.
 Miss L. s. Cady Is spending her Thanks giving vacation with her cousin, Mrs. Luther Crawford, at Pastureland Farms, Hydeville.
 Mrs. Miehale Fontanella and two chil- drsn of Millstone Point are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Christopher Fontanella on Village Hill.
 Mrs. M. H. Hewitt is spending Thanks giving with her daughter in Worcester. Miss Genevieve Is Q guest of friends in Whitlngsville, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. D. w. Foskett of Eos keti's Mills and William Foster of Pal mer are Thanksgiving guests at the Eos ter homestead on Stafford Street.
 Rev. Edward Capen from the Hartford Theological seminary preached at the Congregational church last Sunday, ow ing to the absence of Rev. E. A. Burn- ham.
 The next whist party of the Country club will be held at the Springs house next Wednesday evening. The hostesses are to be Mrs. L. F. Eaton, Mrs. R. w. Smith, Miss M. I. Newton and Miss M. nE. Cooley.
 (s srimothy O'Shea, who underwent se rious operation for an internal trouble at the Backus hospital, Norwich, three months ago, returned home Saturday. Mir. Shea is regaining health, and speaks in the highest terms of the faculty and nurses of that institution.
 The roof of the Stafford Floral compa- ny's. greenhouse has been raised and a sleep in the room during the cold season, and an even temperature for the entire plant will be insured by an electrical ap- pliance that will ring bell in the room when the temperature falls below cer- tain point. Thanksgiving day there will be boxing exhibition at the Lincoln athletic club between Austin Rice of New London and Billy Ryan of New York. The contest ants will box 15 rounds at 126 pounds, and will be in the ring at 5 p. m. John Mansfield will act as timekeeper and Frank Silk as referee. General admission will be $1 and ring-side seats $1.25.
 There Is movement on foot to arrange that the front door of the post-offiee be left open until ten o'clock evenings, so that people having lock boxes can get in the corridor and get their mail up to that hour. The plan Is to make arrangements with the night patrolman and lock 1t up at the appointed time. Postmaster Chand- s~ Ter has the matter under consideration, Sed will announce his decision in a few days%
 hessaes, < Delllgan hired one of Faulk- ner's VacaAs tenements on West Main street ana gave eshow last Saturday at- ternoon. There @ere about a dozen of the boys in the Cast, and a street pa- rade preceded the regular entertainment. Admission was three and Ave cents. and the attendance was very gratifying to the management. Gross receipts amounted to about $3. The rendering of "Dony Gray" was one of the strongest specialties on the program. As the sololst rendered the pathetic lines of this ballad the bal ance of the company marched in and the singer marched away with them.
 Cail Seegel's apartments in Fred Mann's house were entered last Friday during the day, and $32 57 In money, watch and some keys stolen. A careful search was made through Fred Mann's posses sions, but, as far as known, nothing was taken, although the the thieves created much disorder in the rooms, breaking locks and scattering things broadcast MT. Mann had his money withj him, for which he Is duly thankful. The occu- pants of the house are all employed dur ing the day, leaving clear field for ne farious operations. On one side of the house Is small forest which made the approach easy. The preceding night the home of Otis Chapman was entered, but nothing was taken, as MT. Chapman heard noise, and by Investigating found the pantry window open, but did not ar rive In time to get sight of his noc- turnal visitor or visitors. Mir. Chapman arrived home about il o'clock, and had sat down to smoke and read, when he heard noise like pan falling. Think ing that the cat had knocked something down, he did not pay any particular at- &o,kl,~, likfla lokor to hoord opo&ho~