The Press., 1885-10-08

-Geo. B. Fisk of Stafford Street ou Tuesday shot white squirrel of the gray species. It will probably be stuffed for preservation, perhaps in season to appear at the fair. 1 An applications of new electors to be made for the November election must be handed in to the registrars at or before the meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10th.
 Visitors to the Stafford fairs note as an attractien the ability to get good, sub stantial and cledss dinner at the ladies dining tent just south of exhibition hall. This year the ladies have made unusual preparations to serve all quickly, abnnd- antly, and in every way satisfactorily. Conductor Downer of the N. l.. N. road, with his wife, has gone for a trip of three weeks to Denver, Col. 1 Rev. F. l.. Batchelder will preach at Orcuttville next Sunday at 4 P. In.
 Preston IS buying game this season.
 Episcopal service at Buff Gap next 1 Sunday afternoon at o'clock. ti.
 Miss Landfear, state organizer of the | Women's Christian Temperanee Union, will be in Stafford Springs at the M. E. N0Stdy Ou W0uACoSAdJ, Oots AElAA, fSo q. AO | D. m., to reorganize the Band of Hope. In the evening she will address the people on the subject of temperance. at the Con- greeational church, beginning at 7.30. And on Thursday, at 2.3O p. m., Miss Landfear will meet the ladies of the union at the Congregational chapel. The Spiritualists will hold their an- nual meeting for the cholce of officers at their hall on Saturday, Oct. 10th, at 2 P. m.
 -Chas. T. Preston, Is to open law of flee in this village. Fl &'saf #
 waLAlNeaTsN. Preaching next Sunday at 10. 2. m. at the Potter school house by Elder P. 5. Butler, of West Woodstock. Baptism will follow the sermon. .t @ CORRESPONDENCE. -stWhat's this town cOmin' to P The friends of Mir. and Mrs. Austin Holt, formerly of this town, will celebrate their silver wedding at their residence in your borough next Friday evening. | An interesting letter from Mir. Key :, holds was read to the Baptist church by Albert Sharp last Sunday, forenoon. J. B. Carpenter read one of Mr.. Talmadges s sermons.
 Mrs. Stephen Slingsby is visiting friends in Boston.
 IA special town meeting Is called to be held next Monday to see if the town will make an appropriation for blasting out rocks in the road between the Hollow and Amanda Wheeler's.
 -Geo. B. Rider is to set up dentistry office ils Holyoke.
 Henry Williams has had 2 relapse, and is now in precafious coAdition.Et s T. , l The town voted to grant Frank Ma sons petition to be set off 10 adjacent school district in Mansfield. At the republican caucus last Satnr- day afternoon, on motion of first select man, s. Taylor, Philo Wight was snomi- hated town agent, 4ssSssF stsEAs
 The split and pasted republican ticket that was to be squelcher, didn't go worth cent The originators, engineers, and participants in that little scheme, ,- well, let 'em go.
 l It is expected that Rev. Dr. Geo. Leonard of Ohio will preach ing the Bap- tist church next Sunday. s
 The following is full list ef the town officers chosen
 Assessors William Waldo, N. D. Royce.
 Board of relief William Eldredge, Wm. D. Ruby.
 Selectmen-S Taylor, P. Wight, A. G. Rosebrook.
 Town clerk, treasurer, etc., M. l.. Dimock.
 Constable and collectors -J. Bugbee, Jr. !; 2d constable, l.. B. Clark. El
 Registrar of births, etc. w. v. Wilson.
 Registrar of electors-D. c. Dimock, H. O. Sparks.
 School visitors-Charles T. Preston, J. Bugbee, IT,, L. W. Holt.
 Grand jurors-Geo. B. Robbins, c. c. Es- sex, F. Orcutt, E. H. Burdick, H. c. Gurley, W. A. James.
 Highway surveyors s-Dist. No. 1, J Tennant; No. 2, A. w. Gray; No. 3, l.. W. Holt; No. 4 J. Bugbee, Jr. No. 5, Jared Juel; No. 6, W. D. Ruby; No. z, N. D. Royce; No. 8, William Waldo No. 9, H. c. Gurley. l Haywards- No. 1, W. H. Holt s. No. 2, w. H. Marsh No. 3, L. w. Holt; No. 4, E. H. Burdick No. 5, F. Juel; No. $, w. D. Ruby; No. 7, N. D. Royce No. 8, F. Mac farlane No. g. H. c. Gurley. l Scales of weights and measures A. Sharp.
 Pound keeper-G. B. Robbins.
 An abstract of the town report has al- ready been given.
 Il. w. Holt has served as clerk of the Hollow school district twenty y-seven years.
 See advertisement of real estate in South Wilmington for sale.
 The new board of school visitors will meet at the town hall next Mnoday.
 Gilbert Ide is threatened with total blindness. The sight of one eye is entire gone.
 Miss Nellie Barrows, of the Travellers Insurance Co.'S. office, Hartford. has been visiting her amt, Mrs. s. Taylor.
 Frank Knox's family are to join him tin Hartford next week. They are to go te housekeeping on John-st. ssat$
 Samuel Wilson, who has been living on the Jerome Holt farm, talks of moving to Mansfield soon.
 -IIncien B. Clark was elected 2d con stahle in place of o. F. Macfarlane, whom the selectmen had appointed to fill va cancy that occurred after the last October meeting, W. r. Duncan having beer Ielected.
 The heaviest frost of the season last night. The case of tsLo" Bosworth vs. Wen berg, contest over the sale of yoke o oxen, and which has provoked considera ble interest hereabouts, was decided ill favor of Bosworth at the last Windhan Go. court in Willimantic.
 The list of delinquent taxpayers il the selectmen's report is both suggestive and instructive.
 ] ]-A. Judson Potter returned from Mich ipan last Friday. He and the cllmats I tbo,o don,k aasliate ob 1l1.
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 The towns expenditures for the veal