The Press., 1884-01-17

It is reported that 3a lib. salmon was taken from Crystal Lake some two or three weeks since,
 Fred Glover of Stafford Hollow, who has been running rink at the town house, has also fitted up floor of the old card shop building on Westford- avenue, for the same purpose.
 Mrs. Walter Fieldhouse of Barry, Ill. ], 8 former resident of Stafford Springs, is spending few days with friends in town.
 -E. Puffer has nearly completed the removal of his shoe store from Central Hall Block to his new East Main-st. build ing.
 The Stafford Ice Go. have stored ], 1000 tons of ice for summer use.
 The Stafford National Bank held its annual meeting on Tuesday, and is thus offered for 1884: President, R. s. Bee be; cashier, R. s. Hicks; assistant cash fer, c. F. Harwood; clerk, F. G. Sanford ; directors, R. s. Beebe, w. N. Clark, L. w. Crane, D. F. Fairman, M. A. Marcy, B. F. Taylor, R. s. Hicks, 0. l.. Dean, Ebenezer Colburn.
 WEST STAFFORD,
 -E. G. Sweet has assumed the charge of the Center school, some of the schol- ars having manifested disposition that made the accomplished lady teacher, who had undertaken the work, decline to go on with it. The methods taken by these young gentlemen" to make the work un- pleasant to lady teacher will cause some of them to blush when in later years they come to their recollection. MT. Sweet has successfully taught the school before.
 -E. z. Ellis, who has been sick at his fathers home in West Stafford since last June, has so far mended that he has re- turned to Danbury, though his health is not such as to permit him at present to re- sume the charge of the hourishing select school which he had established there.
 HYDEvMLE.
 A CARD.-Mrs. Converse was agreeably sur prised on Saturday, Jan. 9th, by call from the overseer of the finishing room at Phenix mill, who gave, on behalf of many friends, 8 purse of about $40, with expression of good will from the givers, for which the recipient wishes to express her thanks through the Press.
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 Rev. J. J. Cooper, pastor of the M E.. church, will preach next Sunday morning Il a.m., and at 6:30 P. m. !; Sunday school at 1915 p. m.
 The Methodists celebrated the week of special prayer and held services every evening last week. Attendance good.
 Look out for the coming concert by the "Criterion Dramatic Club" at an early date.
 -Staffordville has lost one of it's best citizens in the person of Elvin Ferry, who died Friday, January 18th. He was a man widely known and respected by all who knew him.
 A serious runaway accident occurred here Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Hattie Hatch and Miss Ella Walbridge, returning from 8 drive with MT. Hiram Rathbuns team, when within few rods of home the horse became unmanageable from striking it's heels against the sleigh runner, and ran, overturning the sleigh, and throwing the occupants with great violence against the fence surrounding MT. Chamberlin s front yard. Several persons were almost immediately on the spot, and helped the ladies into their homes near at hand. Drs. Clark and Smith were sent for, and upon examination Mrs. Hatch was found to have rib fractured and pressed inward upon the lungs, causing great pain and difficulty of breathing. Miss Walbridge received severe confusion of the stomach, and raises some blood. Both ladies are receiving every attention from physicians aud friends, and it is hoped that neither has sustained permanent injury.
 MT. Alba Perkins desires through these columns to express his thanks to friends and neighbors who labored so earnestly and ef- fectively in suppressing the flames at the re- cent fire in his dwelling house, as he is fully aware that it was only by their strenuous ef- forts that the building was saved from total destruction.