The Press., 1885-06-11
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Local Notices.
 Extra Bargains in ladies' and childrens' hosiery st A. w. Walkers.
 -Parasols and sun umbrellas large stock and lowest prices, at A. w. Walkers.
 -I have a full line of A. F. Smiths Ladies' Fine Shoes, also the Ladies' common sense button in American kid, straight goat, and French kid. Sign of the Big Boot, w. E. Hanley, Oronoco Block.
 Mrs. Henry Smith has opened ice cream rooms at her house on Brown Avenue, for Wednesday and saturday afternoons and evenings, and will furnish parties and families.
 -eYoung woman, people say you are soon to be marriedn s.Ycs," said she, blushing ..Why do you speak of it ?'' Because you will want some furniture to set up housekeep- ing. Remember, as I have often told you, that you wi find prices most satisfactory, and goods in greatest variety and in latest styles, at Maxfeld's, Bridge-st., Springfield.
 w. D. Kinsman, Springfield, is offering for specialties the present week several new pieces of Silk Brocade Velvets at S2.50 per yard. They are very rich patterns, and the qua ity is much superior to anything ever before offered at that price. Silk Grenadines, both plain and brocaded; Parasols and Sun Umbrellas in complete variety of new and popular styles; Silk Gloves, Lisle Thread Hosiery, Oriental Mouresque and Egyptian
  his patrons at surprisingly low prices.
 -Gallivan & Halloran are offering Uniyer- sal clothes wringers for $3. See their adyer- tisement in another column. & &
 ~rAFFO RID.
 IMPORTANT SALE OF MANUFACTURING PROP
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 The Glynville mill property, just on the northern boundary of the borough, has be en bought of E. c. Pinney by Smith < Cooley, including mill, water privilege and tenement houses. The purchasers con- template removal to the new purchase their machinery for the making of shoddy, keeping at their present works that for the making of fiocks They have been cramped for room, and therefore compelled to run two sets of hands. Their new pur- chase will enable them to do their present business to better advantage, and to enlarge whenever the business prospects may war rant The Glyn mill was formerly run on plain warps, but has not been run for some time past owing to the falling of Tn the demand for such products.
 The Girls Library Clubs fair last Friday evening had . good attendance, in spite of bad weather, but because of it continued it Saturday evening also, net ting $50 in the two evenings. by sale of berries and ice cream, and receipts at the art gallery door. The latter attraction gave much pleasure. to those attending, being chiefly of amateur art work. Oil paintings were shown by young ladies of the village, and few loaned paintings, engravings, etc., besides much tapestry work in paint and embroidery. Several young ladies showed nice work ill ham, mered brass. Rector Larom's sailing ca- noe was prominent attraction of the ex- o1D 10 arrangement of this department was ex- ceedingly tasteful. Interest centered pret- ty closely around large frame containing portraits of fem1nines in infancy or early girlhood, which couplet below indicated tO of different members of the club in days of "Auld Lang Syne, very few of them recognizable-sO great had been the inn provements made by time.
 Next Sunday is children's Sunday at the Congregational church, and appropri- ate exercises are in preparation for the evening service, in which the children have leading parts.
 -Luther Eaton, for the past five years salesman at the Blue Front clothing store, has given up up the position, and James Warren takes his place.
 Bakers Block is now walled and roof ed The front is fifteen feet high, giving only low attic room above the stores. In the rear 1t has two stories. A new oven, with all modern appendages, has been put in for the bakery by an expert enced oven maker. The work is being done by Julius SibIey Charles Curtiss of Stafford did the brick work, and Henry Knapp was in charge of the stone under work. The building is being well made and of sufficient strength for the addition of one or two more storles, a change pretty certain to be made some time. The ten ants are expecting to occupy about the first of August.
 A wet place on East -Main-st, which has regularly called for improvement at in- tervals of two to five years, Is now getting substantial fixing by removing the top soil, filling to considerable depth with stones, and then recovering with soil. This treatment is expected to make per- manently good road bed.
 -Edgewood avenue is being improved by setting out the curbing, making an eight foot sidewalk. Some changes of grade will be made, also by cuts and fills
 -Flavel Moseley, baggage-master at the Warehouse Point railroad station, was run over while switching freight cars on Mon- day afternoon. Both legs were cut off, and he died ill two hours time. Deceased was formerly in business at Staffordyille, and removed to Warehouse PO1nt some seven years ago. He was held in high es- .teem there, as he was also while in Staf- ford He leaves wife, daughter of Hen " Colburn of Stafford, and two children. His remains were brought to Stafford for interment, and the funeral, yesterday, was attended by his masonic brethren, he be- ing member of Wolcott Lodge. His re- mains were accompanied here by several of his comrades of the G. A. R. post.
 -J. M. Leach's new cottage is one of the best planned in town. Everybody likes it, the ladies, particularly, falling in love with its interior arrangement of rooms. Its external appearance, also, is attractive.
 Winter Post, G.. A. R., had consid- erable delegation of visitors from Corbin Post of Union at it's last Monday nights meeting.
 Col. Balls well-known discrimination in the choice of the books he handles goes for guarantee of the character of any he may offer. He is now convassing for the Peoples Encyclopedia, sterling work, in the opinion of every good judge who has looked at it, and glance at hls list of subscribers shows that it is appreciated by good judges. It costs $15 to $2O, accord ing to style of bindingy ill the super royal n | e-