The Press., 1885-04-09
HOME NEWS.


 sE-THosE indebted to this office should need n reminder of the great present need of money to b used in reftting for business Please don't wait fo personal duns.
 Local Notices.
 For Ia est styles, best goods, and loves prices in Boots and Shoes of all kinds, call a W. E. Hanley's, Oronoco Block. Look fo
 the sign of the big boot
 Large stock Ladies' Spring Newmarket at A. w. Walkers
 Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, offer 5( pieces black American Silks, warranted not tc crock or slip in the warp or filling. 10 pieces 925 cts., $1.25 quality: 15pieces $1 yd regular $1.37t quality; 15 pieces $1.175 us uaI price $1.5O; 10 pieces S1.50, cheap at $2
 Mrs simonds will be pleased to exhibit the spring styles of millinery to all her old patrons, and many new ones, at her store il Warren's block.
 STAFFORD.
 -rhe personal property. furniture, farming tools, stock, etc, bnlonging to the estate of the late Geo. H. Francis, is to be sold at his late residence, near Fl l. thorpe's, next Wednesday, at 10 a. m.
 At the parish meeting held at Grac church Monday evening the following off cers were elected Senior warden. John T. Melbourne junior warden Franklin w. Patten; vestry-1st, R. s. Hicks; 2d, James r. Chamberlin 3d, John Dobson ; 4th. Chas. Allen 9th, Geo. Beard 6rh, r. W. Preston clerk, John T. Melbourne treasurer, James F. Chamberlin delegate to convention, John T. Melbourne. The election of Rev. Walter H. Larom as rector of Grace church by the wardens and vestry WAS ratified by vote of the parish.
 The humps have never been known to pick mp so mauy victims, nor to use them so roughly, in any visitation as ln the present one. Thomas P. Hodgson, one of the first to be t,ken, is just recovering, and has been quite sick. Clothier Abel and his clerk have had them at the same time, and been obliged to leave the store to the care of new hands. Walker, next door, had one lady clerk taken on Satllrd ", and himself succambed on Monday Grocer Ellis has a clerk laid up, and the new firm of Bissett X Webber has its junior disabled. c. J. Holmes IS also d.sabiel.
 -Princi pal Despers lecture before the Chau auqla circle and others last Friday afternoon was voted by the circle and oth- CTS who had the pleasure of hsteni lg, very pleasaut and profitable event. Its aim was not so much to give information as to tell how to acquire 1t, how to experi- ment with such implement ass are readily procurable, and to simplify the seemingly hard technicalitits of the study. Methods of evolving gases from water, and explana- tions and exhibits of the different forms of electric lights, were among the most inter- esting features. The talk was of value to students in chemistry as well as to nov ices. The Chautauqua class authOrise The Press to thank MT. Desper for this very very valuable lecture.
 The Congregational ladies sociable last evening was in charge of Mrs. B. F. Taylor and Mrs. A. J. Turner. An error was made in giving these names last week. The entertainment was gotten up by the efforts of B. F. Taylor, ably seconded by the young ladies. The toy symphony, the leading feature, was pretty and yet Imaginable performance, old familiar airs, like "Auld Lang Syne, ''Way Down up on the Swanee River 9 etc, being given on instruments of greatest range of varie- ty, violins, guitars, banjo, harmonica, tri- angle, drum. iewsharp, flute, fife, cornet, tamborine, piano, organ, etc., etc.
 The M. F. church pulpit will be occu- pied next Sunday by Rev. Wm. T. Worth, now of Boston, who was its pastor from April 1866 to April 1869, and who will be welcomed by a great number who recog- nize him as one of the ablest preachers ever stationed over the church. He is now attending the conference at Spring field, of which he is a member.
 Rev. Mr. Hawkins departure to an- other field will be much regretted by many friends of his own and all the other church. es. He has won many friends during his stay by his unassuming ways, devotion to duty and general gentlemanly demeanor. We deeply regret that his residence here is ever to be associated in his memory with most terrible bereavement, which has drawn to him the sympathy of the i'll its entirety.
 A party to a suit in a justice court in this village few days ago objected to the form of oath administered to one witness, the objection being to the last clause And nothing but the truth-come in and 1 shut the door-so help you God.
 The masquerade and dance at the 1 rink Tuesday evening was fairly we'll at- | tended, and good time enjoyed Cady's 1 music and prompting was satisfactory, as 1t always is, and the room was rated num- per one for dancing. After the masquerade ! skater from Monson volunteered an ex- nibit of fancy skating, which was pro- to be better than that of the Palmer professional who recently exhibit ed here.
 New tenements and store house are being built at the Forestville mill.
 To-day is being tried before Justice Washburn, at West Stafford, an assault | ,ase furnished by employees at the War 'en mill, which creates much talk and on | which is employed an extensire array of i egal talent-home and imported. |
 J. J. Gallivan and Michael O'Halloran nave taken the two stores in Tilden's block md will put in a stock of groceries, crock .ry, lamps, and house furnishing goods.
 Mrs. Simonds has opened her spring millinery stock. i
 The members of the Congregational adies' society are requested to nieet at ] ,Its. Dennis on Saturday afternoon at 4 ! 'selock, to transact business of importance.
 -The town meeting held yesterday was attended by good representation of the aost sphstantial citizens of the town, and here was great unanimity of action. Hon. 3. H. Hyde presided. It was voted list, hat the selectme1 be authorized t) call II all outstanding bonds of the town, and ,ay and enaeel the aaiae on OF before May d, 1885, giving notice that the interest hall cease at that date 2d, that the S lect- aen he authorized to issue new bond. to ho amount of G6O OO0 to haar q ata of M,v