The Press., 1886-03-25
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 -n you want low shoe or high shoe, Q broad shoe or narrow shoe, Q child's shoe or an adults shoe, go to Hanley's. We keep them all and will guarantee to fit any foot at the lowest possible price. Sign of the big boot, Oronoco Block.
 --E. W. Clarke & Son, seedsmen and for ists at S11 Main St., Springfield, will send you free on application, their l2th annual catalogue of vegetables and flower seeds and D ants. They quote low prices.
 -Business is prospecting at Taylor's music store, Springfield Additional room has been taken for his increasing stock of pianos and organs.
 See advertisement of Louis Helm, successor to John Brown.
 To investors The Lombard Invest ment Company now has paid-up capital and surplus of $S50, ,000. Every mortgage bond of theirs Tnow sell has the added safe- guard of an indorsement by the company J. F. CHAsuBnR11N.
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 ANOTHER lErLn BURNED.
 The old mill at StaffoTdville, kaown formerly as the Staffordy1lle mill built by E. Alden Converse. in 1856, Cbeing the first mill built in that villagel operated
 
 Sons, and sold under foreclosure last fall to Peel & Swindells, was burned on Tues day. The mill was just on the point of being started up by it's new owners, Peel X Allen, and had been largely restocked with new and best modern machinery. But small part of the machinery was as yet in operation, and wOrkmen were get ting the balance ready for use. The fire started in the attic, where no one was at work, and when discovered, about p. m., was beyond control, and the building was soon in ruine. The boiler house, picker house, and other out-buildings were saved There was an insurance of about $15, 900 on the building and $5, 600 on stock, which will not cuver the loss. There is much sympathy for the worthy young men who were getting ready to start in business un- der most favorable conditions, also deep feeling of disappointment all over the town, particularly strong in the vicinity of the mill. over the destruction of an indus try from which 80 much was expected. The water privilege vacated IS particu- aarIy good one, with some 23 feet fall, and immediately below the great Staffordville reservoir, and with the saved buildings, boiler, etc, it is hoped offers sufficient in- ducement for the rebuilding the mlll.
 Augustus Spellman had his thumb crushed and nearly cut off near the first joint by steam pump at the Mineral Springs mill on Tuesday evening. Re- pairs were made by Dr. Newton.
 Tickets for Chaplain McCabe's lecture for sale at Parsons. H2fAH
 List of letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, March 25th: Peter Bellan. Thos. Hudson, Thos- Lavallie, MH: Simeon Paguette, Philip Quirk.
 -Episcopal service at the residence of Geo. F. Beard, Hydeville, next Sunday afternoon at 3.
 A. Needham has gone to Iowa again, after horses. Having already nearly ear load purchased, it will not take him long to complete the object of his trip.
 Union prayer meeting on Tuesday evening next, T o'clock, at E. Y. Fiske's, Stafford Street.
 Mrs. Jabez Sideway met with most painful accident on Sunday evening last. While going down stairs with pitcher in her hand she made 8 misstep and fell, let ting go the pitcher, which was broken in pieces and lay on the floor at the foot of the stairs, while she, in falling headlong, struck her face directly into the mass of broken fragments of the pitcher, cutting her face most sadly, one wound in the forehead breaking the outer layer of the skull, She also fractured both arms just above the wrist joint. Drs. Smith and Newton attended her, and she is now get ting on as well as could be expected after charge of the case.
 .. The Loyal Legion will meet next Sunday at 3.30 p. m. at the M. D. church. 2 Winter Post, G. A. R., is rapidly ab- sorbing all the available membership ma- Kerial of this vicinity. Before memorial day it's roll will contain at least 75 names. H is unaccountable that any one privi- legged to join should not use the privilege.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Congregational society will be held at the chapel on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. -.....
 .--Chaplain McCabe's lecture next Tues day evening will draw crowded house. Every veteran will wish to be there. as Wi4 also every one who wishes to hear a vivid word painting of the scenes in the historic Libby prison. Chaplain McCabe's engagement book is always full, and Staf- ford is fortunate in getting place on it. Ehe push that accomplished it should be encouraged, with view to future desired results.
 The camp fire of Winter Post. at the town hall Friday evening was attended by about 200 veterans and citizens. The evening was made to pass rapidly with story, song, martial music, and feasting on baked beans, hard tack and coffee. The boys enjoyed it, and everybody who looked in upon them was taken captive and made to form part of the merry com pany. A campfire at South Wilmington is one of the things talked of, warm 1n- vitation having come from that quarter.
 It is reported that second Chinese laundryman has rooms engaged for his occupancy in the borough, ,and that third is looking for suitable room.
 Geo. l.. Rockwell removes his family to West Warren, Mass, April 1st, but will personally attend to his real estate busi- ness in this place as usual.
 Tha auction sale at West Stafford to- morrow will attract crowd.
 Report of school in the 10th (village) district for the term of twelve weeks, end ing March 18th, taught by Anna Fisk :: Scholars not absent or tardy-Frank Wood, Martin Brown, Corneiia Ensmil-- ger, Kate Moore, Jennie Belden and Mary Fisk Edward Moore (not ahsent), Frank Converse (absent one day) not tardy- Henry Fisk, Andrew Moore, Frank Con- verse, Marshall Bradway, Edith Bradway, May Bradway, Maggie Moore and Alice Converse tardy once-Charlie Ensmin- ger, John Moore and Edward Moore
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