The Press., 1885-12-24

OO1I1 plete line of leather and rubber foot wear d the lowest prices. w. F Hanley, sign of the big boot, Oronoco Block.
 A splendid display. Alfred Williams whose advertisement appears in another col umn has been in the fur business for the past forty years and has made the making of Seal Sacques study. He will make gar ment to order for the same amount that you can buy one elsewhere ready made He of- fers robes of his own manufacture, in black, bear, wolf fox, raccoon and full line ot rugs. caps gloves and everything in the line of first-class furs. Al and 45 Pratt St., Hart ford, Conn.
 STAFFORD.
 Officers chosen and installed for the ensuing year, by Ionic Lodge, F. A. M.. at the annual communication held last Friday evening: H. s. Abel, w. N. David Bissett,S. w.. T. c. TiAany,J. ". J. M. Lord, treasurer J. v. Sqnier, sec retary e. ". Eaton, $. D. Chas. Butter field, J. D. Henry Butter6eld, s. 5 sAdolph IL. Eliel, J. ". M. Crawford, J.. w. Dimock. O. A. N. Nichols, c. 0. n. Mann tiler: w. III. Crawford, A. C.. Eaton. A. Adams, c0mmiftee Of finance.
 The opening lecture of the course, Inst Friday evening, was . success ill all but attendance, bad weather and other happenings on the same evening affecting this. The number of season tickets sold alone guarantees larger future attendance. Mir. Bottoms lecture was not alone enter taining, but full of ideas, holding the at tention throughout, and giving food for after thought. One statement early in the evening was calculated in particular to stimulate reflection. It dealt with the question of over production and the yet existing need of food and clothes on the part of so many. The speaker secuted at the idea of over production being possible. Divide two thirds of the money worse than wasted for rum among the people, and the shelves and warehouse would in a twinkle be cleaned of all surplus. Then invest portion of the remaining third ln schoolhouses, text books and teachers, and illiteracy, our next greatest factor in crime production, would be swept away. MT. Bolton is pleasant speaker, eloquent and logical. The beginning promises we'll for the course.
 The second lecture of the course, last evening, drew out not far from 150 peo- pie, the holiday settlements again cut ting down the attendance. The lecture was by Rev. J. w. Hamilton of Boston, on "Fits and Misfts," and gave excellent satisfaction. The third entertainment will be reading by Prof. Hubbard, Jan. 10th.
 The fire department boys announce dance at Oronoco Hall on Thursday even- ing of next week. St Barnard's orchestra of Rockville Connor, prompter and tickets 75 cents
 A New Years ball at Spiritualist hall is advertised for Friday evening next week, Andrews s and McCarthy's orchestra i; tickets 50 cents
 The explosion heard last Thursday morning was, as supposed, at Hazardvllle, where the incorporating mill of the Haz- ard Powder Go. blew up, making a total wreck of the building but killing no one. The mill contained about AGO pounds of powder. Owing to the arrangement of the mills with view to just such occur rences the incorporating mill was the only one injured.
 The Ancient Order of United Work ingmen elected these officers Thursday night Master workman, Henry Lufer past master, F. l.. Cogswell guard, A. W. Walker foreman, H. M. Day overseer, R. Buckley recorder, Thomas Oliver f- nancier, J. M. Leach receiver, Anthony Adams inside watch. l.. Morse outside, George w. Eaton.
 -Bissett & Webber have put out sign of their own make-novel and pretty-in old English letters in black, and carved back ground of gold.
 Parsons has large line of books for the holiday trade; also toboggans. With the latter the boys can coast in the fields independent of borough ordinances.
 -Pemberton has big line of confec- tionery in fanciful shapes for the holiday trade. Some shapes too fine for eating, others good enough to eat.
 The next Congregational ''sociable" next Tuesday evening will be in charge of the young men of the congregation, and will be a "Mugby Junction" party" the gentlemen furnishing the lunch basket and the lad1es buying.
 A baker from Southbridge, Mass, named Gas near as we can learn) Deros- seau, has taken the Gary Bros. store on East -Main-st, and is having an oven built and other fittings provided for the bakery business. MT. D. is said to have had con- siderable experience in the business, and will open as soon as the premises can be got ready.
 The comments in a Sunday paper on the Stafford Springs skating rink, reflect ing chiefly on the characters of its ire quenters, is considered little rough on the large number of best people of the place who attended at its last opening pre- ceding the publication of the article. Our local rink, while frequented, as any public place is apt to be, by Q mixed crowd, has also had good class of patrons who have been under no more obligations to fra ternize with people not to their liking than when meeting them on the street, or at church. But just now it is popular to scold about skating rinks, and every scrib- bier is taking hand at it. It is pity that the amusement can't be divested of the features complained of in some fash ion, making them select in their class of attendants but people who frequent pub- lie places must expect to meet there the public in its average capacity.
 The Mineral Springs mill is now bringing out fine quality of heavy all wool goods for oyercoatings and cloakings, nrobably the best cloth ever made in the mill, and in very handsome shades of blue, brown and mixed New gigs have been put into the mill, making necessary the building on of . small room, treating the cloth to a steam bath. Patent dryers, broad looms. and best finishing machinery and many recently added Improvements have put this mill into prime condition for business.
 The borough schools will take re- cess from this Thursday p. m. until Mon- day morning, Jan. 4th.
 The rink will be open on Christmas