The Press., 1903-07-02

william Hanley of Palmer was In town
over Sunday.
Miss Rose Smith Of Colchester Is the
guest of Miss Alice Reed.
Mrs. Benjamin Thorp OF Buffalo Is q
guest at the Foster homestead.
Dennis ]. Mccarthy has taken POSI-
tion as day clerk at the Springs house.
Miss Edith Farnell of Woonsocket, r.
l., will spend the 4th at the Springs
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse of Akron, o., are
the guest of his sister, Mrs. NJ. P. j.
Walker.
Mrs. Charles G.. Ellis attended the
funeral of her step-mother, at Brookfield
yesterday.
Miss Florence L. Chapman and Miss
Cora NJ. Miner are to go to Old Orchard
for the summer.
w. G. Ellis was at his summer cottage
at Crystal lake last week making repairs
and improvements.
Mrs. Alice Mann will sell the standing
grass on her farm at Ellithorpe Crossing
Saturday at 9 g. m.
A son was born June 10th. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Elson Of Woburn, Mass,
formerly OF Orcuttville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ford of Orcutt-
Vile will spend the 4th and Sunday with
Arthur Bassow at Milbury.
The Invinclbles defeated the high school
team In a game Of ball last Saturday after
noon by score Of % to 12.
Miss Minnie Enright and Miss Nellie
O'Malley of Springfield have been guests
of Miss Minnie O'Halloran.
Miss Louise Webster and Miss Alice
Fitton, who recently graduated from Bay
Path in Springfield, are home for the sum-
mer.
The Stafford Country club will observe
the 4th with handicap golf match Of the
ladies against the men at 2.S0 p. m. A
driving contest will follow, the best ball
out of three. Refreshments will be
served.
Misses Cleveland, WINNINGS, Burr and
Miner entertained the post and relief
corps at q social In the grand army hall
last evening. 1t was secret up to the
last minute as to who the hostesses were
to be and much speculation resulted.
Coming In the nature of q surprise, and
such an agreeable surprise, the entertain
ment Of the evening was launched amid
much jollity and one Of the pleasantest
socials of the season followed.
At a meeting of the baseball associa-
ton, held Tuesday evening, 1t was voted
to plough up the infield, harrow and roll
1t, II the consent of the agricultural soci-
ETY. could be obtained. This process will
produce a good skinned diamond, and
will be appreciated by visiting teams, as
we'll as the home players. July Fourth
the home team will play two games with
the Stars of WIllimsntio. The first game
will be at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, and
the afternoon game will be at $50. The
batteries for the morning game will be
Shea and A. Dalude for WIllImantie, and
Collins and Mccarthy for Stafford; for
the afternoon game, NJ. Dalude and Pot
vim for Willlmantic, and Sullivan and
Roche for Stafford. Admission, zoe; la
dies, Zoe.
Matthew O'Keefe advertises hay for
Gala In anofhar ooluun
Mrs. ]. p. Marvin and child returned
yesterday from two-weeks' visit at her
old home In Chieopee.
The regular monthly covenant meeting
of the Baptist church will be held as u.s.
ual next Saturday afternoon at 2. 80.
Dwight Weston Is again confined to his
bed and has been seriously Ill for several
days. Mrs. w. 81. Hassett of Worcester
has been with the family for several days.
/ Miss Addie Wilton has finished her
course at the Willimantic Normal school
and has accepted q position to teach In
the schools at Chester, commencing with
the fall term.
II
Of Los Angeles, CAL, arrived here Tues
day evening, and are expecting to make a
visit among their relatives of several
weeks duration.
/ AT the Universalist church next Sunday
Rev. j. P. Marvin will take for his sub
/ ject, Memorial days." an address pre-
pared expressly for the present time.
Holy communion will be observed directly
after the morning service.
Unclaimed letters, Stafford post Office
Mrs. Susan E. Whitney, Mrs. Ellen Jew
EFT, Mrs. William T. Hawkins, two for
William Hawkins, G. ID. Wicks, ]. Ben
jamin, James Jenkins, Samuel W. Kreis-
tend, A. K. Walker, Tuset Rysa, GIovon-
nj Tinicolo, /. A. lemon.
VIM. Kay and family, who went to Cal.
ifornia some months ago, are at present
living on a ranch owned by r. q. Beebe
and situated about thirty miles from Los
Angeles. Mr.. Kay has recently purchased
La place Of some twenty-five acres 10 the
same vicinity, and Is putting the build.
lngs In repair with the intention of en-.
gaging In the poultry business.
From present Indications the Fourth
promises to be an unusually quiet holiday
In this village. The boys will probably
open up few old chestnuts the night be-
fore, and now and then fire cracker will
be exploded. The only observance of the
day so far known Is that by the ladies Of
the Universalist society, who will hold q
lawn party on the church grounds that
day, commencing at three o'clock In the
afternoon and continuing into the evening.
The reputation Of the entertainments
given by these ladies Is sufficient guar.
antee this will be very pleasant way OF