The Press., 1884-01-03
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keepers say it is the handsomest range they ever saw. Stafford agency at J. J. .Galhvan & Cos.
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 Names of scholars neither absent nor tardy for the four weeks endi g Dec. 28. il Washbur. district, (Orcuttville): Hat tie Davis, B ile Cooley, Mi nie Ru.y, Clare ce Cooley Erwin Davi-. Ab- SC it but one day: Nellie Needham, Net, tie Ruby, An"a Riley d Bridget Riley. Teacher, Id A. Champil.
 The Staff,rd National Bank pays :: mia lual divide d of 3 per ceht. tn Stafford Springs Bank of 24 per ce4t
 MT. Rh ,des wa, in his old place as bas. il the c ,lgreg tional choir Ia t Sun- day. Mr. d Mrs. R. ceItly turned from A visit to tneir old home Ill Elgla d
 A. SIaitr, Joha McCarty, Walter R m- mert a. d l.. Merr ma were fl led by Jus tice Spellmal on Wed lesday $10 each, be- sides costs, for beifg reputed to be liquor sellers, ald on Tu sday Poi .ldexter aId Shadrach at Statfordv He had similar ex- perie..ce.
 Episcopal servic at Buff Cap school house Sunday at 3.30 p. m.
 Ticket No. 19, Id by Charles Gary, talk the watc1 at Leach's Central Cl 'th- ing House.
 Because of the storm the Congrega- tmal ladies' sociable was postpon from Wed lesday to Friday evening. No furth- CT postponement on account of the weather.
 A. O. U. W. meeting this (Thursday) evening.
 Michael Foley, a young man from Bro d Brook, who has been at work for two weeks at Fox's mill, ye terd y spe' t all he had earned il that time on "pool aud drilks." got into a frame of mind that led him to knock down 8 c id on tn stre t. aud further rio olls conduct was stopped by Constable Mullen, who locked him up after hard tus le, aud to-das he appears before Justice Spelmau to answer for it all
 MIR. EDITOR MT Hine, secretary of the board of ducation, will be at the high school room at borough ha l, St 'ford Springs, on Wed ie-day, Jan. 9th, to TX smiae applicants for admission to the State Norm scho l at New Britain. Ap- age-if older than xt, en all the better,- must intend to te ch in the public schools of the state, and must pass a satisfactor' examination ia reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography. E lglish grammar and history. The full cours at the school covers two y-ars, with ihirty-nire weeks of actual work each year. Thsre is connection department called the model school, and another for kindergarten teach ing. A library of sixt en hu adred vol umes, exc usive of t xt books, and pa ticu larly rich in books of refer-' ce, Is aocess- ble to the pupils. The ilsti ion is fur nish with philosophical aad chemical ap- paratus, aud large collection of minerals and fossils. Tuition is free to all pupils intending t., l. aeh in the state; all text books are also furnished free of cost The full cost of board in good families is about $4 per week. Furnished rooms may b had for from $1 to $1.50 per week. d the pupils board themselves at much re- Iueed price, I would earnestly sugg st to our yoalg people who int. i'd to teach in the public sch .ols, thrt they call on MT. Hinr on Wed esday, not necessarily for al exami' ati n, but for Information. The importa ce of a cours at the Normal school mot be over-stated. The pupil is not only fitted to become successful teacher. but receives al-. a general culture that will be of great adyantags- through life. M.
 
 MT. John Mccoy, form rly of the O'Connell Dramatic Club of Stafford, h's been with Bob Erwood Qate bio. Bouc cault Co.) during ti'e last thre.. months with tn, ir own company, playing through Pennsylva ia. Tne star, Miss Emile Dahis, is highly successful little aetres ,, aud has made quite success as Kathlee4l O'Connor m Kathleen Mavourneen. She is now playing at the Front-st. theate'., Ba timore, Md, Messrs. Erwood & McCoy having let Ter off for two week. Tn ir scenery, which arr,ved here on Tuesday, is the sam- as used by Dion Boucieault. They have also sce1ery for the ''Hldde Ha d." They will open at Celtr Hall, Friday eveliug, Jal. 11tL. MT. McCoy, silce he left here year ago, has beel ul- der the dir ction of MT. s. K. Murdoch, the well-known actor a,.d elucutionist, of Philadelphia. aad has made rapid strides in the profession. It will be rem mbered that Mr. Mccoy mad his first appeara --ce in this same character Bernard Kaya naugh) In Stafford tn, ee years ago. His may friends will, no doubt, go to see what improvement he has made.