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COVENTRY.'' SOUTH COVENTRY...

Severe colds are prevalent.-- , Morethan one-four- th of the scholars in1 HopRiver village were out of school Tuesday,being too unwell to attend:vCullen Potter 6has moved into

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TO MEET A CRYING WANTwe have organized a Special Department and place at YOURservice, all of OUR resources in first quality Ready-Mad- e Clothing,for Men, Youth, Boys and Children. We will furnish FREE; uponrequest reference samples, with measure blanks and instructions Howto Order.

By our plan the consumer deals directly with the manufacturer. Best material andworkmanship may be depended upon, and fair prices are guaranteed.

tit . ..fAncina ri(tiin( Mmiifaftiirr in th Prainirv. and have larcc... J f DTil . . A ... VT t Tm.Jw.u

nicago, iu. j u m ""j"jiWater Sts., Milwaukee, Wis.; 76 and 78Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.

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Ketau Ware-room- s at 144 to 140 uaric ot.,St. Louis, Mo.t Corner of Wisconsin and EastWest 4th St, Cincinnati, Ohio.; 910 and 91a

Address BROWNING.

E. A. BTJCHK & CO.

E. A. Buck & Go.WILL GIVE LOW CASH PRICES FOR

PAINTS.AVliito Lead,Colors,Japan,Bhellac, Hard Oil

Agent for Longman &

Agent for Rubber Paint, SSlA ,,trs,DK

BRUSHES Complete A8ortment.

PLOWS.HARROWS,

the. theder'ppavery

oco. ,0.' . .j Kearns," of Manchester,i..pmniiig him with the life made

ti.-.- ' . 4.inusic resonant through the townhftlk'' Singing bv Major Hendershott,Miss Phillips, Mrs. Pnc- -, Mr. Phillipsand A. E. Brooks, readings by E. O. Dim-oc- k,

Miss Phelps and Mr. Phelps was in-

terspersed between the martial music. Anumber of Burpee Post were over. Thesupper was well served by the ladies ofthe members of the post, after whichdancing and social chat until alongtowards reveille, was enjoyed.

J. E. Underwood iand F. P. Mackhave returned from Memphis, where theyhave been "putting up belting in a newflouring mill, Some 13,000 feet of leatherfaced cotton belting was required to beltthe mill. This kind of belt is becomingmore and more popular, especially so withelectric light plants, being found welladapted for the dynamo machines, &c.

The Monday Club have in prepara-tion for their final entertainment a farce,never performed in this part of the coun-try. It is possible that the entertainmentwill be postponed a week to give moretime for the preparation.

SQUARE POND.

Miss Betsey Newell died on Fridaylast aged 90 vears. She was the only sister of Dr. Anson Newell, of StaffordSprings, who is now the last survivor of afamily of eight . children. Miss Newellhad been for over 70 years a member oithe Ellington Congregational church, aconstant attendant, and a diligent studentof the scriptures. She retained her rea-son to the last, and died peacefully. Herlast sickness was caused by a cold.

Rev. Silas Henn, from England willpreach in the Advent chapel at Squat ePond Sunday, May 2d.

MANSFIELD.E. W. Reynolds, of Milwaukee, Wis.,

vho has purchased and is fitting up theold Dunham house inJVIansneld, is soonto erect a model barn 42x42, with shedsand cellar. With the half dozen brotherssituated adjacent to each other, the placemight be designated Reynoldsville. Cor.Norwich Bulletin.

UNION.H. Reed, Esq. , of Stafford Springs,

has been invited to deliver the memorialaddress in Union decoration day.

SAFE

INVESTMENT

FOR T8DST FIDS.

3 Per Cent.Semi-Annu- al Interest!

PRINCIPAL, and .INTEREST

GUARANTEED

AND PAYABLE AT

STAFFORD NATL BANK.

These investments have the endorsementand are owned by our most conservative in-

vestors :

Charitable Institutions.

Educational "

Religious "

Literary

Insurance Companies,

And Savings Banks.

The subscriber is prepared to furnish themost satisfactory testimonials.

Please call at my office over Stafford Na-

tional Bank, where yon can obtain informa-

tion and pamphlets.

Respectfully,

J. F. CHAMBERLIN.

Horse Hoes,Oliver OliilleaNational "North American Side

o. A. Kingsbury has the contract forbuilding the house lor a uainono parson

Sale of slips at the M. E. church Saturday p. m.

. A large audience listened Sunday pm. to the first sermon delivered in thisplace bv Rev. O. A. Farley,

Miss Annie H. Freeman returns, thisweek, to Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary.

The old home-plac- e of the late NancyHutchinson is now occupied by Geo. Ken- -

and wife. Mr. K. bought theJron .more than a year ago, and the 21stult. was married to Miss Julia Strickland,at Buckingham, and their wedding tripwas from that place to "a home .of tbeirown," a most sensible way id commence awedded life.

Thos. E. Porter was m town the firstof this week. . ;

Oharlie Squires, whose hand was sobadly cut some weeks since, is having aunusually hard time, his condition requir-ing the daily attendance of a physician.

Scene on Tuesday : please give mesomething to eat ; I'm hungry, said thetramp. "There is a hotel a little way, be-

yond," said the farmer's wife. "But Iha'n't a cent of money." "Neither haveI," answered the farmer's wife, "and wehave to work fourteen hours a day.""Then you ought to have something togive away, tne pengrmating visitor re-

plied, as he, muttering, . tumetUaway."

This week S. J. Tisdaie moves toColumbia, E. W. Phillips to the vicinityof the Misses Huntington, and J. C. Ayersto liockville. .

An officer .of the prohibition clubcaught a nice string of twenty tront, notfar from Hop River, yesterday.

John Li. Clark was in town last week.H. F. Parker and R. W. Barber are

having large henneries built. '

AM OFFERING A VERY CHOICE

LINE OF SECURITIES, paying: sevenper cent, per annum, secured bymortgage on property worth from three to

four times the amount of the bond.

The interest and principal are payable atthe Savings Bank of Stafford Springs.

Persons residing at a distance eon mail theircoupons as they become due, and receivecheck or currency, as they may request, in

payment.

Confining myself to selected loans from one

district, and that one that I have examined,in person, I cannot at all times furnish thesebonds ; at present I have a fine line, andshould be pleased to have you call and exam-

ine them, or will answer any inquiries, by!

etter or in person.

These securities are solid Investments, anddo not partake of any speculative nature.

Respectfully yours,

Alvaraflo Howard,At Sayings Bant of mm Springs,

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J)XtY GOODS.New Goods for Spring.

Just received a.line of

CRINKLED SEERSUCKERS,CHAMBURYS,

GINGHAMS,CAMBRICS,

- &c, comprising the latest patterns.

Colored DRESS GOODS.CASHMERES, JERSEY CLOTH,NUN VEILINGS, ARLINGTON PLAID,

BKHjLIANTINES and FLANNELS.CASHMERES a Specialty.

Ladies' Jersey Waists,Ladies White Cotton Underwear,

Corset Covers,Drawers. Chemise.

Night Dresses and White Ski rts

Children's White DressesAnd Infants' Suits.

Large Line of HAMBURGS, VICTORIALAWNS, and WHITE GOODS.

TABLE LINEN, TOWELING, SHEETING.

Large Line of . .

Ladies' and Misses' Hosiery,Fancy Dry Good, Notions, &c

TOTTTS TTTTIT.TVr .Successor toBKOWN

THE

SEEDS.Timothy,Meadow Clover,Golden Millet,White Clover,

SEEH OATS,

Hon. Julius Converse this week became the owner bv purchase of . the Stafford Springs House properly, grounds andstables. The price is understood to oe inthe neighborhood of $10,000. The villageis to be congratulated on the acquisitionof the ownership of this valuable propertyby a citizen Interested in the prosperityof the village, i Improvements may belooked for a-- i a result and in the : not distant future we may hope to, see l at leastthe restoration of a part of the .ancientglories of the house and the bealtk givingwaters of the spriosr connected therewitn.

The May festival at the M. E. churchparlors next Tuesday has several new features of attractive character. The dinnerwill be served from 12 to 2, with chickenpie, roast meats, etc., on the bill .of fare.Supper from 5 to 8, with beans, cold, meats,pastry, etc At 8.15 an entertainment willbe given of recitations, music,' readings,etc. Admission free, supper 15 cents, din'ner 25 cents. The celebrated naplecroftice-crea- m will be served at dinner aud sup.per and through the evening at 10 centsper plate, also home-mad- e candy,-- 1 popcorn, and fancy articles will be Bold.

Everybody is invited, and with such a billof fare and such prices none can afford toslight the invitation.

Antoine Pierre, a weaver, was lastweek Monday arrested by Officer Mullenon charge of drunkenness and fined $1 andcosts. On Tuesday he was again arrestedfor assault on Mr. Hoofmaster, boss of theweaving room where he was employed,and was fined $7 and costs, whereat heleft town in disgust.

Officer Mullen, who does the streetlightning gets $10.50 per week for the job,Sundays and all, including police duty.This is moderate pay for the work in fcnm-m- er

months, and the borough will be inluok if it don't have to pay enough more inwinter to bring the average to a pointwhere the saving over the old way won'tbe verv conspicuous.

Mike Connell and John Dimlow, bothnoted characters and well known here-abouts, robbed a jewelry store and stole anor ie at J road tstook. lastj Satnrdty night.Sheriff West traced them to Stafford, andfinally found Connell at the house of oneSqnier in Eastford, also the horse.

J. P. Tilden, who had a store in Til-den- 's

block some eleven years ago, was intown this week for the first time since thatperiod. He is now located in Arizona,where he is interested in mining, and alsohas an assay office. It will be remem-bered that he had had mining experiencein California before coming to Stafford,and that he discovered traces of goldwhile digging a well in the rear of theTilden block. He has much faith in theprofits to be made seme time in workingrock therein found.

A. A. Church, lecturer, evangelist,and maker of a "wonderful liniment," andother medicaments, is in town, abundantlybacked with certificates as to worth ' andreliability.

The Stafford Springs Orchestra, if itshall find encouragement to continue itsbeing, will prove a great public conveni-ence, and add to the attractions of ballsand hall entertainments. See advertise-ment of terms. .

The long-talke- d of fair for the benefitof St. Edward's parish will open in Orono-co Hall (Friday) evening.Among many useful and valuable articlesto be disposed of are a silver tea set, anash chamber suit, a dining-roo- m set, com-plete china dinner set, beautiful Frenchdoll, silverware, ladies', gent's and chil-dren's apparel, a choice collection of bric-a-bra- c,

many beautiful articles of embroidery and needle-wor-k. An unlimited sun- -ply of refreshments constantlv on hand.served by the kindly matrons and misses.Ice-crea-

m and coffee and drinkables dis.pensed each evening. The little folks willcontribute to the amusement of visitors byway of introduction, presenting "Edinburgafter Flodden," "Barbara Frietchie," chor-us of juveniles "O'er the hills and o'er thedale." Genera admission 10 cts. Dancingevery evening. Mnsic by Stafford Springsorchestra.

The Stafford Springs Rod -- and GunClub now organized with a large member-ship, W. H. Smith president, H. O. But-tertie- ld

secretary, has fitted np suitableappliances for gun practice wjth clay pig-eons at the fair grounds, and meets fre-quently for that purpose. The object ofthe club, other than to promote their ownefficiency as gunners, is to protect fishand game from unlawful modes of killing.S. Abelsohn, agent of the HartfordCapital Clothing Company, to-d- ay opens alarge stock of spring: clothing in the Dr.Eaton block. See his advertisement.

It is rumored that a trout has beenseen in a Tolland Country stream, and thewooas are iuu ot men in pursuit of him.

Mrs. C. N. Kelloerer advertises a 14acre wood lot in Wales to be sold at auction at Koyce s store in Wales on Saturday at 10 a. m.

The holders of the later morfarasrahave surrendered the Hope Mill at Staf-fordvil- le

to the Stafford Savings Bank,which holds the first morfccracre. and thatproperty is now for sale.

Maplecroft ice cream, to be served at.the M. E. Ladies' May festival, is made atthe Maplecroft dairy at Forestville. It isflavored with fruit. Its novelty is its con-venience of handling, being nut nn inportions as easily handled as so manypieces of cake, and also is guaranteed asmade of pure ingredients without adulter-ation. "

Rev. G. V. Maxhatn, a former pastor,to whom the late M. R. West was warmlyattached, made touching remarks at thefuneral of the latter in Hartford on Satur-day last. Among others attending fromStafford, were Mrs. D. F. Fairman andMrs. J. M. Leach, mother and sister ofMrs. West, J. M. Leach, R. S. Hicks, ex-Go- v.

Hyde, J. J. Ellis and Orrin Converse.More flowers were stolen from the

cemetery last Sunday. ;

At the annual parish meeting of "Gracechurch the following officers were elected :Senior warden, J. T. Melbourne ; juniorwarden, Frank W. Patten ; vestry, HenryButterfield. R. S. Hicks. F. W. PrestonJ. M. Horniss. J. F. Chamberlin. .fnhnDobson, George F. Beard ; clerk, John T.Melbourne ; treasurer. James F. Chamberlin : delegates to convention. F. W Pat.ten, F. W. Preston.

Winter. Post. Regular meeting of thePost next Monday evening, May 3d. --Business of importance, ilivery oomrade shouldbe present.

Letters remaining in post office atStafford Springs April 29th : John Belden,David Beloher, Joseph Boyer, B. H. Dun-le- e,

Mrs. Mary E..Edson, M. F. Keefe, A.Lathrop, Miss Lizzie Quinn, Miss KateTeston, Mrs. D. W. Smith, Mr. Jas. SoottSr. Marie Edmond.

--Geo. W. Eaton is suffering from a severe illness congestion of the brain.

Medbery's store is closed this week.the proprietor being unwell. ; He will beabout again in a day or two.

The Granite mill had to stop jester,day and a portion of this forenoon becauseof a broken segment. . The new WarrenWoolen Go's, mill has been standing atillfor a day or two because of a breakage.

The Easter musio will be repeated at. .- 1 i -urrace cnuron next ounuay morning,

Ionio Lodge meets Monday evening,E. A. decree..

--Leroy Squier has lost a fine colt, asthe result of bleeding following castration.

R. M. Chamberlin of Staffordville wasfined $10 with costs on a reputation case atTjlland last week.

w 3 Rev. G. V. Maxham preached lastSunday his farewell! sermon to verylarge congregationi The: church , wasbeantifulljJdecked withyijwers makingthe finest display ever seen there.

Tlie-Rfversi-de mill is being enlarged

by the erection of a new building 60 x 30,three stories, also of an additional story tothe dye house; all to lw of theame material as the other mai buildings Dries.

. Sirs. H. S. Lake of Ottumwa, Iowa,will lecture in Spiritualist Hall next Sunday at 1 and ,7 p. m. . Mrs, Lake is of rareintellectual attainments, fine culture, andhas no superior in the lecture' field,' eitheras logician, oratoror elocutionist." All arecordially invited.

Rev. Mr. Maxham proposes to take arest from parish work; the first interval' ofretirement he has known since he first entered the ministry; His home will continueto be in Stafford, though he will divide histime between this town and alonson.

Rev. Mr. Perrv of St Paul's church,Palmer. , will .preaoh . at the Universalistchurch j JJi i'

--Mav! thank through The Press-th- e

voung ladies of tne Busy uees oi me udiversahst parish for their generous gift tome of a purse oi xzo. x nave receiveavaluable and cherished gifts . from thesame source in other.'yeara, but this touch-e- s

my heart with special tenderness andmakes it verv grateful, as I am about toretire from my long pastorate and , leavemany beloved friends in whose company Ihave passed life's fairest hoursr. The Beeswere nearly all of them bora and bred inthe parish, aud as their minister I haveever been fond and proud of them alikeof those who are now in the swarm and ofthose who have gone forth to make honeyhfpleasant homes' of their own. A nobler,sweeter class of earnest workers, many ofwhom I have known and ' loved from - infancy, it wou'd be hard to find in any oth-er parish. Their aid has been large' andwise, and as long as our dear old nouse oiworship Bhall stand it will speak of thework that thev have done. G. V.Maxham.

WILLINGTON.Rev. Mr. Newell preaches at Moose

Meadow next Sunday at 2 p. m.(OOBBJSSPOMDKKCB.) '

The father of Mrs. Rev. J. M. Phil-lips, formerly of this town, died the 5thinst.

Geo. B. Rider is so much better thathe was in town last week.

E. Adelbert Still, youngest son of thelate William Still, spent last Sunday intown. He has charge of the MerrickThread Co's interests in the west, his of-

fice being in Chicago, f fJohn Champlin has a . fine- stepper,

lately purchased of Mr.; Harwood'

of Nor-wich

Samuel Wilson, now at the Hartfordhospital, has had thirty doctors examinethe excresence on his head who severallydeclared they never saw the like before.He is now dieting in preparation for anoperation. -

The latest law case brought beforeJustice W. F. Essex is Frederick W. New-com- b

vs Lewis Johnson, concerning partpayment of a horse.

The Dr. Edward Judson foreign mis-

sionary collection in the Baptist Sundayschool amounted to $6.50.

Mrs. Annie A. Preston, the associa-tions! directress, was in attendance uponthe woman's home missionary meeting atWillimantic yesterday.

The Willington cases at the Aprilterm of the court at Tolland Cong'l Sqc.vs Bos worth, Starkweather vs Johnson,Horan vs Hoyle and Bridges vs Bridgaswere all continued to next term.

A pleasant musical party entertainedMr, and Mrs. S. T. Preston one eveninglast week.

Mfs'STTaylor is gaining rapidly Ingeneral health, strength and weight. Sheis now able to attend to her householdduties, walking quite well without crutch-es. .

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Mrs. Morris arrived in town Tuesdayfor a short stay.

Mr. William Joy, of Maryland, was intown Monday last.

Mr. Dawe of England, now pursuinghis studies at Wilbraham, and who ispleasantly greeted by many of our citizenson his vacations, is intending to enter theprofession of journalism.

We are the grateful recipients of twofine steel engraved pictures of the lateRev. Hubbel Loomis, long the esteemedpastor of the Congregational church, andof his son, Prof. Elias Loomis, also for-

merly of this town, now of Yale college.Prof. Loomis is recognized at home andabroad as one of the foremost authoritiesin mathematics and astronomy. The pic-tures are finely mounted and we shall behappy to show them to the "old stock"who remember well the distinguished subjects. In Prof. Loomis' letter accompanying the gift he expresses a lively interest in old Willington.

Miss Mary Miller closes another successful term of her school at South Willington

--Merrow has given up his grocery anddry goods wagon trips this way.

--x reajyiaciariane s greennouse is brightand fragrant with its usual spring profu-sion of flowers. He is daily filling ordersfor all points. We noticed yesterday aquantity of crates to be shipped to Mon--son, Mass.

-- Mrs. Isaac Glazier of Hartford is theguest of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Preston.

Samuel Wilson's tumor was successfully operated upon last Friday, and he isreported to De doing well.

JamesMacfarlane of Willimantic spentFast day in town.

!he easter concert of the Baptist Sunday school passed off very pleasantly.The address of Mr. Tuller was appropriateand touching, and the recitations of thechildren were creditably given.

Mrs. aophroma Glazier is now makings ber home with her son Elisha, onGarden street, Hartford. Her eldest son,uubbel, is an attendant at the Insane Retreat, while Judson is in the real estatebusiness in that city. Elisha is at presentcanvassing for Gen. Grant's book in Prov-idence.'. ' r. ,

--List of letters remaining in trot nffiAAto date : Messrs. R. L. Spencer & Co.,2Miss Bertha Jones, 2, care R. L. Jones ;Mrs. Lucy Fox : Miss Emma Fitzcmrald 9. ?

G. D. Blackmer ; "Farm & Household :"Nash Brothers.

NORTH ASHFORD,--Frank Gordon has leased S. n. Sim.

mon's place.John Clapp lost his horse last week hnt

he is not the man to sit down and mournover it.

Miss Ellen Walker of W&nra&an ivisiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Smith. L

iiidwin Kice has moved to Sturbridge.We are sorry to lose a genial neighbor.Planting weather has caught the

farmers on their wood-pile- s and fencesthis year..

There is one corner where civil ser-vice reigns. A democrat wants our post-offic- e,

but he is a bad mau and he can't'have it. Oar : present postmaster is theright man in the right place, and we aregoing to keep him there.

Neither of the two men discharged bythe Broad Brook woolen company will betaken back. It was over this act of theoompany that the men struck, and theyhave now gone to work, having apparentlygained nothing. The oompany has brokenground for a new wool shop, and alsohave begun to build a new tenement-hous- e

for their employes."

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Local Notice.matter nsder this head oleht cents Dr line.)Luge stock of Paraso's and Sun Umbrel

las at A. V. Walter's.Notwithstanding the great superiority of

the Weber Piano, the "prices are as low andterms as easy as those of other good matters.This excellent piano is for sale by W. C. Tay-lor, 416 Main-st- ., Springfield, Mass., so'e ag't.

Gill's clearance sale is taking with thepeople. Catalogues, giving the regular and

. reduced trice on pictures, books, stationery,Dians dookb ana picture rrames, uiuum uwto any address by Gill's Art Store, Spring-field, Mass.

Try the fifty cent tea for forty cents perlb., at Pemberton cash store. - 22a2t

"V I am now ready to show the largest andbest seleo'ed line of Spring and SummerT i j 01 V.unk RtaffnrA.njtj: n tuiu uiim oiu uiuuuu -

Please call and inspect the goods, as theywill be shown cheerfully, whether you pur-chase or not. Sign of the big boot. W. E.Hanley, Oronoco Block. .

St. Louis .Flour at $5.50 per bbl., atPemberton's cash store. 22a2t

- Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, offer Dan-ish suitings 42 in. wide at l9o. per yard,worth 37$c. ; colors cream, eeru, drab.pink,blue and brown.T -

Second hand organs in thoroughly goodorder, a little out of style, but good instru-ments in every, way, for $20, $30, $40, $50,$60 and upwards at C. N. Stimpson's ware-room- s,

396 Main St, Springfield, Mass. -

Cash ! Cash ! ! Cash ! ! ! Best leaf lardin 5 and 10 lb pails, 8c. ; best Old Govern-ment Java cofiee, 30o. ; best Bio do., 20c. ;

best 10c cigar in town, 5o. ; best 10c. plugtobacco, 8c. ; Ixradon Layer raisins, 15c. ;

new prunes, (not old) 5c, 6 lbs for 25c. ;

best Haxhall flour, $6.25 ; best St. ixuis,$5.50 ; best bananas 4c. each, 30c per doz. ;

Carr's best graham flour, 3o. These pricesare not for a bait, but I sell everything equal-ly low. J. A. Pemberton.

A large line of Fans and Gloves at Mrs.J. A. Simond's.

N'rAriOKU.Union prayer meeting Tuesday even-

ing next, at 7 o'clock, at Den. Larned's,Stafford Street.

W. T. Mills is announced to speak atthe M. E. church on Saturday evening tn""The work shop vs. the grog shop ;" andon Sunday at 4 p. m. on "relations of thechurches to the temperan e reform." T; eprohibition quartette will sLug at bothmeetings, and will be aided by a chorus atthe Sunday meeting.

Next Sunday morning communion ser-

vices will be held at the Congregationalchurch, and eight new members will beadmitted, two by letter, six by profession.Others are intending to unite at the nextfollowing communion.

Winter Post's camp-fir- e at South Wil-lingt-

last Thursday evening was attend-- .ed by, about forty veterans from Stafford,besides the resident of the vi-

cinity of the place of meeting, and manycitizens. Twenty-eigh- t of these wentdown in Washburn's big 'bus, others byprivate conveyance. The ride thither andhome was enlivened by song, story andjoke. Arriving at the pretty and thriftyvillage, the fine hall over G. Hall, jr., &Co's. office was found to be ready lightedand the "boys" were made welcome. Soonafter arriving, the large dining room ofthe village boarding house was. thrownopen and the soldiers sat down to a whole-some repast of beans, brown bread, hard-tack and coffee, with other fare more luxurious ana tnereiore less suggestive oi

-- amp life, provided largely by the. villagepeople. The hours of the evening flewrapidly by as the veterans became "boys"again. . The "boys" of '61 are now boysno longer, save on occasions like this,when the most gray and grizzled veteranbecomes a boy again, as he recalls the in-

cidents of a period that now seems like aphase of dream life, save when a gatheringlike this, with its revival of memeries,unogs vuv&. an mu cviueucon wat menethings actually were, and that a terribleexperience has been laid away in the past.."I tell you, boys," said Scott, "it wasn'tall jolly. We left thousands of the boysthere behind us. I've had to walk longdistances over our boys' carcasses, somefestering on the top of the ground, othersso scantily buried that limbs could be seensticking out, and we obliged to hurriedlytramp over them." Veteran Moses Al-dri-

ch

of Willington officiated at the organ,and many voices swelled the old familiarsongs of the camp, singing

"As we used to sing, fifty-thousa- strong,"While we were marching through Georgia."Old plantation melodies of long time ago,plaintive songs of the scenes of war, thrill-ing patriotic songs, were given with avim. Veteran Sibley was there with hisfife, "little tin whistle" as "Scott" calledit, and used it well, though its needed

, drum support was unfortunately lacking.The moon was swinging well over theeastern hill tops as the gathering brokeup, and soon after Washburn's whip wascracking merrily over the heads of the sixmuscular horses, who quickly and safelyconveyed the party homeward, after threehearty cheers had been given for the hos-

pitable people of South Willington.There was warm appreciation of the ef-

forts to make the boys welcome. Most ofthe veterans of the vicinity were out inforce, and of other citizens Messrs. JohnOhamplin, Adolph Korpar, Charles C. Es-sex and other well known citizens, bytheir presence, and words of welcome,

. helped to make the occasion agreeable,heartily with CommanderSimonds end Past Commander Parsons,who vrere in charge. Gardner Hall,though not present, was none the lessrecognized, as foremost in the welcomeextended," no assurance being needed ofhis kindly feeling for the visiting vets.

The Fairfield divorce suit resulted ina decision from Judge Carpenter granting

custody of the 16 years old daughter. Alengthy report of the trial appears in - theHartford Times, reported to have beenwritten by the court stenographer? Wegive it in part :

Mrs. Fairfield testified to beatings and cbokingsthat left a blackened face and marks on' the throat,and disabled her for some time ; these beatings beingpreceded by her husband bursting open her door anddragging her from her daughter's bed where she hadtaken refuge, to his own room. A paper was pro-duced in court which the defendant had tried to gethis wife to sign without reading it. Naturally enoughhe bad a little curiosity to see what the document

contained before affixing her signature to it. Shefound that it made her put a fit subject for an insaneretreat, and described her husband as 'a christianfentieman," perfectly blameless in their troubles,

the cause f and they were now (whenthis document was written) "living in peace and hap-piness together." She concluded that she was notefficiently insane to sign the document. A couple

of witnesaes-i-- a man and 14b wife, named Sibleywere introduced on Thursday morning who had evi-

dently been hired to testify to certain things going toshow an infamous state of degradation on the part ofMrs. Fairfield. When these witnes-e- s had finishedtheir testimony, the plaintiff's counsel, Mr. A. P.Hyde, immediately asked that the court issue an or--,

der forbidding them to leave before the court acU

journed. J understand that they are to be sued forperjury. Mrs. Fairfield was called in rebuttal, andtestified that their testimony was false in every par-ticular. One of the witnesses on the side of the de-

fendant was his brother, Francis Gerry Fairfield,known as a correspondent of various journals. Thecase has attracted crowds of spectators, and has notbeen free from "smut" ; but this came from defend-ant's witnesses, and carried conviction to listenersthat it was not founded in truth. One of the plain-tiff ' witnesses testified that the defendant had saidif his wife persisted In having this suit he wouldblacken her character so that tpe would' never after-ward! be recjeyed Into the houses of decent people.Mr. Fairfield's testimony was an unquali-fied denial f any act on his part of vio-lence and cruelty towards Mrs. j Alsohis brother testified to having seen Mrs.F. after the alleged, beating, and that herappearance dicj not indicate the treatmentclaimed to have been received from herhnsband. Other evidenoe was put in ofgeneral kindly treatment on his part. Thecase nas made mucn tais, ior some yearspast. .

GardenCHce

KING & CO..406 to 412 Broome St., New York.

Linsood Oil,Turpentine,VarniHhes,CIqiiUI Dryor,Finish.

Martinezo'sReady-Mixe- d Paints.

ETC.

CIJLTI VATORS,

Seed. Sowers,Plow, Al'i

f iKHill " J THhwuwiif.

K,ed Top,Hungarian,IVIammoth Clover,Lawn Grass Seeds,

HEED POTATOES.

all kinds

" 3.00.3.50.4.00.

in Fine CuBtom Children's Clothing.

Shuman fc Co., Boston, and N. J. SchloM of

young men to our Four Button Cutaways and

from the Engineer Suit, 1, to the finestin Pantaloons.

store we start on tneso principles :

Chapin).

JjXHt Til 15 Sl'IUNO OF 18CThe MibHCrilMtr having purchased th largort stork

of the lending FKHTIL1ZKK8, QKAhti NKKDH,LIMK and CKM KNT, ever hwd In Tollaad County, laprepared to suit thorn at Bottom Frirs.

Also my usual large stock of UKAIN and FREDconstantly on band, at the Lowest Prices.

Nice Invoice of W heat at 80 centa a bnsbel.Will all persona having my BAGS nlnns

thm at once. E,C,DENnil,Ht afford Springs.

IME

FERTILIZERS,INCLUDING

Stockbridge Manures.R. S. COX VERSE, Sateessar U CO. C!Telaa4.

Ja S. SMILEDCE,'real ESTATEAnd General Jtusiness Agency.

Ileal Estate and Personal Property of every descrip-tion bought, sold and exchanged on the must favorable turms. Caring for property and collecting ao-c-o

lints. Chnrgea reasoualito.Opposite Press office. Htafford fiprtag. Conn. 4t

Will 1 Bold at PublicAUCTION.May Sd, 1SH0, on the premtsea on

the SUttord road, between John A. Brown's and tbeWillington dnxt, at 10 o'clock A. M new mlk--h

Cows, 1 Calf, 8 months old, 10 Fowls, Farming tools,i tons good Hay, Household Furniture, etc.rVillfugton, Coun. JOUN BKKKER.

WE CAN GIVE YOU THE BEST.

BUILDERS' SUPPLIES.DOORS, WINDOWS, 13L.llN.uw,

SCREEN COVERS,WINDOW SCREENS.

fOSTER & STREETEK.USTew Clotliing HLo-u.se-

,

354 MAIN STREET, - noar BRIDGE STREET,SFK.I3STO-FIEX-.ID- .

NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. NEW GOODS COMING EVEHY DAY, no old stock, but

EVERYTHING NEW and FRESH, and at FRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION.

Notice first Our BOYS' DEPARTMENT :

Boys Suits, age 3 to 13, 92.60.

it "" "

Best value for the money ever offered

Qfc vmi linAi from such houses as A.

New York. We would call the attention of

Straight Front Sack Suits, the correct tmng. -

Tn onr Men's Department we show you linescustom work: All the nobby styles of the season

r T?5Dv!n firAa TVnartment. in charcre of Mr. Geo. E. Shattuck, contains all the

Novelties including the CELEBRATED PETERSBURG SHIRT will fit large men as

well as medium size. In opening our new

1st ONE PRICE TO EVERY ONE for same goods on same dame day of purchase.

ojtttp tttt.t. AMOUNT OF PURCHASE MONEY WILL BE REEUNDED if goodsISTew HlR.IDWlP?.E1 Store. are returned, unworn and uninjured, within five days of date of purchase, if found unsatis-

factory. ..."FOSTER & STREETER.SOI--DEALERS IN--

Harlfare anl Manufacturers' Supplies.AGENTS FOR N. PALMER'S OAK-TANNE- D BELTING.

Buck-Thor- n Solid Steel BAEB FENCING;

Farm a-nc-L Greircieri Seeds.

JOHN H. FOSTER (late Foster, Babbitt &

yRS. J. A- - SIMONDS

Has returned from NEW YORK, and has on

exhibition all the

SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES OF

MILLINERY!The Line of

Fancy Goods andLadies' Evirnisliingrs

Is more complete than ever, and embraces

many NOVELTIES not kept in stock before.

NEW MEAT MAKK1ST.

Having takes the room nest went of Towne'a FishMarket, East --Main-et., I am prepared to acrve outMEAT, cat in all the varlona atylea of the aeaeon.All orders promptly attended to. Hoping by strictattention to business I may receive a share of thepublic patronage, I remain . K HOWARD.

Staffo "d Springs, Jan. Htfc, 1886.

J&TUiGTJILr ZJJELA.1L IMPLEMENTS.MACHINE OILS, Post's Celebrated Belt Oil, AXLE GREASE.

Bis, Ammunition, FisMng Tackle; &c.

EVERYTHING AT BOTTOM PRICES !

VERY RESPECTFULLY, .

f H. BUTTERFIELD & SON,

BANK I3UILTINGI .