The Press., 1885-05-28

Mrs. E. F. Whiton las tho finest towering cactus plant we have ever seen, containing now 1T buds and large rich hued blossoms It was used for church decorating on Sunday last.
 The Staffords play a game of base ball with the Rockvilles at Hyde Park on Saturday.
 Henry Day is bnilding J. M. Leach s cottage on Edgewood; also store house for Rawitser Bros. east of the railroad track. near the shoddy mill, 125 feet long. W. R. Davis is building the new resi- dence for T. P. Needham, on Westford avenue. Mr.. Needham has one of the prettiest building sites in the borough. l The borough authorities, contrary to predictions, find that the amount appro- priated, S1, ,OOO, covers the Maiu-st. sewer l to the very fartherest point contemplated the corner of Main and Churchsts. Al so puts in two well-constructed sand wells, one at the west end of the sewer extension, the other in front of Mrs. Spellman s, mak- ing in all three sand wells along Main-st. During all the work the excavating has 1 been as easy as expected the existence of short section of ledge was known before the work was begun, and in no sense was the job more difficult or expensive than expected contrary to published reports, as these statements may be. And, as result of the work, an improvement may be looked for in the quality of air we breathe along Main-st. A sand well IS be- [ ing put in at the turn of the Spellman hill street, near Main, with pipe connecting with the Main-st. sewer, which will relieve Main-st. Rutters of the floods from Fisk avenue and Gold-st.
 Letters remaining in the Stafford Springs post-office May 18th: Christopher Brady, Lucius A. Carpenter, John Gritton, T. A. Jackson, Wm. Kelly, William Mitch- ell, Mrs. Sylvester Nichols, Mrs. Mary Wakefield, Oswald Richter, Mr. Jacob Belcher.
 Rev. Walter H. Larom is to preach and hold Episcopal services O. " in Holland, Union, South Wilmington and Eagleville during the coming week. This is to be done not with any idea of the es- tablishment of churches or missions in the districts named, but simply in order to place the benefits and the privileges of the Episcopal church within easy reach of any of her isolated members, and in order with all the Episcopalians residing within his jurisdiction. Thomas Kerrigan of this village, who has been for five years in Uncle Sams ser vice, is home on furlough. He wears the stripes of sergeant, earned by good soldierIy conduct, and starts tonight on his return to dnty at Walla :Walla;. Wash ington Territory.
 Harmony Temple of Honor having accepted the invitation of Winter Post to koG11 ,% tt,a /11 T all members are requested to meet at the sired. E. A. CLEAvELAND, w. R.
 Tim Collins of Stafford Hollow had one of his freuzied periods on Wednesday, last week, and the neigh5ors called III by the terrified family, who had to use both strategy and force to subdne him, as a matter of principle threw all obstacles III the way of his procuring bail when brought before Justice Spellman, insisting that taste of jail life was needed corrective and preventative of such outbreaks. He was therefore taken to jail to await trial as a common distnrber of the beace
 John Devlin has taken the restaurant opposite the depot, buying out MT. Mel bourne's interest therein.
 -Gallivan & Holloran are opening new goods at their new stores in Tilden's block, and will soon remove their entire stock thither.
 Saturday being legal holiday, the banks wilfsbe closed.
 Il. J. Westcott now has eighteen "rep- utation'' cases standing against him.
 A. Deslauriers of Southbndge, Mass who has done good roofing work in this village, has card in this weeks paper, and gives good references as to. his work manship. . .'
 -'Hard times prices, !" though not hard for customers, Weodlawn with teams be- gan yesterday to sell new milk, big meas ure, at cts per quart. which will make hard sledding for the creamery skim milk teams that have began running into the place.
 There Is no wealth of flowers at this season, and no danger that any contribu- butors to the G. A. R Post will ove-do the matter. Send in all you can. The choicest are not too good for this patriotic purpose.
 Stafford Springs is likely to get hard name abroad from the efforts of the Sunday papers after the sensational, and of the free trade organs in pursuit of evidence of the decadence of New England manufacturing towns nader the "blighting" influences of protection. If there are any sores left un- scratched we don't know of them. .sf
 The stores will mostly close on Satur- day afternoon.
 The Band of Hope will meet next Sun- day at 3.30 p. m. ill the Methodist church. | This is the last meeting of the summer, and it is hoped there will be good at- tendance.
 ANOTHER VISITATION OF BURGLARS.
 Last Thursday night several residences in this village were burglariously entered and others attempted to be entered. The theory that the work was that of outsiders, though perhaps getting some s'points'' from our home product of scoundrelism, is Supported by the fact that it seems to be part of a campaign" of housebreaking, Rockville having got attention on the night following, and other places before and since. The houses entered here were those of M. A. Smith, J. F. Brooks, o. G., Ellis, and the Misses Norris. At each of the first places some $7 in cash was taken, at the others the robbers were heard, and left hastily on discovering that they had disturbed the inmates. Also G. Fl. Baker X Sons furniture ware-rooms were entered same night by rear door, and in man. her that would indicate some acquaintance