The Press., 1885-12-24

l be held at the high school room Monday
 and Tuesday next, beginning at 9.3O a. m.
 Candidates must be at least sixteen years
 of age, and possess fair knowledge ot common school branches, including U. s. history. All desiring to enter the school are urged to attend these examinations. Failure will in no way compromise the ap- plicant, and advice will be given as to the subjects upon which more thorough prep aration may be needed At the same time and place applicants for the state certifi- cate will be examined, and teachers desir- ing this certificate are invited to be pres ent. By recent law of the state such certificate may be accepted by any board of visitors in lieu of examinations now re- quired by law.
 -Spaulding's notion store is nicely re- stocked for the season of gift buying.
 --Gallivan & Halloran's windows light up beautifully evenings with their rich holiday display. .,4-=sAdaIns has freshened up his line of Ecrockery, lamps, etc, Ill honor of the
 --The store windows all look their best now Eaeh dealer is setting out special dealers, druggists, clothiers, shoe dealers, 
 wares suited for presentation.
 A colony of foxes making their home on the outskirts of the village have given the local nimrods considerable business of late. Last Saturday Charles Reynolds shot forty -pounder on Holland avenue, several others being of the party in pur- suit.
 J. P. Davis gives us sample of ap- ples picked in 1884, which are fair and smooth, and look as if they could easily stand another wintering.
 Some of the news in last Sundays papers was news to everybody, and creat- ed considerable sensation, and inquiry as to authorship.
 The Sunday schools are busy with preparations for to-night's gatherings. Parents are living in the memories of childhood, while observing the joys of the little ones. ., The Mineral Springs Go. have ad- vanced the pay of its weavers voluntarily, after refusing to do 80 under threats of a strike.
 IN. A. Crane, brother of F. N. Crane of this village, who died ill Rockville last Friday, had been resident of that village for about forty years, was a highly re- spected citizen of the town, and we'll known throughout the county.
 -sClover Leaves" the new book of poems by the late Ella M. Baker, is just issued from the press of D. Lathrop & Co., of Boston, and copies may be had at G. H. Baker & Co.'S. store, at $1 .25 each.
 -No-we are not always in wrangle at Stafford Springs, as some out-of-town paper manage to imply. We have our in tervals of qulet. In fact we are as peace full and orderly as the average community. Seriously it looks as if some reporters who come here had dislike to the borough and eagerly sought out such disafected and aggrieved persons as in other places are treated as unworthy of attention The place suffers from too much attention on the part of newspaper writers.
 A repeal of the borough charter would mean 8 continual sectional fight in the town. This village has needs that the town officials would have, in that case, to meet, and we know by past experience how tardy it would be. An early result would be the agitation of the removal of the town house to the centre of popula- tion. By the present plan we get along harmoniously, and every friend of har- mony will dislike to see things disturbed. < utly dI6 ulSShb1ollCtl W4ba tIlo TGC6AG UOf- ough election, it is most likely those who perhaps the election. Our present off largely composed of the young and non- taxpaying class, but the court of burgess es has good material in 1t, and we look for a good administration. Next time lets all go to the caucus, and not stay at home and scold at those who this year did go-as they ought to have done.
 A borough meeting is held this after noon to see If the borough will reconsider its action in refusing to lay tax.
 List of letters remaining in the Staf- ford Springs post office Dec. 24: s. c. Baker, A. D. Babcock, Stephen Donovan, Geo. Dawson. Ed. Humphrey, Robert Hupfer, Miss Jennie James, M. c. Kenne- dy, Thos. Mactony, D. Mcdonald, Mike McEvoo, Maud Morton, John Moran, Hen ry Puff, Walter Vincent, Thomas Will liams, Thomas Wilcox, Clarence Wilcox, Herbert Wilcox, Oliver s. Ward, Fred H. West.
 Christmas trees at the Sunday school rooms this evening. Nearly all announce some novel features. At the Methodist church, supper free, to children at the Congregational, real Santa Claus, with his budget, right from the chimney.
 The poultry trade is quite as brisk as at Thanksgiving time.
 Christmas services at the M. E. church tonight, and New Years sermon Sunday morning.
 Reader, if you meet a fellow to-day who walks with pensive step and slow, whose brow is good deal sicklied with the pale cast of thought, whose eyes have a far-away, puzzled expression, whose hair is visibly whitening under the strain of some mental exercise to which he is 0 prey, then know that you are face to face with distracted human being, who is en- deavoring to decide what he will give his sisters and his cousins and his aunts for Christmas.
 LABOR TROUBLES IN STAFFORD.
 If an outsider might venture an opinion on such subject, it would appear that our mill owners would avoid disturbance by selecting their help, and if larger pay is needed to enable them to make the se- lection, it is in the line of economy to make the increase. It is, as a rule, the mills employing skilled help and making good goods, that run furtherest in dull times and are least troubled with strikes.
 A well disposed person naturally seeks employment where fellowship can be had with others of like nature-certainly not among the vicious.