The Press., 1884-01-17
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 Closing out sale of Ladies' and Children's shoes at cost In connection with this sale we shall sell all winter goods at reduced prices, with one lot of prints Tt 4ac per yard. H. c. Wheeler Stafordville.
 At A. ". Walker & Co.'S may by found a large stock of Hamburg Edgings and Inser- tions.
 -Babbitt < Chapin, Springfield clothiers, are bound to reduce their stock $10, 900 at once. They claim nothing but prices will do it. They offer $5 overcoats for $2.50; $6 and $7 overcoats for $3.87a; $10 overcoats for ST; $15 overcoats for $l0. Underwear reduced 50 per cent to close. Boys and chll- dren's overcoats equally low.
 Those placques we saw at Hardy's photo graph studio, Springfield, the other day were little gems. They make some of the finest pictures at Hardy's which are made anywhere.
 Upholstery, Draperies and Curtains are imported, furnished and put up in the finest style, at very low prices, and at short notice by Paine's Furniture Go. of Boston. They send men all over the country to do this work. Samples of materials and designs are sent by mail, and skilled workmen are sent to take measures and estimate the cost. This firm has on hand an immense stock of the richest goods, anywhere to be found, and at the low est prices. 1t is surprising, the amount of goods they furnish, for so little money. When you go to Boston and wish to see the finest stock of Furniture, in all the new styles, visit Paine's on Canal st., opposite the Boston and Maine depot
 STAFFORD.
 This eyeninp-at Central Hall, ssThe Lady of Lyons.
 The amateur actors of Grace church are hard at work on ''Time and the Hour, which will be produced early in February. Considerable delay has been caused by the difficulty of finding satisfactory play, and the one selected is in the hands of 8 noted playwright for the purpose of re- writing the last act. The play will be 2 stronger one than "Esmeralda," and the plot deeper and more thrilling, with lib eral intermixture of the comlcal.
 Those reversible ice-creepers, of which G. D. Norman sold so many last winter, are again offered, as per advertisement. They are the best, as we know from trial.
 The Stafford Savings Bank declared Jan. 1st semi-annual dividend of 24 per cent. The following week The Press got 1t Stafford Springs Bank, and last week Stafford Savings Band" This week we shall exercise unusual vigilance to get the item through the hands of competitors ln- tact.
 There will be sights of moving and change among merchants during the nex few months. When the new buildings ars ready for occupancy they will be prompt ly filed, and the least desirable stores in in the village, especially those most dan gerous as regards fires will go begging for tenants. Some of them will probably be temporarily fitted for tenements, the pros pect being that the scarcity of tenements will correspond with the superabundance of stores.
 A correspondent desires honorable mention to be made in respect to the mem ory of Mrs. Frank o. Few, of New Lon- don, who died Jan. 18th, that she with her half sister, Mrs. Wm. Fl. Braw, had for 19 years cared for their mother, Mrs. l.. Homer, and also for an invalid sister, the former of whom died in Coventry last summer.
 The easterly "fish market" on East Main street has been converted into a 'srestaurant." Sa says the sign over the door. As there was no formal announce ment of the fact how astonished must have been the regular customers who, as was their wont, called there for fish, and couldn't get served
 The Wyndham Comedy Go has given two representations of the '"rhe Lady of Lyons" at home to good and appreciative audiences, and after due rehearsal; there fore, will have the parts we'll in command for presentation at Central Hall this even- ing. Those who have seen this spirited play will none the less desire to see it again, and those who have not will feel 8 curiosity to see the famed production of The company will use scenery brought ex- procured for the occasion from . Boston costumer Reserved seats on sale at Med bery's.
 Miss Minnie Fenton of this village will enter the New Britain State Normal school at the opening of the next term, be- ginning January 18th.
 It is said that the liquor dealers at their last appearance before Justice Spell man demurred at the amount of fines i'm posed. "It was more than they had been in the habit of paying" They should re- member that the law contemplates an in- creasing scale of penalty, and that pris- oner's cell is just a little way along the route. It is also reported that the town authorities paid one mans costs to save him from jail. Will the advocates of h- cense eagerly include that amount in the grand total of expense that iguor prosecu- lions have made the town, when they look for material for arguments in the next. se- iectmenis report? -s-
 The big hog from Windham county, exhibited here at the last agricultural fair, was slaughtered last week, and dressed down 948 lbs.
 Several merchants this week settle the distribution of holiday prize articles Among their customers James Morris has the china tea set from Hanley's shoe store :; No. 436 takes the china tea set, 472 the hanging lamp, and 573 the vases at Galliyan,s house furnishing store. A good test for guessers has been 8 large jar of peas in the window of the Blue Front Clothing House, the peas being so mixed with beans that the number of the former was purely matter of guess work. Each customer was allowed g guess for each dollar of patronage. Guesses ranged from 100 to 1000, ,OO0. The actual num- Der as counted yesterday was 8, ,2144. Wm. Tatro of Wales guessed 8,201, being the nearest.
 ~Erwood & McCoy's Company had a fair audience, considering the bad weather, at their presentation of Kathleen Mayour-