The Press., 1885-05-14
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 - $5 and s all-wool suits-sizes B. to A. at Leach's Central Clothing House,
 Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, offer 50' Pairs of Nottingham Lace Curtains at iron 75 cts. to e1O per pair. Many of them ar 30 cts to $1 under price
 Preparatory to moving into new store Anthony Adams will close out his stock o Crockery, Lamps, G ass-ware and Oil Stoves at cost. This is a chance well worth improv ing.
 Forbes < Wallace, Springfield, offer fnt Ginghams at 124 cts, been retailing at 25c.
 M. D. Fletcher, formerly with the late George Hunt, has opened new jewelry store at 4i6 Main-st., Opera House Block, Main rect, Sprsngfe1d. With small expenses and a stock bought at the lowest cash prices, he can sell all kinds of Watches, Jewelry, French and American Clocks at the very low. est bottom prices. Watch and Jewelry re- pairing is done in frst-class manner.
 IMPORTANT NEWS TO HoUsE FURNIsHERs.- Calderwood < Burns, 409 Main-st., opposite the Opera House, Springfe d, are now the leading furniture house in that city. They have bought, for cash, four stories full of nice new elegant Furniture, and marked their prices way down to rock. bottom. You can buy new goods there very low. Their Cham DcE 6ctS, DknAuk JCuo nAAek V RA4OAoeSAO0 ~AN~ Suits are unrivalled, while their prices are admitted to be the best.
 Extra Bargains in ladies' and childrens' hosiery st A. w. Walkers.
 Il have this week recsived another large invoice of Spring and Summer Boots and Shoes for ladies' gents misses and children. have now the most complete line at the lowest prices to be found in this vicinity. All goods sold will be exchanged if not found satisfac- tory. I give particular attention to special orders, and will furnish any kind of boot there is made at short notice, and guarantee a fit every time. Wm. E. Hanley, sign of the Big Boot, Oronoco Block.
 -Parasols and sun umbrellas-a large stock and lowest prices, at A. W. Walkers.
 Forbes and Wallace, Springfield, offer 65 pieces Persian drapery at 15 cts. a yard, and 65 pairs Applique curtains at S6. 50 window; would be cheap at $8.
 With the warm weather comes the moth. Ladies' furs should be packed and cleansed thoroughly before they are forgotten. Send them to Alfred Williams 45 Pratt st. Hartford; they can be cleaned, packed and insured for a small percentage: now is the lime to have it done and save them from being eaten
 Mrs. J. E. Simonds is agent for H. E. Patten's dye honse, Hartford-the best in New England.
 Any one purchasing $1 worth of goods at the store of F. P. Williams wilt be entitled to a ticket on an Afghan, to be drawn in July.
 PROMPT PAYMENT.-H. T. Small, agent of the Hartford Life and Annuity Go l, is in town. Tuesday he paid 8 claim of $1 ,0OO insurance .on the life of Clarence ". Crane, insured May 26th, 1881. This claim was paid nearly two months before due. For prompt pay ment, low cost and perfect security this con- pany stands unrivalled. MT. Cranes age was 25. He had been insured about four years. The entire cost, including safety fund, was $49 87-1OO for the past four years Can you afford to go uninsured when the cost on pro- lection is so light ]? Mir. Small will be in town for time. Any one wishing insurance or information as to cost, &c., will please ad- dress him through the Springs P. O. In this statement, so far as relates to cost of 'insur- anee, $2o should be deducted, $1O dollars being for safety fund and $20 for policy and examination, payable once only. This leaves $29.82 cost for four years and one month, or $17 55 on assessment account and $12.25 for dues, making average cost per year for as- sessment $4.39.
 STAFFORD.
 Schools will be closed on Friday be- cause of the teachers institute at Willing ton.
 Ionic Lodge meets Friday evening.
 Memorial day Saturday, May 3Oth, ) will be observed in much the usual form by Winter Post, G. A. R The post will go in procession with band to the Stafford Springs cemetery, and delegations from the post will see to the decoration of every comrades grave in the town. In the even- ing an address will be delivered before the T <,.k 1, RA T,, H Sunday evening, May 24th, Rev. MT. Haw- ley will preach memorial sermon at the Methodist church.
 window extension to his residence to make room for library.
 The streets are getting over the out break of the sewerage movement. By an other week Mir. Butterfield will have fn- ished g great part of the work.
 There was an unusually great out-crop- ping of rowdyism in the village on Mon- day, some demonstrations of the same ap- bearing on Sunday. The presence of some young men who had been temporarily out of town may help account for it, these styl- ing themselves Providence toughs," and capable of cleaning out the town. During Monday considerable companies, at times numbering dozen or more young chaps, the worse for drink, and aching for excite nent, were conspicuous about the depot. noisy and brawling. Several of these as- sailed a brakeman on passing freight train, but he proved to be bad man, and after two or three passes remained the only horizontal figure in the group, the others lying about him like spokes con- yerging from hub. Later the toughs rallied in greater force, but there were at this time enough about to avert serious trouble. Finally officers were sent for. Policemen Helm and Eaton responded, and arrested three of the five, who appear ed to be leaders. The other two eneour- aged the prisoners to break away, and as- sapltel the officers with stones, finally closing in on them, Several eitizens pame to the reseue, and the whole five were jug ed. On Tuesday they were brought be- fore Justice Turner and fined, fine and costs in Charles Roaoh's case heinz SIS. 20, and against Dennis Kerrigan, Thomas Me. Croghan, Charles Kearnan and John Sulli- van $l220 each. McCroghan and Sulll- van went to jail, the others fines being paid by friends. Considering the gravity of the offense the general feeling is that the boys got of too cheap. Also, it is re- gretted that Imprisonment rather than fines had not been the punishment, that 1t might have fallen on the lads rather than on their parents. The officers complain bitterly that the bystanders, other than those who aided, stood by and saw the