The Press., 1904-07-13

tist church will meet for work next Wednesday afternoon and serve their usual supper at 5.45.
 The ball game on the local ground last Saturday between the home nine and the Staffordvilles. resulted in a victory for the local nine by 8 score of 15 to 3.
 The new parsonage for the Univer- salist society has been so far com pleted that one can form some idea how it will look when finished, and from present appearances it will an- swer all expectations. It is expected that it will be ready for occupancy in November.
 There will be ice cream for sale every Tuesday afternoon and evening at PhilO Vests, beginning next Tuesday.
 z Miss Ida Smith of Willimantic is a gnest of her brother, Charles Smith.
 Miss Heustis of Whitestone, l.. I. i, is a guest of Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Gray. 8 a Il Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Goodell are spending this week at Frank Good ellis. s-.l ."a -=.sse-
 Joseph Starkey of Brooklyn, N. Y, is guest of his sister, Mrs. Thomas Melbourne.
 Miss Mary Bradway and Miss Jes- sic Potter united with the M. E. church last Sunday.
 Arthur Bosworth is working for o. IF. Bradway at West Stafford while the Phoenix mill is shut down.
 MT. and Mrs. G. w.. Miller and Il MT. and Mrs. H. A. Bosworth spent a few days last week at F. H. Ballou's at Rock Meadow.
 The Staffordvilles will cross bats with the Athletics of Stafford Springs on the local grounds Saturday. A good game is expected.
 Crescent Island is again inhabited. Judging from the sounds heard in that direction the inhabitants are enjoying themselves immensely. A new plat form is being erected there, and Wm. F. Peel is having barn built near by.
 The Wales ball nine was defeated by the Staffordville nine by a score of IA to 1 in a game played on the Staffordville grounds last Saturday. The score was as follows:- -.- | Wales, o o. O O o o O. 1 Staf'ville, % 2O2 A IA Time, two hours. For the benefit of the Congrega- tionaE church, Thursday evening, the Staffordville Troubadours, with fifteen ladies and gentlemen of the black face art, will give their third annual entertainment in the vestry of the Congregational church. Much time has been spent in preparing this en- tertainment, and there is no doubt but what this will be the best ever given by the company. The enter tainment will consist of vocal and in- strumental music There will be many new and Imaginable features which will please every one. The last act will be new and very pleas ing one, "The Miniature Circus. ," The doors will be open at 80 and the entertainment will commence at 8 o'clock. Admission, 2Oc; for chil- dren, 1Oc. A few reserved seats may be obtained for 25c. Music will be furnished by the Staffordville or chestra. Ice cream will be for sale.
 At last that craft, which has created more comment than any other vessel which has sailed upon "Glim- mer Glass Lake, vulgarly called Staffordville pond, has been launched. The Curiosity made her maiden trip between her berth at Stafford vile and Crescent Island,'' The shores were lined with an eager, anxious and curious crowd, who pos sibly momentarily expected to see this craft blown to atoms, but fortunately the motive power was drawn from the gasoline end of the barrel. The trip, however, was made in safety and landed at Crescent Island'' pier amid the cheers of the natives. After the crew had landed the natives re- quested the captain of the vessel to take them for sail, which he con- sented to do. The enthusiasm demon strated among the ladies suddenly waned, but after much persuasion they were prevailed upon to go. So that all the natives of the island, with the exception of two men, boarded the launch. These two brave men utter ly refused to go on board the craft At this juncture a most awful scene was witnessed, fo1 the engineer had started the boat. There was imme- diately a clutching of the seats, grating of the teeth, as we'll as a deathly paleness of the faces of the ladies; but the vessel was now so far advanced that there was no hope for these terrified creatures, for the cap tain paid no attention to such remarks as "Ohi MT. Captain, stop the ship, want to get out and walk" and els there any danger?" and "Will she blow up?" After a most enjoyable trip to Staffordville and return the ladies invited the captain and crew to a most sumptuous banquet. Eighteen minutes after leaving Crescent Is- land'' pier this trim little gasoline launch, which is credit to it's maker, landed at its moorings in Stafford vile. This is the first gasoline ], launch ever upon this lake, and we certainly are proud that our com , munity has taken one step forward in this advanced age. s. B. Amadon is to be congratulated on his success in this enterprise, and we. wish him