The Press., 1883-11-29
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 FoR SALE.-An established paying business, fancy goods toys, picture framing, &c. Fol a cash customer only. H. T. CONGDoN.
 Anthony Adams has the finest stock oi hanging lamps in town. Call and see them. You will save money by purchasing of him. lowest, for all who have traded with him know it. t
 Copper, Iron and Rubber Bucket Pumps at bAttom prices, at A. Adams.
 Alfred Williams, the fur dealer of Hart ford, whose advertisement appears in our ad- yertising columns, was fortunate to have a large stock of seal skins on hand at the time of the advance in prices at the London sale, so that his customers are not compelled to pay an advance price.
 The great cloak emporium of Western Mass. is at Tinkham & Co.'S, Springfield They are showing the best fur-seal sacques found in that city, and are offering furs and fur trimmings at very low prices.
 Persons beginning housekeeping should go to Metcaf $ Luther's, Springfield, where they can find everything they want. Instead of trading at different stores and buying lit tie at each at the usual prices, they should, in order to secure good bargain, buy everything at one place.
 
 is not furnished. I must go to Springfield and see what can get" "Where are you going to call ?" ''I am going first to Max fields on Bridge-st., for hear that he is of ferfng great bargains. Neighbor Taylor has just bought chamber set there for $60 which was all black walnut and of very fine style and finish. She says she looked all over the city and could not get such prices as Maxfeld offered "
 Smith & Murray, Springfield, offer 45 inch wide camels' hair dress goods in all desirable colors for 50 cts. per yard sold in the city for $1 They offer 24-inch black silk at $1.25 ;; this quality never before sold under $1.75. 40 pieces colored velvet, very cheap 16O dozen unlaundered shirts at 69 cts. each. This shirt is made from Wamsutta cotton and from the finest quolity of Irish linen. It is sald elsewhere as the Eigme shirt at $1.
 Paine is continually adding new styles to his immense stock of fine furniture. Dining room tables and chairs, new styles in cham Der and parlor suits have just been added, al- so number of new styles in book cases are now being finished. Everything made and finished by him is warranted to be as repre- sented and to give perfect satisfaction or mon ey returned. One entrance is on Canal street, No. AS, opposite Maine Depot.
 STAFFORD.
 -The matter of 'sfire limits to be voted on at Fridays meeting of borough electors is whether to prohibit the erection of any more wooden buildings within the section running from Comins' blacksmith shop on South-st. to East-Main, East-Main to Main, and on through Main to Church-st., in cluding Haymarket Square. It IS stated, not as an objection, but as a matter to be considered, that the proposed move will appreciate the value of wood buildings now standing in tue proposed limits and depreciate that of vacant lots. This may be so, but we are not sure of 1t. But, whether so or not, 1t is certain that the re- strictlon must be laid some time, as 1t has been in all large and growing villages, and any objection now urged, like the one above, will exist, and have even greater force ten years hence, if the matter be de- ferred so long, and most of the owners of lots now vacant are favorable to the pro- posed move. It is no hardship. Each good building reasonably ire-proof in- sereases the safety of the whole street, ap- preeiates the value of contiguous property, and helps to keep off the threatened move of the insurance companies to establish higher rates for Main-st. property.
 The matter to be considered in rela- tion to the propos d acqueduct is simply whether the borough will Tent 9 given number of street hydrants for fire pIr- poses. Nothing more. A company stands ready with this guarantee of patronage to bring to the village an ample supply of; water There will be present at the meet ing men of reputation who will make clear statement of the proposed move. They will probably bring water from the Corpe brook north of Stafford Hollow. Tiae quality of this water is unquestionable. As to the quantity the experts say that there is supply sufficient for city like Norwich. A paragraph in the Sunday Re publican ctsts doubt on the suficiency of the supply. As the movers, however, are willing to risk their own money on the venture, and to give guarantee to the borough to ill their contract, this consid eration does not need to come into the case. One thing is certain-with the proposed water works our village will be at least as well protected from fire without an engine as 1t now Is with one, even Ii that one be the best. The village has ontgrown the age of wells, and 1t is impossible to draw 8 supply of pure water from grounds so drenched with sewer water as it must be in such a village as this. Our village is not yet large enough to warrant a company to bring water here for domes- tic purposes alone. The voters of the borough should act intelligently in the matter and look at all sides. An afirma- tive vote entails upon it an annual expense, but increased security from fires, and such facilities as will reduce the need of hose and lessen the strain and wear upon all its items of fire extingulshing outfit. The matter has been looked into by Geo. A. Ellis, for ten years in charge of Spring fields water works, and his opinion as an expert is decIded dly for its practibility. Iii the borough does not encourage the work the result will be that small company of citizens will bring the water here in small quantity for their personal use, and the more that there is done of this kind the longer is deferred the needed supplies for public and fire purposes.
 -Chas. H. Newell of this village and Geo. Baker of Wilimantic have gone to Orange Co.,, Florida, where they have bought contiguous tracts of land, and will go into either orange raising or market gardening.
 There will be no services to-day at the Congregational church.
 Whist is at tha front as a non1llar