The Press., 1883-09-27
STAFFORD.

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 -The Staffords and Rockvilles played at Rockville on Saturday. The game stood 8 to at beginning of last inning, when a disagreement arose and the Staffords re- fused to play, and the game was under the rules decided against then.
 Don't forget-that in the 2d voting district next Monday the polls close at 4 p. m.. Every year many do make just the mistake of forgetting this. -.- t
 The president of the Congregationalist ladies' society calls an important business day at p. m.. at the house of Mrs. James Mclaughlin.
 MT. Codding, who lives on the road to Crystal Lake, some weeks ago had 8 horse and buggy stolen, which one Smith, q one armed man who had been hanging about the town for some time, was seen in possession of Sheriff Converse, at the time, tracked Smith to Lee, Mass, and satisfied that he was in that vicinity, left the matter in charge of local officers, and came home. Last Monday he was notif- ed that Smith had been found, and on Sl the prisoner last night.
 The Stafford Library Association held its annual meeting on Monday. The re- port of Treasurer Heald showed that the association began the new year with about S7 in the treasury. Last year it had some $65. The expenditures during the year have been S8O 54 for books; $29 75 for rebinding /; S36 for rent of library room and services of librarian and $6 for all other expenses, including insurance, freight, etc. Its entire income has been from membership fees and fines. The above figures include none of the work of the Girls Library Club, an en- tire separate organization, which has also made fine additions to the library during the year, and now has about $100 on hand. A valuable recent work, finely illustrated, so just been donated to the library by Elm ory Pierce. The association elected off eers for the year as follows James Mo Laughlfn, president Mrs. M A. Smith, president Miss B. M. Baker, secre- tary Wm. D. Heald treasurer Mrs. Ju- hus Converse, Mrs. c. J. Holmes, Mrs. J. V. Squiers, Mrs. E. H. Hyde, Miss Elm iie l.. Filler, w. R. Small, directors C.J Holmes, Alvarado Howard, auditors also as purchasing committee to select books, Aivarado Howard, Miss B. M. Baker, Mrs. c. J. Holmes. Col Chas. Warren, Miss Amer Converse, and Dr. F. l.. Smith were added to the list of corporators, to fill va cancies caused by deaths and removals.
 Miss Grace B. Medbery of Stafford Springs, niece of the well-known musician, E. B. Phelps of this city, has gone to Leb- anon, H., where she has been chosen pro- lessor of vocal and instrumental music in M'Kendrse college, the oldest institution of the kind in the west. Miss Msdbery has so good technic and so considerable power of expression that her success as a musician may be confidently anticipated. -Spriagfeld Republican.
 Il. K. Lord is home from Dakota.
 --The Slater trial at Holland resulted yesterday in disagreement of jury.
 The town of Stafford will be fortunate if it gets as good men to take its offices next year as now hold them. Chairman Dennis has acted on the board of select men for some years underprotest. Wheth- CT he continues probably is entirely con- tingent on whether he can be persuaded again to accept a nomination. It is a thankless office, with more responsibility than pay, more growls than thanks for the service given. So far there is little can wasting of names heard, the hope being indulged that there is to be little change of officers.
 Whether Stafford will vote 'sicense'' or 'sno license" next Monday depends en- tirely on the zeal shown by the anti-license element. That element is in the majority. The danger IS that lack of interest that may keep some from voting, or lead oth- CTS to vote a cowardly surrender to the li- quor interest, because it is law-defying, and will not submit to the public will strong enough to compel decency on the part of these creators of pauperism and outlawry. lift be best to hasten that time, then it is best to continue to make the bus 5ness illegal.
 The court of burgesses are being urged to establish limits on the main street within which wooden buildings may not be hereafter erected. Our main street is getting to be almost continuous blocks of wood buildings. Insurance men are year by year raising the costs of fire risks on these, and fire fairly started on 8 windy day would be most likely to sweep through beyond power to check, so long as there remained building to feed the flames. No other village like ours has so few brick buildings, and the necessity seems imper- etive to begin to take measures for public safety here
 The Orcutt family reunion lt was not merely meeting preliminary to arrange for reunion as we announced last week. at Orcuttyille yesterday was attended by about 200 of the descendants of David Or cutt, who enjoyed the gathering, and the exchange of tradition and history concern ing their ancestors
 Frank Eaton, formerly of Stafford, now of Charlton, Mass, one day last week so injured his left hand in mill machinery, that it became necessary to amputate all the fingers.
 w. A. Pstten of West Stafford lost a finger last week while running buzz saw at the Warren WooleH Co.'S mill