The Press., 1883-12-27

Store suitable for Holiday Gifts and Brlda Presents. This stock is worth travelling hun dreds of miles to see; but few museums or foreign fairs have as much to interest one as this place has. All the pieces for sale can bo purchased at very low price one can save the railroad fare and have the pleasure o1 purchasing present nowhere else to be found in America Entrance to Warerooms 4S Ca nal Street. opposite Maine Depot, Boston.
 Anthony Adams has a few Holiday Goods left, which will be sold at bottom prices.
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 -Brick-laying has begun on Warren's block.
 -Maiu-st is ia- bad condition for tha, . with its gutter a4d sluic ways obstructed by buildilg CD rations V
 The Middle owa students had 8 n. over large audience at their concert O Friday ..peaiAg, ss t..all 200 b~ing pres ent. This was partially attributable t the continued stormy weather, W .ic pre- vented he sale of maay t.csets b fore the evening of he concert. aad also partiall to th-. sympathetic feeh g which grew ou of tn sad Jews that cam on Thursday, 0. the death of Pas OF Hawkins daugh CT, a fe low student of the si gers. The co : Tt was much enjoyed, however, by these who heard 1t. The vslte n voices h. l. moaized tilely in the d fficult choruses, which make large part of coll g. gle 8 a..d the solos were good, also The clut sings in the larger cit. 8, SC ,m coml-4; to so sm Il 8 villag- IS OUTS, ald it's co :- certs are sought for, and oftel large au dieaces guara eed to secure them. O cours,. the i4lau .nce of large houses mus add to the enthusiasm of their efforts. After the concert considerable numbei of our people-chiefy of th- younger ole gathered at ''W odlawn," the home D ,. Hoa. Julius Converse, to met the singers The spacious ma lsion presented br Hlant appe trance, and the efforts of MT. and Mrs. c. aad their children to make the evening pl asant for ey rybody were em inently succ ssful, as might hay been ex pect d from their many past successes ot this kind.
 Tue Sunday school Christmas tree, were pl asalt affairs. The M tn dist Tu1d y school omitted theirs because o1 the afiiction which had visi d the pastor < family, the prevalence of me sles amor, the children giving add d cause for it.
 -J. ". Wi liams has opened shoe rnasiag shop il ths old Foster buildiI Ig.
 -Tne ladies' society of the Methods church WI meet next Wed lesday after noon d eve eling. An extra-cordial invi tation is exte lded to all to b present: Clam chowder supper for 15 cents.
 --Expressman Charles Boil au shows tn finest Cnristmas present-ah ha ldsome gold watch inscribed tsfrom q friend"
 Lord $ Eaton are seriously eonsider- i.g whether to carry their building to a second story or not. Tn y pr r to pu on a second story if they aaa see mo ley in it, but the preparation of the ground l. absorbing considerable capital, aad 'here are may empty eo4d story rooms in tn vii g. ge already. Tn h Il project is likely to be givel up. They have had pl ,ns dra VII for g file hotel building, bu their plan uses one of the stores for offic. pur- ses, etc., ald it is not certain that sufi- cient relt c .n be got to make ai ilduc : ment for the exp-lse of such a building.
 The Congrega ional dies SOC al next Wednesday aft. rnoon a-d evening will b n charge of Mrs. E. 0. Dennis and Mis- Emile l.. Filler. All are invited.
 MAsoNIc.-I mic lodge has elected these officers w. M., F. A. Close s. w., w. H. Speeding J. w., J. M. Lord; tr. as- arer, J. K. Lord; eretary, J. V.Squier ; S. D., A. Adams; J. D., H, Smith; s. S., A. l.. Judd J. s., G, w. Eaton; chap lain, A. N. Nichols ofga list, J. W. Dim ock; marshal, William M. Crawft rd tyler, H. 0. McLaug ghlil.
 The directors of the Stafford Spri lgs Cemetary Assoc ation h ve voted another assessme 1t of lO per cent, this being the fourth d ample to cover all exp nd lures so far. The -,le of lots is now expected tu cover all future improvements, % per cent. of it beng funded as per agreement to constitute permanent fund for improve k1 A -F A d the same source of income is expected to begin to repay the stockh lders the amounts ass ssed upon them.
 The fine sleighing was well improved on Christmas day, a i'd livery hors-s were kept moving, lively, as wei as private eqAipages.
 district schools in town for the annual enumeration of 8 l children over four aad and under sixteen years of age on the first Monday of Jaauary.s This enuin ra ion ls 8 very important matter, as each oh Id enumerated draws about $2.50 from the public school futd and state treasury. Probably some chi dren are overlooked every tye 1T. Some years the secretary, Wnose duty. 1t is to ma,e g thorough exam ination, has fou i'd as maay as thirty or forty overlooked in tue district eports, sad h.. has uad doubt dly overlooked some. V1der g recelt elaotmeat of the legisla- tnre committees <, e 2 sarded for the eAum- eration They shall receive therefor one dollar, nd three ce its ln sddition thereto for each oni q 50 enumerated il excess of fifty il number.''r General q reotions ar giEea h the, blanks. @. V. MARKHAM ..z.,,f ~e syg RETAIL. HRIaEs. .s s,..s.-eii4 t3 eSse Wneas prah s5e0 s Oats s...s..sA n t0f I $S .96GB,T6 F0takQae<. ..sssssss.... -s00 ShioI1~, pcS Haan9ss ,-... ............. 8ot Eggs. .s..,..... s.. :. :. g5 Estsprs. sy .ss ~sa7@